what is This?????????

edit: hehe... this was the special broadcast of episode 1... the series itself will start on february 25th but this looks like it is a real subbed ep! can't wait to see how it goes! (group is unknown to me though -> Jelly Caption Team)

edit II: 1st things first... Is this really a series and not an OVA? because the animation is gorgeous! anyways, here is what i think of the first ep (might be some spoilers, although i doubt anything is important at this point)

Animation and art: DAAAAAAAAAMN, Samurai Champloo was beautiful, but this show blows past it. really well done in the animation department. the art is dark and gritty (good for sci-fi genre) and the main character "Lir" looks cool. also, the way the Proxies move does showcase that they are indeed powerful

Story and Environment: okay, not much can be said about the story for now. Set in the future, some sort of humanoid thing called a "Proxy" escaped from somewhere. one thing that i also read somewhere else, the future world in which the show is set is FULL of cliche things about sci-fi, like androids becoming sentient, love androids, different classes of citizens, etc. there is not much originality there i have to say. but its only one ep and maybe (probably) the world is more screwed up than we think. we'll see.

Characters: interesting characters. I like Lir and her Autorave (Iggy?) and I like the Proxies. other than that, I'm waiting to see what will happen to the other people. the migrant guy sounds like he is weak (although his actions do show some mental strength). Law is totally unknown to me and the Hitler-looking guy annoys me (yes he didn't do anything but... i don't like him).

bottom line. good episode, and great intro for a show! I'll be downloading the real version (with OP by radiohead?) feb 25th..

oh and the translation by that group is not very good. also, when Lir and iggy(?) talk in the car, its normal to have static (i thought my speakers had a problem... they should have made it a more pleasant kind of static)