Well.. i just finished off the series the other night (nearly 16 eps in one go)
I must say, in 50 eps for the whole sha-bang.. its in the top 5 list of mine.
So much raw emotion went into the series, some comedy, some mecha, for the surfer fans.. watch it ^_^ , i just want to go on but it would just not make it any more cool then it already is.
Here's the plot outline:
An aeon has passed since human beings were driven from the Earth. After much searching for a place to live in peace, they finally discovered the Land of the Covenant. It was a desolate planet; its surface covered by a substance similar to coral, and a hitherto unknown ion called Traver filled the air. They settled upon this planet, and built huge towers in order to use Traver effectively. Under these towers, countries were established, and the United States of the Towers was founded to unify them.
Several hundreds years have passed since then. Renton is a boy who lives with his grandfather in the Tower Country Belforest. He has one major complaint about his life. As the son of the great hero Adrock, who saved the world from the disaster known as the Summer of Love at the cost of his own life, Renton shoulders a burden trying to live up to this name. Furthermore, his grandfather is a mechanic and expects Renton to take over the family business.
His only mental escape is Liff, a sport where one glides through the Traver. Renton yearns to follow in the footsteps of Holland, a charismatic Liff Rider, and to travel around gliding like him, believing that a big wave of change will come to him some day.
Thats the outline from AnimeNfo.com
Eureka Seven
The series is good for the first 10-15 eps.. then it gets better in the 20-30 eps.. 40-50...
I'll say this.. the end of the series had me in tears from the emotion that was in it.
I have no choice but to say that this is a "couples" anime series.. i HIGHTLY suggest watching it with your significant other.
[/emo anime rant]
Just me, though... only 'needing' 4 hours of sleep a night would be rather nice.