Psycho-Pass: Inspector Shinya Kogami

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Psycho-Pass: Inspector Shinya Kogami
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Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Shinya Kogami
PSYCHO-PASS 監視官 狡噛慎也
(Saiko Pasu Kanshikan Kōgami Shinya)
Genre Crime, science fiction [1]
Magazine
Demographic Shōnen
Original runJune 30, 2014November 4, 2017
Volumes6
November 9, 2016 [1] 978-1-5067-0120-2
2 April 10, 2015 [12] 978-4-8000-0425-3 May 24, 2017 [13] 978-1-5067-0370-1
3 December 10, 2015 [14] 978-4-8000-0522-9 September 13, 2017 [15] 978-1-5067-0535-4
4 August 10, 2016 [16] 978-4-8000-0601-1 March 7, 2018 [17] 978-1-5067-0536-1
5 July 10, 2017 [18] 978-4-8000-0700-1 October 26, 2022 [19] 978-1-5067-2225-2
6 January 10, 2018 [20] 978-4-8000-0740-7 February 22, 2023 [21] 978-1-5067-2226-9

Reception

The manga was popular in Japan; The first volume of the series sold 16,591 units in Japan during its debut, [22] while the second surpassed it with 41,263 units in total during its second release week. [23]

Critical response primarily focused on the lead. Robert Frazer of UK Anime Network praised Kogami's role in the prequel manga, Psycho-Pass: Inspector Shinya Kogami, due to his interactions with others, finding it more appealing than Akane Tsunemori's role in the anime's sequel. [24] Kogami was noted by critics to have a different characterization in the manga that distanced his cold personality from the first television series which helps to provide major depths to his character as his younger days are explored. [25] [26] In retrospect, Comic Bastard called Kogami as a breakout character based on his role in the first series comparing him to other popular characters as Dirty Harry and Wolverine among others and thus felt that his characterization in the manga was flat for removing the traits of the anime series that appealed to the audience. [27] In regards to the main plot, Manga News commented that the series does not stand out as the criminals Unit 3 faces are easily captured but still felt there was potential for improvement. [28] [29]

Natsuo Sai's artwork was praised by UK Anime Network for the handling of panels and characters' looks though the backgrounds felt little explored, [24] while Comic Bastards felt that the narrative made little progress as the antagonists do not stand out. [27] Reviewfix said that while the artwork was faithful to the anime adaptation but lacked the appeal of the animation due to the difference in aesthetics as a result of lacking colors. [25] Multiversity Comics also heavily praised the art due to the variety of facial expressions featured mixed with a subtle comedy style. [26] As the second volume started focusing on action sequences, Manga News lamented they were hard to follow with the French translation by Kana. [29]

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