Trivia / Paranoia Agent

• Banned in China: In the UK, the third DVD volume was infamously refused classification by the BBFC because of a scene in episode 8 where characters, including a child, try to hang themselves from a tree branch for fun (until the branch snaps). 80 seconds of footage were cut for the DVD to pass with an 18 rating. The episode was finally passed uncut for the 2021 Blu-ray, also with an 18 rating.
• Edited for Syndication: The Old Man's Mind Screw metaphors are entirely removed from the episodes for the Toonami broadcast.
• Inspiration for the Work: According to an interview, Satoshi Kon found it interesting how lies about stomachache to skip school/work can bite back in the future.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The series was out of print in North America for a long time after Geneon went under until Funimation finally rescued it in 2020.
• Late Export for You: In Latin America, the series was not legally broadcasted until June 2022, 18 years after its first broadcast in Japan.
• Referenced by...: In one page of Sleepless Domain, a plushie of ​Maromi can be seen on a shelf in Undine's room.

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