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| Season 2 please. I think it ended alright but there's still some questions left unanswered, and I want to see what this "new society" theory is going to end up being. |
| A match made in heaven set the fires in hell |
| Maybe like 50/50 that there will be a second season. |
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| I thought the ending was perfect. It shows a happy outcome even though sad things did happen. Tragedies happen and they know they can't dwell on it for eternity. So they move on. I liked how Kogami end up breaking his promise with Akane. Characters cannot be perfect all the time - so his decision shows flaw in character. He has his reasoning. Just like in real life... people resolve conflict in multiple of ways. Some settle conflict, some try to provoke the conflict, some ignore the conflict. There's more than one way to approach the issue. The scene where Masaoka saves Ginoza was needed, I think. Throughout the series, there was always tension between them and Ginoza's constant blaming towards his dad. This scene helped bring them closure. Although cliche, you never know how much you love someone until they are gone. Let alone, it showed that father (and/or mother) will always be there for you in times of crisis regardless of consequences. And the very last scene, it basically states "History Repeats Itself." However, the way Akane describes the Enforcers to the new girl is different than how she was taught. So subtle changes like that could bring about a change for the future. All in all, I liked where it ended. No need to create season 2. And don't really need to create an OVA to describe Kogami's whereabouts. His disappearance is just like people in our life. At a moment in time, they could impact you greatly... but as time goes on, such people could disappear without a trace... only leaving you with memories. People come and go. You could always wonder about them, but you may not necessarily re-gain contact with them. |
| One of the best shows i watched in while... the ending was kinda meh but somehow it seems fitting. |
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| Great series! There was nothing tragic in the end, then if there is a 2nd season will be fantastic. 9/10 |
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symbv said: Stark700 said: The Japanese text is more intriguing. It says "正義（システム）の連鎖、終わらない" meaning "The Chain of Justice (System) does not end". Well, there was "Sibyl System Continues" line at the very end so it could be possible for either a movie, season 2, or something else.  ThangLong said: Where did you hear that? Psycho-Pass actually sold pretty well. Not the top tier, but quite decent. And the sales has been quite consistent from volume to volume too.It depends on the Blu-ray sales. Unfortunately, I heard that the sale is so-so for Pyscho-Pass. I see so much bs when I see "I heard" in a comment without actual proof... |
| For some reason I wasn't expecting a second season, so the ending really disappointed me. Makishima and those enforces died in vain after all that build up, and really no change to, well, anything from the start of the series other than a heap of really interesting characters getting killed off. Eh, still a good series, but would have liked to see some conflict with the sybil system, and I'm sad that Makishima got killed off (especially without achieving anything) because I really liked him as a character and an antagonist. Can't decide whether I should give the series a 7 or 8 out of 10... |
| Sad ending is sad. But at least Maskishima's dead. 9/10 |
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| I think this show was executed well and really brought out it ideas in the best way possible. The animation was really good expect for one episode, the OST was really good, and the story was so interesting that it made come back for more every week and the main characters were developed very well, especially Akane and it was very hard to distinguished who were the good guys and who were the bad guys since everybody was along a gray area. It had a good ending but not the best one and I wished we had know the past of Makashima since we do not have a full detail of why he was doing this and this will make this series perfect. Overall 9/10 |
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| This was a great last episode, maybe not the best but still very satisfying. I thought it was pretty cool that they pulled a full 360...or maybe a 180. Either way we ended up back where we started, an agent turned enforcer and a new female agent starting on a rainy night. GREAT WAY TO END IT!! Now time for season 2!! |
| You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend. Bruce Lee |
| my Akane....doesn't smile anymore :( :( :( although she becomes very badass! a great ending for a great series! Those scenes chasing towards Makishima is very intense. 8/10 for good ending, but if there's a season 2/ova/movie I'll give it 9. (By the way it's my first time Kougami screamed "Akane" <3) |
WorldInverseMar 23, 2013 1:39 AM
| Your so-called peaceful world makes me bored, so don't blame me if I destroy all of it. - http://worldinverse.smackjeeves.com |
ThangLong said: I think the line is deliberately left ambiguous. The translation as "I see... You are..." if not off either. There are quite a bit of discussion among fans in Japan about what it means. The most popular guess is that Makishima came to the conclusion that Akane is the one who has luck on her side. But there are also various guesses based on the idea that Makishima drawing some conclusion from his belief that Akane kept just one bullet in her gun to try to catch her (which to me is more a coincidence or a mistake by Akane).rhapsodie said: ThangLong said: Liph said: Sora-Kasugano said: Does anyone know what makishima meant when he tried to kill akane but the gun had no bullets left. That's when he said: "I see...you are..." and he just left. She could be the same as him... maybe :P I think he realized that Akane only kept one bullet in the gun xD "I see... You are..." in league with the Sybil System. She has a gun but it doesn't have bullets. Which to him would mean that she's already been let on the secret of the Sybil System's real form and was ordered to keep him alive. That said, the line from Makishima is too ambiguous to know why he said it. It is maybe due to translation error, or original writing error, or Makishima losing consciousness himself. |
| 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. |
Celondor said: In fact from what people read in the novel, which sheds a lot more light on the background of the Psycho-Pass world, homosexual relationship is pretty well accepted in that world. Anyway it is interesting to see how two lesbian girls commenting men who stick to the past times are not going to do well in this present society LOL LOLWhy the hell is everybody acting here like canon YayoixShion WASN'T THERE AT ALL until ep 22? They already had sex in ep 2 (or, well, spending time with your BFF without pants is just a new trend in Japan), Shion was teasing Yayoi in a way only lovers would ("She's into more passionate and intense (INTENSE, not VIOLENT) stuff....") and the fact that a zipped-up woman like Yayoi spends her lunch-time rather with Shion alone at her lab than in some dark corner by herself (like, you know, all grim lone-wolf-types would do) pretty much said "Screw sybil, we have each others asses". There was a lot potential in showing more of that relationship and using it even plot-wise, but no, they rather let Makishima smash some more hipster-quotes on us. Some of the many reasons why I'm pretty much disappointed from ep 17 to the end (everything was fine until then...). |
| 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. |
ThangLong said: I think instead of showing Kougami slowly converting to Makishima's way of thinking, I guess a bigger point is to show how things can be very similar to the past but at the end can still be different. We see Akane taking Gino's position at the end but Akane's behavior is not exactly like Gino at that time. Kougami may also be reading books in his solitude but he is not reading the same kind of books (or coming up with similar thoughts, at least we don't see it here) as Makishima. That said, another point of this ending is also that such risk can still be there: Gino said that he is more worried about Akane than Kougami. And Kougami could well indeed undergo big changes in his lonely life in exile.As far as I understand it, the significance of that book was to show that Kougami may have been slowly converted over to Makishima's way of thinking. Even though I disagree since it would be out of Kou's character, this is the way to make them look more 'the same' then they actually are. By the way, anybody noticed that Kougami is in a ship at the end, and he probably has visited Masaoka's grave before leaving? |
symbvMar 23, 2013 4:13 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. |
| The book Kogami is reading at the end of the eipsode (titled Swann's Way) is the title of one of the parts of the series of stories. The Novel is also called In Search of Lost Time or Remembrance of Things Past. |
AnimageNeby said: Well, that contradiction is the human thing, and it is clearly what the Sybil system tries to take advantage by keeping her around and provoking this contradictory behavior from her. She basically speaks for everyone, and of course the author, that emotionally she is disgusted about the system with its self-important and amorally analytical tone, but practically she has to live with it. Perhaps she realizes it is nonsense she spoke but she still had to speak it out. Futile and trivial struggle it may seem, but perhaps it is the defiance and hope that counts, but of course Sybil system seems to be taking even that as something that it can exploit as well - which is why it decided to tell all the unpalatable reasons why Akane is still useful to it and what it wants from her for its own grander design.I mean: SHE herself abides by the system, and she accepts it, and puts up with it. So what is she saying: that she's more stupid than the masses around her? That the hoi palloi will rise and disobey or destroy the Sybil system, when she doesn't? Makes little sense. She is, in effect, contradicting herself her own stance. |
symbvMar 23, 2013 4:12 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. |
ThangLong said: Ha ha it is just a speculation that thrives only outside Japan because in Japan everyone knows the mechanical sound comes from the horn of a ship. The reason why they are definite about this is because the show also came with Japanese subtitles (for the hearing handicapped) and when the sound came the subtitle has 汽笛 Steam Whistle. Combined with the setting of Kougami's room the conclusion is the sound is to indicate Kougami is on board a ship, perhaps on his way out of Japan.However, as the rumor goes, the mechanical sound heard at the end credit was out of place with the fading music. Therefore, something must have been continuing, like the sound of a grinder at wheat factory. The wheat virus is spreading! So they said. |
symbvMar 23, 2013 4:12 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. |
symbv said: Well, that contradiction is the human thing, and it is clearly what the Sybil system tries to take advantage by keeping her around and provoking this contradictory behavior from her. She basically speaks for everyone, and of course the author, that emotionally she is disgusted about the system with its self-important and amorally analytical tone, but practically she has to live with it. Perhaps she realizes it is nonsense she spoke but she still had to speak it out. Futile and trivial struggle it may seem, but perhaps it is the defiance and hope that counts, but of course Sybil system seems to be taking even that as something that it can exploit as well - which is why it decided to tell all the unpalatable reasons why Akane is still useful to it and what it wants from her for its own grander design. I think it's pretty obvious thatshe's referring to how Kougami said that "when all people feel like you do, there will be no need for the system". So basically, "the world isn't ready yet, but it will be". |
Kellhus said: GuusWayne said: there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat. |
newnar said: Well, I am glad that in this season we have two 2-cour anime (both science fiction) that show us that sacrifice and trade-off in society for its well-being and survival can be greater than we thought but it is still necessary. Yes, I am talking about Shinsekai Yori and Psycho-Pass.I love how this ending kicks almost all other usual anime endings in the balls and slaps the big book or reality into their faces. |
| 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. |
| The piano pieces didn't go well at all with the respective situations they were played in. |
_Rika said: I remember some people also said the piano music did not go well in the movie Hannibal for the situations that the music was played in.The piano pieces didn't go well at all with the respective situations they were played in. |
| 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 said, Akane's definition of law was pretty weird. Law exists to protect society from dangerous elements. Take possession of CP, for example. If you take a picture of yourself as a minor (in an explicit way) and keep it, it is, infact, illegal. Even though it was a "crime with no victim". This is because the item you possess is considered as a threat to society. Her way of putting it is also very close to the famous villain ball "the country doesn't exist for the sake of the people, the people exist for the sake of the country". |
Kellhus said: GuusWayne said: there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat. |
XartaX said: I don't get that feeling you are getting. I think basically she was going through the foundation of the concept behind Common Law, meaning that the law reflects the people's view of what is right or wrong as a collective, which is built over time and history, and is thus something that needs to be treasured and respected, but later when she faces the Sibyl system she also said that something so respectable can degenerate into something to be despised when it is twisted into something not worth defending.That said, Akane's definition of law was pretty weird. Law exists to protect society from dangerous elements. Take possession of CP, for example. If you take a picture of yourself as a minor (in an explicit way) and keep it, it is, infact, illegal. Even though it was a "crime with no victim". This is because the item you possess is considered as a threat to society. Her way of putting it is also very close to the famous villain ball "the country doesn't exist for the sake of the people, the people exist for the sake of the country". |
| 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. |
| ^^ ^ Oh I think you misunderstood me. I get what she means by it, I just think it's.. wrong, for the reason I already provided. It's also talking about laws as if it's not something that can be changed, only discarded or accepted. Laws constantly need to be re-evaulated unless you want your country to be something truly archaic, but the laws currently in place must be enforced for society to work. This is something the System seems to understand very well. And protecting something you made based on your beliefs purely because of that, seems no better than religious zeal to me. |
Kellhus said: GuusWayne said: there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat. |
XartaX said: I do not see how you can say it is wrong if you agree with newnar's and my understanding. In fact what you said here above agrees with what Akane said. This is why she is enforcing the law and ask Kougami not to do his vendetta against Makishima, but she also has her doubt, which is why she said what she said when she faced Sybil system later.Oh I think you misunderstood me. I get what she means by it, I just think it's.. wrong, for the reason I already provided. It's also talking about laws as if it's not something that can be changed, only discarded or accepted. Laws constantly need to be re-evaulated unless you want your country to be something truly archaic, but the laws currently in place must be enforced for society to work. This is something the System seems to understand very well. |
symbvMar 23, 2013 5:49 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. |
| Because that doesn't mean that people exist to protect the law? That's backwards. But if you mean that has the same meaning as what I'm saying (I don't), we're only discussing semantics here. Anyways I'm going on a 6 hour bus trip now, so I'll check on this thread later :p |
Kellhus said: GuusWayne said: there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat. |
XartaX said: Yeah, Akane's words is mainly on the focus. I mean, both "law protects people" and "people protect the law" sound correct. The thing is where you put the focus - and to Akane it is the collective sense of what is right or wrong accumulated by people, across the community and over time, that forms the law, so "people protect the law", which is not the same as "people exist to protect the law", as said in your post above. Your interpreting Akane's word as "people exist to protect the law" of course can lead to that villain's word "the country doesn't exist for the sake of the people, the people exist for the sake of the country" but as I said that is not what I get from her words. Because that doesn't mean that people exist to protect the law? That's backwards. But if you mean that has the same meaning as what I'm saying (I don't), we're only discussing semantics here. |
| 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. |
madphil_69 said: If she chose not to kill him the first time when she had the chance (after she used a helmet to knock him unconscious), why do you think she will do it the second time?I was so hoping that Akane would kill Makashima, in a fit of rage over the murder of her friend. |
symbvMar 23, 2013 7:23 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. |
Amarrez said: I was going to bitch about some of it, but... Series redeemed. OOOOOHHHHH, I'm sooo jealous, why oh wwwhhhyyyy do them lesbians get the cute bitches?????????!!!!!!!! Nice to know that Makishima is dead, now Kogami has to on the run. |
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symbv said: madphil_69 said: If she chose not to kill him the first time (when she used a helmet to knock him unconscious), whey do you think she will do it the second time?I was so hoping that Akane would kill Makashima, in a fit of rage over the murder of her friend. Haha, agreed. I think she's has her own way of delivering justice. |
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| Such an intense episode and Akane was really cool. Gino's glasses were fake glasses. I'm surprised but still not. I loved this anime, damn it's nice. It's a pity it's over but I'm not too disappointed about the ending, it's quite a nice ending. |
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| Kunizuka & Karanomori... didn't saw that coming. R.I.P. Masaoka. Kougami killing Makishima was a like a dream come true... EXECUTION STYLE! Akane, an Inspector now, meeting that new CID must have been like deja-vu for her. I must mention that I was a bit confused by the story at the beginning of the series One of the best anime. I enjoyed the action and the story. I love it! It was a great finale and a great journey. 10/10 Sent with Mal Updater |
| Good episode, appreciate Shogo wanting to be someone irreplaceable to Kogami but would have liked to see him put up much more of a fight. His defeat felt more tragic after what he said. A philosophical Akane vs Shogo solo might have been fun as well with her defeating him (not Kogami). Also didn't want Kogami to shoot. |
| Great ep. I was expecting something more dramatic (it's Urobutcher after all), but this ending's also good ^^ It's not the ending I was hoping for, but still... One of the best anime I watched. And oh, something between Akane and Kogami would be nice too (not talking about romance, but some nice scene like "yeah, we're bros 4ever now goodbye love ya")~ Well, he yelled "Akane" instead of "Tsunemori" when she jumped on the truck so I'm kinda satisfied :p Happy that my fav characters remained. I wonder if "Sybil System Continues" is some kind of puenta or the announcement of a 2nd season? Probably the 1st one, but who knows... I'm not looking forward to it anyway, better not touch a good story just to ruin it later. And omg, Gino, you're the smexiest monster in this series and u don't like ur face? Marhuto said: Kunizuka & Karanomori... didn't saw that coming. Wha- Wasn't it obvious since the beginning? ;o |
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Giro-Crest said: symbv said: Stark700 said: The Japanese text is more intriguing. It says "正義（システム）の連鎖、終わらない" meaning "The Chain of Justice (System) does not end". Well, there was "Sibyl System Continues" line at the very end so it could be possible for either a movie, season 2, or something else. ThangLong said: Where did you hear that? Psycho-Pass actually sold pretty well. Not the top tier, but quite decent. And the sales has been quite consistent from volume to volume too.It depends on the Blu-ray sales. Unfortunately, I heard that the sale is so-so for Pyscho-Pass. I see so much bs when I see "I heard" in a comment without actual proof... Ok this just shows me that this series's will continue. |
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Pompon-nee said: Yeah, hearing Kougami suddenly calling Akane "Akane" instead of "Tsunemori" was pretty astonishing.And oh, something between Akane and Kogami would be nice too (not talking about romance, but some nice scene like "yeah, we're bros 4ever now goodbye love ya")~ Well, he yelled "Akane" instead of "Tsunemori" when she jumped on the truck so I'm kinda satisfied :p |
| 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. |
| Anyone knows what the name of the piece is that was accompanying the hunt of Makishima, his speech and his death? Kind of sounded like Mozart to me but i am not too sure. |
| Nice book ends |
 ^ Why isn't this updating... |
| I wasn't sure whether it was good or not that the series came to the ending that was seemingly inevitable. A bit more surprise would have been good, but then this feels like it was meant to happen. And Ginoza, WUT? "Doesn't like the way his face looks"? He's like, the series bishe! What a silly billy. |
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