#and then shinya kougami from psycho-pass

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a modified version of the tag game that @itoshisoup tagged me in where you share all your major blorbos/selfships you've had over the years and (only if you are comfortable with it) specify how old you were when you hyperfixated on them

i was already making this powerpoint but this tag game gave me reason to finish it. please note this is restricted to only characters i have written or read fanfic for (there were three characters on here who i deleted).

actually, in looking at this while my type is largely undefined i do think there are some common elements among them all.

tagging (with no pressure):

@jozstankovich || @shotorus || @mididoodles and anyone else who may want to play

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Psycho Pass Providence — The Re-introduction of Kougami Shinya

Still working on a general review on Psycho Pass: Providence and also a Shinkane/KouAka post. But I had so many thoughts on Kougami after watching the movie twice that I had to document them while they were still fresh. This is a follow-up to a post I made about Kougami prior to watching PPP: some of my impressions did change while others stayed the same. It’s a lot so keep reading if you’re interested in what I thought about Kougami’s character in Providence. WARNING: Spoilers!!!

I’ll begin with the scene in Dejima where Kougami and Saiga are drinking together. There’s one particular line that I felt could’ve been made smoother: Saiga says “the girl is neither a saint nor a bodhisattva, screw around too much and you’ll end up getting enforced. Apologize while you still have the chance Kougami. Take it from an old timer like me.” and he raises his glass with a smile. I watched both the subbed and the dubbed version and the line is very similar across both. I can’t help but think that line could’ve been improved slightly. Maybe it flows more naturally in Japanese so I can’t speak on that matter. But if I had the liberty of tweaking it even just a little, it would go as follows: “the girl in neither a saint nor a bodhisattva, screw around too much and you’ll end up losing her forever.”

And I don’t mean to necessarily press for him losing her as a love interest, but even just a trusted friend or at least a colleague who always had his best interest in mind.

Ultimately, not exploring the more emotional (and by extension—the romantic) aspects of Kougami’s character was a missed opportunity for Providence in my opinion. He’s the second main character in this installment and we got very little inward reflection from him this time around. The last 15 or so minutes of the film is what really impressed me with respect to his character. Seeing him exit the isolation facility, looking back, and then looking ahead, declaring “I swear, I’ll come back for you,”  with such ardor reminded me that he’s still a hero in this story, however unconventional he may be.

It was clear that Akane and Kougami’s relationship had to change in this installment. After 6 long years, they are both different people now and cannot go back to the same relationship dynamics as in Season 1. More on that in a different post. Consequently, the portrayal of these individual characters had to evolve in order to match this change. Initially, when I watched the promotional clips, I was put off by his bluntness—especially towards Akane. But there were instances where we saw the caring Kougami seep through. He smiles once in the film. And this is when Saiga tells him: “I don’t work with the PSB, I work with Akane Tsunemori.”  I don’t know if he smiles because he still finds it funny that Saiga is cooperating with the government or if he smiles at the mention of Akane’s name or even some matter of pride at how much Akane is respected by Professor Saiga. Either way, it was nice to see this moment.

The other less noticeable moments from Kougami were two times when he showed what I can interpret as a combination of grief and frustration. From my observations, his eyes were animated to have this glistening/“quivering” motion, similar to this gif, minus the actual tears — there were no tears in Kougami’s case:

It’s very subtle but please let me know if anyone else also noticed this. The first time his eyes did this was when after Saiga died and he called Shion to consult Saiga’s psychological profile of Tonami along wirh Akira’s poem. Shion mentions how horrible it was — what happened to the professor. Kougami pauses and adds “Yeah”  but the tone is almost as if he had to force it out of himself. I couldn’t help but feel like he was holding it together for the investigation, but deep down was grieving the loss of his dear professor. After all, he told Akane to keep it bottled up until the end of the case. The second time I saw this effect of his eyes was while he was reading Akane’s letter in his isolation cell. He gets to the part where she writes about being glad to have seen him again and that he helped her find the answer. He calls her a bakayaro, and his hands grab the letter so fiercely that it kind-of crumples while he throws his whole body into a defeated hunch — since he’s stuck in his cell and can’t even do anything to stop her.

I had read some early accounts by Japanese viewers that he was crying while reading her letter: this effect in the eyes may have been what was mistaken as crying.

Although it was nice to see Kougami go through these moments in PPP, I can’t help but feel like there could have been more. However, Providence is a very dense film and I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt that with all the action sequences, Akane’s iconic scenes, and the supporting cast all getting their own memorable segments, Kougami’s development just wasn’t a priority. If Shiotani, Fukami, and Ubukata intend to make an SAD spin-off as they’ve expressed in interviews, I would hope that they explore possible romantic or other intimate human feelings on Kougami’s part — similar to how he learned to be a father figure to Tenzing. In fact, I would argue that after Providence, it’s likely that they’ve backed themselves into a corner with regards to Kougami’s interpersonal relationships. The tension between Kougami and Akane was essentially the secondary conflict of the film and it ended with some resolution midway but also a shift in Kougami’s disposition once he read Akane’s letter, realizing the impact he had on her life. If there’s further content on Kougami as a person, we almost certainly need to at least confront his relationship with Akane and even Ginoza (was somewhat addressed on the boat scene and we see them on good terms in Season 3/PPFI). The other route is just watching a 007-Misson Impossible Kougami getting into knife fights and performing crazy stunts, but I think the PP fandom in general agrees that this option would be dull and a waste of a character who had such an artful inception. Now I know that PP wants to go for a more shōnen look and are cautious of depicting romance between the main characters. It was pretty obvious with Arata being introduced as the new main character and the fact that Yuki Kaji was brought on board to voice him (he’s done fantastic work on many popular shōnen characters including Eren Jaeger). But, showing how love could affect Kougami and how him giving love could present new angles of his character would undoubtedly be exciting to see. We know he wants to protect people. We know that he’s decided to work outside of the law in order to do that. He’s made peace with his revenge and he’s learned that he wants to protect people without any reserve or obligation. Saiga warned him about potentially becoming a killing machine like Tonami if he keeps letting people use him as a hunting dog, and he agreed that he doesn’t want that. I expect that he could follow the same thought process as Ginoza did in SS Case 1 where he ultimately just wants to help people with his detective work, without much care for who’s judged to be good or evil. On this note, it would be beneficial for Kougami to understand his heart a bit more. Maybe visit his mother too? Maybe actually value his own life instead of running into a fight like he has nothing to lose? He’d already prepared Akane for his death way back between S1 and S2. Would he fight differently if Akane were expecting him to come back home alive?

Hope you enjoyed reading my thoughts on Kougami’s character. Still love our chaotic spikey-haired gun-slinging emo cowboy. And I’m looking forward to what the creators might do with his character next.

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Beyond His Dreams

Summary: A stupendous gathering, hosted by the Public Safety Bureau Chief Homura Shizuka, tests Kougami’s limited social skills. The ex-fugitive hardly considers himself approachable, until a particular guest reaches her hand out and invites Kougami to a dance.

No Archive Warnings Apply

Teen and Up Audiences

F/M

Kougami Shinya/Tsunemori Akane

Additional Tags: Awkwardness, Overthinking, Expensive Parties, Slow Dancing, Kougami's Emotional Constipation, Post-Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector

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In the sea of pompous and elaborate getups, gowns ballooned by the riches tucked in their pockets, the footsteps of the elite weighed heavy across the wooden floor. Every step and clack audible, barely any peace reached Kougami's ears since he had entered the party venue.

As expected of Bureau Chief Homura, his idea of a party was not simply that of fine tunes and good food—it was all of those but grander. The newly instated chief had invited the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra to play music for his distinguished guests, the same orchestra that had been gracing the official functions of the imperial family for years. In that event, Shizuka was the boss, and the maestro followed Shizuka’s song requests on command—what a way to have a jukebox. The food, the mouth-watering spread, it was prepared by local chefs who recently bagged gold in a Sibyl-officiated food competition, and their skills were put to the test once again to satisfy the palates of high-profile government officials, public figures, and business leaders. The party's centerpiece wasn't surprising either: an intricate installation of 700,000 shards of glass resembling a giant chrysanthemum—Japan's national flower, symbolizing longevity, rejuvenation, and royalty.

A party fit for royalty, alright. That was how Kougami could put it. Perhaps the grandest display in all of those he had attended before, Kougami suddenly became conscious of his own appearance.

The sophisticated cries of the violins extended across the ballroom, and as if on cue, the ceiling lights dimmed to accommodate the calmer mood in the air. The guests scurried through the room to find their respective dancing partners, and before Kougami could finish his cigarette, everybody had already settled in, hands held and waists tugged.

Meanwhile, Kougami was alone in a corner. To be exact, he deserted his more sociable peers from the Suppressing Action Department for some solitude. His lone state did make him seem like a sore thumb, but Kougami, who spent most of the hour leaning against a wall, was willing to pass the time in that manner, even if people were beginning to shoot condescending glances his way.

Then, the giant doors to the ballroom opened, and the corner of Kougami's eye caught something vibrant red. Like an exotic flower. The striking, colorful gown briskly swept the floor, turning everyone else's attention toward the center. As for Kougami who stood at the far back, he was not bothered to have a better look at the newcomer, until the gown's owner curtsied in front of Public Safety Bureau Chief Homura Shizuka.

Kougami then had a hunch of who it was. He slowly made his way through the stagnant crowd and saw her. Given the guest's petite, lithe build and short brown hair, there was no mistake. The night’s flower of vermillion was no other than Tsunemori Akane.

In Kougami's memories of working with her, Tsunemori had always worn her formal black suit or MWPSB jacket whenever she was out in the field. Sometimes, Kougami’s eyes couldn't help checking her form; he did make a mental note to stop his awful habit. It was, however, a first for Kougami to find his former superior in such a pristine state, and it took everything in him to avoid looking like an idiot.

Tsunemori stood far from him, startled by the sudden barrage of notorious faces known to plaster their manufactured smiles and promises on any bare screen, wall, and pole they could find. She, despite her previous incarceration record, was still a highly sought flower, and the crappy weeds competed for her attention. Kougami’s loudest voice couldn't possibly meet the distance even if he tried.

The Cinderella story never existed for Kougami; hard to imagine it would ever happen in his lifetime. He closed his eyes, he refused to believe in it. When he was about to give up his thin thread of hope, the clacking of someone's heels grew louder with every step. The distance closed between Kougami and that person, and he could feel a presence right in front of him.

So she stood there proudly, the flower of vermillion whose dark amber eyes glowed brighter than the dim lights above, and her pale shoulders and ample cleavage bared for him to see. So tempting, Kougami could hardly resist staring at her.

But the pompous weeds glared at the man eyed by their precious flower. It was uncalled for: the spotlight was cast on Kougami who was never fond of attention. The weeds self-appointed themselves as judges; they deemed Kougami unworthy of standing next to Tsunemori. Kougami's predicament was clearly due to Tsunemori picking him, and she was definitely the first to ever make him feel uncomfortable in his own skin.

“Mr. Kougami?” the flower of vermillion met Kougami's gaze. Tsunemori's curtain of lashes fluttered, revealing the rugged man's reflection in her experienced eyes. What could she have witnessed in those years while Kougami was away?

Tsunemori lifted her hand and reached out to Kougami as a sign of invitation. She asked him, “May I have this opportunity to dance with you?”

The next thing Kougami knew, he was guiding Tsunemori's footsteps, her hand in his, as the two danced to the slowest song Kougami had ever heard in years. Following the dwindling sound of the piano keys, Kougami slowly whispered in Tsunemori's ear, “One, step step. Two, step step. Three, step step, and finally, turn right here,”

The moment was beyond Kougami's dreams, and he still couldn't believe it. As to why his self-doubt ran as deep as the pits of the earth, Kougami was once asked if his everyday was like an endless hell. Most of the time, sure; dread was the usual suspect that invaded his mind. Kougami never begged the nameless deity to grant him bubble-like dreams because he hated having any sort of hope for happiness. To him, the fleeting feeling was always so precious, so fragile.

Unfortunately, rare occasions such as that night reminded the ex-fugitive of a curse worse than his insomnia: seeing Tsunemori so beautiful, Kougami was bound to have difficulty sleeping later, wasting his hours thinking of an unreachable future with her.

Notes: The title and story concept were inspired by the song "Beyond My Dreams" by Sunwoo Jung-a, an OST of the Korean drama series Extraordinary Attorney Woo. If you are familiar with that revolving door scene, I referred to Lee Jun-ho's mini dance lesson for Kougami's line here. And as always, thank you for reading!

[aluvian]

Top 5 ships

Not me temporarily forgetting every ship I've ever shipped when I saw this ask. And then having to pick from the numerous ones I do have. Lmaoooooo 😂

Fox Mulder x Dana Scully - The X-Files. The ship to end all ships. The blueprint. When I say that your faves could never, I truly mean it. Mulder and Scully probably did it first and continue to do it better. We have them to thank for the term shipping and online spaces where we can scream about and over our faves. They've given me permanent brain damage. 🥰

FemShep x Garrus Vakarian - Mass Effect. The ultimate battle couple. My favorite cross-species liaison, who aren't afraid to test the limits of reach and flexibility. Their transition from friends to friends with benefits to UH OH I CAUGHT SERIOUS FEELINGS is immaculate. Plus, we get some real dialog bangers. My personal fave: "You know me, I always like to savor the last shot before popping the heat sink." I LOSE IT EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Neo x Trinity - The Matrix. There isn't a sexier ship out there, and that's a fact. Imagine looking that hot all the time and being willing to die for one another without a second thought or ounce of hesitation, even if it means dooming the rest of humanity. Goals, tbh.

Jaime Lannister x Brienne of Tarth - Game of Thrones/ASOIAF. I would be physically/mentally/emotionally incapable of not shipping something that was Beauty and the Beast coded. ESPECIALLY if it's an inverse of the classic fairy tale. I try not to think how the show did them so dirty. And I have still not recovered from that, btw. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Gwendoline Christie deserved to play book!JB so, so badly. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE??????? The show did give us some iconic moments with them but ultimately wasted all that potential. Still holding out on George and TWOW. I truly believe he's not going to let us down.

Roy Mustang x Riza Hawkeye - Fullmetal Alchemist. They are literally Mulder and Scully in anime form. How could I not ship them? Their devotion to each other makes me want to chew through the drywall. "I'll follow you into hell if you ask me to." HELLO??????????????

...annnnnnnd I definitely have a type when it comes to my OTPs 😅

Honorable mentions: BroShep x Tali'Zorah vas Normandy from Mass Effect, Batman/Bruce Wayne x Catwoman/Selina Kyle from the Batman franchise, Rogue x Gambit from the X-Men franchise, Vash the Stampede x Meryl Stryfe from Trigun & Trigun Stampede, Nicholas D. Wolfwood x Milly Thompson from Trigun, Guts x Casca from Berserk*, Shinya Kougami x Akane Tsunemori from Psycho-Pass, Meryl Stryfe x Nicholas D. Wolfwood from Trigun Stampede, FemRyder x Vetra Nyx from Mass Effect: Andromeda, Steve Rogers x Bucky Barnes from the MCU, Leon S. Kennedy x Ada Wong from Resident Evil...and I truly could keep going. I have a lot of ships. And I will spare you guys my sports anime ones. 😆

*I do need to give a special shout out to Guts and Casca for being especially insane. Imagine initiating a sword fight with a guy, stabbing him, then deciding to fling yourself off the side of a cliff afterwards, having him rescue you by grabbing you at just the right time (with the hand he used to pull out the sword you stabbed him with no less), then crying and calling him a fool, then kissing him, then fucking him. They truly do not make anime/manga ships like this anymore. 😔

Wow. Never get me talking about anything I love because this is what happens. I simply do not know how and when to shut up. Anyway! This was tons of fun, and I appreciate you sending me this ask so much. 💙

Ask me my Top 5 anything!

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Sound Check: Psycho-Pass Collabs With Karaoke Manekineko

2024. June 26th

Photo Source: Karaoke Manekineko on X

"1, 2, 3 sound check, mic test...mic test"

Weeks ago, Karaoke Manekineko decided to join forces and uvulas with Psycho-Pass Providence for a limited-time event---to sing in the name of justice. A singing campaign is in place from June 20th to July 21st, along with the selling of merchandise and collaborative drinks.

Patrons can reminisce about Psycho-Pass' bloody moments by singing along to some of the show's iconic soundtracks. Of course, screaming your throat out to EGOIST and Ling Tosite Sigure will not go unrewarded. Participants of the singing campaign shall receive a present: a digital character portrait as a phone background. There are four kinds to collect featuring Akane, Kougami, Ginoza, and Akira in casual attire while having a good karaoke session. The present is a random pick, and if you're lucky, your favorite character might grace your phone's lock screen.

I wonder if anyone could sing in Alexithymiaspare's pitch, though. Below are the participating Psycho-Pass songs in the collaborative event:

617300: Tōjisha - EGOIST 761365: Monster Without a Name - EGOIST 616211: Alexithymiaspare - Ling Tosite Sigure 713523: Abnormalize - Ling Tosite Sigure

As a side note, EGOIST apparently disbanded in 2023!? What in the world, I didn't know this! They were one of my favorite Japanese bands.

Source: EGOIST Wikipedia

Anyway, back to the topic. A passionate karaoke session full of singing and screaming can make anyone parched, right? Fret not, the collaborative non-alcoholic drinks are sure to quench one’s thirst.

What gets me is that the beverages are styled in each character’s likeness. Different personalities call for different flavors and colors. These are the “flavors” of each character’s drink:

Tsunemori Akane - 🍓 strawberry syrup - 🥛 milk (Strawberry milk is my favorite! I love the light pink color to her drink, probably my pick among the four)

Kougami Shinya - blue hawaii syrup - blue jelly - ginger ale (Is it because Kougami is a sweet, gingery, and spicy person? How meta can this get?)

Ginoza Nobuchika - blue hawaii syrup - orange juice (You can never go wrong with OJ, just like Ginoza)

Akira Vasily Ignatov - Ramune syrup - Calpis (I like to believe that Akira didn’t agree to being marketed as a Calpis guy; no wonder he’s holding a tall glass of beer for himself in the advertisement)

Unfortunately, this collaboration event is held in Japan only. International fans may sing along inside their heads.

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tags you're it

personal blathering space ft. mostly psycho-pass, joseimuke, (j)rpgs, and video games, lit, vibes, and some misc romance-adjacent stuff. maybe writing and some art. 

i don’t tag everything but i will tag content/trigger warnings so drop me a line. i also collect tropes/themes:

#god’s not dead; she’s just very tired. catch-all religion, spirituality, and mythology

#they used to shout my name; now they whisper it. prophets, martyrs, and made heroes

#après moi le déluge. witch grandma à la strega nona and/or neighbor who communes with goats and that old dead guy who lives in your cupboard

#those who do and those who don’t. cyberpunk, machines who dreamed themselves into sentience, (non)binary states.

#upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand. decaying empires, beasts slouching towards bethlehem, and crumbling concrete in the backstreets of the city

#tragedy is clean. it’s restful. it’s certain. the ontology of tragedies, loop storytelling, doomed endings, and good old-fashioned classics

#half daughter / half apology. kind of an ‘about me’ tag— mixture of queer-ing, gender-ing with monster theory and being slightly off from that mental illness luv <3

#diaspora blues. soul-weary homesickness when home doesn’t resemble home anymore

#whatever walked there walked alone. ghosts, hauntology, places that are born rather than built

#romance novels are good actually. because they are!!! also featuring romance novels that i’ve recently read

#💌. future love letters for me and you <33333

#growth. revisit and repeat

#provocations. other food for thot

#footnotes. arbitrary to-read list, mostly history or critical theory/activist texts

fandom-specific things:

#secondhand smoke. tsunemori akane and kougami shinya from psycho-pass (this is THE blog essentially)

#hawya. my fic, “here, and where you are”, a shinkane pride and prejudice/regency au

#pp. psycho-pass meta, memes, discussion, etc.

#sims. my long lifespan sims 4 playthrough ft. shinkane and their descendants

#one single thread of gold. artem wing and rosa/mc (named “elle finch” in-game) from tears of themis

#got your six. shepard and garrus vakarian from the mass effect series because no universe exists where one is without the other

#shepard. my mass effect oc, augustine jane shepard. she’s a pinay earthborn sole survivor with a paragade streak.

#if he is not the word of god. god never spoke. tomas ortega and marcus keane from the exorcist

#please picture me in the weeds. five and viktor from the umbrella academy, and the loving oroborous of the apocalypse that is their family.

#there was the poetry. a dot ham and a dot burr from hamilton. yeah i know

other:

#jm. catch-all liveblogs/notes for all my joseimuke playthroughs

#🌙. my book, the moon eaters, which is magical realism set in contemporary los angeles with elements of filipino mythology! really love this novel, hope to write it someday

#for a rainy day., #drafts. prompts, ideas, fic fodder/memes, and works-in-progress

#notes., #fic rec. media reviews, notes, and recs

#weekly reads. my round-up/reviews for what i read the past week

#audio. mostly showtunes, my middle school emo phase, etc. that i downloaded from limewire

#🇵🇭. philippines and filipino diaspora-related art/text

#gif., #edit. non-fic/art related things i’ve made

#reply. answered asks/replies

[psychopasss4]

You know I never say anything because people will call me a hater but the inclusion of Frederica is so bizarre to me.I have been saying for years that I’d like Akane’s design to be a little mature and her to be a part of field action?Lo and behold Frederica’s grand entrance in SS3.Not only does she have the greatest design among the female cast,she is an experienced fighter who can fight in red stilettos,a great sniper who handles a Barrett m95 like no one’s business.She also has a background in psychology and profiling(but she mostly used Saiga’s class to obsess over Kougami lol).It’s like the writers took everything I wanted for Akane and gave it to her.Also she got fanservice scenes with both Kougami and Ginoza eg the water bottle scene with Kougami in ss3 and the providence explosion scene with Ginoza.Also lots of shots of Frederica in ss3 where you can see her naked,taking a bath,or wearing pretty lacy underwear so I guess fanservice is okay if it’s Frederica?A lot of shippers pretend Kougami barely tolerates her but from what I see Kougami gets along so well with her(can’t blame him because obviously she’s sweet and pretty and flirty and also a great boss,things Akane was never allowed to be)and the horrible part is I can actually see them being a good couple.Even Ginoza was smitten enough to arrange a cafe for her when she’s stressed and he thinks she’s so cool that she’s the female Kougami?Wow.Is this about to be a love triangle?!!!But if I point these out obviously I’ll be called jealous and hateful.But this is what I have wanted for Akane for years now.I feel sad and disappointed and I can’t even talk about it.

~So sorry for the late reply, Anon. 😔 I've been hardly checking my inbox. And just catching up to post PP logs.

Anyways, as a fan's PoV, when Sinners of the System first came up, I remember Dir. Shiotani wants to intentionally introduce new characters who would play a major role. And when the fans pointed "Akane's lack of screen time" since SSS trilogy upto S3/FI, he said he purposefully wants to feature other characters as protagonist.

I would say Frederica is not a coincidence nor a side character. Once the PPP novel and Season 4 is out, I would expound on that one. For the meantime, I will patiently wait in silence 😅.

I don't consider her as a love triangle for KoAka (a.k.a. Shinkane) because Kogami x Akane is not a thing. As confirmed by everybody in Psycho-Pass Production Committee even the Seiyuus themselves (*Coughs* Seki-san 😷).

I leave it to my fellow fans' "profiling" and/or "deduction" abilities. But I think most of us have that gut-feeling already. But again, it's too early to say something and I can't speak on behalf of the PPC.

During the promotionals, I made some ノイズログ which expresses my personal opinion as a fan in this Tumblr Space. Because I don't want fans to feel betrayed. And at the same time, I can't stand the growing "misdirection" of some KoAka fans (Japanese Shinya x Akane fans) which they twist some points of the story. It seems like they only watch PSYCHO-PASS for Shinya x Akane only, instead of enjoying the overall plot.

For now, it is what it is until the official novel and potential Season 4 is released.

Meanwhile, I enjoy and cherish the interactions of Shinya x Akane as they are portrayed in the anime.

For the writer's and production crew, I understand about the marketing strategy but I think they should be sensitive on how the fanbase will perceive things before they start "selling out" those merch 🤭 P.S. no pun intended. [i.e selling KoAka merch while low-key supporting Fredegami 😅]

I don't have beef with the J-KoAka's, because there's no wrong in betting on our fave ship. But we should be open to all kinds of Interpretation the Production Committee is trying to convey.

Let's just wait for the next Season. And no matter how it turns out, Shinkane/KoAka fanbase will always remain as solid as ever 💖!!!

WE FANDOM ARE THE UNSINKABLE SHIP❣️

[risingfire17-the-weeb-trash]

40 Day Anime Challenge Day 27- Favorite Villain: Shogo Makishima from Psycho-Pass (2012)

Synopsis (Paraphrased from MAL):  In the future, the Sibyl System examines citizens’ mental states to predict criminal intent. Inspectors subjugate, often lethally, anyone harboring the slightest ill-will (called latent criminals) before they even commit crime. Enforcers are latent criminals who are granted relative freedom in exchange for doing the Inspectors' dirty work. Akane Tsunemori is an Inspector with an honest desire to uphold justice. However, working alongside Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she learns that the Sibyl System's judgments are not as perfect as her fellow Inspectors assume.

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So, according to Sibyl, this guy isn’t even a villain, even though he teaches others to kill, provides tools to incite riots, and even slits a woman’s throat right in front of police. So why is he not a villain? Because he’s a sociopath! He can commit crime without it affecting his mental state, so Sibyl can’t see his ill intent. He uses the loopholes within the system to commit crime and get off scot-free.

But what’s really interesting here is that he does all this to point out the flaws of the Sybil system. He wants the same thing Enforcer Masaoka wants: a return to a world where people are punished for crimes they actually commit, not ones they might commit in the future. He sees people as dead and unable to feel because of all the efforts to keep them mentally clean. He wants to set people free from their mental subjugation and allow people to truly live. And to do this he’ll sacrifice anything and anyone. And boy am I a sucker for villains who have that “burn the whole world to save it” kind of mentality!

Also, what’s not to like? He’s well-read, musically talented, refined, brilliant, and charismatic. He’s able to lie and charm his way into a teaching job at an elite high school. 

AND LOOK AT HIM!!!!

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Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Psycho-Pass Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kougami Shinya/Tsunemori Akane Characters: Kougami Shinya, Tsunemori Akane Additional Tags: Shinkane Week 2022, Virtues and Vices day 1: charity and greed, post First Inspector movie, heartfelt reunions and introspections of feelings, unbetad we die like kagari Summary:

It was a clash of charity and greed when Kogami and Akane reunite again.

--- Day 1 of Shinkane Week: Charity and Greed

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do you know who else is a fully actualized self aware bisexual man. kougami shinya from psycho pass

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Featured fandoms on this blog are: GoT, Hannibal, Terra Formars, HxH, 07Ghost, TPoDG, AGK, One Piece, BNHA/MHA, Hellsing, K project, Psycho-Pass, Black Clover, Fire Force, Trinity Blood, Dexter, Kuroshitsuji, DTB, YGO, Beelzebub, & Juni Taisen: Zodiac War

-- Below, is listed the specific muses from those fandoms that this blog will contain.

(note: those with the "*" symbol are Request Only muses, while those with the "+" symbol are more like NPCs)

[Game of Thrones] ● Viserys Targaryen III

[Hannibal] ● Alan Bloom

[Hunter X Hunter] ● Illumi Zoldyck

[07-Ghost] ● Ayanami ● Verloren ● +Hyuuga ● +Kuroyuri

[The Picture of Dorian Gray] ● Basil Hallward

[Akame ga Kill] ● Ubiquitous, Seryu

[One Piece] ● Donquiote, "Corazon" Rosinante ● Riku, (Viola) Violet ● Rebecca ● *Gild, Tesoro ● *Monet ● *Charlotte, "Thousand-Arms" Cracker

[Boku no Hero Academia / (MHA)] ● Shigaraki, Tomura ● Sako, "Mr. Compress" Atsuhiro ● Toga, Himiko ● *Geten ● *Kurono, "Chronostasis" Hari ● *"The Curator" Isana ● *Sasaki, "Sir Nighteye" Mirai ● +Amajiki, "Suneater" Tamaki ● +Shinsou, Hitoshi ● +Rappa, Kendo ● +Okuta, "Giran" Kagerō

[Hellsing] ● Alucard ● *The Captain

[K project] ● Totsuka, Tatara

[Juni Taisen: Zodiac War] ● Usagi (warrior of the rabbit)

[Psycho-Pass] ● Kougami, Shinya ● *Gu-sung, Choe ● *Touma, Kouzaburou ● +Oryo, Rikako ● +Mido, Masatake ● +Kagari, Shusei ● +Kunizuka, Yayoi ● +Shimotsuki, Mika ● +Tougane, Misako ● +Hanashiro, Frederica

[Black Clover] ● Vanica Zogratis ● Ladros ● *Dante Zogratis ● *Mereoleona Vermillion ● *Zora Ideale ● *Revchi Salik ● +Noelle Silva ● +Yuno ● +Nacht

[Terraformars] ● Adolf Reinhardt ● +Jet

[Beelzebub] ● *Oga, Tatsumi

[Trinity Blood] ● *Cain Knightlord

[Fire Force] ● *Joker

[Dexter] ● *Brian Moser

[Kuroshitsuji] ● *Ash Landers ● *Angela Blanc

[Darker Than Black] ● *Hazuki, Mina ● *Kirihara, Misaki ● *Wei Zhijun 

[Yu-Gi-Oh!] ● *Mutou, Yugi ● *Bakura, Ryou ● *Marik Ishtar/Yami-Marik ● *Atem/Yami-Yugi ● +Zorc Necrophades (crack version)

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#255 - Shinya Kougami from PSYCHO-PASS