In Paranoia Agent, a mysterious boy starts attacking people with a baseball bat, to put it simply. To put it complexly, it's more than that. It is the greatest anime series I've seen, although I didn't know it at first.
Yes, I was very skeptical at first. The first episode was...well, weird and a bit disappointing to me. It had little point, and just didn't seem to matter that much. But I decided to give this a chance. So I watched the second episode.
Suddenly, all the questions come up. Who is Lil' Slugger? Who will he attack next? Then, the third episode. And by this point, I was hooked.
And director Satsoshi Kon knew I was hooked. With a reality-blending tale not seen since Perfect Blue, he takes you in. He takes dark themes: schizophrenia, suicide, and murder. But he presents them in such an everyday way that it's not disturbing, and, at the same time, it is.
And every episode is different. You could take each episode by itself, and they would stand alone well. But when you put them together, it's incredible. It's mind-blowing. It will have you guessing until the very last second of the very last episode, and even then, you may not know everything.
It is amazing. It is the best. It is a must-see.
10/10
Yes, I was very skeptical at first. The first episode was...well, weird and a bit disappointing to me. It had little point, and just didn't seem to matter that much. But I decided to give this a chance. So I watched the second episode.
Suddenly, all the questions come up. Who is Lil' Slugger? Who will he attack next? Then, the third episode. And by this point, I was hooked.
And director Satsoshi Kon knew I was hooked. With a reality-blending tale not seen since Perfect Blue, he takes you in. He takes dark themes: schizophrenia, suicide, and murder. But he presents them in such an everyday way that it's not disturbing, and, at the same time, it is.
And every episode is different. You could take each episode by itself, and they would stand alone well. But when you put them together, it's incredible. It's mind-blowing. It will have you guessing until the very last second of the very last episode, and even then, you may not know everything.
It is amazing. It is the best. It is a must-see.
10/10