r/Psychopass • u/JustANewLeader • 17h ago
I've noticed a trend
Like seriously they keep on shooting/beating up/stressing out poor Sugou, he can't catch a break.
r/Psychopass • u/aalapshah12297 • Nov 12 '19
With the release of Season 3, there have been a lot of repetitive questions on this sub lately. I am putting up an FAQ so that we can have better discussions on this sub. Feel free to add suggestions/corrections in the comments.
Q: Do I need to watch the Sinners of the System Movies/Cases and Season 2 before Season 3?
A: Yes, you need to. No, the movies are not a recap. Yes, they do add to the plot and introduce new characters. Now, while Season 2 is absolutely necessary, the movies focus a bit more on character development rather than plot, so you will still understand Season 3 for the most part even if you skip them for now. (I have listed the key plot points at the end if you wish to do that.) That being said, the recommended watch order is simply the release order:
| Title | Release Year, Anime Year | Length | Where to Watch† (S=Sub, D=Dub) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2012, 2113 | 22 ep. (23 min each) | Amazon Prime Video (D) (Separate Purchase), Funimation (S/D), Hulu (S/D) |
| Season 2 | 2014, 2114 | 11 ep. (23 min each) | Amazon Prime Video (D) (separate purchase), Funimation (S/D), Hulu (S/D) |
| Psycho-Pass: The Movie | 2015, 2116 | 2 hrs | Amazon Prime Video (separate purchase) (S/D), Funimation (S/D) |
| Sinners of the System Case 1 - Crime and Punishment | 2019, 2117 | 1 hr | No streaming options yet (see below) |
| Sinners of the System Case 2 - First Guardian | 2019, 2116 (& flashback to 2112) | 1 hr | No streaming options yet (see below) |
| Sinners of the System Case 3 - Beyond Love and Hate | 2019, 2117 | 1 hr | No streaming options yet (see below) |
| Season 3 (ongoing) | 2019, 2120 | 8 ep. (46 min each) | Amazon Prime Video (S) (Included with prime subscription) (US link) |
† Amazon is mostly worldwide, whereas other streams may or may not be available outside the US. Blu-rays can also be purchased for everything up to Case 3.
Q: Where can I watch the Sinners of the System Movies?
A: Currently, the only legal way to watch the movies is to order the Blu-rays from amazon (only the Japanese version is available right now) and then getting the (fan-made) subtitle files separately from nyaa.si [Case 1] [Case 2] [Case 3]. Since it's the studio's fault that they didn't release the SS movies in English (not even subbed versions) before moving on to S3, a lot of people feel that it is okay to pirate. However, if you don't want to, but still want to start watching S3, I've added a short synopsis for these 3 movies below, along with key developments that may be important for S3. If you read only the key developments, you can still watch the movies later (without being spoiled much) when they get a proper release.
Q: Do the SS Movies and Season 3 have a dub?
A: No, and it is not even announced yet. For S3, currently, Amazon has the streaming rights, and they usually don't dub anime. However, all of the media released before 2019, including the 2015 movie, was dubbed. So it might take a while, but probably it will all get dubbed when Funimation acquires the streaming rights later (speculation).
Q: I'm new to the series. What is Psycho-Pass about?
A: Read the sidebar.
The series takes place in the near future when it is possible to quantitatively measure a person's emotions, desires, and every inclination. In this way, it is also possible to measure a person's criminal tendency factor, which is used to judge criminals, and is called "Psycho-Pass".
Q: Is it based on a manga/visual novel?
A: Psycho-Pass is an anime-original franchise. It does have a few manga, light novel and visual novel adaptations, but the anime came first, and all the other media is based on the anime. While you do not need to read/play any of these to understand the anime, some of these do have completely new content (such as the manga "Inspector Shinya Kogami" which covers Kogami's past, the Visual Novel "Mandatory Happiness" and many of the light novels). Detailed info available on other websites [Wikipedia] [Wikia/Fandom]. Also, shout-out to this person who seems to have translated entire light novels and stuff, since they don't have any official translations.
Season 1 (Synopsis):
Q: What is Psycho-Pass: Extended Edition?
A: It's basically the same as S1, but with 11 episodes (instead of 22) - every episode being a merged version of 2 episodes. It's more of a collector's edition thing, but there is about 1 extra scene per each S1 episode adding up to ~35 minutes over the season. These usually add to the characters and sometimes fill minor plot gaps. So you can either watch the Extended Edition directly, or the broadcast version followed by the extra scenes, in case you like shorter episodes. The extended edition scenes, however, have not been dubbed. You can either buy it or stream it through Funimation.
Season 2 (Synopsis):
Q: I've heard really bad things about Season 2. Is that true? Should I stop watching after Season 1?
A: Not at all. The general consensus is that S2 was good but not as good as S1 (frankly, S1 sets almost unmatchable standards). Most people cite that this is because S1's main writer, Gen Urobochi, did not work on S2. But some take an elitist stance, claiming as if anything not written by him is trash. This is certainly not the case, and people are often surprised after watching S2 because it's not bad like they were told. But there are some other reasons why specific people do not like S2: (1) The villain is not as interesting as S1's villain, (2) One character is a bit annoying, (3) Their favorite character is rarely seen in it. But in general, all the stuff that follows after S2 has been better received by most people. Anyway, the point is that if you want to watch S3, you need to watch it. And the S3 reviews so far have been great.
Psycho-Pass: The Movie (Synopsis):
Q: I've been watching the sub, but the Engrish (English spoken by Japanese voice actors) is distracting/annoying.
A: Since there are a lot of English-speaking characters in the movie, this can be a problem. Fortunately, someone merged the dubbed and subbed version to create a version where the English speaking characters have English-speaking voice actors while the Japanese characters have Japanese voice actors. (But since it is fan-made, it won't be legal no matter how you obtain it.)
Sinners of the System Trilogy:
The SS trilogy of movies has been summarized here. In case you plan to watch them sometime in the future after watching S3, you can look only at the 'Key Developments' section where I have spoiled as little as possible, only mentioning what might be relevant to S3 (I might be wrong though). However, both sections assume you have watched everything before it, so they do spoil that.
Case 1 - Crime and Punishment:
Plot: After an employee (Yasaka Izumi) escapes from an isolation facility for latent criminals (called 'Sanctuary'), she is apprehended by the MWPSB. Mika Shimotsuki is tasked with returning her and investigating the facility. Eventually, the MWPSB discovers that the facility's administration has been keeping latent criminals' Psycho-Passes low and has been manipulating them using specialized drugs, unbeknownst to the latent criminals themselves. Yasaka Izumi had found this secret & had escaped to protect her friend's child at the facility from these atrocities. Ginoza and Shimotsuki together defeat and expose the bad guys running Sanctuary. During the case, Shimotsuki also finds out that the latent criminals were being used to seal radioactive waste (supposedly a remnant of the past). She investigates further to find that the whole Sanctuary thing was orchestrated by a fake government official, who is actually Sibyl in disguise. Sibyl argues that it was very important to keep the radioactive waste away from the hands of the wrong people, especially since foreign powers are bound to get involved soon as Sibyl expands beyond Japan. She keeps this information to herself in exchange for Sibyl guaranteeing the safety of Yasaka Izumi and her friend's child.
Key Developments: Shimotsuki's investigation skills (and sense of duty) seem to have improved. She and Ginoza get along pretty well. Sibyl hints at further foreign expansion. Shimotsuki learns a few more of Sibyl's secrets, such as fake government officials and hidden radioactive waste.
Case 2 - First Guardian:
Plot: (Mainly focuses on Sugo Teppei's backstory. Will update soon, need to re-watch a bit.) Also focuses a bit on the pasts of inspector Aoyanagi, Ginoza, Masaoka, his wife, and Kogami.
Key Developments: Frederica Hanashiro from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking for people to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 'paramilitary activities'. Sugo Teppei reflects over his past and refuses the offer, as he finds a strong sense of justice in what he does as an enforcer at the MWPSB. Frederica says that she hopes he changes his mind.
Case 3 - Beyond Love and Hate:
Plot: (Mainly focuses on what Kogami has been doing since he left Japan and SEAUn. Will update soon.)
Key Developments: Frederica Hanashiro helps Kogami win a fight against a mercenary leader in the Tibet-Himalaya Alliance Kingdom. Kogami agrees to help her in return, and they go back to Japan. Also, some people were abandoned by the Japanese Government in foreign lands when the Sibyl System first came into power, and it seems they are going to be transported back to Japan now.
Requesting others to add new questions/corrections here. I will update this post when I can.
Edit 1: removed some unnecessary stuff, fixed the spelling of Sibyl, updated extended edition info. Edit 2: Linked summaries for earlier content, added that there's no dub for SS yet.
Edit 2: updated novel translation link
r/Psychopass • u/JustANewLeader • 17h ago
Like seriously they keep on shooting/beating up/stressing out poor Sugou, he can't catch a break.
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r/Psychopass • u/Impossibledabmaster • 3d ago
Although I really really like their relationship and want more of it I am always confused about what KIND of relationship they have. It doesn't feel like lovers but best friends more so and even that I am not too sure about.
r/Psychopass • u/HollyTheMage • 8d ago
I don't know how popular this would be since a lot of what draws people to Psycho Pass is the mystery and action, but I feel like one of the greatest strengths in the series is how they write the character dynamics, and I want to see more of that, and more of the day to day life outside of just casework.
Give me an Enforcer going up to the roof of HQ as soon as they are cleared to do so just to look at what few stars are still visible in spite of the light pollution, because it's been years since they last saw the night sky.
Give me an Enforcer who has spent every birthday alone for years only for their colleagues to throw them a surprise party. Have at least one of them tell them that they are glad they were born. Because after years of being locked away where the sun doesn't shine, they never thought anyone would actually want them around.
Or the Enforcers spending the holidays together because their Inspectors are too busy with their families to supervise the Enforcers' meeting with their own families. And maybe if there is an Inspector who doesn't have anyone to spend the holidays with, they can join in too.
Give me an Inspector third wheeling an Enforcer's dates with their SO because that is the only way they are able to maintain relationships outside of dating their coworkers.
I want to see how the restrictions of this system impact the daily lives of those who live and work under it even outside of life and death scenarios.
r/Psychopass • u/JustANewLeader • 8d ago
Local man discovers bean sprouts, instantly becomes obese
r/Psychopass • u/tsuki-no-me • 8d ago
Weird question but is Psychopass down for no subtitles for anyone else on Crunchyroll lol
Every other anime I have works but it’s only Filipino subtitles for me right now on crunchyroll
r/Psychopass • u/Impossibledabmaster • 10d ago
I recently finished watching psycho pass and Man it was quite a ride,but I can't help but feels I need more of it.
And after watching professorviral's video on season 4 I want to ask What would you guys want for season 4?
Me personally-1)Gen Urobuchi the writer for season 1 returning
2)Sybill revealing his identity to the public
3)24 episode season or more instead of 13 or 11 ones probably split in cores
4) Mika playing a major role,potentially a villain and her relationship with ginoza developing and him dying by her kind of acting as a parallel to kogami's and Akane's relationship.
5) Arata and kei playing a major role and both the new cast and old cast getting screentime
6) Much more emotional like providence or season 1 and much more philosophical
7) The relationship of Kogami and Akane developing a lot and getting more screen time
r/Psychopass • u/LostFromLight25 • 10d ago
they were looking through this online thread but subtitles for text weren’t an option for this episode and they only showed the japanese version of it without repeating it while talking about it. they even showed the lines on full screen but i dont understand them. i mostly need the first of the fullscreen lines
thanks
r/Psychopass • u/JustANewLeader • 14d ago
It's been barely two months since I finished my first watch-through of the series but I was so enamoured that I went right back to the start to do it all over again. Having now properly digested the series and make lots of notes, here is my tier list of the cast.
A few points:
r/Psychopass • u/books1234- • 14d ago
Spoiling my Kogami Cosplay Photos. Hope you like it!
r/Psychopass • u/rainbowrat129 • 16d ago
Was it ever explained why Kogami didn’t look Makishima up in the citizens data base during the years he was investigating him? He had his name because of the file from enforcer Sasayama, and we know Makishima exists in the database with his full name because they were able to pull up his id with facial recognition after the memory scoop. Just wondering if I’m missing something.
r/Psychopass • u/BA10chan_SURV • 17d ago
r/Psychopass • u/valerieval88 • 17d ago
I was about to rewatch Sinners only to not find it on Crunchyroll. I freaked out and thought they removed it, but in actuality they moved it to the main series page. Up until recently Sinners used to have its own page just like Providence and The Movie do.
Update: Crunchyroll has renamed Sinners back to “Sinners of the System” and it is now placed in the middle of Season 2 and Season 3. It’s no longer called “OVA Season 1” as seen in these photos.
Which is great since “OVA Season 1” sounded a little weird. Also I just checked and Sinners of the System is now officially streaming on Crunchyroll UK! Will make a post about that soon to let everyone know
r/Psychopass • u/Matarreyes • 21d ago
What's the consensus on this guy? An "adopted" son of the person who developed Bifrost. Apparently invisible to Sybil, but as soon as both meet Sybil is like "are you ready for a public life? Might be too loud for you? Anyway, come work right under me!" Randomly wants to free Akane?
His interaction with Sybil was so creepy, it made me think Homura is not a human but a vessel for another Sybil-like system. Like a little brother "system", maybe one that was made to be a "child" and grow under observation of Papa Homura? To better understand humans?
Drop your theories on this guy.
r/Psychopass • u/Peanut_Butter4029 • 23d ago
r/Psychopass • u/Bitter_Wafer_7515 • 23d ago
Thought provoking, serial story, dystopian, good characters, etc...
r/Psychopass • u/Ghost-Petal • 24d ago
i don't know if there is something i missed but why ginoza also joined mofa? is there a specific reason for kogami, ginoza and sugo to join mofa? a reason about akane or sibyl perhaps? i watched every season and movies
r/Psychopass • u/tintor2 • 25d ago
About Providence, when I watched it was ridiculously confused about why Kogami and Akane acted like a divorced couple in Providence. It felt weird considering their dynamic in the 2015 movie where even the actors noticed they became so close they pointed the cigarrete scene as the one that shows how important they are to each other. Akane wanted Kogami to return to Japan in the movie and that's exactly what he does in Sinners of the System. Was Akane's silent treatment meant to be a facade? I was confused since Ginoza's reaction was completely different.
r/Psychopass • u/JustANewLeader • 24d ago
Currently rewatching season 3. In episode 3 of season 3, we discover that Arata was recommended to become a PSB Inspector by Akane, and Kei by Mika.
However, from the wiki, Arata and Kei only actually join the PSB's training course to become inspectors in April 2120 - in fact both of them only graduated from their previous educational institutes in March 2120. But we know from Providence that Akane went to jail in January 2118. Even if Akane somehow recommended Arata to become a future inspector all the way back then he would still have been in school and it wouldn't have been certain if he even wanted to become a Ministry of Welfare employee.
So how was Akane able to recommend Arata for the position? Do we know from supplementary materials?
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r/Psychopass • u/Ashamed-Bridge-6336 • 27d ago
I was inspired to do this by posts from another community where people would answer commenters’ questions while staying in character. Since Gino is my favourite character, I thought it would be fun to give it a try!
This is set around Season 1, before the later episodes where some major events take place. Some answers may contain spoilers depending on the question asked.
I know Ginoza best from his season one portrayal, so I'll be basing my answers on his characterisation from that point in the story. I haven't read the manga yet, so everything here will be based on the anime.
I’ll do my best to answer as many questions as I can, while staying as true to his personality and character as possible.
It’s a fun little challenge for me, so feel free to leave a question!
r/Psychopass • u/Just_Revolution8209 • 27d ago
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I also saw a flipped-over semi truck and 2 guys chasing each other or something in the field before this, too. Some crazy stuff.
There's actually a kinda cool story behind this; the gunshot sound in the video actually happened as I was filming.
As soon as I saw the field, it already reminded me of the Makishima scene. As I was recording a video of the sunset, I heard the gunshot sound (which I'm pretty sure was a propane cannon) and I knew how perfect it was for the scene lol. Genuinely started laughing.
r/Psychopass • u/JustANewLeader • 28d ago
It looks interesting and I'm considering picking it up (especially since it's not too long, just 35 chapters in 6 volumes), but wanted to hear thoughts from people who've read it.