List of Eureka Seven Characters - References To Pop Culture

References To Pop Culture

See also: List of Eureka Seven mecha and List of Eureka Seven episodes

• Renton Thurston is named after Mark Renton, a character from the film Trainspotting.
• Diane Thurston, Renton's sister, is named after the character Dianne Coulston also from the film Trainspotting.
• Adrock Thurston is named after Adam Horovitz, aka Ad-Rock, from the Beastie Boys. The character is occasionally referred to as "The King", which also corresponds with a variant of the musician's alias.
• Adrock's partners in discovering the Nirvash, Dr. Yauch & Dr. Diamond, are named after Adam Yauch and Mike Diamond from the Beastie Boys.
• Axel Thurston is named after Axl Rose. In episode 50, the family record reveals his wife was Rose Thurston.
• The Thurstons' last name is a reference to Thurston Moore of the band Sonic Youth.
• "Eureka" is a famous exclamation attributed to the Greek sage Archimedes.
• Holland's name is a homage to the American professional surfer Todd Holland. It is also likely a reference to a The Beach Boys album of the same name.
• Hap is named after Hap Jacobs, a famous shaper of surfboards.
• Holland Novak's look and character is based on an inspiration of actor Billy Bob Thornton.
• Jobs and Woz are references to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, co-founders of Apple Computer.
• Ken-Goh is named after Kengo Watanabe, aka KEN=GO, a DJ who was the partner of Eureka Seven series writer Dai Sato in founding the Frogman record label in 1993 and Frognation Ltd. in 1997.
• Also note the similarity of Frognation above and Gekkostate.
• Maria Schneider may be named after the American jazz composer Maria Schneider or the actress Maria Schneider.
• Maurice, Maeter, and Linck's names come from the Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist Maurice Maeterlinck.
• Maurice, Maeter, and Linck are directly based on Katz, Letz, and Kikka from the original Mobile Suit Gundam, having nearly identical appearances and ages to all three of the Gundam characters.
• Gidget is the name of the protagonist of a series of movies named after her from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Moondoggie is the name of Gidget's boyfriend in these movies. These movies are tied into '60s surfing pop-culture.
• Moondoggie's real name is James Darren Emerson, which is a reference to James Darren, who played Moondoggie in the previously mentioned movies, and Darren Emerson, the famous electronic music DJ. His surname may also refer to an essay by Maurice Maeterlinck from the collection titled Le Trésor des Humbles, the collection also being responsible for the name of the facility Eureka and the Nirvash were first studied at.
• Matthieu's look and character is based on inspiration from Rob Machado, a well known surfer who also likes to play with music.
• Stoner may be based on Ron Stoner who, fitting with the theme of lifting, was a surf photographer.
• Holland is constantly seen reading the book The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer, a comparative study of mythology and religion.
• Anemone is named after an equally unbalanced young woman from the Ryu Murakami novel Coin Locker Babies. Murakami's Anemone also kept a pet named Gulliver (an alligator, in her case).
• Charles and Ray Beams are named after Charles Eames and Ray Eames, two married designers (known for the film Powers of Ten).
• The name Beams may have been chosen in reference to the Beams T company, which produces T-shirts by a wide variety of hip designers. To coincide with the show's broadcast, Beams T introduced a pair of shirts with Eureka Seven-based typographical logos by Tsuyoshi Kusano.
• Renton's uncle is extremely similar in appearance to Jet Black, a character in Cowboy Bebop. He is also employed in law enforcement, which was Jet Black's former occupation at the start of the series. Several members of the Eureka Seven production team were also involved with Cowboy Bebop.
• Dr. Greg "Bear" Egan is named after science fiction writers Greg Bear and Greg Egan.
• The Vodarac priest Tiptory is named after James Tiptree, Jr., a pseudonym of science fiction author Alice Sheldon.
• Some of Eureka's appearance and design is based on Katue Piason from Ginga Hyōryū Vifam. Many fans believe that Eureka Seven was inspired by old Sunrise anime titles including Vifam and that series character designer Kenichi Yoshida was inspired by the works of Toyoo Ashida and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko to make the characters for this series.
• A character named Lloyd Wright is mentioned in episode 22, as a client of the Beams. This is the second reference to Frank Lloyd Wright in the series.
• During the beginning of episode 45, the two characters that are briefly shown are actually the protagonists of the PS2 Eureka Seven games, Sumner Sturgeon and Ruri, in their New Vision attire.
• Sumner Sturgeon, from the Eureka Seven TR1: New Wave video game, may be named after science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon. The name Sumner may be a reference to musicians Bernard Sumner or Gordon "Sting" Sumner.
• A character in the video game TR2: New Vision is named after Roddy Frame, although the English version mis-translates it as "Flame".
• Captain Pete Saville, Sumner Sturgeon's CO from TR1: New Wave, is named after graphic designer Peter Saville.
• The town Anemone was experimented on was named Warsaw, and the facility was called Joy division a reference to the band Joy division and its previous name Warsaw.