Lol, Though I can't give a full review like you right >.< [I'm in class and I have to constantly have to minize this screen] I gave this anime a 7.
Paranoia Agent tv Review
Don't be paranoid, or Shounen Bat will get you!
The peace was disturbed as numerous attacks on people have been made in Tokyo. All the witnesses say they all saw the same thing - what appeared to be an elementary school boy with a bent bat and rollerblades. The first victim is Tsukiko Sagi, the creator of the famous character Maromi. When the police interview her, Shounen Bat (or Lil' Slugger) seems like something she made up. But as more and more people say they saw the same person attacking them, the police are starting to believe. Little do the detectives investigating the case know what they have just gotten themselves into.
One by one more people are attacked, and time is running out. Can the detectives Mitsuhiro and Karino solve the case before it is too late?!
Credits: daos
Story & Characters
The whole series keeps the tense atmosphere.. While there is a lot of weird events.. everything is comprehensible.. The series gets very complicated.. but everything is able to be clearly understood.. I was always amazed and how everything happend.. and still made PERFECT sense... The story progress in sections.. the first couple episodes is about the victims.. and then we build on each incident as the detectives study more and more about each case.. then the storyline ignores them and jumps to other areas where the same "things" are happening.. and finally the story goes into the future.. and wraps everything up.. A lot of the times you are laughing.. when you know you shouldn't be.. you know the situation isn't suppose to be funny... but it is anyways..
The characters are the sufferings of the people personified.. You have a girl who is struggling to create the next "animation trend", you have a humble woman with a wild and dark personalitysplit personality.. you have the corrupted cop trying to do his best for his family... and you have the popular kid who loses everything when he is framed as being the attacker... An episode is devoted to each of those characters as we learn about what they are going through and what results from them... You also have the two detectives who are trying to solve the case.. you have the rash and unrestrained veteran and the calm and gentler newbie.. You then go on a hop and get a totally new cast that are only shown for one episode that help build up the storyline and the mystery...
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Art
They did a really good job at creating the tone of the series.. While it is horror.. its nothing too shocking.. and they do add a lot of "not scary" details... There is not a lot of focus on background OR characters.. its just the way everything is placed.. or what perspective we are watching from.. They have a lot of different art styles the series goes through to show the different mentality each person has.. which helps a lot for character development... The anime is creepy.. and yet "not creepy" at times.. and they are very tightly intertwined so people always feel weird since they are in a strange setting.. but it quickly changes.. very unsettling.. They also do a lot of scenes where they set up an event.. and have you imagine the ending.. like you see a person raising the bat.. and they swing.. and your brain connects the ending..
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Sound
The OP is just freaky.. the way the music plays its really cheery.. and when you see everyone smiling.. you start feeling a little dizzy.. for the smiles seem so fake.. so unrealistic.. its just feels weird.. which is perfect for the series.. the ED is great too.. a very Slow.. and mournful melody.. it creeps you out.. cause its like everything is dead... The soundtrack is awesome.. for they build up suspense quickly with LOTS of good songs.. and then drops everything into a lull when needed..the soundtrack is a very nice support of the horror part of the series..
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Presentation
-This story is a very good example of how a horror/mystery series should be like.. the music and animation help out the
story to give the audience a very good feel of horror and mystery...
After each episode i was just like wow... I can totally see why this is horror/mystery.. and i always waited anxiously
for the next scene to unfold.. while trying to guess what is going to happen.. This is a great series to kill time... or
to just start on thinking about stuff.. This series hints at a lot of weird stuff.. but never really crosses the line
physically...which makes it really fun to watch..
Rating:
Final Verdict
8.8333 (very good)
Reviewed by psy295, Jan 13, 2006
Comments
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Autlus Jan 13, 2006
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Bisuketto Jan 14, 2006
I'm glad you understood it.. I just sat back and took each episode as though they were unrelated, other than the obvious. My fav ep was when those three people were trying to kill themselves, but failed all the time XD , the identity of the attacker became less and less of a want as the series progressed
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psy295 Jan 15, 2006
LoL that was my favorite episode too! it was hilarious hehe
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Aoshi101 Jan 15, 2006
Another good interview, but I didn't care for this anime too much. It got extremely confusing at points in which it should've been clear. I do agree with the music though if that is some consolation.
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soredtherose Jan 16, 2006
Good review, though I don't know if I would classify PA as horror - it's more of a pschological drama, with horror elements in some episodes.
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sadotsu Feb 12, 2006
You might want to make your sentences more coherent by removing the "..." that occurs practically every five words.
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Rassvetnaya Mar 24, 2006
this series made me feel a little bit crazy and funny at the same time. but creators did a great job anyway. after Paranoia Agent i'm afraid of being depressed a little bit and it helps me every time i'm sad :-D
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Countess-D May 29, 2006
Sounds interesting O_O...just like the type of series that makes you think. And it's quite different, which is a plus!
I was advised not to see it but reading this my desires to watch it awake once more ^__^,
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rukasu44 Sep 29, 2010
This series is kind of hard to understand @_@
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angelxxuan Banned Member May 23, 2012
I probably wouldn't have given it such a high review, but this anime is one of the few that actually tends to leave me wanting to watch it again yet not own it, nice review.
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