Gates of Summer
Eureka Seven Astral Ocean - S1 - E24
Together with his father for the first time, Ao has many questions for Renton. As the heartbreaking answers are revealed, Ao makes his choice.
Eureka Seven Astral Ocean: Season 1 - 26 Episode s
1x1 - Born Slippy - Deep Blue
April 12, 2012
Ao is one day away from starting middle school when his world begins to change. Scub Coral activity leads to Scub Bursts and mysterious G-Monsters.
1x2 - Call It What You Want - AO's Cavern
April 19, 2012
Fiercely adamant about not relinquishing the bracelet, Ao finds himself trying to pilot the Japan Armed Forces' military Flying Platform.
1x3 - Still Fighting - Secret Operation
April 26, 2012
Ao has always faced discrimination as a foreigner, but his newly revealed blue hair and involvement in the recent crisis spur the islanders to take action against him.
1x4 - Walk This Way - Plant Coral
May 3, 2012
With renewed resolve to fight to protect the island, Ao takes on the G-Monster with some help.
1x5 - Tighten Up - génération bleu
May 10, 2012
Having thrown in his lot with Generation Bleu, Ao returns with Team Pied Piper to their headquarters in Switzerland. There, he finds himself out of his element and struggling to figure out how he fits in to their plans.
1x6 - Light My Fire - noblesse oblige
May 17, 2012
Ao gets a taste of what it's like to be part of a real mission and a better sense of just how high the stakes are. Meanwhile, strange things are happening around the world, apparently driven by one mysterious individual.
1x7 - No One Is Innocent - Bye Bye Angel
May 24, 2012
As this mysterious Truth wreaks havoc at Generation Bleu HQ, his motivations remain enigmatic, but they seem to have something to do with the Nirvash. And by extension, as Nirvash's pilot, with Ao.
1x8 - One Nation Under a Groove - Blue Thunder
May 31, 2012
S1, Ep8 31 May 2012One Nation Under a Groove - Blue Thunder Rate Ao discovers how duplicitous adults can be and, along with Fleur, he rebels in his own way to stay true to what he believes is right.
1x9 - In the Dark We Live - Enemy Below
June 7, 2012
Having failed to obtain the Nirvash for their own use, Japan goes forward with a dangerous experiment to create a Coral plant for themselves. Generation Bleu sends Ao's team to stop them at all costs.
1x10 - Release Yourself - The Pied Piper of Hamelin
June 14, 2012
A Scub Burst occurs in Arizona. Political complications keep Pied Piper on the sidelines while Truth's meddling creates a dangerous situation for Ao and Ivica.
1x11 - Plateaux of Mirror - Mirror of the World
June 28, 2012
Pied Piper runs into an unusual situation where there is a confirmed Scub Burst, but no Secret in sight. They collect the Quartz and that seems to be the end of it, but strange things start to happen when they return to base.
1x12 - Step Into a World: Heaven and Earth
July 5, 2012
Pied Piper goes up into space to take care of a Secret that presents a threat to the satellites orbiting around Earth. As the mission unfolds, there are startling revelations in store for Ao.
1x13 - She's a Rainbow - Moonlight Ship
July 12, 2012
Bobbing in the ocean in the Gekko, Ao faces a strange reunion with Eureka. At the same time, the Allied Forces, Japan, Generation Bleu, and Truth close in on the prize - Eureka, her Nirvash, and the Gekko.
1x14 - Starfire: Another Truth
July 19, 2012
As Eureka and Ao fight against Truth, the JAF and Generation Bleu become embroiled as well. The fallout of this military encounter is further complicated by Naru's mysterious return.
1x15 - War Head - Humanoid Secret
July 26, 2012
Ao feels the pressure of being the only IFO pilot with an operational Third Engine. With what Eureka said to him and the Japanese claiming to have communicated with a Secret, he also struggles with the idea that the Secrets may not be the enemy.
1x16 - Guardians Hammer - Next Phase
August 16, 2012
Ao still feels conflicted about fighting Secrets, but with a swarm of Secrets descending on all the Scub Corals that have become active again, an ambitious operation is set in motion to eradicate all the Secrets at once.
1x17 - La vie en rose (Johanson's Book)
August 23, 2012
After his desperate stand against the swarm of Secrets, Ao finds himself in a world that is familiar, yet different in disturbing ways. As he tries to figure out what happened and how he might fix it, he makes a startling move.
1x18 - Don't Look Down (Third Engine)
August 30, 2012
With Ao gone, Fleur and Elena are left to confront their differences over how they deal with the way he left. But no matter how they feel, the only way either of them can go to him is by activating the Third Engine on their IFOs.
1x19 - Maybe Tomorrow (the Day)
September 6, 2012
The world has turned against Generation Bleu for taking back Ao and the Quartz Gun. They now find themselves facing UN sanctions and the Allied Forces, even as they try to figure out whose side to take - the Secrets or the Scub Corals.
1x20 - Better Days Ahead (Last Message)
September 13, 2012
With Blanc gone and the Generation Bleu Headquarters beseiged by the Allied Forces, Ao and the others must figure out what they believe in and whether it's worth fighting for.
1x21 - World 2 World (Rising Sun)
September 20, 2012
Team Pied Piper works with Japan and the Secrets to hold up their end of the agreement that Blanc forged before he died. And Elena, now with the Allied Forces, struggles to come to terms with her true identity.
1x22 - Galaxy 2 Galaxy (Coral Carriers)
September 27, 2012
The confrontation with Truth brings to light new truths about him and the strange IFO-like craft called the Canon that is now a part of him. And these inconvenient truths begin to change things for Naru and for the Allied Forces.
1x23 - The Final Frontier
November 19, 2012
The complicated relationship between Ao, Naru, and Truth comes to a head. As they try to sort things out, a stranger appears and he seems to have some uncanny knowledge.
1x24 - Gates of Summer
November 19, 2012
Together with his father for the first time, Ao has many questions for Renton. As the heartbreaking answers are revealed, Ao makes his choice.
1x25 - The Flowers of Jungfrau
September 20, 2012
This OVA fits in the storylike between episode 4 and episode 5. Team Pied Piper is assigned to take part in a special festival in Switzerland as part of Génération Bleu's public relations policy, but Fleur and Elena have Ao dress up as a girl much to his chagrin. At the festival, the trio find themselves running away from an insistent journalist until they are called back to confront a Secret that appears on the border of Italy.
1x26 - Lord Don't Slow Me Down
January 7, 2017
As a result of erasing the Okinawa Scub Coral, Ao is disconnected from reality. While he can freely travel anywhere and any time through the newly created timeline, he is incapable of physically interacting with the world outside of the Nirvash. Instead, he meets Naru, Ellen, Maggie, and Fleur in the past, helping them and giving them warnings about future events. His actions cause the formation of the new timeline's Génération Bleu, which seeks to rescue Ao and return him to reality.