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I haven't watched Eureka Seven, but it sounds good :O!... oh lol, i've listened to the first OP song a lot, some playlist i listen to must have that in there.

Some very disparate aughts recs:

• Dennou Coil: if you've watched Orbital Children, this is from the same director! but I like Dennou Coil better since I feel the balance of its focus is more geared towards the characters than the bigger tech ideas (though those are also certainly very present). I kinda wish kids around me had been talking about this anime when i was a kid, it feels like that sort of anime, but maybe the muted colors played against its appeal to children there.

• Baccano!: Mafia wars, serial killers, non-chronological storytelling, immortals and a couple of comedic relief goofs to ease that tension, it's lots of fun! i love its absolutely bonkers pacing, though that can be a turn off for some people.

• Hachimitsu to Clover (Honey and Clover): from the same mangaka as Sangatsu no Lion. A coming of age (college aged) romance about artists and their stories. To me it honestly feels like watching a drama or soap opera in anime form (but also has funny anime absurdities that feel very of that time). It also feels very nostalgic.

• Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou (Chromartie Highschool): It's a comedy anime and... I feel like the opening tells you more or less all you need to know xP. The episodes are also only 12~mins long so it's nice if you don't have that much time to spend at once.

• Michiko to Hatchin: the adventures of convict Michiko and the best anime kid Hatchin throughout the brazil-like country of Diamandra (it's also cool that the ost was actually by a brazilian musician!). The director of this also directed and helped create Yuuri!!! on ICE (which i haven't watched but i'm gonna guess is a very different anime lol, but still).

Highly recommend Bounen no Xamdou, aka xam'd lost memories. From Bones a year or two after eureka seven ended, a really fun series.