The Worst Episodes of Paranoia Agent

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   6.8/10(600 votes)

   #1 - The Holy Warrior

   S1:E53/9/2004

   Ikari and Maniwa interrogate the boy known as Lil' Slugger, who turns out to be an eighth-grade student named Makoto Kozuka. Kozuka admits to the attacks, but he believes that the world around him is a medieval fantasy-style role playing game.

   Director:Nanako Shimazaki

   Writer:Tomomi Yoshino

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   Director:Nanako Shimazaki

   Writer:Tomomi Yoshino
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   7.6/10(705 votes)

   #2 - Enter Lil' Slugger

   S1:E12/3/2004

   Tsukiko Sagi, a shy character designer, is suddenly attacked by someone carrying a golden baseball bat. When a pair of detectives interrogate her, she describes the suspect as an elementary school-aged boy wearing golden inline skates and a red hat.

   Director:Takayuki Hirao

   Writer:Seishi Minakami

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   Director:Takayuki Hirao

   Writer:Seishi Minakami
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   7.6/10(529 votes)

   #3 - ETC

   S1:E94/13/2004

   Four housewives share gossip that they have heard about Lil' Slugger.

   Director:Atsushi Takahashi

   Writer:Seishi Minakami

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   Director:Atsushi Takahashi

   Writer:Seishi Minakami
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   7.7/10(602 votes)

   #4 - A Man's Path

   S1:E42/24/2004

   Masami Hirukawa is a low-level police officer who, despite calling himself a family man, accepts bribes in the form of cash and women from a local yakuza group. However, Masami squeezes the group a bit too much, and they send their boss to deal with him.

   Director:Atsushi Takahashi

   Writer:Seishi Minakami

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   Director:Atsushi Takahashi

   Writer:Seishi Minakami
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   7.7/10(517 votes)

   #5 - Mellow Maromi

   S1:E104/20/2004

   Production coordinator Naoyuki Saruta fights traffic to deliver the first episode of "Mellow Maromi," an anime based on the famous character designed by Tsukiko, to the broadcasting network.

   Director:Takuji Endo

   Writer:Tomomi Yoshino

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   Director:Takuji Endo

   Writer:Tomomi Yoshino
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   7.8/10(479 votes)

   #6 - Radar Man

   S1:E125/11/2004

   Maniwa engages in battle with Lil' Slugger and investigates his past. First he visits the mysterious old man at the hospital just before he dies; his last words to Maniwa are "dance with the rabbit".

   Director:Atsushi Takahashi

   Writer:Seishi Minakami

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   Director:Atsushi Takahashi

   Writer:Seishi Minakami
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   7.9/10(546 votes)

   #7 - MHz

   S1:E73/23/2004

   After Taeko is attacked while both Tsukiko and Kozuka have alibis, Maniwa considers the possibility of another Lil' Slugger existing and looks for connections between the victims in an attempt to pinpoint who will be next.

   Director:Hiroshi Hamasaki

   Writer:Seishi Minakami

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   Director:Hiroshi Hamasaki

   Writer:Seishi Minakami
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   7.9/10(501 votes)

   #8 - No Entry

   S1:E114/27/2004

   Misae Ikari, wife of Ikari the detective, confronts Lil' Slugger when he comes for her about what humans really are and tells him about the problems he's caused.

   Director:Nanako Shimazaki

   Writer:Seishi Minakami

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   Director:Nanako Shimazaki

   Writer:Seishi Minakami
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   8.0/10(669 votes)

   #9 - The Golden Shoes

   S1:E22/10/2004

   Yuuichi "Icchi" Taira, a formerly popular sixth-grade schoolboy, starts being bullied at school for his red hat and golden skates which strongly resemble those of Lil' Slugger.

   Director:Takuji Endo

   Writer:Seishi Minakami

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   Director:Takuji Endo

   Writer:Seishi Minakami
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    8.0/10(558 votes)

    #10 - Fear of a Direct Hit

    S1:E63/16/2004

    Taeko, a runaway teenager, wanders through the stormy city wanting to forget about her past, as her father repeatedly calls her cellphone but she always answers coldly, saying she will "destroy everything."

    Director:Kojiro Tsuruoka

    Writer:Seishi Minakami

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    Director:Kojiro Tsuruoka

    Writer:Seishi Minakami
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    8.4/10(503 votes)

    #11 - The Final Episode

    S1:E135/18/2004

    Tokyo is in ruins because of a black mass, formed by the rampaging Lil' Slugger, that envelops the town. Maniwa contacts the police chief on a screen in the cartoon world telling him what he knows; Ikari smashes the screen and is hailed a hero.

    Director:Takuji Endo

    Writer:Seishi Minakami

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    Director:Takuji Endo

    Writer:Seishi Minakami
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    8.5/10(708 votes)

    #12 - Double Lips

    S1:E32/17/2004

    Harumi Chouno, a woman with dissociative identity disorder attempts to defy her prostitute alter ego, Maria. Harumi becomes increasingly desperate when a colleague proposes. She accepts, but is terrified of Maria's existence being found out.

    Director:Takuji Endo

    Writer:Seishi Minakami

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    Director:Takuji Endo

    Writer:Seishi Minakami
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    8.5/10(674 votes)

    #13 - Happy Family Planning

    S1:E84/6/2004

    The three members of an Internet suicide pact meet each other for the first time in attempt to come up with ways to commit suicide, but hope to see Lil' Slugger.

    Director:Satoru Utsunomiya

    Writer:Seishi Minakami

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    Director:Satoru Utsunomiya

    Writer:Seishi Minakami