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Jul 14, 2016
I have to begin this review by saying that albeit I'm giving it a full score, it is by no means perfect. It has many flaws. That said, there is an explanation for such contradiction and it is my own, personal method of evaluation. To me, if the pros in a work of fiction are big enough they negate the cons. And PP2 has spectacular highs. In fact, I consider the first season closer to perfection than this second, but this second season has much, much higher highs than the first season. It's just unfortunate that the lows are also lower.

STORY
The story is good enough, very tense and at many points clever. It also never ceased to surprise me with its twists and turns. And the cliffhangers at the end of the episodes, ah the cliffhangers! It relies and feeds back much more into the mythology of Psycho-Pass than the first season, being much more sci-fi and much more investigative. But then there are the flaws. It's very bad at explaining some points in some parts, making it harder than it should to understand in an apparent way of trying to make some points more clever than they really are. Also, some characters are sidelined, like Ginoza, for example, that was an important character in the first season and now is just an extra in the background most of the time. But there is a positive side in the characters department too. Akane is AWESOME in this second season, finally worthy of being the main character, she's smart and brave and cunning. She's badass. And there is another female character that people will hate, and she is a good addition. Also the nemy is pretty much Makishima Shougo but only much improved. Makishima was good on paper but lacking in execution, and Kamui is a bigger threat and brings forth more interesting developments about Sybil.

ART AND SOUND
I'm putting them together because there is nothing much to say than that they're incredible. I'm not very good at judging animation, I think. I can't really see fails other people see, so take my judgement with a grain of salt. But the sound desing is good too, enhancing a perfectly paced, perfectly tense mood.

VERDICT
It's much better than the first season (but don't jump to it, it depends on the first season). And Psycho-Pass 2 also, in its final episode, gives a hint to future developments, but it's too open if a third season doesn't come to be. So I would recommend it. To everyone, I think its subject matter probably interests anyone. Some set pieces astound and the revelations, albeit I admit a bit silly at times, always manage to make sense. It's just good.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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