AnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.
Tsukiko Sagi, a shy character designer, is suddenly attacked by someone carrying a golden baseball bat. When a pair of detectives interrogate her, she describes the suspect as an elementary school-aged boy wearing golden inline skates and a red hat.
Yuuichi "Icchi" Taira, a formerly popular sixth-grade schoolboy, starts being bullied at school for his red hat and golden skates which strongly resemble those of Lil' Slugger.
Harumi Chouno, a woman with dissociative identity disorder attempts to defy her prostitute alter ego, Maria. Harumi becomes increasingly desperate when a colleague proposes. She accepts, but is terrified of Maria's existence being found out.
Masami Hirukawa is a low-level police officer who, despite calling himself a family man, accepts bribes in the form of cash and women from a local yakuza group. However, Masami squeezes the group a bit too much, and they send their boss to deal with him.
Ikari and Maniwa interrogate the boy known as Lil' Slugger, who turns out to be an eighth-grade student named Makoto Kozuka. Kozuka admits to the attacks, but he believes that the world around him is a medieval fantasy-style role playing game.
Taeko, a runaway teenager, wanders through the stormy city wanting to forget about her past, as her father repeatedly calls her cellphone but she always answers coldly, saying she will "destroy everything."
After Taeko is attacked while both Tsukiko and Kozuka have alibis, Maniwa considers the possibility of another Lil' Slugger existing and looks for connections between the victims in an attempt to pinpoint who will be next.
The three members of an Internet suicide pact meet each other for the first time in attempt to come up with ways to commit suicide, but hope to see Lil' Slugger.
Four housewives share gossip that they have heard about Lil' Slugger.
Production coordinator Naoyuki Saruta fights traffic to deliver the first episode of "Mellow Maromi," an anime based on the famous character designed by Tsukiko, to the broadcasting network.
Cast: Mamiko Noto, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Haruko Momoi, Shozo Iizuka, Toshihiko Seki, Hisako Kyoda, Ryuji Saikachi, Kenji Utsumi, Mayumi Yamaguchi, Makoto Tsumura, Kotono Mitsuishi, Toshihiko Nakajima, Nana Mizuki, Mina Tominaga, Kiyoshi Kawakubo, Yasunori Matsumoto
Genres: Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Maturity rating: TV-MA
Mamiko Noto
Tsukiko Sagi (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Lil' Slugger / Makoto Kozuka (voice)
Haruko Momoi
Maromi (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Keiichi Ikari (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Mitsuhiro Maniwa (voice)
Hisako Kyoda
Mysterious Old Woman (voice)
Ryuji Saikachi
Mysterious Old Man (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Akio Kawazu (voice)
Mayumi Yamaguchi
Yūichi Taira (voice)
Makoto Tsumura
Shōgo Ushiyama (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Harumi Chono (voice)
Toshihiko Nakajima
Masami Hirukawa (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Taeko Hirukawa (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Kamome (voice)
Kiyoshi Kawakubo
Fuyubachi (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
Zebra (voice)
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