Every single moment in the movie, Shimotsuki Mika is extremely expressive and have the the most detailed animations. The director for this film is clearly a Mika simp. I like Mika too but theres a limit to everything. The team really put a lot of emphasis on Mika. Mika KAWAII.
This is a *SPOILER-FREE* review.
Story 2/10
If plot-holes did not exist, then perhaps the story would get a 5/10 pass. The story director or the story writer for this section of the psycho-pass universe clearly underperforms. From a well-written story of Psycho Pass Season 1, to this crap. Clearly, milking the dead dog is the last thing you should do if you want to revive interest in the Psycho Pass franchise. Rather than take the time to some research, the story of Psycho Pass Sinners of the system case 1 is nothing more than ideas mushed up in the worst way possible. A false attempt at making a rather simple plot appear as complex.
Art 8/10
As always, production IG animation department knows what they are doing. Every scene blend well together. Nothing much can be said other than it is amazing. Just like in Season 1, 2, and the movie (2015) the animation and art standards are extremely high. CGI is used very professionally. I don't anyone could hate the art.
Sound 6/10
The opening and ending theme are merely remix of already reused OST. The ost by itself is good, but when you add this useless remix of EDM it is rather questionable. I don't mind when OST are being reused but at least do the music justice by not remixing it. Voice acting as always, fits each characters. Not once, did the voice of any characters felt weird or out of place. Sadly, nothing new is added. Background OST, SFX, these are all reused, and thats fine for it is used properly. My only complain is the dumb decision to remix the opening and ending of Season 1 and then slap it onto this movie.
Character 5/10
Character design by itself is always good. But what was done poorly is once again tied with the poor story. Out of nowhere, characters just "happen" to do things. In Season 1, none of this unexplainable stuff just "happens." Many times, the story just goes "i don't care, i write whatever i want to write" which is evident in the many scenes portrayed. Antagonist characters were well defined, but it always felt short. As if many scenes about them were removed from the final cut of this film. Overall, each characters were true to their nature which is the only reason that this gets rated 5/10.
Enjoyment 5/10
I watch this, because I'm not the type to just drop an anime. Once I start it, I will continue it all the way until the end. I just wish Sinners of the System Case 1 could be written better. Everything just seems like a lazy attempt to make Psycho-Pass interesting. Unlike Season 1 and 2 which I would strongly recommend anyone to watch it and also re-watch it. This film does not deserve to be re-watch. Only watch it because you like Psycho Pass and want the full story. For the sake of the Psycho-Pass universe, I will continue onwards to Psycho Pass: Sinners of the System Case 2.
