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1* BannedInChina: In the UK, the third DVD volume was infamously [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-08-08/bbfc-comments-on-paranoia-agent-censorship/.161910 refused classification]] by the BBFC because of a scene in episode 8 where characters, including a child, try to hang themselves from a tree branch for fun (until the branch snaps). 80 seconds of footage were cut for the DVD to pass with an 18 rating. The episode was finally passed uncut for the 2021 Blu-ray, also with an 18 rating.
2* EditedForSyndication: The Old Man's MindScrew metaphors are entirely removed from the episodes for the Creator/{{Toonami}} broadcast.
3* InspirationForTheWork: According to an interview, Creator/SatoshiKon found it interesting how lies about stomachache to skip school/work can bite back in the future.
4* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series was out of print in North America for a long time after Creator/{{Geneon}} went under until Creator/{{Funimation}} finally rescued it in 2020.
5* LateExportForYou: In Latin America, the series was not legally broadcasted until June 2022, 18 years after its first broadcast in Japan.
6* ReferencedBy: In [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-5-page-33 one page]] of ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', a plushie of ​Maromi can be seen on a shelf in Undine's room.

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