Texhnolyze

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Texhnolyze
テクノライズ
(Tekunoraizu)
Genre Cyberpunk, Crime fiction
TV anime
Director Hirotsugu Hamazaki
Studio Madhouse
Network Fuji Television
Original run April 16, 2003 – September 24, 2003
Episodes 22

Texhnolyze (テクノライズ Tekunoraizu?) is a Japanese animated television series directed by Hirotsugu Hamazaki, from a screenplay by Chiaki Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda.

The events takes place in the underground city of Lux. Denizens of Lux have come to call it "The City" and treat it as a sentient force. Three factions vie for control of the city: the Organo, a conglomerate with ties to the criminal underworld in the prosthetics business ("Texhnolyze"); the Union, a populist group interfering with Organo's affairs; and Racan, a marauding group of Texhnolyzed youths looking to trigger an all-out war. The series follows Ichise, a prize fighter who loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged promoter.

Texhnolyze aired on Fuji Television from April 16, 2003 to September 24 of the same year, totaling twenty episodes. Two "secret" episodes were included in the DVD release.

[edit] Plot

Lux is the battleground of three factions: the Organo, the Union, and the Racan. The Organo is a business-like organization that is linked to the manufacture and sale of Texhnolyze prosthetics. The Union is a populist or luddite-type group whose primary motivation is to interfere with Texhnolyze. They view the Organo as esurient and parasitic. The Racan are a marauding group of Texhnolyzed youths who commit violent acts in hope of triggering an all-out war between Texhnolyze and the Union. A fourth faction, known as the Class, rarely get involved with the City because they are closely connected to the surface world.

Membership in Organo, the Union, or Racan confers privileges. The rest of the populace are extremely poor. Overrun by such criminal organizations, Lux quickly became a dystopia. The nominal protagonist of the series is Ichise, a boxer who is Texhnolyzed after being maimed, and his struggle to adapt to his cybernetic existence and find a purpose in his life.

[edit] Characters

Ichise

Ichise is a street fighter who participates in underground fight clubs for money. A "stray dog" struggling to survive, Ichise undergoes a texhnolyze procedure on his arm and leg after being spared from death by Doc.

Voiced by: Akira Haga (Japanese), Justin Gross (English)

Ran

Ran is a flower girl from the village of Gabe chosen as her generation's Seer. Ran's gift of foresight grants her insight into Lux's dark future. She is often wearing a white fox mask.

Voiced by: Shizuka Itou (Japanese), Carrie Savage (English)

Doc

Doc is skilled in the science behind Texhnolyzation. She comes from the Class, and she designs methods to not only replace, but improve human limbs, for what she believes, is the next step in human evolution. She gives to Ichise a prosthetic leg and arm of her own design, which continue to function even after the obelisk shutdown. She refers to the design of Shapes as "junk".

Voiced by: Shizumi Niki (Japanese), Victoria Harwood (English)

Keigo Onishi

Onishi is the head of the Organo. Because of his quick rise to power, other members are distrustful of Onishi. He claims to hear the Voice of the City.

Voiced by: Hiroshi Tsuchida (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)

Shinji

Shinji is a founding leader of the Racan. He often gets involved in the city's gang wars. He has a texhnolyzed right index finger on his right hand.

Voiced by: Masaya Kitaide (Japanese), Jason C. Miller (English)

Kazuho Yoshii

Yoshii is a visitor from the surface world. His purpose is to upset the uneasy balance of power in the underground city.

Voiced by: Takashi Inoue (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English)

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