Paranoia Agent

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Paranoia Agent

Postby paranoia_agent99 » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:22 pm

am i the only one that understands this show?......it seems like it......
please help me..............i g2g to bed now but ill give u info on it later....... :?:

[paizuri: I have hijacked this thread from General Anime to put into Anime Series Discussion.]
if the end is really the begining, where did we start off?
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Postby Tabula Rasa » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:36 pm

Seen it, loved it, tied my friends to the couch and made them watch it.
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Postby Anlushac11 » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:04 am

8-)

Watched it, loved it. Had to explain it to some of my friends.
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Postby OtakuMan22 » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:53 am

I actually found some answers to the meanings behind the show thanks to the Wikipedia. Here are some pages that will give you the insights:

*SPOILER WARNING - THESE LINKS WILL RUIN ALL THE SURPRISE!*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia_Agent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_from_Paranoia_Agent

The basic meaning of the show was

a social commentary on how you shouldn't lie and make up excuses for everything. Lil' Slugger (Shonen Bat) became the universal excuse and released everyone from their problems by swinging his bad SHAPED LIKE A DOG'S LEG!


In the episode, Happy Family Planning

You will note that they have no shadows after the building collapses. The man from the train also has no shadow. Why would they have no shadows? ;)


The clues and meanings behind everything if you pay attention to the series is simply amazing.

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Postby DeinReich » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:08 am

Freaking sweet show, that is all. I have to admit that episode 2 hit strangly close to home (people who have seen it will understand what I mean)
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Postby older_gohan » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:24 am

For those who haven't seen the show or are thinking of jumping in on cartoon network. You cannot jump in half way and expect to be able to follow the story line. Much like the shows dragonball z, ghost in the shell, and full metal alchemist, this show has a very vivid and soild story line that can really only be followed from the begining to the end. If you jump in somewhere in the middle then you will be lost on what is happening and what has happened. Dragonball z is not as notorious for that but ghost in the shell and full metal are.
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Postby Tsunami Jones » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:16 am

It's one of my favorite shows. Definitely worth watching :up:
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Postby Solaria735 » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:05 pm

I loved it, loved the social commentary and psychology in it, and just loved the overall weirdness and wtf-ness of it. After each episode, I would think I had it all figured out too, only to be thrown off by the next episode. It's definitely worth watching if you like to think (a lot) while being entertained.
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Postby Kyarii » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:29 pm

dude, that show was fraky. I don't get the whole thingy with the virtual world, or video game or whatever.
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Postby Kyarii » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:31 pm

*I meant freaky. Sorry. I can't spell.
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Postby DTJB » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:17 pm

Extremely well done series, even got my mom to watch from start to finish. I don't think I can think of any reason not to recommend it to anyone. I'd also like to ask a question. Does anyone else consider the final scene of the series a "what if" senario, and not an actual situation that took place? I'm also wondering if anyone can elaborate on the very ending...
spolier wrote:when the former detective realizes that he has become the old man
Was there any hidden meaning to that?
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Postby Solaria735 » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:15 pm

My thoughts on that (the spoiler) were basically that the cycle wasn't over. Sure, the people may have been "cured" for a while, but people will always be paranoid, maladjusted, discontent, stressed, etc, which could allow the events of the series to happen all over again. That is what the final episode and the detective's part in it meant to me at least.
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Postby Solaria735 » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:15 pm

My thoughts on that (the spoiler) were basically that the cycle wasn't over. Sure, the people may have been "cured" for a while, but people will always be paranoid, maladjusted, discontent, stressed, etc, which could allow the events of the series to happen all over again. That is what the final episode and the detective's part in it meant to me at least.

And now every time I think of that series, "Dream Island Obsessional Park" pops into my head and refuses to leave...
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Postby paranoia_agent99 » Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:18 am

just wanto no y u hyjaked it?.....andwhats a moderator?
if the end is really the begining, where did we start off?
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Postby Solaria735 » Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:11 am

Paizuri just moved it from one forum to a more appropriate one (putting it in Anime Series Discussion instead of General Anime... since it refers to a specific series).

A moderator is someone who basically is entrusted with keeping the forums organized, so they move threads to the appropriate places, lock old or off-topic threads, etc.
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