When darkness overcomes the heart... Lil' Slugger appears...
В Токио объявляется неуловимый преступник. Это Сёнэн Батто («мальчик с битой»), подросток на роликах, вооружённый золотистой бейсбольной битой. Первой его жертвой становится молодая девочка-дизайнер Цукико Саги. Цукико кладут в больницу, полиция начинает вялые поиски хулигана, а нападения тем временем совершаются снова и снова. Успешный школьник, две девушки с одной парой глаз, группа самоубийц, игрок, художник... Жертвы множатся, интерес возрастает, и вскоре о Мальчике уже слагают легенды на скамейках возле подъезда. И в тот самый миг, когда кто-то говорит о Мальчике, где-то в темноте загорается золотая дуга опускающейся биты.
Enter Lil' Slugger 7.2
Дата выхода: 2004-02-03
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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.
The Golden Shoes 7.8
Дата выхода: 2004-02-10
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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.
Double Lips 7.8
Дата выхода: 2004-02-17
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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.
A Man's Path 7.8
Дата выхода: 2004-02-24
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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.
The Holy Warrior 6.6
Дата выхода: 2004-03-09
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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.
Fear of a Direct Hit 7.8
Дата выхода: 2004-03-16
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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."
MHz 7.2
Дата выхода: 2004-03-23
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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.
Happy Family Planning 6.4
Дата выхода: 2004-04-06
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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.
ETC 7.0
Дата выхода: 2004-04-13
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: Four housewives share gossip that they have heard about Lil' Slugger.
Mellow Maromi 6.6
Дата выхода: 2004-04-20
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: 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.
No Entry 7.3
Дата выхода: 2004-04-27
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: Misae Ikari, wife of Ikari the detective, confronts Lil' Slugger when he comes for her about what humans really are and tells him about the problems he's caused.
Radar Man 7.0
Дата выхода: 2004-05-11
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: Maniwa engages in battle with Lil' Slugger and investigates his past. First he visits the mysterious old man at the hospital just before he dies; his last words to Maniwa are "dance with the rabbit".
The Final Episode 7.4
Дата выхода: 2004-05-18
Продолжительность: 25 min
Описание: Tokyo is in ruins because of a black mass, formed by the rampaging Lil' Slugger, that envelops the town. Maniwa contacts the police chief on a screen in the cartoon world telling him what he knows; Ikari smashes the screen and is hailed a hero.
