I've been thinking about rewatching this recently, it's been a long time. Since it's been so long, I can't really discuss the finer points of the show.
One of the things that allows the show to be as good as it was is that it's an anime original. I like to imagine that anime originals are basically a portfolio for the studio, so a new studio can say "hey, we're available to hire, here's what we can bring to your project". Studios aren't a huge profit maker in the first place, so it can be a risky gamble (Manglobe went down for bankruptcy shortly after their second original anime Samurai Flamenco (which I think shines brighter)). So, with it being a gamble, the studio has to put more effort and passion into the project. There's also the bar of manga to climb over; you don't want to embarass your business with a bad story. So I'd recommend checking out other anime originals sometime.
All I remember of Ergo Proxy is that a lot of people hyped it up and that it was pretentious and unremarkable. I don't even remember the story or the characters and I watched it in its entirety.
I watched it ages ago and remember liking it but can't remember much of it. From the divided responses here it seems very much a "love it or hate it" show.
One of my favorite anime of all time, but the story is very philosophical and filled with obscure references that could come across as pretentious I suppose. They also don’t explain many of the plot details which leaves the viewer to fill in the gaps as to what’s going on. If you enjoy it but find it confusing, repeated viewings are recommended as I seem to learn something new every time I watch it. The good news is that there is a coherent story hidden under all the layers, which I personally found very interesting.
The characters are all well developed and somewhat unique compared to other anime. One of the reasons I like the anime so much is due to how it doesn’t follow any of the usual cliches that other anime usually contains.
One of the biggest draws for the anime in my case is the world. It’s very rare that we see suck a bleak depiction of a post-apocalyptic landscape as this one. Yet it still manages to be hopeful somehow. I just found the world fascinating.
The story leans heavily into pseudo-religious themes of the creation and the creator, and the conflict/tension between the two. I don’t think it’s meant to be overtly religious, but it plays in the same space, given the powerful figures at work in the story.
It's been a while since I last saw it, but I remember liking it a great deal at the time. The game show episode definitely stands out as one of the more unique oddities of the anime. I might give this one a rewatch fairly soon.
It is a weird one, I'll give you that.
Completely forgettable, and a foreshadow that Manglobe was doomed from the start.
I've been thinking about rewatching this recently, it's been a long time. Since it's been so long, I can't really discuss the finer points of the show.
One of the things that allows the show to be as good as it was is that it's an anime original. I like to imagine that anime originals are basically a portfolio for the studio, so a new studio can say "hey, we're available to hire, here's what we can bring to your project". Studios aren't a huge profit maker in the first place, so it can be a risky gamble (Manglobe went down for bankruptcy shortly after their second original anime Samurai Flamenco (which I think shines brighter)). So, with it being a gamble, the studio has to put more effort and passion into the project. There's also the bar of manga to climb over; you don't want to embarass your business with a bad story. So I'd recommend checking out other anime originals sometime.
All I remember of Ergo Proxy is that a lot of people hyped it up and that it was pretentious and unremarkable. I don't even remember the story or the characters and I watched it in its entirety.
I watched it ages ago and remember liking it but can't remember much of it. From the divided responses here it seems very much a "love it or hate it" show.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. It really didn't leave any sort of impression on me. Totally forgettable.
One of my favorite anime of all time, but the story is very philosophical and filled with obscure references that could come across as pretentious I suppose. They also don’t explain many of the plot details which leaves the viewer to fill in the gaps as to what’s going on. If you enjoy it but find it confusing, repeated viewings are recommended as I seem to learn something new every time I watch it. The good news is that there is a coherent story hidden under all the layers, which I personally found very interesting.
The characters are all well developed and somewhat unique compared to other anime. One of the reasons I like the anime so much is due to how it doesn’t follow any of the usual cliches that other anime usually contains.
One of the biggest draws for the anime in my case is the world. It’s very rare that we see suck a bleak depiction of a post-apocalyptic landscape as this one. Yet it still manages to be hopeful somehow. I just found the world fascinating.
The story leans heavily into pseudo-religious themes of the creation and the creator, and the conflict/tension between the two. I don’t think it’s meant to be overtly religious, but it plays in the same space, given the powerful figures at work in the story.
It's comfy to the max. Definitely in my top5 animus. But I have to admit that the philosophical points it's trying to make are presented quite poorly.
It's been a while since I last saw it, but I remember liking it a great deal at the time. The game show episode definitely stands out as one of the more unique oddities of the anime. I might give this one a rewatch fairly soon.