

Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young…
TV-MA • Animation, Mystery • Series • 2004 • 1 season
Starring: Mamiko Noto, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Haruko Momoi
Created by: Satoshi Kon

S1 E1 - Enter Lil' Slugger
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.
Feb 3, 2004 • 25m

S1 E2 - The Golden Shoes
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.
Feb 10, 2004 • 25m

S1 E3 - Double Lips
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.
Feb 17, 2004 • 25m

S1 E4 - A Man's Path
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.
Feb 24, 2004 • 25m

S1 E5 - The Holy Warrior
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.
Mar 9, 2004 • 25m

S1 E6 - Fear of a Direct Hit
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."
Mar 16, 2004 • 25m

S1 E7 - MHz
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.
Mar 23, 2004 • 25m

S1 E8 - Happy Family Planning
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.
Apr 6, 2004 • 25m

S1 E9 - ETC
Four housewives share gossip that they have heard about Lil' Slugger.
Apr 13, 2004 • 25m

S1 E10 - Mellow Maromi
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.
Apr 20, 2004 • 25m

S1 E11 - No Entry
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.
Apr 27, 2004 • 25m

S1 E12 - Radar Man
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".
May 11, 2004 • 25m

S1 E13 - The Final Episode
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.
May 18, 2004 • 25m
Paranoia Agent
Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.
TV-MA • Animation, Mystery • TV Series • 2004
