Ergo Proxy eps 7-23(end)
May. 8th, 2008 02:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganbmoore*note to self: make and upload better "fight like a girl" icon of Real*
How shall I put this? LESS BLATHER, MOAR ROLLER DERBY!
On the one hand, we have all sorts of awesomeness. The whole thing is like the brainchild of Witch Hunter Robin and Ghost in the Shell. For that matter, as someone pointed out in the comments of another post, Real herself might as well be the love child of WHR's Robin and Amon. Except about 10 times as kickass. I mean, guys, it's post apocalyptic cyberpunk noir. What's not to love? And then you add in the badass heroine, the amnesiac hero searching for the truth about himself, and one of the cutest and least annoying kids to ever grace anime.
And then there's the twist in the Real/Vincent pairing. On the one hand, some bits of it are the normal "badass but emotionally distant hero and the nice love interest bringing them out of their shell." However, the baddass, closed up, emotionally distant hero who would cut off her own arm before saying "I love you" but will leave a trail of bodies to express the sentiment if needed? Real. The less capable(but not wussy or whiny) love interest who's more open and friendly and brings her out of her shell? Vincent. In a lot of ways, it's a complete gender reversal of the trope, but not in a "look, we're being clever" way.
The "look, we're being clever" stuff is saved for the downside. Because for all the awesome setting and setup and characters and atmosphere, every time it got me going in the "OMG! SO AWESOME!" way, it would start in on endless existential blather and messages. Don't get me wrong, I don't go "existentialism, ick" (guys, GITS has it all over the place and, while it annoyed me a bit a few times, it never reached the point of bothering me in either series) but really, at one point, enough is enough. Except that every time it started to be too much for me, it would blatantly cater to one of my kinks, be it character, plot, or pairing, and I'd sink back into it.
So, basically, all in all a good anime, and worth watching. All sorts of awesome sauce in some (the most important) parts, but annoying in others. (MORE ACTION! MORE POST-APOCALYPTIC CYBERPUNK NOIR! LESS PHILOSOPHY!) That said, I plan to get the set if one ever gets put out for a decent price.
Here, have an MV:
PS-Prepared to need a flowchart and possibly wiki(if the entry is decent, I shall go exploring tomorrow) for the last few episodes.
ETA-Also, if you watch, brace yourself for some truly appalling fashion on the part of the male characters. That Vincent never got a new wardrobe is a crime.
How shall I put this? LESS BLATHER, MOAR ROLLER DERBY!
On the one hand, we have all sorts of awesomeness. The whole thing is like the brainchild of Witch Hunter Robin and Ghost in the Shell. For that matter, as someone pointed out in the comments of another post, Real herself might as well be the love child of WHR's Robin and Amon. Except about 10 times as kickass. I mean, guys, it's post apocalyptic cyberpunk noir. What's not to love? And then you add in the badass heroine, the amnesiac hero searching for the truth about himself, and one of the cutest and least annoying kids to ever grace anime.
And then there's the twist in the Real/Vincent pairing. On the one hand, some bits of it are the normal "badass but emotionally distant hero and the nice love interest bringing them out of their shell." However, the baddass, closed up, emotionally distant hero who would cut off her own arm before saying "I love you" but will leave a trail of bodies to express the sentiment if needed? Real. The less capable(but not wussy or whiny) love interest who's more open and friendly and brings her out of her shell? Vincent. In a lot of ways, it's a complete gender reversal of the trope, but not in a "look, we're being clever" way.
The "look, we're being clever" stuff is saved for the downside. Because for all the awesome setting and setup and characters and atmosphere, every time it got me going in the "OMG! SO AWESOME!" way, it would start in on endless existential blather and messages. Don't get me wrong, I don't go "existentialism, ick" (guys, GITS has it all over the place and, while it annoyed me a bit a few times, it never reached the point of bothering me in either series) but really, at one point, enough is enough. Except that every time it started to be too much for me, it would blatantly cater to one of my kinks, be it character, plot, or pairing, and I'd sink back into it.
So, basically, all in all a good anime, and worth watching. All sorts of awesome sauce in some (the most important) parts, but annoying in others. (MORE ACTION! MORE POST-APOCALYPTIC CYBERPUNK NOIR! LESS PHILOSOPHY!) That said, I plan to get the set if one ever gets put out for a decent price.
Here, have an MV:
PS-Prepared to need a flowchart and possibly wiki(if the entry is decent, I shall go exploring tomorrow) for the last few episodes.
ETA-Also, if you watch, brace yourself for some truly appalling fashion on the part of the male characters. That Vincent never got a new wardrobe is a crime.