Reviews

Psycho-Pass 3 is the latest installment in a long-standing franchise that continues to explore interesting concepts surrounding a unique technology in a dystopian future. This is done in a manner that allows the viewer to act as "detective" along with the protagonists, Arata Shindo and Kei Mikhail Ignatov, as they pursue their mission. The anime's best feature lie in the dynamics of those Inspectors and their team of Enforcers, all of whom are interesting and well-voiced. Ignatov's wife is a non-police character who provides an interesting backdrop to the work the police do. There are shortcomings, of course, and condensing the series into eight episodes from the usual 10-13 is one as it forces the slower storytelling style of most anime, which fans appreciate, to lose cohesiveness. On the positive side, that choppiness creates tension, which investigative work engenders, pushing the characters forward. The up-side? Viewers are expected to play "detective" along with the characters instead of being spoon-fed and there is not a shred of shipper-y material anywhere to be found (without a huge stretch of the imagination). Instead, PP3 gives one a fly-on-the-wall point of view that, at times, is frustrating but also involves one emotionally without one realizing it until you are "one" with the protagonists. It is well worth your time.