▁have ▁no ▁capacity ▁to ▁reproduce ▁naturally , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁that ' s ▁what ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁told . ▁Like wise , ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁person ▁is ▁grown , ▁they ▁are ▁done ▁so ▁to ▁ful fill ▁a ▁specific ▁purpose , ▁thus ▁ens uring ▁that ▁person ' s ▁future - place ▁in ▁society ▁through ▁a ▁" ra ison ▁d ' être ". ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁Er go ▁Pro xy ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Sh ū k ō ▁Mur ase ▁with ▁D ai ▁Sat ō ▁serving ▁as ▁chief ▁writer ▁and ▁Na oy uki ▁O nd a ▁as ▁character ▁designer . ▁The ▁an ime ▁was ▁originally ▁announced ▁at ▁the ▁M IP ▁TV ▁Trade ▁Show ▁in ▁France ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 3 - ep is ode ▁TV ▁series . ▁Mang lo be ▁initially ▁approached ▁Sh ū k ō ▁Mur ase ▁with ▁a ▁bare - b ones ▁vision ▁for ▁a ▁fut ur istic ▁detect ive ▁thr iller , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁title , ▁a ▁plot ▁outline ▁for ▁episodes ▁ 1 - 3 ▁and ▁a ▁design ▁concept ▁for ▁Rom de au . ▁Bey ond ▁that ▁they ▁let ▁him ▁develop ▁the ▁idea ▁towards ▁a ▁more ▁exist ential ist ▁sl ant . ▁" There ▁was ▁almost ▁too ▁much ▁freedom ", ▁he ▁laugh s . ▁" A ▁show ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁a ▁commercial ▁network ▁car ries ▁restrictions ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁slot ", ▁he ▁explains . ▁" Sp ons ors ▁often ▁have ▁requests ▁intended ▁to ▁help ▁prop el ▁the ▁work ▁to ▁hit ▁status ; ▁and ▁mer ch and ising ▁ent ails