Paranoia Agent (2004)

Original title

妄想代理人

Directed by

Satoshi Kon

Genre

psychological horror fiction, horror anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 357 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A serial attacker named Lil' Slugger is striking people in a Japanese city. The story shifts among victims and detectives, revealing hidden secrets about each person and the nature of the attacker.

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What happens

Paranoia Agent (Japanese: 妄想代理人, Hepburn: Mōsō Dairinin) is a Japanese anime television series created by director Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse about a social phenomenon in Musashino, Tokyo caused by a juvenile serial assailant named Lil' Slugger (the English equivalent to Shōnen Bat, which translates to "Bat Boy"). The plot relays between a large cast of people affected in some way by the phenomenon; usually Lil' Slugger's victims or the detectives assigned to apprehend him. As each character becomes the focus of the story, details are revealed about their secret lives and the truth about Lil' Slugger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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