Every reveal in the series speaks to something that was established earlier (yes, even the HyperOats) because the writer is a master at foreshadowing and bringing his stories full circle. However, everything before this is time spent establishing the cyberpunk setting, the relationships between the characters, and setting up for an unbelievable payoff later. Psycho-Pass doesn’t really reach the heart of its story until about episode 10. Too slow: I understand, the series does take it’s time in the beginning. Both the director and the writer explicitly stated that “moe” would be completely omitted from Psycho-Pass there’s a lot of back and forth between whether Akane is or isn’t moe (though the pink jellyfish comes close), but you don’t hate on a character because of their haircut. Even more egregious was how much hate she got because of her design, and again, shame on you.
She got a lot of flack for being naive and idealistic, but that was the whole point of her character development. Inspector Tsunemori Akane: As a frequenter of tumblr, I saw so many people dismiss the protagonist of the series immediately after episode 1, and to that I say shame on you. Unit One of the Public Safetyīureau’s division of criminal investigation, navigate the system to uphold justice in their seemingly Utopian society.īefore anything else, let’s address some reasons the show received heavy criticism early on, and was subsequently written off because of it. When their “Crime Coefficient” index becomes too high, they are pursued and apprehended by police officers known as Inspectors, and their ‘hunting dogs’ the Enforcers in this way, order is maintained. The series is set in the near future in which it is possible to instantaneously quantify a person’s state of mind, personality, and probability of committing a crime, all recorded on an individual’s “Psycho-Pass”. Likewise, I also feel sorry for anybody who didn’t, because Urobuchi Gen ripped their hearts out. I feel so sorry for anybody who missed out on this anime this year because it was absolutely brilliant. 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. 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. Into this world steps Akane Tsunemori, a young woman with an honest desire to uphold justice. 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. 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. Justice, and the enforcement of it, has changed.