Paranoia Agent
Two detectives try to uncover the identity of a mysterious, roller-blading boy who has been terrorizing Tokyo by assaulting seemingly random citizens with a golden baseball bat.
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 25m
- Released
- 2004
- Country
- Japan
Details
Release year: 2004
Storyline
Two detectives try to uncover the identity of a mysterious, roller-blading boy who has been terrorizing Tokyo by assaulting seemingly random citizens with a golden baseball bat.
Top credits
- Shôzô Îzuka — Keiichi Ikari
Toshihiko Seki — Mitsuhiro Maniwa- Mamiko Noto — Tsukiko Sagi
Michael McConnohie — Keiichi Ikari
Did you know
• This series wa shown on satellite networks in Japan as it was deemed unsuitable for prime time network television.
• Satoshi Kon's only time directing an anime series. The majority of his work was for films.
• The iconic opening of Paranoia Agent is most likely recognized for being the first anime intro to be uploaded onto the video-sharing website YouTube. The original post of the opening was uploaded on Nov. 20, 2005, roughly eight months after YouTube was launched.
Episodes
13 episodes – 1 seasons
User reviews
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- Color
- Color
