Line #38 ShoutOut/PsychoPass


1	* The show makes mentions to mythology, philosophy, music and theatre, especially through Makishima.
2	* The Sibyl System is possibly a reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibyl prophetesses]] from Myth/GreekMythology.
3	* The name on the OS disc used by the killer in Episode 3 has Film/JohnnyMnemonic written on it.
4	* Talisman's stage in Episode 4 is set on a [[Literature/{{Discworld}} turtle swimming through space, atop elephants]].
5	* 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.]]
6	* [[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.
7	* The entire story arc inside the girl's school is basically, down to the details, a summary of the plot and setting of ''VisualNovel/TheShell'', a fairly famous detective-based visual novel. With the twist that the {{Expy}} of the main heroine of that visual novel [[spoiler: is the actual serial killer this time]].
8	* 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]].
9	* 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.
10	* Senguji's hobby and motivations for pursuing it make him an up-to-date [[Manga/GalaxyExpress999 Count Mecha]].
11	* One of Senguji's hunting dogs was named [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraft]], and the other one is named [[Creator/FranzKafka Kafka.]]
12	* 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.
13	** Episodes concerning Rikako Oryou reference ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'' (e.g. "The Rest Is Silence").
14	** Episodes concerning Senguji Toyohisa reference ''Literature/TheBible'' (e.g. "The Fruit Of Paradise").
15	* The [[Music/OdeToJoy glorious Ninth]] has been the [[SoundtrackDissonance music of choice]] for [[Film/AClockworkOrange other sociopaths]].
16	* 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.
17	** 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]]".
18	*** 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...
19	** 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.
20	* 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 Music/KurtCobain, Music/JimiHendrix, and Music/AmyWinehouse "joined" when they all died at age 27.
21	* In episode 13, while recuperating, Kougami is shown reading [[Creator/JosephConrad Joseph Conrad's]] Literature/HeartOfDarkness, a popular novella in its own right, but more famously known as the basis for the 1979 film, Film/ApocalypseNow.
22	* Episode 15 contains a perfect shot of a blood-stained [[Anime/ParanoiaAgent crooked gold baseball bat]]. The same episode also references dystopian novelists: Creator/GeorgeOrwell and Creator/WilliamGibson are name-dropped by Makishima in his conversation with Choe Gu-Sung.
23	* In episode 19, as Saiga and Kougami discuss what drives Makishima, Saiga uses quotes from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber Max Weber]] to explain the Sybil System, and Kougami notes that Makishima would rebut him by quoting [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Foucault Michel Foucault]] or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bentham Jeremy Bentham]].
24	* 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.
25	** In an earlier episode, Makishima dips a seashell shaped cookie into a cup of tea, which is what the narrator does in the opening of ''Swann's Way''.
26	* The first season is set in 2112, which also happens to be the name of a Music/{{Rush\|Band}} ConceptAlbum set in a {{Dystopian}} future where machines control what music is allowed.
27	* 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?]]
28	* 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, [[Literature/SwordArtOnline "Game Start."]]
29	* A popular tablet/smartphone game called "[[VideoGame/AngryBirds Hungry Chicken.]]"
30	* 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.
31	* 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."
32	* Kamui's appearance, motive, and ability to evade electronic surveillance are all traits taken from [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex the Laughing Man.]]
33	* The cyborg mercenaries in the movie bring to mind the Tyrants from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', even having a StealthExpert Russian lady assassin.
34	* The MiniMecha that 2 of the cyborg mercs use in the movie move like and look identical to Landmates from ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}''.
35	* One Line of the song "monster without a name" is " I was born behind black iron bars". Creator/PhilipKDick used to describe the everyday reality as a prison where the bars are not visible because they were made of "black iron".
36	** The title of the song might be comparing Makishima to Johan Liebert from ''{{Manga/Monster}}'', who is called "the monster with no name".
37	* 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."]]
38	* The last part of Season 3's opening shows Arata and Kei slowly walking towards the screen and pointing their Dominators at the viewer, which is an homage to the [[https://youtu.be/Mw8NR6p8gyI?t=99 "Divine Intervention"]] scene in ''Film/PulpFiction''.

Context ShoutOut / PsychoPass