Shinya Kougami

Shuusei Kagari

Nobuchika Ginoza

Risa Aoyanagi

Shougo Makishima

Rikako Ouryou

Yayoi Kunizuka

Rina Takizaki

Shion Karanomori

Kimihiko Hayama

Akane Tsunemori

Mitsuru Sasayama

Chika Shimazu

Masatake Midou

Joushuu Kasei

Tomomi Masaoka

Kouichi Ashikaga

Nobuaki Kudama

Nobuo Ookura

Yuuji Kanehara

Gu-sung Choe

Jouji Saiga

Shouko Sugawara

Junmei Itou

Toyohisa Senguuji

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.

High suspense, amazing execution, fantastic ending.  Overall Amazing anime!

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# Review in brief:

Psycho-Pass is dark, brooding, and surprisingly slow in its first season. It presents the viewer with a lot to reflect on both during and after each episode, making it a fine show to discuss in a group, but it sacrifices the quality of its story & characters to do so. Combined with its questionable pacing & direction, Psycho-Pass is difficult to recommend, especially if you want action, novelty, or a memorable story.

# Review in full:

Is Psycho-Pass for you? For all that it is and does, you need to know what Psycho-Pass isn't to figure that out. Don't watch this if you want lots of action, substantial character growth, any sort of novelty, or an intense thrill-ride. Aside from the infrequent action scenes (which are mainly just the climaxes for each scenario) Psycho-Pass never so much as intends to possess any of those traits. Instead its primary goal is to be a dystopian sci-fi crime drama that takes plenty of time to analyze the nature of criminals, stress, and emotional (in)stability within a society that's set up to eliminate these things before they even exist (via the Sibyl system) and what that means for said society. If you're still interested, know that while this ride does reach its destination, its creators missed many of the aspects that would have made it a memorable experience. It’s better explained with some mind to the order each point became apparent in, so this review will mix the good and the bad.

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Despite what I’ve said, the first episode could easily fool you into thinking this is set to become a fast-paced action-thriller. It utilizes one of its simpler yet darker crime cases as a means to introduce the main characters and the Sibyl system, which their jobs and lives revolve around. It also flaunts its visual design with plenty of action and gore (more than a typical case in the season does anyhow). After that first case, much more time is devoted towards piecing together why the criminals do what they do (mainly as a reflection of the Sibyl system and the society it has created). Much of this is initially done through the investigation of many “smaller” criminals whose cases get about two episodes each, though there are also a few episodes that focus on members of the investigation team instead. Eventually this leads to an overarching conflict with the main antagonist that spans multiple cases.

This brings up one of the more questionable decisions made in Psycho Pass’ production: for all of the character driven plotlines, flashbacks, and monologues, there is little in the way of character development or even definition for much of the cast. Most of the characters remain the same throughout the show, and some hardly display any sort of character during segments focusing on them. Instead, it's nearly all used to flesh out the setting (Sibyl's society) or present a dilemma/topic regarding the scenario the characters are in for the audience to ponder over. This is alright for many of the criminals, as their dilemmas (the crimes they're committing) often say enough about their characters anyhow, but the recurring characters suffer for it. For instance, the enforcer Yayoi has an entire episode revolving around her backstory, and all we learn about her is that she's an ex-musician who developed a taste for music Sibyl disapproves of. Learning that Sibyl holds such strict regulations over artistry helped flesh out the setting, but definitely was not something that needed over 20 minutes to explain. That information doesn't ever play into Yayoi's role either, it's just background fluff and renders her as little more than background fluff to the story.

As such, Psycho-Pass' generally slow pace isn't the product of a show that seeks to provoke thought or build a mystery around its setting, despite the fact that it does those things. It is instead caused by its insistence to indirectly present itself from the perspective of oft-shallow characters, rather than directly focusing on its setting and criminal cases with the characters simply existing within the space created therein. Perhaps this inefficient method of storytelling was used to justify the awkward 22-episode runtime, which leaves some episodes & segments (including the aforementioned Yayoi episode) sticking out like infectious growths from the anime as a whole. At its worst this causes this season to skip over what would appear to be important plot details in favor of providing dialogue, leading to overcomplexity when raw exposition is inevitably needed to explain some things and even a few minor plot-holes in its conclusion (more on that later).

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_Not only does Psycho-Pass' technology show up everywhere but it's also consistently useful to the plot._</center>

Plain characters aside, Psycho-Pass' setting does end up well defined. A lot of information about the society built around the Sibyl System is given, but slowly and evenly, making it all easily digestible. Many details regarding everyday life in this world are briefly shown multiple times (such as the use of holograms to decorate rooms, structures, and even clothing, or the numerous cameras & checkpoints where one's Psycho Pass is checked, updated, and used to determine access rights) which goes a long way in cementing this world as its own society rather than just "Generic Sci-Fi City #43".

Such interactions allow the few standout members of the investigation crew to display development and growth outside of dialogue as their reactions towards societal elements change over time. They also lead to later criminals leaving bigger impressions than earlier ones, as the viewer can better understand the conditions that led them to their criminal intent and more clearly see which of society's roots they've chosen to tear at. It’s likely why the main antagonist, Shougo Makishima, is remembered fondly by series fans. While his actual character is rather simple, what he does and why raises (and answers) major questions with many potential standpoints that lead to engaging dialogue both within the show and outside of it (i.e. amongst the audience).

Speaking of discussion, Psycho-Pass loves to present moral quandaries and bits of philosophy to the viewers as bluntly as it can. While those who profess to be intellectuals may find the over-the-head delivery of famous dilemmas and quotes from literature & philosophical works dry or pretentious, the laymen won't have to worry so much about understanding what the show is trying to tell them and will have a few sources of further reading on certain plot specifics should they wish to dig deeper. This is what makes Psycho-Pass better as a group watch versus a solo experience, as the dialogue & issues presented in each situation comes prearranged for discourse between people with different levels of expertise or sources of reference.

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Whether the characters are having a philosophical discourse or gorily killing each other, the visual artistry is of decent quality, but for a strange reason. With a clear & clean style befitting a sci-fi nation’s attempt at utopia chained to the basic expectations for Japanese animation (and rarely more) this anime can provide good wallpapers and some visually engaging static moments but doesn’t manage to do anything out of the ordinary when in motion (except for the OPs and EDs, which have the highest production quality out of anything in this anime). Fortunately, the sound quality is consistently both excellent and fitting. The soundtrack has memorable pieces and can carry the visually unimpressive moments while the voices are distinct, clear, and match their characters. I’m convinced you could just close your eyes and listen to this anime while still understanding almost everything that’s going on.

Earlier I said that this ride reaches its destination, but I would be remiss to say it reached a smooth stop. While the story around Shougo Makishima serves as an appreciable high point for the show (even alongside the previously mentioned issues), the final case is poorly executed in many ways. In this arc, the characters involved make numerous awkward decisions, often as though they know things they shouldn’t if the story thus far is to be believed, which makes some scenes appear forced and opens up a few plot-holes at critical plot points. At the same time many conclusions the plot reaches are disappointingly predictable, passive, and shallow, seemingly just so that the old conflicts would still exist in the sequel. This predictability also draws out the ending, reinforcing the notion that this story never needed 22 episodes to be properly told.

# Verdict:

All in all, Psycho-Pass’ 1st season is a brooding & generally enjoyable sci-fi crime drama but it’s also thin and lethargic in certain aspects and that keeps it from being a consistently good ride, especially at the end. Still, it does a passable job of doing what it set out to do while providing a neat sampler plate of intellectual topics to reflect upon afterwards.

A decent watch if you're willing to trade characterization for theming & discourse.

Review will be broken down like so :

- Story
- Art
- Animation
- Characters
- Sound
- Overall Enjoyment

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#__<a>Story 9.5/10</a>__
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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.
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#__<a>Art 8/10__</a>
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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 :
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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. 
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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.
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#__<a>Animation 8.5/10__</a>
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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) 
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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.
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#__<a>Characters 9/10</a>__
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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.


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#__<a>Sound/Voice Acting 9.5/10</a>__
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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.
 
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#__<a>Overall Thoughts 10/10 and Miscellaneous Things</a>__
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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 !~



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__Story: 9.5/10__
__Art: 8/10__
__Animation: 8.5/10__
__Characters: 9/10__
__Soundtrack: 9.5/10__
__Overall Enjoyment: 10/10 __
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A deep and meaningful dive on societal and psychological issues.

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 ♡
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___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. 

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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. Finally, 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.

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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.

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___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.

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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. Por último, 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.

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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.


Don´t get your Psycho Pass clouded with this futuristic world that will intrigue you with its criticism to society.


_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.

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~~~_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.

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~~~_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?

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~~~_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.

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~~~_A story that ends in the way it begins._~~~

#~~~__Overall: 4/5__~~~

An uneven near-masterpiece that almost drowns in its own sheer daring.

>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.

Psycho-Pass and the establishment. (contains spoilers)

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__~~~This time this review ISN'T spoiler free as long as I will probably say the first thing coming to my mind. ~~~__
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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)__

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# __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). 
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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. 
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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. 
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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. 

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# __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. 

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# __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!

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PSYCHO-PASS' take on society's evolution and justice: why I think it's impressive

~~~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*
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*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

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# [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"

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# [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.

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# [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

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# [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.


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# [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.

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>Maximum score with my taste: 9.2
Maximum score without my taste: 9
Minimum score: 8.7
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A masterfully written cyberpunk with good characters.

Psycho-Pass is a fascinating and slightly horrifying inside look into a future that, while seemingly implausible at the moment, could come to fruition sooner than we may believe. It is the brainchild of Urobuchi Gen, highly lauded for his impeccable work on the nihilistically brutal yet hopeful Fate/Zero and the cleverly horrifying Madoka Magica. A conflict lies in the heart of Psycho-Pass. Well, that might’ve been a bit too broad... It’s more precisely a conflict of principles surrounding a system that, well, is often misunderstood due to people being more, if you excuse me, narrowminded in how they approach the law and the future as a whole. This write-up will focus on exploring this clashing of ideals, and the show’s bold and ingenious handling of such a complex and intellectually enthralling subject matter.

At the beginning of Psycho-Pass, we are thrusted into the midst of a futuristic ‘dystopia’ that is ruled by the “Sybil System”. The system's primary goal is to maintain constant observation over the entirety of Japan's population and preserve order and safety of all its inhabitants. That is achieved by determining if an individual is in-danger of committing a crime by scanning their brain and assessing their “Psycho-Pass” . That is done by deducing their color hue which is basically their stress level that is, as the name implies, visually represented with a color, and their crime coefficient, which is essentially the numerical measure of the probability of a person doing the unthinkable and challenging the law. Furthermore, with this information in mind, this Sybil is also used for the sake of recommending what path in life would be best for you both mentally and emotionally; thus guiding you to a happy life with the upmost convenience and comfortability while straying them away from the path of madness. This sounds perfect, unfortunately, like virtually everything, the Sybil system suffers from a multitude of flaws.

The first couple of episodes’ main purpose is unraveling these said faults in the form of an episodic cop drama starring Unit 1, consisting of a group of misfits who were incarcerated after their Psycho-Pass deteriorated, and now are being used for the sake of combating crime alongside the system. Episode 1 tackles the story of a man driven to the brink of insanity due to his hue worsening, and his increasing anxiety and paranoia because of it. He is approached by a Sybil System drone, which are essentially automated machines with built in Psycho-Pass scanners, and is ordered to go to therapy. The man is overwhelmed by fear and stress that all that he had done up to now would be for naught; he is convinced that his Psycho-Pass will only keep declining from here on, and he will be shunned from society and criminalized. He had lived the ideal life up to that point, but one low moment was enough to lead to his unfortunate downfall in the eyes of the system. He ends up in a psychotic state of mind and decides that if he’s going to bite the dust anyway, he’d rather go down by indulging in his whims. He decides to consume a variety of drugs and abduct a woman and have his way with her; at this point unit 1 is alerted of this mishap and are assigned to the case. After being sexually assaulted, the lady’s psycho-pass vastly deteriorates as her condition worsens. The man informs her that she will meet the same fate as him which causes her to freak out. He is eventually considered too much of a threat and is labeled a latent criminal, and the dominators lethal eliminator mode is triggered. He is killed right in front of her, and this, alongside everything horrible she’s witnessed so far, impacts her so much that her state of mind is of the level of the same person who abducted her. The victim becomes a perpetrator in a matter of hours. Kougami, a former detective now full blown criminal, is about to kill her when a certain character, by the name of Tsunemori Akane, stops him. She calms the lady down and her hue improves which ends up disabling lethal mode. They arrest her and send her to therapy where her condition stabilizes.

Before I commence with the following section, I believe that it is necessary to first examine Shogo Makashima. Shogo is a revolutionist whose ambitions primarily center around the idea of dismantling the Sybil System which, in his mind, has robbed us of our humanity. We are robbed of mistakes, regrets and the excitement that accompanies them. We are robotized and live under the thumbs of some sociopathic, power hungry hive mind which strips away true fulfillment and the feeling that we somehow matter. We are forced to suppress our emotions and become thoughtless husks without the main factor that makes us who we are; individuality. As exemplified in the first episode, some people aren’t even lucky enough to receive this fate. Some aren’t able to keep themselves in check and meet an unfortunate end. Some even become the punching bag to keep organization workers’ emotions in check while the people who are supposed to shield them turn a blind eye for the sake of preserving the status quo. He wants to end this insanity in the hopes of reverting society to what it once was, and give people back their freedom. He is bent on doing this through ruthless schemes that involve the loss of life; he is not shy of sacrificing other people to achieve his goals. He can be seen as an anti hero in a way, and he truly believes that what he is doing is just. His terrifyingly low crime coefficient alongside his unwavering confidence and determination display that.

Tsunemori Akane is a newly assigned inspector of unit 1. She is a level headed person who calmly analyzes whatever situation or circumstance she’s put in and attempts to come to the most logical and nuanced conclusion instead of allowing her emotions to get the better of her. After years of admiring Sybil to the point of wanting to dedicate her life to serving under it, she’s immediately shown how unreliable and dangerous it can be. Instead of mindlessly rejecting and rebelling against it, she opts to improve and complete it. The law is not something that protects us. It’s us, the people, who protect, enforce and most importantly, cover for its defects and shortcomings. Many sci fi works of old tended to focus more on the idea of showcasing the problems with enforcing the system and the eventual downfall of it rather than taking a more realistic approach to things. Our current societal landscape isn’t even close to being perfect, but our job as people is to help fix the problem rather than rely on chaos to somehow do everything for us. The show respects your intelligence enough that it wants YOU to infer this by yourself and to come to the conclusion that they mirror us, and that a few incidents don’t represent everything.

The whole Sybil conflict primarily relies on perspective and how a person perceives a given situation; whether positively or negatively. A situation like the one at the start at the helmet arc where a woman is murdered right in front of the public can be seen as people being so ignorant and easily manipulated that they can’t process the idea of someone being killed. Which is true, but isn’t that kind of a good thing as well? Isn’t the system being so efficient at shielding their eyes from such a cruel aspect of the world that they’re utterly stunned and don’t know how to react when it happens actually an incredible achievement? It’s so unbelievably rare that thousands if not millions of people aren’t even able to process the concept of it even happening. People being completely ignorant isn’t close to the ideal of course, but I’m just using this as an example to illustrate some of the good Sybil brings to the table and that there’s lots of utility there if the problems with it are tackled in a rational and efficient manner. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is, yes the system is brimming with flaws that NEED fixing, but there are positives there to build off of. Even if you don’t agree and forever side with makashima, isn’t attempting to somehow reach some sort of compromise instead of fighting fire with fire a good thing? Destruction, rebellion and anarchy only add to the problem rather than fix it. That’s what’s I adore about Psycho-Pass. It’s courageous enough to offer you the most realistic and, quite frankly, best outcome possible rather than being so cowardly that it tells you what you want to hear.

I’ve been mostly praising Psycho-Pass for the majority of this analysis, but the show does falter in various ways. The side characters are admittedly a bit underwhelming. Yayoi is given a backstory episode to shed some light on some remnants of her past, but my questions is: why? You have practically ignored this character for the majority of the first half and will continue to ignore her for the rest of the show. Why give her this? Why waste a whole episode that could’ve been used to flesh out the world instead (which is what I will be covering after this part, so bear with me here). Don’t get me wrong, I want to know more about them, but it just feels extremely redundant considering she’s practically ignored for nearly the entirety of the show. The same can be said about most of Unit 1; why not explore these characters and make us care about them more? Why not give them more appearances or shift perspectives every once in a while? The main conflict is at the end of the day good enough to carry the show, but I can’t help but feel like we could’ve gotten more out of this cast.

Now, before the world building, I would actually like to quickly cover a slightly controversial aspect of the show; the philosopher quoting. While I do, unlike many of my contemporaries, stand behind the idea of Psycho-Pass being a smart show with bold theming, it still felt like it didn't trust its audience enough to figure this out by themselves or perhaps wanted to make itself sound more intelligent than it actually is? It’s just an odd decision that still makes me scratch my head to this day. And these quotes make no sense in the context they are used in, so it just leaves me in complete bafflement. All it did at the end of the day was give its detractors more reasons to mock it.

The world building just leaves more to be desired. The agriculture aspect doesn’t make much sense. Who thought putting plants in a single genetic code was a good idea? A single disease would be enough to wipe them ALL out. Especially considering they desperately want to avoid interacting with the rest of the world, so exporting them from somewhere is not an option. Why put yourself in such a vulnerable position? Something so vital and indispensable to the prosperity of the nation shouldn’t be handled this way. I’m not quite sure if this was the work trying to be cute and attempting to show yet “another flaw with Sybil”, but there’s a fine line between a flaw and complete idiocy, and this crosses that. Furthermore, why are the dominators a thing? It clouds the hue of whoever witness it being used since you’re literally seeing human beings being exploded right in front of your eyes, but more importantly, there’s no real point in it existing in the first place. Wouldn’t regular weapons suffice? Most of the flaws with Sybil are either unavoidable, or are there for a very specific reason that makes sense when you think about it, but the whole concept of the dominators’ existence is fundamentally flawed and is only there to provide fan service for people who’re infatuated with the idea of gore even if it’s ridiculous and clashes tonally with what the show is attempting to do.

Also, why doesn’t the show tackle any foreign affairs? What does the rest of the world think about what’s happening in Japan? What about the politics happening inside Japan at the moment? I’m sure there are some politicians who’ve disagreed with how Japan currently is; if I recall correctly, according to the show, most of these people apparently jumped ship to other countries because they were appalled by the system? Which just made more questions pop into my head. What exactly happened? How did Sybil even become a thing? How did the public react initially? How did they manage to convince enough people for the law to pass through? How was it at the start? How did people react to that? How did Japan handle this? So many unanswered questions that just ate away at my suspension of disbelief because this just feel lazy, I suppose? They could’ve dedicated a few episodes to it or cut away that admittedly fun but not really necessary “spookie boogie” arc. I’m just saying that a little bit of information truly could’ve gone a long way.

Psycho-Pass is an idea. An alluring, daring and fascinating idea; but a singular idea nonetheless. Your perception and appreciation of it shapes how you see the show as a whole. Is it enough to be able to look past its flawed world building? Is it enough to ignore its manipulative nature? Is it enough to ignore the underutilization of such a promising cast? Well, it was more than enough for me, at least.

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