Paranoia Agent Volume 3

Details

 Director: Satoshi Kon
 Catalogue Number: MVD2095
 Certificate: 15
 Date Released: 6th February 2006
 Screen: 16:9 Widescreen
 Languages: English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo, Japanese
 Subtitles: English
 Duration: 75 minutes

Synopsis

Serial Psychosis

Lil' Slugger's violent legacy spreads rapidly throughout the city becoming a legend whose image warps with every different social circle. To those who want to die, he is a saviour; to housewives, stories of his exploits are the hot topic of the gossip circles.

However, to the distressed staff struggling to get the animated TV show "Maromi The Dog back on schedule, Lil' Slugger is the menace who has been striking them down, one at a time...

Episodes Comprise:

8. Happy Family Planning
9. ETC
10. Mellow Maromi

Extras

• Art Gallery

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Review

While this volume of Paranoia Agent wasn’t quite up to the dizzy heights of the first two, it was nonetheless another great outing, where you can just get completely lost in the world and absorb the creepy atmosphere that runs throughout. Some will probably dismiss these episodes because they don’t really move things forward in the standard way, but they do show just how deeply the phenomenon of Shonen Bat has penetrated society, and in doing so they also reflect on society as a whole. The series continues to captivate me completely, and I can’t wait to see the final revelations on the concluding disc. Hopefully the wait for that volume won’t be as long as the wait between the first three. (Anime-On-DVD)