Paranoia Agent
Also known as 妄想代理人 | Mousou Dairinin
TVWinter 2004Source OriginalR+ - Mild Nudity
DramaMysteryPsychologicalSupernaturalThrillerAvant GardeAward WinningSuspense
7.6/10
Community score
#1547
Rank
477K
Members
6.4K
Favorites
Synopsis
An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks, but they will find out soon enough... that this case is much more than they expected.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Production Notes
The anime was awarded the Silver Prize in Animation Jury Award and Audience Award at Fantasia International Film Festival 2004 in Montreal, Canada.
Cast Highlights
Ikari, Keiichi
Main
Voice: McConnohie, Michael (English)
Maniwa, Mitsuhiro
Main
Voice: Seki, Toshihiko (Japanese)
Sagi, Tsukiko
Main
Voice: Noto, Mamiko (Japanese)
Shounen Bat
Main
Voice: Sakaguchi, Daisuke (Japanese)
Akihiro, Takamine
Supporting
Voice: Hirose, Masashi (Japanese)
Animated Boy
Supporting
Voice: Kumai, Motoko (Japanese)
Chono, Harumi
Supporting
Voice: Mitsuishi, Kotono (Japanese)
Fuyubachi
Supporting
Voice: Stone, Doug (English)
Core Staff
Cook, Justin
Producer
Gotou, Hideki
Producer
Hasegawa, Tokuji
Producer
Iwase, Yasuteru
Producer
Toyoda, Satoki
Producer
Tsuruzaki, Rika
Producer
Theme Songs
Openings
"Yume no Shima Shinen Kouen/Dream Island Obsessional Park (夢の島思念公園)" by Susumu Hirasawa
Endings
"Shiroi Oka - Maromi no Theme" by Susumu Hirasawa
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Recent Episodes
Episode 1
Enter Lil' Slugger
Aired 2/3/2004
Episode 2
The Golden Shoes
Aired 2/10/2004
Episode 3
Double Lips
Aired 2/17/2004
Episode 4
A Man's Path
Aired 2/24/2004
Episode 5
The Holy Warrior
Aired 3/9/2004
Episode 6
Fear of a Direct Hit
Aired 3/16/2004
Episode 7
MHz
Aired 3/23/2004
Episode 8
Happy Family Planning
Aired 4/6/2004
Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes13
Duration24 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingR+ - Mild Nudity
SeasonWinter 2004
AiredFeb 3, 2004 to May 18, 2004
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#552
Scored by181.5K
BroadcastSaturdays at 00:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Paranoia Agent
Romaji title
Mousou Dairinin
Japanese title
妄想代理人
Synonyms
Paranoja Agent
Production Team
Main studio
MADHOUSE
Producers
WOWOW, Asmik Ace, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Techno Sound, Chaos Union
Licensors
Funimation, Geneon Entertainment USA
Japanese title
妄想代理人
Themes And Audience
Adult CastDetectivePsychological