“Dismissed cop joins secret UN unit hunting alien drug traffickers disguised as humans.”
The Marginal Service
THE MARGINAL SERVICE
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Synopsis
Dismissed cop joins secret UN unit hunting alien drug traffickers disguised as humans.
Foolhardy police officer Brian Nightraider is dismissed from the force for a history of reckless behavior that ultimately resulted in his partner's death. While wallowing in self-pity, the disgraced officer receives a curious invitation from the United Nations Immigration Bureau Special Investigation Unit. He has been recruited to join the Marginal Service, a secret underground branch of the UN tasked with handling Borderlanders. Indistinguishable from humans, Borderlanders are aliens that peacefully coexist in society. But now, a Borderlander terrorist organization has emerged, manufacturing and distributing a potent drug called Confu. With the Borderlanders' ability to regenerate and blend in as humans, uncovering the drug-trafficking ring will be no easy undertaking. However, the ragtag group at the Marginal Service are not one to back down from a challenge—even as their work exposes some unexpected figures as Borderlanders.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.67 · some divergence
3.0 pts
Recommenders 6.5 · others 3.5
↑ 0.71
Running avg · Apr 2023 → Jul 2023
- 7 “I went into this show without even looking at the synopsis and I'm glad I did because it left me pleasantly surprised and entertained. It's got a pretty standard sci-fi, paranormal vibe with movie...”
- 5 “This is "Totally Spies" with a male cast,and JoJo's styled punchlines and plot. Characters are flat. Animation so far its fine, although the style is closer to when US companies try to create an...”
- 4 “When i saw the trailer of this anime, i was very intrigued, i don't get to see a lot of anime like this one. It was funny, made me smile as i watched it. After watching episode 1 and episode 2,...”
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- Format 12 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2023 – Jun 2023 Spring 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23048 catalog
Produced by
- Shochiku Producer
- Movic Producer
- Nippon Television Network Producer
- King Records Producer
- Cygames Producer
- dugout Producer
- Happinet Media Marketing Producer