Please read PART 1 of Ergo Proxy anime guide first before reading this or you might not understand everything. Beware of spoilers if you haven’t seen the whole series yet. This is an episode guide where I add more information on some plotpoints and explain some of the mind screw episodes and some other stuff.
This post was initially posted on my Livejournal account in August 2014. As I decided to delete my Livejournal account and host my own blog, I have reposted it here.
Ergo Proxy is a very complex anime, using a different way of storytelling than most animes. It also uses a lot of psychological and philosophical references. Because of the way the story of Ergo Proxy is told, it’s very hard to understand what’s going at times. I too had trouble following what was going on, especially in the second half of the series. But once you understand the plot, you realize what an amazing series this is with a well thought-out story that makes you think.
A lot of people don’t understand the series and some drop it because of this. This is why I made two posts explaining everything of the story of Ergo Proxy. I compiled explanations from various blogs and the Ergo Proxy wiki and brought them together in one place. A lot of sites explain parts of the story, but none were complete, not even the wiki. I also added my own thoughts on some things.
The plot and story guide is meant to be read first. After that you can read the episode guide which expands on some parts of the plot and points out other important things. I hope I can help people appreciate and understand this series and after reading, you might be compelled to watch again to catch what you’ve missed. Because Ergo Proxy is an anime that requires multiple viewings to understand the story, though I hope reading this will help you as well.
I would appreciate it if you would now take the time to read this post even if it’s quite long. I worked hard making this, so thank you if you’re up to reading it.
This post was initially posted on my Livejournal account in August 2014. As I decided to delete my Livejournal account and host my own blog, I have reposted it here.
