Anime Discussion Thread - Page 2734

I don't agree. The exchange at the end was a throwback to the beginning of the series, sure, but the characters and their motivations are wholly different. The new girl coming in only serves as a foil to Akane's development over the course of the series. This is further reflected in how they framed the scene, with the girl looking at the dominator in innocence while Akane is standing alongside the enforcers, now a hardened veteran. Akane replaces Ginoza only in position - her outlook on policing is nowhere near as straight-laced as his was. If Ginoza is replacing someone, it's his father, not Kougami. His descent mirrors that of his father, right down to the loss of his arm.

The post-credits scene annoyed me. Why would Kougami replace Makishima? What possible reason does Kougami have to destroy the Sibyl System? Existential grief like Makishima? Hell, Makishima himself had a pretty poor reason for being the antagonist in the first place - he was more a plot device than anything else. That in itself is fine, but having Kougami transition into his place is a bit of a stretch. It certainly doesn't help that Kougami isn't really developed in the series. We know basically nothing about him beyond his obsession with Makishima.

Overall, I'd say the series did pretty well at developing the characters. The standouts would be Akane and Ginoza. However, the setting is almost completely wasted. The Sibyl system's lack of control over the dominators, for instance, was really odd. They were seemingly only capable of controlling it when the plot called for it. And hyper oats out of nowhere was silly. They had the opportunity to really flesh out this world, but in the end, they just neglected it.

Finally, Psycho-Pass could've explored a lot of interesting ideas about human nature and society, but they never really got there. The stuff about people becoming complacent due to the Sibyl system and not recognizing violence, such as when the helmet guys were hitting people, was laughable. And I guess spouting quotes is one way to attempt to be philosophical, but it really comes off as a cheap way to do it.