Ergo Proxy (2006– )

In a post-apocalyptic future humans live in peace with androids in a domed city. However, a strange series of murders has intruded into bored inspector Re-l Mayer's life.

Stars:

Rachel Hirschfeld, Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien

Cast

Series cast summary:
Rachel Hirschfeld	...	Pino (23 episodes, 2006)
Taliesin Jaffe	...	Additional Voices (23 episodes, 2006)
Liam O'Brien	...	Vincent Law (23 episodes, 2006)
Karen Thompson	...	Re-l Mayer (23 episodes, 2006)
Travis Willingham	...	Iggy (11 episodes, 2006)

Storyline

In a post-apocalyptic future humans live in peace with androids in a domed city. However, a strange series of murders has intruded into bored inspector Re-l Mayer's life.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | domed city | future | make up | flashback | 

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Taglines:

In the seemingly idyllic future, one detective will learn that there is no such thing as perfection...

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

25 February 2006 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Geneon Entertainment, Geneon Entertainment, Manglobe

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (23 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Iggy is named after St. Ignatius of Loyola, a philosopher and figure known for extreme piety and loyalty.

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Goofs

At one point of the show, Re-l Mayer's eyes are brown. Her eyes are blue.

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Connections

Referenced in Fireflies in the Garden (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Paranoid Android"
(Ending Theme)
Written and Performed by Radiohead

User Reviews

Deep & dark fantasy

The series starts off with cyberpunk dystopian overtones and fades into dark fantasy as episodes go by. It is really character driven, so the emphasis is on the main protagonists' personal evolution as the world around them changes, the two main points being finding one's self and madness as a reaction to those changes. Unfortunately, the plot somewhat suffers from that; it gets really confusing in the last few episodes and requires multiple views to really understand what's going on. On the other hand, that leaves quite a bit to the imagination of the viewer, so it's kind of an open story with many statements and less interpretation. Some interesting subplot stories aren't developed, which is a shame because the ideas are really interesting. It also sometimes feels like the writers have thrown in allegories and spiritual or philosophical imagery just for the sake of it, without really expanding or incorporating them into the main storyline. In spite of that it's still one of the better anime shows out there, and has the feel of a graphic and futuristic essay on the self and the relationship of the self with the world.