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| So beautiful, so mesmerizing... I am both depressed and happy. |
| This is the third time I watch this, it's truly the black diamond of japanimation. |
| Something I noticed on a recent rewatch, the first episode is the only time we get a glimpse of what Ran sees. She sees the sage get killed and then immediately after we see the exact same scene this time with Yoshi saving him. This shows that Ran is right that she see's one of many futures and that it can be changed, and it also shows Yoshi is a character capable of changing the future. But then in a way, Ran betrays Yoshi by manipulating Ichise behind the scenes to eventually kill him, and stopping Yoshi from starting a war with the class (or trying to at least, Kano clearly had a plan with the shapes and I doubt he'd care about a single class representative getting killed). Ran clearly want's change, but maybe she doesn't like the violence and suffering that comes with it, and eventually in the end lux gets the worst case scenario and she has a mental breakdown thinking she screwed up. |
| Damn, how could everyone die in the series! I think Onishi was the one that killed Ran in that moment before he died. Speaking of Onishi they sure blew him to smithereens with nothing but his texhnolyzed legs left, poor guy. As for Kano, he made an unimportant villain, I didn't listen to his speech either like Ichise before one punching his head off. I didn't want Ran to die, I wanted a happily ever after with her and Ichise. I think after Onishi's death, Ran was Ichise's only hope in living and after her death he lost that hope and gave up. What a sad ending! As for the Doc, her death didn't hit me at all, she died just as she lived- cold and pathetic. Shinji died like a side character would! Overall I wouldn't say I enjoyed it, they started off good on the first part with Yoshii but went haywire in the second part. They wasted my time with all those events and became so mediocre that I almost gave up on it. I was going to boost my rating after these last episodes, but after recalling the time and agony I suffered because of the bad previous episodes- I just couldn't. The series was slow paced and the characters were boring AF, Yoshii was the exception though. Watch this if you want a depressed mood, because this is so emo it makes the early 2000s a paradise. 5/10 |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
lihle808 said: I think Onishi was the one that killed Ran in that moment before he died. fieldsgrow1 said: Ran is killed by Kano I'm not sure I got it right, was Ran already dead when she got transformed by Kano or not ? Edit : nvm, they say her body was transformed by Kano and then her spirit died when Onishi struck the obelisk. |
MoonspeakJul 16, 2019 5:46 AM
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| A masterpiece. So sad anime nowadays focus on fanservice. I wonder how long before I find another masterful anime. 10/10 despite some flaws. The most underrated anime in my opinion. |
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| Masterful ending must be genius to direct this my hats down. my emotions started to build up but some how they stopped there mid way in my lunges, I felt sadness as well as peace since they can all now rest. RIP everyone. |
| Technolyze is an awesome creation and a true hidden gem in the anime community. It would take some time to swallow the story and the meaning that's behind it. I really don't need anything more to say if you watched it and understand it then you know what I'm talking about. People would gonna say the animation is not good but for a draker plot like technolyze it is perfect and based on when this created I would wanna give props to the animation studio. My final score: 10/10 masterpiece |
Raizel said: Masterful ending must be genius to direct this my hats down. my emotions started to build up but some how they stopped there mid way in my lunges, I felt sadness as well as peace since they can all now rest. RIP everyone. Truly a rollercoaster of emotions I've experienced while watching this masterpiece. |
| when i was an edgy teenager i always wanted hopeless world / meaningless of human life type of conclusion, nowadays i cant say i was looking for that... i know that sounds bad but the more i think about it this has to be one of the most haunting conlusions ive seen on any media (unfortunately i never take endings into account for my ratings) the final 5 episodes were trully memorable, its themes will remain in my mind however the series still felt way longer than needed at times an i didnt like that we never got a proper explanation as to what happened to this world. As for the constant comparissons with other 2deep4u type anime like Lain an Ergo Proxy id just say this i liked Texhnolyze unlike the previous 2 mentioned. TLDR - Kano did nothing wrong 7/10 |
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| Good stuff. Very gloomy atmospheric anime, depressing ending, but not really unexpected tbh. That's why it didn't hit me as hard as other series have. Still a 9/10 for me. I enjoyed the slow pacing a lot, much more than what I did with Lain. |
| My head kinda hurts, I enjoyed the overall atmosphere of the series though. Rewatch is mandatory. |
| So why did the soldiers/fully texhnolyze people stopped working and all died in the end? Is it because they couldn't survive like that for a long time or the guy who made them didn't recharge their batteries? WTF? Then, why even make these soldiers in the first place? What a waste... and how come they just stopped working and let roots like some trees? It looked really cool but was not explained at all. |
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Mila91 said: So why did the soldiers/fully texhnolyze people stopped working and all died in the end? Is it because they couldn't survive like that for a long time or the guy who made them didn't recharge their batteries? WTF? Then, why even make these soldiers in the first place? What a waste... and how come they just stopped working and let roots like some trees? It looked really cool but was not explained at all. They were a message for future generations to not make the same mistakes. They stopped working by design and they had gangrene in their brains. |
| Dark, disappointing and disgusting show. really didn't like how it ended. :/ |
Mila91 said: So why did the soldiers/fully texhnolyze people stopped working and all died in the end? Is it because they couldn't survive like that for a long time or the guy who made them didn't recharge their batteries? WTF? Then, why even make these soldiers in the first place? What a waste... and how come they just stopped working and let roots like some trees? It looked really cool but was not explained at all. They didn't die, Kumakura said that this body allows near-eternal life, they were rooted in the ground until they can evolve into a new species. That was Kano's plan all along, he tells Ichise that he paved the way for the next step in human evolution and that "the bodies are ready-made for these new life forms" |
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| A good ending to a good show. Although I have qualms with many aspects of the show, it really did create an amazing environment around itself. Still like Haibane Renmei more though. 7.5/10 |
| "Life is too bitter, so coffee, at least should be sweet..." - Hikigaya Hachiman (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatte Iru) |
| 10/10 Masterpiece My all time favorite |
| After the end of episode 18, I knew I had to wait for such an ending; An ending that was truly worthy. Texhnolyze wants to tell a part of the truth of human life. It also includes many concepts from the Philosophy of Technology. From beginning to end, the graphics and music are impressive and engage the audience effectively. 10/10 *** Kohakura ~ Episode 22: "Someone told me long ago... What this place is. He said this is the Ninth Annex of the Reviving Hell." |
nozomi-hdSep 28, 2020 3:22 PM
| The flashback to the battle between the Luxites and the Shapes seemed like highlights from a full-length missing episode. It doesn't strike me as something that was meant to be skimmed over in a just a few minutes as it was. Onishi's hand signal to charge is visually momentous but doesn't fit with a brief synopsis of events or the ambling guitar scoring. The striking visuals of Shapes' helmets being smashed open to reveal a screaming human face that is crushed by further attacks are similarly undersold by the sequence's presentation. More obviously, there's lip-flap for dialogue! It's not as we can fill in the blanks ourselves on what Onishi and the ex-Union #2 would have to say to each other. Not to mention that something that has such serious implications as Ran being abducted by the Shapes should really happen in an episode before the final consequences of that event are revealed. The rather odd count of 22 episodes may mean the series was cut short. Perhaps it was meant to be the much more common length of 24 episodes (if not 26; it's harrowing to think the series missing as much as four episodes!). I also note that the Salvation Union, one of the major forces in Lux that's commonly referred to, doesn't get much screentime actually devoted to it. But then again maybe the Union is supposed to be dead simple; a fanatical idealist organization focused on a messianic leader. The comments in this thread about Ran's involvement with Yoshii lend a new meaning to the episode in which he dies being called "Conclusion". After that there was nothing left but for the bitter end to play out. See also the recurring symbolism of train tracks; the future leading to only one destination. It strikes me that this represents a double inversion; Yoshii first seemed like the only affable person in a terribly bleak setting only to turn out to be bent on bloodshed and destruction, but the second tiwst is that it turns out he was the closest thing to the hero of this story! His defeat spelt doom for literally everyone. Ran seems to be a symbol of the future; most obviously she can literally see the future as prophecy, but she's only one of the very few children seen in the series and this represents a future for the society. A civilization that produces no children can only die out. Lliterally there must be children in Lux or the problem this entails would come up but symbolically it's true. Ichise's relentless drive to survive earns him a special relationship with Ran because without survival there can be no future. She withdraws from him after his fate is sealed (long before he can understand that fact) because he no longer has a future despite continuing to cherish the notion. Onishi, the dutiful steward of what order there is in Lux hears her voice as "the city" because all his efforts are to allow things to survive another day, which, again, is required for any kind of future. The people of Gabe revere her but only make her unhappy and treat her like a fetish because while they obsess over the idea of the future, they abdicate any attempt to affect it. Kano abducts and mutilates her into a perverse parody of herself because in his arrogance he believes the future should be in his absolute control. The flowers she carries could have a similar symbol of life and growth, although I read an alternate interpretation earlier in this thread about them being a zen-like symbol of being without pretension. |
| Even though ending was kind of expected, it still left me speechless. Last 4 episode are just great, awesome execution. Loved the atmosphere, characters, story. One thing off for me was the pacing. Still great series. 9/10 |
| I forgot the sensation of absolute terror long ago,but this anime gave quit the healthy dose of it.Truly the darkest anime,maybe the darkest thing to be ever created.Everything was executed really well,especially with the reference to the first episode.An apocalypse unlike any other |
DCEmperor said: Interesting take I have to say.Other than the narrative,the anime's unique atmosphere and the vague nature of everything that happens helps it to be visually dark and ultimately helps deliver the narrative more effectively.Another thing is that life on the hill(sorry,my memory is really fuzzy) brought doom rather than salvation which Ichise and everyone was hoping for.It was a representation of "dead yet alive ".Overall,I can't praise this anime enoughSheesAhmad4 said: Truly the darkest anime,maybe the darkest thing to be ever created. The thing about this that makes it so dark is this: even a victory for either of the villains would have felt more fulfulling than what happened in the real ending. If the villains had won, then at least they would get their own "happy ending" even if no one else did. But here, no human gets a proper happy ending, and the best they can do is try to come to terms with the end like Ichise did. In the end, everyone in this world was doomed by the mistakes of their ancestors right from the start, and the villains just sped things up. |
| Just finished this after binging most episodes in one go, and I'm simply speechless, definitely one of the most unique series -and more importantly, one of the better ones- I've had the pleasure to watch so far. And while the whole show was really grim, the final episodes just take it to another level. Genuinely one of the most depressing and unnerving finales you can find out there, can't stop thinking about it and it has been a few hours. Didn't cry while watching it though, but I felt really uneasy. Can't say I understood everything though. There's just so much to analyze that it's inevitable that I won't grasp everything, so I plan to do a re-watch so hopefully more thing become clearer. I'm going to give this series a 9/10 for now, but I'm seriously thinking about giving it a 10, because frankly, this one deserves it. |
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| This was a happy ending. everyone in the show was tired af from all the bullshit, i was tired watching them go through all that bullshit. let them people rest |
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| Would have given this a 10/10 but ran lost her vagina lolz. |
 Behold of my awesomeness~ controversial and/or sensitive topics likely devolve into the same repetitive, derogatory, abusive, and harassing comments can no longer be posted. But my feels. |
| all dat effort for a flower hologram lel. |
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| This is one of the best direction I've ever seen in an anime, but also the usage of the characters that represent a part of the humanity in that dystopian/rotten-world was great for the psychological and philosophical aspect, and one of the strongest points is probably how the whole sci-fi part is still not outdated even nowadays which makes it as impactful as before for its philosophy. |
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| All I gotta say is goddamn! |
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| Felt so bad for Ichise when he made that face seeing Ran's severed head. And at the end, everybody dies. Excellent anime from start to finish |
Is this how Texh fans nowadays appreciate the show? Last time I checked they're not this childish. Or do you perhaps think liking it will make you look cool? Trying hard to get accepted on internet, boy? |
| @Igzeivy I may look like a troll in the eyes of 13-15 year old kids. I can't count how many times I get "Stop watching anime if you dont like it" and literally all the people who said that are still teenagers, including you last year. Kids that age tend to still have shallow mindset, lack of judgment and wisdom/maturity in dealing with people and situations, so every time they see something/someone different that they've never seen before, instead of respecting their choices or elegantly asking for the reasons behind their certain doing, they would just ignorantly call them weird or troll because that's just how far the conclusion their immature mind can make. |
grayrebornnhy said: Everything has its rise, and its eventual fall. Fall to where? That is the question which surrounds Texhnolyze, a beautiful, yet tragic depiction of two different human worlds. The idea of a technocratic dystopia has been a fictional plot device used often many times, with some being impressive and some being less than that. Classic works like 1984 and Brave New World generated interests towards such works; in the other side of the world, Japan takes on a unique approach to such works, with anime like Ghost in the Shell and Evangelion taking the helm. Definitely, Texhnolyze is one of the unique approach to such a subgenre, if one would call it such. Did Texhnolyze do it well? This really depends on perspective. I, for one, appreciated the context in which Texhnolyze uses. It never fails to always remind viewers about the significance of the hellish world Lux is, even when moments of rationale involving one of the protagonists: Oonishi, seemed to sway our general judgement of Lux; even when moments of the surface world is revealed - everything comes back to square one: Lux is purgatory. In no way am I downplaying the role of the surface world in this context too - that is a different hell, something which contradicts Lux's form of hell in Texhnolyze. And talking about Texhnolyze, the main motif which can change both worlds by serving as a bridge between them - but failed to do so. Even technology cannot beat fate - the destiny of all human beings in the world of Texhnolyze. Another praise would go to Texhnolyze's technical execution style, which is undoubtedly flawless. Its dark touches of tone colour, intense imagery with gritty and inhumane action sequences throughout the entire anime only serve to amplify its slow pace. The pace is perfect. Viewers get to feel like Texhnolyze is unlike any other world, but gradually make you think otherwise; for those who have recapped about the start to shockingly realise that the entire world of Texhnolyze has been something so much wilder and ominous than expected. The perspective of Texhnolyze definitely is its strongest aspect, and is one which will either make viewers deride it or laud it. Anagnorisis said: Indeed, existentialism is a recurring theme in Texhnolyze, the freedom of not just an individual's existence, but also the right for an individual to take away another individual's existence without questioning. Hope does not exist in Texhnolyze's dictionary, as it is done in a fashion to portray the inevitable doom of humankind in Texhnolyze, which they had deservedly brought forth upon themselves. This touches on another recurring theme in Texhnolyze, which is balance.Here's something that might be of interest: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdist_fiction Common sense may tell us that in all we do, be it physically, mentally and even spiritually, balance is the way to promote sustenance in everything we do. Texhnolyze, however, questions the opposite, and allows us to think once and for all, the result when that very balance is destroyed. We get two juxtaposing worlds, separated only by a rail and a flight of stairs - both facing their inevitable doom albeit by different means. The portrayal of the two worlds with contrasting effect is another charm of Texhnolyze which is done superbly. One where people tolerate to live, and another where people live to tolerate. Take that toleration away, and both worlds crumble. Lux crumbles in the classical fashion, in which death and insanity took humanity away from them. Some tried to forcefully 'evolve' by being fully Texhnolyzed, only to realise that they can never toss away their innate humanity - the desire to wage conflicts with others due to differences. Kano realised that in the end, and in a way accepted his own fate in a cynical fashion. Whereas for the surface world, in which people slowly disappear just like ice melting, crumbling in a gradual fashion where nobody doesn't even care any longer. One which collapses due to clashes in different meanings, another losing its precise meaning. Texhnolyze is a masterpiece. Yet, a masterpiece does not equate to the fact that everyone will appreciate and understand it equally - for one, humans are made unequal. Still, this difference provides us a sort of 'balance', the 'dichotomic' balance which is non-existent in the world of Texhnolyze. 10/10 A really good summarization on this show. From the beginning, I was allured by it's gritty atmosphere that felt potent throughout. The cinematography, music, atmosphere, and messages all came together to create an anime unlike any other. Despite these amazing traits of the series, where it seemed to lack for me was it's enjoyment. From EP 1-15, it's enjoyment was that of a 7, EP 15-19 was that of a 8, EP 20-22 was that of a 7. Overall, I also never really felt impacted emotionally by this show except for the jaw dropping moments that left me in awe which made it feel one-dimensional as far as impact is concerned. I believe this was amplified a bit with a story that felt like it was missing something throughout. I find myself struggling between a 7 or a 8 for this show as it holds many strong suits, but I hold heavy regard's to emotional impact and enjoyment, which this show seemed to be weak at. 7/10 If I were to rate this between Lain and Ergo Proxy, this would be the order from best to worst; Lain Texhnolyze Ergo Proxy |
Celest__Sep 21, 2021 5:09 AM
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| i think this was my favorite re-watch thus far....... might write about it. dunno |
| Ok I watched the whole thing and I still don't understand anything, but I loved it! It's really sad that the final two episode were when Ichise looked the most alive and he dies at the end still T-T |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Sudden speculation I had about L/Racan: given the relationship of R/L in Japanese, could the group's name be referring to Jacques Lacan? Maybe there're some parallels here... I also wonder if anybody managed to decypher those bizarre statues (?) Kano had near him. Headless, two-headed, etc. |
| Everyone dies ending, it's honestly bittersweet. Looking back, it really is tragic how Ichise rose from the bottom of society, and acquiring texhnolyzed limbs, only to learn the harsh nihilistic reality of his life, and the inevitability of him carrying out his prophecy. That goes for all the characters, seeing them persist until the end despite bing doomed by fate they could not escape is undeniably inspiring. Even if the last few episodes are going to take some thinking to make sense of, I really enjoyed this series all the way through and definitely plan to rewatch it soon. 5/5 Masterpiece |
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