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| I would totally hate living in a world like this. Ok start, not too different from what I expected. Well except the gun thing. That's neat. I just hope the story/characterization doesn't go in the most obvious direction. I've seen enough movies with similar systems and stuff. Surprise us, Urobuchi! Kannei said: NO.i think that akira ishida isnt the right one too voice the red haired guy soome more anoying voice like kaiji (= shu) should had voiced him |
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| Well, I already hate the world they live in after just one episode so I guess they did a good job. Not sure if I will keep watching, because I hate dystopias unless the protagonists are some kind of resistance/revolutionists. |
| I absolutly loved this, Im really liking the concept of this show. The only thing I disliked was Akane. |
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| Finally a mature anime. I loved the world and technology they have. The background music really got my attention and liked it a lot! I somehow got the feeling that this felt like watching a movie which is really surprising and positive! One of my favorite series from this season 5/5 loved it! |
InfiniteDestiny said: bonifide said: I hope she dies. This, show would be so much better without her. Dude she's a rookie and it was her first case, suddenly being thrown into a mad world, what do you expect? Cold-blooded like those lethal criminals? At least she saved a life which I thought the hostage would dead, so there's a glitch in this system as well. It's kinda unstable to exactly measure the mind of a human being ... Wow I like this a lot, deep psychological stuff there. |
| The OP is fucking awesome. |
| "My tables-meet it is I set it down That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain." |
| Interesting series, for a bunch of reasons. I know, judging from the comments so far, that there isn't a real high opinion of Akane so far. How does a little, naive girl end up being the top of her class at the academy and act this befuddled? It does seem odd, but this is the impression I get from it. Do any of you remember your first day at a new job, especially a job where you feel like you're under-qualified for? I guess the point I'm trying to make is Akane is being thrown into a situation that not most rookie officers are thrown into on their first case. While a lot of people noticed "Akane", I loved the "psychology" behind this episode. Basically these officers are armed with weapons that take out their targets in a fashion that's deemed acceptable by a computer system that acts much like a judge. What made this episode interesting was that this program can only make determinations based on a person's psychological state and not take into consideration why that person is in such a state. The last 5 minutes of the episode was great! Here's a victim that was kidnapped, raped, and deceived into thinking that she's a criminal. Her kidnapper is essentially "blown up" right in front of her eyes by people with guns that are also pointing them at her. Naturally, she panics and figures the best way out would be to start a fire and kill herself on the spot. A horrible way to commit suicide due to the level of suffering you'd go through before you'd die, but a method nevertheless. Here's where it gets good. Shinya has the shot to take her out but Akane, despite panicked, understands the situation. She understands that the woman is only under an egregious amount of stress and is only acting in the moment. She shoots Shinya to stop him from taking the shot, knowing the gun will only paralyze him and follows up by calming the victim down so she'll drop the lighter. Another thing to keep in mind (and I'm not sure if Akane did this in her own brilliance or not) is if Shinya takes that shot, the woman drops the lighter and the whole place goes boom. To see Akane in action was interesting because she rubs off as an incompetent, inexperienced police officer while, underneath it all, was the brightest mind in that entire situation. |
| Fun anime, the only thing i don't like tho is that the main girl's face is to flat. |
June93 said: Reinou said: I think the show is just about set up for something along those lines, with Akane momentarily going against the system and whatnot. Plus Shogo is most likely going to cause huge problems in opposition to the government. Seeing as this si Urobuchi however I wouldn't be surprised if some of the cast ended up going against the system by the end of the story and being totally crushed in a despair fileld ending with a spark of hope.Well, I already hate the world they live in after just one episode so I guess they did a good job. Not sure if I will keep watching, because I hate dystopias unless the protagonists are some kind of resistance/revolutionists. Yeah, that wouldn't be bad actually. I guess I'm going to stay for at least a few more episodes to see how it turns out. |
Takana_no_Hana said: InfiniteDestiny said: bonifide said: I hope she dies. This, show would be so much better without her. Dude she's a rookie and it was her first case, suddenly being thrown into a mad world, what do you expect? Cold-blooded like those lethal criminals? At least she saved a life which I thought the hostage would dead, so there's a glitch in this system as well. It's kinda unstable to exactly measure the mind of a human being ... Wow I like this a lot, deep psychological stuff there. I know I posted it after you (wrote it while you were commenting), but that's what I LOVED about the situation. Essentially the comments I made were that she rubs off as a useless character, but you have to look more closely at the situation. Her first day on the job where she's thrown into a bad situation due to understaffing, she not only saves a person's life, but prevents a fire that could've thrown the rest of their lives into peril. If Shinya takes the shot, the woman drops the lighter and the whole place burns up. Akane made a brilliant fucking move because she fully understood the situation whereas the enforcers like Shinya are only acting based on "taking the criminals out". I found it to be psychologically brilliant! |
addiemon said: Toucanbird said: I know, judging from the comments so far, that there isn't a real high opinion of Akane so far. How does a little, naive girl end up being the top of her class at the academy and act this befuddled? Thought: in Japan, "top of the class" is literally just "highest test scores." Maybe she's just a good test-taker. I'm not really the one asking that question. That's more or less a statement of how some of the prior posters feel about her. I offered my explanations about her. I don't doubt you one bit it's based off test-scoring. Even the discussion between Akane and Tomomi (actually, it's more of a lecture than a discussion) showed light on the situation where he says "you're better off forgetting everything you learned there" kinda tells me he knows the only reason why she's out there in the field that day is due to being smart. |
Takana_no_Hana said: At least she saved a life which I thought the hostage would dead, so there's a glitch in this system as well. It's kinda unstable to exactly measure the mind of a human being ... Actually, she didn't save anyone, Masaoka intended to paralyse the hostage just after the death of the criminal, but Akane prevented him from doing it, and because of that the hostage managed to flee. If it wasn't for this stupid intervention, the hostage would have been dealt exactly the same way and Akane wouldn't have to shoot Shinya. |
Why do I have the feeling that newbie is gonna mess things around? |
| First day at work :D Hmm... this could become pretty interesting I must say. |
"A half moon, it has a dark half and a bright half, just like me…", Yuno Gasai |
Nasty001 said: Why do I have the feeling that newbie is gonna mess things around? I think she's this show Madoka. Her "naive" world view willl probably end up saving the world at the end. |
June93 said: For all we know Akane could have assumed at that moment that calming the hostage down would reduce her latency to a level in which there would be no need to be paralyzed. After the hostage is knocked out she would be taken into therapy and would most likely be told that she is a probable criminal, thus having her become a stigma to the rest of society. It's likely that once you are taken in you are to be branded as a criminal for life and are to experience the feeling of being an outcast among the "Innocent civilians". However, this is all an assumption i drew and I could be completely wrong by future episodes as we have't seen how the procedures with dealing with these kind of people (just stressed out) are dealt with exactly. Well, we'll see. Tbh, I also think that she was right, and yeah the system is flawed, it's clear the hostage was a victim in this situation. But I was mostly talking about the consequences of Akane's action, in the end, two people were shot: the rape victime and Shinya. |
| Pretty interesting love the new york environment feel also if there was a system where criminals work under the law with cool weapons everyone would want to be a criminal lol That group is pretty messed up she was a victim all they had to do was calm her down not "oh look the gun says to kill her now soooo....um" |
| there is always at least one shit character to ruin a good anime. why is it always a dumb illogical/irrational bitch who just gets in the way *cough* sakura from naruto *cough* |
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Jourdal said: jfizzl said: there is always at least one shit character to ruin a good anime. why is it always a dumb illogical/irrational bitch who just gets in the way *cough* sakura from naruto *cough* Even though she was probably (by human, not this worlds fucked up standards) the most logical/rational one. main character is fine. she is suffering from overdramatizing and cluelessness. but she's pretty intelligent and has a good sense of reason. i'm sure she'll settle into the job eventually. she's unfortunately not as aass as i'd like... |
| It's basically HanaKana narrating homolust of characters. Flop of the year? Not really but compared to expectations... Dark and edgy fans will love it. |
| What a mind bugging episode... really interesting but I think I will have a heart attack and trauma watching.. hehe.. but a really good one... |
| That intro was amazing @_@ it was like something out of a movie. The whold case they handled was quite... disturbing. A dark show indeed. And a gun that makes people explode.. Dang. Anyways, this show looks interesting. |
 If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
| Urobutcher once again has exceed my expectations |
June93 said: 1idd0kun said: Indeed, the system is a product made by the current government officials to keep their power and wealth over the populace, as no one will want to oppose since even a little stress can land you into criminal status, and as it seems from what the criminal dude was saying earlier the populace seems to be brainwashed or conditioned into believing that people with a high enough latency to them shouldn't be associated with and casted out of society.Jourdal said: Lol i knew everyone would hate the girl...but I don't see why. This system is like 20 different types of flawed. It judges your criminality based on your mental state at that given moment...which is wrong since everyone has criminal thoughts at one time or another. The criminal in this episode is sort of a victim himself based on his little monologue about not doing anything but suddenly labeled a criminal. That's right, and when they chase a potential criminal, the stress of being hunted down makes them even more criminal. The whole system is retarded as fuck. It's a pile of shit. I'm hoping protagonist girl will oppose this fucked up system. My God, I can see the conspiracy unraveling already. |
If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
| Ah, looks like I'm late again. Different time zones, fffuuu. XD I think there's too much futuristic anime nowdays, but this was still really cool, and I like Amano's art style. |
SetsukoHara said: Well, we'll see. Tbh, I also think that she was right, and yeah the system is flawed, it's clear the hostage was a victim in this situation. But I was mostly talking about the consequences of Akane's action, in the end, two people were shot: the rape victime and Shinya. To be precised, 3pp were shot, 1 dead and 2 paralyzed. I thought these enforcers were considered as dangerous beasts a.k.a lethal criminals but the gun didn't kill Shinya when he was shot. And that system can only measure the state of mine of a human being at a single point of time, so it's not like it can predict how will they change, way too unstable ... But for those criminals who committed serious crime like murder, rape, etc. Then yeah it's an absolute execution. |
Takana_no_HanaOct 11, 2012 2:08 PM
| I'm liking this series so far, but the Male MC seems like a typical dark 'n' edgy faggot. 4/5 |
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| This was a terrific introductory episode that easily surpassed my expectations. I felt it was paced superbly, since it immediately introduces what's likely to be the primary conflict with the opening sequence, followed by an excellent immersion into the world and the technological system that strictly governs it's citizens. The gritty tone is quite refreshing, as the story revolves around a nihilistic, dystopic setting. I'm looking forward to the formation of the larger narrative, as the story's gradual development will likely prove extremely interesting and quite thought-provoking. The introductory setup was rather simple, as Akane begins her first day on the job, and, although it was slightly unrealistic that she would suddenly be given such authority, this was essential in order to deliver the necessary world-building. Although the momentary rape was a slightly contrived development with which to show the cruelty of the world, I thought it was effectively portrayed. The criminal's death was particularly violent, but not nearly as brutal as the incredible sequence that followed, in which the Enforcers, along with Akane, chase after the victim due to the fact that her criminality level had risen. Due to the uncertainty displayed by Sibyl in the concluding sequence, the system seems inherently flawed, and this particular theme will likely be a recurring element to explore and eventually unravel as the story continues. The premise is very intriguing, as citizen's psychological traits are detected and consequently assigned a numerical identity by Sibyl, a technological entity that regulates the world, and, depending on the severity of their potential criminality, these likely criminals are controlled, and occasionally killed, by the government. It will be interesting to see whether the inspectors, such as Akane, will be able to maintain order, since, even at the end of this episode, she, due to the ethical dilemma that presented itself, momentarily rebelled against the idea of executing a victim, eventually causing her to fire upon Shinya. This moment was great, as it illuminated a certain moral ambiguity that seems certain to play an ever-increasing role in Akane's development. The complexities surrounding this violently governed society are thoroughly compelling. Although Akane seemed to be the sole lead in this episode, I definitely expect Shinya's focus to increase considerably as the story progresses. Tomomi was great throughout, particularly in how willing he was to explain to Akane the subtleties within the work she's required to administer and the violence she's ordered to prevent. The characterization was strong for an opening, allowing insight into Akane's naive perception, creating a noticeable contrast to the knowledgeable, unsympathetic mentality of her superiors and the Enforcers she supervises. It will be interesting to see what sort of consequences await her, due to her ill-timed disobedience. The development of these characters, particularly Shinya, is probably the most interesting aspect moving forward. The visuals are fantastic, highlighted by the impressive manner with which they illuminate the grimy, violent darkness that permeates the world. The environmental backgrounds are highly impressive as well, since they're suffused with a stunning level of detail. These artistic elements combine to create a distinctly dystopian aesthetic. The animation was consistently good. There were some rather fantastic facial reactions, effectively displaying the subtle transitions in emotion, thus foreshadowing future actions. Although largely unnecessary, the CGI is surprisingly well-implemented, and considerably less jarring than I had initially expected. The character designs are likely the weakest element of the show, but they work much better in motion. The direction was solid. There were a plethora of interesting camera angles that excellently depicted the deteriorated nature of the city. The music is great and suitably atmospheric, complementing the cyberpunk setting extremely well. The writing, for the most part, was really good, constructing an oppressively grim world of governmental control and a society that's littered with psychological flaws, while also maintaining a firm grasp on the necessity for disparate personalities and flawed characterizations. There were some minor contrivances in the story and a bit too much expository dialogue, but nothing that overtly distracted or seriously compromised the realistic, believable tone surrounding the various developments. The ED song was excellent. Comparatively, the musical selection for the OP was less enjoyable, but still pretty great. All in all, Psycho-Pass, so far, has proven to be well worth the hype. The first episode was very impressive and considerably satisfying. This is definitely one of the most promising shows of the season, due, in large part, to it's strong, compelling narrative and the dystopian setting it inhabits. |
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| The anime of the season? At the very least, I'm gonna stake my money on that. Can someone explain why the hostage girl was considered a target? |
| I just wonder if the victim woman can take some rehabilitative care or something to decrease the number of her psycho-pass. Well, I guess she will. Anyway, the fugitive criminal man proved that the system is reliable enough to find latent criminals by his own atrocious and selfish acting. |
| Hmm I really hope the the beginning wasn't really the end. It kinda caps this series potential, given that they showcased a pretty generic-seeming main villain :S Let's hope that there is an episode or two after that scene. Anyways I liked the episode a lot and I'm really digging the idea of "psycho-pass". It presents a lot of ethical issues, case in point Akane's. But if it is not the absolute indicator, like the lady's psycho-pass, then I have no idea why killing on sight has been approved. Momentary lapses of madness can happen yanno. Nevertheless, First impressions: 7.8/10 Reminds me of Blade Runner, just without the replicants aha. |
| Wow, the victim is labeled as a criminal by the end of her horrible ordeal. That is awful. Sort of reminds me of Judge Dredd with how strict the law enforcement was acting. |
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