Psycho-Pass: Season One - Part One [Blu-ray]

Well I just finished the series and first let me say that this is an anime for adults, meaning that it contains content unsuitable for children (i.e. graphic violence, gore) mainly due to the context of said content. Also, this is what I would call a "deep thinker" which seems to be somewhat difficult to find these days.If you want to understand the main premise of this show without me spoiling it for you then just imagine a world where a brain scanning technology of some sort has been perfected to the point where a persons overall moral integrity can be measured and assigned a numerical value in relation to their overall mental stability. Now imagine how difficult it would be to keep something so ideally practical out of our justice system. Its somewhat scary, isnt it? Its definatly a type of surveilance that I never imagined before watching this show.At first when i read about it online the plot of the show seemed stupid to me. I thought they just took concepts from Minority Report (which I didnt really care for) and Ghost in the Shell and made them into a confused, tryhard lovechild, but I was wrong. This show is nothing like Ghost in the Shell, and the concept of the justice system (called SIBYL I think) is much more believable than the quantum inference thingy they had going on in Minority Report. The only similarities I see to GITS is the fact that this show is intelligent and the time setting seems to be in the same ballpark, but in that regard I only mean advanced technology and cityscapes of superstructures glowing with lights. The psychological and philisophical aspects of this show remind me more of Batman since alot of the deep stuff comes from the bad guys. Indeed, the criminals in this show are extremely well done and actually had a purpose to the random acts of violence they performed (which differs from more recent series ive watched, like AOT) so it doesnt just make me feel like they put blood and gore and killing in this show just so people can be like "ooooh violence this is a good anime." Its also very well animated with some really good CG stuff, and they didnt rely on CG to animate the characters as much as other shows (I cant stand that, makes me feel like im watching a Wii game.) The dark and gritty setting is really well done and works well with the plot to "thrill" you. Also, very fluid action sequences which has thankfully become a standard of good anime these days.This first part is really good, particularly towards the ending, and was perfectly paced. It introduces you to the world of Inspectors and Enforcers (just watch the show) and how they work together, and successfully justifies their purpose as well. The dub is really good, I particularly liked the lead male characters. The opening them is okay but i really liked the drum and bass closing theme, and the second part of this show has one of the best opening themes ever, and as an added bonus its fully translated AND well translated. The characters themselves are amazingly fleshed out. Even the couple characters I didnt like at the beginning totally went 180 on me and I grew to love their personal aspects. All of the personality traits blend together so well that you wont even notice it. The series starts out with a glimpse into the future, but dont worry, this isnt the ending of the show (far from it in fact) and when this part eventually does come you will be not be dissapointed. Every single case investigated in this show is just amazing, but i have to say there were scenes where my mouth was agape either from shock or bewilderment. It seemed that there was an overall theme here and the best way to describe it is "when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."I watch alot of anime of all kinds, old and new, and I have to say this is the best out of all the new shows ive watched (Attack on Titan, K, Accel World, SAO, C-Control). Im sure all the AOT fans out there just cant bear to hear that AOT isnt the best show in the world, but it isnt (just my opinion really, if you havent seen that show you should get on it!) and the fact that stuff like that and SAO are more popular than shows like this just disturbs me. Dont get me wrong that stuff is really good, but in the end this show made me feel like I gained something from watching it.Im gonna go ahead and review part 2, because what you see in part 1 is just the tip of the iceberg, this anime gets MUCH more serious. Also there is going to be a Season 2 and a movie, but dont worry this show wraps things up very nicely at the end of this season.Please give it a chance, you wont be dissapointed.

Premise... In the year 2113 Japan is overseen by the Sibyl system which actively measures the mental state, personality and probability to commit crimes of its populace these assessments are known as a psycho pass. If a psycho pass is abnormal the individual is told to seek counseling, but if it's too high the individual is immediately pursued and apprehended unless lethal force is necessary. Enforcing the will of the Sibyl system is the public safety bureau's criminal investigation division comprised of inspectors and enforcers. Members of the bureau are issued a high tech handgun known as a dominator that maintains a constant connection with the Sibyl system which regulates the gun's lethality based on the suspect's current crime coefficient level.Story... Akane is a new inspector of unit one of the public safety bureau's criminalinvestigation division her job is to apprehend people with high psycho passes and investigate crimes while also overseeing latent criminals known as enforcers. Each investigation will bring her one step closer to transitioning from an inexperienced rookie to a hardened veteran while continuing to raise the question does the Sibyl system create an idealistic utopia or a repressive totalitarian dystopia.The animation is gorgeous, the characters are compelling, the story is intriguing and the English dub is excellent making this series a must own for any anime fan and one of my favorite science fiction animes!Be warned this anime contains graphic violence and gore so it may not be suitable for children!

Most anime appears to be geared toward children and young adults; still enjoyable but not necessarily the best choice for a mature person. However, there are exceptions, and this is one of them. It's got a story, intriguing characters and a concept that would probably do well as the basis for a near-future, sci-fi oriented, live action film.What if an AI (artificial intelligence) could identify people with criminal intent, or even criminal personality traits? What if said AI could then met out whatever punishment it determined was appropriate, including execution? What if society was reliant upon this system to maintain law, order and public safety? Have I piqued your interest?So with that out of the way, let me say that this might well be my favorite anime. It's top notch in every respect. I'm not an anime expert nor a movie critic. I write the occasional product review when I've found an exceptional product. I don't presume to know what others may like and it is possible you may not appreciate Psycho-Pass as much as I. But I've just started Part Two and it's even better. So my advise (which is why you are reading this) is to give this one a try. It's that good.

Excellent sci fi story. This has been done before but don't let that deter you from taking in this wonderful tale of the future. The story is of a society that can tell when a person is about to commit a crime, and sends out police to stop and apprehend the potential criminal. This anime is half of season one but I really enjoyed it and bought the second half also.If you like Ghost in the Shell you will really enjoy this. Like Ghost it is a look and comment on our society while being an entertaining tale with great characters.All I can say is when an anime mentions my favorite movie and author that is a wonderful way to get me at least to watch. Action fans and those who like a deeper meaning in their sci fi stories will both be surprised by how well this series does.