THE MARGINAL SERVICE

THE MARGINAL SERVICE

Ended First aired 12/Apr/2023 Japan Japanese 1 season(s) 12 episode(s)
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
After being fired from his detective job, Brian receives a strange letter. He heads to the address written on the envelope and finds himself among the Marginal Service! This motley crew of fearless men and a woman (and a squirrel) are tasked with hunting down aliens. And Brian just became their newest member.
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Season 1 · Season 1
12 episode(s) · Air date: 12/Apr/2023
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S1E12
Shitty World Will in Fact Come to an End
Air date: 28/Jun/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
Summary

Having heard the truth from Rubber, Brian is reunited with Zeno in Mt. Minakami and suggests to rescue children together, but Zeno doesn't listen. While they fight, the doomsday for the Earth, another Gray Shock is about to happen.

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Having heard the truth from Rubber, Brian is reunited with Zeno in Mt. Minakami and suggests to rescue children together, but Zeno doesn't listen. While they fight, the doomsday for the Earth, another Gray Shock is about to happen.

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S1E11
When You Wish Upon a Star, a Star Shall Have the Guitar and Perfume
Air date: 21/Jun/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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Brian is desperate to find Zeno before the rest of the Marginal Service does, and his only choice is to seek information from... Rubber Suit?

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Brian is desperate to find Zeno before the rest of the Marginal Service does, and his only choice is to seek information from... Rubber Suit?

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S1E10
You're Always Not There When I Want to Hit You
Air date: 14/Jun/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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Zeno gets caught up in the investigation of a missing child, but Brian worries that Zeno may end up going too far due to his troubled past.

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Zeno gets caught up in the investigation of a missing child, but Brian worries that Zeno may end up going too far due to his troubled past.

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S1E9
An Ounce of Energy Drink Is Worth a Pound of Cure
Air date: 07/Jun/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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Rubber is in custody with the higher ups at the UN. Zeno is upset that he can't interrogate Rubber, and suspects that Theodore's hiding something. Zeno collapses and wakes up in Cyrus's lab, and everything starts to look shady.

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Rubber is in custody with the higher ups at the UN. Zeno is upset that he can't interrogate Rubber, and suspects that Theodore's hiding something. Zeno collapses and wakes up in Cyrus's lab, and everything starts to look shady.

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S1E8
Zombies Prefer Shopping Malls?
Air date: 31/May/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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The Marginal Service goes to the holding facility converted from a mall, where Rubber is being transferred. After Cyrus conducts a medical check up on Rubber, something strange starts to happen.

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The Marginal Service goes to the holding facility converted from a mall, where Rubber is being transferred. After Cyrus conducts a medical check up on Rubber, something strange starts to happen.

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S1E7
Making Up Is the Beginning of Another Fight
Air date: 24/May/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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Brian and Zeno set out to rescue Robin and Bolts, who have fallen into Rubber Suit's clutches. Little do they know that Robin and Bolts are about to discover a secret about their past that will completely upend the mission.

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Brian and Zeno set out to rescue Robin and Bolts, who have fallen into Rubber Suit's clutches. Little do they know that Robin and Bolts are about to discover a secret about their past that will completely upend the mission.

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S1E6
Boobs for a Marmot, Air Tank for a Shark
Air date: 17/May/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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The Marginal Service finds out that Rubber escaped to Higashino Island. They have to get there on a boat, but Cyrus isn't happy about it since he hates nature. Brian happily suggests a fishing contest. But what he manages to catch is a shark.

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The Marginal Service finds out that Rubber escaped to Higashino Island. They have to get there on a boat, but Cyrus isn't happy about it since he hates nature. Brian happily suggests a fishing contest. But what he manages to catch is a shark.

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S1E5
Sexy Santa Lights the Holy Night
Air date: 10/May/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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On Christmas morning, Brian wakes up to a cyberattack to the Marginal Service, which escalates from embarrassing photos to possible data leakage about the Marginal Service and Borderlanders. Lyra has a good idea of who’s responsible.

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On Christmas morning, Brian wakes up to a cyberattack to the Marginal Service, which escalates from embarrassing photos to possible data leakage about the Marginal Service and Borderlanders. Lyra has a good idea of who’s responsible.

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S1E4
That Absurd Switch
Air date: 03/May/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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The team tries to crack a mysterious case involving terrorist bombings that seem to be following a clear pattern, but not a clear purpose.

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The team tries to crack a mysterious case involving terrorist bombings that seem to be following a clear pattern, but not a clear purpose.

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S1E3
Don't Overeat Caviar
Air date: 26/Apr/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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Brian and the team attempt to infiltrate Rubber Suit's mansion while he's holding a charity auction, hoping to retrieve a rare item being used to manufacture illegal drugs.

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Brian and the team attempt to infiltrate Rubber Suit's mansion while he's holding a charity auction, hoping to retrieve a rare item being used to manufacture illegal drugs.

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S1E2
One Step and Riddled With Bullets
Air date: 19/Apr/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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Still on the fence about Borderlanders, Brian goes on a mission to find out the truth. In a red costume, he accompanies Zeno, Robin, and Bolts to Jukai, where the drug factory is supposed to be. On their way, their chopper gets shot down by a missile.

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Still on the fence about Borderlanders, Brian goes on a mission to find out the truth. In a red costume, he accompanies Zeno, Robin, and Bolts to Jukai, where the drug factory is supposed to be. On their way, their chopper gets shot down by a missile.

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S1E1
Leather Jacket Is Slippery
Air date: 12/Apr/2023 · Runtime: 23 min
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After Brian Nightraider gets fired from the police, he gets a letter from the United Nation Immigration Bureau Special Task Force, "Marginal Service." He visits the address in the letter, only to find a bizarre occult shop.

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After Brian Nightraider gets fired from the police, he gets a letter from the United Nation Immigration Bureau Special Task Force, "Marginal Service." He visits the address in the letter, only to find a bizarre occult shop.

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Mamoru Miyano
Mamoru Miyano
Brian Nightraider (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Zeno Stokes (voice)
Kaori Nazuka
Kaori Nazuka
Lyra Candyheart (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita
Tomokazu Sugita
Bolts Dexter (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
Yuichi Nakamura
Robin Timbert (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Hiro Shimono
Cyrus N. Kuga (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Shin-ichiro Miki
Theodore Thompson (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Koki Uchiyama
Peck Desmont (voice)
Yuma Uchida
Yuma Uchida
Rubber Suit (voice)

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Jyu Ishiguchi
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Yukihiro Watanabe
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Hirofumi Araki
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Ryou Akizuki
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Masayoshi Nishida
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Masayuki Sakoi
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Shigeki Awai
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Nobumasa Hanai
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Kaori Sato
Special Effects
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Kazuho Kunimoto
Director
Nao Miyoshi
Nao Miyoshi
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Takuma Suzuki
Director

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