PSYCHO-PASS 3: First Inspector

PSYCHO-PASS 3: First Inspector serves as the climactic conclusion to the third season of the long-running cyberpunk anime franchise produced by Production I.G. Released in 2020 as a compilation of three theatrical films, the project was designed to resolve the complex political and philosophical narrative arcs introduced during the television broadcast of PSYCHO-PASS 3. It continues the franchise's exploration of the Sibyl System, a dystopian governing algorithm that quantifies human mental states to preemptively identify potential criminals.

The production maintains the series' characteristic aesthetic of gritty, futuristic urban decay, overseen by director Naoyoshi Shiotani and character designer Akira Amano. The visual tone seeks to balance intense, high-stakes tactical combat with the cerebral, dialogue-heavy inquiries into justice and societal control that define the series. Upon its release, it was received as a necessary resolution to the fragmented storytelling of the third season, praised for providing closure to the central protagonists, Arata Shindo and Kei Mikhail Ignatov.