Review of Texhnolyze

Rarely do you come across masterpieces like this. It's been some time since I watched Texhnolyze for the first time, but I just got to writing a review. As most people know the series is a bit difficult to watch, though that didn't stop me from marathoning it one afternoon. The atmosphere is very dense, the story morbid, and the characters brooding; it's not an anime for everyone. Yet, anyone with some knowledge about anime will know why this series is a masterpiece regardless of whenether they enjoyed watching it or not. Now to write a non-spoiler fast summary, let's say this is difficult as it's extremelyeasy to reveal something subtle so easily and ruin the enjoyment of somebody. Just read the MAL description, there's nothing much for me to say here.

Some might say Texhnolyze is an anime trying too hard to be dark and ends up much too shallow for such an atmosphere. The creators of this masterpiece did not intend to convey a deeper message, and that is something many might overlook. This is similar to the anime Ergo Proxy, albeit there the authors did indeed try to forward a "deep" message and in my opinion, failed horribly while creating a mediocre show. Texhnolyze was simply made to be a form of "simple" enjoyment and excels at this. All the feelings are there, the animation is top notch, and the soundtrack is extremely fitting.

While some of the characters might come across as shallow, each and every one of them are fun to watch on the screen. From the enigmatic Joshi to the commanding Oniishi, each of the people in Texhnolyze has a unique personality and contributes to the storyline; there are no filler characters.

The actual plot is a hit or miss. For me, it's a well-written story that might attract the occasional meaning-finder, but like I wrote before; it's just made to be enjoyed.

Overall Texhnolyze is one of the best anime ever created, up there with the similar Serial Experiments Lain. I urge any and everyone to try it out and at least watch the first few episodes as the plot starts to pick up and the pieces fill the puzzle.