Why 'Psycho Pass' is an animated series you shouldn’t miss

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I’m Daniel Volitich, and I love Japanese anime. I find that watching it stirs up my creative juices for school and work. A few years ago, I managed to catch this series which was recommended by a friend of mine. The title of the show was “Psycho Pass” and it was one of the best animes I’ve seen this side of “Ghost in the Shell.”

“Psycho Pass” tells the story of a young female detective in a futuristic Tokyo. Cliché right? Not so much. While many Japanese animes have this trope, “Psycho Pass” takes a hard turn with the mechanics of law enforcement.

If you remember “Minority Report,” the system by which law enforcers deem people to be guilty is similar. There is in “Psycho Pass” what is called a Sybil System built into the detectives’ guns. When a gun is pointed at a suspect, the system decides what kind of punishment the suspect deserves – even before he commits a crime. This is done by measuring a person’s Crime Coefficient, or potential to commit a crime.

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But what really gives “Psycho Pass” the Daniel Volitich gold seal of approval are the villains. Ruthless, brutal, diabolical, and incomparable, the main bad guy in the story will send shivers down your spine. And yet, he’s only half of the equation.

Give “Psycho Pass” a whirl, and see for yourself.

Daniel Volitich is an animation student from the San Francisco College of the Arts and a pop culture geek who enjoys video games, animation, films, and comic books. For similar reads, visit this page.