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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013023260795
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer]
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 05, 2005
Running Time: 325 minutes
Sales Rank: 29121
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Theatrical Release Date: May 28, 2005
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Editorial Review:
Description:
"When the darkness overcomes the heart, Little Slugger appears...." After the first victim's story, the police felt the overly stressed woman was having a breakdown and lied to cover-up for some crime. However, after the third and fourth attacks upon unrelated victims led to the same description of a young attacker with a golden baseball bat and in-line skates, the police had to wonder- is the "Lil' Slugger" real or a sinister phantom? Box Set contains all four volumes in series.
Amazon.com:
Dark, unsettling, and intriguing, Paranoia Agent confirms Satoshi Kon's position as one of the most interesting directors currently working in Japan. A baseball bat-wielding adolescent randomly attacks five people in Tokyo, each of whom is grappling with a serious problem. Toy designer Tsukiko endures tremendous pressure to repeat her previous success; bottom-feeding journalist Kawazu desperately needs money. Popular sixth grader Yuuichi feels threatened by the new kid in his class, the dumpy nerd Usshi. Yuuichi's tutor Harumi is a compassionate scholar by day; at night, she becomes Maria, a sleazy hooker. The seemingly purposeless violence of Lil' Slugger (originally Shounen Bat, literally "Bat Boy"), also disrupts the lives of police detectives Maniwa and Karino, and their corrupt boss Hirukawa. As he did in Perfect Blue, Kon deliberately blurs the boundaries between reality and fantasy: Does Tsukikio's stuffed toy really talk to her? Which is Harumi's true personality? A noteworthy series from an important artist. This set includes all four volumes of the series. (Rated 16 and older: violence, sexual situations, brief nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
The first two disks (eps. 1-7) are a thrill ride, focussing on different characters who are involved with a psychotic preteen called Shonen Bat (little slugger), who careens around with a bent gold-painted aluminum bat while on Rollerblades and bashes people who are psychologically damaged, and also with an animated dog and his creator, who are the connecting thread throughout the episodes.
The third disk (eps. 8-10) is not so good. It diverges from the main story to deal with three ... Read More
Rating:  -
At it's basest level; "Paranoia Agent" is the story of a girl and her dog. But before you even begin to understand it on that level you will be subjected to a case study on the fragility of the human psyche, the domination of it by media in today's world, the various forms of escapism devised by the human mind, and the power of an animated series to bring together storytelling and metaphor in ways that are impossible in nearly any other format. This is simpy one of the most thought-provoking series ... Read More
Rating:  -
this is certainly better than lots of other anime series, however it's far from great. i agree with reviews that claim some episodes are a total waste of time. With the psycho-anime world getting more and more creative and sophisticated this series has yet to catch up.
Rating: -
High concept! I caught a few episodes on TV and certain points kept turning in my head...Fantastic suspence! There were 2 episodes that although they didn't advance the storyline (or should I say one of the storylines)they definitely added to the plot by building to the overall picture, embelishing the anticpation of the final episode. It does go into diferent directions in places. One anime review had called it as "having four anime in one." I agree, and I wonder if they even can come up with more episodes. ... Read More
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This series basically chronicles a descent into madness, so deep that it seeps out into the real world.
Each episode is very different from the last, all done in different styles, and with different kinds of stories, but they all tie in together remarkably. It is well produced, well animated, and well directed.
It can be confusing as you watch it, but that just makes it more engaging.
Original. Sometimes frightening. Sometimes funny. High quality. It's a wonderful series. ... Read More
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