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Two cops are investigating Lil' Slugger a phantom criminal. A series of attacks on the general public by a youth wielding a baseball bat give the cops the impression that all the victims are suffering from an hysterical episode... Read more

Starring	Haruko Momoi
Director	Satoshi Kon
Genres	Thriller

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- A shocking, witty and supremely assured psycho-thriller.
- 23914
- - Sight & Sound
  - 29 Jan 2006 at 16:11
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  - 9
  just because your paranoid dose'nt mean there not after you!
  
  this is anime about a series of attacks in a small town by a bat weilding hooigan called lil' slugger. each episode follows the story of a victim of the ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - peter stride
  - devon uk
  - 31 Jul 2005 at 13:43
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  Paranoia Agent 1
  
  I love Manga and Studio Ghibli, but with this series, you have to really concentrate, otherwise you will lose the story completely.
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Keedee
  - 13 reviews
  - Amlwch
  - 30 May 2009 at 09:12
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  Surprisingly good
  
  Having been burnt by a few substandard animes previous to watching 'Paranoia Agent', I wasn't expecting too much from this. However, I was ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Oxford
  - 01 Jan 2009 at 02:41
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  sophisticated anime stories
  
  It's always amazing to see how far anime stories are allowed to go compared to western comics/cartoons, because there are so many of them they do tend to go... read more »
  
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- 564893
- - itstinks
  - 550 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 13 May 2008 at 09:39
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  Something new.
  
  Anime is anime. We all know that. Big eyes and huge sweatdrops all over the place. But Paranoia Agent definitely has something different, something new. It'... read more »
  
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- - Jerrard Doran
  - Dundee, Scotland
  - 18 Jun 2007 at 10:18
- - 1
  - 0
  Amazing piece of storytelling
  
  Paranoia Agent series is not just an extraordinary anime but an amazing, mesmerising piece of storytelling. It has plot twists, surreal imagery, subtle social ... read more »
  
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- 375970
- - UK
  - London
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 18:56
- - 4
  - 4
  mentally stimulating
  
  Most anime that reaches the UK is formulaic and bland. Paranoia Agent managed to keep me interested and entertained while I watched it because it is original, ... read more »
  
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- - Dashiell Jackson
  - London, England
  - 27 Feb 2006 at 07:30
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  - 3
  Stylish, entertaining but pointless..
  
  bizarre anime that doesnt ever get to a point, except maybe that if you are feeling bad that maybe u need a bat around the head by a demon who will take ur pain... read more »
  
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  - england
  - 19 Feb 2006 at 17:16
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  Technical note
  
  This 25fps PAL DVD suffers fairly awful ghosting effects, probably because it's been converted from a 30fps original by blending every 6 frames into 5. ... read more »
  
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  - Woking UK
  - 19 Jan 2006 at 12:29
- - 2
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  Strange but Good
  
  Bit of an odd one this, I'm not entirely sure what is going on after the first DVD.
  
  Still, it's strange in a way that makes you want to watch... read more »
  
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- - Raat
  - London
  - 26 Oct 2005 at 10:07
- - 4
  - 4
  Not your usual Japanese Anime
  
  This is a rather strange little collection of stories that do not particularly hold together as a whole. It does not have the action from usual manga offerings ... read more »
  
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- - Pinhead
  - Taplow
  - 21 Oct 2005 at 12:22
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  - 9
  just because your paranoid dose'nt mean there not after you!
  
  this is anime about a series of attacks in a small town by a bat weilding hooigan called lil' slugger. each episode follows the story of a victim of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 129442
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - peter stride
  - devon uk
  - 31 Jul 2005 at 13:43
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  - 26
  surreal, disturbing & great
  
  The advantage of a series as opposed to a film, is it gives you the opportunity to delve more deeply into the lives of many characters and fully develop various... read more »
  
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- - chungking
  - 101 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Oct 2005 at 11:26
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  - 10
  Paranoia Agent - unsettling masterpiece
  
  Really enjoyed this. In a perfectly realised high pressure urban world, a thug on golden roller skates is attacking people. Nicknamed Lil' Slugger by the ... read more »
  
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- 128187
- - Kinote
  - 17 reviews
  - Warwickshire
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 17:52
- - 4
  - 0
  Inriguing beguiling masterpiece to treasure
  
  From the crazy song on the opening credits and the laughing characters dancing like mentalists you know this is going to be special. A beautiful anime style and... read more »
  
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- 141665
- - a customer
  - Hull, England
  - 18 Aug 2005 at 22:51
- - 2
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  Strange but Good
  
  Bit of an odd one this, I'm not entirely sure what is going on after the first DVD.
  
  Still, it's strange in a way that makes you want to watch... read more »
  
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- 345495
- - Raat
  - London
  - 26 Oct 2005 at 10:07
- - 1
  - 0
  A thoughtful rather than exciting film.
  
  Paranoia Agent centres around the stories of several main character sand the effect that a series of voilent attacks has on them, in particular thier social ... read more »
  
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- - Bristolian38
  - 8 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 07 Sep 2005 at 23:15
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  Technical note
  
  This 25fps PAL DVD suffers fairly awful ghosting effects, probably because it's been converted from a 30fps original by blending every 6 frames into 5. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 196002
- - a customer
  - Woking UK
  - 19 Jan 2006 at 12:29
- - 1
  - 0
  Amazing piece of storytelling
  
  Paranoia Agent series is not just an extraordinary anime but an amazing, mesmerising piece of storytelling. It has plot twists, surreal imagery, subtle social ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 375970
- - UK
  - London
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 18:56
- - 1
  - 0
  Something new.
  
  Anime is anime. We all know that. Big eyes and huge sweatdrops all over the place. But Paranoia Agent definitely has something different, something new. It'... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 450705
- - Jerrard Doran
  - Dundee, Scotland
  - 18 Jun 2007 at 10:18
- - 4
  - 4
  Not your usual Japanese Anime
  
  This is a rather strange little collection of stories that do not particularly hold together as a whole. It does not have the action from usual manga offerings ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 164120
- - Pinhead
  - Taplow
  - 21 Oct 2005 at 12:22

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  Two cops are investigating Lil' Slugger a phantom criminal. A series of attacks on the general public by a youth wielding a baseball bat give the cops the impression that all the victims are suffering from an hysterical episode......