Content & Trigger Warnings for Psycho-Pass (2012)
19 content warnings identified across 3 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Psycho-Pass (2012) contains 19 content warnings : Hate crimes (depicted), Stalking / harassment, Forced institutionalization, Suicide (discussed or ideation), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Kidnapping / abduction, Wrongful imprisonment, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Jump scares, Needles / medical procedures, Drug use (depicted), Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Sexual assault / rape, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Forced institutionalization (severity 4/5), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation (severity 4/5), Kidnapping / abduction (severity 4/5), Wrongful imprisonment (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), Body horror (severity 5/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Gun violence (severity 5/5), Police brutality (severity 4/5), Sexual assault / rape (severity 4/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
12 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Hate crimes (depicted) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Discrimination against immigrants and marginalized groups drives political conflict |
| Stalking / harassment | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Predatory surveillance and stalking behavior by the main antagonist |
| Stalking / harassment | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Both the surveillance state and individual criminals engage in stalking behavior. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Forced institutionalization | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Citizens deemed psychologically unfit are forcibly detained or eliminated by the government system. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters face existential despair and suicidal situations under the Sibyl System |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters confront hopelessness and death under the oppressive system |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Existential themes and characters contemplating self-sacrifice |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Systemic psychological manipulation by an authoritarian government surveillance system |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Continued systemic manipulation through the Sibyl System and new antagonist schemes |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Political manipulation and systemic deception at governmental levels |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | All | 4/5 | Depicted | The Sibyl System's control over society and the antagonist's manipulation of others are central themes. |
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | S3 | 3/5 | Referenced | References to mass elimination of populations deemed undesirable by the system |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Abductions carried out by antagonists as part of criminal schemes |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Abduction scenarios in connection with the season's criminal conspiracy |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Kidnapping elements tied to political conspiracies |
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple abductions occur as part of criminal schemes throughout the series. |
| Wrongful imprisonment | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Citizens imprisoned or eliminated based on algorithmic crime predictions without due process |
| Wrongful imprisonment | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Innocent people targeted by the predictive justice system continue to be confined |
| Wrongful imprisonment | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | The justice system's inherent flaws continue to result in unjust detentions |
| Wrongful imprisonment | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Innocent people are labeled as latent criminals and imprisoned or killed based on algorithmic judgment. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Excessive blood during violent scenes, especially when the Dominator is used. |
| Body horror | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Disturbing transformations and mutilated bodies depicted throughout |
| Body horror | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Bodies grotesquely transformed and destroyed by weaponry and experiments |
| Body horror | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Disturbing imagery related to technological manipulation of human bodies |
| Body horror | All | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme body destruction from weapons and disturbing scenes involving human remains. |
| Jump scares | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Some sudden violent reveals and attack scenes used for tension. |
| Needles / medical procedures | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Medical scanning and injection scenes related to the psycho-pass measurement system |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Drug-related plotlines involving experimental substances affecting mental states |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic animated violence with detailed blood splatter and dismemberment |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Continued extreme animated violence with graphic death scenes |
| Gore / graphic violence | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic violence continues though slightly less intense than earlier seasons |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 5/5 | Depicted | The Dominator's lethal eliminator mode causes bodies to explode graphically on screen. |
| Gun violence | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Frequent use of lethal firearms by enforcers, with graphic results shown |
| Gun violence | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Dominator weapons and conventional firearms used lethally throughout |
| Gun violence | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Firearms and Dominator weapons used in law enforcement and criminal confrontations |
| Police brutality | All | 4/5 | Depicted | State-sanctioned violence through Enforcers who kill citizens based on psychological readings. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters deliberately harm themselves under psychological duress |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Self-destructive actions taken by characters in psychological distress |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters contemplate and engage in self-destructive acts under the oppressive system. |
| Sexual assault / rape | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Sexual violence depicted in a disturbing extended sequence involving a villain |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Sexual violence is depicted in certain arcs, particularly involving the main antagonist's crimes. |
| Torture | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Interrogation through physical and psychological torture shown in detail |
| Torture | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Physical and psychological torture depicted in interrogation and experimentation |
| Torture | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Coercive interrogation methods shown in political and criminal contexts |
Identity & Discrimination
Discrimination against immigrants and marginalized groups drives political conflict
Predatory surveillance and stalking behavior by the main antagonist
Both the surveillance state and individual criminals engage in stalking behavior.
Mental Health & Emotional
Citizens deemed psychologically unfit are forcibly detained or eliminated by the government system.
Characters face existential despair and suicidal situations under the Sibyl System
Characters confront hopelessness and death under the oppressive system
Existential themes and characters contemplating self-sacrifice
Other
Systemic psychological manipulation by an authoritarian government surveillance system
Continued systemic manipulation through the Sibyl System and new antagonist schemes
Political manipulation and systemic deception at governmental levels
The Sibyl System's control over society and the antagonist's manipulation of others are central themes.
References to mass elimination of populations deemed undesirable by the system
Abductions carried out by antagonists as part of criminal schemes
Abduction scenarios in connection with the season's criminal conspiracy
Multiple abductions occur as part of criminal schemes throughout the series.
Citizens imprisoned or eliminated based on algorithmic crime predictions without due process
Innocent people targeted by the predictive justice system continue to be confined
The justice system's inherent flaws continue to result in unjust detentions
Innocent people are labeled as latent criminals and imprisoned or killed based on algorithmic judgment.
Phobias & Sensory
Excessive blood during violent scenes, especially when the Dominator is used.
Bodies grotesquely transformed and destroyed by weaponry and experiments
Disturbing imagery related to technological manipulation of human bodies
Extreme body destruction from weapons and disturbing scenes involving human remains.
Medical scanning and injection scenes related to the psycho-pass measurement system
Substance Use
Drug-related plotlines involving experimental substances affecting mental states
Violence & Physical Harm
Extremely graphic animated violence with detailed blood splatter and dismemberment
Continued extreme animated violence with graphic death scenes
Graphic violence continues though slightly less intense than earlier seasons
The Dominator's lethal eliminator mode causes bodies to explode graphically on screen.
Frequent use of lethal firearms by enforcers, with graphic results shown
Dominator weapons and conventional firearms used lethally throughout
Firearms and Dominator weapons used in law enforcement and criminal confrontations
State-sanctioned violence through Enforcers who kill citizens based on psychological readings.
Characters deliberately harm themselves under psychological duress
Self-destructive actions taken by characters in psychological distress
Characters contemplate and engage in self-destructive acts under the oppressive system.
Sexual violence depicted in a disturbing extended sequence involving a villain
Sexual violence is depicted in certain arcs, particularly involving the main antagonist's crimes.
Physical and psychological torture depicted in interrogation and experimentation





