Monday, July 1, 2013

Anime Recommendation: Ergo Proxy (エルゴプラクシー)

The story begins in a futuristic domed city called Romdeau, built to protect its citizens after a global ecological disaster thousands of years prior. In this utopia, humans and androids called AutoReivs coexist peacefully under a total management system. Behind the scenes, the government has been conducting secret experiments on a mysterious humanoid life form called a "Proxy”, that is believed to hold the key to the survival of mankind.

Inspector Re-l Mayer (granddaughter of the Regent of Romdeau) of the Citizen Intelligence Bureau is in charge of investigating a series of brutal murders apparently committed by AutoReivs infected with the Cogito virus (which causes them to become self-aware). The journey starts when Re-l meets Vincent Law, an immigrant who works for Romdeau's AutoReiv Control Division, and Pino, an infected companion type AutoReiv.

There are lots of things that make this 23 episode series a great anime: The artwork, the plot, the music…But what stand out are the characters. The characters are three dimensional and believable. One example is the adorable Pino. Her insatiable curiosity, innocence, stubborn temperament and determination make her one of my favorite characters in this must see anime.

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