Paranoia Agent Volume 2

Details

 Director: Satoshi Kon
 Catalogue Number: MVD2094
 Certificate: 15
 Date Released: 26th September 2005
 Screen: 16:9 Widescreen
 Languages: English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo, Japanese
 Subtitles: English
 Duration: 75 minutes

Synopsis

True Believers

Then darkness overcomes the heart and Lil' Slugger appears...

The detectives interrogate the boy arrested for the Lil' Slugger attacks, he claims to be a "Holy Warrior" who has only begun to help those waiting to be saved. However, he also only claims two of the five attacks! Just as the detectives begin to find witnesses and think they are uncovering the truth, a rash of attacks fuel the hysteria- especially the two inside the police station! As the police begin to doubt their own beliefs, even suicidal citizens begin to believe a golden bat can solve their problems.

Episodes comprise:

5. The Holy Warrior
6. Fear Of A Direct Hit
7. MHZ

Extras

• Clean opening sequence
• Clean closing sequence

Cover

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Review

The creepy atmosphere of Paranoia Agent doesn’t let up for this volume, with the stories being just as abstract as those in the first, yet they maintain a consistently high quality throughout. The series is truly captivating and as the story continues to unravel I just find myself more and more hooked, looking for every hint and clue as to who or what Shonen Bat really is. This show gets my highest recommendation; my only gripe with it being the length of time between discs at the moment. (Anime-On-DVD)