Paranoia Agent

The quiet character designer Tsukiko Sagi, who made the wildly successful pink dog Maromi, is under pressure to duplicate her success. One evening as she makes her way home, an elementary school boy on inline skates attacks her. Keiichi Ikari and Mitsuhiro Maniwa, two police detectives, have been tasked with the investigation. Until they hear that a second victim has been found, they believe Tsukiko is lying about the incident. The assailant, known as Lil' Slugger (Shenen Batto in Japanese, which translates to "Bat Boy"), is soon held accountable for a number of violent street attacks in Tokyo. Only three specific features, including the boy's golden inline skates, baseball cap, and the weapon—a bent golden baseball bat—remain in the memory of the victims, none of them can recall the boy's face. Maniwa and Ikari set out to find the offender and put a stop to his misdeeds.