All told, I got the impression that the first film of the Hi-Evolution trilogy was laying some necessary groundwork for the later films.
Hi-Evolution opens with a bang, throwing its audience into the events of the Summer of Love which have only been alluded to in the series long history.
What follows is a stylized retake on the central leg of the Eureka Seven series primarily following Renton’s actions after departing the Gekko and his adoption by Charles and Ray.