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NEWS: Psycho-Pass's 1st Promo With Anime Footage Streamed

Bob from Accounting wrote:

This looks like an exciting and interesting dark action series. So it'll probably end up as a romcom or something.

Gen Urobuchi's scripting it, so not likely.

To everyone who thinks this is a Blade Runner homage, you do know that film was adapted from Philip K. Dick's Androids novel, right?

The Psycho-Pass gun is basically the Voigt-Kampff test only with CGI-animation.

I've never seen the movie but I loved the Androids novel, so this show is probably the only Fall show (along with Kamisama Kiss) that I have high expectations for.

darkchibi07 wrote:

danilo07 wrote: Quote: Can't wait to find out who's simulcasting this. It is noitamina so it will most likely be crunchyroll. This has the potential to attract a bigger audience so I think FUNimation may actually get this one (unless Sentai does the unexpected).

Although even when Sentai picks up a show it usually gets streamed on CR first (well, that's how they've been doing it the past few seasons anyway, they have streamed some stuff independent of CR as well), but this really feels more like a Funi show to me (in which case I wouldn't expect an announcement until mid-October).

Are you trolling or do you legitimately not know who Urobuchi is?

Keichitsu0305 wrote:

To everyone who thinks this is a Blade Runner homage, you do know that film was adapted from Philip K. Dick's Androids novel, right? The Psycho-Pass gun is basically the Voigt-Kampff test only with CGI-animation.

I don't think the Voigt-Kampff test had quite the same meaning and significance in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep than the gun has in Psycho-Pass. The gun is a heck of a lot more direct, so it probably wouldn't serve the same story function.

Great book.

I'm very interested to see what this is. With this director and writer combination, it'll at least probably be memorable.

Do you? The man is a pathological liar and trickster. From a superficial standpoint based on promotional materials, this show actually looks grimdark from the beginning. Therefore I'm sceptical that it really is.

Bob from Accounting wrote:

Do you? The man is a pathological liar and trickster. From a superficial standpoint based on promotional materials, this show actually looks grimdark from the beginning. Therefore I'm sceptical that it really is.

Because it's not like Saya no Uta was grimdark from the very beginning either, eh? And surely, he must have focused exclusively on grimdark shows just so that he could fake us out with a romcom that doesn't use its vast potential to examine morality and justice at all. Because he's like that; always not using the horribleness potential of the show's concept to its fullest.

The reports on 2ch from people who saw the closed doors pre-air says its typical Urobuchi stuff, and pretty grotesque... so I doubt you'll need to worry about it becoming some romcom.

danilo07 wrote:

Expect for some awkward moments with CG gun it looks pretty good! I also recall people complaining that modern anime only has influences from other animes,well this show already made a direct homage to Blade Runner at 00:18 and 00:22.

According to some interviews the show is meant to be more of a retake on Ghost in the Shell more than anything else but it's cool if some other homages are in there. Show looks really amazing though. CGI stands out a bit but Prodo I.G. does their CG pretty well so I'm not worried much about that.

Can't wait to find out who's simulcasting this.

Most looking forward to this and Kamisama Hajimemashita for Fall 2012. SciFi Cop Drama and a Supernatural Romantic Comedy ... what else do you need?

Chagen46 wrote:

Are you trolling or do you legitimately not know who Urobuchi is?

Do you? The man is a pathological liar and trickster. From a superficial standpoint based on promotional materials, this show actually looks grimdark from the beginning. Therefore I'm sceptical that it really is.