Mousou Dairinin

Paranoia Agent / 妄想代理人 / Mousou Dairinin

Genres: Adult Cast, Avant Garde, Award Winning, Detective, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Suspense
Themes: Adult Cast, Detective, Psychological
Studios: Madhouse
Producers: Asmik Ace, Chaos Union, Techno Sound, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, WOWOW
Licensors: Funimation, Geneon Entertainment USA
Rating: 7.66 / 10
Rank: #1437
Popularity: #550
Users Listed: 453,271
Users Scored: 173,959
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 08/02/2025
Aired: February 3, 2004 – May 18, 2004 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 13
Broadcast: Saturday at 00:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Musashino City is gripped by fear as the enigmatic Shounen Bat unleashes a series of violent attacks. This elusive figure, wielding a golden baseball bat and rollerblades, targets seemingly random individuals, leaving a trail of confusion and suspicion in his wake. The initial victims, like character designer Tsukiko Sagi, become entangled in the mystery, with rumors and anxieties escalating within the community.

As detectives Ikari and Maniwa delve deeper into the case, they navigate a growing atmosphere of paranoia fueled by unsubstantiated stories and mounting casualties. The investigation unearths unsettling connections between the victims and the perpetrator, blurring the lines between reality and rumor. The narrative explores themes of societal anxieties, the power of perception, and the fragility of truth in the face of fear. It presents a character-driven examination of how a community reacts to inexplicable violence and the potential for collective delusion.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Enter Lil' Slugger (Aired: 02/03/2004)
Episode 2: The Golden Shoes (Aired: 02/10/2004)
Episode 3: Double Lips (Aired: 02/17/2004)
Episode 4: A Man's Path (Aired: 02/24/2004)
Episode 5: The Holy Warrior (Aired: 03/09/2004)
... and 8 more episodes

Characters:

Ikari, Keiichi (Main) - Voice Actors: McConnohie, Michael, Iizuka, Shouzou, Peter, Eric, Hemmo, Roland, Prester, Nino
Maniwa, Mitsuhiro (Main) - Voice Actors: Seki, Toshihiko, O'Brien, Liam, Völger, Bernhard, Loddi, Loris, Rocamora, Francesc, Missoffe, Éric
Sagi, Tsukiko (Main) - Voice Actors: Noto, Mamiko, Ruff, Michelle, Amendola, Alessia, Leurquin, Sabrina, Guillén, Maria Rosa, Jakobeit, Giuliana
Shounen Bat (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakaguchi, Daisuke, Riegel, Sam, Turba, David, Mete, Andrea, Mehani, Taric, López, Jesús
Akihiro, Takamine (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirose, Masashi, Woren, Dan
Animated Boy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kumai, Motoko, Stone, Jessica D.
Chono, Harumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mitsuishi, Kotono, Urbschat-mingues, Claudia, Shaffer, Erica, Lambotte, Jessie, Boccanera, Laura
Fuyubachi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Stone, Doug, Kawakubo, Kiyoshi, De Ambrosis, Luciano
Handa, Junji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Gouri, Daisuke, Clarendon, Howard
Hiranuma, Yoshio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Mallow, Dave
Hirukawa, Taeko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuki, Nana, Wahlgren, Kari, Otto, Ilona, Leurquin, Sabrina, Bismuto, Connie
Hirukawa, Masami (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakajima, Toshihiko, Pellegrin, Patrick, Gauß, Helmut, Lodolo, Massimo, Bristow, Deem
Ikari, Misae (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Komiya, Kazue, Spevack, Melodee M., Paladini, Roberta, Bleynie, Nathalie
Inukai, Gorou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootake, Hiroshi, Prescott, Simon
Kamei, Masashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suyama, Akio, Osborne, Jonathan C.
Kamome (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sheh, Stephanie, Tominaga, Miina, Donati, Gemma, Ordeig, Eva
Kawazu, Akio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Utsumi, Kenji, Stone, Doug, Mondini, Stefano, Murzeau, Thierry
Kayama, Satoko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsukura, Hazuru, Hollingshead, Megan
Kozuka, Makoto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakaguchi, Daisuke, Riegel, Sam
Kumakura, Takenori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asakura, Eisuke, Riegel, Sam
Makabe, Shunsuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, Thornton, Kirk, Destrez, Olivier, Iansante, Christian, Ziesmer, Santiago, López, Jesús
Maria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mitsuishi, Kotono, Shaffer, Erica
Maromi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Momoi, Haruko, Savage, Carrie, Baldini, Antonella, Giménez, Ariadna
Old Man (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Knight, William Frederick, Saikachi, Ryuuji, Lévy, Gilbert, Biagioni, Dante
Old Woman (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kyouda, Hisako, Lunow, Luise, Bonansea, Miranda, Bleynie, Nathalie, Jaress, Jody
Ryuu, Akihiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Toshio, Holt, Lance
Saruta, Naoyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Baldini, Nanni, Ronchewski, Stéphane, Yoshino, Hiroyuki, Lladó, Carlos, Breen, John E.
Shinsuke, Hatomura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Kiyonobu, Riegel, Sam
Shujinkou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya
Taeko's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kasahara, Rumi, Grad, Gina
Taira, Yuichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bosch, Johnny Yong, Yamaguchi, Mayumi, Mehani, Taric, Navarro, Jordi, Perino, Davide, Richter, Raúl
Tatsuta, Shinichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horikawa, Jin, Strauss, Kim
Tsukiko's Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katou, Seizou, Stone, Doug
Ushiyama, Shogo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsumura, Makoto, Bleynie, Nathalie, Bendik, Steven, Giménez, Ariadna, Duranti, Sabrina, Geke, Tanja
Wanibuchi, Yoshihiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Egawa, Hisao, Clarendon, Howard
Yuuichi's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sayuri, Dana, Sally
Yuuichi's Teacher (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kingetsu, Mami, Austin, Hunter
Zebra (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Yasunori, Seitz, Patrick, Ronchewski, Stéphane, Bulckaen, Francesco, Neumann, Viktor, López, Jesús

Staff:

Cook, Justin (Producer)
Gotou, Hideki (Producer)
Hasegawa, Tokuji (Producer)
Iwase, Yasuteru (Producer)
Toyoda, Satoki (Producer)
Tsuruzaki, Rika (Producer)
Uda, Mitsuru (Producer)
Tanaka, Shinsaku (Assistant Producer)
Kon, Satoshi (Director, Storyboard, Original Creator)
Mima, Masafumi (Sound Director)
Endou, Takuji (Episode Director)
Hamasaki, Hiroshi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hirao, Takayuki (Episode Director)
Shimazaki, Nanako (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Suzuki, Michiyo (Episode Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Takahashi, Atsushi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tsuruoka, Koujirou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Utsunomiya, Satoru (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Minakami, Seishi (Script, Series Composition)
Yoshino, Tomomi (Script)
Mihara, Michio (Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Rintarou (Storyboard)
Sasaki, Mamoru (Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Satou, Tatsuo (Storyboard)
Hirasawa, Susumu (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Music, Inserted Song Performance)
Abe, Junko (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Abe, Takatoshi (Special Effects)
Abe, Namiko (Production Coordination)
Akahori, Shigeo (Animation Director)
An, Mi Kyoung (In-Between Animation)
Andou, Masashi (Animation Director, Character Design, Key Animation)
Arahata, Ayumi (Special Effects)
Arai, Kouichi (Key Animation)
Arakawa, Naoki (Key Animation)
Asaki, Akiko (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Asano, Katsuya (Key Animation)
Byun, Eun Soon (In-Between Animation)
Cho, Hye-jung (In-Between Animation)
Choung, Yoon Hee (In-Between Animation)
Eguchi, Hisashi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Endou, Masaaki (Key Animation)
Fujiwara, Yoshie (In-Between Animation)
Hamasu, Hideki (Character Design, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Shinji (Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Satoshi (Color Design)
Hatsumi, Kouichi (Key Animation)
Hayama, Junichi (Animation Director)
Hiramatsu, Tadashi (Key Animation)
Honda, Takeshi (Key Animation)
Hong, Mi-Yeong (In-Between Animation)
... and 78 more staff

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