Ergo Proxy

Rakuen Tsuihou addpermalink

totally the same thing
girl leaves utopia to go to the postapocalyptic "real world" and she meets up with some dude
they have a wacky adventure and eventually return to the utopia
robots with humanity
rulers of the utopia are statues of gods
the big difference here is that expelled from paradise is a bit more trashy 

 

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Akira addpermalink

Both contain similar existential themes and rely heavily on events that occurred prior to the series to fuel it's main plot. Each contain a corrupt character who sees his world with a skewed perspective and tries to fix it through whatever means necessary. Similar cyberpunk/dystopian setting as well. 

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Mousou Dairinin addpermalink

While the anime are about different subjects, they are simlar in a way that they make us think about our societies and our roles. Both have intelligent and creative narratives, though Ergo Proxy has a bit more action. 

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Persona: Trinity Soul addpermalink

The art style, and the learning about the other part of themselves.. while in ergo, it's *actual* transformation, vs. persona, which is the idea behind the transformation of yr inner persona..  

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Anime: Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

Mardock Scramble: The First Compression addpermalink

Both series deals with a female protagonist who is not your typical or normal girl.

Both anime composes of cyberpunk themes in a futuristic like setting.

Both series contain action, sci-fi, and drama as well as some violence and strange mood throughout some scenes.

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Deadman Wonderland addpermalink

Both take place in the post-apocaliptic future, contain strange monsters & lost memories 

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Boogiepop wa Warawanai addpermalink

I think the feeling in both is the same; both of the animes are surrealistic and dark. The music in both is very good and somewhat similar. 

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Trigun addpermalink

The main male character is a guy with a red suit/raincoat, and he alternates his behavior from clumsy/awkward to formidable and almost invincible when needed. So, Vincent Law and Vash look very similar as suit and nature. 

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Pale Cocoon addpermalink

Both are about a futuristic post apocalyptic world. Main characters are unaware of the past and try to peace together clues on what happened. Ergo Proxy is more action based where as Pale Cocoon is more cyberpunk. 

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Gankutsuou addpermalink

Similar story about a romance from the past and a guy trying to get revenge on those who have ruined his life. Both are very mysterious and  keep you guessing. 

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Tenshi no Tamago addpermalink

Both rely heavily on symbolism (especially religious) and require you pay close attention to fully grasp what is actually going on. The journey through a wasteland of sorts is present in each. The art style is also, at times, quite similar. 

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NieR:Automata Ver1.1a addpermalink

NieR: Automata Ver1.1a strongly resembled to me Ergo Proxy by common features of their atmosphere. Both animes take place in a time period where the world turned into a post apocalyptic one. There are also androids exists, main female characters are more likely a kuudere. Besides, in both series, there is implied indirectly a love between the main characters.  

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Eve no Jikan addpermalink

Both series feature handy and highly advanced robots/androids that humans become dependent on. Ergo Proxy has robots that have companionship with their owner, but Eve no Jikan has androids that are left as tools and often being discriminated. 

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Pandora Hearts addpermalink

Although it is not as a mindfuck as Ergo Proxy the dark elements in PH remind me of the show. Psychological breakdowns are in both shows. 

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Innocence addpermalink

- Both takes place in a cyberpunk and dystopic surrounding
- Both have MCs that are in detectives roles
- Robots that go rogue
- Uncovering a deep societal mystery
 

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The Big O addpermalink

Both shows are set in bubble cities in the near future and have some dark vibes. While Ergo Proxy doesn't have mechs, its does still have some action packed combat. More importantly the characters in both stories delve deeper in the history and dark past of the bubbles cites to reveal some big secrets. 

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Deca-Dence addpermalink

Both are sci-fi stories about dystopian and utopian societies. They tackle many of the same themes, despite sometimes having fairly different tones. They both have great plot twists and it's enjoyable to discover and unravel the mysteries of both worlds. Not everything is as it seems. 

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Perfect Blue addpermalink

First of all, PB and EP are deeply psychological animes. They're both about people, whose life was severely deranged by their own hasty decisions and then settled as a result of painful mental metamorphosis.

Main characters of both these animes try to find out their true identity: Vincent, having lost his memories, has lost his way in life either and tries to recollect them to regain his raison d'etre, whereas Mima's dreams and desires has gotten at odds with her current life situation and she suffers, because she can't figure out, whether the way she lives is right.
So both Vincent and Mima experience some kind of ''personality clash'', but in EP Vincent is sure his past was an attempt to deceive himself and is moving forward to get rid of any bonds with his fake life, while Mima is trying to convince herself, that being an actress is the thing she has always wanted and that everything changes only for the better.

Also, these animes are rather dark, especially PB. But no wonder they're dark: one is a postapocalyptic series, the other is a horror (more likely a thriller) movie. Their darkness is expressed in the anguish vibes, pictures of rotten world in EP and hapless personality deadlock in PB.  

Given PB is a movie, you won't see such a characters' evolution in it as in EP, a full season series. But i don't think it's a drawback of PB, because it's not so much a story of seeking for true self, it's  a story of dreams, getting more real than their owner.
Although PB lacks characters' evolution that's not to say there's no character development in it. In EP we can see characters changing, we can see them interacting and the reflection of their actions and thoughts onto reality, but you won't see, what the world is like in their view. PB is shown with the eyes of the main character, so you can feel the emotions Mima feels and understand them easily, without excessive analysis as in EP. Character development in PB is one of its strengths.

To conclude, these two titles are very different, albeit they are both animes about soul-searching, uncertainty and loss of mental guideline. So if you like psychological anime, that's definetely the thing you need. read more 

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Anime: Shinseiki Evangelion Movie: Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi ni

Shinseiki Evangelion Movie: Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi ni addpermalink

Extremely similar themes about self-discovery, growing up and deciding your own destiny. 
Both contain heavy amounts of symbolism and introspection into characters' psyche. 
They're both about learning to take responsibility for your actions and thinking for yourself.
Both Shinji and Vince face a dilemma about whether to obey the will of a father-figure  or whether to create their own unique path in their life. 
Re-l's and Asuka's character development practically parallel each other verbatim. They each learn to become more open, less arrogant and show some compassion to others.
Action and symbolism abound in them both but that's not what either of them are about. The true meaning is obscured and may not be clear if taken at face value.
Despite what little significance something might seem to have it's all interrelated. read more 

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Haibane Renmei addpermalink

They both are very philosophical and dark. What is one's purpose, why am I here, etc.  

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Elfen Lied addpermalink

I felt the same dark atmosphere in Elfen Lied, but it's still different from Ergo Proxy. Nevertheless if you liked Ergo Proxy, I'm sure you'll love Elfen Lied. 

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Koukaku no Regios addpermalink

Ergo and Chrome are both post-apocalyptic environments in which civilization sustains within domes, away from the toxic exterior environments. Each story focuses on monsters, or in the case of Ergo, Proxies. Aside from that, mood and plot highly differ between the dark (goth), mysterious, and mechanized-society of Ergo with the light, comedic atmosphere of Chrome. 

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Freedom addpermalink

READ---> Both take place in the post-apocalyptic time strain, both are about a grandiose journey in which many truths are uncovered. Both are about a civilization living in a life support dome, under severly strict governmental rule, and both have strong routes in human will and the need for freedom and the truth. There are many more small similarities that you will pick up as you whatch these as well. If you've seen one, you'll love the other. Trust me. 

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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann addpermalink

Travling and discovring new places with new ppl in the first part of TTGL similer to the secound Part of Ergo proxy..and then in the secound half of TTGL the develpment of the city was similer to how the city was in the first part of Ergo Proxy.. that's what made me relate these anime to each other.. 

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Akudama Drive addpermalink

Both are about a future city and it seems all other cities are gone. Both are about corupt/insane police controlling the city. 

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Blame! addpermalink

Ergo Proxy and Blame! are dark and unusual sci-fi titles. Both take place in a post apocalyptic scenario set in the future. A brooding atmosphere serves as the backdrop for the interaction between humans and thinking machines, exploring the thin line between them. Borderline supernatural creatures appear in both as well as living beings employed as powering devices. It should be taken into account, however, that Ergo Proxy is mostly a narrative driven anime that occasionally dips into speculations of a more philosophical kind while Blame! has hardly any plot to speak of and is one of the strangest experiences that any medium has to offer.
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Harmony addpermalink

both is set in a futuristic utopia. Both main characters are dissatisfied in their "perfect" lives and tries to solve a problem in their society. The art direction and animation in both works are very well done, although harmony is done better as it is a movie. If you like watching sci fi utopia/dystopian anime with philosophical and psychological undertones, you will like harmony. 

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Fractale addpermalink

Both are science fiction and has a theme of controlling humans. However, Fractale has a MUCH MORE happier mood than Ergo Proxy. In both anime, people tragically die and change.  

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Avenger addpermalink

Same idea of destroying old world for the sake of building new one. Ergo Proxy has a much darker mood though. 

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Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e addpermalink

Noein does the job of raising the philosophical questions and Ergo Proxy answers them in its own unique style - these two anime complement one another and are both masterpieces rich with discussions of 'existence'. 

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Blood+ addpermalink

If you were dissapointed by Blood+ like I was comparing it to the preview and what I expected, you should really try Ergo Proxy. It has many things that Blood+ would never have, although if you would here the story for both of them, you could barely differentiate them, and I'm talking about the atmosphere here. Ergo has the truly dark sceneries, ravages and atmosphere that you'd expect in Blood+, the conspiracy level is way higher and a lot less stereotipical and the difference of levels to what basicly exists in both would continue. 

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Shingeki no Kyojin addpermalink

Ergo Proxy is Shingeki no Kyojin's moody older brother. Although the setting of Ergo Proxy is an alternate future instead of an alternate past, both stories contain humans struggling in a vastly changed landscape. In both stories, humans have confined themselves - one with walls, the other with domed cities - in order to preserve their survival. 

However, what is the cost of living like a caged bird?

Alongside humans live humanoid creatures with superhuman strength: for Shingeki, the giants and for Ergo Proxy, the Proxies. Both creatures are complete mysteries to their human counterparts. In both series, the government strongly discourages curiosity of the outside world and prohibits the sharing of information they deem "dangerous" to the status quo of society.

If you enjoy the protagonists trio of Shingeki, you'll find Ergo Proxy's own trio strongly familiar. Both series revolve around men with seemingly no special attributes and a highly skilled, almost cold woman connected to that man for unknown reasons. However, instead of the intelligent Armin, you receive the adorable and sometimes illuminating Pino, an AutoReiv android in cat pajamas.

Although the genres differ slightly - Shingeki is heartfelt shounen bravado while Ergo Proxy is older, jaded reality - don't be fooled: these two are arguably the exact same show with different-flavored coatings.
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