#first inspector

The change of color panel in Kogami's fashion signifies his change of character. His own emotion. He was haunted by his past action. A crime committed long time ago.

He went above the law by shooting down a culprit he can't enforced on his own. Makishima.

Kei and Arata's relationship has a purity to it that I did not expect to encounter in Psycho Pass. "I'll always be there to hold the end of the rope."

Unlike other masculine connections made in Psycho Pass like Kogami & Ginoza or Ginoza & Masaoka, it's not very complex at all. The foundation of it is a mutual trust built on shared losses, which isn't NEW, just, very simple and very pure. The brotherhood that they share that transcends time and nationality (which they emphasize a lot with the immigration plotline) was enjoyable to witness. A breath of fresh air.

I wish that the Psycho Pass writers didn't make Arata favor Karina Komiya to the extent that they did. I know it was a vehicle to add that missing conflict to Kei & Arata's relationship, but it felt like it contradicted his character a lot. We don't really see him advocate for Maiko very heavily, which was probably what pissed Kei off the most (I was very confused too). He kind of goes, "oh no! oops! oh well!" and I see how that drives Kei up a wall. So that rift is there. And it didn't get resolved very well. They get their shit rocked by the respective opponents and then reunite and vow that they'll inevitably confess the truth to one another "someday". I wonder what that conversation will look like.

The Karina thing also bothers me when it comes to her "best friend" and assistant En Owanee. I understand that politically her hands were tied, but it seemed as though she was extremely concerned with optics instead of pursuing immigrant rights. And her friend, after getting fired and THEN becoming a hostage, easily forgives her. Something just bothers me about it but I can't put my finger on it. I understand Karina is written to be commentary on isolationist policy but I wish they wrote her better. And En, please stand up! Wake up! Get better friends!

Komiya is like a mildly prejudiced Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4. And En is basically Tiana from Disney's Princess from the Frog, except Charlotte (Komiya) lacks significant self-awareness.

I think psycho pass 3 was intended to be simple, but missed the mark in that regard. But yet, it still manages to be my favorite season, because I truly love seeing the development of the CID and the growth of established characters like Hinakawa, Sugo, and Karanamori.

So thanks to some fans on this site that have translated some parts of the psychopass movie novelization, we get to see a moment between Akane and Kougami chatting in shambala about Kougami's mother.

Akane refers her by Tomo-san and that she occasionally visits to check up on her. So now that after first inspector he picks her up. I would like to see in PP4 that they go visit tomo-san together for once.

But since they would be in the kougami household when they visit, Akane is gonna have to refer them as Tomo-san and Shinya-san when speaking to them to avoid confusion. It would probably be the first time she would call him by his first name.

I hope that they would continue to use first names more. I feel like it be a first step towards breaking down barriers between them even if it's not romantic. Cause after all these years and the stuff they do, I don't think they have to be so formal with each other.

Season 3 and consequently the First Inspector movie focused on a whole new set of characters. While I won't get into my opinions on them, I do wanna talk about how the characters from the first season and mostly Gino and Kou were handled.

Thankfully, imo, the characterization wasn't affected and its only normal since the writting crew didn't change. However, their actions barely mattered to the plot. It was clear that they were merely included for solely fanservice reasons.

Their appearance and role in the plot felt purely filler. It didn't contribute to the overall arc while merely adding some screen time and action for the og fans of the show. Kou's fight with Kei or them fighting the mercenaries didn't have any implications that added to the overall arc. It felt like a cool little sub-plot.

Purely for just fans who want to talk and have fun, no pressure! But I'd love to have more psycho pass peeps to talk too.