妄想代理人
Paranoia Agent
An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks, but they will find out soon enough... that this case is much more than they expected. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 妄想代理人 (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Mousou Dairinin |
| English | Paranoia Agent |
| Chinese | 妄想代理人 (unknown · via wikidata) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2004-02-03 → 2004-05-18 (Winter 2004) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | MADHOUSE |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaMysteryPsychologicalSupernaturalThriller |
| Themes | DenpaCrimePhilosophyDetectiveUrban FantasyEnsemble CastPoliceUrbanMale ProtagonistEpisodicSatireFemale ProtagonistDisabilityBullying |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 7.68 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.68 / 10 |
| Composite | 62.5 |
| On lists | 130,665 |
| Favourited | 3,992 (3.1%) |
| Completion | 79.4% |
| Drop rate | 4.5% |
| In backlog | 51.2% |
| Score spread σ | 1.65 |
Score distribution
126122283449481651,71163,41177,751810,74698,553103,896
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2004 | A | 2 of 36 |
| Year | 2004 | A | 11 of 178 |
| Era | Early 2000s | A | 44 of 687 |
| Genre | Thriller | C | 53 of 188 |
| Studio | MADHOUSE | B | 54 of 229 |
| Source material | Original work | A | 120 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Psychological | C | 126 of 416 |
| Genre | Mystery | B | 137 of 652 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | B | 163 of 1,557 |
| Genre | Supernatural | B | 210 of 1,234 |
| Length | Single-cour | B | 338 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Drama | B | 412 of 1,917 |
| Format | TV series | B | 490 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 716 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Satoshi Kon, Nobutaka Ike, Katsutoshi Sugai |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Seishi Minakami |
| Character design | Masashi Andou |
| Original creator | Satoshi Kon |
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| character | 2003 | Tokyo Godfathers |
AniList id 323 · MAL id 323 · record updated 2026-08-27