Episode 21 - Paranoia Agent

Ugly Talk Podcast

Paranoia Agent is an animated program from Satoshi Kon, director of animated films such as Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika.  Paranoia Agent was described as a way for him to use ideas that he wasn't able to fit into his other feature films, connecting the scraps into an anthology by way of a framing device. 

In this episode we discuss the themes of Paranoia Agent and the meanings of anthologies, series, and serials.

Media Referenced in this Episode

  • Paranoia Agent
  • Paprika
  • Tokyo Godfathers
  • The Final Revelation
  • Road Trip
  • PUBG is a Successful Failure
  • Extra Credits - The Need for B Games
  • Jim Sterling - Middle Shelf Games
  • Mark Brown - Do We Need a "Soulslike" Genre?

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