Mousou Dairinin


Paranoia Agent

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Mousou Dairinin
Japanese: 妄想代理人
English: Paranoia Agent
German: Paranoja Agent
Spanish: Paranoia Agent
French: Paranoia Agent
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 3, 2004 to May 18, 2004
Premiered: Winter 2004
Broadcast: Saturdays at 00:00 (JST)
Studios: Madhouse
Source: Original
Genres: Avant GardeAvant Garde, Award WinningAward Winning, DramaDrama, MysteryMystery, SupernaturalSupernatural, SuspenseSuspense
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, DetectiveDetective, PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

Statistics

Score: 7.661 (scored by 172650172,650 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #14282
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #549
Members: 449,422
Favorites: 5,982

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Synopsis

The infamous Shounen Bat is terrorizing the residents of Musashino City. Flying around on his rollerblades and beating people down with a golden baseball bat, the assailant seems impossible to catch—much less understand. His first victim, the well-known yet timid character designer Tsukiko Sagi, is suspected of orchestrating the attacks. Believed only by her anthropomorphic pink stuffed animal, Maromi, Tsukiko is just one of Shounen Bat's many victims.

As Shounen Bat continues his relentless assault on the town, detectives Keiichi Ikari and Mitsuhiro Maniwa begin to investigate the identity of the attacker. However, more and more people fall victim to the notorious golden bat, and news of the assailant begins circulating around the town. Paranoia starts to set in as chilling rumors spread amongst adults and children alike.

Will the two detectives be able to unravel the truth behind Shounen Bat, or will the paranoia get to them first?

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Background

The anime was awarded the Silver Prize in Animation Jury Award and Audience Award at Fantasia International Film Festival 2004 in Montreal, Canada.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Cook, Justin
Producer
Gotou, Hideki
Producer
Tanaka, Shinsaku
Assistant Producer
Kon, Satoshi
Director, Storyboard, Original Creator


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"Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen/Dream Island Obsessional Park (夢の島思念公園)" by Susumu Hirasawa
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Ending Theme

"Shiroi Oka - Maromi no Theme" by Susumu Hirasawa

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Reviews

Apr 20, 2025
REALLY good. It’s raw in the message it wants to get across, and it hits hard with how relatable the characters’ forms of escapism are—something any human can connect with. The guy who made this had a genius idea, managing to balance abstract concepts while still delivering a clear message, mixing in a bunch of crazy stuff (it starts off kinda detective genre and suddenly turns into a fight anime, lol).

I give it a 9 because those fight-heavy episodes felt a bit like filler to me, but I still get the point they were trying to make. It becomes another (of MANY, seriously) portrayal of ...
Aug 8, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Is it worth a watch? Definitely. Is it good? Maybe.

This is one of those shows that start off strong and then fail to keep up along the way. Frankly, it's a mix of brilliant episodes and episodes that waste your time. In the middle of its runtime you will see actual filler episodes that do not connect to the main story in anything other than featuring Shounen Bat, the poster boy of the show, one of those episodes is even openly framed as a collection of fictitious rumors that bear no resemblance to reality. Personally, I do not feel that a 13 episode show ...
May 22, 2025
A poorly written story of mostly episodic filler character drama to convey the very basic concept of escapism and waste the audience's time.
The entire series is just a bunch of loosely connected nonstories rehashing the same things over and over.
There's nothing of depth to talk about. There are a bunch of random pedo character asides for no other reason than pedophilia.
The ending is uninspired and all the filler in between could've/should've been skipped to be a movie instead (this has more or less the same notes as Paprika but extremely uninspired execution here).

The reality/unreality of the ending absolutely falls on its face, since the ...

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