Psycho-Pass is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G, directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani, and written by Gen Urobuchi. [1] The series aired from October 12, 2012, to March 22, 2013, on Fuji TV's Noitamina. [2] [3] Funimation has licensed the series in North America and simulcasted the series on their website. [4]
On July 6, 2013, Production I.G. president Mitsuhisa Ishikawa said at Anime Expo that production on a second season had begun. [5] Titled Psycho-Pass 2, the season was produced by Tatsunoko Production and directed by Kiyotaka Suzuki. It aired from October 10 to December 19, 2014. [6]
On March 8, 2019, a third season was announced. The third season aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between October 24 and December 12, 2019, [7] with a special program being aired on October 17, 2019. Amazon streamed the series inside and outside of Japan on their Amazon Prime Video service. [8] Naoyoshi Shiotani returned as director, Akira Amano as character designer, and Production I.G. as animation producer. [9] It consisted of eight episodes with each episode being 45 minutes long.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | October 12, 2012 | March 22, 2013 | |
| 2 | 11 | October 10, 2014 | December 19, 2014 | |
| 3 | 8 | October 24, 2019 | December 12, 2019 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Crime Coefficient" Transliteration: "Hanzai Keisū" (Japanese: 犯罪係数) | Naoko Kusumi [10] | October 12, 2012 [11] |
| 2 | 2 | "Those Capable" Transliteration: "Nashi Uru Mono" (Japanese: 成しうる者) | Takayuki Hamana [12] | October 19, 2012 [13] |
| 3 | 3 | "Rearing Conventions" Transliteration: "Shiiku no Sahō" (Japanese: 飼育の作法) | Toshiyuki Kono [14] | October 26, 2012 [15] |
| 4 | 4 | "Nobody Knows Your Mask" Transliteration: "Dare mo Shiranai Anata no Kamen" (Japanese: 誰も知らないあなたの仮面) | Itsuro Kawasaki [16] | November 2, 2012 [17] |
| 5 | 5 | "Nobody Knows Your Face" Transliteration: "Dare mo Shiranai Anata no Kao" (Japanese: 誰も知らないあなたの顔) | Kaoru Suzuki [18] | November 9, 2012 [19] |
| 6 | 6 | "Return of the Psychotic Prince" Transliteration: "Kyōōji no Kikan" (Japanese: 狂王子の帰還) | Yasuo Ejima [20] | November 16, 2012 [21] |
| 7 | 7 | "Symbolism of Bletilla Striata" Transliteration: "Shiran no Hanakotoba" (Japanese: 紫蘭の花言葉) | Yukio Nishimoto [22] | November 23, 2012 [23] |
| 8 | 8 | "The Rest Is Silence" Transliteration: "Ato wa, Chinmoku" (Japanese: あとは、沈黙) | Takayuki Hamana [24] | November 30, 2012 [25] |
| 9 | 9 | "Paradise Fruit" Transliteration: "Rakuen no Kajitsu" (Japanese: 楽園の果実) | Kyōhei Ishiguro [26] | December 7, 2012 [27] |
| 10 | 10 | "Methuselah's Game" Transliteration: "Metosura no Yūgi" (Japanese: メトスラの遊戯) | Kazuo Sakai [28] | December 14, 2012 [29] |
| 11 | 11 | "Saint's Supper" Transliteration: "Seija no Bansan" (Japanese: 聖者の晩餐) | Hirotaka Endo [30] | December 21, 2012 [31] |
| 12 | 12 | "Devil's Crossroad" | Itsuro Kawasaki [32] | January 10, 2013 [33] |
| 13 | 13 | "Invitation from the Abyss" Transliteration: "Shin'en kara no Shōtai" (Japanese: 深淵からの招待) | Yasuo Ejima [34] | January 17, 2013 [35] |
| 14 | 14 | "Sweet Poison" Transliteration: "Amai Doku" (Japanese: 甘い毒) | Shunichi Yoshizawa [36] | January 24, 2013 [37] |
| 15 | 15 | "The Town Where Sulfur Falls" Transliteration: "Iō Furu Machi" (Japanese: 硫黄降る街) | Yoji Sato [38] | January 31, 2013 [39] |
| 16 | 16 | "The Gate to Judgment" Transliteration: "Sabaki no Mon" (Japanese: 裁きの門) | Yutaka Hirata [40] | February 7, 2013 [41] |
| 17 | 17 | "Iron Heart" Transliteration: "Tetsu no Harawata" (Japanese: 鉄の腸) | Noriyuki Nomata [42] | February 14, 2013 [43] |
| 18 | 18 | "A Promise Written on Water" Transliteration: "Mizu ni Kaita Yakusoku" (Japanese: 水に書いた約束) | Shinpei Nagai [44] | February 21, 2013 [45] |
| 19 | 19 | "Transparent Shadow" Transliteration: "Tōmei na Kage" (Japanese: 透明な影) | Yasuo Ejima [46] | February 28, 2013 [47] |
| 20 | 20 | "Where Justice Lies" Transliteration: "Seigi no Arika" (Japanese: 正義の在処) | Itsuro Kawasaki [48] | March 7, 2013 [49] |
| 21 | 21 | "Blood-Stained Reward" Transliteration: "Chi no Hōshō" (Japanese: 血の褒賞) | Yoji Sato [50] | March 14, 2013 [51] |
| 22 | 22 | "Perfect World" Transliteration: "Kanpeki na Sekai" (Japanese: 完璧な世界) | Naoyoshi Shiotani, Itsuro Kawasaki [52] | March 22, 2013 [53] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [54] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "The Scales of Justice <299/300>" Transliteration: "Seigi no Tenbin <299/300>" (Japanese: 正義の天秤〈299/300〉) | October 10, 2014 |
| 24 | 2 | "The Creeping Unknown" Transliteration: "Shinobiyoru Kyojitsu" (Japanese: 忍び寄る虚実) | October 17, 2014 |
| 25 | 3 | "The Devil's Proof" Transliteration: "Akuma no Shōmei" (Japanese: 悪魔の証明) | October 24, 2014 |
| 26 | 4 | "The Salvation of Job" Transliteration: "Yobu no Kyūsai" (Japanese: ヨブの救済) | October 31, 2014 |
| 27 | 5 | "Unforbidden Games" Transliteration: "Kinjirarenai Asobi" (Japanese: 禁じられない遊び) | November 7, 2014 |
| 28 | 6 | "Those Who Cast Stones" Transliteration: "Ishi o Nageutsu Hitobito" (Japanese: 石を擲つ人々) | November 14, 2014 |
| 29 | 7 | "Untraceable Children" Transliteration: "Mitsukaranai Kodomo-tachi" (Japanese: 見つからない子供たち) | November 21, 2014 |
| 30 | 8 | "Conception of the Oracle <AA>" Transliteration: "Miko no Kaitai <AA>" (Japanese: 巫女の懐胎<AA>) | November 28, 2014 |
| 31 | 9 | "The Omnipotence Paradox" Transliteration: "Zen'nō-sha no Paradokusu" (Japanese: 全能者のパラドクス) | December 5, 2014 |
| 32 | 10 | "Gauging the Soul" Transliteration: "Tamashī no Kijun" (Japanese: 魂の基準) | December 12, 2014 |
| 33 | 11 | "What Color?" | December 19, 2014 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [55] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | "Laelaps' Calling" Transliteration: "Rairapusu no shōmei" (Japanese: ライラプスの召命) | October 24, 2019 |
| 35 | 2 | "Teumessian Sacrifices" Transliteration: "Teumesosu no ikenie" (Japanese: テウメソスの生贄) | October 31, 2019 |
| 36 | 3 | "Herakles and the Sirens" Transliteration: "Herakuresu to seirēn" (Japanese: ヘラクレスとセイレーン) | November 7, 2019 |
| 37 | 4 | "Political Strife in the Colosseum" Transliteration: "Korosseo no seisō" (Japanese: コロッセオの政争) | November 14, 2019 |
| 38 | 5 | "Agamemnon's Offering" Transliteration: "Agamemunon no hansai" (Japanese: アガメムノンの燔祭) | November 21, 2019 |
| 39 | 6 | "Caesar's Gold Coins" Transliteration: "Kaesaru no kinka" (Japanese: カエサルの金貨) | November 28, 2019 |
| 40 | 7 | "Don't take God's name in vain" | December 5, 2019 |
| 41 | 8 | "Cubism" | December 12, 2019 |