Texhnolyze 

In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to ... See full summary »

Stars:

Michael Forest, Justin Gross, Satoshi Haga

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Forest	...	Bunken Kohakura 22 episodes, 2003
Justin Gross	...	Ichise 22 episodes, 2003
Satoshi Haga	...	Ichise 22 episodes, 2003
Shizuka Itô	...	Ran 22 episodes, 2003
Liam O'Brien	...	Haruhiko Toyama 22 episodes, 2003
Carrie Savage	...	Ran 22 episodes, 2003
Patrick Seitz	...	Keigo Onishi 22 episodes, 2003
Taliesin Jaffe	...	Inui 21 episodes, 2003
Victoria Harwood	...	Doc / ... 20 episodes, 2003
Jason Charles Miller	...	Shinji 20 episodes, 2003
JB Blanc	...	Keitaro Mizuno 19 episodes, 2003
William Morgan Sheppard	...	Hiroshisa Goto 17 episodes, 2003
Kirk Thornton	...	Akihisa Sonoda 14 episodes, 2003
Sam Riegel	...	Kazuho Yoshii 10 episodes, 2003

Storyline

In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter. On the brink of death he is taken in by a young woman doctor and used as a guinea pig for the next evolution of Texhnolyze. With his new limbs, Ichise is taken under the wing of Oonishi, a powerful leader of Organ, an organization with some hold on Lux. As Ichise is drawn deeper into a war for territorial control of the city, he learns of his possible future from the young girl prophet Ran, who guides him from the shadows in his darkest times. With the explosion of the warfare, Ichise must uncover the truth about Lux and fight for his survival as he realizes his destiny.

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Plot Keywords:

future noir | very little dialogue | cyberpunk | dystopia | abandoned factory | 

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ichise himself never talks until about halfway through the third episode.

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Connections

References The Swimmer (1968)

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Soundtracks

Tsuki no Uta (Song of the Moon)
by Gackt

User Reviews

Disappointing

Texhnolyze was messy and confusing. Although this is common for bad Psychological animes. It was slow and there were a lot of pointless episodes. The main character (Ichise) was a bit dull and boring. He was also unlikeable and acted inappropriately, for the situation. Ran was also dull as well, but she was interesting and I wish I saw more of her.

The animation wasn't the best. The characters sometimes looked similar to each other and that was confusing. It also looks dull. Texhnolyze animation looks simular to Ergo Proxy and Serial Experiments Lain, but worse. I preferred the Sub to the Dub. The Sub's voice acting was decent and fit the characters well. The OP and ED are fine as well.

If you like psychological anime, then you might like this. But I don't think it's worth watching.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

16 April 2003 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Texhnolyze

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network, Madhouse

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1