Texhnolyze - Walking Through the Empty Age

[@Muskrat123]

If you're here because you watched all the way to the end, give yourself a pat on the back. This show is a jewel-encrusted diamond.

[@agr0nianTV]

Amen

[@7force]

Slow burn at first, but DAMN, it was worth it.

[@mizuhala0130]

Sometimes can’t breed, so dark n cold

[@yellowrain3747]

Amen

[@JustN0tMe]

@@7force I still remember when I 1st watched it I tried to watch the 1st episode 3 times...and slept those 3 days😅

[@GMok-d8b]

it's been 10 years.. still i shed a tear while listening to this masterpiece....

[@chihirobunny7090]

What a fucking ending..... I legit will never forget it for as long as I live.... GAWD DAMN! Texhnolyze really is something.... I have no words like.... WOW! This series is so amazing. 10/10!

[@ASCALAPHOS_]

This is the only song from an Anime that can make me truly cry. I always come back here. Texhnolyze, a masterpiece.

[@hicfamilyUSA]

Sobbed for ten minutes. My favourite anime of all time. Absolutely stunning, in every sense of the word but above all else, pure and beautiful.

[@logicalabsurdity4892]

+Matsuda Tōta Texhnolyze, also makes it as one of my favorite anime's of all time just for those reasons alone also. But I also think the themes of nihilism and human nature, help to place it that high; well at least for me, that is.

[@hicfamilyUSA]

+SMT X The thing is that while it's totally nihilistic, it's also completely not. The world that it's in is void of purpose but the people that inhabit it still possess the passion and intelligence that defines humanity from the rest of...well, everything else.

[@StarMineBR]

This one hits hard

[@Tengaii]

Yes sir...

[@a2070-y8j]

Middle of the Anime: prophecy that the main character will destroy everthing, hurt a lot of people and die alone End of the Anime: prophecy comes true and everything is even worse than you could have imagined in the middle

[@danmcmurphy2823]

I think the whole predicting the future thing worked better with Yoshi's death as it showed that there was absolutely no way they could stop what was about to happen. Because when yoshi died ran still saw the same vision of the city and her own death

[@andariel654789]

I have no words to express how I felt when this hit in the anime...

[@MajorMechazawa]

Very few pieces of media have the power to hit you like a ton of bricks in the way Texhnolyze can, especially its final four episodes

[@albertcaballero6390]

The last four episodes of Texhnolyze is ART

[@ewelinac637]

@@albertcaballero6390 The last twenty two episodes of Texhnolyze is ART.

[@martinsedlon]

Texhnolyze is truly a masterpiece. And the ending with this beautiful song, no words just awe.

[@railmacher1303]

The world ends not with a bang, but with a whimper.

[@SlingingHashSlasher]

actually mostly everybody went out with bang

[@saturnoguildestern1124]

Yes

[@Zomglulz]

damn thats really what JW told about

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

​@@Zomglulz Love Metal Gear Solid. You're based . :')

[@TM1337FalconPunch]

I didn't cry at this. Instead I felt a cold, rapidly expanding emptiness at the core of my being. I didn't know what to think, or how to feel. It didn't matter even if I did. Oftentimes when we depict or think about the end of humanity, we imagine ourselves going out with a glorious bang, in the arms of those around us. It's a comforting idea, where in our final moments we relish in the best of ourselves, and can share our fate with everyone else. Furthermore, rarely are we ever responsible for our own reckoning- even when we think of nuclear armageddon, it's never us or anyone we relate to who pulls that trigger. We can always comfortably distance ourselves from our own destruction. Texhnolyze completely shatters that preconception. It shows us an end that isn't patiently waiting for sudden disaster to sweep life from beneath us, but a long, tormented descent into meaninglessness, which concludes with the drawn out, lonely death of one man. Watching this, you are forced to accept that the end to everything we've so widely feared in the cultural consciousness is itself, nothing short of another textbook romanticism we've adopted to make ourselves feel cosy about what the REAL end could look like. Moreover, that loneliness is a choice Ichise makes- killing Kano may seem like the morally obvious thing to do, but what do morals matter anymore now that the human race is over? Is a lonely death a price worth paying in a world without morals? Ichise doesn't even think about this, and that moment I believe encompasses the series creator's wish to create "the ultimate hero". A man whose morals matter even when they don't. It's easy to argue that Texhnolyze attempts to demonstrate the futility of self-actualisation, that it is the ultimate embodiment of nihilism, and yet in this scene, it presents you with the unarguable truth- that despite everything the show has made you feel up until this point, you still see justice in killing Kano. Ultimately, you are human.

[@psionicsknight6651]

That was beautiful. Seriously, it was. To be honest, this interpretation reminds me of the film Snowpiercer, since some people feel the true message of that movie is that tyranny should always be opposed, even if the tyrants are responsible for preserving humanity.

[@Maru96]

I don't quite agree, some "lighter" apocalypses like the one in Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou are as much if not more plausible than this. Texh's projection is still interesting though.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

That really was I have to agree.

[@cb317fitness]

This is an underrated and brilliant comment.

[@weissgrimoire4386]

The best part about this anime is it reels you in with these ideas of nihilism, and makes you comfortable with accepting death and realizing there's not point in an emotionally charged life... And then the ending makes a U-turn and makes you feel like shit for being nihilistic like the people on the surface, who had no passion for life like Ichise, Yoshii, and Onishi. Brilliant work of art.

[@hicfamilyUSA]

+Weiss Grimoire This. You just summed up the amorphous void that has inhabited me since I finished this series several days ago.

[@weissgrimoire4386]

+Matsuda Tōta Try not to let it get you down. There is a bright side, if that is how you so choose to see it. Life is all perception, the choice is whatever you want it to be. There is a certain beauty of freedom in knowing this, you aren't tied down by some divine purpose, or a one-track road.

[@hicfamilyUSA]

Weiss Grimoire It's not getting me down. I actually love the feeling. :)

[@SawyerMustDie]

+Weiss Grimoire Why am I not surprised to see a Yoko Taro fan watching this kind of anime and talking about nihilism.

[@weissgrimoire4386]

+Jon Snark Guilty as ever. I guess nihilism is a bit of an indulgence for me. But there is a lot more to Nier and Tex than just nihilism. Whats your opinion on them? Just for different perspectives sake.

[@ほわたちゃん]

テクノライズのラストシーンのやるせなさまで伝わって来そうなほど、切なくて美しい、明るい曲ではないけれど、僅かな希望を感じ取れるような曲。大好き。

[@zero7913]

何年経っても飽きない曲なんですよねー こんなに澄んだ曲なかなか無い気がします

[@seacat1342]

started humming this at my retail job after not listening to it for years. incredible anime and song.

[@ToumapassarZEZOCA]

Behind all the death, drama and hopelessness, I'd argue Texhnolyze is a show about rejecting apathy, and taking control of our destiny. Those who did, like Ichise and Yoshii, were able to die honorable deaths, because they rejected said apathy, making of their life what they felt was best for them. This is a message to all of us: if we sit and wait for something to happen, nothing will; we have to fight, so even if we fail, we can go out knowing we did our best.

[@johnnyscocktaeil7875]

Yes, that's why I didn't find Texhnolyze sad at all, because it's just saying that no matter where you are, you can always make your life meaningful. Death comes naturally, it's presented on two separate perspectives, in Lux and Lukuss, it's showing that both WILL end no matter what, but it's someone's choice to find their purpose before that happens, or just accept themselves as an empty, meaningless soul. Texhnolyze is proving you that you can do something about it ❤️

[@tryptaminus]

I think other characters rejected apathy too, its just that they thought there was some transcendental ideal that they could find meaning in. Shinji in freedom, Kano in his fucked up evolution, Onishi in order and leadership, etc. Ichise and Yoshii were different in their perspectives of the world in that they knew entirely that the world was absolutely meaningless, yet they still keep living according to their carnal feelings and desires, the true way to find fulfillment and purpose as humans. I thought that was the point the show really was trying to make, the virtue in charging straight into the meaningless abyss and flourishing in the glory of existence, rather than shying away from the futility and nihilism of everything to chase some specter of higher purpose.

[@EmersionX]

This idea is simple, it can be said much shorter - do not exist, but live no matter what. This meaning is very relevant now, we live in an era of a decline in culture, true aesthetics, crises and the active destruction of HUMAN civilization.

[@katerosevonkreutzer3523]

But there is no honor in death. Honor dies when u die. It doesntmatter if u think u did the best u could, u fail. If u fail, means u didnt do the best. But at least its better than doing nothing.

[@Astral0muffiN]

Yes, that and the excruciatingly slow process of becoming human.

[@misty1985]

boy oh boy, i already have depression and a lot of selfdestructive thoughts, im so depressive and sad but the ending of this anime make me feel like i didnt know a shit about human suffering and mental misery. I was so sad thinking in the end scene and remembering this song, wasnt able to rest well that night. this anime is so depressive yet optimistic, so awful yet so beutiful. stuff like this is not even popular or well know, but the little comments in this video make me feel connected and not alone after all. i appreciate u people.

[@ashuaalaye]

Deep breaths. We're all in this together.

[@iatepacman745]

hey i hope you are doing okay, dw take those baby steps, have hope, and fight!

[@kat2019]

I've been crying over the ending all day! this is so beautiful but I will never recover 😭

[@naikjoy]

The anime depicts how humanity.. or I mean men would become if they don't have a woman's love

[@clashzero6093]

This is my number one anime, I saw it almost 7 years, close to my father's death, my life has literally change, I can say not everyone is going to enjoy this art.

[@daesfacetus7184]

When Ichise finally found out what became of Ran in the end, I bitterly thought to myself "There is no more happiness left in this world for you, Ichise-kun..." But while his life was fading during this song, later on... he actually smiled a little... This is some meaningful music.

[@AnthemOfDying]

+Daes Facetus I interpreted it as him smiling because he knew he was gonna die. Basically he smiles because this torture of a life is finally over... so yeah .. there was happiness, the happiness to know that his lonely life will soon be over.. Pretty depressing.

[@LoneStarImmortal]

The way I've always seen it is that despite how horribly his new life ended, and despite Ran's grim prediction coming true, Ichise is smiling because he was glad for the good moments he did get. The experience was worth more to him than the outcome. Though I do think he passes on in the end as well. It would only be miserable to persist in such a dark and hollow world.

[@Nobodyknowsme-n4j]

I really love these kinds of animes it’s a shame they don’t make them like this anymore

[@logic1458]

Watched this anime a few years ago, yet I still keep coming back to this song. It’s still one of my favorites.

[@比翼の鳥-q6s]

もう３年近く聴いてるけど全然飽きない 聴くとすごく落ち着く

[@JackALope044]

>Accepting one's fate A coward's way. And the people of the surface were cowards who never wanted to struggle or fight for anything. The people of Lux - or at least Shinji, Onishii, and Ichise - on the other hand, were strong, and full of passion, and willing to struggle and fight. The series is a comparison of two grops of people - Those without passion who simply sit around waiting to die as the days pass them by, and those with passion who live life as fully as they can.

[@山田太郎-g6m5n]

最後にみたのなんて10数年前なのにいまだにあの衝撃の終盤の場面が記憶に強く残っていて、その後の喪失感からのささやかな慰めの花からのこのEDはほんと美しかったですね

[@TrackFourtyFour]

It's like all of the emotion that was void in the series suddenly spilled forth in the last scene...so powerful.

[@mohammad4110]

I think i just got my soul crushed because of the song and the scene

[@cb317fitness]

I just recently watched this anime. This and Ergo Proxy easily made it into my top 10. These anime are so fascinating and really make you ponder on a lot. It’s too bad they don’t get the appreciation they deserve nowadays. I suppose they’re likely not for everyone, but I’ll keep preaching my love for them🙌🏼

[@lividry]

My 2 favorite anime 🫶

[@Nobodyknowsme-n4j]

Same

[@GiordanoCirillo]

my two favourite anime, so rare to find people which put together texhnolyze and Ergo Proxy.... 😮I'm so happy to know thank you

[@Rehan-wb2ok]

​@GiordanoCirillo cya, you are so.. so.. so.. 😮

[@TakaCode]

What a beautiful anime. This anime needs more attention tbh One of my all time favorite anime. 9.80/10 :)

[@killerra]

Cried like a baby for half an hour, after this started playing at the end. What a payoff.

[@arxsyn]

The imagery in this song leaves me breathless. Perfect ending for a dying.world. (I dip my hands into this darkness, this is the ink of all our lifetimes... I'm a sailor eternal)

[@JackALope044]

>Go and live on the surface which is really just sitting around and waiting to die No thank you sir that would have been an even worse ending than this one. At least Ichise managed to die full of passion, rather than a soulless automaton like upstairs.

[@QuantumPoole]

One of the best anime endings ever. This song just hammers it home.

[@NonFictional-Punpun]

I remember watching that final scene, listening to the song while seeing the flower, and just crying while waiting for it to end. Such beautiful song

[@r123456789rei123]

This anime goes to show us that as bad as the world really is, and as how messed up humanity is to each other, living a life of no conviction or emotion is still worse than being what we truly are: beings full of emotion and life, humans. Yes, there might be pain, immeasurable pain. The world might come down so hard on us that we might even consider leaving it forever sooner than normal. But, at least then we would have lived those moments genuinely and passionately, while finding some gold nuggets of true happiness in between. At least then we would have died with all that is us at our core, including all the moments that we lived and the feelings that we felt. PS: I'm not a native English speaker, so please excuse any grammatical mistakes.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

I think you couldn’t have said it any better.

[@aidans4464]

@Tony Tran Well, they did actually find a way to prevent death in the form of the Shapes. However, the Shapes got a fate worse than death.

[@calliope3123]

@Tony Tran the show is about how extreme nihilistic ideas can be harmful to humanity how it's leading to nowhere basically

[@johnnyscocktaeil7875]

@Tony Tran The Texhnolyze wasn't made to prevent people from extinction tho, it was just made to evolve humans, but failed, everyone died mainly the cause of human aggression, the message of the show isn't just about understanding death. We have the surface and the underground world to compare, of how humans can live, without in between of nihilism vs extremism. But I get it we all have different interpretations.

[@johnnyscocktaeil7875]

@MemesAreDreams I see the vision.... hahahhs fuck, okay anyways this series is what I see when the first world country becomes evil and started making secret experiments on poor people

[@Nyrsaeans]

Oof. The tears. I love Texhnolyze.

[@GoumesGames]

Masterpiece

[@user-w1fd2-u8l]

テクノライズは陰鬱なシナリオの連続ながら、不思議と最後には爽やかな余韻が残る。 未来は残酷で美しい。本当にそのままだった。

[@ci19140]

Dang I still remember how I felt when i watched the show back in 2015.

[@もも-r9z8d]

この曲聞くたびに切なくなるけど大好きな曲！

[@rafaelmasters2358]

This song and anime absolutely broke me for months. Still too scared to go back and watch again, cant take the heartbreak. One of the most compelling and gripping animes ever made.

[@Seyanoo]

To this day I haven’t been moved by any other anime’s besides Texhnolyze. Truly one of the most underrated anime’s

[@ふみぽん-n2q]

本当に残酷なのに美しく描かれていて。衝撃的な作品だった予想できないストーリー。凄かった

[@soultaker067]

My heart 💔 I think I cried for a solid hour after the anime ended 😂 and took me a while to not be sad about it. One of the best series I’ve watched and still one of my all time favorites 🥲❤️

[@akashisan96]

What a chillingly beautiful song.

[@Crouchez]

After learning of Miura’s passing, this song was one of the first that surfaced in my mind alongside the actual Berserk soundtracks.

[@MalkuthSephira]

fuck, i guess it wasn't just me then

[@scottgimple8107]

Same

[@SaxonMaster]

I can't remember an anime end, which was so sad, depressing and beautiful at the same time. It was very hard to hold back those nasty pride-destroying tears. Texhnolyze is one of the best animes I have ever seen, and this beautiful sad song is just one reason for it.

[@aidans4464]

The people who created Lux did not understand that society needs both violence and peace to survive. By separating the violent and peaceful people from each other, they doomed both of them to die there own separate deaths. The peaceful people died from a lack of desire to live, while the violent people died from their own violent tendencies.

[@Krikenemp18]

As in everything, balance is needed.

[@johnnyscocktaeil7875]

@@Krikenemp18 ....as all things should be

[@breadeater1194]

The surface (Hades) seemed to be the inevitable endpoint for humanity, even with the violent people around, as it was only with the conflict and scarcity Lux provided that the violence erupted. Lux was unique for its lack of complacent people, but I don't think the people with the survival genes were culled out of the surface population. And then another thing to consider is that Lux succeeded - its inhabitants got to live forever. It wasn't in a form that humans would find meaningful, but the goal, create a society that maximized the ability to stay alive, was accomplished. It was not just the violence that destroyed them, but wanting to live so badly that they got rid of the things that made life worth living. Maybe you need the willingness to keep something going forever, but the ability to let go of the things that cannot.

[@thehook8921]

@@breadeater1194 I'd like to believe that they would live forever but the show shows how the people in the shapes have that brain disease that's eroding them.

[@LightningStrike1212]

this show does not understand that people are not that one dimensional

[@Badruborg]

This song synchronized well with the ending. I think because it of that it can make you cry

[@soniczeds]

If there's anything you want, anything at all. come to me...your guardian angel.

[@johannsebastienbach]

i bought the entire dvd box of texhnolyze. it's sheerly astonshing piece of masterpiece. But one of the most depressing animes ever

[@edwardfetner2513]

that is one of the only prized pieces of physical media i have left. i will never get rid of it

[@iatepacman745]

omg i just finished this and holy fuck i was crying in the end, such a depressing sad story.

[@danmcmurphy2823]

this song still brings me to tears almost everytime i listen. Poor Ran :'(

[@pjclash8583]

My Favorite Anime of them all.

[@neonwitch1449]

PJ Clash me too... it affected me so much that I can never forget it

[@human3507]

i felted really dry in that ending, like, i can't describe what or why, but it was just too strange. Is hard to get that feeling in most animes/series. The story and Storytelling are amazing. The art is atmospherical. And the OST's... 10/10

[@LYRICS47991]

Walking Through the Empty Age Lyrics: I dip my hands into this darkness This is the ink of all of our lifetimes Here in this world of utter silence Let the stones speak to me Tattooed here across my skin, "I Will Live" Like a rose that grows from the wreckage Blood red, beautiful How the storms all around me are now breathless Is this the end of the raging road Through the tangled mind? Is this the end of starlit skies? Are we walking blind? Let me set out through this morning Open arms to greet the empty ages Reborn, see how I'm circling I'm a sailor, eternal [Instrumental] Is this the end of the wasted way? Is this the death of time? Is this the end of blue psychic seas? Are we sailing blind? Oh, look down on me Watch over me as I walk across this world Oh, hold me in hidden hands Let us go Oh, look down on me Watch over me as I walk acorss this world Teach me how to take my first footsteps... To the end...

[@gluee2k14]

what a final episode...

[@matthewmiller9485]

spoilers: Most anime threaten "everything will end" as a threat or a premonition, but it hardly ever happens. What hit so hard with Texhnolyze is that it actually did happen. I think we need a few "bad" or "sad" anime endings to keep perspective of this threat relevant. It means so little when the "bad" ending of everyone dying never happens, but makes you understand how truly sad and heartbreaking it is when you actually see it. Texhnolyze made me realize how horrible and heartbreaking "the end" can really be.

[@luceromb26]

I agreed with you. In some way, death is the last "hope" for this kind of people who lost humanity. And the flower show us how fleeting and beautiful can be the end. And i think the first and last smile of Ichise is so peaceful because he realized this, he "has changed" and feels human again and is finally free. Afterall, death is one of the most important part of life.

[@saturnoguildestern1124]

Is it the death of time? - - -

[@levobertus]

This is one of the few songs that actually make me feel sad.

[@venor2612]

Levobertus nippah

[@mrmoviemanic1]

I am forever scared by this series. So many messages that were said, and so many terrific characters, but most of all the hard truth of what we would become if the apocalypse did happen, at least in my mind. Just like how Bioshock showed how human's cope in an environment of complete freedom, this series did that with the apocalypse.

[@guineapig1016]

I only cried on 3 animes. This was one of them. I still dont understand why i cried.

[@mrmoviemanic1]

Jeremiah Link Subconscious understanding is what the series uses to its advantage, they play the characters off as so normal you forget that they could be anyone in the world today if these events happened. Plus Rin and Ichise's story is one of a tragic melody like this song for example, sums up the whole series in Ichise and Rin's mind. I think when the song ends is what hits me hard the most, sort of like saying it's over for everyone, every character has had there ending.

[@Raven-us7fz]

I believe is is an accurate prediction of what humanity will become.

[@Maru96]

^Nah you just need some meds.

[@minyeollee2116]

such an underrated anime.

[@Nobodyknowsme-n4j]

It still is anime these days just sucks most of em are

[@killerra]

I can't make it through the end without crying my eyes out. Once this song starts, it's a done deal for me.

[@MrChronoLex]

One of the greatest ending ever, this song is so fitting for that ending ;_;

[@JackALope044]

It's like you didn't understand the series at all. It wasn't the city of Lux going insane that was the downfall of humanity. The downfall of humanity occurred on the surface, where people lost their passion for life and simply sat around waiting to die. The city of Lux, with men like Shinji and Onishii and Yoshii and Ichise in it, could never suffer such a fate. This series wasn't about humanity killing itself. This series was about humanity living a passionate life, up until the last moment.

[@calliope3123]

Kind of funny to see these nihilistic people in the comment section saying that the show is actually doing an apology of nihilistic philosophies When it's not The author has even written other great master pieces that covers that subject And that we should believe in something, whatever it might be To give a meaning, a purpose to our life...

[@nyodesu]

Since I don't really have much else to add from my statement below, here's a comment I made about my feelings on this show and its ending: Beautifully happy yet sad, in a way bittersweet. This show’s ending was one of the first one a long while that I actually cried to in a while. Messed me up, man, lol. I was expecting Ichise to live in the end and become a stronger person from everything and just find a new path in life and all of this cliché stuff, but nah, he just…went to sleep basically. Least he got some rest that he undoubtedly deserved. It was a real twist and a tear-jerker that got me good. A reminder that not everyone out there gets a all perfect, happy, ending with proper closure and have to compromise with the best that they can get. Man...this ending song definitely adds to the emotional impact it leaves on ya…sure did on me…

[@ragnafox]

Literally crying 😭

[@Urdalibertine]

It is strange but I view Texhnolyze not as a stark reminder that reality can be expressed in a much darker sense without it feeling unreal. I look at it as the ultimate escape from the truth,we could never bring ourselves to build a Lukuss or live like that.We just don't have that choice. It is a beautiful reminder on a human darkness and despair that can never truly exist.

[@phlaryx7145]

This is the last song I ever want to hear in my life right before I kick the bucket.

[@alessandrott7568]

I was playing Dark Souls and remembered this song... "here in this world of utter silence".

[@paoloangelino24]

Dang, just finished watching Texhnolyze and I'm still processing what happened in the end...

[@DarthRevanWoad]

"Tattooed here across my skin: "I will live""

[@iishaanshukla]

I never really bother to sit through the ending and credits of an anime but fucking hell I'm grateful I did for this one just because I wanted to see what would become of Ichise I guess. When he smiled in the end I actually felt cold. After watching so many animes with good and ok endings I guess I was waiting for such an ending. This and Shiki shaked me up.

[@ejayz89]

I didn't cry till this song played, but at least he change and found peace before he died

[@theinvincible278]

this song is outright great. No doubt.

[@rexblack8170]

i didn't think i would find a new comment on this underrated anime's video

[@edwardfetner2513]

the parts of the song where she goes "it is the end" REALLY hit me hard

[@RinoaDestiny]

I have to wholeheartedly agree. I think it gives Texhnolyze a graceful end, which was not something I'd expected. In fact, it redeems it in a big way.

[@Nobodyknowsme-n4j]

My favorite playlist

[@Bajinder0172]

I lost my father... this song kinda reminds me of him.

[@hawk5165]

Quarantine mood...

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

This anime is so fucking bitter. It's one of my top 3 favorite animes ever (the other 2 being Monster and Ergo Proxy).

[@ryantylerMachete]

+DoomMantia good taste, watch welcome nhk and berserk if you haven't.

"Ergo Proxy" is fucking trash in comparing to "Texhnolyze", which is a masterpiece in Dystopia genre. And not even in comparing. "Ergo Proxy" is just intertextual compilation plagiarism trash for dummies and shiteaters.

[@dormin2749]

@@ryantylerMachete *read Berserk, then watch the anime (just the old one, even if there's a huge cut of the story)

[@aidans4464]

@ Ergo Proxy wasn't nearly as good as Texhnolyze at all, but it isn't plagiarism. Texhnolyze was about the meaninglessness of life, while Ergo Proxy was about finding your purpose in life. The ultimate themes of the two shows were opposite of each other, and Ergo Proxy ended on a much more hopeful note than Texhnolyze.

​@@aidans4464 It is complete intertextual plagiarism and reminiscence ("ergo trash"), since there is absolute 0 (zero) original ideas. All ideas were stolen and used from different art and media. Creators don't even object to this assertion, because they know it's true. They made 0 new expressions, almost 0 intellectual work, while "Texhnolyze" is a true art, which express experience and intellectual work of it's creators, it can give valuable information to viewers. Also you made ultimate simplifications and generalizations with your arguments, which is not good. However partially true. But both works use philosophy of nihilism, existentialism and absurdism. Damn, even feminism. So they are not so opposite at all. The thing is "ergo trash" is awful realization, preudo-intellectual fairy tale in the form of dystopia for dummies and infants, while "Texhnolyze" is a serious realistic depiction of dystopia and a work of art for serious audience, who understand at least something in life, who have enough experience. "Texhnolyze" is a superior work in the anime kind of art, outstanding as a take on these topics and in Dystopia genre. And yes, it has one of the most precise and natural endings. Only optimist (optimism equals infinite stupidity) can think of hope, leap of faith and other ending. Human nature. Read at least all works by Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Mainlander, then come back for a discussion. Best wishes in fighting ignorance.

[@KitKatNightPrincess]

I really wasn't connecting to this series when i watched it but I really wanted to see how it all came together. By the time the ending came it had grabbed my heart and this song made me want to curl up and fade away. Good anime.

[@DragoonWarrior790]

I actually haven't seen this anime. I only know this song from a cd I have by Yoko Ishida that had this song on it, and I absolutely love it! (the cd and the song) I know somone is going to tell me to watch it. I think this song should be reason enough. I'll watch it eventually.

[@MrFishateyokids]

DragoonKnight790 If you ever watch the anime, please give me your opinion, I watched it already and I obviously love it

[@yellowrain3747]

Watch

[@ViggyNash]

100% the perfect quote. I wouldn't be surprised if the story was partially inspired by this.

[@anon-kc1bk]

Tattooed here across my skin, "I Will Live" Rest In Peace Tooyama :(

[@juantesino7764]

I'm the Sailor, Eternal.

[@espiritujuvenilmalogrado9610]

This is one of the most beautiful and saddest songs that I have heard and I have to recognize that a lot of bands of DSBM does not have lyric so well created like this :´( By the way that final was .... I do not have words to describe how it destroyed my soul

[@GoodVulture]

Is it wrong that I feel that this show and it’s incredible ending would go over the heads of everyone I know in real life?

[@Onche518]

Most people are plebs

[@diegogutierrez9505]

Most people won't tolerate it. Sad and beautiful ending at the same time.

[@KAIMA.N]

I was here

[@firemax8738]

it's beautiful and i cried.

[@monkeyman123321]

Perfect quote for this song and anime, "This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper" T. S. Eliot's The Hollow Men.

[@ukhio]

The ending was like a brick right in the face, like when u feel so nostalgic or broken heart or something similar, painful. You actually can feel each work she sings asking yourself this can't end like this, come on!!! T_T

[@Grapemaul]

I seriously love this song... and I need to go back and watch the anime again.

[@UrielBiffano]

Me voy a cortar las venas con esa canción y ese final. The saddest end ever..

[@MadeULook2Times]

I have yet to see an anime end as perfectly as Texhnolyze did. SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! It's weird though. Although the ending was supposed to be depresing with the extintion of humanity and all but I felt a sense of renewed hope and I got a warm feeling from it. As if it felt like it was okay that humanity was ending. It was strange but I never have felt so much from an ending to an anime before.

[@Neethan3247]

RIP Ichise

[@Neethan3247]

Yeah my bad lol. Sad thing is though no one really wants to watch this sad masterpiece. People are more into stuff like Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, or Attack on Titan etc.

[@fethibensaad2161]

parag3247 There will always be retards that would rather watch DxD or Snk than watch some great shows like Tex,Lain or Ergo Proxy. It's a sad truth but hidden gems are meant to stay hidden

[@Neethan3247]

Fethi Ben Saad Yeah lol. If you think about it this show is the exact opposite of Attack on Titan. AoT tried so hard to bring in viewers/readers with its action, deaths, dystopian storyline etc. Whereas this show does the exact opposite...And yet i feel it was better in everyway.

[@AnthemOfDying]

+parag3247 I dont think AoT and Texhnolyze should be compared in that way because they are aiming for completely different things. AoT, as you said, tried to get it's audience with intense action scenes and the fact that the supporting cast was always getting killed, creating the illusion of danger for the MCs. It is shounen and thus still gives the viewer gratification, while Texhnolyze rarely gives us anyting like that. It doesn't build up hope or tries to mess with our expectations like AoT, it just presents us the end of humanity and ask the question what it was all for. So AoT is just a show meant to be watched for fun and excitment, while texhnolyze is here to ask us questions. With that difference I don't think comparing them will amount to much.

[@Neethan3247]

Which is why i prefer Texhnolyze. It's my opinion but think of it this way. Michael Bay's Tranformers or Christopher Nolan's Inception. 2 different films but if we do have to compare them do we even have think twice. I am not disagreeing with you though.

[@airumanreddo6812]

Canzone molto rilassante, rimasi di stucco mentre l'anime stava giungendo al termine. Bella.

[@Arfvzzbxx]

The end of what we call the human race. The last one dies peacefully at lest. Such a depressing ending.

[@greenricee]

Anyone know how to find this on Spotify. I swear every year I look and can’t find it

[@R1ckr011]

How is that not insanity? Accepting ones fate and fading into oblivion, versus charging into it full bore... No, i think that insanity is a perfect way to frame it, because the entire show seems encapsulated by it.