7.6/10382 votes#1 - Awakening
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2006
When a series of mysterious attacks involving Cogito infected AutoReivs occur, Re-l is assigned to investigate, and encounters a humanoid monster. Later, she is attacked by two of these monsters at her home.
Director: Kei Tsunematsu
Writer: Dai Sato
7.9/10326 votes#2 - Confession
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2006
Re-l struggles to convince her peers of her encounters with the monsters, which she learns are called Proxy. She is removed from the investigation and finds that Iggy has had his memories of recent events erased. Meanwhile, Vincent finds himself on the run from a proxy and then the city’s authorities.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Dai Sato
7.8/10300 votes#3 - Mazecity
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2006
Romdo is no longer a safe haven for Vincent. He is trying to avoid capture by the authorities. As he flees he comes across the infected AutoReiv Pino. Pino then shows him the way to escape from Romdo to the outside world. Re-l struggles to contact Vincent and uncover the true nature of his involvement with the Proxy.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Dai Sato, Yusuke Asayama
7.5/10275 votes#4 - Futu-risk
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/18/2006
Vincent and Pino are taken in by a small commune, the inhabitants of which make a living off the refuse dumped from the Dome. Meanwhile, Raul plans his move to locate and capture Vincent.
Director: Kusunoki Koki
Writer: Dai Sato
7.5/10261 votes#5 - Tasogare
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/2006
Re-l braves the outside world in order to bring Vincent back to Romdo. While there, Raul commences his plan to capture Vincent by attacking the Commune with patrol drones. Re-l’s environmental suit is damaged and Vincent is injured in the attack. Re-l suspicions are confirmed that there is a link between Vincent and the Proxies.
Director: Sayo Yamamoto
Writer: Seiko Takagi
7.7/10261 votes#6 - Domecoming
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2006
Re-l’s life becomes endangered when she falls ill after exposure to the harsh environment. Hoody hatches a cunning plan to trick Raul and return to Romdo. Quinn leads a group on an escape from the Commune using the Rabbit.
Director: Kei Tsunematsu
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
7.7/10253 votes#7 - Re-L124C41+
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2006
Re-l recovers from her illness. Daedalus shows her the disturbing mechanisms responsible for the Dome’s continued survival. Vincent makes his way home, slowly losing his companions along the way, ending up alone with Pino. A group of infected AutoReivs is unleashed on Re-l, Iggy, and Daedalus. The episode ends with Daedalus filling out Re-l’s death certificate.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Dai Sato
7.8/10251 votes#8 - Shining Sign
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/22/2006
Vincent and Pino stumbles onto war-torn Halos, where they are caught in a war between the dome’s human inhabitants and its autonomous AutoReivs.
Director: Taiki Nishimura
Writer: Dai Sato, Yusuke Asayama
8.0/10263 votes#9 - Angel’s Share
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/29/2006
Vincent is introduced to a man named Hauer, and learns some truths about Halos and Proxies, discovering a horrific revelation.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
7.6/10240 votes#10 - Cytotropism
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/13/2006
Disturbed by recent events, Raul questions the future of Romdo. Meanwhile, Re-l and Iggy explore a strange antiquated dome inhabited only by primitive AutoReivs.
Director: Mitsuhiro Yoneda
Writer: Seiko Takagi
8.0/10267 votes#11 - Anamnesis
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/20/2006
Vincent finds a strange book store and an even stranger old man, where he discovers more about his true nature. Re-l and Iggy catch up on the Centzon (the Rabbit, the flying ship that Vincent travels by).
Director: Kei Tsunematsu
Writer: Dai Sato
7.7/10238 votes#12 - Hideout
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/27/2006
The group is confronted by a vagrant Proxy and its companion AutoReiv, and Re-l puts her new weapon to use.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
8.0/10249 votes#13 - Wrong Way Home
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/3/2006
An infected Iggy becomes enraged and kidnaps Re-l, setting out to kill Vincent. Re-l is again confronted by the homeless AutoReiv.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
7.7/10240 votes#14 - Ophelia
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/10/2006
While resting in a long-abandoned dome, strange occurrences take place and the trio’s lives are endangered.
Director: Masaki Kitamura
Writer: Naruki Nagakawa
6.4/10253 votes#15 - Who Wants to be in Jeopardy!
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 6/17/2006
Finding himself in a bizarre live game show, Vincent’s trivia knowledge is put to the test as he battles for his life.
Director: Sayo Yamamoto
Writer: Dai Sato
8.2/10408 votes#16 - Busy Doing Nothing
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 6/24/2006
When winds die out, the trio are stranded aboard the Centzon and Re-l finds herself struggling to hold on to her sanity.
Director: Kei Tsunematsu
Writer: Seiko Takagi
7.6/10229 votes#17 - Terra Incognita
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/1/2006
Romdo is on high alert as they search for the fugitive Raul, who plans to activate a deadly weapon. Meanwhile, the trio discover strange humanoids living inside a toxic cave system.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
7.7/10224 votes#18 - Life After God
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/8/2006
The trio reach the devastated Mosko, Vincent’s home city, and find that the truths lead back to Romdo.
Director: Mitsuhiro Yoneda
Writer: Naruki Nagakawa
6.7/10240 votes#19 - Eternal Smile
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/15/2006
Pino explores the mysterious Smile Land with the NaKaMa, and confronts the Creator of the city.
Director: Sayo Yamamoto
Writer: Dai Sato, Yusuke Asayama
7.6/10235 votes#20 - Goodbye Vincent
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/22/2006
Vincent finds himself trapped within Re-l’s consciousness, and observes powerlessly as events unfold.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
7.6/10222 votes#21 - Shampoo Planet
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/29/2006
A Cogito outbreak spreads through Romdo and the city falls into chaos. Vincent incites the people to revolt, pushing them to hunt down and kill all AutoReivs.
Director: Kei Tsunematsu
Writer: Naruki Nagakawa
7.9/10225 votes#22 - Bilbul
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/5/2006
As the city continues to crumble, Vincent and Re-l encounter Proxy One. Raul is overcome with regret and despair, and sets out to find Pino.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
8.3/10392 votes#23 - Deus Ex Machina
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/12/2006
Pieces are played and revelations uncovered as the final fight commences. Monad makes her return and tries to convince Vincent to join her.
Director: Shuko Murase
Writer: Dai Sato
The Best Episodes of Ergo Proxy Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Awakening" is the best rated episode of "Ergo Proxy" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 382 votes. Directed by Kei Tsunematsu and written by Dai Sato, it aired on 2/25/2006. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Confession".