What is the worth of Paranoia Agent?
It is made of excellence and deserves to be on our Enlightenment list.
81.8%
9
It is too unremarkable to be on either of our lists.
18.2%
2
It is vastly overrated and deserves to be on our Relations list.
0.0%
0
11 votes
| Paranoia Agent is now up for vote. Decide if it will it find solace in enlightenment or if Little Slugger will slam it in our Relations list. Please remember that with the new voting system ONLY YOUR WRITTEN RESPONSE WILL BE COUNTED. Be sure to clearly state which option you chose at the top of your post or else your vote will not be counted. You must also provide a brief explanation for why you chose the answer you did. AT THE TOP OF YOUR POSTS. THE TOP. NOT SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OR AT THE END. THE TOP. STATE YOUR VOTE. We need this for counting purposes later on. PLEASE DO NOT VOTE IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE ENTIRE SERIES. This poll will close in 7 days. BEGIN! |
Ducat_RevelApr 21, 2013 5:58 PM
| Option 1. Paranoia Agent is enlightening. With each episode, it blurs the bar between delusion and reality, carefully mixing the two until it bursts into a homogenous mess. The main story itself is handled well, showing how Sagi's inner turmoil boils and builds and how the news of the Shounen Bat spreads and gains a life of its own. The use of gossip and media is effective, and works really well. Even the ending was well done, even though it was messy. The messiness was organic to the paranoia and nightmare-ish state of mind of the story. |
Ducat_RevelApr 17, 2013 2:36 AM
| Option 1 Paranoia Agent is genuinely creepy because it takes place partially in the characters' minds but also shows the impact the events are having on the mass media and how each character's story is loosely connected to the others. It shows how one person's problems can affect others; anyone could find themselves in the kinds of situations featured in the show. That would have been scary enough, but it also adds in the element of Lil' Slugger/Shounen Bat to show I may not have had to put that in spoiler tags, but better safe than sorry. |
| A great psychological study of modern society, individual problems and stress that go with it. It's been a couple of years since I've watched it, but aside from the somewhat unsatisfying ending, or more, the way how things got concluded, not the outcome, it is enlightenment worthy. Option 1 |
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| Alright, time to make this poll resurface. Vote if you can. IloveDubs said: The suicide group episode made the show amazing by itself. So what's your vote? |
| Option 1 Similar to Kon's earlier work, Perfect Blue, Paranoia Agent delves into the world of delusion and excessive stress. While being the weaker of the two works, I believe it is still enlightenment worthy since the story was mostly fluid and well handled but more importantly the use of modern communication, media and gossip to connect the individual stories and issues was exceptional. Also Paranoia Agent provides a useful counterpoint to most shows with its underlying message that escapism just causes more problems for everyone involved. IloveDubs said: The suicide group episode made the show amazing by itself. That episode was my favorite as well. |
| Option 1 Everything is already said,no its not a flawless show,it had its bad moments like RPG ep and ending was also a bit silly but its still a very good show and in my opinion PA does a better job than PAPRIKA when it comes to mixing dream and reality.Very good focus on sociaty and overall 3rd best work by Kon for me. |
| I'm on like episode 7 now. I'll try to finish in time but I have work from 7-3 tomorrow so it's unlikely I will. Looks like it's going to make it onto the list anyway though so all is well (I was going to vote option 1 either way. I haven't seen it start to finish but I've seen enough bits and pieces to remember it being fantastic.) |
| This poll has drawn to a close. Paranoia Agent is deemed Enlightening with a total of 8 votes: 7 for Enlightening and 1 for Unremarkable. Thank you for voting. |
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