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PSYCHO-PASS

PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス

2012 · TV · 22 eps Finished

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81%
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359,940

What is PSYCHO-PASS about?

PSYCHO-PASS is a TV anime series of 22 episodes animated by Production I.G, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from October 12, 2012 to March 22, 2013. AniList classifies it as action, psychological, science fiction and thriller.

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.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Detective, Police, Crime, Cyberpunk, Philosophy, Primarily Adult Cast, Urban, Female Protagonist, Augmented Reality, Terrorism.

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Main characters

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  • Shinya Kougami 狡噛慎也

    Main character

    Shinya Kougami is an enforcement officer who is tasked with managing crime. Shinya has a high criminal mentality, but because of his skills as a detective, he was released under the condition that he becomes an Enforcer for the Public Safety Bureau, Unit 1.

    Japanese voice: Tomokazu Seki

  • Akane Tsunemori 常守朱

    Main character

    The main female protagonist and the newly assigned Inspector of Unit 1. Considered a model citizen due to her ever calm demeanor and for passing the exams with the highest score for employment on several public sectors and private corporations.

    Japanese voice: Kana Hanazawa

  • Shougo Makishima 槙島聖護

    Main character

    A humanist on the dark side who is hopelessly in love with cruelty, savagery, and all the worst aspects of human nature. A born evangelist, he possesses both uncommon charisma and a true gift for narrative. Makishima has quite a unique personality.

    Japanese voice: Takahiro Sakurai

Supporting characters

  • Shuusei Kagari 縢秀星

    Supporting character

    Shuusei is the jokester of the group and likes to make fun of people on a regular basis. He enjoys portable video games and spends most of his free time playing them. However, he is more serious when he's on the job.

    Japanese voice: Akira Ishida

  • Nobuchika Ginoza 宜野座伸元

    Supporting character

    A veteran Inspector working with Akane. He coordinates all the Enforcers in Unit 1. An old friend of Shinya's, his hatred for those with high Crime Coefficients and his zeal to oust them from society came from the inability to stop his former partner from becoming a latent criminal.

    Japanese voice: Kenji Nojima

  • Yayoi Kunizuka 六合塚弥生

    Supporting character

    The only female Enforcer of Unit One. She stays calm and collected in the face of even the most brutal crimes. She and Shion are lovers.

    Japanese voice: Shizuka Itou

  • Tomomi Masaoka 征陸智己

    Supporting character

    He is an enforcer under Ginoza Nobuchika and Tsunemori Akane.

    Japanese voice: Kinryuu Arimoto

  • Shion Karanomori 唐之杜志恩

    Supporting character

    An analyst in the Public Safety Bureau's General Analysis Division and a latent criminal as well. She provides backup to the Enforcers and Inspectors in their investigation by analyzing the data and evidence sent by them. She is in a relationship with Yayoi Kunizuka who is one of the enforcers of Unit 1.

    Japanese voice: Miyuki Sawashiro

  • Yuki Funahara 船原ゆき

    Supporting character

    Tsunemori Akane's friend.

    Japanese voice: Kotori Koiwai

  • Kaori Minase 水無瀬佳織

    Supporting character

    Akane's friend. She works as a system engineer.

    Japanese voice: Kozue Harashima

  • Gu-Seong Choi チェ・グソン

    Supporting character

    Works for Makishima Shougo, and is also his right hand man. He is an expert hacker, as he is able to breach through the security system of Sibyl's core and even witness its true form. He is Korean.

    Japanese voice: Yasunori Masutani

  • Nobuo Ookura 大倉信夫

    Supporting character

    The first latent criminal to be shown.

    Japanese voice: Shouto Kashii

  • Kimihiko Hayama 葉山公彦

    Supporting character

    He is single and unemployed.

    Japanese voice: Takehito Koyasu

  • Rikako Ouryou 王陵璃華子

    Supporting character

    She was introduced as a pretty, intelligent, and highly admired student of Oso Girl's Academy who is the head of the school's art club. Her talent for painting is impeccable. Her father is confined in a hospital in a vegetative state.

    Japanese voice: Maaya Sakamoto

  • Yoshika Ookubo 大久保葦歌

    Supporting character

    A student from Oso Girl's Academy

    Japanese voice: Ai Kayano

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