History ShoutOut / PsychoPass

* ''Case 3'' has a not-very-subtle reference to the first season finale when [[https://streamable.com/5jy58 Frederica destroys an enemy drone by repeatedly shooting it at point blank range with a bolt-action anti-materiel rifle.]]

* ''Sinners of the System'' Case 2's climax deals with a plot point involving [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Kyushu Island, a district called "Dejima," and a nuclear submarine.]]
* ''Sinners of the System'' Case 3 has a not-very-subtle reference to the first season finale of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' when [[https://streamable.com/5jy58 Frederica destroys an enemy drone by repeatedly shooting it at point blank range with a bolt-action anti-materiel rifle.]]

* The last part of Season 3' opening where after Arata and Kei are walking towards the screen, they point their Dominators towards the viewer which is a homage to the [[https://youtu.be/Mw8NR6p8gyI?t=99 "Divine Intervention"]] scene in ''Film/PulpFiction''.

* Arata Shindou's "Mental Trace" ability is practically a dead-on ringer for Will Graham in ''Series/{{Hannibal}}''. He's also called a [[Series/TheMentalist "mentalist."]]

* ''Sinners of the System'' Case 3 has a not-very-subtle reference to the first season finale of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' when [[https://streamable.com/5jy58 Frederica destroys an enemy drone by repeatedly shooting it at point blank range with a bolt-action anti-materiel rifle.]]

* ''Sinners of the System'' Case 3 has a not-very-subtle reference to the first season finale of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandaloneComplex'' when [[https://streamable.com/5jy58 Frederica destroys an enemy drone by repeatedly shooting it at point blank range with a bolt-action anti-materiel rifle.]]

** The title of the song might be comparing Makishima to Johan Liebert from ''{{Manga/Monster}}'', who is called "the monster with no name".

** The title of the song might be comparing Makishima to John Liebert from ''{{Manga/Monster}}'', who is called "the monster with no name".

** And in the opening scene of the movie, a voice (which appears to be a combination of Kougami, Makishima, and a sythetic computer speech program) recites a passage from a later part of ''In Search of Lost Time'' (the Main/Doorstopper novel of which ''Swann's Way'' is the first part).

* The Sibyl System is possibly a reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibyl prophetesses]] from Myth/GreekMythology. Masaoka refers to the Dominators as "Sibyl's eyes".

** Episodes concerning Senguji Toyohisa reference Literature/TheBible (e.g. "The Fruit Of Paradise").

** The title of the song might be comparing Makishima to John Liebert from ''Manga/Monster'', who is called "the monster with no name".

* [[spoiler: Rikako's murder of Yoshika Okubo]] in Episode 6 is explicitly inspired by [[spoiler: the death of Lavinia]] in Theatre/TitusAndronicus. Theatre/TwelfthNight and {{Theatre/Macbeth}} are also discussed.

** Episodes concerning Rikako Oryou reference {{Theatre/Hamlet}} (e.g. "The Rest Is Silence").

* The entire idea of being able to sniff out criminals with specific readings and tests and numbers is similar to the tests in Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep, another cyberpunk novel, used to find hiding androids.

* Episode 15 contains a perfect shot of a blood-stained [[Anime/ParanoiaAgent crooked gold baseball bat]]. The same episode also references dystopian novelists: Creator/WilliamGibson is name-dropped by Makishima in his conversation with Gu-Sung Choe.

* The year is set in 2112, which also happens to be the name of a {{Music/Rush}} ConceptAlbum set in a {{Dystopian}} future where machines control what music is allowed.

* One Line of the song "monster without a name" is " I was born behind black iron bars". Philip K. Dick used to describe the everyday reality as a prison where the bars are not visible because they were made of "black iron".[

* The last episode has Shinya owning a copy of ''[Creator/MarcelProust Swann's Way]]'', a book with a prominent theme of memories that involuntarily keep coming up of one's past.

* The way a person with a high Criminal Coefficient can corrupt other people by interacting with them is referred to as Psycho''[[Franchise/ResidentEvil hazard]]''.

* The last episode has Shinya owning a copy of Swann's Way, a book with a prominent theme being memories that involuntarily keep coming up of one's past.

* One Line of the song "monster without a name" is " I was born behind black iron bars". Philip K. Dick used to describe the everyday reality as a prison where the bars are not visible because they were made of "black iron".

* The MiniMecha that 2 of the cyborg mercs use in the movie move like and look identical to Landmates from ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}''.

* Senguji's hobby and motivations for pursuing it make him an up-to-date [[GalaxyExpress999 Count Mecha]].

* In Episode 12, there's a music venue called the "27 Club". It's a little morbid, but there's a so called "27 Club" in real life as well; it's the "club" musicians like KurtCobain, JimiHendrix, and AmyWinehouse "joined" when they all died at age 27.

* In 2099, the Japanese government was actually planning to deactivate the Sibyl System. Altruistic? No: they were going to replace Sibyl with ''[[MeetTheNewBoss another]]'' [[BigBrotherIsWatching national surveillance program]] called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon "Panopticon"]], named after the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham's concept of a circular prison where a single guard in a tinted central post could monitor every prisoner at any given time, and the prisoners would never be able to tell when the guard was looking at them, only that he ''could'' be.

* The [[OdeToJoy glorious Ninth]] has been the [[SoundtrackDissonance music of choice]] for [[Film/AClockworkOrange other sociopaths]].

* One of Senguji's hunting dogs was named [[HPLovecraft Lovecraft.]]

* The cyborg mercenaries in the movie bring to mind the Tyrants from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', even having a StealthExpert Russian lady assassin.

* The cyborg mercenaries in the movie bring to mind the Tyrants from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', even having a Russian lady assassin.

* ShoutOut: The show makes mentions to mythology, philosophy, music and theatre, especially through Makishima.
** The Sibyl System is possibly a reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibyl prophetesses]] from Myth/GreekMythology. Masaoka refers to the Dominators as "Sibyl's eyes".
** The name on the OS disc used by the killer in Episode 3 has Film/JohnnyMnemonic written on it.
** Talisman's stage in Episode 4 is set on a [[Literature/{{Discworld}} turtle swimming through space, atop elephants]].
** Some of the Avatars seen in episode 4 are shout-outs as well. Spooky Boogie's handle and Halloween Town-esque Commfield recall ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'', while Melancholia looks an awful like the Ted Kord ComicBook/BlueBeetle. At the meetup, there is also someone whose costume is [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach.]]
** [[spoiler: Rikako's murder of Yoshika Okubo]] in Episode 6 is explicitly inspired by [[spoiler: the death of Lavinia]] in Theatre/TitusAndronicus. Theatre/TwelfthNight and {{Theatre/Macbeth}} are also discussed.
** The entire story arc inside the girl's school is basically, down to the details, a summary of the plot and setting of ''VisualNovel/KaraNoShoujo'', a fairly famous detective-based visual novel.
** The tattooed criminal in the detention center who helped Shinya identify the killer in Episode 8 looked like tattoo artist and model, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Genest Rick "Zombie Boy" Genest]].
** The house that Professor Saiga lived is based from the [[http://www.wright-house.com/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater.html Fallingwater]] designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
** Senguji's hobby and motivations for pursuing it make him an up-to-date [[GalaxyExpress999 Count Mecha]].
** One of Senguji's hunting dogs was named [[HPLovecraft Lovecraft.]]
** Episode titles make few references as well. What makes this a bit weird is that while one arc only makes references to one source, all of the episodes may not make a ShoutOut.
*** Episodes concerning Rikako Oryou reference {{Theatre/Hamlet}} (e.g. "The Rest Is Silence").
*** Episodes concerning Senguji Toyohisa reference Literature/TheBible (e.g. "The Fruit Of Paradise").
** The [[OdeToJoy glorious Ninth]] has been the [[SoundtrackDissonance music of choice]] for [[Film/AClockworkOrange other sociopaths]].
** The entire idea of being able to sniff out criminals with specific readings and tests and numbers is similar to the tests in Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep, another cyberpunk novel, used to find hiding androids.
*** In Episode 15 the novel is referenced by name by Makishima, with Choe Gu-Sung recalling that it was the basis for "[[Film/BladeRunner an old movie]]".
**** On the subject of ''Film/BladeRunner'', the Public Safety Bureau's tower is exactly like Police Headquarters in the film, which is especially noticeable in the overhead shots. Appropriate for a special police unit hunting a white-haired criminal intent on disrupting the social order from the top down...
*** As long as we're on the subject of Creator/PhilipKDick, the overall premise of the story also greatly resembles the short story "The Minority Report" (and the film based on it) in which advanced technology is used to arrest potential criminals before they ever commit an actual crime.
** In Episode 12, there's a music venue called the "27 Club". It's a little morbid, but there's a so called "27 Club" in real life as well; it's the "club" musicians like KurtCobain, JimiHendrix, and AmyWinehouse "joined" when they all died at age 27.
** Episode 15 contains a perfect shot of a blood-stained [[Anime/ParanoiaAgent crooked gold baseball bat]]. The same episode also references dystopian novelists: Creator/WilliamGibson is name-dropped by Makishima in his conversation with Gu-Sung Choe.
** The way a person with a high Criminal Coefficient can corrupt other people by interacting with them is referred to as Psycho''[[Franchise/ResidentEvil hazard]]''.
** The last episode has Shinya owning a copy of Swann's Way, a book with a prominent theme being memories that involuntarily keep coming up of one's past.
** The year is set in 2112, which also happens to be the name of a {{Music/Rush}} ConceptAlbum set in a {{Dystopian}} future where machines control what music is allowed.
** The second season's first episode plot revolves around a [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters terrorist trying to expose a corrupt government]] by way of multiple terror bombings that [[WouldNotShootACivilian do not harm any civilians.]] In addition, at the end of the episode, we see a shot of a mysterious graffiti pattern. [[Anime/TerrorInResonance Do all these plot elements sound familiar?]]
** All the jokes about Kamui's first name being Kirito paid off at the end of episode five of season 2 when he says at the end, [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline "Game Start."]]
** A popular tablet/smartphone game called "[[VideoGame/AngryBirds Hungry Chicken.]]"
** In 2099, the Japanese government was actually planning to deactivate the Sibyl System. Altruistic? No: they were going to replace Sibyl with ''[[MeetTheNewBoss another]]'' [[BigBrotherIsWatching national surveillance program]] called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon "Panopticon"]], named after the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham's concept of a circular prison where a single guard in a tinted central post could monitor every prisoner at any given time, and the prisoners would never be able to tell when the guard was looking at them, only that he ''could'' be.
** The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Land,_Infrastructure,_Transport_and_Tourism MLIT]] plays a major role in the second season, just as it did in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'' OVA 2 ''Ghost Whispers,'' also written by Tow Ubukata.
** In the second season finale, [[spoiler: Mika breaks down after Tougane dies before her and loudly proclaims to herself "I love the Sibyl System!"]] which is quite similar to the ending of ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'': "He loved Big Brother."
** The cyborg mercenaries in the movie bring to mind the Tyrants from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', even having a Russian lady assassin.