Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Ergo Proxy

Ergo Proxy is a science fiction anime with both steampunk and postcyberpunk elements. The setting is a futuristic domed city called Rondo that was built to protect its citizens after a global ecological disaster. This city has humans and androids (called AutoReivs) coexisting peacefully under a management system. However, some of the AutoReivs have been infected with a virus called Cogito which causes them to become self aware. Becoming self aware has led these AutoReivs to committing murders, which has upset the domed city's social order. This has made the government start secret experiments on a humanoid life form called a "Proxy". Proxies are described as God-like and immortal and are believed to hold the key to the survival of mankind. The main character's name is Re-l Mayer and she is assigned to investigate some of these murders with her AutoReiv partner Iggy. While investigating, she encounters one of the infected androids along with a Proxy. After so long of investigating, Re-l discover the truth about the Proxies and the domes, which I am not going to find because I don't want to spoil it for me or anyone else.

This show does seem intriguing to me. You don't see that many steampunk themed shows or games, much less ones that are set in the future, and I kind of like the steampunk look. Hopefully I can get around to watching this as soon as possible.

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