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Satoshi Kon's eerie fantasy grows darker and more disquieting as it progresses. All Tokyo is fixated on the seemingly random violence of Lil' Slugger. In episode 9, a group of gossipy housewives trades increasingly outrageous stories: Lil' Slugger brained a pitcher during a major league baseball game; he attacked a man on a desert island; he appeared in a pregnant woman's ultrasound. After swapping lies, one of the women is ecstatic to discover her husband has been beaten by the mysterious adolescent. Episode 8 reveals Kon's black sense of humor: An old man, a younger man, and an adolescent girl ineptly try to fulfill an online
Satoshi Kon's eerie fantasy grows darker and more disquieting as it progresses. All Tokyo is fixated on the seemingly random violence of Lil' Slugger. In episode 9, a group of gossipy housewives trades increasingly outrageous stories: Lil' Slugger brained a pitcher during a major league baseball game; he attacked a man on a desert island; he appeared in a pregnant woman's ultrasound. After swapping lies, one of the women is ecstatic to discover her husband has been beaten by the mysterious adolescent. Episode 8 reveals Kon's black sense of humor: An old man, a younger man, and an adolescent girl ineptly try to fulfill an online suicide pact. When they see Lil' Slugger at an inn, they eagerly pursue him. Kon loops back to the main narrative when violence strikes the studio that's animating Maromi, the cute little dog created by Tsukiko, the first victim. (Rated 16 and older: violence, tobacco and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
The continuing attacks leave a bloody mark upon society that reflects each social circle's inherent desires. Suicidal people see the Lil' Slugger as a savior to deliver them from life; bored housewives see him as the hot topic in the gossip circles. Unfortunately, to the distressed staff struggling to finish the animated TV show, Maromi the Dog, Lil' Slugger is the menace who has been striking them down, one at a time...
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Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
Release date: 8 March 2005
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0013023237995 UPC: 013023237995
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