Anime 790 Ergo Proxy

Alternative Titles

Japanese: エルゴプラクシー

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 23

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Feb 25, 2006 to Aug 12, 2006

Premiered: Winter 2006

Broadcast: Saturdays at 19:00 (JST)

Producers: Geneon Universal Entertainment, WOWOW, Rondo Robe, Geneon Entertainment USA

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Manglobe

Source: Original

Genres: Mystery, Sci-Fi

Themes: Adult Cast, Psychological

Duration: 25 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.90¹ (scored by 235,729 users)

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Ranked: #743²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #318

Members: 636,330

Favorites: 13,398

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7.90

Ranked #743Popularity #318Members 636,330

Winter 2006TVManglobe

Synopsis

Within the domed city of Romdo lies one of the last human civilizations on Earth. Thousands of years ago, a global ecological catastrophe doomed the planet; now, life outside these domes is virtually impossible. To expedite mankind's recovery, "AutoReivs," humanoid-like robots, have been created to assist people in their day-to-day lives. However, AutoReivs have begun contracting an enigmatic disease called the "Cogito Virus," which grants them self-awareness. Re-l Mayer, the granddaughter of Romdo's ruler, is assigned to investigate this phenomenon alongside her AutoReiv partner, Iggy. But what begins as a routine investigation quickly spirals into a conspiracy as Re-l is confronted by humanity's darkest sins.

Elsewhere in Romdo, an AutoReiv specialist by the name of Vincent Law must also face his demons when surreal events begin occurring around him. Re-l, Iggy, Vincent, and the child AutoReiv named Pino will form an unlikely faction as they struggle to uncover Romdo's mysteries and discover the true purpose of the mythical beings called "Proxies."

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Ergo Proxy: Centzon Hitchers and Undertaker

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Characters & Voice Actors

Mayer, Re-l

Main

Saitou, Rie
Japanese

Pino

Main

Yajima, Akiko
Japanese

Law, Vincent

Main

Yusa, Kouji
Japanese

Ergo Proxy

Main

Yusa, Kouji
Japanese

Iggy

Supporting

Mizuuchi, Kiyomitsu
Japanese

Creed, Raul

Supporting

Hanada, Hikaru
Japanese

Yumeno, Daedalus

Supporting

Kobayashi, Sanae
Japanese

One, Proxy

Supporting

Ootsuka, Houchuu
Japanese

Proxy, Monad

Supporting

Kojima, Sachiko
Japanese

Proxy, Kazkis

Supporting

Inoue, Kazuhiko
Japanese

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Staff

Matsuda, Akio

Producer

Kouchiyama, Takashi

Producer

Murase, Shukou

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director

Yamamoto, Sayo

Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director

Opening Theme

"Kiri" by MONORAL (eps 3-23)

Ending Theme

"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead

Reviews

Apr 23, 2007

That1GuyTim

Recommended

After watching Ergo Proxy completely and thoroughly, I must say that this is one of the most enjoyable series I've watched yet. The story is so complex and can at times be very agonizing because you are just so clueless as to what is going on. Then, usually, by the end of the episode or by the next episode all of your questions and doubts about what is going on will be answered.

Why did I enjoy this series so much? First, this series is a real psychological mind boggling experience. I haven't see too many series that make me question what is going on or ... going to happen until the very end, yet Ergo Proxy did it. Even during the last episode, I was still asking myself the same question as I had been throughout the entire series, "what the hell is going on?!" This kind of experience kept me wanting more and left me trying to fill holes myself, which is exactly the kind of thing that I enjoy. Something that makes me think for myself and makes me WANT to figure out whats going on or say, "Hmm, I wonder what that meant..."

The setting of the story is another thing that made me enjoy this so much, a post apocalyptic world where everyone is being kept in the dark and left wondering whats just beyond their grasp. Theres not much that I can say about this plus for me, it's just something that I enjoy. If you enjoy stories set in this kind of environment, you'll like this aspect of Ergo Proxy.

Ergo Proxy makes use of a lot of different aspects of psychology and history, which is a good thing. I believe it was only the first fourteen episodes, but at the end of each respective episode there would be about two minutes when they would reflect back on things throughout what you had just seen. It was a very nice touch that I felt was something more series should do. It basically would tell you things that the author of the series/story used as a reference or what something that occurred in the episode was based on. I thoroughly enjoy history and psychology so this aspect of Ergo Proxy really appealed to me.

The character development didn't fall short of my expectations either. It was done quite nicely. I wish I could go into further detail about it, but apparently I'm not supposed to say anything to spoil the series and I'm not quite sure how to go about this aspect without doing just that.

The animation was extremely well done. The way some of the faces are drawn may look a little odd at first, but I didn't mind it at all. It matches the show quite well and really compliments everything around it. Everything that was done in this series, animation wise, was completely believable. Sure, there are somethings that you just know can't be true/made from something real, but it just feels true/real with everything else about the series combined.

Oh, don't let me forget Real Mayer. She's one sexy woman. Not sexy in the stereotypical way with an out of proportion body and an annoying voice. She is more real (pun intended), she's not overdeveloped, her voice isn't annoying, she doesn't have any super human powers, she isn't a amazing when it comes to combat, and her feelings/emotions are that of a real woman/girl. It just makes her character so much more believable and real, which is why I love her so.

Overall, Ergo Proxy is the complete package in terms of story, animation, sound, character development, THE characters, and the enjoyment of everything put together. If you don't enjoy this show, then you either aren't human, don't like anime or are too stupid to understand the story.

I hope you enjoyed my review, this is the first one I've ever written. If you like it, then please leave an comment letting me know so I'll be more encouraged to write more. See ya kiddies.

Jul 4, 2008

Darkmage530

Mixed Feelings

As far as I know, there are no Spoilers or Summaries here.
-There is one thing I need to point out about my scoring. The enjoyment of a show is weighed heavily by me. If I can't enjoy a show then what's the point of watching it?

Now without further ado.

Story:
The actual story and plot of the show isn’t bad other then being a bit confusing. It jumps into the plot right away for the first few episodes. The story progresses rapidly at first before coming to almost a complete stop. For about 7 or 8 of the episodes between 10-20, ...

Jul 1, 2015

MaelstromSpark

Not Recommended

I am not a fan of this Anime.

The show starts out with great promise. The Artwork is beautiful, the world is atmospheric and the characters seem full of potential. However very quickly the story begins to take an unfocused long path toward an ever weakening storyline, slowely revealing each character to have almost no depth beyond their basic neurosis. Even the art style weakens only a handful of episodes in.

This Anime includes some pretty painful filler, some full episodes but even more offensive are some of the episodes that contain one or two moments of "main story" plot, but are mainly filler in the form ...

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