Psycho-Pass

Season 3: 8

***Psycho-Pass*** (Japanese: サイコパス, Hepburn: *Saiko Pasu*) is a Japanese cyberpunk anime television series produced by Production I.G. It was co-directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi, with character designs by Akira Amano and featuring music by Yugo Kanno. The series aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between October 2012 and March 2013. A second season aired between October and December 2014, with a feature film titled, *Psycho-Pass: The Movie* released in January 2015. In 2019, *Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System* premiered the first of its three independent films, spanning release dates between January and March. All of the stories take place in an authoritarian future dystopia where omnipresent public sensors continuously scan the mental states of every passing citizen. A third season aired between October and December 2019, with a sequel film, *Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector*, released in March 2020.

*Psycho-Pass* originated from Production I.G.'s interest in making a successor to Mamoru Oshii's achievements. The series was inspired by several live-action films. Chief director Katsuyuki Motohiro aimed to explore psychological themes in society's youth using dystopian storylines. Multiple books and movies influenced *Psycho-Pass* with the most notable being the 1982 American science fiction film *Blade Runner*. The series was licensed by Funimation in North America. Two manga adaptations have been serialized in Shueisha's *Jump Square* magazine. Several novels, including an adaptation and prequels to the original story, have been published. An episodic video game adaptation called *Chimi Chara Psycho-Pass* was developed by Nitroplus staffers in collaboration with Production I.G. New novels and another manga were serialized in 2014. A prequel manga centered around Kogami's past has been written.

The first season of the anime garnered critical acclaim in both Japan and the west with critics praising the characters' roles and interactions set within the dystopian environment. The animation has also been praised despite issues in latter episodes which required fixing in the DVD volumes of the series. On the other hand, the second series, *Psycho-Pass 2*, received mixed critical response stemming from its heavy use of gore as well as the characterization of the new villain.

## Synopsis

### Season 1:

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.

### Season 2:

Taking place one-and-a-half years after Psycho-Pass, having learned the true nature of the Sibyl System, Akane Tsunemori chose to obey the system, believing in both humanity and the legal order. She's part of a new police section and spends her everyday life facing down criminals. Unbeknownst to Akane, however, a monster who will shake the system to its core is about to appear before her.

### Season 3:

"Justice" opens up a new world. In the near future, the Sybil System, a surveillance network that quantifies human souls, maintains public order. In a changing world, detectives with Dominators, guns that measure "Crime Coefficients," pursue "latent criminals" before they commit crimes. The third series of PSYCHO-PASS follows two inspectors seeking the truth: Arata Shindo and Kei Mikhail Ignatov.

## MAL Info:

Score:(Season 1) 8.39;(Season 2) 7.44;(Season 3) 7.57

Ranked:(Season 1) #159;(Season 2) #1176;(Season 3) #1360

Popularity:(Season 1) #39;(Season 2) #220;(Season 3) #893

Studios:Production I.G

Source: Original

Duration:23 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Producers:Dentsu, Fuji TV, Nitroplus, Sony Music Entertainment, TOHO animation, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings