Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Vintage:
February 25, 2006
Status:
Completed
Summary:
In a future where the world has been ravaged by a nuclear apocalyse, there exists salvation in a domed city named "Romdo", where humans and their android servants, the AutoReiv, live in. Under the implementation of complete management control, it is a paradise where feelings are literally discarded, and the governing council dictates the way of life the citizens should live. But this utopian landscape is soon broken by a series of mystifying murders. Re-l Mayer, a female inspector from the Citizen Information Bureau, along with her autoreiv partner Iggy, are tasked to solve the murder cases. She is soon attacked by a creature drawn to her which is neither human nor android, and learns about the mysterious phenomena called "Awakening", an event which draws her further into the case...and to the world beyond the limits of Romdo.
Ergo proxy is a dark anime constructed in yet another post apocalyptic world. It takes a few episodes for the story to develop, but from the initial episode, you can feel that this anime is a little bit grimy and very dark. This is portrayed through not only dialogue but the use of morbid colours in the animation.
The Story centres itself around a detective in a government agency, investigating murders of humans and also there robotic servants. It depicts an elitist community, in which not all people are equal. Eventually supernatural drama involves itself and the story begins to make more sense and becoming more engaging.
The ending is somewhat confusing at best, I was left in a similar state of mind to that of the aftermath of Evangelion. As with most animes, a lot is lost in translation, if you are able to read japanese while not able to keep up to listening to it, I would recommend finding japanese subs.
All in all, the series is different to a lot of other post apoc animes, and has quiet good character development over the season. It is very watchable and I would recommend it to people who enjoyed Evangelion and Elfen Lied.