Texhnolyze

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Synonyms: Technolyze
Japanese: TEXHNOLYZE
English: Texhnolyze
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Type: TV
Episodes: 22
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 17, 2003 to Sep 25, 2003
Premiered: Spring 2003
Broadcast: Thursdays at 03:28 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Madhouse
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, DramaDrama, Sci-FiSci-Fi, SuspenseSuspense
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, Organized CrimeOrganized Crime, PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

Statistics

Score: 7.771 (scored by 5759657,596 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #10642
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #961
Members: 252,606
Favorites: 5,058

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Synopsis

In the dark underground city of Lux, people live in fear and despair under the rule of various criminal factions. Almost secluded from the surface, the gangs' only interaction with the outer world is their mining operation of "raffia," which is the raison d'être of the city.

Available only in Lux, this rare substance is the basis of "texhnolyze" transplants that permit humans to replace parts of their body with cybernetic prostheses. The latter have the particularity not to trigger an immune response in their hosts and the "Class" has the privilege to conduct research on them. This elusive organization, also in charge of the raffia production, delegates its executive authority to a group called Organo led by Keigo Oonishi—a self-righteous man with texhnolyzed legs who is rumored to hear the "voice of the city."

The fragile balance of powers in Lux is disturbed when a mysterious visitor named Kazuho Yoshii begins committing a series of crimes that puts the gangs at each other's throats. In the midst of the chaos, new actors emerge: Ichise, an ex-boxer mutilated by Organo and recently texhnolyzed by Eriko "Doc" Kamata; and Ran, a young florist who can see the future. While Lux steadily plunges into insanity, both Ichise and Ran find themselves involved in the greatest crisis the city has ever faced.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Texhnolyze was released on DVD in six volumes by Geneon Entertainment Inc. from April 6, 2004 to February 22, 2005. Funimation Entertainment later republished the series in a complete DVD collection on August 28, 2012.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Ichise

Main
Haga, Satoshi
Japanese

Ran

Main
Itou, Shizuka
Japanese

Yoshii, Kazuho

Supporting
Inoue, Takashi
Japanese

Oonishi, Keigo

Supporting
Tsuchida, Hiroshi
Japanese

Kamata, Eriko

Supporting
Niki, Shizumi
Japanese

Shinji

Supporting
Kitade, Shinya
Japanese

Tooyama, Haruhiko

Supporting
Hoshi, Mitsuaki
Japanese

Kano

Supporting
Tanaka, Kajirou
Japanese

Sakimura, Tatsuya

Supporting
Tonosaki, Akihiko
Japanese

Haru

Supporting
Okada, Mitsutoshi
Japanese

Staff

Ueda, Yasuyuki
Producer
Endou, Takuji
Producer, Episode Director
Hamasaki, Hiroshi
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Yoshida, Tomohiro
Sound Director


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"Guardian Angel (Xavier's Edit)" by Juno Reactor (eps 1-20,22)
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Ending Theme

1: "Tsuki no Uta (月の詩)" by Gackt (eps 1-21)
2: "Walking Through the Empty Age" by Yoko Ishida (eps 22)




Reviews

Nov 16, 2023
First of all, if you like the type of anime that you have to connect many dots to understand something, you 'll love this.
The characters are so good and memorable. It starts slow but it's worth it to see. I couldn't get attached to the characters to the point of crying. I don't know if the anime itself was trying to achieve that.
Yes, the first episode is very gloomy. There are few animes like this, it's a unique experience.
Even though it is relatively old, you have to understand why the reviews give it so many tens. It may not be your ...
Apr 6, 2024
Mixed Feelings
By Far The Hardest Anime to Ever Complete for me.

Out of 100, 200, 300 animes I ever tried/watched. Texhnoloze might be the hardest and longest it ever took me while only being less than 2 seasons worth of episodes (22).

Major reasons for that could be how it is in fact hard to watch with how subtle the narrative is and how it drowns you with utter silence (literally the first episode there was no dialogue till 12 mins in) and lot of dark tone background imagery and music. The reason why pointing this out is important to me is because by far is this ...
Apr 2, 2024
Texhnolyze presents a slow and dark journey through a dystopian world. The first episode sets a tone of bleakness and confusion, alienating most viewers with its sparse dialogue, slow pacing, and dated animation (only available in 480p). However, the following episode has much more dialogue and the pacing does eventually gain momentum several episodes later.

One surprising aspect of Texhnolyze is its influences from Western culture. Drawing inspiration from sources such as Christianity, the Bible, Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, and Edward Hopper's paintings. Additionally, parallels with Ghost in the Shell are evident, as both explore the darker implications of technological advancement and share similar aesthetics.

Still, even though ...

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