Reviewed: 5th May, 2007

Category TV
Total Episodes 23
Genre Mystery | Sci-Fi
Year Published 2006
Produced by Manglobe,

Any anime that features characters whose names are drawn from scholars who have made an impact on the contemporary world desrves praise. Some of the shadowy powers-that-be have the names Derrida and Lacan. With a pair of robot assistance called Deleuze and Guitarri

With names drawn from post-struturalist thinkers such as Deleuze and Guitarri, for a pair of robots. And the famed French scholar Derrida – known for his work on Deconstructionism, and Lacan, the well-known psychoanlast. We know we’re in for something out of the ordinary.

The story presented over the first four episodes establishes many elements of a dystopic SF thriller. Evoking the android-hunting/cop thriller of Bladerunner, Ergo Proxy deals with an investigation into an infection causing robots to go rogue. A dark and foreboading mood saturates the piece. And the morbid main character Re-L is a determined, if somewhat spolit investigator.

Unconventional robot designs – none of the metallic surfaces of a droid, but the bulky frame of an army-grunt, or lithe form of a female fashion-model.

Closing credit music from Radiohead’s ‘Paranoid Android’ aptly conveying the stylish, yet brooding, mood of the piece.

At a design element, Ergo Proxy features a combination of 2D digital cell animation, 3D computer modeling and digital special effects.
Convergence, old media and new media.

Film: 5/5
Extras: 3/5