Ergo Proxy: The Complete Series Box Set (Viridian Collection) |  | Director: Jonathan Klein
Studio: Funimation Prod
Category: DVD
Buy New: $49.98
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 13,934
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 6
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 580 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.8
MPN: 704400086625
UPC: 704400086625
EAN: 0704400086625
ASIN: B002FOQXXC
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
In the domed utopian city Romdeau, humans and androids live together as the government dictates how they should live and how they should feel.
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 Really good/ Really long August 21, 2010
Bujoun
This anime series is top notch! It has mystery, terror, and sex appeal. Sort'a! It is visually stunning and worth the wait. But the wait is my only complaint. Like so many anime series, it went on to long! I would have cut out 6-8 episodes and condensed most of that material into the rest of the series. And I would've had a few more fight scenes to spice things up a bit. Other than that it's a suprisingly good series. I highly recommend it for people looking for compelling story telling!
 Excellent Post-Cyberpunk Series July 30, 2010
M. Blevins
One of my favorite series. Fans of Bladerunner, Ghost in the Shell, and dystopian cyberpunk/scifi will probably like it. In a way, though, it really has more in common with Haibane Renmei, Serial Experiments: Lain, and other shows where the "action" is mostly emotional or psychological.
Be ready to think, because Ergo Proxy is heavily philosophical and intellectual. It's a show that deals with both the fate of humankind, and the confusion of personal identity and self-awareness. Although there is some action- in fact, there are a few brilliant action sequences in the course of the show- Ergo Proxy is generally more meditative in pacing. There are several episodes that will blow your mind, not with explosions, but with the deep existential questions they raise.
The character design, I believe by the same team who did Witch Hunter Robin, is perfect. This is a "realistic" show, scifi elements aside, and humans are fragile and easily killed. Real, as a visual centerpiece, is brilliantly designed in a sort of post-gothic, corporate-industrial way. Her look both embodies and rejects the alienation and the enforced order of her society. There is very little fan service, save in the first episode.
The music is brilliant, the animation is solid, and the story will twist your mind.
Oh, and the ending doesn't suck. I was seriously worried they would "pull an Eva," but it ends with a good balance of closure and mystery.
You can probably find the opening/intro on YouTube... it will give you a good feel for the series' art style and character design. Just watching it sold me immediately.
So... GET IT!
Dark, well written, and thought provoking - Highly recommended! July 16, 2010
LordKraav
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ergo Proxy is an interesting series set in a well-developed, believable, and very detailed post-apocalyptic world. The show opens in the domed city of Rondo, but just as the audience begins to get familiar with that dystopian setting, the series opens up and shows us what the ravaged world outside the "civilized" domes look like.
For a Sci-Fi Anime series, Ergo Proxy is surprising in that it does not concentrate on the action very much (some episodes include no fighting at all), and instead keeps the focus squarely on the characters and their journey. Make no mistake, this is a good thing! Despite the extraordinary circumstances and situations that the characters get themselves caught up in from episode to episode, they still feel genuine; due in large part to a near-perfect combination of well-written scripts, gorgeous character animation, and really excellent voice-acting.
The only real compliant I have about the show is that it seems to end too abruptly. The last two episodes get very deep into philosophy, and major world-changing events, and then its over with little to no wrap up. It almost feels like the creators were planning on continuing into a second season, but it was not meant to be... and so the ending of the series is not quite as satisfying as the rest of the episodes.
Best of a thousand! July 2, 2010
Sebastien Bilodeau (Sainte-Foy, Quebec, CA)
Out of 1,000 anime series I've watched this one is among the very best. You'll be surprised and enticed all across board in this superb anime series. It's got a side very similar to Ghost in the Shell so fans of GITS will probably like this too.
Ergo Proxy Will Stimulate Your Mind June 10, 2010
DDTan
Don't let the picture of the darkhair-gothic-girl-holding the gun fool you, this is not an action flick, it's more of a psychological-surreal-type of an animation.
Ergo Proxy is of the most unique stories I have ever seen. A psychological thriller that takes place in the future. This is an animation that you will really have to watch closely and pay attention to so that you can understand what is going on as the story is very complex.
The visuals are the best part of this animation if you are into dark/gothic/futuristic/robot themes. There are some cool action scenes, but it's more of a psychological thriller rather than a shoot'em-up-type-action-filled animation. So it could drag a little if you are an action junkie.
Like I said, if you are an action junkie, this animation might get boring at times, but the 3 main characters Re-l, Vincent and Pino are very well done and carries the story along, especially Pino, the funny-cute-autoreiv will keep you watching if nothing else.
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