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dawn-in-the--adan · 6 months

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a magnificent mushroom cloud in the sky.

#paranoia agent #mousou dairinin #satoshi kin #shounen bat #00s anime #drama anime #mystery anime #anime #anime edit #psychological anime #adan edits

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sn0tcl0wn · 2 months

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Hello, again...

#paranoia agent #lil slugger #shounen bat #anime edit #amv #amvedit #anime aesthetic #horror anime #dark aesthetic #satoshi kon #2000s anime #hey kids #tiktok edits #my edit

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catboydivorce · 1 year

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i re-watched paranoia agent for the first time in almost 20 years and damn it holds up even better than i remember... very good. really good.

#rook.png #paranoia agent #maromi #shounen bat

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rez-n-rex37 · 6 months

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Finished paranoia agent yesterday and loved it, so I drew Tsukiko, Maromi and lil slugger ::::D

I loved Tsukiko and her big ass eyes

#paranoia agent #tsukiko sagi #maromi #shounen bat #lil slugger

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threecheersforinking · 3 months

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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!

-threecheersforinking

#anime #anime review #anime review blog #paranoia agent #mousou dairinin #satoshi kon #anime recs #shounen bat #manga #perfect blue #psychological anime #horror anime #psychological thriller #mystery #mystery anime

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mllermanda · 1 year

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Just recently finished the Paranoia Agent series and not understanding the ending til I rewatched it again, I mainly liked the series a lot. The OST is pretty good with a strong cast of characters that capture the story pretty nicely. While I do this there are some stories that are left undone, would recommend watching the series if you haven't as it's pretty good media. Personal favorite episodes are 11 and 8.

If interested in listening to the OST, feel free to check out this link here:

#paranoia agent #maromi #shounen bat #fanart #anime fanart #art #fan art #妄想代理人 #Spotify

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monster-fcker · 1 year

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