Psycho-Pass

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Synonyms: Psychopath
Japanese: サイコパス
English: Psycho-Pass
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Type: TV
Episodes: 22
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 12, 2012 to Mar 22, 2013
Premiered: Fall 2012
Broadcast: Fridays at 00:45 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Production I.G
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, MysteryMystery, Sci-FiSci-Fi, SuspenseSuspense
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, DetectiveDetective, PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.331 (scored by 812545812,545 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2612
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #65
Members: 1,703,291
Favorites: 39,702

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Synopsis

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.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

An edited version of the series received a rebroadcast starting July 10, 2014. 22 episodes of the original series were combined into eleven 46-minute long episodes with some scenes being slightly extended.

Psycho-Pass aired on Fuji Television's noitaminA block. In the 2013 Newtype Anime Awards it was voted as fourth best title of the year. Its 11th episode was awarded "Best Episode" in the Noitamina 10th anniversary fan vote. It has spawned several video-game spin-offs, a novel series and a manga series as well.

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1: "abnormalize" by Ling Tosite Sigure (凛として時雨) (eps 1-11)
2: "Out of Control" by Nothing's Carved in Stone (eps 12-22)
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Ending Theme

1: "Namae no nai Kaibutsu (名前のない怪物)" by EGOIST (eps 1-11)
2: "All Alone With You" by EGOIST (eps 12-22)

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May 22, 2025
Psycho-Pass Season 1 Review – A Thought-Provoking Masterpiece of Sci-Fi and Philosophy

Psycho-Pass Season 1 is nothing short of a modern anime classic. Set in a hauntingly believable dystopian future, this series masterfully blends gripping crime drama with deep philosophical questions about justice, free will, and the nature of humanity.

From the very first episode, the show pulls you into its high-tech world where the state can measure your likelihood to commit a crime. This chilling premise sets the stage for a compelling narrative filled with suspense, moral dilemmas, and rich character development.

What sets Psycho-Pass apart is its intelligence. It doesn't spoon-feed its message—it challenges you to ...
Jun 14, 2025
Mixed Feelings
This is just about making me psycho, due to the mental conflicts I have with it. What it does good is superb. What is does bad is abysmal.

The basic artwork is tremendous. It's very rare to see CGI used to this level. Backgrounds and animation are tremendous. Very impressive, indeed.

Then there are the character designs. For the most part, they are great too. But you would think the MC would get the best design. Not so here. The design of Akane, especially the artwork, was simply wretched. Why they decided to create what is essentially a generic middle school character, instead of a ...
Jan 15, 2025
I have never seen a series miss the mark so much as Psycho-Pass. The premisse initially cool and the characters are great, but the only problem is that the author fumbles the concept so hard its really sad. The anime is essencially I robot + Minority report which is inherently cool, but it does not uses its screen time to present the moral dilemas it wants us to think its trying to discuss. It's very hard without going in specifics, but the anime want the viewer to question the state its society when the problems it shows are (almost) never systemic. Because so much of ...

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