STORY: 10/10
Psycho-Pass is set in Tokyo roughly 100 years in the future. People are happy, technology flourishes, Japan is self sustaining and crime is virtually non existent thanks to the 'Public Safety Bureau' a police task force designated to find civilians who fail on there 'Psycho-Pass' a mental status checker for early warning signs of unrest, you don't have to commit a crime to be taken away. Think a nicer version of the Thought Police from 1984. The story primarily focuses on Akane, a new inspector for the 'PSB' and Kogami, an Enforcer for the 'PSB'. While the show starts as a case to case affair a series of connected events which travel back to an old case leads to the hunt of a killer which carries on through the rest of the show. The show can be (If not always be) very dark and gruesome. I found the ending very satisfying however I can understand others seeing it as a bit of a let down.
ART: 10/10
I'm no expert in animation or art however both of these things within Psycho-Pass are stunning. Animation always feels fluid and quite real in a sense and the art to the whole show is beautiful. It certainly does has a "Ghost In The Shell' look to the characters but backgrounds in particular shine. Props also certainly must be given to the seamless blending of 2d and 3d animation throughout the show and having it all still look right being mixed.
SOUND: 8/10
The soundtrack throughout the show is excellent and fits the tone of everything perfectly. When criminals are being hunted expect a very Western sound reminiscent of something like Cowboy Bebop. When our main baddie is around there are many classical pieces which always fits his tone perfectly. While serious things are happening there is a good Cyberpunk tone which fits in nicely and is reminding of something like 'Deus Ex'. My only complaint with the sound are the OP's and ED's, particularly the second halves. The first set grew on me steadily however the second halves OP and ED just never seemed to fit in a way.
CHARACTER: 9/10
This is a very close 10/10 but there are some characters which the show feels as though could be gone into a bit more. Most of the time however the characters all feel quite real, emotionally they progress for better or worse and you can feel that growth, or how they're changing throughout the show. It can be difficult to make Characters feel like they have life to them, and while some characters I wish had there background built up a bit more that still doesn't stop them from feeling real.
ENJOYMENT: 10/10
Psycho-Pass is the kind of show that kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. It certainly isn't a 'fun' show and as said previously is very disturbing. That may turn off some however I found that made me want to continue to find out all the answers.
OVERALL: 10/10
Psycho-Pass is not for everyone. Its disturbing nature is a huge turn off to many as the violence is quite realistic. If you are looking for a good Cyberpunk, Crime or Disturbing show this is certainly for you, and I could not recommend it enough.
