Should I watch this /a/? What would or should I expect?

I thought it was boring as hell and the protagonist is consistently drawn off-model. I only kept watching to see if it got any better. It didn't.

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>>155389430
Moe AI.
Raison d'etre.

>>155389430
It's pretty good. The ending will probably confuse you if you aren't paying close attention though.

>>155389430
Watch it and make up your own mind. Personally I never thought that it was pretentious and it has some nice visuals.

Shitty color palette.

>>155389430
It's a huge ball of wasted potential because it's mainly fucking boring

>>155389659
Pino was one of the few reasons why I kept on watching it

>>155389430
Someone made an anime for Evanescence?

>>155389430
expect a bunch of pretentious bullshit trying to be too deep for you.

this
>>155389613
and
>>155389986

it was a complete waste of time back then and it still is today

The worst 2deep4u anime ever made.

But the OST is kick ass.

>>155389430
Its pretty cool. It has one of the best EDs too.

>>155389430
a comfy anime

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Great anime.
Everyone in this thread is a pleb who didn't understand the show.

>>155389430
Just skip it and watch something actually worthwhile. Do what you like, though.
>descartes quote so you think this post is more than it actually is.

It gets way too much hate here.
The universe and characters are actually very well portrayed, people here just call it pretentious and leave it at that.

The first few episodes will make you think you're watching one kind of show then it goes off the rails.

watched first ep and I thought it was gayer than Canadians

>>155390678
That's really the vibe I got from it. The first three or four episodes were the most surreal experience I had watching an anime, then it pulled the rug out from under me. I feel like after episode 12 they just kind go on a Samurai Champloo style filler adventure with bits of foreshadowing and character development sprinkled around, then they shove all the reveals and answers in the last two episodes. I enjoyed it but I have no idea why. Probably because Re-l filled all my waifu requirements and Pino was fun incarnate.

I liked that Monoral song.

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>>155389430
I don't get it. It's got too much vignette and nothing draws me in no matter how many times I watch it.

>>155391205
dude there is nothing gayer than canadians

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>>155389430
I want to facefuck Re-L til her tears destroy her makeup, but I would kill myself before watching the show again.

Do not watch.

>>155389430
its okay

Its a bit full of itself and not really that well planned so dont expect this complex tale you can revisit and be like "omg they properly forshadowed _____ in episode _!!!"

>>155390569
explain it to me, prove me I'm wrong

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Someone answer this man's question

Was he right? >>155393806

>Figured out halfway through the show that Daedelus is a boy
All that time I thought he was just a flat cake with a motherly affection for Re-L.

>>155389430
I don't remember anything about it except that it was a disappointment.

>>155389430
I want to mess her makeup with my cum.

>>155389430
No it's pretentious drivel

>>155394684
But that type of 2deep4u stuff is to me like moe is to you

>>155394768
It's not even 2deep, it just references various philosophers while having nothing to do with anything they wrote about. It's practically the definition of pretentious.

>>155394584
Damn you're stupid.

>>155394829
And? That's literally the appeal
Just like you enjoy moe

>>155394864
I know you are but what am I?

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>That creator interview about the canceled S2 where Vincent and Re-L are hunted by the returning humans

>>155395018
Where can I read that?

>>155389430
Expect to be disappointed, its shit

somebody post the image where she punches herself in the face to make her eyes like that

>>155389430
three times I picked it up and three times that I dropped it after a few episodes, I like the art style and all but it's soooo fucking boring

You'd be better off watching Texhnolyze or something like that. At least that show is only boring for the first 10 episodes, and then becomes pure sadness.

If it had half as many episodes it might have been worth watching.

>>155389430
shit pacing
shit characters
shit animation
shit plot

its pretentious shit; wasted my time, dont waste yours

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>>155389430

Fuck it was good.

I downloaded the OST (then removed the Circus song) and play it when taking long drives. Makes me think about my raison d'etre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJEZaSp6Yt4&index=11&list=PLC8E70485AAE8D5B7

Riding across the wasteland was my favourite scene. So chill, reminds me of my Navy days out on the sea.

>>155395018

That would be awesome.

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>>155396625
>The filler episode where they were stranded without any wind to sail on.
>Re-l doing squats in her underwear.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAXrRWLKzko

COME AND SEE

>>155389430
not op but can should i watch it ?
(P.S i have an average intelligence digree and i don't read books either )

>>155397587
Watch it at 2x so you don't waste as much of your life on it.

>>155393615
why the fuck did this make me hard

>>155389430
expect an anime that tries too hard. The kind you'd really like when you're 15

>>155397587
You might be able to have some fun with it but you'll probably come out of the ending more confused than anything.

>>155389875
>Pino was one of the few reasons why I kept on watching it
This.

>>155398255
>>155389875
>>155389659
Pino is not for lewd you fucking lolicons

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I watch it for the TL Note porn

>>155389430
The doppelganger was absolutely perfect in design and execution.
Holy shit, I have never been more satisfied with a one episode character in any other vietnamese moving tapestry.

>>155394480
But she was moe.

>>155397886
Because you're a fucking degenerate and should leave this board.

>>155394190
Huh what's this? Too deep for you huh, why don't you go watch something more suitable to your intelligence. I think there's a SAO thread up right now. Now scram.

Tbh, it's not worth it.

The start is good, but then it gets so filler'y and by the end you've sort of lost interest.

>>155399982
She was not.

>>155400471
The fuck are you talking about?

She's a sweet young woman who has no idea what's going on until the end, which makes you wanna stand side-by-side blasting away with shotguns until she figures things out, amirite?!

She's completely moe!

>>155389430
A little pretentious at times, but also pretty comfy with some interesting scenes. A nice soundtrack with good visuals. I didn't love it, but it wasn't too bad either. Worth the watch I'd say.

>>155400551
>She's a sweet young woman
Except that, you know, this >>155394454 happened
She's a whore

>>155400460
I had the exact opposite feeling.
The opening was so sterile that I almost stopped watching, but I felt like when they got outside it really opened up.

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Only good thing in this show was Pino. Other than that was pretty boring and I didn't understand a lot of things in it.

WAKE ME UP INSIDE: the animation

>>155389430
>Should I watch this /a/?
>calling anime "/a/"
Whew, lad.

>>155389430

Don't skip the gameshow episode.

>>155402987
He's addressing the board, /v/irgin

>>155396086
Texhnolyze was great.

Another actually good anime with something of a similar feel/atmosphere: Noein

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>>155389430
I love it though I understand why someone would think it's pretentious and/or boring. And Pino is the miracle of universe.

>>155404925
Noein was shit, i don't know what are you talking about i didn't get the same feel/atmosphere from it.

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>>155400033
>degenerate
>leave this board
He is where he should be

>>155389430
Raison d'etre

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>>155405395
>complaining about some insignificant tolerable fetish when people here literally enjoy scat, gore etc.
Talk about fighting the wrong battle

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>>155404700
Nope. He tried and failed. Also, addressing the board is somewhat redundant as usually people know which board they're currently browsing.

>>155405309
You didn't get the same atmosphere from Noein as from Ergo Proxy?

Or did you think I was comparing it to Texhnolyze? Because I wasn't.

>>155389430
Watch it if you don't have a pigeon brain. A fair warning: it is not a crime/detective story. The main theme is transhumanism.
>muh Raison d'Etre
has become a meme from this show but there's actually a good reason for it being so oftenly repeated. The main character is an artificial (post-)human that abandons the purpose for which he was created by humans to find a purpose of his own making. Not spoilered since there's a high likelyhood that this will go over your head.

>>155400460
It's the exact opposite. Ergo Proxy has one of the most cathartic endings ever.

>>155389430

Yes

A story that's not as deep as it acts like it is but is still pretty interesting, some solid visuals and really, really good directing in a few episodes in the middle.

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This episode is as good as the rest of the show pretends to be, fight me about it,

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nope, don't bother i'v tried hard though

>>155390678
>>155392180
I think they had the first few episodes planned out but then had to wing it for the rest

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>>155395820
Here.

One thing I really love about this show is the shotgun, it's nice looking and packs a punch.

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>>155407142

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>>155407733

game show episode was the most enjoyable loredump ever

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>>155407701

>>155407701
>Re-l
>Brushing her own hair.
not muh Re-l

Re-L top waifu

Pino top daughteru

Vincent bro as fuck

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He didn't deserve this ;_;

>>155408125
>Hugo Gernsback
>suddenly remember the crashed ship of the same name from ME2
HOLY SHIT I GET THE REFERENCE NOW!

and yes, I did read the text in that pic so I get the original reference, too

>>155408341

The reveal of this genuinely surprised me

>>155408341
>Vincent cucked him, Daedelus and Iggy to death.
I think we all know who the real bad guy was.

>>155389430
The very definition of "pretentious".

Also: if you expect the entire show to look as good as that screenshot, prepare yourself for a huge letdown.

>>155389430
It's good but a lot of /a/ will tell you it's shit. The ending was pretty poor though.

>>155408125
currently watching the show, and was about to drop it on episode 5, but this pic has made me keep going

it's quite bad

>>155389430

Raison d'etre

RAISON D'ETRE

So here's what I think the story was, this is from a dumb boy because I am dumb.
The proxies are gods and have the mindsets of 5 year olds and so they make these worlds in their image but seeing as theyre dumbfucks they cant get along wiht one another. The robovirus is robots getting feelings or getting to real and because they dont exist under the jerk gods set of rules theyre killed off. Vincent forgot he was a jerkgod and gets treated like shit until he rule of cools himself to the end of the show. Angel Re-l was 2deep for you shit though but it looks cool so fuck it.

>>155408723
As someone who finished watching it, I have to say that it wasn't worth it. There are some highlights here and there but it's mostly a snoozefest.

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>>155408723
Stick with it, it gets a lot better.

>>155408681

Show looks pretty good in general, especially since it came out on the tail end of the anime dark ages.

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>>155408681
>>Also: if you expect the entire show to look as good as that screenshot, prepare yourself for a huge letdown.
The fuck are you talking about? There might have been a few "quality" moments but it generally looks good.

>>155408928
It's Manglobe (rip) so close ups are usually good but long shots and background characters can get real shitty

>>155389430
This and Texhnolyze is a hundred times better than any moeshit

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>>155409075
Texhnolyze is moe, it has Yoshii

>>155397003
This was the only good episode