History YMMV / ErgoProxy

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole soundtrack, but particularly the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAXrRWLKzko opener, Monoral's "Kiri"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znx2BwdFLcg "Centzontotochtin"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIpILgkjpVw "Shampoo Planet"]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYyCkM5Bxkg closer,]] Music/{{Radiohead}}'s "Paranoid Android."

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: This is a show that suddenly becomes a stereotypical Japanese game show for one episode without any explanation of how everyone gets there. Need we say more?

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: This is a show that suddenly becomes a stereotypical Japanese game show for one episode without any explanation of how everyone gets there. Need we say more?

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Pino, The Girl With A Smile. Her cuteness keeps the somber series from descending too deeply into GrimDark territory.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Though it does get better as the show goes on, some of the early episodes run into this problem. Near the beginning of the series, there are a few moral dilemmas stemming from EvilVersusEvil, an example of which involves either: stopping the Proxy that's loose in Romdo so that the fascist government can regain total control over the city, or not stopping the Proxy and thereby allowing it to continue with its murder spree. On the bright side though, it's all uphill from there.

* CultClassic: Not a particularly successful or popular show, but it maintains a loyal fanbase who still try to interpret the philosophical themes to this day (or how relevant those themes are to the plot).

** The series is so often recommended along with other, more famous cyberpunk anime that some viewers can find it boring and weird in comparison to them. It doesn't help that there is actually very little cyberpunk on it and that some of its more conventional points (like the Cogito virus storyline, a classic ZerothLawRebellion) don't receive much attention in favor of Vincent's quest and the story of the more fantasy-oriented Proxies.
** Viewers desiring to see UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} portrayed are often disappointed too, as the only real references to it in the series are Monad Proxy's name and a speech about the Creator and his traps that runs dangerously near BigLippedAlligatorMoment field.
** The series is more of a slow-paced psychological thriller rather than an action show, so many who come in expecting flashy fights are often left disappointed.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Though it does get better as the show goes on, some of the early episodes run into this problem. Near the beginning of the series, there are a few moral dilemmas stemming from BlackAndBlackMorality, an example of which involves either: stopping the Proxy that's loose in Romdo so that the fascist government can regain total control over the city, or not stopping the Proxy and thereby allowing it to continue with its murder spree. On the bright side though, it's all uphill from there.

** The Collective's members being named "Lacan", "Derrida", "Husserl" and "Berkeley" (see What Do You Mean, It's Not Symbolical below). The series has so little in common with the beliefs and writings of those men that it really looks like the production team grabbed random philosopher names and slapped them on four characters to make the show more bookish.

* CultClassic: Not a particularly successful or popular show, but it maintains a loyal fanbase who still try to interpret the philosophical themes to this day.

** [[spoiler: Re-L being a possible clone of Monad Proxy. This would have been a very interesting way to explore the nature of Vincent and Re-L's relationship.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The Cogito virus. When it is introduced, it is hinted it will be a huge part of the main storyline and will serve to explore the foundations of conscience and what separates humans from artificial intelligences. However, this point goes almost unaddressed, and the biggest influence of the virus in the series ends up being just to create the character of Pino and give [[spoiler:Iggy]] some drama later on.

** The series is more of a slow-paced psychological thriller rather than an action show, so many people who come in expecting flashy fights are often left disappointed.