[w.i.p. CAUSE I FEEEEEEEEL, I CANALWAYSWORK ON ENTRIESFORYOOOOOOOU. It’ll be done when it’s done, something’s popped up so I’ll have to finish it later. Also, Psycho-Pass happens to be my new favourite anime of all time~]
About
Psycho Pass is a 2012 anime series created by Production IG, and written by Gen Urobuchi, also known for his work on the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series. Since it’s original airing, the series has garnered much popularity online, spawning a significant fandom.
Premise
The Psycho-Pass series takes place in the year 2113, where a new system named ‘the Sybil System’ is used in order to run a ‘Psycho-Pass’, where a person’s mental stability and probability to commit a crime (named ‘Crime Coefficient’) is measured using a scan of the brain. If an individual’s Crime Coefficient goes past the recommended limit, then the individual is then arrested in order to avoid a crime being committed, whether they have actually committed one or not. The main plot follows the detective Akane Tsunemori, a new detective to the division, who hunts for criminals along with a group of ‘enforcers’, a group of criminals who have been given permission to assist the police department, who use special guns known as ‘Dominators’, which are designed to only fire at those with high Crime Coefficients. After finding out that a criminal by the name of Shogo Makishima is responsible for a number of recent crimes, the group sets out to stop him, with Tsunemori soon finding out the truth behind the system along the way.
History
Psycho-Pass originally started out as an anime series which aired between October 12, 2012 and March 22, 2013, and was created by Production IG, and written by Gen Urobuchi. A remake of the first season, edited down into 11 1 hour episodes, will also begin airing in summer 2014, with a second season starting in fall of the same year. A film adaptation is also set to air in winter 2015. A manga adaptation, titled Inspector Akane Tsunemori, also began circulation on November 2, 2012, and is still ongoing. A light novel adaptation was also created, and produced two novels, which were released on February 4 and April 4, 2013.
Reception
Psycho-Pass has overall received positive reception from critics.