Psycho-Pass 2

A year and a half after the events of the original sci-fi psychological thriller, Akane Tsunemori continues her work as an inspector—enforcing the Sibyl System's judgments. Joining her are new enforcers and junior inspector Mika Shimotsuki, a young woman blindly and inflexibly loyal to Sibyl. As Akane ponders both the nature of her job and the legitimacy of Sibyl's verdicts, a disturbing new menace emerges.

A mysterious figure has discovered a way to control the Crime Coefficient—a number compiled from mental scans that allows Sibyl to gauge psychological health and identify potential criminals. Through these means, he is able to murder an enforcer, leaving behind a cryptic clue: "WC?" scrawled in blood on a wall.

Akane and the rest of Division 01 soon find themselves playing a deadly game against their new foe, coming face-to-face with a conspiracy threatening not only the authority of the Sibyl System, but the very foundation of Akane's own convictions.

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Tsunemori, Akane Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Kamui, Kirito Main

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Shimotsuki, Mika Main

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Tougane, Sakuya Main

Fujiwara, Keiji Japanese

Kougami, Shinya Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Ginoza, Nobuchika Supporting

Nojima, Kenji Japanese

Karanomori, Shion Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Kunizuka, Yayoi Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Dominator Supporting

Hidaka, Noriko Japanese

Saiga, Jouji Supporting

Yamaji, Kazuhiro Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Wada, Jouji Producer

Morihiro, Fumi Producer

Mori, Akitoshi Producer

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Feb 17, 2024

NN010

Recommended

While Psycho-Pass 2 does fall short of the highs of it's predecessor, I didn't find it to be quite as bad in comparison as others have made it out to be. Most of the new characters (especially new villain Kamui, even if he isn't quite as charismatic or complex as Makishima was) manage to be both interesting in their own right & different enough from the cast of the first season to make this storyline feel less like a rehash of season 1... Even if certain parts of the plot do make the rehashing pretty obvious.

Now time to go watch Psycho-Pass the Movie & the ... Sinners of the System trilogy before starting Psycho-Pass 3!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Apr 10, 2024

daaphish

Mixed Feelings

*No Spoilers*
This review is for Psycho-Pass 2, the second season of the series.

Summary:
Psycho-Pass is a psychological, detective-style show set in the future. Law enforcement is governed by the Sibyl System, which utilizes a person’s hue and Crime Coefficient to determine their mental state and likelihood of committing a crime. Unfortunately, this season introduces less interesting and even feebly written characters and unclear themes compared to the first season. If you are interested in sci-fi or detective shows, this may be of interest to you, although it pales in comparison to the previous season.

Story: 5/10
Season 2 picks up about 1.5 years later, when Akane and some ... less-interesting characters follow the case of Kamui, a new antagonist. Although there are some plot twists, the general story is convoluted with some completely predictable character reveals. By the end of the story, the themes are quite jumbled. Many of the plot twists with characters’ identities are unsurprising and disappointing, and this is partially due to the plot rather than just the lack of the characters’ depths. One of the primary flaws in this season is that the Sibyl System’s rules have changed to make the plot viable, and it detracts from the story. In Season 1, a certain identity (no spoilers) is rotated out to balance governance. In this season, however, this is not the case, which causes a plethora of issues. Overall, the story would have made more sense if the government established in Season 1 abided by the same rules this time and didn’t have such lackluster themes and motives.

Art: 7/10
The art is fitting, and the detail in the cityscapes is pretty. This season isn’t as breathtaking, partly due to the repetitive and bland setting.

Sound: 5/10
The music is average. The voice acting (sub) is sufficient. There is nothing special about this soundtrack, and the opening and ending themes are by no means an improvement from the previous season.

Characters: 4/10
Overall, the characters in this season are weak and uninteresting. Ironically, the most interesting character is a quiet, awkward fellow who likes some Holo fashion and coding. Akane’s character is blander and takes a step back from the end of Season 1, except for when she is being a bit of a boss in the beginning. Shimotsuki also plays more of a role in this season, though her character is an amalgamation of Akane’s dislikable traits from Season 1, amplified, with little growth until the very end. Throughout this season, there really aren’t any intriguing dynamics between the characters, and there’s no compelling villain. In fact, the antagonists are a huge setback and don’t really solidify or ponder any clear themes. Generally, the characters are weak in this season, and it makes for a less interesting adventure.

Enjoyment: 6/10
I didn’t dislike this season, but I also didn’t find it particularly deep or meaningful. It has lackluster characters, and the plot and themes were not as thought-provoking as in Season 1.

Overall: 5.4

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Oct 29, 2023

EmoBreadstick

Not Recommended

Waited for Kougami the entire time watching hoping he’d eventually show up, and was severely disappointed in the end. The series foreshadowed him multiple times, even stating he was out on the run somewhere, but there was no search for him or anything. Usually, I can forgive plot twists like these in other series but Kougami really made the first season for me, and I wanted to see him again because he was so important. His relationship with Akane and his struggle with Makishima is what made season 1 as good as it was.

The new characters felt bland, and their incorporation in the story felt ... rushed somewhat. Sho was basically just there for his work on holos, his background barely mentioned besides his pills. I was really interested in him, but he was just so lackluster with little development. Tougane, as first, annoyed me a little bit because he felt like a Kougami replacement. Especially in the scene where he fights with the dummy and then has a smoke afterwards, talking with Akane. Really had me thinking the show completely dropped Kougami and replaced him with Tougane. However, Tougane began to change a lot and show his true colors to us. I was so interested in seeing how he’d turn out, but he literally just turned out as a dude with mommy issues.

The worst new character to get involved was Shimotsuki. People say that if a show can introduce a character you feel strongly towards, whether you hate or love them, it’s a good show, but in this case, Shimotsuki was just poorly done. She is just awful to watch; being the worst inspector we’ve seen so far. I don’t think Ginoza was a great inspector (even though I love him), because he was always pretty incompetent, but at least he was FUN to watch. Whenever he was paranoid about his psycho-pass or wary around the enforcers, you could always tell there was a reason why he was; it being explained later on is season 1. Shimotsuki is just an ahole.

This brings me to another point. Ginoza was made an enforcer, and I thought that was one of the only good things seasons 2 did. Until he got barely any lines, and all his development at the end of season 1 was just forgotten. He was one of my favorite characters, I loved the complexity of his relationship with his father from season 1 and how interesting the differences between him and Akane were. I’m upset at how little lines and screen time Ginoza got, especially since he is one of the only remaining members of the season 1 cast.

There was another character remaining in division 1 who was there in season 1 besides Akane and Ginoza, and that was Yayoi. She’s so irrelevant, but she definitely had potential to be something more. We got a good episode about her previously, explaining her past and motives to join MWPSB as an enforcer, but she was barely in season 2. I wish her relationship with Shion was explored more, because we’re given a few scenes with them together in bed, but nothing more. It would’ve been better had it been developed.

Now, on to the main antagonist, Kamui. He’s really just a sad attempt at recreating the amazing villain that Makishima was. The show tried to make us care about him, but it was so hard to care about the plane crash events or anything that had happened in their society 12 or so years ago. Kamui also had such little personality and besides his violence, was extremely uninteresting. Makishima had more going for him than just being violent, as he was very intelligent, had interesting motives for his crimes, etc.

I really wanted to like this season, but it was so disappointing. I really love psycho-pass, but this sequel was just not it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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