ders . ▁Ins pect or ▁Re - L ▁May er ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁investigate , ▁discover ing ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁complicated ▁plot ▁behind ▁it ▁that ▁involves ▁a ▁hum ano id ▁species ▁known ▁as ▁" Proxy " ▁who ▁are ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁secret ▁government ▁experiments . ▁ ▁The ▁series , ▁which ▁is ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁philosophy ▁and ▁G nost ic ism , ▁features ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁ 2 D ▁digital ▁cel ▁animation , ▁ 3 D ▁computer ▁model ing , ▁and ▁digital ▁special ▁effects . ▁After ▁its ▁release ▁in ▁Japan , ▁the ▁an ime ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁for ▁a ▁DVD ▁release ▁by ▁Gene on ▁Entertainment ▁USA , ▁with ▁a ▁subsequent ▁broadcast ▁on ▁F use ▁TV . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁also ▁distributed ▁to ▁Australian , ▁British ▁and ▁Canadian ▁an ime ▁mark ets . ▁Since ▁its ▁release , ▁Er go ▁Pro xy ▁has ▁received ▁mostly ▁favor able ▁reviews ▁which ▁pra ised ▁its ▁visual s ▁and ▁them es . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Story ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁in ▁a ▁fut ur istic ▁dom ed ▁city ▁called ▁Rom de au , ▁built ▁to ▁protect ▁its ▁citizens ▁after ▁a ▁global ▁e colog ical ▁dis aster ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁prior . ▁In ▁this ▁u top ia , ▁humans , ▁and ▁android s ▁known ▁as ▁Auto Re iv s ▁co exist ▁peace fully ▁under ▁a ▁total ▁management ▁system . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁mur ders ▁committed ▁by ▁rob ots ▁and ▁Auto Re iv s ▁inf ected ▁with ▁the ▁C og ito ▁virus ▁( which ▁causes ▁them ▁to ▁become ▁self - aware )