Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.1 - Tsumi to Batsu

A runaway vehicle driven by Izumi Yasaka, en route to the Public Safety Bureau building, is reported shortly before it crashes into the building. Izumi is a counselor who recently ran away while working at a latent criminal isolation and rehabilitation facility known as Sanctuary.

Before Inspectors Mika Shimotsuki and Akane Tsunemori get to interrogate the suspect, a sudden request is issued from the facility to promptly bring Izumi back. Interpreted as a direct order from the Chief and the board at Sanctuary, the Inspectors obey, but insist that Izumi be escorted back personally. Tsunemori intends to investigate further with the rest of the team at the Bureau.

Now Inspector Shimotsuki has finally been given the opportunity she had been waiting for—to be the primary investigator on an important case. This case follows Shimotsuki and her team of Enforcers as they uncover the secrets of Sanctuary.

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Ginoza, Nobuchika Main

Nojima, Kenji Japanese

Shimotsuki, Mika Main

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Tsunemori, Akane Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Karanomori, Shion Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Kunizuka, Yayoi Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Dominator Supporting

Hidaka, Noriko Japanese

Hinakawa, Shou Supporting

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Sugou, Teppei Supporting

Touchi, Hiroki Japanese

Noto, Koji Supporting

Tadano, Youhei Japanese

Karasuma, Akira Supporting

Nakagawa, Keiichi Japanese

Morihiro, Fumi Producer

Sano, Hiroaki Producer

Mori, Akitoshi Producer

Banshou, Kouichi Producer

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Oct 12, 2020

NiQ1

Recommended

This one feels like is could have been a filler episode in the first season, which is a big improvement over the last movie (the full feature). This movie at the very least has more depth than just people shooting each other.
The movie begins with a woman named Izumi Yasaka, a latent criminal, arrives at the Tokyo police station and turns herself in while asking for help but she can hardly speak. Turns out she escaped from a special facility for latent criminals called "Sanctuary", where the public safety ministry has no authority and therefore reluctantly agrees to repatriate her, but it is obvious she's ... terrorized by it. Inspector Shimotsuki and enforcers Ginoza and Kunizuka accompany her and inspect the facility. At first glance it seems to be a paradise compared to the regular correction facilities, but something about the behavior of the staff just doesn't feel right.
This movie is more of a thriller genre and less psychological so I wouldn't say it's as good as the first season of the TV anime, but is still well-made. It's also the first time in the franchise where inspector Tsunemori is not the main character (she does appear but not frequently), which will (unfortunately) be the case in the future as well.
Art and sound are just the same as the TV anime so I give the same score. Overall, nice thriller movie. Not the best I've seen but nonetheless not bad at all.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 21, 2023

izumiyamura23

Mixed Feelings

Important to note that starting off, all 3 SS cases do not have Tow Ubukata's involvement in any way. Shiotani, who has been involved with every aspect of the franchise, is in charge here. Production I.G. is also back for this passion project, which is why it feels so much like season 1. Though this film feels slightly different as there's another new writer here, Yoshigami, who is clearly a Mika fan. Anyways. it's a solid entry.

Case 1 rectifies Mika's arc in Season 2. But really, given how badly that season went, it would've fit better after S1 or the first film. Either way, it ... does a great job of redeeming/developing her character and her subsequent promotion later on feels earned.

Case 1 also explores Ginoza's character a fair bit, giving us more insight on his resolved turmoil with Kogami, and how he's been adapting to life after Masaoka's death.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 3, 2020

Oriotiar

Not Recommended

It's terrible, and I'm not part of the "everything after s1 is bad" team I actually really liked s2, but that movie is horrendous.

Story: Probably the worst part, I won't go into much detail to avoid spoiler, but to put it simply. The premise is interesting, so far the story was almost solely focused on the sibyl system so it's an interesting idea to show other government agencies and how they interact with the inspector. Well, at least it would have been if the other agency wasn't so dumb. And the premise is really the only part with potential the rest is cliché, with forced ... "twist", and the ending somehow managed to be even worse than the rest.

Characters: I'm only going to speak of the ones introduced for that film since there's not much to say about the one introduced in previous seasons. They're all absolutely terrible, the supporting cast is bland and uninteresting, but the villains are where it gets really bad.
First, they're cliché, the instant you see them it's obvious that they're the villains just from the way they look: you got the hunched back mad scientist, the sexually inappropriate nurse, the bad mercenary who also a rival, and finally the cult leader with a creepy smile.
Secondly, they're dumb and wouldn't look out of place in your average (bad) children cartoon.
Also, they tried to flesh out a bit more some of the executioners but since the new characters they're made to interact with are so uninteresting it doesn't work.

art: meh, the CG isn't that great but it looks alright, definitely worst than what came before tho.

sound: Most of it is okay, again not as good as before but not bad... except for one thing, the VA for Izumi Yasaka (the drugged woman who crashes into the HQ at the start of the movie) does a terrible job, considering the lines she had to work with though, she probably isn't to blame.

Overall, don't watch it, almost everything in that movie is bad. And I've yet to watch the other 2 cases but it doesn't really seem like the event of that film will matter anyway.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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