There are very few anime after 2010, that have that uniqueness, originality or captivating effect on the watcher. But it's anime like anime psycho pass that give me great hope for the future, especially since the announcement of a second season, but let me not get into that yet. Psycho pass is basically a bloody, sci-fi, action , psychological thriller anime that keeps you glued to your screen till the very end. I mean seriously, I did an 8pm to 6am all-nighter because of this anime. So if you really want a story that makes you curse the anime for not getting any sleep last
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night, yea, try psycho pass.
I'm not going to go into the synopsis, as I trust that most of you reading this review would have done some prior research on the plot and also would have gotten an idea from wikipedia or other reviews or whatever. So let me just give you my honest, detailed review on this anime covering all the factors. So let us begin shall we?
story(9/10):
Now when I mentioned originality earlier, I was expecting exactly what psycho pass is giving. Set in the future in a dark world, where gadgets called psycho passes can actually judge your mind and classify you as a criminal or an innocent member of society or even a new classification called a latent criminal( a person who has a high probability to become a criminal). Your mind will be clouded with questions with what you would think is right or wrong after seeing the events unfolding before your eyes on your screen. There are alot of dark moments so im going to say that it is not for the weak minded. But a few comedic moments , in between lighten the tension and also give you time to catch your breath. But all in all, the drama is intense. All you sci-fi fans, you will really appreciate( if not admire) the concepts that this anime enforces. I will let you watch the anime to find out for yourselves what i mean. No heavy romantic moments but alot of action scenes, so harem , romantic comedy and/or romantic drama lovers..stay away, this anime aint for you!
There are unfortunately a few( VERY FEW) boring scenes in this anime so i would fairly deduct a point but please don't judge this anime because of that because like i said, very few anime can actually grab your attention as well as psycho pass can.
Art(8/10):
Personally, I'm not a huge judge on art but if you like the newer styles of animation enforced by the animation industry, you'll like psycho pass. But I like the character and outdoor/indoor setting designs are very good in my opinion as well as the visual effects during the high-intense action and contemplation scenes.
Sound(8/10)
I always say a good OST can make even a shitty anime into respectable one. Not to say psycho pass is shitty, but if psycho pass is highly rated already, it would be even even more highly rated because of it's soundtrack. The two intro's really give that that bad-ass cop story intro that psycho pass truly deserves. And let me tell you each episode(well most of them) ends with a drastic dramatic ending that is simply shocking. Add to that the two ending songs, it simply equals you being left in awe contemplating what you just saw. So, in the end two points deducted for the ost played in middle of the episodes during the scenes. (I'm not saying it's bad by itself, but with the scenes it may sound out of sync).
Character(9/10):
All the characters here are unique, have different histories and different ideals about the justice system they live by. It's these clash of ideals that make you respect each of them and how they manage to work in the same team to catch the antagonist. Though all the characters deserve honorable mention I'm going topraise three characters the most:
1. The protagonist Kougami Shinya, he is the definition of the cool, bad-ass cop with the typical "f**k this shit, I'm going to catch him my own way" type of thinking that we all respect and which also excites us. But what impresses me the most is the way he understands his enemy, and using his experience as well as deductive skills tpo trace him and seek him out. This sort of reminds me of the L and Light relationship of one guy always somehow managing to be one step ahead of the other when one is about to get caught. So, this guy amazes me with new tricks up his sleeve.
2. Next is Tsunemori Akane, the female protagonist. What amazes me about her, is that, despite being subjected to hard life and torture of a policewoman, who had to experience a whole bunch of trauma as the newbie, is still able to keep a clear head and hold on to her will and morals as a law enforcement officer, despite all that, is truly admirable( and a big deal if you live in that sort of world...you'll understand what I mean when you see it). Overall, she strikes as mettlesome and devoted to do her duty even if she has to do it the hard way. She is one who develops drastically as the anime progresses.
3.Now finally the antagonist, Makishima, Shougo. This guy is probably as cool as any cucumber can ever be. But as lethal as a dose of the most toxic of toxins out there in the world. He reminds me of the joker(from the dark night) in a way that he believes he's helping society by letting them express their true selves in order to rebel against the limitations of the current justice system. But belive me, in scary, terrible ways can he emerge from from that innocent nice guy shell into a wasp that can only nfict pain. He also has qualities that would draw curosity towards him. For example he cannot be judged by the system(why?..i'll let you find that out by yourselves). So, this guy who guy is someone whom you can both admire and fear, a certain character which could explain why this anime is just THAT popular.
Overall(10/10)
I'm going to club both my overall rating and my enjoyment rating together. Despite a few flaws I just cannot and will not deny that I just loved this anime, from it's character situations, to the myseries and action sequences and the sci-fi ideas used and twists in the plot, all I want to say is this: bravo Shiotani, Naoyoshi , bravo Production I.G and bravo everybody else who is a part of this animes development, you have done well. So I am going to say that despite giving lower ratings to other factors individually, I'm going to give this anime a perfect score for this sole reason: It entertained me very well!!
PS: This my first anime review, despite watching a variety of anime for over a year now, and I'm glad to say that I believe I have done quite satisfactorily. But for yo major critics out there, all I can say is to please spare me this time and I will try to learn the trades of writing the "ideal" review given some time. Cheers yall!!!
Sep 14, 2013
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There are very few anime after 2010, that have that uniqueness, originality or captivating effect on the watcher. But it's anime like anime psycho pass that give me great hope for the future, especially since the announcement of a second season, but let me not get into that yet. Psycho pass is basically a bloody, sci-fi, action , psychological thriller anime that keeps you glued to your screen till the very end. I mean seriously, I did an 8pm to 6am all-nighter because of this anime. So if you really want a story that makes you curse the anime for not getting any sleep last
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