History YMMV / PsychoPass

* CompleteMonster: Season 1 has the season's BigBad and two {{Serial Killer}}s:
** [[{{Ubermensch}} Shōgo Makishima]] is the darkly charismatic villain who [[TheCorrupter believes people living out their darkest desires]] is the "true state" of humanity. Contacting multiple killers to enable them to do as they please, Makishima allows one project to turn his classmates into grotesque statues and another to hunt people at his leisure, disposing of his pawns when they inevitably bore him. [[PureIsNotGood Undetectable to the Sibyl System's criminal registering metric]], Makishima takes advantage of his unique state of being to slit the throat of an innocent girl in front of her best friend in pure bliss at his mockery of Japan's protection measures. [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Wishing to plunge the country into anarchy]], Makishima organizes a terrorist attack on the building housing Sibyl, causing mass riots in the streets and putting all of Tokyo at risk while he infiltrates the building. When his initial attempt fails, Makishima attempts to [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink sabotage Japan's food supply]] and forms a twisted attachment to Enforcer Shinya Kōgami, unable to believe Shinya can go on without him when Makishima is gone.
** [[TeensAreMonsters Rikako Ōryō]], one of Shogo Makishima's side projects, [[WickedCultured relishes Shakespeare's plays]] when they depict human cruelty and suffering. Rikako has an obsession with [[MadArtist creating art]] by drugging her fellow [[PsychoLesbian female]] students before murdering them. In order to mimic her father's artworks, which Rikako enjoyed even if she had nothing but contempt for the man himself, Rikako dissects the girls and arranges the corpses into scenes to mirror the portraits.

* EvilIsSexy: For such a ruthless villain, Shōgo Makishima is quite the pleaser to the eyes.

* MisaimedFandom: After Episode 11, {{Ma|gnificentBastard}}kishima has picked up [[DracoInLeatherPants a nice pair of leather pants]] with parts of the fandom. [[{{Bishonen}} Is]] [[EvilIsSexy anyone surprised?]]

** For Kyōka Tsujigai, Colonel Yoshito Takaesu, Jean-Marcel Belmondo [[Anime/PsychoPassSinnersOfTheSystem' see here]].

** For Colonel Nicholas Wong and Desmond Rutaranga [[''Anime/PsychoPassTheMovie'' see here]].
** For Kyōka Tsujigai, Colonel Yoshito Takaesu, Jean-Marcel Belmondo [[''Anime/PsychoPassSinnersOfTheSystem'' see here]].

** For Colonel Nicholas Wong and Desmond Rutaranga [[''Anime/PsychoPassTheMovie'' see here]]
** For Kyōka Tsujigai, Colonel Yoshito Takaesu, Jean-Marcel Belmondo [[''Anime/PsychoPassSinnersOfTheSystem'' see here]]

** For Colonel Nicholas Wong and Desmond Rutaranga [[see here '''Anime/PsychoPassTheMovie''']]
** For Kyōka Tsujigai, Colonel Yoshito Takaesu, Jean-Marcel Belmondo [[see here '''Anime/PsychoPassSinnersOfTheSystem''']]

** For Colonel Nicholas Wong and Desmond Rutaranga [['''Anime/PsychoPassTheMovie''' see here]]
** For Kyōka Tsujigai, Colonel Yoshito Takaesu, Jean-Marcel Belmondo [['''Anime/PsychoPassSinnersOfTheSystem''' see here]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** Both the first opening, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwG2aYlIXFA abnormalize]]'' and the first ending theme, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9WcG0OMElo Namae no Nai Kaibutsu]]'' qualify.
** The second opening, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYjTRIDkD_c Out of Control]]'' counts as well, and the second ending, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5eYNOnyBcU All Alone With You]]'', does a good job at just being depressing. Which is awesome in its own sort of way, considering the show's general [[DarkerAndEdgier mood]] and [[CrapsackWorld setting]].
*** To make it even better, both endings are performed by [[Anime/GuiltyCrown EGOIST]], the musical project by Ryo of Music/{{Supercell}} fame and lead vocalist Chelly.
** Ling Tosite Sigure and EGOIST both returned to do Season 2's OP and ED, in the form of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EsskV-b-JQ Enigmatic Feeling]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIRNRNd7nJo Fallen]]'' respectively.
** And on top of that, they've also done the opening for the stage play, ''Virtue and Vice'' with the absolute rocking ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVViGO3Gmyg laser beamer]]'', so titled because TK can play his electric guitar to emulate the sound of a laser beam.
** The show's main [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nArpKw8ObM0 action theme]], ''[[TitleDrop Psycho-Pass]]'', and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1jEeRz9zYI its 2nd season remix]], two extremely badass peaces that set the tone for the anime wonderfully. Its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGhdhT1YgMY 3rd season theme]] more than makes up for it, being distinct in its own right while also paying tribute to the iconic ''Psycho-Pass'' theme we all know and love.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CphVmCFIsVI Sibyl System]]'', a rocking orchestral-electro theme that allows for the character's most awesome moments to truly shine.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Zyf8dBR1o Dominator]]'', a theme that brilliantly combines acoustic guitar with some epic percussion that is slick and badass.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtHnmcvUCrY Cymatic Scan]]'' from S2, a downtempo peace that beautifully displays the most emotional moments of the season.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V2gd4itdYY Sono Juukou wa, Seigi o Shihai suru]]'' is the go-to music to make a conversation more intense than it should. Bonus points for the (very) rough translation of the title seems to take [[RealitySubtext a jab at the justice system]]: ''Justice is Dominated by a Gun''.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-He_LhT5a_s Inochi no Arikata]]'', a touching instrumental piece marking the end of the first season that managed to be both sad and hopeful at the same time.
** Even though Ling Toshite Sigure and EGOIST didn't came back for Season 3, Who-ya Extended's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leo4W7I6ams Q-vism]]'' and Cö shu Nie's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYJ86E7iYX4 bullet]]'' really make it up for the opening and ending themes respectively with high energy, rocking instrumentals, and lyrics that perfectly illustrate what the world of ''Psycho-Pass'' is.
*** Who-ya Extended and Cö shu Nie also did the OP and ED for ''First Inspector'', with ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z75msaULvM Synthetic Symphony]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvJFBBpnI6k red strand]]'' that really pumps you up for [[ActionizedSequel the movie.]]
** Ling Tosite Sigure and EGOIST eventually performed one last time for the franchise to do the OP and ED for ''Providence'' with ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qkb87eBuc alexithymiaspare]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBFaYKFELg Toujisya]]''. This also served as the final occasion we will ever hear EGOIST singing for this franchise as ''Toujisya'' was EGOIST's final song before the duo disbanded in October 2023, with ryo from Supercell moving on to new projects and chelly focusing on an independent solo career under the name [[https://www.youtube.com/@rechech./about "reche"]].

** The villains were argued to be some of the weakest in the series, being StupidEvil with no motivations beyond [[CardCarryingVillain committing evil for the sake of it]]]. But the arc villains in season 1 also noticeably lacked much motivation for committing evil deeds. However, this was tied into that season's major themes about the restrictiveness of the society governed by the Sibyl System and what sort of monstrous personalities that a society where there's basically zero free will could produce, and all of them were legitimately unique, competent, and threatening in their own right. TheMovie and the ''Sinners of the System'' trilogy started the trend of shallow antagonists, but those also had a shorter length than the TV seasons, so it was more forgivable in the sense that there just wasn't enough time to flesh out the bad guys. But when Season 3 and its sequel movie aired, that was when the most complaints started to occur, as the bad guys up to the {{Big Bad}}s were seen as inferior, with Azusawa largely considered too petty and simplistic to live up to the standard set by Makishima or even Kamui, and Bifrost and its caretakers being much too vague to care about. It's one thing to make the antagonist of a 45 minute movie shallow, but quite another thing to do it to every villain including the BigBad in an entire season of TV anime[[note]]with episodes that are 45 minutes long, at that[[/note]].

** Ling Tosite Sigure and EGOIST eventually performed one last time for the franchise to do the OP and ED for ''Providence'' with ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qkb87eBuc alexithymiaspare]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBFaYKFELg Toujisya]]''. This also served as the final occasion we will ever hear EGOIST singing for this franchise as ''Toujisya'' was EGOIST's final song for an anime production before the duo disbanded in 2023, with ryo from Supercell moving on to new projects and chelly focusing on an independent solo career under the name [[https://www.youtube.com/@rechech./about "reche"]].

** Ling Tosite Sigure and EGOIST eventually performed one last time for the franchise to do the OP and ED for ''Providence'' with ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qkb87eBuc alexithymiaspare]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogBFaYKFELg Toujisya]]''. This also served as the final occasion we will ever hear EGOIST singing for this franchise as ''Toujisya'' was EGOIST's final song for an anime production before the duo disbanded in 2023, with ryo from Supercell moving on to new projects and chelly focusing on an independent solo career under the name [[https://www.youtube.com/@rechech. "reche."]]

** Ling Tosite Sigure and EGOIST have both returned to do Season 2's OP and ED, in the form of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EsskV-b-JQ Enigmatic Feeling]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIRNRNd7nJo Fallen]]'' respectively.

* FanNickname: Kirito Kamui is sometimes called "Evil harem lead Kirito" as a nod to the similarly named protagonist of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' for various reasons, most of which involve a TakeThat or two.

* AcceptableTargets: The citizens in Season 3 who oppose mass immigration are shown to be motivated by nothing more than simple racism and willing to engage in everything up to and including terrorism to keep their country's borders locked down.

** The second ''Sinner of the System'' movie shows Aoyanagi having a good working relationship with Sugo. Sadly in Season 2, [[spoiler:Sugo unknowningly kills Aoyanagi with an Assault Dominator after her Crime Coefficient increases no thanks to Kamui's manipulation. It makes his mourning to her death more tragic]].

* FirstInstallmentWins: Season 1 is regarded as the best due to establishing the world of ''Psycho-Pass'', tackling the philosophical and psychological use of the Sibyl System and introducing the most compeling and memorable antagonist. The next two seasons tried to emulate this style but both are widely considered to fall short of the first season.