Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System

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Sakura Ayane from "PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System Case.1 & Case.2" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (45568231662).jpg
Nojima Kenji from "PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System Case.1 & Case.2" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (31746464218).jpg
Touchi Hiroki from "PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System Case.1 & Case.2" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (44894193284).jpg
Seki Tomokazu from "PSYCHO-PASS Sinners of the System Case.1 & Case.2" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 (44705229685).jpg
The main cast include Ayane Sakura (Shimotsuki), Kenji Nojima (Ginoza), Hiroki Touchi (Sugo), and Tomokazu Seki (Kogami). Not pictured is Kinryū Arimoto (Masaoka), who died after making the film.

Release

At the Japanese box office, Case 1 grossed ¥189,833,400, Case 2 grossed ¥90,801,400, and Case 3 grossed ¥98,001,400, adding up to a total of ¥378,636,200 for the trilogy. [27] The three movies were released all on September 18, 2019, in Japan in DVD and Blu-ray. [28] Each home media release has appeared in Oricon for bestselling volume in their releases. [29] [30] [31]

In Hong Kong, it was released by NeoFilms in theaters [32] with the first movie shown on August 1, 2019. [33] In Singapore, the trilogy was shown in Japanese with English subtitles on November 2, 2019. [34]

The film was also released in Western regions. Selecta Vision has released the trilogy in Blu-Ray and DVD for Spanish-speaking countries. [35] Kaze Germany has released the trilogy in German-speaking countries. [36] Kana Home Video has released the trilogy in Blu-Ray and DVD for French-speaking countries. [37] In June 2021, Anime Limited licensed the trilogy aiming to release them in August in the UK and Ireland. [38] It was released on October 18. [39] Crunchyroll announced they will be streaming the trilogy on September 8. [40]

Reception

The first film of the trilogy earned positive responses. Anime News Network scored the first film a "B+" based on the further characterization of the returning leads Shimotsuki and Ginoza, which is effective when seeing the need for help potential criminals have, but criticized the fight scenes as too overthetop. [41] Similar response was given by All Time Anime due to the handling of the returning cast, most notably Shimotsuki, as this last character felt portrayed better than in the previous anime series. The reviewer praised the themes explored in the first movie without regarding dystopia [42] While Medium also enjoyed the character development of Shimotsuki and Ginoza, the reviewer found the antagonists to be quite one-dimensional which highly contrast the first series' villain, Shogo Makishima, who was far more interesting. [43]

Both the second and third film received an "A−" by the same site, praising the way Production I.G handled the narrative not only of each individual episode but also of the Psycho-Pass franchise in general. [44] [45] Medium felt that while Masaoka's handling helps to entertain more the audience, First Guardian was the most boring title of all, finding the story "dull" and Sugo as not interesting. [43] All Anime said while the second instead focused on thriller elements while comparing with director Mamoru Oshii's most famous works, referencing Patlabor 2 and enjoyed the handling of mystery involving the criminal featured in the movie. [42]

The third film attracted more positive reviews. Blog All Anime commented on Kogami's dilemma in the third movie. He concluded the reviewer positively stating in regards to the director as "the evidence of these new absorbing, enjoyable films, Shiotani isn't hidebound by PSYCHO-PASS’s guignol heritage; he believes all it really needs are solid, interesting stories." [42] Medium claimed that the third movie had the most entertaining story for hidden depths and appealing nature give to Kogami when training Tenzing and having the most original narrative as a result of exploring more the characters than the Sybil System which contrasts the previous films. [43] Anime News Network praised not only the interactions between Kogami and Tenzing but also Frederica as she is given more complex role in the story in regards to how she often sees Kogami and needs him to return to Japan in an elaborate plot rather than a simple plot device to promote the upcoming sequel, Psycho-Pass 3. [45]

In October 2019, the trilogy took the seventh place in the Newtype film awards of the year. [46] In retrospective, Shiotani believes the early screening of the first two movies were a success. [47] Sumikai recommended the movies to the series' fans for having consistent quality. [48]

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