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Satoshi Kon (story)
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Release Date:
28 May 2005 (USA) more
Plot:
We follow different fates in modern Japan. Each episode ends with an asault by a boy with a golden bat. Throughout the animation series we learn more about the boy.
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Interview: Satoshi Kon
(From ioncinema. 24 May 2007)
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First episode is looking promising more (23 total)
Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 37)| Jonathan Klein | ... | Additional Voices (13 episodes, 2004) | |
| Shôzô Îzuka | ... | Keiichi Ikari (7 episodes, 2004) | |
| Toshihiko Seki | ... | Mitsuhiro Maniwa (7 episodes, 2004) | |
| Mamiko Noto | ... | Tsukiko Sagi (6 episodes, 2004) | |
| Ryûji Saikachi | ... | Old Man (6 episodes, 2004) |
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Also Known As:
Paranoia Agent (International: English title) (USA) (DVD title)
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Japan:316 min (13 episodes)
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Canada:14A | USA:TV-14 (two episodes) | USA:TV-MA | UK:18 (episode 8) (heavily cut) | New Zealand:M | Australia:MA (some episodes) | South Africa:13V (DVD volume 1) | South Korea:15 (DVD volume 2) | Australia:M
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This series is shown on satellite networks in Japan as it was deemed unsuitable for prime time network television. more
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Continuity: When Ikari notices Hirukawa on the swing, the coat he holds switches arms several times. more
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Lil' Slugger: I'm home. more
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Referenced in Tokyo Godfathers (2003) more
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I only watched the first episode of this series, ("Paranoia Agent" in English), and it is looking good. The animation, as is always the case with Satoshi Kon productions is excellent. Characters have way more depth than too many of those silly redundant anime. For those of you familiar with Kon's world, you will notice some characters common to his world: the homeless, the working folk, the psychotic killer.
The mood of the show at the beginning is similar to that of the excellent "lain" series. Despite this it is very original in its treatment, though some element or "camera" angles are very much like any (live-action) thriller, in the same way that "Perfect Blue" reflected a classic thriller style. There are also some fantasy bits which will arise in the show if I must believe the walking-talking Maromi doll (a doll designed by the main character of the first show). From the looks of it, this is very much worth seeing.