History YMMV / Texhnolyze

* MainstreamObscurity: Is it any surprise that nobody ever gets around to watching this?

* VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler: Yoshii ''is'' a murderous psychopath, but his criticism of [[ButtMonkey Tatsuya]] having accomplished little since arriving in Lux, and the Racan's LibertyOverProsperity mindset being [[HobbesWasRight useless during a crisis]] both prove well-founded and completely accurate.]]

%%* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Maybe not completely, but it doesn't give up its meaning easily.

* TrueArtIsAngsty: Oh yes. This show is probably one of the best examples of this trope in existence. It has more than earned its title as one of the most dark, depressing and bleak anime series in existence, yet is highly regarded by most of the few people who have actually seen it, despite the fact that even most of its supporters will be quick to admit that it's a tough show to watch and will quickly turn certain people off. It's impossible for it ''not'' to fit this category with this combination of traits.

* UncannyValley: The [[spoiler:surface world]] is pretty much at the dead center of Uncanny Valley.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Due to the series having EvilVersusEvil it's kind of about this trope. Nothing the characters do has any hope of saving the world, as it turns out; and there are copious hints that this is the case; but the series is very tight-lipped about it, and up to the moment they turn into plants, it looks like the Shapes (that is, the bad guys) might have lives worth living. And we don't get confirmation of [[spoiler:Ran's]] death until the last few minutes. So the first viewing becomes a sort of staring contest: How much do you care about these characters, and how much hopelessness are they worth to you?

** [[spoiler: Yoshii. A monster who brought a city to its knees over a delusional desire to see [[TheSocialDarwinist everyone at each other's throats?]] Given his willingness to murder a prostitute and her pimp in cold blood for no pragmatic reason, and [[IHaveYourWife his demands towards Onishii,]] it's certainly a likely portrait of his character. Or in fact, a [[WellintentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]] who saw what an ugly mess Lux was, and sought to help the people of Lux through [[NecessarilyEvil extreme yet possibly necessary methods?]] Given his [[AffablyEvil general politeness,]] [[NobleDemon his willingness to]] [[PetTheDog protect Ran at his life's risk early in the series]], and his [[MotiveRant Motive Rants]] towards [[WhatTheHellHero Tatsuya,]] [[WeCanRuleTogether Shi]][[DareToBeBadass nji]], and [[NotSoDifferent Onishii,]] it's an unusual, yet equally possible interpretation.]]

* ItWasHisSled: [[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Everyone died. The end.]]