Psycho-Pass

1. Psycho-Pass (22 episodes)
2. Psycho-Pass 2 (11 episodes)

Rating: 5/5

Description:
In the future, even just thinking about a crime is enough to make you guilty – and justice is dispensed from the barrel of a gun. Detectives work in teams made up of Enforcers and Inspectors. Enforcers take out the bad guys, and Inspectors make sure their partners don’t cross the fine line between good and evil. The great equalizer in the war against thugs is the Dominator, a futuristic weapon that can read minds and assess the probability that a citizen will turn criminal. There are no trials. Only Enforcers, Inspectors, and the Dominator. Commit a crime in your mind – and the Dominator will make sure you pay the ultimate price.
Airing from 2012 – present.

Genres: science fiction, action, police, mystery, shounen

Notes/Review:
I really like futuristic, dystopian settings so naturally this one pleased me. It raises questions about justice systems, how criminals are defined and treated, and what role authority plays in people’s lives.
Season 2 Update: Season 2 didn’t quite measure up to the first, but I still enjoyed it. The ending was a bit anticlimactic for me. There was so much focus on certain characters that others were left in the shadows, which is fine, I suppose, for the old characters, but I wish that there was more character development for the new recruits, especially Hinakawa. But overall, what I initially enjoyed the most about season one is how thought-provoking it is, and season two delves further into the ways of the justice system.