Eureka Seven: AO Characters

Main characters

Ao Fukai (フカイ・アオ Fukai Ao?)

Voiced by: Yūtarō Honjō

The series' hero, the 13-year-old biological son of Eureka who one day fell from a clear sky into a bay in Iwato Jima, before giving birth to Ao sometime later. Ao's father and his whereabouts are unknown. After Eureka was handed over to the American Armed Forces ten years ago, as the islanders believe her and Ao's presence angered their local deity the "Sea Giant" with the appearance of Scub Coral, Ao ended up in the care of his mother's only friend Toshio Fukai. Ao discovers the RA272 Nirvash after he unintentionally retrieves his mother's bracelet from Gazelle who was smuggling it for the Japanese Army, and then Gazelle gets him to pilot the IFO, named the Nirvash by Eureka years before. Ostracized by the villagers and targeted by the armies of several countries, Ao decides to join Eureka's former comrades in Team Pied Piper, hoping to find her.

Naru Arata (アラタ・ナル Arata Naru?)

Voiced by: Kanako Miyamoto

The series' heroine. Naru is a 13 year old girl and one of Ao's neighbors. She requires oxygen therapy due to an accident in the past involving a Scub Burst and the mysterious Sea Giant, but she somehow became a Yuta (ユタ?), a psychic in Okinawan folklore, as a result. She lives with her grandmother, father Mitsuo, and sister Miyu, due to the death of her mother several years ago during the Scub Burst event. She has a pet Iriomote three-toed sloth (イリオモテミツユビナマケモノ Iriomote Mitsuyubi Namakemono?) that she has named Noah (ノア Noa?) who she entrusts to Ao when he decides to join Team Pied Piper.

Generation Bleu

Generation Bleu (ゲネラシオン・ブル Generashion Buru?) is a Swiss company that is studying the Scub Coral and Secrets for their own personal gain. They have teams of IFO pilots at their disposal to seek their goal as well as owning a Low Orbit Strategic Locating Satellite (低軌道戦略拠点衛星 Teikidō Senryaku Kyoten Eisei?) called the Loploss (ロプロス Ropurosu?) to detect Scub Coral appearances.

Team Pied Piper

Team Pied Piper (チーム・パイドパイパー Chīmu Paidopaipā?) is one of the teams used by Generation Bleu to investigate and study the Scub Coral and Secrets.

Fleur Blanc (フレア・ブラン Furea Buran?)

Voiced by: Ayaka Ohashi

Fleur is a 16-year-old IFO pilot for Team Pied Piper, piloting the RA164 Alleluia. She is aware of her prowess as a pilot and is prideful and headstrong. Fleur is also a popular celebrity, and updates her blog regularly. She also makes occasional references to other mecha anime series.

Elena Peoples (エレナ・ピ－プルズ Erena Pīpuruzu?)

Voiced by: Chiaki Omigawa

Elena is another IFO pilot for Team Pied Piper, piloting the RA304 Kyrie. She is a reserved 15-year-old girl who is hard to read. She is an avid netizen and enjoys checking up on her favorite websites to see if they are updated, even in the field. She makes references to many anime shows.

Rebecka Hallström (レベッカ・ハルストレム Rebekka Harusutoremu?)

Voiced by: Chie Nakamura

Rebecka is the commander and strategist of Team Pied Piper.

Ivica Tanović (イビチャ・タノヴィッチ Ibicha Tanovitchi?)

Voiced by: Tetsuo Gotō

Ivica is the chief of Team Pied Piper and owner of their mothership, the Triton. He seems to know who Ao's mother was.

Georg (ゲオルグ Georugu?)

Voiced by: Hidenobu Kiuchi

Georg is the AI computer system on the Triton (トリトン号 Toriton-gō?), the Air Assault Landing Ship (空中強襲揚陸艦 Kūchū Kyōshū Yōrikukan?) utilized by Team Pied Piper.

Team Goldilocks

Team Goldilocks (チーム・ゴルディロックス Chīmu Gorudirokkusu?) is another team hired by Generation Bleu to study the Scub Coral and Secrets.

Bruno Hans (ブルーノ・ハンス Burūno Hansu?)

Voiced by: Yuu Shimaka

Bruno is the leader of Team Goldilocks and pilot of their mothership the Medon (メドン号 Medon-gō?). Chloe and her teammates believe he is a little strange.

Chloe McCaffrey (クロエ・マキャフリイ Kuroe Makyafurii?)

Voiced by: Ayu Matsuura

Chloe is an 11 year old IFO pilot for Team Goldilocks, piloting the RA169 Requiem. Despite her short stature, Chloe refuses to acknowledge that she is still a child. She is also fond of cake.

Maeve McCaffrey (メイヴ・マキャフリイ Meivu Makyafurii?)

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama

Maeve is Chloe's older sister and is Team Goldilocks' pilot of the RA121 Gloria.

Maggie Kwan (マギー・クァン Magī Kwan?)

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura

Maggie is a close friend of Chloe and Maeve and serves as the pilot of RA302 Credo.

Administrators

Christophe Blanc (クリストフ・ブラン Kurisutofu Buran?)

Voiced by: Rokurō Naya

Blanc is the president of Generation Bleu and Fleur's father. He seeks to find the "Secret" for his company's own uses.

Alexander Boyle (アレクサンダー・ボイル Arekusandā Boiru?)

Voiced by: Akio Nojima

Boyle is the technical director in charge of maintenance of Generation Bleu's IFOs.

Smugglers

A group of Iwato Jima residents act as smugglers (運び屋 hakobiya?) and are instrumental in the events of the series.

Gazelle (ガゼル Gazeru?)

Voiced by: Takuya Kirimoto

Gazelle is the head of the group of smugglers on Iwato Jima. Although it often appears he is messing around, he is very smart and always knows how to get a good deal. He feels sorry for how Ao has been treated throughout his life for things he did not do, and has denied being part of his family for his father's actions. His real name is Jiro (ジロウ Jirō?).

Pippo (ピッポ?)

Voiced by: Keikō Sakai

Pippo is Gazelle's old friend and accomplice. He has a strong conviction to justice, and also is very unlucky. Against his father's wishes, he does not join the Okinawa Private Self-Defense Forces.

Han Juno (ハン・ジュノ?)

Voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita

Han Juno is one of Gazelle's friends who is a very adept computer hacker. He is descended from people from four different nations and often reacts to situations with indifference.

wato Jima residents

Toshio Fukai (フカイ・トシオ Fukai Toshio?)

Voiced by: Katsunosuke Hori

Toshio is Ao's guardian and friend. He owns a medical clinic on Iwato Jima and puts saving people before any other priority. He gave Eureka refuge after the American Armed Forces came looking for her, and after she was taken away, he took in Ao as his grandson.

Mitsuo Arata (アラタ・ミツオ Arata Mitsuo?)

Voiced by: Masafumi Kimura

Mitsuo is Naru's father. Naru's mother died in the Scub Burst event 10 years ago.

Grandma (お婆 Obaa?)

Voiced by: Ako Mayama

Naru's grandmother and Mitsuo's mother.

Miyu Arata (アラタ・ミユ Arata Miyu?)

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama

Miyu is Naru's little sister.

Kazuyuki Kinjo (キンジョウ・カズユキ Kinjō Kazuyuki?)

Voiced by: Naomi Kusumi

Kazuyuki Kinjo is Gazelle's father. He is a former popular Okinawan singer and sanshin player who leads the locals against Ao when the boy seemingly fulfills his destiny. On the AO website, his surname is given as "Kinjo", but posters in the anime give his surname as "Kaneshiro". When written in Japanese, 金城 can be read both ways.

Teruhiko Niigaki (ニイガキ・テルヒコ Niigaki Teruhiko?)

Voiced by: Tetsuo Komura

Teruhiko Niigaki is an officer of the Okinawa Self-Defense Forces and Pippo's father.

Other characters

Truth (トゥルース Turūsu?)

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue

"Truth" is a mysterious being who has the ability to shapeshift at will. His true identity and goals are unknown.

Eureka (エウレカ?)

Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka

Eureka, the same character from the original Eureka Seven, fell from the sky to Iwato Jima thirteen years ago, while about to give birth to her son Ao. She hid her true identity from the others by dyeing her turquoise hair brown. The residents of Iwato Jima handed her over to the American military ten years ago, shortly after the last Scub Burst to hit the island.