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Paranoia Agent
Synopsis
The story
An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks, but they will find out soon enough... that this case is much more than they expected.
DramaMysteryPsychologicalSupernaturalThriller
Episode guide
13 episodes
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500 credited
Tsukiko Sagi
Main
Maromi
Supporting
Shounen Bat
Main
Keiichi Ikari
Main
Mitsuhiro Maniwa
Main
Masami Hirukawa
Supporting
Harumi Chouno
Supporting
Misae Ikari
Supporting
Zebra
Supporting
Kamome
Supporting
Fuyubachi
Supporting
Yuuichi Taira
Supporting
Shougo Ushiyama
Supporting
Akio Kawazu
Supporting
Taeko Hirukawa
Supporting
Roujin
Supporting
Shujinkou
Supporting
Gin no Musume
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Tsutomu KashiwakuraCasting Manager
Satoshi KonChief DirectorSatoshi KonEpisode Director (OP, ED)Satoshi KonOriginal CreatorSatoshi KonStoryboard (OP, ED, eps 1, 2, 9, 13)Satoshi KonIQ, LDK, EBM, OH, TKO, HH Storyboard (ep 9)
Tatsuo SatouStoryboard (ep 10)
Susumu HirasawaMusic
Norio MatsumotoKey Animation (eps 1, 8)
Akiharu IshiiKey Animation (eps 5, 6, 10)
Tadashi HiramatsuKey Animation (ep 5)
Hiroshi HamasakiAnimation Director (ep 9)Hiroshi HamasakiStoryboard (ep 7)Hiroshi HamasakiEpisode Director (ep 7)Hiroshi HamasakiKey Animation (eps 12, 13)Hiroshi HamasakiIQ Animation (ep 9)
Satoru UtsunomiyaAnimation Director (ep 8)Satoru UtsunomiyaEpisode Director (ep 8)Satoru UtsunomiyaStoryboard (ep 8)Satoru UtsunomiyaKey Animation (ep 8)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
DenpaTheme-Other97%
PhilosophyTheme-Other90%
CrimeTheme-Other90%
DetectiveCast-Traits85%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe83%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast82%
PoliceTheme-Other-Organisations80%
UrbanSetting-Scene77%
EpisodicTechnical72%
SatireTheme-Comedy70%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast70%
DisabilityCast-Traits68%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast68%
Dissociative IdentitiesCast-Traits65%
BullyingTheme-Drama65%
Cosmic HorrorTheme-Other57%
Community pulse
132.2K members
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Current6,478
Planning67,730
Completed51,144
Dropped2,857
Paused3,961
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
Forever a masterpiece. Paranoia Agent needs to be on the list of every person claiming to be a fan of the art form.
@Xelrog154/187 helpful
Without a doubt, this is Satoshi Kon's best work!! (French Review)
@Lokyaziis37/38 helpful
As flawed as it is, Paranoia Agent is the closest to Lovecraftian horror you will find short of Junji Ito.
@Lenlo37/118 helpful
A must need experience whether you end up liking the show or not.
@brSheep27/31 helpful