Texhnolyze follows Ichise, a stoic underground fighter in the decaying city of Lux, as he navigates a world of cybernetic enhancements and factional warfare. The series delves into profound themes of nihilism, human evolution through technology, and the fragile will to survive amid despair.
This curated collection of 25 quotes captures pivotal moments of character growth and thematic depth, drawing from key arcs to highlight both brutal conflicts and rare introspective pauses.
We don’t belong to anything. We gather together out of our own free will. That’s why we’re united
Episode 5 (Loiter)
Shinji
Shinji’s declaration fosters fragile unity among outcasts, underscoring the theme of voluntary bonds in a fractured society and his emerging leadership.
True freedom can’t lean on anything. It’s transient, lonely, and arduous
Episode 5 (Loiter)
Yoshii Kazuho
Yoshii’s philosophy rejects dependency, revealing his isolated drive for purity and highlighting the nihilistic cost of absolute independence in Lux’s chaos.
The only thing you can trust is what you see before your eyes. The only way you can express anything is through the anger you have in the moment
Episode 18 (Throne)
Doc
Doc’s raw advice to Oonishi exposes visceral survival instincts, marking her disillusionment with texhnolyzation and emphasizing immediate emotion over abstract ideals.
I thought texhnolyzation was the very means for mankind to evolve into the next species. But while we were struggling desperately underground, the people above-ground had long given up on surviving
Episode 18 (Throne)
Doc
This reflection on failed evolution captures Doc’s tragic realization, connecting her scientific ambitions to broader themes of humanity’s stagnation and loss of will.
You’re the ones who are ghosts
Episode 18 (Throne)
Ichise
Ichise confronts spectral survivors above ground, symbolizing his defiant vitality and growth from passive victim to one who rejects illusory existence.
Despite our best efforts to eliminate dangerous elements we weren’t able to delay our annihilation. No miracle happened that would evolve us into the next species
Episode 18 (Throne)
Saginuma
Saginuma’s lament on extinction reveals the surface world’s resignation, tying into themes of inevitable decay and the underground’s ironic preservation of human resolve.
You… I have to apologize to you. For a long time… ever since Mother died… I thought it was you who killed her. I thought you became corrupted by worthless things, like money. I never even imagined that you had been framed… by some filthy bastards. I’m sorry… father
Episode 18 (Throne)
Ichise
Ichise’s vulnerable reconciliation with his father humanizes his rage, showcasing emotional maturity and the theme of misplaced blame in a corrupt system.
If the only way to be granted life in this world is to surrender my body and soul to insanity then I shall choose to meet my doom!
Episode 21 (Encephalopathy)
Oonishi
Oonishi’s defiant stand against madness affirms his unyielding will, highlighting leadership’s burden and the series’ exploration of sanity versus survival.
Ever since I was a little kid I always thought I would come and live here someday! I was so naïve I thought I’d be accepted into this light! Funny, eh? Laughable, eh? Laugh!
Episode 21 (Encephalopathy)
Shinji
Shinji’s bitter irony about the surface world exposes shattered illusions, marking his descent into despair and the futility of hope in a dying reality.
Someone told me long ago what this place is. He said this is the Ninth Annex of the Reviving Hell
Episode 22 (Myth)
Kohakura
Kohakura’s hellish metaphor deepens the existential dread, connecting Lux’s torment to eternal cycles and her quiet endurance amid inevitable ruin.
Hey, I’ve changed, haven’t I? Not because I got this arm. It’s because I met you. But I’m still doing the same thing. What I’m about to do… is also what I’ve been doing, just to survive
Episode 22 (Myth)
Ichise
To Ran, Ichise acknowledges personal transformation through connection, yet reaffirms survival’s brutality, blending growth with the theme of inescapable violence.
It was meaningless from the beginning. I was well aware that the world above was about to die out. I wanted to see for certain… how much Texhnolyzation could change a human being’s consciousness
Episode 22 (Myth)
Kano
Kano’s confession unveils his manipulative experiments, critiquing technology’s hollow promises and tying into humanity’s doomed quest for transcendence.
You can’t live if you don’t pay the full price
Episode 10 (Conclusion)
Toyama
Toyama’s stark warning to Ichise emphasizes total commitment to life, reflecting nihilistic survival costs and his own arc of reluctant awakening.
Fight, fight and crush each other
Episode 7 (Plot)
Shinji
In a moment of fractured observation, Shinji voices Lux’s endless conflict, foreshadowing his ideological shift and the cycle of destruction.
This place is definitely brimming with living energy. But, half measures won’t do
Episode 5 (Loiter)
Yoshii Kazuho
Yoshii senses Lux’s primal vitality yet demands extremes, revealing his revolutionary zeal and the theme of all-or-nothing human potential.
I have no intention of going back quietly. I want to see much, much more primitive human energy gushing out
Episode 7 (Plot)
Yoshii Kazuho
Yoshii’s hunger for raw humanity drives his return to Lux, illustrating his evolution from outsider to catalyst of upheaval.
Are we beings born with the fate to serve those who stand over others?! No!
Episode 1 (Stranger)
Ken Inui
Inui rallies the Salvation Alliance against oppression, igniting early themes of rebellion and collective defiance in Lux’s underbelly.
Demon! Come this way. The way my hand is waving
Episode 1 (Stranger)
Yoshii Kazuho
Yoshii’s cryptic taunt to an assassin blends calm menace with control, establishing his enigmatic presence and philosophical detachment.
What do we, the Salvation Union, want and seek?! Soul! Body! Truth! Salvation! Vengeance!
Episode 1 (Stranger)
Salvation Alliance members
The chant unites the faction in fervent ideology, capturing the emotional surge of purpose amid despair and early arc tensions.
I wonder by whose will is he being kept alive? Yours? Mine? Or the city of Lux?
Episode 7 (Plot)
Doc
Doc questions Ichise’s survival post-surgery, probing themes of agency and the city’s sentient pull on its inhabitants.
Where is Ran?
Episode 22 (Myth)
Ichise
Ichise’s desperate plea for Ran reveals his rare emotional anchor, marking profound attachment in a world of isolation and loss.
Having expanded my mind through Texhnolyzation…
Episode 22 (Myth)
Kano
Kano’s incomplete boast on enhanced perception underscores technology’s ironic failure, deepening the critique of evolution’s dead end.
Look, that’s a very clear ghost
Episode 18 (Throne)
Ghost #1
The ghost’s observation inverts life and death, emphasizing Ichise’s grounded fury against spectral apathy and surface decay.
If sitting here day by day only reminiscing about the past can be called living then I guess we are
Episode 18 (Throne)
Ghost #2
This admission of stagnant existence contrasts underground resilience, tying into themes of lost vitality and human regression.
Do you want to die now?
Episode 18 (Throne)
Ichise
Ichise’s blunt challenge to ghosts asserts his will to live, highlighting his development from fighter to existential confronter.
