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In the year 2113, people are given brain scans to determine how likely they are to commit a crime. Those who fail are apprehended, or even killed.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 3 - The Devil’s Proof
    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #1 - The Devil’s Proof

    S2:E3

    Right before Kitazawa was executed, he mentioned the name of someone who had supposedly been helping him. While others just think that he was crazy, Akane wants to get to the bottom of this case and tries to seek out help from someone.

    Director:Kaoru Suzuki
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  2. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 5 - Unforbidden Games
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Unforbidden Games

    S2:E5

    The MSPWB has identified a possible hiding place for Kamui, and Divisions 1 and 3 are sent to the scene in order to investigate. Meanwhile, Akane has Saiga help with Representative Masuda’s interrogation.

    Directors:Yuuzou Satou, Keisuke Kojima, Naoyoshi Shiotani, Kiyotaka Suzuki
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  3. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 1 - The Scales of Justice <299/300>
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The Scales of Justice <299/300>

    S2:E1

    A series of bombings takes place in Tokyo. After some analysis, the detectives figure out who the culprit is and his whereabouts, and head to his location. Akane wants to be cautious, but the other Inspectors decide to rush in, and...

    Director:Yuuzou Satou
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  4. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 4 - The Salvation of Job
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #4 - The Salvation of Job

    S2:E4

    A man occupies a mental care facility and starts acting violent, but Inspector Aoyanagi’s Dominator does not consider him a threat. As the Area Stress Level rises, Division 3 takes over the case and brings in a new armament to deal with the situation.

    Director:Satoshi Takafuji
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  5. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 2 - The Creeping Unknown
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #5 - The Creeping Unknown

    S2:E2

    An Enforcer from Division 2 was executed by a Dominator and an Inspector from the same division has gone missing. The only clue they have is the mysterious message “WC?” left at the crime scene. But who could commit a crime without being detected?

    Director:Tomoya Takahashi
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  6. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 7 - Untraceable Children
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Untraceable Children

    S2:E7

    Multiple Dominators were stolen by Kamui during the massacre caused by the Military Drones. Who does he intend to use those Dominators on? And why hasn’t the Sibyl System taken any action to deactivate them? Akane goes to see Kasei to get answers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  7. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 8 - Conception of the Sibyl
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Conception of the Sibyl

    S2:E8

    Kamui has been hiding in plain sight using Holos that take the form of dead people aged up, which makes Akane realize that his actions have been planned in great detail. Meanwhile, Mika closes in on the truth about Kamui and submits a report to Kasei.

    Director:Masahiko Matsuyama
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  8. Psycho-Pass Season 3 Episode 8 - Cubism
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Cubism

    S3:E8

    Unit One has begun to grasp the truth behind the incidents following each other like a line of falling dominoes and team up with the SAD to continue their investigation. Arata guards the governor, who is at risk of being targeted again, while Kei organizes a sting using Kisaragi as bait. When he arrives at the appointed meeting place, however, he finds Shizuka Homura waiting for him.

    Directors:Kazuya Aiura, Fumiaki Kataoka, Tomoko Hiramuki
    Writers:Makoto Fukami, Tow Ubukata

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  9. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 6 - Those Who Cast Stones
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Those Who Cast Stones

    S2:E6

    The Military Drones hunt down the MWPSB detectives. While attempting to evacuate the detectives, Akane realizes what Kamui’s true objective is. Meanwhile, the Analysis Lab rushes to track down and deactivate the program that hacked the Drones.

    Director:Yuuzou Satou
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  10. Psycho-Pass Season 3 Episode 1 - Laelaps’ Calling
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Laelaps’ Calling

    S3:E1

    Tokyo, 2120. A massive transport drone crashes, and Unit One’s new inspectors Arata Shindo and Kei Mikhail Ignatov head to investigate. Discovering that Hyper Transport Co. accountant Asahi Rick Fellows is missing, Arata performs a Mental Trace to track him, but finds only his waterlogged corpse. Arata and Kei suspect the crash was staged, and pursue the mastermind who tried to silence Rick.

    Directors:Hirotaka Mori, Tomomi Kamiya
    Writers:Makoto Fukami, Tow Ubukata

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  11. Psycho-Pass Season 3 Episode 5 - Agamemnon’s Offering
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Agamemnon’s Offering

    S3:E5

    A Special Religious Zone is established, where immigrants can practice religion freely. Religious leaders gather for a press event in Mitake New Town, the site of the Special Zone, but the venue becomes the target of a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber with explosives implanted in his stomach. Unit One starts investigating the anti-special-zone faction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Psycho-Pass Season 3 Episode 6 - Caesar’s Gold Coins
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Caesar’s Gold Coins

    S3:E6

    Arata and the others have just learned that there are three more human bombs when a third suicide bombing in New Town’s factory district takes Joseph Auma’s life. Meanwhile, Kei and Kisaragi have infiltrated Heaven’s Leap in search of clues to the terrorist serial bombings. They discover proof they’re looking for, but find themselves exposed and taken captive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 9 - Omnipotence Paradox
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Omnipotence Paradox

    S2:E9

    After figuring out who Sakuya Togane really is, Inspector Shimotsuki also learns the truth about the Sibyl System. In the meantime, Kamui and his accomplices are moving forward with their plan using the Dominators he took from the MWPSB.

    Directors:Keisuke Kojima, Shintaro Itoga
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  14. Psycho-Pass Season 3 Episode 2 - Teumessian Sacrifices
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Teumessian Sacrifices

    S3:E2

    Unit One chases a suspect in the staged crash, Hyper Transport Co. executive Takumi Yonehara, into an abandoned zone. But when they track Yonehara down, they find he’s already dead. Arata and Kei ignore Chief Shimotsuki’s orders and pursue the mastermind, Sasagawa, to Ariake Airport, where two unfamiliar men stand in their way: Shinya Kogami and Nobuchika Ginoza of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Psycho-Pass Season 3 Episode 4 - Political Strife in the Colosseum
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Political Strife in the Colosseum

    S3:E4

    Freelance journalist Yayoi Kunizuka joins Unit One as an investigation consultant to fill the gap left by Kei’s suspension. As the investigation progresses, Unit One uncovers Karina Komiya’s greatest secret. Guessing that Karina will be the next to be attacked, they rush to her gubernatorial debate at the Giga Arena.

    Director:Yukio Kuroda
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Psycho-Pass Season 3 Episode 7 - Don’t Take God’s Name in Vain
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Don’t Take God’s Name in Vain

    S3:E7

    Through a Mental Trace, Arata discovers that the supposedly-dead Kurisu is alive and uncovers the truth behind the terrorist bombings. Shimotsuki, meanwhile, has launched a forced search of Heaven’s Leap and brought Unit Two to locate Kei. Torri, cornered, takes Maiko hostage and confronts Kei, but Maiko takes advantage of a momentary opening to end his life.

    Directors:Akie Ishii, Toshiyuki Sone
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Psycho-Pass Season 3 Episode 3 - Herakles and the Sirens
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Herakles and the Sirens

    S3:E3

    After meeting Karina Komiya face-to-face, Arata senses something unfathomable from her, but can’t find a clue to the case. Then Lee Aki, the secretary of her opponent, Kosuke "Heracles" Yakushiji, is murdered. Unit One decides to split up to investigate both the attackers and their victims, but…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 10 - Gauging the Soul
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Gauging the Soul

    S2:E10

    The ghost has revealed himself and taken action. Kamui and his group take over five hundred passengers in subway trains as hostages and start shooting them randomly with Dominators. What are they trying to accomplish? What is the MWPSB’s next move?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  19. Psycho-Pass Season 1 Episode 2 - Those Capable
    7.3/10(624 votes)

    #19 - Those Capable

    S1:E2

    While Kogami is recuperating from Akane’s Paralyzer shot, she begins to worry about whether she is suited to be an Inspector after the fallout from her first case. On her second day on the job, she begins to learn more about the Enforcers she works with.

    Director:Takayuki Hamana
    Writers:Gen Urobuchi, Makoto Fukami

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  20. Psycho-Pass Season 2 Episode 11 - What Color?
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #20 - What Color?

    S2:E11

    The time for judgment has come. Akane advances towards the core of the Sibyl System with Kamui. Which will be judged, Kamui or Sibyl? What is Sibyl’s answer to Kamui’s existence? What is Kamui’s intention? The rules of the world are about to change.

    Directors:Katsuya Shigehara, Yuuzou Satou, Masahiko Matsuyama
    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  21. Psycho-Pass Season 1 Episode 12 - Devil's Crossroad
    7.5/10(480 votes)

    #21 - Devil's Crossroad

    S1:E12

    Taking place three years prior to the series, the episode focuses on Yayoi, who was a guitarist in a band before being imprisoned in a rehabilitation facility for being a latent criminal. As she anxiously waits for release so she can play the guitar again, she is approached by Kogami, who was still a detective, and Ginoza about a series of crimes occuring in the area she was once familiar with. She initially rejects their offer until Kogami gives her some guitar strings which reminded her of a guitarist she admired, Rina Takizaki. When the club they are investigating gets set on fire after Kogami's partner Mitsuru Sasayama jumps the gun in approaching culprits dealing with molotov cocktails, Yayoi decides to search for Rina, only to discover she is part of a resistance group selling the molotov cocktails in the hopes of overthrowing the Sybil system.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  22. Psycho-Pass Season 1 Episode 3 - Rearing Conventions
    7.6/10(579 votes)

    #22 - Rearing Conventions

    S1:E3

    Ginoza and Akane, along with the Enforcers, are brought in to investigate a death caused by a Drone at a Drone manufacturing plant. When the Psycho-Pass of the entire staff checks out, they question whether it was an accident or possibly murder.

    Director:Toshiyuki Kono
    Writers:Gen Urobuchi, Makoto Fukami

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  23. Psycho-Pass Season 1 Episode 4 - Nobody Knows Your Mask
    7.6/10(554 votes)

    #23 - Nobody Knows Your Mask

    S1:E4

    When the CID is brought in to investigate a disappearance of Kimihiko Hayama, they discover that not only has he been killed, but someone has taken over his net avatar, Talisman. The CID tries to track down the fake Talisman in order to find the killer.

    Director:Itsuro Kawasaki
    Writers:Gen Urobuchi, Makoto Fukami

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  24. Psycho-Pass Season 1 Episode 6 - Return of the Psychotic Prince
    7.6/10(508 votes)

    #24 - Return of the Psychotic Prince

    S1:E6

    After reading Kogami’s personnel file, Akane attempts to learn more about Kogami’s past and why he ended up as an Enforcer. Meanwhile, the CID detectives attempt to figure out who was helping Kanehara commit murders in the Hachioji Drone incident.

    Director:Yasuo Ejima
    Writers:Gen Urobuchi, Makoto Fukami

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  25. Psycho-Pass Season 1 Episode 7 - Symbolism of Bletilla Striata
    7.7/10(503 votes)

    #25 - Symbolism of Bletilla Striata

    S1:E7

    After realizing that the recent murders and the Specimen Case are indeed connected, Ginoza takes Kogami off the case and requests Tsunemori to watch over him. Tsunemori discusses Sasayama's murder with Kogami, and he gives her his one piece of evidence: a blurry image of Makishima. Meanwhile, Makishima, in a study with another older man, reveals the circumstances of Rikako Oryo's father's death and discusses the nature of the shortening life expectancy in this "perfect" world. Later, Rikako continues her crimes with the help of Makishima's colleague, Choe Gu-Sung, and abducts another fellow student who is worried about her friend's disappearance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Gen Urobuchi, Makoto Fukami

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Devil’s Proof" is the worst rated episode of "Psycho-Pass". It scored 5.5/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Kaoru Suzuki and written by Jun Kumagai, it aired on 10/24/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Unforbidden Games".