▁the ▁series ▁DVD ▁box ▁set ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁giving ▁the ▁series ▁a ▁ 7 . 0 ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁Smith ▁overall ▁found ▁the ▁visual s , ▁music ▁and ▁voice ▁acting ▁of ▁Er go ▁Pro xy ▁to ▁be ▁exception al , ▁but ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁overall ▁story ▁was ▁too ▁complex ▁and ▁re lied ▁too ▁heavily ▁on ▁philosoph ical ▁references ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁strong ▁narr ative . ▁In ▁conclusion , ▁D . ▁F . ▁Smith ▁wrote ▁" Er go ▁Pro xy ▁isn ' t ▁without ▁its ▁share ▁of ▁disappoint ments , ▁but ▁even ▁so , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁he ck ▁of ▁a ▁lot ▁going ▁for ▁it . ▁What ▁it ▁la cks ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁a ▁truly ▁g ri pping , ▁involving ▁story , ▁it ▁makes ▁up ▁for ▁in ▁part ▁with ▁a ▁powerful ▁sound track , ▁some ▁powerful ▁visual s , ▁and ▁the ▁occas ional ▁powerful ▁insight . ▁If ▁those ▁are ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁things ▁you ▁go ▁to ▁Japanese ▁animation ▁looking ▁for , ▁you ▁might ▁not ▁find ▁this ▁series ▁disappoint ing ▁at ▁all ". ▁Another ▁I GN ▁column ist , ▁R ams ley ▁Is ler , ▁placed ▁Er go ▁Pro x ys ▁opening ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁greatest ▁an ime ▁opening . ▁Is ler ▁pra ised ▁the ▁opening ' s ▁use ▁of ▁dark ▁visual s ▁ju xt ap osed ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁theme ▁song ' s ▁optim istic ▁tone , ▁comparing ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁N ine ▁In ch ▁N ails ▁or ▁Life