Psycho-Pass
In a 22nd-century Japan governed by the Sibyl System — which quantifies human psychological states and criminality as a numerical 'Crime Coefficient' — new Inspector Akane Tsunemori of the Public Safety Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division 1 hunts the elusive criminal Shogo Makishima alongside Enforcer Shinya Kougami. The franchise spans TV anime Season 1 (22 episodes, 2012–2013), Season 2 (11 episodes, 2014), a theatrical film (2015), and further entries.
- Genre:
- SF / ディストピア / 犯罪 / サスペンス
- Medium:
- Anime / Film
Psycho-Pass — Timeline20 events
Sibyl System Goes into Full Effect
After roughly a decade of ministerial reorganization and the expansion of a national aptitude-testing program, the Sibyl System is formally enacted under the Ministry of Welfare. Psychomatic scan technology quantifies each citizen's psychological state, enabling comprehensive management of career placement and daily life across Japanese society.
— Based on official series lore and in-universe references.
Public Safety Bureau Established; Inspector and Enforcer System Created
As Sibyl's reach expands, the Public Safety Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division is established under the Ministry of Welfare. It operates a two-tier law-enforcement model: Inspectors, who carry the Dominator sidearm linked to Sibyl, and Enforcers — individuals with elevated Crime Coefficients who work field investigations under Inspector supervision.
— World-building depicted throughout TV anime Season 1.
Kougami Joins as Inspector; Becomes Entangled in the Specimen Case
Newly assigned Inspector Shinya Kougami suffers a severe psychological blow when his subordinate Mitsuru Sasayama is found murdered and plastinated as part of the serial 'Specimen Case.' Kougami's Crime Coefficient rises sharply; after prioritizing the investigation over therapy, he is classified as a latent criminal and demoted to Enforcer.
— Depicted in Season 1 flashbacks and the spin-off novel 'The Nameless Monster.' Set approximately three years before Season 1.
Akane Tsunemori Assigned to Criminal Investigation Division 1
Akane Tsunemori, a new Inspector who voluntarily chose the Criminal Investigation Division despite her near-perfect Psycho-Pass score, is assigned to Division 1. She is partnered with senior Inspector Nobuchika Ginoza and placed in command of four Enforcers: Kougami, Masaoka Tomomi, Shuusei Kagari, and Yayoi Kunizuka. On her first day she confronts the ambiguities of field policing.
— TV anime Season 1, Episode 1.
Makishima Shogo Comes onto Division 1's Radar; His 'Criminally Asymptomatic' Nature Revealed
Shogo Makishima emerges as the mastermind behind a string of violent crimes. Investigations reveal he is 'criminally asymptomatic' — his Crime Coefficient reads near zero regardless of his actions, making lawful judgment by the Sibyl System impossible. Kougami becomes convinced that Makishima is also the perpetrator of the Specimen Case years earlier.
— Mid-season 1. Criminal asymptomaticity is a central concept of the series.
Rikako Oryo Case — High School Student Murders Orchestrated by Makishima
Rikako Oryo, head of the art club at Seiryo Academy and daughter of a renowned painter, is revealed to have seduced and murdered female classmates, displaying their bodies as plastinated artworks mimicking her late father's pieces — all under Makishima's ideological influence. Division 1 closes in on her, but Makishima disposes of her before she can be apprehended.
— TV anime Season 1, around Episodes 5–7.
Makishima Kills Akane's Friend Yuki; First Direct Confrontation with Akane
Makishima murders Akane's close friend Yuki Funahara in front of her, forcing Akane into a direct confrontation. Because Makishima's Crime Coefficient reads near zero, the Dominator cannot switch to lethal mode, leaving Akane unable to shoot him. The traumatic experience becomes a turning point that deepens Akane's questioning of what law and justice mean.
— TV anime Season 1, Episode 11.
Makishima Distributes Scramble Helmets; Psycho-Hazard Erupts in the City
Makishima and his ally Choe Gu-Sung distribute scramble helmets that block Sibyl's psychomatic scan, rendering Dominators unable to read Crime Coefficients. With scan evasion enabling impunity, citizens resort to mob violence, triggering widespread Psycho-Hazard — mass psychological contamination — and plunging urban areas into chaos.
— TV anime Season 1, mid-to-late episodes.
Kagari Shuusei Witnesses Sibyl's True Nature and Disappears
Enforcer Shuusei Kagari stumbles upon the deepest level of Nona Tower and witnesses Sibyl's true form: a collective network of brains harvested from criminally asymptomatic individuals. Moments later, he is eliminated by Joshu Kasei, Sibyl's human representative. Whether Kagari survives is left ambiguous throughout the series.
— TV anime Season 1, around Episode 16. Kagari's fate is never conclusively confirmed.
Sibyl System's True Identity Revealed — A Collective of Criminally Asymptomatic Brains
Sibyl's true core is an organic network of interconnected brains taken from criminally asymptomatic individuals — people whose own Crime Coefficients cannot be measured. The system lauded as a humane social-welfare tool is thus built on a deeply unethical foundation of harvested human minds.
— TV anime Season 1, around Episode 16. The central revelation of the entire franchise.
Makishima's Philosophy — Only Those Who Act by Their Own Will Have Value
Makishima articulates his core belief: only humans who act according to their own will have genuine value, making citizens who merely follow Sibyl's verdicts worthless in his eyes. This philosophy drives his mission to destroy the Sibyl System. His actions are informed by extensive reading in philosophy and literature.
— Derived from Makishima's statements and actions throughout Season 1.
Makishima, Kougami, and Akane Clash at Nona Tower; Makishima Escapes
Division 1 rushes to the Ministry of Welfare's Nona Tower as Makishima's assault on Sibyl's core begins. Kougami and Akane corner Makishima, but he escapes after a confrontation with Joshu Kasei. Kougami continues the pursuit independently, widening the rift between him and Akane over how justice should be served.
— TV anime Season 1, around Episodes 16–17.
Makishima Targets Food Infrastructure — The Hyper-Oats Farm
After escaping Nona Tower, Makishima devises a plan to destroy Japan's food supply by unleashing a biological agent on Hyper-Oats farms — the crop engineered to sustain Sibyl's managed society. Division 1 pursues him as he heads for the agricultural facility.
— TV anime Season 1, around Episodes 20–21.
Masaoka Tomomi Dies — Sacrifices Himself to Save His Son Ginoza
Nobuchika Ginoza is trapped by a device Makishima set, and his estranged father Tomomi Masaoka throws himself into the resulting explosion to save him. Masaoka dies without reconciling their relationship. The trauma causes Ginoza's Crime Coefficient to rise, and he is subsequently demoted to Enforcer.
— TV anime Season 1, around Episode 21.
Kougami Shoots Makishima Dead — Season 1 Conclusion
Kougami and Makishima meet in a final confrontation in a wheat field. Akane arrives too late to take Makishima alive, and Kougami shoots him dead. To avoid arrest by the Public Safety Bureau, Kougami flees Japan and goes underground overseas, bringing Division 1's pursuit to a close.
— TV anime Season 1, Episodes 21–22.
Akane Rejects Sibyl's Proposition; Continues as Inspector
Having learned Sibyl's true nature, Akane is approached by the system, which asks her to serve as a model citizen who accepts Sibyl's existence for the sake of social stability. Akane refuses on Sibyl's terms, choosing instead to remain an Inspector and seek change from within the system.
— TV anime Season 1, Episode 22 (finale).
Season 2 Begins — Kamui Kirito Emerges
Approximately 1.5 years after the Makishima incident, in 2114, Akane continues as Division 1's lead Inspector. A new threat surfaces: Kamui Kirito, a composite being assembled from the transplanted body parts of 202 crash survivors, whose Psycho-Pass cannot be read by Sibyl — making him socially invisible.
— TV anime Season 2 (2014). Set approximately 1.5 years after Season 1.
Season 2 — The Question of Collective Psycho-Pass; Sibyl Evolves
Season 2's central theme is whether the Sibyl System can judge a collective Psycho-Pass rather than only individuals. Kamui exploits this blind spot, forcing Sibyl to confront group judgment. The system ultimately incorporates the ability to measure collective Crime Coefficients — another step in its self-evolution.
— TV anime Season 2 (2014), 11 episodes.
Film — Sibyl System Exported to the Southeast Asian Union
Approximately two years after Season 2, in 2116, Japan exports the Sibyl System to the Southeast Asian Union (SEAUn) as a pilot program in the conflict-torn region. Deployed in the floating capital Shambala Float, Sibyl initially brings stability, but anti-government terrorists infiltrate Japan and plot an attack on Sibyl's core.
— Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015).
Film — Kougami Reappears in SEAUn; Reunites with Akane
Akane travels alone to SEAUn and reunites with Kougami, who has been working as a tactical adviser to anti-government forces. Three years have passed since Season 1's conclusion; the two face each other again with their respective beliefs intact. The film broadens the franchise's scope by interrogating Sibyl's overseas expansion.
— Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015).
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