Dissecting the “PSYCHO-PASS” Series [Gorgeous Creators Gathered Here
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PSYCHO-PASS” is a science fiction suspense series airing on Fuji TV’s late-night anime channel “Noitamina” since 2012. We will introduce the characters and production team from the anime version to the movie version.
|Anime “PSYCHO-PASS”, a world in the near future where potential stress is quantified.
PSYCHO-PASS” is set in Japan in a science fictional near-future world where people’s latent criminal psychological states are coefficients as “psychopaths. With the advent of the all-powerful management system “Sybura System,” citizens whose mental state value “Psycho-Pass” is managed are freed from various daily stresses and are guaranteed a peaceful life.
The anime series “PSYCHO-PASS” is a science fiction action anime that depicts the activities of Tsunemori Akane, a new surveillance officer in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Public Security Bureau, and the members of the Criminal Investigation Division, as they struggle to solve bizarre incidents that occur one after another in the seemingly peaceful controlled society of Japan.
This article will introduce the synopsis, cast, and highlights of each series of “PSYCHO-PASS” from the TV anime to the movie!
|“Overview of the PSYCHO-PASS series
The “PSYCHO-PASS” series began as an original anime. The first season was broadcasted on Fuji TV’s “Noitamina” from October 2012 to March 2013, and the second season, a prequel, was broadcasted from October to December 2014.
The popularity of the anime version led to the release of the movie “PSYCHO-PASS the Movie” in January 2015. In addition, the theatrical trilogy “PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass | SS (Sinners of the System)” will be released consecutively from January 25, 2019, to March of the same year.
■Directed by Naoyoshi Shioya
The director of the “PSYCHO-PASS” series is Masayoshi Shiotani. Apart from “PSYCHO-PASS,” he was the animation director for “BLOOD+” in 2005 and “REIDEEN” in 2007.
■The scriptwriter is the genius Gen Urobuchi.
“Gen Urobuchi, born in 1972, is a scenario writer for the game maker Nitroplus.
He was in charge of the scenario for the PC game “Onigail Street,” released in 2002, but after being involved in the scriptwriting for the anime “Blaslator” broadcasted in 2008, he started to be involved in anime works as well.
And it was the dark fantasy anime “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” that aired in 2011 made Gen Urobuchi famous. The gap between the dark development, which was completely different from the previous magical girl anime, and the cuteness of the characters, such as the main character not transforming until the end, became a hot topic.
■Character design by popular manga artist Akira Amano
“Born in 1973 in Aichi Prefecture, Amano Akira is a manga artist who has never shown his face.
He made his debut in 1998 and gained popularity with “Home Teacher Hitman Reborn,” which was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2004 to 2012.
|Anime “PSYCHO-PASS” 1st season synopsis
The first season of “PSYCHO-PASS” begins with Akane Tsunemori being assigned to the Public Security Bureau’s Criminal Investigation Division as a new surveillance officer.
Akane Tsunemori teams up with Shinya Kogami, an enforcement officer, to investigate and solve bizarre and difficult cases. As the investigation of the cases progresses, they discover that the villainous criminal Seigo Makishima, exonerated of all charges, is behind the various bizarre incidents.
The bizarre and inexplicable incidents committed by Seigo Makishima, a person with an unchanging psychopathic personality, eventually develop into major incidents that affect the very foundations of the “Sybura System” that has maintained society.
|Anime “PSYCHO-PASS” 2nd Season Synopsis
The second season is set in Japan, a year and a half after the first season. The second season is set in Japan, a year and a half after the first season. Shu Tsunemori is appointed as the First Section of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Public Security Bureau, and two new enforcers, Sakuya Togane and Sho Hinakawa are welcomed.
However, a bombing incident occurs, and the Detective Section 2 detective in charge of the incident goes missing. In addition, a mysterious message is written in blood, “WC? The members of Criminal Investigation Section 1 see the mysterious message “WC?” as a keyword to solve the case and try to analyze it, but …….
|Anime “PSYCHO-PASS” 3rd season synopsis
The story takes place five years after the second season. The government has started accepting immigrants, and society is in a state of anxiety and confusion over the acceptance of immigrants. Akane Tsunemori has been detained for some reason, and Mika Shimotsuki has been promoted to section chief. We start with Shinya Cunningami and Nobumoto Ginosa being transferred to the Action Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Two new observers, Shindou Arata and Mikhail Ignatov (Kei-), are assigned to the First Section. They begin working in secret alongside the First Section to uncover the truth behind the case that led to the death of their families.
Eventually, they discover a connection between the case they are working on and the truth they are seeking. There is the existence of forces such as “Bifrost,” “Congressman,” and “Inspector” that move society apart from the Sibylla. ……
|PSYCHO-PASS The Movie” Synopsis
In the year 2116, SEAUn, a country in Southeast Asia that had been in a state of civil war, seemed to have regained peace and improved the security of its capital, Shambala Float, with the introduction of Japan’s Sybula System.
Then, an armed group smuggles into Japan. The armed group breaks through the surveillance and defense network of the Sybura system, hides in the underground, and plans to commit terrorism. Shu Tsunemori and the other members of the Criminal Investigation Section of the Public Security Bureau begin investigating and confronting the mysterious armed group, which acts with full knowledge of Japan’s security network.
As the investigation progresses, it is revealed that the person who was guiding the armed group to enter the country illegally was Shinya Kougami, who used to be an enforcement officer of the Criminal Investigation Department. To ascertain the true intentions of his former colleague, Tsunemori Shu heads to Shambala Float, the capital of SEAUn, a Southeast Asian country that has introduced the Sibula System, but what awaits her there is a shocking incident.
|PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System, a movie trilogy
The theatrical trilogy PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System will be released from January 2019 to March 2019. The film is set in Japan and an Asian country 100 years after the original version and tells of incidents in the present, past, and future.
■Case.1 “Crime and Punishment”/January 25, 2019
The first film, Crime, and Punishment was released on January 25, 2019. The central characters in this film are surveillance officers Shimotsuki (cv. Ayane Sakura) and Ginosa (cv. Kenji Nojima).
In the winter of 2117, a runaway car crashes into the Public Security Bureau building. The car driver was Izumi Yosaka, a psychologist at Sanctuary, an isolation facility for potential criminals in Aomori. However, just before the interrogation, it is decided that Yosaka will be forcibly returned to Aomori, and Shimotsuki and Ginosa head to Aomori to repatriate her. ……
■Case.2 “First Guardian” / Released on February 15, 2019
The second film, First Guardian, was released on February 15, 2019. The film focuses on Sugo (cv. Hiroki Tohji), a brilliant pilot in the National Defense Force, and Seiriku (cv. Kinryu Arimoto), an enforcer in the Criminal Investigation Division.
The story takes place in Okinawa in the summer of 2112. The story takes place in Okinawa in the summer of 2112, before Akane Tsunemori was assigned to the first section of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Public Security Bureau. Sugo, a pilot belonging to the 15th Joint Task Force of the National Defense Force, participates in a military operation. Three months later, an unmanned armed drone attacked the Ministry of Defense, and Sugo and Seiriku, who were visiting the Defense Force base, get to the bottom of the incident.
■[Case.3 “Beyond Vengeance” / released on March 8, 2019
The third film, “Beyond Vengeance _,” will be released on March 8, 2019. The central character in this film is Cunning, who was the protagonist of the first anime version.
After the SEAUn incident in 2116, Cunning has been on a wandering journey. On his way to a small country in Asia, he saves a bus full of refugees who armed guerrillas were attacking. One of the girls, Tenzin, pleads with Cunning to learn how to fight to avenge her enemy.
|PSYCHO-PASS 3 FIRST INSPECTOR” will be released in the spring of 2020.
After the last episode of the third season was aired, the movie “PSYCHO-PASS 3 FIRST INSPECTOR” was announced. The movie is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2020.
In the final episode of the third season, the death of a person who had been active throughout the series was depicted, and the story ended there. There are still many mysteries about Bifrost that the protagonists have been following throughout the third season, and there are several foreshadowing lines that have not been recovered.
All of this is probably leading to this movie. The third season of the anime can be said to be a long foreshadowing of this movie. For those who have been following the anime, this is a work not to be missed.
|5 Key Words to Understand the World of “PSYCHO-PASS
■Psycho-Pass (PSYCHO-PASS)
Psycho-Pass” in the anime “PSYCHO-PASS” refers to the numerical value of a person’s mental state.
Due to various incidents and stresses, people’s “psychopathy” worsens, and the value of their crime coefficient rises, and they become a reserve army of criminals who commit incidents and crimes. The Public Security Bureau, where the protagonist, Zhu Miyamori, is in charge of protecting, capturing, and executing punishments for citizens in this state.
■Color phase
The “hue” or “psychopathic hue” is used as a barometer to make psychopaths easier to understand.
Hue is a measurement of biological response that quantifies the human mental state and is visualized as a color. The healthy value of 60 or below is green. The slightly dangerous value of around 90, subject to medication, psychological counseling, and therapy, is yellow, and the value of 120 or above, which is subject to punishment, is red. The color becomes muddy as the psychological state deteriorates due to stress, etc.
As the psychological state worsens due to stress and other factors, the colors become cloudier. People use this as an indicator for daily mental care, and simple hue scans are used daily.
■Sybula system
The Cibulac System is a comprehensive system that analyzes and compiles data on the mental state of citizens to determine the coefficient of crime and provides lifelong welfare support for good citizenship, such as helping individuals find appropriate jobs and realize their desires.
It also plays a role in maintaining and managing urban security, preventing crime, and determining the execution of punishment.
It has been announced that the system is operated by parallel operation of high-capacity supercomputers. Still, in reality, the brains of “exonerated persons” whose psychopathic numerical values are not judged properly are utilized as biological units, and these biological units are incorporated into the system.
Essentially, the system has a fatal flaw in that the opinions of the person who provided the brain as a biological unit greatly affects and reflects the operation of the “Cibulac System. To make up for this flaw, it constantly tries to take in the brains of “exonerated” people.
In addition, the person who provided the brain can operate by installing the biological brain unit provided by himself in a prosthetic cyborg linked to the information with the Sibula System.
■Crime coefficient
One of the parameters quantified by the Cibula system is the “crime coefficient,” which represents the risk of becoming a criminal.
When the crime coefficient rises, it can be lowered through therapy. However, there is a limit to the number that can be lowered. Those who exceed the standard value and do not recover are called “potential criminals” and are effectively excluded and isolated from society even if they have not committed a crime.
■Dominator
It is a gun-type portable weapon that is allowed to be used by surveillance and enforcement officers when a crime is committed, and its official name is “Portable Psychological Diagnosis/Suppression Enforcement System: Dominator.
It is linked to the “Sibula System,” a system that works on the crime coefficient of citizens and governs the maintenance and management of urban security, crime prevention, and punishment.
For this reason, only pre-registered users can use the Dominator, and it has a lock function that prevents others from using it, so even if the Dominator should fall into the hands of a criminal, it cannot be used.
It has a function to measure the crime coefficient and depending on the crime coefficient, it can transform into a “Paralyzer” (anesthesia gun), “Eliminator” (execution gun), or “Decomposer” (molecular decomposition gun), and take a form corresponding to the crime.
|Main characters and voice actors of the animated version
-Shinya Kogami /cv.Tomokazu Seki
The protagonist of the first season of PSYCHO-PASS is one of the enforcers of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Public Security Bureau.
He is cold-hearted and unapproachable but has a strong sense of justice and can make calm decisions even in the midst of chaos due to his obsession with investigations and his superior intelligence. He is a heavy smoker and always has a pile of cigarette butts in the ashtray on his desk. His favorite brand is “SPINEL.”
He used to be an elite inspector, but the murder of his subordinate caused his crime coefficient to rise. He was demoted to the rank of enforcer due to his behavior of prioritizing an investigation overseeing a therapist.
The voice of Shinya Kogami is done by Tomokazu Seki (left image).
He often plays hot-blooded characters and young men, but he is a popular voice actor with a wide range of artistic styles, playing various roles such as mysterious creatures and boys. He is also known for his shouting and vocal acting and once injured his throat by trying too hard. His representative works include Suneo in “Doraemon” and Whisper in “Yokai Watch.”
-Kanna Hanazawa (Akane Tsunemori)
She is the heroine of PSYCHO-PASS and the main character of the second season. She is a surveillance officer in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Public Security Bureau and graduated from the training facility at the top of her class. She has a strong sense of justice and is innocent, but she is also a bit clumsy. He has a strong tolerance for stress (which prevents psychopaths from becoming cloudy) and has a positive and strong spirit.
He is one of the most sensible people among the characters with strong habits, but he is desperate to investigate the case with his extraordinary mental strength.
Kanna Hanazawa is the voice of Akane Tsunemori.
She has been active since she was a child actress and has appeared in various shows and dramas. She has a soft, soothing voice and often plays the role of a pretty girl. Hanazawa’s representative works include Anri Sonohara in “Durarara! and Anri Sonohara in “Durarara!” and Nadeko Sengoku in “The Last Story”.
-Nobumoto Ginosa /cv.Kenji Nojima
He is the leader of the First Section of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Public Security Bureau. He is highly popular as a beautiful character with long bangs and date glasses. He is a classmate of Shinya Cunningami’s from the higher education course and a former partner from his surveillance officer days. He has a serious and calm personality, but he can also become emotional.
After overcoming various hardships, he was a surveillance officer in the anime’s first season and became an enforcement officer in the second season.
Kenji Nojima does the voice of Nobumoto Ginosa.
He has a soft voice and is active in various roles, including handsome characters and boy characters. Nojima’s representative works include Narumi Kanai in “Kuzu no Honkai” and Mamoru Jiba and Tuxedo Mask in “Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Crystal.”
-Tomomi Masaoka /cv.KinryuArimoto
He is the oldest and most experienced officer in the Criminal Investigation Section of the Public Security Bureau. He is a man with a hard-boiled atmosphere called “Daddy” and is relied on by many.
He likes to smoke and drink, and his hobby is oil painting. He is like a father who warmly watches over the newcomers, but his relationship with his own son, Nobumoto Ginosa, does not seem to be good.
The voice of Tomomi Masaoka is played by KinryuArimoto (top center of the image). He often plays austere roles, mostly mature men.
He seems to do more dubbing for movies than appearances in anime and games. Arimoto’s representative works include Edward Newgate (Whitebeard) in “One Piece.”
-Seigo Makishima /cv. Takahiro Sakurai
PSYCHO-PASS: Seigo Makishima is the dark figure behind many of the incidents in the first season of Psycho-Pass. He is a beautiful young man with long silver hair and golden eyes. He is also a voracious reader and has a wealth of knowledge as well as considerable physical abilities.
He always has a smile on his face and a calm expression, but he is ruthless and can kill people without changing his color. He is an exonerated person, and his psychopathy is normal, so he is not subject to execution by the Dominator even if he is committing a crime.
Seigo Makishima is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai.
Since his debut in 1996’s “Bakugo Brothers Let’s Go! 1996, he has been playing various handsome characters with his fresh and beautiful voice and is also known for his unusual character acting. Sakurai’s representative works include Osomatsu Matsuno from “Osomatsu-san” and Polar Bear-kun from “Shirokuma Cafe.”
–Kirito Kamui /cv. Ryohei Kimura
Kirito Kamui is a key character in the second season of PSYCHO-PASS. He is a young man with a peculiar constitution that makes him unable to measure crime coefficients or recognize the Sibula System. For this reason, he was called the “invisible man” until the Public Security Bureau recognized his existence.
He has such a peculiar constitution because he is an aggregate of human beings, created from the bodies of 184 people who died in a plane crash, based on a child named Kirito Kamui. For this reason, he is not recognized by the Sibula System and can be said to be a “moving corpse.”
Kirito Kamui is voiced by Ryohei Kimura.
Kimura has been involved and experienced in acting and entertainment as a child actor since he was three years old. With his fresh and handsome voice, he often plays young men and has received much support from female fans. Kimura’s representative works include Ryota Kise in “Kuroko’s Basketball” and Kanesada Izumi in “Touken Ranbu.”
–Sakuya Togane /cv.Keiji Fujiwara
He appears in the second season of PSYCHO-PASS and replaces Shinya Cunning.
He smokes the same brand of cigarettes as Kougami and works with Akane Tsunemori, similar to Cunning. He does not use the Dominator as much as possible in his missions, and because he is a former therapist, he carries out his duties as a detective with calm judgment.
However, he is actually a potential criminal with a crime coefficient of 769, which is the highest in the history of observation. He is a dangerous person whose crime coefficient eventually rises to 899.
Tougane Sakuya is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara. He has played a wide range of characters, from cool handsome characters to third-uncle characters, and has also been active as a narrator for many years.
He has also played Hiroshi Nohara in “Crayon Shin-chan” for an astonishing number of years, over 20 years, making it his most famous work. Due to the influence of Nohara Hiroshi, Fujiwara himself and other characters he plays are called “Hiroshi.” Other notable works include Mars Hughes in “Fullmetal Alchemist” and Hisahide Matsunaga in “Sengoku Basara II
-Shindou Arata /cv.Kaji Hiroki
Shindo is one of the main characters of the third season and is a new surveillance officer assigned to the first section. He has a cheerful and sociable personality and is a qualified Class A mentalist. He has unparalleled insight and uses his “mental tracing” skills and reasoning abilities to solve cases.
Through mental tracing, he can follow the subject’s mind from the information at the scene and relive their actions at the time of the incident. He also has high physical abilities, and there are times when he uses parkour to move through buildings and hunt down criminals.
He also has the same immunity as Seigo Makishima. Sibylla understands this and has his work as a surveillance officer.
Shindo Arata is played by Hirotaka Kaji. With his light voice, he plays the aloof and elusive Shaki.
He plays a wide range of characters from boys to young men, and his best-known works include the roles of Eren Jaeger in “The Colossus of March” and Meliodas in “The Seven Deadly Sins.
-kei Mikhail Ignatov/cv. Yuichi Nakamura
Kay Mikhail Ignatov is the other main character. He is a naturalized Russian immigrant who is a new surveillance officer assigned to Section 1 with Kay. His wife Maiko, also an immigrant, and Shaki have known each other since they were children.
He is a former soldier who grew up in a war zone. He is a former soldier who grew up in a war zone, which is why he has high fighting skills, and even in situations where he cannot use weapons, he can defeat his opponents one after another with his physical skills. He is usually calm, but once he gets mad, he can act in unconventional ways.
He and Kei often work as a team, and when Shaki is deep in a mental trace, he acts as a stopper to bring him back to reality. He has deep feelings for his wife and Shaki, but he is also willing to kill them if he sees them as enemies.
Nakamura Yuichi plays Kei. He plays the role of Jiong with a cool but passionate side.
Nakamura has played several characters. He has played the role of Karamatsu Matsuno in “Osomatsu-san,” Graham Eker in “Mobile Suit Gundam 00”, and Tetsuro Kuroo in “Hi-Q! and as Tetsuro Kuroo in “High-Q!
–Tenma Hatsuroki /cv. Akio Otsuka
Tenma is an enforcer in the first section who has appeared since the third season. He is a middle-aged man, the oldest among the officers, and is the officers’ leader. He is quite belligerent and tends to fight back as much as he is beaten.
Originally, he grew up in an upper-class family that produced many politicians. However, only he and his mother were judged to be potential criminals, and the family became isolated. During this time, his mother committed suicide.
During the case investigation, he was reunited with his father and half-brother, who had mistreated him, causing trouble for the warden. After this one incident, he begins to recognize the two new surveillance officers as his superiors.
Tenma Hatsuroki is played by Akio Otsuka. He is one of the most famous voice actors with a low, austere voice.
His role as Solid Snake in the “Metal Gear Solid” series is one of the characters he has played for many years. In addition to anime, he has dubbed many Western movies and is the voice actor for Steven Seagal.
-Kazumichi Irie /cv. Junichi Suwaube
Kazuto Irie is an enforcer of the First Section who appears from the third season. He has shaved hair, a beard, and piercings. He is light-hearted and may appear to be a playboy at first glance, but he is a caring older brother in reality.
He was born and raised in the lowest class of the city, in a slum-like area where there were no Cymatic scans. Because of this, he knows a lot about the underworld outside Sibylla’s eyes, and he has an informant in the waste area that he relies on for anything.
Despite his appearance, he is quite a smart character. He is often paired with Shaku in investigations, and we see that he trusts him with his potential.
The character of Kazuto Irie is played by Junichi Suwabe, known for his sexy and handsome voice. He plays the role of Irie, who is both masculine and mischievous, with a rich sense of humanity.
Suwabe’s most famous role is Keigo Atobe in “The Prince of Tennis.” Other famous roles include Ren Jinguji in “Uta no Prince-Sama” and Archer in the “Fate” series. In addition to voice acting, he is also active as a director and singer.
|PSYCHO-PASS” series continues to gain popularity.
[speech_bubble type=”drop” subtype=”L1″ icon=”surprise.png” name=”Nazuna”] The “PSYCHO-PASS” series has gained popularity for its unique worldview of the near future where human psychological states are quantified and visualized. The work as a whole has generated a large number of fans, but the first, second, and theatrical versions of the anime each have a slightly different appeal. As of February 2019, two of the theatrical trilogy have been released. At this point, the reputation is excellent. It is an enjoyable work not only for anime fans but also for those who are new to the PSYCHO-PASS series. The remaining third work is a story centered on the character Cunning, who is also very popular among fans of the anime version, and expectations are high. How will the story unfold in the future? [/speech_bubble].”
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