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Paranoia Agent

Paranoia Agent

When darkness overcomes the heart... Lil' Slugger appears...

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Overview

Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.

Created by Satoshi Kon
Written by Satoshi Kon, Seishi Minakami
Produced by Yasuteru Iwase, Rika Tsurusaki, Hideki Goto
NetworksWOWOW Prime

Top Cast

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Tsukiko Sagi (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Lil' Slugger / Makoto Kozuka (voice)

Haruko Momoi

Haruko Momoi

Maromi (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Keiichi Ikari (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Mitsuhiro Maniwa (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Hisako Kyoda

Mysterious Old Woman (voice)

Ryuji Saikachi

Ryuji Saikachi

Mysterious Old Man (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Akio Kawazu (voice)

Mayumi Yamaguchi

Mayumi Yamaguchi

Yūichi Taira (voice)

Makoto Tsumura

Makoto Tsumura

Shōgo Ushiyama (voice)

Themes & Keywords

police investigationcuriousmysteriousanimepsychologicalsuspenseavant gardecomplicated

About Paranoia Agent

Paranoia Agent is a animation, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of police investigation, curious, mysterious, anime, psychological, suspense. Created by Satoshi Kon, it stars Mamiko Noto, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Haruko Momoi. Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.

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