psycho pass episode notes

Rewatch first couple minutes of ep 1
 - we are immediately introduced to the utopian city of psycho pass. A helicopter is weaving throw the tall buildings, while cars flood the streets and robots fill the empty lanes. There are lights beaming from the buildings. Colors. Smoke emanating
 -we already get a sense of makishima and kougamis personalities
 -the camera is looking down on akane, symbolizing ginoza's initial perception of her and akane's inexperience in her new field.
 -akane asks the inspectors to take care of her, showing her density towards their roles
 -akane is overwhelmed by the heavy burden of the dominator as she picks it up. Its complexity far exceeds what she handled in her training.
-the detail on the dominators hud
-kougami and ginoza sr.'s opposite approaches to akane's timidness
-akane is already in fear only minutes into the operation. She points her dominator at an unconscious body

(Every line of dialogue orchestrates with the narrative)

Episode 2
-these advanced mornings seem typical to the average pp citizen. The system tells you your psycho pass when you wake up, your intake of calories the day prior, and how much you should consume for breakfast. The system makes you breakfast to fulfill that. It then proceeds to inform you about the forecast.
-akane bids farewell to the avatar as she leaves her apartment
-overhead shot of building with detailed surrounding landscape - moving cars, highways, contained grassy sections
-shion is already introduced as a sloppy mess. Shes adjusting her sock tights, her hairs a mess, shes smoking, and her cleavage is showing. The tone of her voice shows disinterest and boredom towards her initial encounter with akane until she learns her name. Instead of professionally greeting her, she immediatly brings up the kougami incident, teasing akane about it. Lesbian chick leaves her room also
-each characters desk shows their personality.
-akanes choice of being an inspector was to find her own worth. Every available job for her had at least one other person just as good as her, except for the one she would eventually select.

Episode 3
-the amalgam on kougamis wall dedicated to makishima, whom he doesn't know anything about yet
-akane is driven to get along with the enforcers, despite being aware of their roles.
-their is a legitimate fear of dominators, possibly more so than regular guns.
-a major flaw is revealed about the dominators, however. If its outside the sybl systems range, then it doesn't work.
-deaths dont merely happen by accident, revealed by kagari and ginoza srs reaction to the case.
-while akane was trying to figure out of it was a murder or not, everyone else was one step ahead and thinking about what the motive was.
-akane was the only one to react to tachibana being bullied. The manager says that they need someone in his position.
-kougami defends akane and helps tachibana.
(Tachibanas name actually isnt tachibana lol)
 -fucking adredenline running action scene, crafted by pure strategy.
-are they really the detectives they claim to be?

Episode 4
-online lobby where people can unload, and talk about personal issues with an avatar
-the choir type music adds to the eeriness of the online chat lobby, especially the mysterious avatar.
-akanes timidness is given more attention by her reflection off the avatar.
-avatars name is tailsman. He has a huge following
-akane easily accepts any advice shes given, despite the source. She easily trusts people
-akane and kougami are strangely connected, in a completely hypothetical sense
-akane still can't understand kougami.
-akane looks up to ginoza sr, and hes a good source of advise
(Theres no wasted dialogue)
-despite how convenient the sibly system makes peoples lives, they can still end up unemployed, much to akanes surprise
-kougami is easily the best detective, shown by how he initially handles the second case of the series.
- kougami has a lot of respect towards masaoka (ginoza sr)
-another overhead shot of a skyscraper. So high you can even see the clouds, which are moving
-the online realm is distinctly different than rl, with its neon flashing colors and space like atmosphere
-the sounds online echo, also adding to its eery atmosphere
(Makishima is fucking behind everything)

Episode 5
-kougamis talent as a detective shows again. He can easily think in the perspective of the target
-character art is inconsistent in this ep
-super detailed recording video layout on kougamis computer
-akanes take on death is different from kougamis professional one
-culprits last checkup was the annual one 4 years ago. He was able to avoid the street scanners by select routes since then.
-relook into what novel guy they were referencing

Episode 6
-Shakespeare - lovely, yet cruel tales
-kagari explains that people are afraid of drinking, so they stick with therapeutic tripping or going virtual.
-akane and kagari are almost like best friends
-akanes friends are a good indication of what life is like in the city compared to akanes
-despite the ss picking perfect jobs for people, people can still fall into debt
-this episode is a clear indicator that the people of pp love to worship idols
-kougami is obsessed with makishima, almost to the point of paranoia

Episode 7
-kogami believes that the user has to be tougher than the weapon - dominator
-no flashback is needed to describe sasayama and his case. It was pure kogami dialogue with cool camera angles, one particularly of his clenching fist
-makishima essentially believes that this systematic lifestyle makes everyone living corpses
-technology is advancing, but the humans are regressing.
-makishima states that the stat that people are dying younger will probably never be revealed
-using ouyo's (fuck her name) father as an example, people cant express themselves because of the pp system

Episode 8
-old buildings still exist. The school is around 100 years old
-the more intelligent you are, the better job youre given
-makishima takes an immediate interest in kogami

Episode 9
-kogami feels good about getting a little closer to makishima. Makishimas essentially the same
-artificial backdrops can be spawned for filming movies
-it plays the news
-akane is always looking up at people
-humans are so dependent on technology
-saiga (clinical psychiatrist) can tell fucking everything about akane by just looking at her, similar to the ss, but traditional
-charisma has three elements
The nature of a hero or prophet
An ability to simply make you feel good when youre around them
And the intelligence to eloquently talk about all sorts of things
Kogami says that makishima is all of them
(Makeup, beer, figures, books)
-cars drive by themselves
-the sibyl system was implemented recently, when ginoza was a child.
-makishima gets amused when he talks about kogami.

Episode 10
-enforcers need permission from inspectors to carry arms
-makishima loves to observe things and be the third party
-kougami puts akane at a loss
-akanes friend tells kogami that even in school, every problem akane gets herself involved in is immediately resolved.
-makishima has a habit of looking down on people, as revealed by the cyborg
-an oppsite aspect is reveladed about kogami to makishima. Makishima tests whether kogami will leave akanes friend, which he doesnt. In a rl situation, makishima would.

Episode 11
-with the unknown underground system, its shown that makishima has access to a lot of sketchy shit.
-makishima disposes of his pawns like trash or with respect, depending on who it is
-theres recommended news
-makishima believes that people only have value when they act based on their own will.
-makishima wants to see the splendor in peoples souls
-the way makishima holds the shotgun
-who judges whether or not someone is a criminal?
-intense fucking torture on akanes friend before alane
-the weight of someones life when you're using a real guns as opposed to a dominator cause youre making the judgement
-akanes legs shiver and she cant aim. Shes overwhelmed. She couldnt choose between weapons
-akanes reaction to her friends death
-makishima walks amongst a crowd of people, essentially one of them cause of his pp

Episode 12
-criminals can become enforcers, depending on if theyre capable of not. However, becoming an enforcer essentially means they cant go back to normal.
-prison is a gas chamber
-prisoners can order things to their cell
-antisocial communities can still be formed under the ss's nose
-even orthodox artists, like the singer, are prone to having high crime coefficients. It happens when people become deeply involved in their art. Art is a medicine and a poison
-artists can get approved, but that doesn't save their pp
-people look down on unauthorized bands because theres a potential that itll cloud your pp if you listen to them or associate yourself with them
-not much emphasis is put on sasayama, despite him being an important character in kogamis past. Things like diolougue from other characters, his soundless actions and expressions, and even his profile pic tell his story.
-masaoka believes that if you stay somewhere long enough, it'll become a part of your daily life. In his case, its being an enforcer
-dominator - sibyls eyes

Episode 13
-when people make decisions, they ask for sibyls judgement on them
- if the sibyl system is absolutely perfect, i could be exclusively run by machines. However, we have enforcers, inspectors, government.
-a system can be perfect is everyone believes it is
-criminally asymptomatic person - 1 out of every two million people, rare cases where the result of the person's cymatic scan doesn't match with their criminal psychology
-deaths are registered. If not, they simply disappeared.
-memory scoop
-akane is very accepting. She forgives society, acknowledges it, and accepts it. It isnt clear if shes criminally asymptomatic, but these may be the reasons why her pp doesnt get clouded. She believes everything unquestionably
-a bunch of different versions of the same ost to fit the mood of the scene.

Episode 14
-akane hesitates at the dominator bc of makishima
-theres a lack of security bc of the pp system
-theres a lack of justice within the minds of civilians, because they don't want to cloud their psycho pass, shown by when the woman got beat in public. However, they were also confused. Up until now, people lived their lives never considering this would happen.
-what is crime?
-makishima constantly changes clothes. Everyone else wear the same clothes bc they're provided by sybil. This subtle difference separates traditional means with artificial.
-the thought of killing crossed kogamis mind in combat
-makishima is an adept fighter, but he kinda has his own articulate style

Episode 15
-they just reused a bunch of shots, but it wasnt that bad. Only like 15 sec
-can you call the police on these helmet people?
-old traditional couple saying they dont have any of that future junk in their house as theyre getting robbed
-helmets cause pure anarchy
-George orwell
-makishima says physical books have more character. He says theyre a tool to adjust your senses

Episode 16
-makishima has confidence in kogamis decision making
Kogami seems anxious about finally meeting makishima. He even kicks the offline elevator in frustration
-more emphasis is given to kagari, whos going to die later on in the ep
-makishima and kogami exchange quotes
-their distinct fighting styles
-makishima shows fatigue after beating up kogami, symbolizing how he doesn't really do the heavy lifting.
-akanes hesitation to kill makishima, especially after what hes done.
-kagari knew death was near and embraced it like only he would, even after taking everything in all at once

Episode 17
-two enforcers are missing: kagari who died, and some random chick who escaped
(Look into sibyl system wiki)
-japan is the only country on earth ruled by law
-people accepted the ss bc of how it was presented.
-the system takes in asumidnsisnsn people bc they had developed into unique intellectuals bc of their hypothetical isolation.
-city changes color in the tone of the scene
-makishima wants to compete as a player but also as a referee

Episode 18
-Kogami notices the chiefs body being pushed out. This is an example of kogamis critical thinking, as opposed to his colleagues vaguely looking at the picture right in front of them
-ginoza hesitates to kill kogami, going against his strict dense of justice.
-the makishima case is something kogami has come to live for. He doesnt want to regret dropping it
-makishima changed kogamis initial goal as a detective
-kogami says its an undeniable fact that akanes way of living is correct in the letter

Episode 19
-ginozas pp is in critical condition
-ginoza prioritizes the case over his pp. he is given hope by akane
-akane sees makishimas tendencies through kogamis, explaining that hes the type of guy who would never give up
-makishima is close to an anarchist, but hes a little different from the original meaning of the word.
-kogami can simulate how makishima would join in a conversation
-the moment makishima realized he was idiosyncratic, thats when he changed
-makishima felt alienated, and unrecognized as a human.
-the differing brains of the chief can easily be seen through her reactions and subtle tendencies.
-character heights are inconsistent
-ginoza doesn't want to be left behind. Hes prideful
-high intellectuals don't like the sibyl system
-people don't eat the actual food, but food processed similarity from hyper oats, which makes up 99% of the food consumed in japan
(Do research on hyper oats)
-if hyper oats got contaminated, japan would have to outsource for food, changing their attitude of refusing communications with other countries.
-moreover, with a food shortage, the entire Japanese populations crime coefficient would rise.
-with the border control becoming more relaxed, refugees would start inflowing, and measuring crime coefficients would become meaningless
-kogami and makishima both have an intellectual partner whom they highly respect, kougamis being saiga and makishimas being that other guy

Episode 20
(Look up japans population and compare it with the 1/2000000 chance)
-the sibyl system is a collection of criminally jwjdbdjsnejs brains who collectively run the world.
-the sibyl system values akane because she places its importance on its necessity rather than its justifiability.
-ginoza is drained
-how do you define crime is a recurring question
-akane believed that her friend could find happiness even though her scores bestowed her with bad jobs
-by analyzing the corpse and stolen goods, kogami was able to conclude where makishima would hit

Episode 21
-akanes personality is so fucking different... In a badass way
(Akane develops, while everyone else is being slowly unraveled.)
-masaoka sees the fine line between enforcer and inspector, which is why ginoza questions if he doesnt believe in him.
-when push came to shove, masaoka prioritized his sons life over catching makishima. Kogami made the opposite analysis when he saw ginoza grieving over masaoka almost near death

Episode 22
-akane wants to essentially be on even ground with makishima and kogami
-akane trusts kogami to capture makishima
-kogami is surprised at akanes development
-the law doesnt protect people, people protect the law
-makishima realizes that akane is criminally andknsid and doesnt kill her when hes given the chance
-kougami chooses to kill makishima
-the thought of someone lilling makishima ofher than kougami never crossed his mind
-makishima cries
-makishima asks if kougami can find a replacement for him... Kogamj hopes not
-akane cries because kogami finally became a killer
-even though akane failed, the ss still values her
-creating a society where everyone knows what the ss is and accepts it would achieve stability and prosperity of the future human society. They believe akane can help people to do that
-ginoza didn't like how his face looked, so he hid it with glasses and long hair
-mika is put in a similar camera angle and situation as akane in the beginning
-Everything regarding the dominators, inspectors, and even akane is fucking intimidating to mika