When it comes to complexity of story and twisted development of characters, Ergo Proxy does what is expected and unexpected quite very well! It’s dark and it really makes you wonder! Ergo Proxy’s plot is so deep and puzzling that it actually snuffs questions and queries out of you. Can’t be helped I guess; but that’s how this particular show made it to this list. It’s that sort of anime that messes with your thoughts!
In a world that is almost entirely inhospitable due to the after-effects of the methane hydrate layer explosion, the remnants of mankind seek refuge in the protective covering of secluded domed cities. Life is not the same as before as people are now strictly regulated and supported by machine creatures called AutoReivs. One day, a mysterious virus called the Cogito virus suddenly appears to infect the AutoReivs and cause them to rampage in madness. Much to Inspector Re-l’s perilous investigation of the AutoReivs and the virus, she stumbles upon something more sinister…the monsters known as Proxies!