I can't believe, genuinely I missed such an obvious piece of foreshadowing, but after 14 years I am still finding new things in "Paranoia Agent".
When the Old Man writes his equation out it comes to 510 as he looks at Tsukiko. In another episode it comes to 1 referring to Ichi so that was a pretty clear link but I could never figure the 510.
It's her apartment number... it's Tsukiko's freakin' apartment number, clear as day, don't know how I missed it.
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Paranoia Agent: Anime Review
(spoiler free!)
Paranoia Agent has been on my to-watch list for a while, since I've seen all of Satoshi Kon's movies and generally like his work. I had a lot of mixed feelings about this show and want to talk about it, so let's get into it!
Here's a quick summary of the plot:
After work one evening, a popular young character designer stressed about her upcoming deadline gets suddenly assaulted by a young boy on rollerblades with a bat. Soon afterwards, various people all over the city begin to claim they have also been attacked by this boy, known by the media as 'shounen bat', and the citizens began to speculate whether shounen bat is real or a figment of the victims' imaginations.
Knowing that Satoshi Kon's other stories often focus on the disparity between reality/unreality/imagination, I was intrigued. I am critical of many of his portrayals of individuals with mental illness in these stories, but overall enjoy the way he writes about the uncertainty between what is real life and what is not. With this show, the audience is in the same position as the characters. The entire time, you will be questioning who shounen bat really is, and why he exists.
I thought this anime was great for the first couple episodes, but around episode 7, it really stagnates and the quality drops significantly, in my opinion. To me the show seemed like it was reaching its climax at that point, but this is a 13 episode show, so I knew there had to be more of the story left. The episodes in between episode 7 and the finale aren't bad by any means, they just seem to disrupt the flow set by the first several episodes. This is just my opinion though, I'm sure some people may disagree about the pacing issues.
This is a side note, but I also think this show has one of the most unsettling opening songs/animations I've ever seen in anime. It's just deeply unsettling, lol. I don't know how else to describe it. This is a good thing though, I think it captures the mood of the show perfectly.
Overall, if you like some of Satoshi Kon's other works and are curious about Paranoia Agent, I'd say it's definitely worth a watch, but it's not something I'd necessarily recommend, especially to anyone who isn't familiar with Kon's directorial style. But that's just me.
Thank you for reading!
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i just finished watching mousou dairinin and the only conclusion i came to is that i am too stupid for anything kon satoshi
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Drew like a twisted, fucked up version of Tsukasa Tenma… haha… just a glimpse into my dark reality. A full stare into my twisted perspective would make most simply go insane lmao /c
An AU in which Idolkasa, world’s greatest star, finds out that the idol industry is fucked up and shouldn’t exist at all! Right after sacrificing all of his relationships just to get fame he craved for some reason he couldn’t remember. Very Perfect Blue-ish Mousou Dairinin Satoshi Kon pilled. Uhhh it doesn’t have a name nor any other characters but I’ll come up with something eventually
He got no shirt totally as a symbol of benzodiazepines withdrawal not because I had no idea for his outfit
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Helluuuu bestieeee 👋
Another rainy night, another ask to be answered.
What would be 3 animus you would suggest for watching?
hi friend 💓 here's my random picks:
1. Amanchu! it's a very chill slice of life anime, there isn't much going on there but it always gives me such nostalgic summer vibes! It's about a girl moving to a town by the sea and joining scuba diving club at her school. there are some autistic girlies, cats and relaxing music, all you need on a stressful day 🌊
2. Mousou Dairinin aka Paranoia Agent. old school psychological drama anime, kinda similar to Lain or Perfect Blue. a little bit avant garde, a little bit scary, got some iconic moments 🐻
3. Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust second Vampire Hunter D movie, the classic vampire story with cool animation, beautiful art and badass characters, if you still need some halloween vibes give it a try 🦇
have you seen them, Zerk?
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