Justice, and the enforcement of it, has changed. In the 22nd century, Japan enforces the Sibyl System,
an objective means of determining the threat level of each citizen by examining their mental state for
signs of criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass. Inspectors uphold the law by subjugating, often
with lethal force, anyone harboring the slightest ill-will; alongside them are Enforcers, jaded
Inspectors that have become latent criminals, granted relative freedom in exchange for carrying out
the Inspectors' dirty work.
Into this world steps Akane Tsunemori, a young woman with an honest desire to uphold justice. However,
as she works alongside veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she soon learns that the Sibyl System's
judgments are not as perfect as her fellow Inspectors assume. With everything she has known turned on
its head, Akane wrestles with the question of what justice truly is, and whether it can be upheld
through the use of a system that may already be corrupt.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Note: In the Summer 2014 season, Psycho-Pass was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour
time-slot, ending up in 11 one-hour episodes. This edit included added scenes at the beginning and
middle of the episodes, as well as fixing and improving animation.
This is a futuristic anime that is based around a System called "SYBIL" that is the sole authoritative body in the city. Scanners are set up in order to measure one's "Psycho Pass" which determines how much of a "criminal" you are. The anime's main characters are a division in the police squad that deals with these "criminals." The anime is based around this system. Those who want to save it... Those who want to destroy it... Those who want to find out the truth about it... This mysterious thriller is honestly an amazing masterpiece of art. There are so many elements that make this anime amazing. From the ideas, to the execution, to the truth behind it all, every piece of this anime leaves you wanting more. Everything is executed greatly, even though there were sometimes that things may have seemed confusing, in the end it all makes sense, and doesn't leave you questioning anything (well maybe a few questions, but it ended well). I am a guy who NEEDS long anime. If it's not at least 50 or so + eps I'm not really into it. This anime, of 26 or so eps really left me thinking "I would be happy if this was it...." That's how satisfied I was by this anime. However, a second season is out, and it was great too, but the first part was definitely the best! This anime also had a lot of unique aspects. The entire idea is genius, and the execution of the idea was very well done, and very well thought out. It also makes you think what if this is how we lived? It really draws you in with how it's all set up, and how the lives of the people are controlled by this system. The main character was decently-unique and the progression was interesting with her, especially with her confrontations with the enemy. I highly recommend this anime, it's definitely one of the best anime that I've seen and definitely one of the better anime out there. There is a lot I can say, but I don't want to spoil this for people. However if you like technology, futuristic shows, sci-fi, suspense, thrillers, and action this is your anime. It's so unique, and so well done i cannot put into words about it. Just watch :) Let me know if there is any questions about this review.
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Review will be broken down like so : - Story - Art - Animation - Characters - Sound - Overall Enjoyment ~~~ img70%(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/PsychoPasscast.jpg) #__Story 9.5/10__ ~~~ Psycho-Pass is the assessment of people’s biometrics. It report’s back their Crime Coefficient it is an index for how likely one is to commit a crime. If it goes past 100 they are arrested and are deemed as “latent criminals”. So this is the future world of Japan. A system which identifies and apprehends people based on their likelihood of committing a crime despite not having done it yet. It’s quite fascist in nature; indiscriminate and merciless. We actually see the irony in the system in the form of Enforcers. They are latent criminals that work to aid Inspectors and generally do the dirty work. That’s a rough summary and setting of the world. I admire how they build and establish the world through the first half of the show. For the first half of the show, it feels quite episodic. The Division 1 team goes from crime to crime arresting/executing latent criminals. But it isn’t just that, for these crimes we learn they are part of a bigger threat. It allows us to fully understand the rules and nature of the world, while giving us breadcrumbs in what the overarching plot is. The show allows us to get used to the world and not just throw us to the deep end or have long expositions explaining everything. After that the anime dives straight through psychological and societal issues. With the Sybil system, becoming the iron fist of the law. It explores whether apprehending “criminals” who haven't committed a crime is right or wrong. The anime depicts fascism in the form of the Sybil system, simply put, the Sybil system puts in favour how it benefits the society as a whole and not the needs of an individual. ~! The inherent outcome is a society who has lost their humanity. !~ I really can’t talk much about it without spoiling it too much, but i thoroughly enjoy the concept and questions it brought to me as i watched the show. The themes of the show is enough to pull me in and is quite compelling. ~~~ #__Art 8/10__ ~~~ Art style wise, it’s not bad it does what it needs to. It’s what most people would believe anime looks like and it works well. Nothing too special or unimmersive about it. So i’ll move on to the next point, character design and world design. I thought the characters were well designed and represented their characters really well. A perfect example is Kagari, he’s loud, wild and kind of energetic compared to his colleagues. So he has orange hair and hair pins that visually addresses the audience what kind of person he is. Shinya Kougami, definitely fits your run of the mill anime protagonist, relatively spiky hair, tall and good-looking. Despite looking “run of the mill” he does have an interesting design with his spiky hair and loose suit. Kinda reminds me of Spike Spiegel. The designs of the characters were quite well done but i felt that they kinda stuck to the typical look of anime. Don’t get me wrong it’s not a bad thing but it’s just very typical. World design had some hiccups for me. We often get these overhead visuals of the city in Japan. It looks beautiful; futuristic and dystopian looking with a dash of global warming. Simple yet effective art depicting what the future could be, as we see remnants of old buildings submerged in water alluding to the fact the polar ice caps melting/ has melted. Without going too much into detail or providing an entire exposition, the visual storytelling in these shots really add to the rich vibrant world it already is. However, I always get pulled out of my immersion when Komissa is on screen. These guys : ~~~img50%(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/psychopass/images/1/18/Komchans.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20141224034929)~~~ They look completely out of place and distracts me quite a bit. I guess it’s a way for the police to look friendly to the public. It feels so out of place with how the world is designed. If i really try and read into it, i believe it may be because since it’s a dystopian future, the monotone, expression-less holograms look kinda creepy but i didn’t really like them that much. I really really really loved the Dominators design, it’s so cool. It’s going on my list of cool guns along with Vash’s .45 long colt, Dredd’s Lawgiver and Alucards ARMS 13mm. When it first got used, I was completely inlove with it. ESPECIALLY, when it goes execution mode, HOLY CRAP that spinny thing and firing a massive laser was so epic. I’m sorry if i sound illiterate but it's amazing. ~~~img46%(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51TqVdnHxuL._AC_SX425_.jpg) img52%(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/42/58/dd/4258dd6e3f6ba745f90f2e0b9ea2fd74.gif)~~~ Overall, the art was great, design wise i think they did a good job but i feel like they kinda stuck to typical anime character designs. ~~~ #__Animation 8.5/10__ ~~~ Animation is just like the art, great but nothing special. I felt that the action was underplayed at certain scenes because they cut to different angles a lot. I think this kinda disjointed the overall fluidity of the sequence, it didn’t ruin it, it just felt messy and slightly cheap of them. I felt like the cuts were done because they didn’t wanna blow their budget on less important fights. This kinda ruined the flow and motion of the fights for me, because i love me some good long takes. Not to say they didn’t do it. When they really try to emphasize the importance of a battle in the anime, the animation can really get good. The hand-to-hand combat in this anime was quite good, it was smooth and you felt the impact of the shots from all the characters. Just look at this (i couldn’t find a better gif but they really are quite good) ~~~img(https://66.media.tumblr.com/e4bf0f020adf766464e45394f2046e90/tumblr_n70wu1Xhsk1r4tzlvo2_500.gif)~~~ I absolutely love how minimal the camera moves and when it moves from left to right it helps bring focus to what Kougami is doing against Makishima. A fear I had with the animation was whether they’ll fall into the “still image with moving mouth” syndrome because of how detailed everything was. But to my surprise there’s always something moving when they have long conversations between two characters. This may seem like i’m nitpicking but i feel like motion is really important even if they’re just talking, because i think it really adds to the characters who are speaking. Like what Saiga-sensei said, “People manifest all sorts of signs unconsciously”. I believe this applies for general movement in all characters. It adds depth and personality to each one of them. Overall the animation was pretty great with some bumps here and there but very enjoyable. ~~~ #__Characters 9/10__ ~~~ I think the characters are exceptionally well done, most especially the antagonist and two main protagonists, Makishima, Tsunemori, and Kougami. So I'll begin with Tsunemori Akane. Tsunemori is a brilliantly done protagonist. For a timid, quiet and weak looking protagonist, by the end of the series we see her in a completely different light. Throughout her journey as an investigator, she grows substantially, you really see how all these experiences add up to what she ends up becoming by the end of the show. They really captured this with the final scene of the season. ~! I love how it comes full circle, with how the new recruit, Mika, being in the same position as Tsunemori. What makes this a really wonderful scene is that it simply makes sense, with her saying that “Trust them, but at the same time, be cautious of them. If you underestimate them, you’ll get seriously hurt”. These two lines brilliantly sums up her experience with Kougami and adds more weight compared to when Ginoza said it at the beginning. I love her character. !~ So moving on to Kougami Shinya. Another expertly done character. He comes off as a tough, seemingly timid Enforcer. In contrast to Tsunemori, Kougami’s character remains the same throughout the season and we learn how he ended up where he is at right now. I love how the two main characters are in complete contrast with one another but are expertly brought together. This creates a compelling dynamic between these two and how their relationship grows as the series progresses. The newbie and veteran dynamic really immerses me into the world. On one hand Tsunemori, like us, doesn't know anything about the world while on the other we have Kougami who’s a veteran in the field. It allows us, the viewers, to truly capture and feel what the world is like in Psycho-Pass So for the main villain, Makishima. Simply put, he’s a very compelling villain throughout the show. My man loves to drop references to famous authors and even referenced two of my favourites, George Orwell and Philip K. Dick. For some this may seem pretentious but for me it adds depth to his character and reasoning behind motives. I love the fact that he’s committing these heinous crimes for something that is justifiable. He has this cynical sense of freedom and what it is to be human. ~! What makes him so great, is his view of Sibyl treating people like sheeps that need to be herded, and essentially wants them to live by their own will. He wants freedom for people but goes about it in a cynical manner. He manipulates, and his idea of “freedom” is more like destruction for the society that made him feel like an outcast.!~ I can go on for ages about how brilliant his character is, but i’ll stop right here. I’ll briefly talk about the supporting cast of the CID Division 1, Ginoza, Masaoka, Yayoi, Shion and Kagari. In my opinion, Kagari and Yayoi are the weak links in the supporting cast, despite Yayoi getting her own episode about her back story. That episode also felt really out of place especially with what transpired before. She feels really unimportant despite being on the screen a lot. Kagari’s loud and all over the place but just like Yayoi, he feels unimportant and doesn’t get that much development. Yuki was a better character than the other two and she wasn’t a prominent character. For Shion, she feels important, she behaves kind of like the eyes and ears of Division 1. Ginoza and Masaoka are excellently written characters, Ginoza and his relationship and past plays a major role in the development of his own character and those around him. Masaoka is that old head that still’s alive and kicking, he feels the most down to Earth and actually has an effect between the main characters. I actually love the relationship between Ginoza and Masoaka, for the subplot. ~! I teared up when he died to save his only son. It wasn’t very prominent but the story gives us clues and hints with the father-son relationship Masaoka and Ginoza has. It was endearing how in the end Ginoza forgave his father and accepted him !~ The characters in this show were brilliant with a few shortcomings, lovable cast of characters, I grew quite fond of them at the end. ~~~ #__Sound/Voice Acting 9.5/10__ ~~~ I’ll make this short. Abnormalize, Out of Control, All Alone with You and Namae No Nai Kaibutsu, are all in my playlist now. The songs picked for this show are absolute bangers and capture the emotion and tone of the show. I catch myself forgetting to skip the intro/ending because of how good the song is. The AMV at the beginning is also well choreographed and are a joy to watch. Kana Hanazawa obviously had a magnificent performance for Tsunemori. All the voices suited the characters exceptionally well and have no complaints whatsoever. One thing I thoroughly enjoyed in this show is the foley. This, in my opinion, is a very underappreciated art form. I watch my anime on a desktop with 2.1 surround speakers and holy crap, this is the first time I’ve seen my subwoofer fully taken advantage of. In my most anime, the foley all kind of sound the same but not Psycho-Pass. When explosions happen you hear and feel it. I’m not an audiophile but I like me some good sound and was pleasantly surprised with the foley in this anime. I think the OST suffered quite a bit, the OST is great but fell short. This is due to the lack of consistent usage of the soundtrack. In action sequences you can clearly hear it playing. But other times it's nowhere to be found and felt that it was a lost opportunity. ~~~ #__Overall Thoughts 10/10 and Miscellaneous Things__ ~~~ I thoroughly enjoy the ride that Psycho-Pass has brought, from the compelling characters all the way to the themes it delves into. I find myself questioning society as well as myself throughout the anime. I love the message about stress and society ~! I realized that balancing your needs and the society's needs to be more important than anything else. Being too self-involved is not healthy and you grow distant from people, being too involved in society can cause you to lose your identity and meaning on why you live. Balance in my opinion is what makes a great person, too many or too little of anything can negatively affect oneself. Too little or too much freedom has detrimental effects on people !~ ~~~ __Story: 9.5/10__ __Art: 8/10__ __Animation: 8.5/10__ __Characters: 9/10__ __Soundtrack: 9.5/10__ __Overall Enjoyment: 10/10 __ ~~~
Hi guys this is my first review ever :p hope you like it I wrote it in Spanish and then used a translator and fixed somethings that didn´t felt right so I apologize if still there are things that are confusing ♡ Hola, es mi primera review c: la versión en español se encuentra abajo ♡ ~~~ img520(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/PerkyShabbyChamois-size_restricted.gif) ~~~ ___English Version:___ __Psycho Pass__ is an action anime that catches your attention since the first minutes you start watching it. It´s innovative concept __ breaks__ many expectations, especially for an original anime (which surprised me a lot). This anime only gets more interesting, __surprising__ you in each of its chapters and always sowing doubts. A warning to all of you who wants to watch this anime. You will always be on the lookout, never feel safe with what is going to happen and you will want to do a __ binge watch__ so take precautions and watch it on a weekend or when you are not busy with your daily tasks. At first glance it is obvious that the __futuristic world__ in which Psycho Pass takes place has many amenities for its citizens. It shows how the Japanese society embraces and fully accepts technology in their daily lives; Things from virtual chatrooms, holograms all over the city to the __Sibyl system__ and the Psycho Pass coefficient, which is an analysis of people's psyche and mental well-being (and where this anime gets its name from). It is because of this last "amenity" that the __problems__ in Japan and the respective criticisms of this utopia begins. ~~~img320(https://i.gifer.com/Vo2E.gif) img320(https://01.media.waterfall.social/images/87f9a16050418d5d2669e404be4b9c6f/waterfall_1776816b6e7bf35e090d74503dcc77e0_540.gif)~~~ This anime conveys a lot of criticism to society, technology, and the future. Those that can be seen easily are: the __doubts__ of freedom, where they explore its concept, its limits and its exceptions; They also expose what happens with judgment, either the human judgment or judgment that is put in the hands of a computerized system, the first being in a certain way abandoned, many of the characters have to deal with this diatribe, which makes them doubt a lot of things; They also explore the __dependence__ that society may have in the future, not only social but also academic, nutritional, professional, and health areas. The __big question__ that develops throughout Psycho Pass is something deep and social, it would be something between the words of how the "soul" and intrinsically human qualities __can be quantifiable and judged__. They expose what happens with marginalization, isolation, fear, failure, thinking that one does not have a place in the world and despair. Likewise, what happen with the loss of will, free will and many other variables that are fundamental for the __human factor__ and for the dependence of a society. ~~~Img520(https://data.whicdn.com/images/95235569/original.gif)~~~ Psycho Pass is a perfect example of how __cliffhangers__ are used to make your audience suffer, at the end of each chapter you see one and it only gives you more intrigue. It can be considered a masterpiece referring to the __plot__ since it is very well elaborated; You can deduce what is going to happen seconds before it unfolds and this never ceases to __surprise you__, but at the same time, there are somethings that happen and you did not expect them since you did not believe that the authors would take that type of risk, but they did and they succeed amazingly. The plot twists are worthy of mention and praise as __they are smooth and very well thought out__ (I had to pause many times to be able to process everything that was happening). Another important thing to mention is the character development, it was executed incredibly, __it is well justified__, is a chain of occurrences that takes the character to its breaking point achieving an evolution; The best thing about all this is that __it looks natural__, it does not look forced. Although it has been several years since it came out and it is not so well known, is an anime that __cannot be ignored__, the wit of the story catches you and makes you think. Recommended 100%, it is a __gem that few have been able to admire__, but it deserves to be known and appreciated for what it is by many more people. ~~~Img520(http://24.media.tumblr.com/0dc0c28dc3238a011d1c5c763cda0a35/tumblr_mkufsuN8AO1rp31azo1_500.gif)~~~ ___Spanish version:___ __Psycho Pass__ es un anime de acción que te atrapa desde los primeros minutos en que empiezas a verlo. Su concepto __innovador rompe muchas expectativas__, sobre todo para un anime original (cosa que me sorprendió muchísimo). Este anime solo se pone más interesante, __sorprendiéndote__ en cada uno de sus capítulos y siempre sembrándote dudas. Una __advertencia__ para todos los que piensan ver este anime, siempre estarán a la expectativa, nunca se sentirán a salvo con lo que va a ocurrir y querrán hacer un __binge watch__ así que tomen precauciones y véanlo un fin de semana o cuando no estén ocupados con sus tareas diarias. A primera vista es obvio que el __mundo futurista__ en el que se desarrolla Psycho Pass tiene muchas facilidades para sus ciudadanos. Se observa como la sociedad japonesa abraza y acepta en su totalidad la tecnología en sus vidas diarias; son cosas desde chatrooms virtuales, hologramas por toda la ciudad hasta __el sistema Sibyl__ y el coeficiente del Psycho Pass, el cual este es un análisis de la psique y el bienestar mental de las personas (y de donde este anime obtiene su nombre). Es por esta última “facilidad” que empiezan los __problemas__ en Japón y las respectivas críticas sobre esta utopía. ~~~Img520(https://pa1.narvii.com/5820/4d57a172bbc637b135b575067d0a28561dd9251c_hq.gif) ~~~ Este anime transmite muchas __críticas__ para la sociedad, la tecnología y el futuro. Las que se pueden ver a simple vista son: las __dudas__ de la libertad, exploran su concepto, sus límites y sus excepciones; asimismo, exponen lo que ocurre con el juicio, ya sea el juicio humano o el juicio que es puesto en manos de un sistema computarizado siendo el primero en cierta manera abandonado, muchos de los personajes tienen que lidiar con esta diatriba, lo cual hace que pongan muchas cosas en duda; también exploran la __dependencia__ que la sociedad puede tener en un futuro, pero en todos los aspectos, no solo social sino académico, alimenticio, profesional y las áreas de salud. La __gran pregunta__ que se desarrolla a lo largo de Psycho Pass es algo profundo y social, sería algo entre las palabras de como el “alma” y las cualidades intrínsecamente humanas __pueden ser cuantificables y juzgadas__. Expone sobre lo que ocurre con la marginación, incomunicación, el miedo, el fracaso, pensar que uno no tiene un lugar en el mundo y al desespero. Asimismo, lo que se desarrolla con la perdida de la voluntad, el albedrio y muchas otras variables que son fundamentales para el __factor humano__ y para la dependencia de una sociedad. ~~~img320(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f0/53/40/f0534039db2c38440d2c0b87fb529dc2.gif) img320(https://cdn60.picsart.com/187665444001202.gif?to=min&r=640)~~~ Psycho Pass es ejemplo perfecto de cómo se usan los __cliffhangers__ para hacer sufrir a tu audiencia, al final de cada capítulo te encuentras con uno y solo te da más intriga. Puede considerarse masterpiece referente al __plot__ ya que está muy bien elaborado; puedes deducir lo que va a ocurrir segundos antes de que se desarrolle y esto no deja de __sorprenderte__, pero a su vez ocurren cosas que no esperabas ya que no creías que los autores tomarían ese tipo de riesgos, pero lo hicieron y tuvieron un éxito increíble. Los plot twists son dignos de mención y alabanzas ya que son __smooths y muy bien pensados__ (yo tuve que pausar muchísimas veces para poder procesar todo lo que estaba pasando). Otra cosa importante de mencionar es el character development, fue ejecutado increíble, __está muy bien justificado__, es una cadena de ocurrencias que lleva al personaje a su punto de quiebre logrando una evolución; lo mejor de todo esto es que __se ve de forma natural__, no se ve forzado. Aunque ya han pasado varios años desde que salió y no es tan conocido, es un anime que __no puede ser ignorado__, el ingenio de la historia te atrapa y te pone a pensar. Recomendado al 100 %, __es una gema que pocos han podido admirar__, pero merece ser conocida y apreciada por lo que es por muchas más personas.
_PSYCHO-PASS_ will not be the first story to discuss the ubiquitous philosophical issues of free will, value judgments, and the eternal debate between security and liberty - and neither will it be the last. In a world where many people like to think that they know enough about politics and history to write entire treatises on why their favorite ideologies should prevail, without realizing that the more they think they know, the less they really know, it is fitting that here we have an anime that tries to cram as many heavy topics into 22 episodes as possible without delving too deeply into any of them. The result is an extravagantly-prepared meal comprising a little bit of everything that never gives you enough time to chew over one item before shuttling you on to the next. Yet ultimately, it is such an entertaining anime that even the harshest skeptic would find much to enjoy, even if many uneasy afterthoughts inevitably linger long after each episode is done. __Premise (4/5):__ Not many anime have the _cojones_ to dive headfirst into a meticulously-constructed setting and immediately set about deconstructing it from the get-go. Dystopian near-future sci-fi anime are not at all uncommon, and the dilapidated slums and disgruntled citizens are taken straight from the playbook, but the sort of authority questioning and willingness to plunge into the abyss of controversy that happen in _PSYCHO-PASS_ are typically only seen in Western movies. This alone already makes _PSYCHO-PASS_ a more original anime than most, though that does not mean the premise itself is unfamiliar. In a world where the city's best and brightest brains quite literally run the show, removing all pretense of privacy and policing the unstable thoughts of the residents via scanners and cameras placed in every street corner, it is those who dare to toe the line that seem to suffer the most. It is so far unclear what sort of catastrophe has led to such a drastic curtailing of fundamental freedoms - hints are provided here and there, but nothing concrete about the history of the _PSYCHO-PASS_ universe is really given in season 1, which makes the setting feel just that little bit artificial. However, the frequent insights into daily life (the costume changer, VR headsets etc.) do add a lot of color to the otherwise drab reality of _PSYCHO-PASS_, which helps keep viewers interested. ~~~img500(https://i.imgur.com/4cCL5fd.jpg)~~~ ~~~_A shiny city with dark secrets._~~~ __Characters (3/5):__ A diverse cast of personalities make up Division 1 of the Public Safety Bureau, whose interactions and conflicts are sometimes straightforward, sometimes completely unexpected. Perhaps the most startling was the revealing of the familial relationship between Ginoza and Masaoka, which was casually introduced during an argument between the two without any prior notice or hinting as to the truth. An entire episode of the anime was dedicated to recounting Kunizuka's life story, which felt jarring seeing as Kagari was decommissioned before his own backstory could ever be so much as glimpsed. The characters are likeable and easy to sympathize with, since they are victims of the system that incarcerates them for crimes they have never committed, but the way in which their stories are developed probably requires more elaboration than is given. Main protagonist Tsunemori Akane develops unbelievably well as an Inspector, turning into a cold, hardened detective molded on the persona of her favorite Enforcer, and straight-arrow Ginoza eventually does loosen up and give in to the inevitable, but the rest of the cast remain relatively static and monochromatic. As for the antagonist mastermind Makishima and the criminals that he aids, though his motivations are interesting once revealed, they take quite a long time to uncover, leaving him as an enigma for most of the series. Which, to _PSYCHO-PASS_'s credit, works fairly well, though it is occasionally difficult to decipher every element of his complex deliberations, considering how murky the dialogue can be. In fact, the dialogue might be considered one of the show's weaker aspects, as too much is often left unsaid, leaving chances to expand on the characters' thought processes going begging. Perhaps the greatest criticism that can be made regarding the characters is the way in which their supposed intellect is expressed. Never in an anime have I ever seen this many random quotes from historical figures being thrown around in conversation. From Descartes to Pascal to Plato, an entire glossary of platitudes and aphorisms is hurled at the viewer at breakneck speed, which is especially a pain if you watch the series with subtitles, as you may have to pause the video and connect the dots for a few seconds in order to find out what the relevance of the quoted phrase is. Knowledge does not necessarily make one intelligent, and arbitrarily quoting philosophers and writers ad nauseam is a horrible way to go about proving one's sagacity. ~~~img500(https://i.imgur.com/o8pSRBV.jpg)~~~ ~~~_Fascinating but ultimately unenlightening characters._~~~ __Audiovisuals (5/5):__ The incredible quality of the audiovisuals in _PSYCHO-PASS_ just about forgives any other trespasses. The direction of the action scenes is dynamic and vivid; the background art is detailed and expressive; the character and CGI animation is well-designed, fluid, and blends well into the surroundings. There is some gore and a few other uncomfortable moments of ultra-violence, but those only really add to the experience. I usually skip OPs and EDs, but the creativity of those sequences and the excellent music used in them meant that I never once felt tempted to do so. (The first ED has become a personal favorite of mine, both in audial and visual terms.) The soundtrack, a fitting, thumping repertoire of electronic and orchestral music, is always appropriately inserted, never too obvious, never too inconspicuous. In this respect, it is a spectacle for the senses that is little short of perfect. The cinematography in particular deserves some special plaudits - it is some of the most extensive, flexible, and effective camerawork that I have seen in any anime. Perhaps this malleability benefits from a large animation budget, but the series is definitely made all the better for it. Ultimately, it is an action anime, and if the action is no good, why bother? ~~~img500(https://i.imgur.com/cD0YdvN.jpg)~~~ ~~~_Visceral action takes the spotlight._~~~ __Execution (3/5):__ It would be harsh to say that _PSYCHO-PASS_ makes many mistakes in its execution - after all, such facets are a matter of personal preference more than anything. Even so, much like the characters in the anime, _PSYCHO-PASS_ often feels like it tries to be too clever for its own good. Obscure references line the list of episode names, and confusion can reign if a flashback has "3 months ago" preceding it, but no such timestamp is used on a later flashback. Narrative devices such as the cutting of the screen into three pieces to show each present character's reaction may be used once throughout the 22 episodes and never seen again. There is a relative lack of consistency in the overall approach of the storytelling, simply because _PSYCHO-PASS_ tries to use too many ideas at the same time, without realizing that less is often more. These sound like minor nitpicks, and they probably likely are, but they held my mind back whilst I was trying to enjoy the many things that the show did get right. Nevertheless, the myriad idiosyncrasies of this anime are charming in their own way, probably because so many of _PSYCHO-PASS_'s themes and characteristics harken back to some of my favorite movies: _Minority Report_, for its pre-emptive imprisoning of criminals before they can even lift a finger in anger; _Blade Runner_, for its near-future metropolitan atmosphere and enigmatic upper echelons of society; _Equilibrium_, for its suppression of emotion and free will, and the underground resistance's desire to break free and find their own purposes in life - just to name a few. I am also reminded of _Dimension W_, an anime with a very similar and exciting premise that also ends up being hampered by its execution. _PSYCHO-PASS_ dares do all that it can in its quest to become a unique show, which is always appreciated, but sometimes "who dares do more is none". This show teeters on the edge of greatness, so I give it a tentative 4 out of 5 for now, and I definitely look forward to watching the other seasons. But, bite off more than you can chew, and the ache in your jaws might just outweigh the satiation of your hunger. ~~~img500(https://i.imgur.com/7SHEXcA.jpg)~~~ ~~~_A story that ends in the way it begins._~~~ #~~~__Overall: 4/5__~~~
>This town is like a parody of one of the novels I read in the past. It's not as controlling as the society George Orwell depicted, and it's not as wild as what Gibson depicted. -Makishima Shogo Psycho-Pass paints the story of a technologically advanced dystopian technocracy, one that dances on the wall of totalitarianism. It tells the story Akane Tsunemori, a police officer working for the state to apprehend latent criminals by scanning their psycho-pass using a cymatic scan. Once someone's psycho-pass is foggy enough, and their crime coefficient is high enough, the officer's denominator trigger will unlock, and they can shoot a paralyzing or neutralizing bullet depending on the suspect's crime coefficient. Until it locks on a man who just killed Akane's friend. This proposes the question for Akane, and for the viewer; can a denominator, a machine, tell us someone's morals merely by measuring their vibrational frequency? Does it know best for us, and should we follow its lead? The same gets asked about the technocratic judgement of the collective top machine minds of the state. She has everything provided for her, and she works as a officer of justice. But is this really what justice is? Whoever the denominator deems as apprehendable, whoever it deems as to be neutralized? This is where Psycho-Pass truly shines. The state is managed by the Sibyl System, a technocracy of collected criminally asymptomatic minds. The Sibyl System rejects valuations such as good and evil, their goal being to maintain perfect, infallible judgement. In it's ideal society, authority is not questioned and is not needed to be questioned, their decisions transcend all ethics or morals. >We have attained a logical society in which various contradictions and inequalities are solved, is that not the ultimate happiness sought by the rational human mind? At this point in time, you detest us emotionally and hate us instinctively, yet you still cannot deny the Sibyl System's significance and necessity. You value its necessity above it's justifiability, and we highly value your standards. Tsunemori Akane, do you wish for a world without the Sibyl System? Akane morally hates the Sibyl System, she wishes for something more *ideal*. But what is her ideal society? Does she have one that can function as orderly and is as realistic as the Sibyl System? Where is realism and order flawed? Should one individual's desires and liberty be catered to if it causes a lapse in order? Can a society be realistic, orderly, sustainable and yet have room for the individual's liberty? These are the questions asked by Psycho-Pass, an outstanding critique of society in all ways. Psycho-Pass is set in totalitarianism. It uses this ideology of societal structure to form a basis which questions can be asked. In the future, as technology progresses, complete totalitarianism will be closer to achievable as censorship can get more efficient and stricter, and government surveillance could become more prevalent. But what if we go in the polar opposite direction? Complete anarchy with primitive technology, one with extreme opportunity to develop and cannot be sustained realistically. The unrealistic one will be wiped out very fast, and have another societal structure take its place. The realistic one will be extremely sustainable in almost all ways, with very little threat to its normalcy. Where is the middle ground between realism and idealism? This is why Psycho-Pass in my opinion is a borderline philosophical masterpiece, with Production I.G. backing all this up with immense production quality in its animation, voice acting, and soundtrack. I have not seen the sequels to Psycho-Pass, and I don't prioritize them because season one is in itself very high quality.
___ __~~~This time this review ISN'T spoiler free as long as I will probably say the first thing coming to my mind. ~~~__ ____ PSYCHO-PASS was one of the first animes I've seen and due to its topic, characters and execution (also emotional attachment) It has become my second favorite anime and my third favorite animanga. In general terms, PSYCHO-PASS tries to dive on society and its issues from 3 different points of views; Akane's, Kogami's and Makishima's. It is a dialogue-based show with some action scenes and a very strong philosophical side that, again, explores society, justice, and how should society evolve. This review is most likely going to be a total mess because of how unconnected are some of my thoughts and the strong philosophical component on the series. Nevertheless I'll try to make a decent review, as always, spitting my thoughts. __I DON'T KNOW PHILOSPHY AND I'LL PROBABLY SAY BULLSHIT. BE AWARE __ Sorry about my English, and let's start talking about PSYCHO-PASS. ####__Note: I'll only talk about the first season (imo the best one, by far)__ ____ # __Plot and characters: Society, Justice and human nature __ The main element on PSYCHO-PASS has to be the plot. It is based in a futuristic cyberpunk dystopia where people can be "judged" with nothing else than a gun. It decides if you can contribute enough to society or, instead, if you can't, die. With this premise we meet our 3 most important characters: Kogami, Akane and Makishima (in no particular order). At first, we get introduced to the First Division and see some criminal cases to, a few episodes later, find out that Makishima is the master-mind behind them. We can often see philosophical discussions with a lot of references to classic books and authors (mainly by Makishima and his mates) discussing human nature and society's purpose. It could seem like they're pretentiously talking with no more purpose but, instead, that's the main theme (I'm considering it the plot) of the whole PSYCHO-PASS S1. To explore that (I said this like 3 times LOL) they use the 3 main protagonists of the anime to show their (pretty different) points of view and how they collide with each other. I'm gonna briefly comment all of them: 1. __Akane's point of view: The light.__ Akane is presented as the main (female) protagonist and point of view character. She represents the idealistic thinking and the will to change society without destroying (resetting) it. That's probably the harshest way of thinking because of it's high practical difficulty, and PSYCHO-PASS portrays that quite good. When Akane discovers the true form of Sibyl System she refuses to accept it, she deeply dislikes it but is also concerned about the benefits of it (security, trust, peace...). At this point (if she hadn't been doing it before) she tries to improve the System (a pretty dictatorial and dystopian one) without destroying it and being pretty coherent with her own justice (revenge is not an option, people should be "adequately" dispensed). I have mixed feelings with her view; while I'd like the world to be like that (changeable without disrupting the system) I think it's practically impossible to achieve it that way. She represents (as I said) the idealistic thinking. She's also pretty smart and quite naive (specially at the beginning of the series) and seems to be fairly compassionate and insightful. Her view is linked enough (and similar) with Kogami's one and that's why I believe they make a very good tandem. In the other hand she's the total opposite of Makishima since he's utterly wanting to destroy the system, even though the two of them want to make society better (in their own standards). img(https://64.media.tumblr.com/5bc3a400c3595fa9ac2a818e4516ac0b/cf9eb8562bd4bd3e-4d/s2048x3072/57fddf11994abd72e0ca6983511ed186f3b958ec.jpg) 1. __Kogami's point of view: thirst of justice and dark light. __ Because of his background, his primary engine is to revenge his old friend Sasayama. Kogami thinks that Akane's thoughts are the correct one's but at the same time is eager to use violence and kill people if necessary (as his enforcer role and his crime coefficient reflects). He also wants to improve the system without destroying it, but thinks that justice isn't just what judges says and has to be applied personally if the system is not doing it well enough. He's also a very intelligent detective with both physical and mental skills making him the perfect rival for Makishima. He's the "dark light" because of the similarities with Akane's thinking but with a harsher way of dealing with justice. I'm not gonna comment much more on it because of the similarities with Akane that makes it clear. He's a pretty interesting main character and one of my favorites, PSYCHO-PASS gains a lot with his presence, his tandem with Akane and his confrontation with Makishima. ~~~img(https://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/37000000/Shinya-Kougami-anime-guys-37016441-500-270.gif)~~~ 1. __Makishima's point of view: anarchy and darkness. __ Makishima is a "humanist on the dark side". He wants to free people from a system (Sybil) that is making them "mere sheep" and witness "the splendor of people's souls" via cruelty, savagery and everything that portrays the worst of human nature. His anarchist side is clearly shown in all of his quotes and acts (such as the riots plan and posterior "Sibyl-takedown" plans) and clearly collide with Akane's and Kogami's thinking. Even though he's a criminal he has a pretty interesting view of the world and "good intentions", a deep philosophical rooting and enough charisma to manipulate whoever he needs to achieve its goals. Makishima portrays the eagerness of freedom, at any cost, but also a stray sheep thirsty of blood. To me he's an outstanding villain (personally it's my favorite, even though I wouldn't declare him as the best villain because there are some other very good ones like Johan, Meruem or Askeladd) that gives an interesting and more crude point of view to the series. img(https://filmmomo.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/2018-09-01-23-38-17.jpg?w=656&h=300&crop=1) To me, PSYCHO-PASS shines due to the way they portray that collide of points of view. I really can't explain why it makes me feel that way, but only with the symbolism, references and internal debate in the series makes me think that it deserves my praise. ____ # __The OST: The plot's perfect companion __ I'm not a musician or anything close to it. But with all the rewatches and having seen [this ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sHrjDW3i1k) video (in Spanish, if you understand it) I think its OST is simply amazing. In short, the OST reflects perfectly the plot, with robotic/artificial sounds portraying Sibyl System (asphyxiating and imposing order) and harmonic/organic sounds (like flutes and wind instruments) portraying Kogami and (mostly) Akane trying to change the system. There are also pieces of classical music representing Makishima, they sound fucking crude in the situations they are played, but also giving the scene the "sophisticated" tone of the philosophical topics they're probably having. I think that the OST in PSYCHO-PASS fits really well the plot, but also sounds pretty good. Also note the voice acting work made by the seiyuus, pretty good in my opinion. ___ # __Visuals, enjoyment and conclusion __ About the visuals I only have to said that the art style is pretty unique and well-done, the animation is quite good and it has good animations for "exploding people" and stuff. My personal enjoyment is a nearly perfect score for PSYCHO-PASS: a lot of interesting (imo) dialogues about the philosophical main theme, some impressing action scenes, some emotional moments ~!Also Kagari's death but specially Masaoka's death and how it represents the end of Ginoza's life as an inspector, that scene is fucking awesome to me!~ and, in summary, a very well executed Sci-Fi/Philosophy anime. I would recommend it if you are aware of the nature of this anime, with its dialogues and philosophical side. I'm, not saying "it's only for smart people" or something like that. It is, as always, matter of tastes, nothing more, nothing less. Those are my thoughts on PSYCHO-PASS, one of my favorite works of all time. I hope you liked them, and I hope you like PSYCHO-PASS as much as I do! img(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71Sk5qA%2BAhL._SL1006_.jpg)
~~~Psycho pass is a very popular series across the world. And for good reasons. It has good animation memorable characters and a great story with multiple layers. That is a shame that it's second season became what it shouldn't. Though the first season's value doesn't downgrade because another studio shitted on the anime. Let's start. But before that keep in mind. - *i believe there is no such thing as "Objectively" reviewing or giving an opinion on a show/novel/book/movie/manga/game or whatever. I'm not saying it's about taste. Many may like a show that if they think about it come to the conclusion that the show is shit. I'm talking about the point of view.the way someone looks at a show and thinks about it. So being disagree with me or anyone else isn't wrong. Nor strange. That's all* - *And second when it comes to music everything that i would say is just taste. I just think about like it or not. The music parts are so casually in my reviews. Because i don't know any particular thing about the music* - *also i'm not a native English speaker so if someparts have grammar and spelling problems i just can apologize for that* - *Most of my reviews are in an account with the same name as this account in myanimelist and i just copy paste some of them that i think i should here in anilist. So if you like to read more reviews or talk with me feel free to come to my account in myanimelist* Now let's really start img650(https://wallpaperaccess.com/full/706457.jpg) # [Story: 9] "When it comes to the story we should expect it to be fucked up. Why? The writer is just a bit too crazy. Just that" The stories with the concept of utopian/dystopian societies in the future always were a good place for making great moral mysteries or psychological series etc... Psycho pass's japan that is controlled by an AI named sibyl comes with the contradiction and conflicts between collectivism and individualism as the main theme. Anime doesn't necessarily makes one look absolutely bad and other absolutely good which gives depth to the story. It doesn't force you to take a particular side. It makes a great situation for you the viewer. To decide what you want. Most of the plot twists are great and makes the show's story more compelling and helps the characters to progress. It's atmosphere is great and makes you not just watch the situation. But also feel the situation. Making it feel real. Unfortunately although that the story itself is great i think the world building isn't as great as it could. we know what is happening inside of japan with details but we don't know that much about the outside world. it isn't necessarily a bad thing because even the characters themselves Don't care about it that much but considering there is a few non Japanese characters in a future that we don't necessarily know what is the state of the world not just japan. Can be sometimes a bit confusing or annoying. It's world building isn't bad by any means but i feel it could have had some more layers. I mean we until the later seasons just know what japan looks like not all of the world. It doesn't hurts the story itself and the narrative but could have made the story and narrative more enjoyable and detailed if the world building was a bit better. Exept that there wasn't that much to complain about. The system of controlling the society is detailed and the anime doesn't shames to explore it's flaws and how each individual reacts to such a system and situation.the ending is great too and i doubt someone be unsatisfied with it. In the end i just can say the story is great in many parts with very few flaws that if you just don't pay attention to them they don't hurt your overall experience. >"One man's utopia is another man's hell" img500(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8e/78/6d/8e786df8b44e7861b3382e99f37007ee.gif) # [Characters:9] When an story about society is written you expect to see different point of views about the situation. In Psycho pass the main cast have this role. We have a system that kills/imprisones peaple based on numbers(peaple's psycho pass). In such a situation different characters have their own agenda and motivation and also points of views. Makishima .kogami and akane. Are the main characters who decide and act based on the situations that the system is responsible of. The main characters are written pretty good and their motivations and purposes are explored and most of their decisions are understandable for the viewer if not necessarily relatable (in other words even if you are not agree with them or think that they are wrong you can understand why they decided what they did. You can understand where most of the decisions are coming from). The main cast have their own personalities and shown to interact with other characters and talk to them logically like normal humans do. Makishima has pretty much enough screentime with most of his companions that he is talking to them. Not about "yeah yeah buddy who are we gonna kill next?". But about their point of views about the situation and the way they live. Makishima sometimes is happy about talking with some characters because he consideres that talking to them has worth. He sees something in them. But sometimes he is just bored or irritated like he is saying "oh. When is he gonna shut up?" With his body language. From the companions he had i consider all of them but one or two the characters that fulfilled their roles. They aren't as great as the main cast at all and are not intended to have that much depth. Their role is to show you makishima and show what means a society controlled by sibyl. And most of them fullfil their roles in this part. Now we go to the Sibyl's side Although that the main characters in Sibyl's side(like akane. Kogami and ginoza) are so good my problem is with the side characters. Akane is shown to grow up in time and decide what she wanted that she became a police(sorry i can't spell their jop right so i just say police) and kogami is a badass character with likable personality and great development and progress and ginoza has his own character arc. I just couldn't understand the importance of side characters. Exept masaoka that i think did his job i think the others could be much better. My main problem is actually with konizoka and kagari. I say it without spoiling anything. in first season kagari has some scenes and his character seems to be so good if just had more screentime and development could have done much more than he did in first season. My problem isn't just this but that konizoka has almost an entire episode for herself and i just think that episode and the screentime that was given to her was wasted. In my opinion even after that episode she didn't got that much development and 23 minutes were wasted. But if that episode was given to kagari and explored more about him that could have been much better because kagari in the final episodes has a much more important role than konizoka. I mean if they just couldn't include 2 more episode to make the series 24 episodes that's fine but why did they wasted one episode for a character that they didn't even developed that much? And the more irritating part is that konizoka is thrown out of the window in season 2 and has no specific role. I mean i know that the second season was created by another studio and urobucher wasn't important in it's development as he was in the first season but not just her character in the first season wasted an episode. But also had no aftermath or benefit in the second season. There are a few other side characters that i think were not that important but that's fine i think i can ignore them but i can't ignore kagari and konizoka. I think it would have been much better if they gave that episode to kagari instead of konizoka.there are a few minor characters that appear out of nowhere and then vanish like they never existed but that is bearable you can ignore them and just view them as plot tools. Other than some side characters there isn't that much problem with the main cast and there are good side characters too so i think exept konizoka wasting an episode there isn't that much major problem to complain about and you can like most of the characters if you just ignore some flaws. img500(https://meltingpotsandothercalamities.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/img_9036.gif) # [Art:9] When it comes to music and artstyle I don't write that much because i just think i can either say it is good or bad. And explain how much it is good or bad. Many non anime fans always complain about the characters eyes and fanservice that they don't like. Psycho pass's artstyle isn't that much eyecandy but is good and has enough detail and most of all it hasn't big eyes and fanservice and has a more realistic art than many anime. So it is another factor that not just fits with psycho pass's theme but also makes it a great gateway to anime world in my opinion. Artstyle is good. I think there isn't much about to talk about img500(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ShoddyYellowBergerpicard-max-1mb.gif) # [Music:8] The music is pretty good too "and makes the good experience even better" haha.Really! when it comes to music i just have my taste for judging so i think i can't say that much about it. My favourite track was the second ending and others are pretty good too. Om. I think i don't have more to say. img500(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DeliciousPeriodicLangur-size_restricted.gif) # [Enjoyment:10] At first i was not confident of what score i want to give it in enjoyment part. I was annoyed by some scenes (mainly because akane's pacifism) that made me feel:dude what the fuck why why why why you did that. But when i just thinked about those scenes in the rewatch i thought they were not as bad as i remembered and this anime has much more enjoyable parts than it's annoying parts. And i don't think everyone necessarily are gonna be annoyed by the scenes that i was. The show doesn't shames to explore what problems Sibyl system causes and the characters reactions to society's secrets feels real. Anime references to some real peaple (or quotes them) and sometimes shows the character's preferences by these peaple. Real people. Ideals and point of views are an important part of psycho pass and it gives you the opportunity to see different situations created by the society/system/characters and decide for yourself that what you are agree with and what you are disagree with. There are some side characters exactly for such a purpose. Showing you the different sides of the conflict. Makishima has as many conversations as he needs with different characters to fully express his emotions and ideals About the "unordinary" society and system that he hates. Akane is confronted with the system's real nature maybe closer than any other character and has to choose her path. For ginoza and kogami it contains spoilers so i don't say anything. The main cast's existence has value and is worthy of the screentime they got. And in my opinion is worthy of your time. urobocher did a great jop on psycho pass season 1 and created a great psychological anime that not just wants to show you an unordinary yet understandable and relatable society/system. But also gives you some characters to relate to. To love. And a great Anime is created with the combination of this great story and good character development alongside with a beautiful atmosphere and artstyle. Ohm. and also music and voice acting. I doubt if someone really enjoys this type of anime be unsatisfied by psycho pass's season 1. Hope you liked this review and i hope this was a helpful review for you. img650(https://static2.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Psycho-Pass-SM.jpg) >Maximum score with my taste: 9.2 Maximum score without my taste: 9 Minimum score: 8.7 ~~~
img100%(https://i.imgur.com/Nk1oSiQ.jpg) Psycho-pass is a futuristic anime, full of action, science fiction and a dramatic part that will make you shed some tears (or how in my case a flood of tears). It is made up of: 22 episodes, 2 opening and 2 ending; in addition to a very different set of characters with very different personalities and personal interests, with whom you fall in love very easily. It is true that there is an improved version, which adds extra scenes and the animation is better, thus having 11 episodes of 45 min each. I have seen the first transmission and I will review this one. Let's analyze it more deeply. ~~~__Plot/Story:__~~~ Psycho-Pass takes place in 22nd century Japan. The humanity that has always been in search of happiness has finally achieved it. This world is controlled by the Sybil System, this unique technology, which exists, analyzes the level of criminality of each person, based on the psychological state, personality and the probability of committing a crime. How does this system work? This system is developed throughout the city and every time people go out on the street and are detected by it, the system analyzes them and decides if they are potential criminals or not. If the result of your scanner is less than 100 points you are a person without any crime rate, from 100-149 points your crime rate can still be treated and with therapy you can lower it again. If it exceeds 150 points, you are already considered a person with a dangerous crime rate and which no longer has a solution and as a consequence your life itself will change forever. When a potential criminal is detected or a crime is committed, the detective team and their enforcers (potential criminals who assist the detectives and are authorized to hunt down other criminals) respond to Sibyl's call to arrest the potential criminal. With the help of a Dominator (weapon) they manage to measure the criminal status of each person, if his score is between 100-300, they only shoot him with a paralyzer so that he can be interrogated and subjected to mental treatment; however, if his score is 300 or more, Dominator switches to a lethal state, meaning that if he fires, he will kill the target. Thanks to the Sybil system, crime has practically disappeared and people live happily. img49%(https://i.imgur.com/l85cXwM.jpg) img49%(https://i.imgur.com/bCqBNK6.png) In addition, this system also analyzes in which jobs they will be happiest and obtain greater benefits. This way people don't have to worry about anything, everything is controlled by Sybil. However, everything takes a turn when a new detective with the desire to ensure that justice is applied correctly and a series of crimes that will lead our detectives and their executors to relive cases from the past, will make them question this system works correctly or has been damaged by corruption, thus wanting to take justice into their own hands. ~~~__Music:__~~~ 2 opening and 2 ending. From episode 1- 11 we have the opening “Abnormalize” and the ending “Namae no nai Kaibutsu” From 12-22 we have the opening “Out of Control” and the ending “All alone with you” Both the opening and the ending, with their music, lyrics and images, perfectly describe this anime, they are truly a total success. ~~~__Characters:__~~~ I'm not going to say much about them to avoid any spoilers. img100%(https://i.imgur.com/LNSLBY6.jpg) _Main:_ Akane Tsunemori: Unit 1's new detective. Her psycho-pass always stays clear, no matter what kind of experiences she faces. Nobuchika Ginoza: A veteran detective from Unit 1. Due to certain events in the past, she hates those with a high crime score and wants to do anything to end them. Shinya Kougami (Ko): Enforcer in charge of Unit 1. Shougo Makishima - The main headache of the detectives and enforcers, but mostly Ko. _Secondaries:_ Shuusei Kagari, Yayoi Kunizuka, and Tomomi Masaoka: 3 enforcers in charge of Unit 1 Much of the remaining characters could be said to be puppets for the development of the plan of our villain in this series, Shougo Makishima. The truth is that both the main and secondary characters, each with their different personalities, their different points of view, their objectives and their way of acting, makes you very quickly grow fond of each one of them, especially all of them those who form Unit 1, because after all they are like a family, with their differences, opinions and friction, however everyone cares about each member ~~~__Conclusion/My opinion:__~~~ In my opinion, I think that Psycho-Pass is a spectacular anime, with a great story, incredible characters, very well developed animation and music that gives it a very good point in its favor. I have to say that if you are not very sharp there are certain things that will leave you speechless, you will be perplexed to discover the answer to certain things. In my case I discovered some and not others, which left me speechless. It is an anime that is really worth giving it a try and seeing it until the end; personally it has surprised me a lot, and I have to say that although it is full of mystery, action, suspense..., so far it is the anime that has made me cry the most. img100%(https://i.imgur.com/tjc31qF.jpg)
There are some stories that are made to enjoy casually, some that are made to make you feel happy & confident, some make you feel sad and make you cry. But there are some that I feel like are just made to raise questions. And Psycho Pass is definitely one of them. __Note: The original blogpost is [Psycho Pass Review](http://safelyspoiled.blogspot.com/2022/05/how-to-make-your-life-actually-yours.html)__ __From the moment you're born, your actions are being monitored, to make sure you don't do something that shouldn't be done. When you grow up, you'll be assessed based on your skills and abilities and you'll be given a job according to your performance. Everyone's mental state and all other things about them will be monitored constantly to prevent any behaviours that can be harmful to others, making the crime rate essentially none. And the system will ensure your safety and you'll be treated immediately if there's something wrong with your physical or mental state. And you just have to live your life doing the job you're given and you can be rest assured that you've lived your life to the best of your abilities.__ On paper, that sounds like a pretty great system for ensuring people's well being and keeping a society running, it almost sounds like an utopia. But, there's one thing that's missing from your life, it's you. You'll be "given" a job, you can not choose one. You'll be "treated" if you're not well, no one will care for you. You'll "live" your life, you may not enjoy it. At that point can you even say that "you" lived your life. If you've lived your entire life following someone or something, irrespective of your will and desires, does your life even have any meaning at that point? Psycho Pass is a story that gave me more questions than answers. What's the point of life? Is it to be happy? Is it to make others happy? What's the goal of forming a society? Is it to ensure a happy life for people? Or is it to control them and keep them safe? Where's the line between people having free-will and people becoming senseless animals? Is it better to let people do what they like according to their will so that they'll be happy or is it better to control their actions even if it means limiting their happiness? _This is the first time I've seen the idea of morality and free will so tightly integrated into the main plot of the story. It's just fascinating how well the story blends these concepts with brilliant world design and makes me ponder my own existence._ The next best thing in this series is the villain. I've never seen a villain more charismatic than Shogo Makishima. Everything he says just feels right. This dude can't be summarised with a simple word like "villain", he is much more than that. Surely, the way he does things is a bit ethically questionable, but he's right about the basics. And his philosophy is so simple yet feels so right, I still think about his words when I'm not able to fall asleep. People should act on nothing but their own free will, whether it be good or evil, and they must face the consequences of those actions, otherwise they're just mere puppets of other's actions, they have no meaning for their lives and are as good as dead. Honestly, what a great ideology, pure from its very core, embracing the natural course of our minds. The concept that your life is only meaningful if you have control over it is just pure awesomeness. And yes, I am a proud simp of Makishima, if you can't tell by now. He is kinda messed up but he's right. ___The story builds a prototype of a perfect system for society and breaks its own system, not to make a statement about how it's impossible to create such a society, but how humans are just incapable of finding salvation even in a perfect world. It's not that the world we have now is not good, it's just we can't fix the flaws of our human nature no matter how much we try, maybe those flaws are what make us human.___
Produzido pela Production I.G., Psycho-Pass é um anime original que estreiou em 2012 e foi transmitido pela emissora japonesa Fuji TV. A série conta com Naoyoshi Shiotani (Blood-C) na direção, roteiros de Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) e design de personagens de Akira Amano (Katekyō Hitman Reborn!). A ideia da Production I.G. era dar início a uma produção que fosse a sucessora das obras de Mamoru Oshii, criador de Ghost in the Shell. Para tanto, o estúdio contratou Katsuyuki Motohiro (Ajin: Demi-Human) para ser o diretor-chefe do projeto que, a partir de sua chegada, focou mais na exploração de temas psicológicos na juventude da sociedade. De acordo com Shiotani, as inspirações para a criação de Psycho-Pass vieram de muitos lugares: Minority Report, Gattaca, Brazil, Blade Runner, o escritor Phillip K. Dick e Lupin III. Esse review não contém spoilers! Premissa O enredo conta a história de um Japão futurista onde as regras de convivência são ditadas pelo chamado Sybil System, uma rede de computadores biomecânicos capaz de medir a biometria dos cérebros e mentes dos cidadãos usando algo chamado varredura cinemática. Essa varredura resulta no que é chamado de Psycho-Pass, que revela o estado mental do indivíduo classificando-o por cores e por números – esses números refletem o que é chamado de coeficiente criminal, que mede a possibilidade da pessoa em questão cometer um crime (inclusive antes de ela de fato agir). Uma vez que o coeficiente criminal ultrapassa um número estipulado pelo Sybil System (no caso, 100), o indivíduo será preso caso seja pego em uma das varreduras. O órgão governamental que lida com os chamados criminosos latentes (com coeficiente acima de 100) é o Departamento de Investigação de Crime do Departamento de Segurança Pública do Ministério do Bem-Estar (ufa, nome grande). Dentro do Departamento de Investigação existem os oficiais que aplicam as decisões de Sybil, chamados Inspetores. Eles funcionam como a polícia, sempre sendo chamados para resolver os casos onde criminosos agiram ou irão agir – para isso, eles contam com a ajuda dos Executores, pessoas que se tornaram criminosos latentes mas foram considerados aptos para ajudar na caçada a outros criminosos. Tanto os Inspetores quanto os Executores carregam uma arma chamada Dominator, que analisa seu alvo para descobrir seu coeficiente criminal e, uma vez determinado, libera um de seus dois modos para o oficial do Departamento agir: paralizador não-letal para casos em que o coeficiente está entre 100 e 299, e decompositor destruidor, para casos em que o coeficiente está acima de 300. É dentro deste mundo controlado e protagonizado pelo Sybil System que as temporadas de Psycho-Pass se desenrolam – importante dar ênfase na palavra protagonismo quando se fala de Sybil, já que, apesar dos outros personagens serem importantes para as tramas e terem seus próprios enredos, tudo gira em torno e acontece por conta do Sybil System. Títulos e Personagens O anime conta, atualmente, com 3 temporadas e 3 longas: Psycho-Pass, Psycho-Pass 2 e Psycho-Pass 3, além de Psycho-Pass: The Movie, Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System e Psycho-Pass: First Inspector. Vamos falar de todos eles em ordem cronológica: Psycho-Pass: A primeira temporada é narrada pelo ponto de vista de Akane Tsunemori, uma recém-formada que acabou de ser designada como Inspetora na Divisão 1 do Departamento de Segurança Pública. A Divisão também conta com Nobuchika Ginoza, um Inspetor veterano e que atua como líder da equipe; e os Executores Shinya Kogami, Tomomi Masaoka, Shusei Kagari e Yayoi Kunizuka. Ao resolverem alguns casos estranhamente complicados, a Divisão acaba esbarrando em um criminoso que já estava na mira de Kogami a muito tempo: Shogo Makishima. A temporada tem 26 episódios e também conta com a versão New Edit, compilados de 11 episódios de uma hora cada que acrescentam algumas cenas na história. Psycho-Pass 2: após os eventos da primeira temporada, Akane agora lidera a Divisão 1 e recebe Mika Shimotsuki, uma Inspetora novata que irá complementar o time. Falando no time, além de Ginoza e Kunizuka, dois novos Executores são apresentados: Sakuya Togane e Sho Hinakawa. As pessoas estão cada vez mais dependentes de remédios que diminuam seu estresse, e é nesse cenário que surge um novo vilão e uma nova pergunta para Akane: WC?. A temporada conta com 11 episódios. Psycho-Pass The Movie: o filme acontece após os eventos da segunda temporada e leva Akane até o país fictício chamado União do Sudeste Asiático (SEAUn). A região está no auge de uma guerra civil e o lado do governo começou a importar o Sybil System para colocar ordem na sociedade. Acontece que, do lado dos rebeldes, Shinya Kogami batalha como um mercenário. Psycho-Pass Sinners of the System: é um conjunto de três filmes que abordam histórias paralelas de alguns personagens que aparecem no anime. Em Case.1 Tsumi to Batsu, Ginoza e Shimotsuki investigam uma prisão onde as pessoas vivem felizes; em Case.2 First Guardian, Masaoka e Teppei Sugo investigam a morte de um dos amigos de Sugo; e Case.3 Onshuu no Kanata ni acompanha Kogami enquanto ele continua a vida de mercenário. Psycho-Pass 3: após os acontecimentos na União do Sudeste Asiático, a Divisão 1 é dissolvida e Akane acaba presa por algo que não é revelado. Os novos Inspetores Arata Shindo e Kei Mikhail Ignatov assumem o comando da Divisão, que consiste dos Executores Tenma Todoroki, Kazumichi Irie e Mao Kisaragi, além de Hinakawa, o único remanescente da equipe original. Enquanto guardam alguns segredos e perseguem um grupo misterioso que se esconde do Sybil System, Shindo e Ignatov terão com lidar com a própria equipe, com criminosos perigosos e consigo mesmos. Psycho-Pass First Inspector: o final da terceira temporada da anime é contado nesse filme dividido em três partes coloca os Inspetores Ignatov e Shindo frente a frente com as raposas. A vida de ambos, de seus companheiros e da Governadora do país estão em jogo – suas escolhas podem ser as últimas coisas que farão em vida. Música e Animação A trilha sonora da série é pautada basicamente pelos temas de abertura e encerramento de cada temporada/filme. Pegando como exemplo a primeira temporada, a equipe de produção já revelou que ter tido problemas para compor as músicas, até que um dos membros apresentou algumas faixas da banda Ling Tosite Sigure. Desde então, os temas seguiram uma linha mais futurista e abusando de remixes. Para a primeira temporada, 3 discos foram montados para serem usados ao longo dos episódios, com destaque para a primeira abertura escrita pela própria Ling Tosite Sigure. A banda retornaria para compor a abertura da segunda temporada e do primeiro filme da série. Já se tratando do design dos personagens e cenários, a primeira coisa que se destaca é como tudo é bonito e brilhante mas ao mesmo tempo cinza e saturado demais, como uma verdadeira cidade futurista e até mesmo cyberpunk. O diretor Shiotani já revelou anteriormente que os ambientes foram concebidos antes dos personagens, que, ao contrário dos cenários, foram produzidos com cores mais sóbrias. O destaque fica para a violência gráfica, que foi um elemento colocado por Motohiro para se opor ao movimento moe, que já tomava força na época – a série era um “anti-moe” e se inspirou em títulos como Gundam e Patlablor, com conflitos entre personagens masculinos. Aliás, uma curiosidade é que, pelo fato de ser considerada “anti-moe”, os criadores evitaram apelar para um lado sensual de Akane, fazendo com que Kogami aparecesse mais vezes sem camisa ao invés disso. Apesar dessas aparições, nenhum tipo de relacionamento romântico foi construído – tudo seguindo a ideia de evitar o fofo. Veredito A distopia construída em Psycho-Pass é, sem dúvidas, uma das melhores já criadas no mundo dos animes. Toda construção de mundo baseada num sistema que controla tudo e todos deu uma carga dramática muito grande aos personagens. Mas, apesar disso, todos conseguem ter desenvolvimento e relações significativas uns com os outros, todo mini-arco dentro dos arcos principais são muito bem construídos. As referências não só a filosofia mas também a política, biologia, física e até mesmo química, robótica ou econômica não são maçantes e são explicadas muito bem, seja pelos próprios personagens, seja pelo próprio enredo. Os destaques ficam para Akane, Kogami e Makishima, que são os personagens com o desenvolvimento mais interessante dentre todos e conseguem transformar a já ótima experiência do anime em algo a mais. Psycho-Pass 1, 2 e The Movie estão disponíveis na Netflix, enquanto Psycho-Pass 3 e First Inspector estão disponíveis no Prime Video. Apesar da Netflix possuir os direitos de Sinners of the System, os três filmes não estão disponíveis no Brasil de forma oficial.