How did people ever not understand this anime? It's themes are pretty apparent and the philosophy is intro level. Are they just high school teens who don't get it, or is the general populace that stupid?

It's a fairly miserable setting and since the very start most people watch anime to get away from existential misery.

>>279801374 (OP)
Ergo literally spells out everything for the audience.
But not gonna lie I watched it for Re-l

>>279801989
Re-L is a bitch. I watched for Pino

>>279801374 (OP)
most people haven't read a book since high school

are u a woman

>>279801374 (OP)
She looks like Evanesence

>>279801374 (OP)
The theme of it is sort of spiritual in nature. The relation of ego and higher self. That gets into a metaphysical and ineffable territory of experience, one that most npc/hylic types don't even realize is there with them.

Also what they explicitly discuss is straight forward, but there are also various unspoken themes and references that point to deeper philosophy that isn't nessecarily easily penetrable, but adds to the overall messaging. The best example being deleuze and guattari getting name dropped.

The problem is the pacing

>>279801374 (OP)
Didn't watch because Digi called it pretentious

>>279804587
>Digi
who?

>>279804688
the one whom snob hates

>>279801989
This. Almost fell asleep with all the episodes dedicated to practically spelling things out for the audience.

>>279801374 (OP)
ngl I had to to watch it 2 times to get most of the themes. The series is not bad, but the series expects too much from its viewers.
>is /a/ stupid on average?
Anon, I...

raisin d' extra

>>279804587
the tranny?

>>279801374 (OP)
wake me up inside

>>279802896
I didn't even read books in highschool
Ergo Proxy still has the subtley of a lead pipe

>>279801374 (OP)
I'm very stupid but I loved Pino so this anime gets a 10

>>279806798
Yeah, the main problem is that it just gets really boring.

>>279801374 (OP)
Reison detre

>>279801374 (OP)
It's psued shit that says nothing or very little. You aren't smart.

>>279801374 (OP)
I really like this one, setting, idea, characters and the general positive message of it really won me over, but it does have severe pacing problem.
You really need to be invested to even want to finish it

>>279804224
Whoa, damn, I've never noticed. You could be onto something anon.

>>279812127
Back then I hated the pacing but these days I honestly like it. Everything else is too hectic now and there's no breathing room to think or show things in a slow manner.

>>279801989
>Ergo literally spells out everything for the audience
Yeah, that's why it was quite hard to watch, for me.