Ergo Proxy Collection

I`m going to keep this short as many people have previously reviewed this. Ergo Proxy is pure brillance. Different to watch I`d usually watch but it captured my attention. Ergo Proxy is a sci fi/thriller and the story unravels slowly but you it leaves you wanting to find out what happens. I watched the entire series in one weekend, personally I enjoyed it I found it unique compared to most animes around at the moment. Don`t bypass Ergo Proxy just because it`s not massively violent. It`s also not full of fan-service which is rather pleasant.

Re-L is an intelligence inspector in a dystopic future arcology and she's engaged in a search for a Proxy whatever that may be. It soon becomes clear that her search may provide answers that she'd rather not know. Densely plotted and superbly animated, this is now one of my favourite anime series, good enough to stand with Ghost in the shell SAC 1 & 2.

One of my all time favourites, an inspired vision. I loved the characters Re-L and Pino. This anime is worth a look if you are any kind of sci-fi fan or just fancy being taken on an escapist journey. Well paced ( quite slow ) but eventually achieves the whole beggining-middle-end thing which apparently evaded the tv series Lost.

First, a brief review of the anime itself. It was criticized upon release for not meeting viewer expectations. And those expectations were that Ergo Proxy would be a hard sci-fi philosophical anime a-la Ghost in the Shell. However, it is NOT. that It is ITS OWN THING, and as long as you understand that, you might be pleasantly surprised. It is a mystery story with some philosophy and psychology sprinkled heavily on top, because that is what the director liked (directors tend to do that). About half of the psychology and philosophy bleeds into and affects the plot, some is there simply because. There is also quite a lot of weirdness and the rare much-needed humor. Keep all that in mind before going in.Okay, now for the SOMEWHAT disappointing part, which is the quality of this release. After watching it twice, AND also seeing some of the episodes of the US NTSC release, I came to the conclusion that the UK viewers were screwed. Because from what my eyes tell me, while the US viewers were treated with a crystal sharp 480 file, the UK got the same thing upscaled to 576 (with some loss of colour), and then interlaced FOR NO REASON. Now, I know the interlacing was invented to display things on old CRTs. But this is a 2007 release (collected in a box)! Everyone had a flat progressive scan TV at that point! Thankfully, the interlacing can be fixed if your player knows how to combine 2 fields into 1 frame, but... why bother?? Because you shouldn't!I employ you instead to look for the US box set (with the best 480p scientifically possible), or the recent Blu-Ray.

I bought this product as a gift and I couldn't be more pleased with it. This product was exactly as described and the delivery was very prompt. The box is small - not too chunky as some box sets are so it takes up less space! I am very pleased with it.

i have only watched one episode & was waiting for something to happen as it didnt i have not bothered going any further

It starts off well. The main character investigates a mysterious powerful creature. You get the sense you are in for a cool noir style detective sci-fi. However, the plot loses focus quite quickly, although it picks up again about half way through. Not enough action in it for me; if I'm not seeing robots and cyborgs killing each other I lose interest. I reckon it will probably be better after the second viewing.

This is the story of a detective hunting a killer discovering more than she bargained for. She encounters a super-being that can't be killed and he follows her every step. A thrilling story that can match Ghost in the Shell SAC :)