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| Random thoughts: The really horrifying thing is there are indeed urban myth about people getting killed and made into plastinated bodies..... And I also wonder if all the mentions of PLASTIC in the OP song is a reference to this.... And the environment in the girls school is so much from a classic Japanese horror stories - the building seems to be from pre-war period and the uniform and character design so old-school... Interesting to know that wine is now only consumed by limited number of people...as well as the revelation that Ginoza may become so insistent on the monitor officer's proper role because of what happened to his father. And then on top of the Shakespeare references (it is tough reading through Titus Andronicus with all those extreme violence, rape, mutilation, torture and cannibalism), we even have the Kami nomizo shiru 神のみぞ知る reference... I also like how they link back up all the different crimes they solved to a main plot, the memory card to overrule safety measure for the drone killers, the avatars/holograph-cracking for the killers lurking in social network, the resin used for plastination of bodies. And the funniest moment is from Shion "I can bet the bra that I'm wearing!" I also like Ma'aya Sakamoto voicing Rikako. |
symbvNov 16, 2012 12:57 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
wakka9ca said: I praise the artistic choice in this series of using suggestion or artful representation to replace full-out gore, be it the tomato in mixer or the statue. It retains the horror and power to shock but uses "beautiful images" instead.Actually that statue was just creepy not really guro or pukey worthy. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
Shih said: This actually scared me more than the statue at the end....  True. 0____0 It was a find piece of art. Anyway, there's less action in this episode it seem. A bit of a disappointment for me. Gonna give it a 3. (Also, the moment they talk about the girl eyes looking through another dimension, it's very predictable that she's a major psycopath. Originally, I thought she would be the victim.) |
Gun_BlazinskyNov 19, 2012 3:09 PM
| damn, great episode, so the main villain Shingo (if i remember his name correctly) is good at hunting people that have the urge to kill (potential criminals) and just give them means or tools to be a real killer |
| Not a fan of this episode. It took me four attempts to sit through the excessive exposition. As such, I'm pretty confident that I missed some key moments. I'll have to watch it again before next week's episode. |
Shih said: There is some difference between that drawing and the statue though. In the drawing it is one person sitting on the shoulder of another person, but that statue has one person flipped upside down on top of another person and apparently merged with it and there is only one head which is not really located at where a head should be in the body amalgamation. If anything, I think the statue is sicker and more scary (and let's not forget in terms of sheer size the statue would be much larger than the drawing too).This actually scared me more than the statue at the end.... |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| That statue was seriously disturbing. Loved this episode nonetheless. Anyways, Ko-chan's past is being slowly revealed! xD Yeah! |
| Not-bad episode :D Plot still building up. |
| The ending and paintings were super disturbing. I also had a weird feeling about the girl at first. Pretty, popular and smart girls with strange interests and habits are always the weird ones. |
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| Didn't even notice that weird "work of art" was the brown haired girl (whatever her name was), now I know I'm a little disturbed but it shows promising enemy characters. |
| Awesome episode. Totally felt like Kara no Shoujo with the all-girl school thing. Looking forward for more! |
| All right, even the one-off episodes were connected! Which means the buildup to the grand finale will be that much more awesome. Lesbian murder girl is seriously creepy though. I can almost imagine an art piece in real life looking like that (minus the human flesh part, anyway). I'm looking forward to her non-philosophical rationale for murdering. |
| Aight aight, now I'm in love in this series. If it keeps delivering like this, or more, I'm gonna be a happy man for sure |
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| Art shot: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdl1p41P9o1qby9cgo1_1280.jpg Police logo: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdl1p41P9o1qby9cgo2_1280.jpg Did anyone notice that the psycho-gal's masterpiece is shaped according to the police's logo? |
 "Do you know where hell is? Inside your head" - Chrona= "If the king doesn't move, then his subjects won't follow" - Lelouch Lamperouge "If you pretend to feel a certain way, the feeling can become genuine all by accident" - Hei "I want chocolate! No need for love!! Just give me sugar!!!" & "If you have time to think of a beautiful end, then live beautifully until the end" - Sakata Gintoki |
| akane has become interesting. the former inspector's past! this episode reminds me of Mouryou no Hako. cutting up girls... Maaya Sakamoto as an artistic murderer, wow O: |
| >Not going to comment on what everyone is commenting on because it is so ridiculously revolting Does Kougami Shinya remind anyone of Hijikata Toushirou? |
| That was a fantastic episode, love how the the plot is progressing and developing. The human sculpture looks sick and beautiful at the same time. I am intrigued by Shakespearian references; looks like we'll have a 3 episodes arc, as the names of the episodes 6-7-8 are pointing towards "Hamlet". Can't wait to see more... |
| 2012-11-23 7. Flowery Language Shiran no hanakotoba 紫蘭の花言葉 2012-11-30 8. The Rest, Is Silence Ato wa, chinmoku あとは、沈黙 |
| Simplistic beauty can't be appreciated by someone who looks for something grand in everything he watch. |
ilion4o said: I wonder if Masaoka is Gino's father, who was mentioned this episode? I know it sounds outlandish, but i've been getting the father-son vibes from them since episode 3, when Gino had his little tantrum. He sounded so much like an exasperated child, who has been getting the same lecture for years. And I find it pretty strange that Gino, who seems so collected and professional would insult a coworker like that ( i mean "trash" was kinda harsh), if he didn't feel personally affected/insulted/ashamed of Masaoka. Do you notice that Gino NEVER teams up with either Kougami or Masaoka? He must be running away :) That's my theory as well since episode 3. Masaoka's reaction, Masaoka calling Ginoza "Nobuchika" when talking to Akane and Kagari's reaction kinda seemed to imply that... but who knows... Ginoza did team up with Kougami in episode 3 (Ginoza+Kougami+Kunizuka) and they were together in episode 4 (Akane+Ginoza+Kougami+Kagari) - he doesn't avoid him completely. He does avoid Masaoka, though. But yeah, he mostly prefers Kagari and Kunizuka... |
| Great episode!!! Gen Uroboshi is doing an amazing job with this series. We got a little bit of Kogami's background. We also got character development. I like Akane's interaction with the enforcers; That is also revealing us more of her character. The comparison between Kogami and Akane - as pointed out before in eralier posts - foreshadows Akane's development. She looks pretty serious and tough in the OP, so she'll definitely surprise us in the future. The plot is also starting to unravel. All this cases are part of one big case. The new villain - Oryou? - sure is something. She's the kind of person that everyone looks up to, but that has a darker secret....sees things differently....a sociopath maybe. It'll be interesting to see what goes on on her head. |
| "We should be more proud of NEETs! Love the country that strives to produce NEETs, for world peace, we must stand up! We must find more non NEET-in-waiting elites, learn from each other , form a new Japanese Party, and bravely challenge the evil! Grow, NEETs! Grow like blazing fire! NEETs!” |
Colleen said: ilion4o said: I wonder if Masaoka is Gino's father, who was mentioned this episode? I know it sounds outlandish, but i've been getting the father-son vibes from them since episode 3, when Gino had his little tantrum. He sounded so much like an exasperated child, who has been getting the same lecture for years. And I find it pretty strange that Gino, who seems so collected and professional would insult a coworker like that ( i mean "trash" was kinda harsh), if he didn't feel personally affected/insulted/ashamed of Masaoka. Do you notice that Gino NEVER teams up with either Kougami or Masaoka? He must be running away :) That's my theory as well since episode 3. Masaoka's reaction, Masaoka calling Ginoza "Nobuchika" when talking to Akane and Kagari's reaction kinda seemed to imply that... but who knows... Ginoza did team up with Kougami in episode 3 (Ginoza+Kougami+Kunizuka) and they were together in episode 4 (Akane+Ginoza+Kougami+Kagari) - he doesn't avoid him completely. He does avoid Masaoka, though. But yeah, he mostly prefers Kagari and Kunizuka... As soon as the old woman said "Don't make the same mistake as your father", I thought inmediately of Masaoka. After all, becoming an enforcer is kind of a shameful think to them. Kogami was demoted of his posotion and became an enforcer. Plus, they are considered "trash". |
| "We should be more proud of NEETs! Love the country that strives to produce NEETs, for world peace, we must stand up! We must find more non NEET-in-waiting elites, learn from each other , form a new Japanese Party, and bravely challenge the evil! Grow, NEETs! Grow like blazing fire! NEETs!” |
Whoa, is that the same girl who went to see Rikako? |
Joseito1875 said: Colleen said: ilion4o said: I wonder if Masaoka is Gino's father, who was mentioned this episode? I know it sounds outlandish, but i've been getting the father-son vibes from them since episode 3, when Gino had his little tantrum. He sounded so much like an exasperated child, who has been getting the same lecture for years. And I find it pretty strange that Gino, who seems so collected and professional would insult a coworker like that ( i mean "trash" was kinda harsh), if he didn't feel personally affected/insulted/ashamed of Masaoka. Do you notice that Gino NEVER teams up with either Kougami or Masaoka? He must be running away :) That's my theory as well since episode 3. Masaoka's reaction, Masaoka calling Ginoza "Nobuchika" when talking to Akane and Kagari's reaction kinda seemed to imply that... but who knows... Ginoza did team up with Kougami in episode 3 (Ginoza+Kougami+Kunizuka) and they were together in episode 4 (Akane+Ginoza+Kougami+Kagari) - he doesn't avoid him completely. He does avoid Masaoka, though. But yeah, he mostly prefers Kagari and Kunizuka... As soon as the old woman said "Don't make the same mistake as your father", I thought inmediately of Masaoka. After all, becoming an enforcer is kind of a shameful think to them. Kogami was demoted of his posotion and became an enforcer. Plus, they are considered "trash". Yup. That line made me think that they're father/son. Though I don't think Urobuchi would go that route because it's a bit cliche. |
| This one was just ok. |
ChioneDyrken said: Art shot: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdl1p41P9o1qby9cgo1_1280.jpg Police logo: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdl1p41P9o1qby9cgo2_1280.jpg Did anyone notice that the psycho-gal's masterpiece is shaped according to the police's logo? Interesting discovery. =O This cannot be a coincident. |
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| An interesting episode. It will get even more interesting in the next ones. |
| Excelletn episode. We get a lot more background info and confirmation that all the crimes we've seen are related and Psycho Pass is just not doing a villain of the week thing. I get the feeling that the villain (forgot his name) is kind of a modern day Moriarty, who has as his ultimate goal to undermine the entire Sybil system. |
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| I haven't said it for any show this season yet, but that episode was fucking awesome. A lot of shows are picking up now, but this show is probably my favourite. |
| I actually think that sempai was very stupid in asking the girl she killed in public to join the art club. It might have been to lure the victims friend into a trap, but it can backfire because it makes it appear that the sempai was behind it. It's possible the one behind her actions had her do that to draw attention to his/her existence. |
| This show continues to impress me more and more with every episode. I knew from the moment that Titus Andronicus that the crime was going to be sick and twisted. It's interesting how we went from the high technology themes of the last episodes to a more isolated girl's school which feels like a much more familiar setting which makes the gruesome murder all the more unsettling. I'm interested to see where this is going. The criminal here is very interesting and her "art" seems very similar to the criminal that killed the enforcer that Kougami was friends with. The anime is not afraid to deal with the darkest aspects of humanity. In fact it revels in them and illuminates them in interesting ways. I also like the way it's paralleling Kougami and Akane. Their experiences have been very similar and it's pretty obvious if she keeps heading down this current path she could very well end up like Kougami. It was interesting because before the last episode I would have pegged the almost feral hunter instincts of Kougami as someone that was a latent criminal since childhood, but it's not like that at all. It just shows how long term exposure and leaving yourself open can really cloud your psyche even if you're strong willed. This is not a society where the people are conditioned toward empathy. Empathy, especially empathy with the wrong people can lead you down a path of destruction. I like how this show takes familiar concepts of today and rearranges them in interesting ways to update them for the future. It's what a good anime set in the future should do, especially one that deals with moral and ethical issues like this one. Morals, ethics and societal standards have all changed with the introduction of the Sybil system and this show does a good job of dealing with and developing these issues. At the same time there is a dark undertone here, because this is a big brother state and it's been pretty heavily suggested there is a lot of corruption in this society where everyone's lives are determined by an advanced AI. A society where bullying is a sanctioned form of stress relief and the internet is the only place where you have any true freedom to express yourself and let off steam. I'm glad they brought up in this episode that the criminals from before were working with some more advanced criminals. It's more interesting for them to be going up against someone equipped to actually counter all the technology the investigators and enforcers have at their disposal. And it looks like that conspiracy is going to form the overarching plot of the series. |
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| That was fucking sick God, shit like this gets me all kinds of angry |
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| Kougami's backstory was the only good part. Rest was meh. Yumekichi11 said: Uh... no. You just like talking about nipples.I was more surprised there were nipples featured despite it being a drawing. I am assuming it's another girl mutilating the breasts of the girl into a pile of skin/flesh with blood dried on it? Ultimately twisting them into a spiral. Am I right on this? |
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Itoukaiji said: This show continues to impress me more and more with every episode. I knew from the moment that Titus Andronicus that the crime was going to be sick and twisted. It's interesting how we went from the high technology themes of the last episodes to a more isolated girl's school which feels like a much more familiar setting which makes the gruesome murder all the more unsettling. I'm interested to see where this is going. The criminal here is very interesting and her "art" seems very similar to the criminal that killed the enforcer that Kougami was friends with. The anime is not afraid to deal with the darkest aspects of humanity. In fact it revels in them and illuminates them in interesting ways. I also like the way it's paralleling Kougami and Akane. Their experiences have been very similar and it's pretty obvious if she keeps heading down this current path she could very well end up like Kougami. It was interesting because before the last episode I would have pegged the almost feral hunter instincts of Kougami as someone that was a latent criminal since childhood, but it's not like that at all. It just shows how long term exposure and leaving yourself open can really cloud your psyche even if you're strong willed. This is not a society where the people are conditioned toward empathy. Empathy, especially empathy with the wrong people can lead you down a path of destruction. I like how this show takes familiar concepts of today and rearranges them in interesting ways to update them for the future. It's what a good anime set in the future should do, especially one that deals with moral and ethical issues like this one. Morals, ethics and societal standards have all changed with the introduction of the Sybil system and this show does a good job of dealing with and developing these issues. At the same time there is a dark undertone here, because this is a big brother state and it's been pretty heavily suggested there is a lot of corruption in this society where everyone's lives are determined by an advanced AI. A society where bullying is a sanctioned form of stress relief and the internet is the only place where you have any true freedom to express yourself and let off steam. I'm glad they brought up in this episode that the criminals from before were working with some more advanced criminals. It's more interesting for them to be going up against someone equipped to actually counter all the technology the investigators and enforcers have at their disposal. And it looks like that conspiracy is going to form the overarching plot of the series. Couldn't agree more |
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| If you mean the girl that was talking about her domestic problems.. yep |
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| Those who got disturbed by the "statue" obviously haven't read Kara no Shoujo. |
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| Well that was disturbing....Kougami's backstory was good tho, it shows a bit of insight on why he is so obsessed. |
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| No drunk Akane? Boo... Jesus, what a freaking creeper that Ouryou and Makishima are, Ugh. What a sick and morbid thing to do. Looks like they might be on track of Kougami's case. Is it me or is the ED a little different? |
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itsvero said: That creepy sempai chick reminds me of Kanako from Mouryou no Hako... Bitches be crazy. petalshreds said: this episode reminds me of Mouryou no Hako. cutting up girls... Maaya Sakamoto as an artistic murderer, wow O: I'm happy that I'm not the only one who thought about Mouryou no Hako!! |
Onyxthegreat said: Is it me or is the ED a little different? Nah~ Just a little longer :D |
HauntingShock said: The start is different and I think there 2 inserts of scenes. Each ED seems there are different inserts or stuff of the episode that happened in it.Onyxthegreat said: Is it me or is the ED a little different? Nah~ Just a little longer :D Seems ED has variations while OP none so far. |
| whoa, this show is really starting to fill my expectations scary how twisted a human mind can be... lol |
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