Psycho-Pass 2

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Psycho-Pass 2
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Genre
NameDateDiscsEpisodes
Volume 1December 17, 2014 [19] 11–2
Volume 2January 21, 2015 [20] 13–4
Volume 3February 18, 2015 [21] 15–6
Volume 4March 18, 2015 [22] 17–8
Volume 5April 15, 2015 [23] 19–11
CollectionJuly 17, 2019 [24] 11–11
North American
NameDateDiscsEpisodes
Collection [15] March 8, 201621-11
United Kingdom
NameDateDiscsEpisodes
Collection [14] May 6, 201621-11

Reception

Feedback to Psycho-Pass 2 has ranged from mixed to negative. Dan Rhodes from UK Anime Network noted that Psycho-Pass 2, while entertaining, lacked the twists of the first season and appeal of Gen Urobuchi's writing. [25] Richard Eisenbeis from Kotaku praised the origins of the Sybil System which was unexplained in the first season. While also praising the differences between Tsunemori and the new Inspector, Mika Shimotsuki, Eisenbeis criticized the new antagonist and how much gorier the series was in contrast to the first one. [1] Nick Creamer from Anime News Network panned the series, giving it an overall "F" as he felt the new writer, Tow Ubukata, did not make the anime appealing despite his previous enjoyable works. He went on to say "overall, Psycho-Pass 2 stands as one of the most disappointing works I've ever watched to completion," citing it a failure as both a sequel and an independent series. [26] Mitch Jay from Digital Rice criticized the handling of Tsunemori since the events that happen across the episodes appeared to have ruined her character arc from the first television series to the point he found the quality of the series inexcusable for the staff members. [27]

Kotaku praised the differences between Akane and the new Inspector, Mika Shimotsuki. [1] Anime News Network found her to be different from her original Psycho-Pass traits, citing her mistreatment of Enforcers such as Nobuchika Ginoza, and also speculated that the character might have a crush on Yayoi Kunizuka, as Shimotsuki tends to favor her instead. [28] The Fandom Post regarded Shimotsuki as a "too divisive character to say the least", commenting on the way she is used by Togane to attack Tsunemori. It said that Shimotsuki was "a really unlikeable co-protagonist due to the fact whilst she has her own views, she always gets into trouble and never seems to accept that it is her fault", and drew negative parallels with Akane Tsunemori's arc from the original series, saying that while Tsunemori often has detractors, she still manages to become more appealing due to her screentime. [29] UK Anime Network said that, while Shimotsuki did not come across as likable, she is made more sympathetic by the difficulties she faces as a result of Togane and Sybil's manipulations. [30] According to My Reviewer, while the series starts strong, by the eighth episode, the series jumps the shark due to poor handling of characters that make a major impact in the story. Nevertheless, the writer found the visual and voice acting appealing [31]

In retrospective, Robert Frazer of UK Anime Network panned the anime, citing it as so unlikable he would rather see the prequel focused on Shinya Kogami's work as an inspector written in a manga. [32] Comic Book Resources also panned it, calling it one of the biggest disappointments within anime as it failed to live up to the first series' popularity, lacking the cast that made it interesting, and the poor handling of Kirito Kamui's traps to the Sybil System. [33] [34]

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