Review of Texhnolyze

Texhnolyze is a "show not tell" type of story. You aren't bombarded by exposition, or cumbersome dialouge that only exists to fill the watcher in and set up the plot. This gives the story a real and human feel that sets it apart. It can be easy to miss things if you aren't willing to engage with the story, but if you're attentive enough or willing to rewatch it then you'll get more and more out of it. The most common criticism of the show is its extremely slow pacing. I sat down expecting to have to drag myself over walls of exposition and setup for the story to pick up... but this never happened. Sure the first 4 or 5 episodes are clearly building to something greater, but to call that "painfully slow" pacing seems silly. The first episode alone is filled with Information, action, and powerful imagery. The pacing feels organic. When the cogs first start turning they take a while to break off the rust, but once they do everything buzzes to life. You get warmed up and acquainted with the world before the narrative picks up aggressively. Then it fizzles out in a final solemn puff of smoke.