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Published: 2008-04-13 17:26:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 39372; Favourites: 1217; Downloads: 5955
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Description "Traveling in these circumstances, I feel as if there's a wall separating us. A wall that doesn't allow mingling of human and Proxy, or of a human and an Autorave infected with the Cogito Virus."

-Re-l Mayer from Meditatio XVI Busy Doing Nothing
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Another fanart to keep this gallery alive.^^ *waves to everyone* FULLVIEW please!

Ergo Proxy is probably one of the most under appreciated series of recent years. Sure, it's not one of the best but it certainly is one of the most unique(a sci-fi mindfuck, as someone put it ) It ranks up there with Ghost in the Shell: SAC and Paranoia Agent on my list of anime I'd watch over and over again.
What makes me love this series so much is the interaction between the characters. (if you have no idea of what I'm babbling about, go watch it. NAO)

The personalities of Re-l, Vincent and Pino reminds me sooo much of my own characters- Sam, Lex, and Mia. Even their relationships and interactions with one another hit close to home. The episode mentioned above, Episode 16- where they're all basically well, busy doing nothing is my absolute fave.

On a last note, if I ever had a daughter I want her to be like Pino (she doesn't have to be an android, tho)

I wish I had more time to color this, but hope y'all still like!
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Nympha-chan In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 10:17:59 +0000 UTC]

It's fabulous ^^
I love their hair Great job !!

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batangbatugan In reply to Nympha-chan [2008-04-14 16:46:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks! ^_^

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Nympha-chan In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-14 17:03:52 +0000 UTC]

np ^^

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Vaitylos In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 08:41:26 +0000 UTC]

Nice take on all characters, especially Vincent.

(The 16th episode was among the best regarding the characters' relationship with each other, I'll agree on that)
Only drawback to this awesome anime was that it ended a bit abruptly. Sad...

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batangbatugan In reply to Vaitylos [2008-04-14 09:19:05 +0000 UTC]

He was probably the easiest one to draw

I agree, unlike Paranoia Agent which had probably the most awesome ending of any series. But they still managed to resolve most of the important plot lines. I wonder if it has something to do with it only having 23 episodes

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Vaitylos In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-14 18:45:46 +0000 UTC]

Yes, at least the plot proceeded with a regular pace, and 23 episodes were enough for what the viewer was meant to understand or get.

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batangbatugan In reply to Vaitylos [2008-04-15 10:44:23 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, we need to use our brain more often

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jactinglim In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 08:13:50 +0000 UTC]

haha nice take

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batangbatugan In reply to jactinglim [2008-04-14 09:13:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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nicholemowery In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 07:12:20 +0000 UTC]

I love this anime and you captured their personalities really well~! -faves-

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batangbatugan In reply to nicholemowery [2008-04-14 09:13:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fave! ^___^

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nicholemowery In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-27 05:11:49 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I love this piece!


((took FOREVER to reply. XD))

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LAB- In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 05:08:04 +0000 UTC]

I agree, Ergo Proxy is really under appreciated. Your lines are beautiful-- it truly captures the relationships of the characters. Well done.

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batangbatugan In reply to LAB- [2008-04-14 09:13:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much ^^ I'm glad I was able to pull that off

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mikhaAfreeman In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 04:22:55 +0000 UTC]

that show was so fn awesome that it boggled my mind

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batangbatugan In reply to mikhaAfreeman [2008-04-14 09:12:41 +0000 UTC]

I'd be surprised if it didn't

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darkmotives In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 03:32:02 +0000 UTC]

I like it!

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batangbatugan In reply to darkmotives [2008-04-14 09:12:19 +0000 UTC]

salamat!

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darkmotives In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-15 03:19:24 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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SquidgeeMoot In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 03:02:54 +0000 UTC]

Hooray! Ergo Proxy fanart.

Great ink.

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batangbatugan In reply to SquidgeeMoot [2008-04-14 09:12:06 +0000 UTC]

Actually these are just pencils, I don't ink ^^

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SquidgeeMoot In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-15 10:01:33 +0000 UTC]

Then... great pencils then! Glad to see more people are watching this series.

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yatoy In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 02:59:40 +0000 UTC]

cool.. no need to color... its an artform by itself

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batangbatugan In reply to yatoy [2008-04-14 09:11:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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kisire In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 02:27:14 +0000 UTC]

I agree with you it's very left behind when it's a compelling show. Like it's so out there you want to watch more of it to see if you get it lol! (Thats what I did anyway!)
But it's a great pic I love all of the expressions!

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batangbatugan In reply to kisire [2008-04-14 09:11:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I don't know about other people, but I think these characters are the most realistically portrayed- personality-wise. I actually wanted to slap Re-L at one point

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kisire In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-14 17:07:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh I know me too lol but she ended up being really funny!

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batangbatugan In reply to kisire [2008-04-15 10:41:12 +0000 UTC]

yeah, she leaned how to ease up a bit

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kisire In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-15 17:39:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I'm glad cause she was kind of uptight before!

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Zenstrive In reply to ??? [2008-04-14 00:04:10 +0000 UTC]

it starts up nicely but get dragged by its own weirdness till the end.
but i love the final scene though, when Ergo Proxy has his own glowing Blue

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batangbatugan In reply to Zenstrive [2008-04-14 09:07:33 +0000 UTC]

Admittedly the final 3 episodes was noticably rushing to resolve the plot. I wonder what could happen if they finished the series with the usual 26 episodes.

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Zenstrive In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-16 13:19:52 +0000 UTC]

I wish they i could decipher Ergo Proxy's true purpose for splitting himself.
Like, the proxies hate the fact that they are going to be destroyed when their creators come, so they kill their own creations and stuffs, but why splitting himself into two?

and how come the one who was the copy can survive the very thing that kills them?

but meh, let the discussion flourish in another forum, and you sir, have a good art!

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batangbatugan In reply to Zenstrive [2008-04-16 15:48:56 +0000 UTC]

I think it has something to do with his raison d'etre...

I think before the Pulse of Awakening, knowing his purpose will soon be over he wanted another "reason to live" and I think it's more than one. I believe aside from Monad Proxy, his other reason was to be "accepted" by his creations(the dome humans) as one of them.

So he left his memories with Monad and created Vincent Law. Unfortunately we saw how unpleasant his life was as an immigrant. He was distraught and scared(and very much emo) by the time the Awakening started. And I believe he, as Vincent Law, somehow influenced his Proxy half when it surfaced again. The result is the Ergo Proxy with a new raison d'etre- to keep on living to protect his friends and loved ones. (it took him the entire series to figure things out, tho )

But that's just what I think, of course. ^^

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themeanypoet In reply to ??? [2008-04-13 23:32:30 +0000 UTC]

Pino was so adorable! I loved her character work (art-wise). Awesome composition!!! This anime series was dark and weird for me but it was good, I think... XD

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batangbatugan In reply to themeanypoet [2008-04-14 09:05:19 +0000 UTC]

Pino is such a key part in making the series watchable, without her, everything would be dreary as hell I can't think of any other cute comic relief that isn't annoying at the same time.

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themeanypoet In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-14 17:17:33 +0000 UTC]

lol! That's very true!

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almightybob42 In reply to ??? [2008-04-13 22:33:51 +0000 UTC]

aaah great anime... awesome job.

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batangbatugan In reply to almightybob42 [2008-04-14 09:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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almightybob42 In reply to batangbatugan [2008-04-14 12:11:10 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure!

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Haku-Sage In reply to ??? [2008-04-13 22:15:31 +0000 UTC]

Certainly one of the strangest animes I've ever seen. I have to watch it again just to make sure I understand everything that happened. Very nicely done, btw.

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batangbatugan In reply to Haku-Sage [2008-04-14 09:00:56 +0000 UTC]

Yep, it's something you need to watch again and again. I think that's the draw of this series, trying to figure out everything on your own. So unlike most other stuff where we are basically spoon-fed

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Hraesvelgr In reply to ??? [2008-04-13 20:31:42 +0000 UTC]

I always thought of Ergo as one of the best Animes ever made. Of course, I don't like anime very much, so the fact that I even watched it was a miracle. But still, I've been pretty much worshiping this show since episode one.

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batangbatugan In reply to Hraesvelgr [2008-04-14 08:58:36 +0000 UTC]

When I saw this for the first time I knew it wasn't for everyone, especially for those who like the usual anime fare. The fact that the creators even attempted something like Ergo Proxy makes them a winner in my book.

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knightmare75 In reply to ??? [2008-04-13 19:38:23 +0000 UTC]

great work on this.

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jersalyn In reply to ??? [2008-04-13 19:34:48 +0000 UTC]

I cought this series when Fuse played it a few months ago and got hooked. Love the image.

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batangbatugan In reply to jersalyn [2008-04-14 08:55:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I've been watching it for the nth time and I think I still missed a lot of details lol

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StephenSchaffer In reply to ??? [2008-04-13 18:13:58 +0000 UTC]

The linework is great!

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ayuICHI In reply to ??? [2008-04-13 17:59:01 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, I have no idea what this is but I love it! XD I missed your art… It makes me happy :>

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batangbatugan In reply to ayuICHI [2008-04-14 08:52:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Try to give it a watch, it's pretty short, only 23 episodes. It's basically a dark sci-fi series with lots of philosophical references, and screws around with your head a lot

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AngelicDemons In reply to batangbatugan [2010-04-02 17:43:00 +0000 UTC]

yea its vary confusing at times and sometime u dont kno whats happening

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