Texhnolyze - Inhumane & Beautiful

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Thursday, December 30. 2004

Posted by Latcarf in Movies

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Texhnolyze - Inhumane & Beautiful

I just finished watching the first four episodes of Texhnolyze, an anime from the creators and producers that brought us Hellsing, Haibane Renmei. I am pretty impressed with the series so far.

There are 19 episodes in the series which span 5 DVDs. Average length for most anime series these days but this series is thick with story. It may be a bit hard to get into for the uninitiated. The art is absolutely beautiful but the first couple episodes have hardly any dialogue (or monologues for that case).

Most of the episodes on the first disk are told through (disparate) images and scenes. It doesn't detract from the message but it does require quite a bit of thinking. If you are not prepared for an intellectually deep story, stay away from this one because you will end up doing as much work as the writers did to really understand it.

That said, you can watch this series for the artwork only. The artwork is damn phenomenal and anyone who has an appreciation of art in general will really love the look of Texhnolyze. Backgrounds are super-rich in color and detail and the contrasts create moods that are undeniable. Really a great piece of work so far.

If you do pay attention to the story, you will not be unimpressed. There is a lot here and it is both inhumane and beautiful (to steal from the title of the first disk). The themes are dark and twisted and are punctuated by human emotion. The concepts presented are frankly scary and thought provoking.

I will recommend this title to all my anime loving friends but for my friends who haven't really watched anime, I wont suggest Texhnolyze until they have at least seen (and tolerated) Ghost in the Shell. Hmmm, I think the sequel to Ghost in the Shell just came out two days ago too!

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