This is not meant as self-flattery, as much as it might appear so: That was essentially what one of my workmates from my day job asked me after doing some pseudo-philosophical back-and-forth with him. I just hope all those reading recommendations have not been in vain. Bottom line: People, please read more for fuck's sake!
I want him to have something like a YT channal, book talks, pilosophy and society. I would love to show it to some of my teachers. (sry for my bad englisch; I am german :3)
You should, then, hit videos or books, of Dostoevsky, perhaps, then Blaise Pascal, then Ortega, then the books he talked about. You can literally create such a slice of life in your life, to your own physical bidding, if you so want, attuning your senses. Though, it's unfortunate, that such flavors of paper are not easily what we are blessed with in an age of convenience without sufficient or viable augmented reality for even more convenience and maximising meaning, out of maximised sensory information, because of the want for so-called 'multi-sensory perception/basically kinetic/motor intelligence involvement coupled with the benefit of your usual intellectual intelligence. The recommendations contained within this video are certainly worthy treats to absorb, mull over, and potentially memorise, as you would, possibly, and religiously, a moral verse from some scriptures, or such quotes. That is the most expedient goal for any endeavor to listen to informed opinions.
@@harishkumargujudhur8200 Please tell me that that's just a satirical copypasta and you didn't actually spend time writing that. I'm genuinely concerned lmao.
@@Melavaaa Sure, knock yourself out. I'm not you; you are not me. And the show's name is 'Psycho Pass'. Seriously though, I'm concerned. Certainly, for my part, despite not visiting TikTok. You ever heard about Cal Newport and neurogenesis?
I love how Psycho Pass doesnt hide what classics influenced it and why they hold a great meaning to so many people on a level that persists in culture.
Brave new world, 1984 , the one who flew over the cuckoos nest, clockwork orange. Plenty more but all relate to the ideas about how society will function through people who have absolute wills in what people think,feel and react
infernovoid I disagree with you I've read 1984(one of makishimas favourite books) and I also have a pdf of it on my mobile and I must say the very thought of reading it on my mobile disgusts me.......but then again we all have our own experiences and opinions on things , it is for that reason I think that if makishima were to know about your opinion in e-books he would find it interesting.......I mean like the guy loves observing human behaviour , right?
E-books are tiring and I feel as though,reading books on devices is making me dull rather than active. It is also not good for my eyes if I keep reading books on my phone for hours. I cannot turn the page,I cannot touch the book...... Probably why I am not interested in E-books.
However,they have their own perks. I do not need to worry about my book getting all dirty due to some random accident in the kitchen or hall and they are available all the time as long as you have internet.
Whoever voice acted Makishima should do audio books. I'd love to listen to him read Philosophy or some thought provoking novel. His voice is just like the books he described, it mentally tunes you in to whatever he's saying, and he doesn't let your attention waver for even a second.
@@xxedgy_outsiderxx9978 in just one I mean listen to him whenever I hear him I always get distracted by the velvet voice and recap most of the part to focus again
"When I don't feel well, I'll stare at a page forever before realizing I haven't absorbed a word. When that happens, I try to understand why. What's gotten in my way. On the other hand, there are books I can take in effortlessly no matter how awful I'm feeling. Why do those books draw me in?"
Thinking literally, it could be interest and the way the author tells his story. These two are related. E.g. Many say 50 Shades was awful in every way possible, but I realised there was something that kept me turning the pages. But when I read another short story, I gave up very quickly, I felt as if I already knew the ending, and I was right.
I didn't quite understood this line What does he mean that d books he can absorb even tho he feels bad r ebook ........n then which book r those where he gets attracted I'm confused a bit
@@parallax4475 he means that when reading something the sensation of touching/turning a page in a real book stimulates his senses and prevents his attention from wavering (sorry for bad English, im Indian)
@@jameslawrence5116 I think for me, the process of imagining the book’s characters and scenarios has to be fun, and the characters/story has to be interesting in the first place for me to want to imagine anything about them. That’s probably why I have no issue reading comics or manga on stuff that I’d otherwise have no interest in, since all the imagination is done for me. *Also likely why I can never finish reading anything non-fiction…* That all probably sounds obvious, but I just felt like sharing
As far as I'm concerned this is the best scene in all of Psycho Pass. Without this scene (and several others that serve the same purpose) Psycho Pass would still be a work of impressive philosophical depth and social foresight, but its characters would simply be vehicles for advancing the plot. In this scene, Makishima is transformed from a character in a work of fiction into something approaching a genuine human being with all their quirks and particularities. This scene does nothing to progress the narrative of Psycho Pass, rather it solely exists to make Makishima more lifelike. Unlike plenty of superfluous character details in other fictional works, Makishima's little rant about paperbacks vs. e-books is something that is simultaneously entirely irrelevant to the plot but which fits what we so far understand about the character and his motivations so incredibly well that his motivations as a villain become so much more believable as a consequence. Of course Makishima, who speaks so often of how SIBYL robs people of genuine human experiences, would value the multi-sensory experience of reading a paperback to the completely practical but emotionally stale experience of reading an e-book. This connection between two seemingly unrelated aspects of his character help to elevate Makishima beyond being just another insane terrorist antagonist to being a man driven by his own own sense of righteousness, twisted as that might be.
Makishima's VA is awesome. I first listened him in death parade as Decim and that character was amazing too. This man has something in his voice that mesmerizes the audience. Good job Alex Organ :)
Erick John Bautista I never got far enough into the dub to get to Makishima. The main cast and many of the background characters sound awful. Kogami is alright though.
I read almost all books which Makishima recommended.They are very interesting. Especially I love “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” written by Philip Kindred Dick.
that's the book where blade runner was based, the movie the other guy was talking about where makishima said that had different contents compared to the book
Oh god, Makishima has articulated my experiences when reading the Art of Seduction by Robert Greene! It wasn't just the contents of the book that drew me in, it was the feeling of the glossy paper against my fingers, the sweet scent of the pages, and the color schemes that enticed my eyes. It has left me hooked and relieved some headaches I had reading off the computer. In a way, it has helped me to replenish my attention and state of mind.
Makishima is probably the reason why I try to buy physical books and he's also the reason I don't like E-books. Damn, you don't see villains like this guy always.
Likewise, even now, ten years later, I still go out of my way to get physical books. Amazing how watching one show in your youth can change your approach to something for the rest of your life.
@@conatus1306 really that's true I avoid buying physical books sometimes I just don't buy English books that are given buy school I just download it and study it from there but after I watched this the way I see physical books are changed.
I love how he's dipping a madeleine into his tea. Just like how Marcel Proust describes in, "In Search of Lost Time". His work is also mentioned in the physchopass movie.
It's been a while since I took in Psycho Pass, but what amazes me is the depth of Makishima. From the way he's viewed by Sibyl, he's "normal". His emotions are as they should be, or they're outside of what Sibyl can consider. He can ruthlessly murder someone without having a change to his Pass, but the interesting thing is that Makishima is anything but emotionless. He's the opposite, -- he's more like someone who has integrated his shadow and understand who he is and how he feels and why. He's much like Black Reaper Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul, -- he displays emotions, even if the way he displays them are controlled. Watching this made me realize that Makishima isn't a machine. He's the opposite, he's a genuine human being. The reason he chose not to ally with Sibyl and receive a cyborg body is because of those tactile senses, emotions and everything that makes him human. Without them, he would not be him. The reference to Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Blade Runner illustrate the nuances of what goes on in Makishima's head, and shows just how varied he is in what he consumes.
Physical books have a hold on you that e-books don't. I really relate to Shogo. Urobuchi even described him as someone who could've tried to find happiness had he been born into a normal world; a lot of the time, I feel that's me
Fittingly, that actually plays into a core part of what makes Makishima such a compelling antagonist; he's undoubtedly a monster, but he has a raw charisma that's impossible to deny.
He's a great antagonist! Perhaps you meant do awful things? I agree with his thoughts on Society just not his methods. But without him, this anime won't be worth a watch. I think that Makishima's the most well executed aspect in this anime, except for his plot armor. It's kind of a shame thar with such a great idea like this, it could've been executed to perfection (especially the main character and her police group, the second half of the anime, and season 2!). That's why I prefer Madoka Magica and Fate Zero over than this.
@@praisethelordgriffith8338 I have seen the show, it's been years since I made that comment. And I do agree that he is the best part of the show all though that is because everyone in the this show are a bunch of weirdos. I can respect Makisima for trying to getting a rid of a system as stupid as Cybil. Which is funny because I can connect to a psycho like Makisima over everyone else in the cast because at least he's honest about who is while Akane just sits by and let's a system as corrupt and as stupid as Cybil go by and thinks that they will eventually be put to light. Fate Zero is definitely better and Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, Texholyze and Planetes are also better.
@@civilwarfare101 Cool you replied! I actually didn't continue the anime cause I'm not that much interested in the cast, only Makishima. I prefer characters over plot, and if they ain't that interesting and fascinating then I'd get bored. And mostly because Urobochi wrote the first season, not the rest. It'll just be the police guys reforming the system, there, the end's predictable. One aspect about Psycho-Pass too that I adore is thst it's thought-provoking. Just thst there are other anime which are the same with great characters! Examples of this are Fate Zero, FMAB, HxH, and the manga Berserk.
@@praisethelordgriffith8338 I only watched S1 too. I heard bad things about S2. I reccomend the Psycho Pass movie, its written by Urobuchi but is more action focused which is a good thing to me. The action was great in S1 and Production IG shows in general. I think plot and characters are equally as important. I am more of a characters guy but I want a plot as well. Maybe but it feels like the story is directionless especially what I can tell from the movie. I find there's other anime more thought provoking like Serial Experiments Lain, Texholyze, Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex, Monster, FMA 2003, Gungrave, and Samurai X Trust and Betryal. I find FMAB and HxH to be alright the latter only having two arcs I like. I haven't read manga Berserk. Fate Zero was the best show you listen though.
Bladerunner is the movie he was talking about if anyone was curious. Philip K. Dick short stories and novels inspired or were directly adapted to a laundry list of Sci-Fi classics
I've always preferred a real book as opposed to anything else. To stack the books, organize them, love them, smell them. To just take it all in- a life in your hands. It's great.
I love this, I didn't watch the subbed version but i think this is a paragon of how even dubbed can be awesome. God i hate his character but still cant love at the same time
Urgh I hate these sub fan boys. Believe or not, there are good dubs to anime and this is not an exception. Makishima was portrayed excellently in the dub.
In the sub I can feel how resentful Makishima is of the world he leaves in everytime he speaks and that suits him well as he's always openly and truly expressing himself. In the dub,... I can hear a generic psycho. Huh.
As someone who always tries to give both versions a fair shake, and has found some dubs enjoyable, I felt Makishima's VA was far too corny in this particular case. Psycho Pass deserves to be watched subbed.
Kermit F Psycho-Pass is not one of those dubs. I love the FMAB dub. I love the My Hero Academia dub. Even the Erased dub has some pretty solid work put behind it. But I simply can't stand Psycho-Pass' dub. Multiple characters sound like they're barely trying to act.
Yeah Makisima's voice is pretty good. I don't get the hate at all. I mean shit not like you can understand voice acting in Japanense. You are just reading the bottom two inches of the screen.
Skeptic Agnostic Well...I got this off Anime News Network but he voiced as Togusa in Ghost in the Shell: Arise and Sir Zechs Lucifer in High School DxD
See 1:38 (he does this a lot especially when he is giving 40 second monologues) Is not making eye contact with someone, like Makishima does, when speaking your thoughts in a private conversation rude? It really does help with articulating the thoughts. He does however make eye contact when the other person speaks however which makes it seem like he is attentive, “tuned” in and this is polite. Is not making eye contact when you are speaking ok? If so, would you still do such a thing in a formal setting like a job interview when being questioned?
I prefer the sub simply because I watched it first, but I'm impressed with the dub. They chose the characters well. :) I also love paper books more than Ebooks, but however you read doesn't matter. Simply that you read does.
I agree with Makishima, I love holding the good old paperback; gives everything a weight, and I sometime feel that you can actually see the effort put into the book itself; the design, the cover.... Not saying E-books are bad or anything, but I like holding and flipping the pages
I agree too, but I am not very sure about his explanation. I have read both physical books and e-books. Somehow, reading an e-book felt very difficult, as if something major was lacking. Even true with physical Bibles and Bible mobile applications. Funny thing, it did not feel that way after I printed out that e-book and read it as a physical one. Funnier still, it was a botany textbook.
Same. I mostly don't like ebooks because they hurt your eyes, but it's far more convenient than paperbacks since they don't cost that much. Nowaways you can find any book you want on the internet, and it's cheaper than their paperback version.
Shougo is an Anti-Hero in my opinion, yet he's classified as an Anti-Villain. Was Neo a villain? When he attempted to destroy the Matrix? No, he was considered a Hero.
He is not a vilain but an anti heroes to Sybil system. But in normal humanity, he is just a bibliography genius dude that always loves books and humane. So this system is none other just a tools for him not to take over his life.
“Why don’t you buy paper books?” -Shogo Makishima That quote above my bookshelf reminds me to read more and buy books I enjoy since there’s a value in it. I do, I do, just not often now since I’m so busy
The back thing about paperback are those 2 instances of smell, when you pick up a book from the shelf and when you open it. Once the smell of the pages gets to your brain, you simply cannot resist the urge of reading the book. Remember when once I picked up a 800 pages book (little smaller than A4) and read it all in one sitting due to that amazing sensation. You literally cannot put away the book unless interrupted lol.
Oh, I can hear his theme on the background.... OH SH--T, WHY I LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH? JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EYES, THIS HAIR, THIS SKIN, THIS MOVEMENTS -faints- (Somehow, he reminds me of L... But it has nothing to do with my respect for him)
I love seeing Shogo chewing at 0:35 it’s so cute and hearing him say no at 0:54 😍it reminds me of the way that 1 guy says no in episode 8 of Guilty crown
"Why is it every time I talk to you, I leave feeling like there's something I've been missing out on my entire life up to now?"
This is not meant as self-flattery, as much as it might appear so: That was essentially what one of my workmates from my day job asked me after doing some pseudo-philosophical back-and-forth with him. I just hope all those reading recommendations have not been in vain.
Bottom line: People, please read more for fuck's sake!
"That's just silly"
Thought provoking convos, lmao with that's just silly
Josh C Beacause he is a man of culture as well...
Fernando Rivera I see, you're a man of culture as well
I want a slice of life spin-off that's just Shogo sharing his opinions on things.
I want him to have something like a YT channal, book talks, pilosophy and society. I would love to show it to some of my teachers. (sry for my bad englisch; I am german :3)
Psyco pass s3- criminally asymptomatic people r both criminals n SAINTS....... explaining his words ......d writer of anime sure did put effort .
You should, then, hit videos or books, of Dostoevsky, perhaps, then Blaise Pascal, then Ortega, then the books he talked about. You can literally create such a slice of life in your life, to your own physical bidding, if you so want, attuning your senses. Though, it's unfortunate, that such flavors of paper are not easily what we are blessed with in an age of convenience without sufficient or viable augmented reality for even more convenience and maximising meaning, out of maximised sensory information, because of the want for so-called 'multi-sensory perception/basically kinetic/motor intelligence involvement coupled with the benefit of your usual intellectual intelligence. The recommendations contained within this video are certainly worthy treats to absorb, mull over, and potentially memorise, as you would, possibly, and religiously, a moral verse from some scriptures, or such quotes. That is the most expedient goal for any endeavor to listen to informed opinions.
@@harishkumargujudhur8200 Please tell me that that's just a satirical copypasta and you didn't actually spend time writing that. I'm genuinely concerned lmao.
@@Melavaaa Sure, knock yourself out. I'm not you; you are not me. And the show's name is 'Psycho Pass'. Seriously though, I'm concerned. Certainly, for my part, despite not visiting TikTok. You ever heard about Cal Newport and neurogenesis?
I love how Psycho Pass doesnt hide what classics influenced it and why they hold a great meaning to so many people on a level that persists in culture.
what classics tho ?
@@IaloneAmTHEChoppedONE the books
Brave new world, 1984 , the one who flew over the cuckoos nest, clockwork orange. Plenty more but all relate to the ideas about how society will function through people who have absolute wills in what people think,feel and react
Forgot to the mention one of the ones this anime names as well, which is Heart of Darkness
@@XXSTEAKYXX William Gibson's Neuromancer
I can listen to him all day, what a legend!
me 2,but not dubbed -_-
+nick bio I'm not really a fan of subs, I like the dub it sounds more real...... It depends on what you see first I guess :) cheers mate!
+Sam Smith
I really enjoy his voice in the german dub
he's fucking legend.....
link?
You may disagree with his methods but can't disagree with his Thoughts about his world.
I've gotta give the man points, he has good taste in literature and his reasoning for physical books is rather sound to me at least.
Yup.But I prefer the subbed version.This is fine,just not the best.
What books would you recommend yourself, then?
@@hiluminatul6750 "He has *GOOD* taste in literature..."
@@hiluminatul6750 1984
@@lohengramm7798
Excellent taste my friend
I stole this for an essay in my English exam about e-books vs physical books. Got full marks thanks to Makishima :)
Literal plagiarism lol nice one
@@Silenthero66very based lmao
Hbomberguy would like to know your location
Based plagiarism
He's got impeccable taste.
diztorcion666 This guy has the most "I see you are a man of culture as well" scenes in all of anime.
E-books lack characters. Couldn't agree more.
infernovoid I disagree with you I've read 1984(one of makishimas favourite books) and I also have a pdf of it on my mobile and I must say the very thought of reading it on my mobile disgusts me.......but then again we all have our own experiences and opinions on things , it is for that reason I think that if makishima were to know about your opinion in e-books he would find it interesting.......I mean like the guy loves observing human behaviour , right?
E-books are tiring and I feel as though,reading books on devices is making me dull rather than active. It is also not good for my eyes if I keep reading books on my phone for hours. I cannot turn the page,I cannot touch the book...... Probably why I am not interested in E-books.
However,they have their own perks. I do not need to worry about my book getting all dirty due to some random accident in the kitchen or hall and they are available all the time as long as you have internet.
Your Psycho-Pass is clouding up
@@talhaahmed1291 You are just a boomer then! :)
Whoever voice acted Makishima should do audio books. I'd love to listen to him read Philosophy or some thought provoking novel. His voice is just like the books he described, it mentally tunes you in to whatever he's saying, and he doesn't let your attention waver for even a second.
Matthew Williams ironic in a way
Alex Organ is the man behind the voice of Makishima.
for japanese voice over takahiro sakurai.
Can u suggest some books
@@xxedgy_outsiderxx9978 in just one I mean listen to him whenever I hear him I always get distracted by the velvet voice and recap most of the part to focus again
"When I don't feel well, I'll stare at a page forever before realizing I haven't absorbed a word. When that happens, I try to understand why. What's gotten in my way. On the other hand, there are books I can take in effortlessly no matter how awful I'm feeling. Why do those books draw me in?"
Thinking literally, it could be interest and the way the author tells his story. These two are related. E.g. Many say 50 Shades was awful in every way possible, but I realised there was something that kept me turning the pages. But when I read another short story, I gave up very quickly, I felt as if I already knew the ending, and I was right.
I didn't quite understood this line
What does he mean that d books he can absorb even tho he feels bad r ebook ........n then which book r those where he gets attracted I'm confused a bit
@@parallax4475 he means that when reading something the sensation of touching/turning a page in a real book stimulates his senses and prevents his attention from wavering (sorry for bad English, im Indian)
@@jameslawrence5116 I think for me, the process of imagining the book’s characters and scenarios has to be fun, and the characters/story has to be interesting in the first place for me to want to imagine anything about them. That’s probably why I have no issue reading comics or manga on stuff that I’d otherwise have no interest in, since all the imagination is done for me. *Also likely why I can never finish reading anything non-fiction…*
That all probably sounds obvious, but I just felt like sharing
@@jameslawrence5116 Now that I think about it, I tend to have more vivid memories of my imaginations on a book, then when I actually watch TV.
I think his point was that reading physical books rather than digital books makes him feel more human.
Cable3999 yeah, thats gist of it. He feels more alive. Also, apparently murdering people too.
@Chris P. Bacon More like offering human sacrifices to a world reborn through chaos, violence, death and destruction.
@@ChrisPBacon-xn9up idk how i really feel about it either but i feel like killing is just another human nature
@@Ch04_1 ha funny
@@CryingZombie666 You're into socionics I suppose.
I want a series just based on Makishima's life
Same , hes my fav villian of all time
The whole time I was wondering what his parents were like
Imagine if we got a backstory he would be top 3 greatest villains of all time
As a massive bookworm myself, he's spitting straight facts.
Me too, love having physical books, last thing I want in the book is them being treated like movies, what with the "licenses and copyright"
As far as I'm concerned this is the best scene in all of Psycho Pass. Without this scene (and several others that serve the same purpose) Psycho Pass would still be a work of impressive philosophical depth and social foresight, but its characters would simply be vehicles for advancing the plot. In this scene, Makishima is transformed from a character in a work of fiction into something approaching a genuine human being with all their quirks and particularities.
This scene does nothing to progress the narrative of Psycho Pass, rather it solely exists to make Makishima more lifelike. Unlike plenty of superfluous character details in other fictional works, Makishima's little rant about paperbacks vs. e-books is something that is simultaneously entirely irrelevant to the plot but which fits what we so far understand about the character and his motivations so incredibly well that his motivations as a villain become so much more believable as a consequence. Of course Makishima, who speaks so often of how SIBYL robs people of genuine human experiences, would value the multi-sensory experience of reading a paperback to the completely practical but emotionally stale experience of reading an e-book. This connection between two seemingly unrelated aspects of his character help to elevate Makishima beyond being just another insane terrorist antagonist to being a man driven by his own own sense of righteousness, twisted as that might be.
This scene convinced my roomate to watch psycho Pass. Nuff said.
It's even better when you realize the madeleine he sinks in his tea is a reference to Marcel Proust's "looking for lost time"
Damn well said bro
Seems interesting. Might give this show a shot.
Excelente análisis de esta escena 👏
Makishima's VA is awesome. I first listened him in death parade as Decim and that character was amazing too. This man has something in his voice that mesmerizes the audience. Good job Alex Organ :)
It's a Real shame that Alex Organ has retired from Anime Dubbing. He really was one of Funimation's Best VAs.
@@eamonndeane587 I'm extremely happy that he came back to voice Loid in Spy x Family.
Haven't watched dub before but wow, this is better than I'd expected.
Alex Organ though fairly new, is turning out to be a incredible voice actor
TOTALLY AGREE
Shógo Makishima Agreed
Erick John Bautista I never got far enough into the dub to get to Makishima. The main cast and many of the background characters sound awful. Kogami is alright though.
@@Rosevieenla He really was one of my favorites, pity he stopped though.
I love scenes where the villains act so civilized
I read almost all books which Makishima recommended.They are very interesting. Especially I love “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” written by Philip Kindred Dick.
What all books he recommended???
@@imadshaikh5622 Kamasutra amazing work
that's the book where blade runner was based, the movie the other guy was talking about where makishima said that had different contents compared to the book
Mercer, eh?
can you tell me the names of the books bro?
Thats how you write a villain folks
Makashima makes me feel excited, theres something i love about him.
Michael m god I’ve never related to someone this much...
I've never seen the English dub, but I must say... the voice actor for Makishima is doing the best dub I've ever seen.
Makes me think of Patrick Bateman from American Psycho
He also voiced Isaac Ray Peram Westcott from Date A Live II and Decim from Death Parade!!!!
That is the Man Himself!!! ALEX ORGAN!!!!
I personally believe Psycho Pass has one of the greatest dubs ever
"I suppose you could say that I'm a man of the people."
It sounds great, right between humanism and evil.
Oh god, Makishima has articulated my experiences when reading the Art of Seduction by Robert Greene! It wasn't just the contents of the book that drew me in, it was the feeling of the glossy paper against my fingers, the sweet scent of the pages, and the color schemes that enticed my eyes. It has left me hooked and relieved some headaches I had reading off the computer. In a way, it has helped me to replenish my attention and state of mind.
Makishima is probably the reason why I try to buy physical books and he's also the reason I don't like E-books.
Damn, you don't see villains like this guy always.
Likewise, even now, ten years later, I still go out of my way to get physical books. Amazing how watching one show in your youth can change your approach to something for the rest of your life.
@@conatus1306 really that's true I avoid buying physical books sometimes I just don't buy English books that are given buy school I just download it and study it from there but after I watched this the way I see physical books are changed.
I love how he's dipping a madeleine into his tea. Just like how Marcel Proust describes in, "In Search of Lost Time". His work is also mentioned in the physchopass movie.
I saw this comment a year ago and I'm revisiting because I rediscovered on Proust's "In Search of Lost Time" a day ago
I love that the hacker Choe thought immediately at W. Gibson (cyber punk) and the anarchist Makishima thought to P.K.Dick (distopyan sci-fi)
This man is on another level. He is a Man of culture.
Scenes like these are so enriching to Makashima’s character and why he’s my favorite antagonist in anime. Such a fascinating personX
This man is amazing
Talking to him would be so interesting
One of the reason I liked this anime was because he was in it
@Private Weaver He doesn't act like that.
I love them talking about classic literature in the context of their world.
Could sit and listen to Makishima go on all day about his beloved books, both of us share the same ideas on why paperbacks are superior to ebooks
It's been a while since I took in Psycho Pass, but what amazes me is the depth of Makishima. From the way he's viewed by Sibyl, he's "normal". His emotions are as they should be, or they're outside of what Sibyl can consider. He can ruthlessly murder someone without having a change to his Pass, but the interesting thing is that Makishima is anything but emotionless. He's the opposite, -- he's more like someone who has integrated his shadow and understand who he is and how he feels and why. He's much like Black Reaper Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul, -- he displays emotions, even if the way he displays them are controlled.
Watching this made me realize that Makishima isn't a machine. He's the opposite, he's a genuine human being. The reason he chose not to ally with Sibyl and receive a cyborg body is because of those tactile senses, emotions and everything that makes him human. Without them, he would not be him. The reference to Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Blade Runner illustrate the nuances of what goes on in Makishima's head, and shows just how varied he is in what he consumes.
The man's a monster.
@@selfimprovement5873 and we love him lol
Only Makishima could make talking about books badass
just plus who got to read the "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" after that : D
Hell, I even got a physical copy
@@strangeillusion8349I read it before seeing this. This scene was a pleasant surprise
I'm attached to Shogo's Japanese voice but this, this I could grow used to
Physical books have a hold on you that e-books don't.
I really relate to Shogo. Urobuchi even described him as someone who could've tried to find happiness had he been born into a normal world; a lot of the time, I feel that's me
YES. GETTING ALL THE BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS-
It's a true classic
I sympathize with him and strive to be like him.
It's been 4 years...how many books have you read?
He is a Dark humanist so be careful with that
Minus the murdering part right? XD
@@jerryhu9005*stares in anakin*
One of the few villains who make good arguments for free will.
I heard so many awful things about this character but this guy's dub voice makes me want to like him.
Fittingly, that actually plays into a core part of what makes Makishima such a compelling antagonist; he's undoubtedly a monster, but he has a raw charisma that's impossible to deny.
He's a great antagonist! Perhaps you meant do awful things? I agree with his thoughts on Society just not his methods. But without him, this anime won't be worth a watch. I think that Makishima's the most well executed aspect in this anime, except for his plot armor. It's kind of a shame thar with such a great idea like this, it could've been executed to perfection (especially the main character and her police group, the second half of the anime, and season 2!). That's why I prefer Madoka Magica and Fate Zero over than this.
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I have seen the show, it's been years since I made that comment. And I do agree that he is the best part of the show all though that is because everyone in the this show are a bunch of weirdos. I can respect Makisima for trying to getting a rid of a system as stupid as Cybil.
Which is funny because I can connect to a psycho like Makisima over everyone else in the cast because at least he's honest about who is while Akane just sits by and let's a system as corrupt and as stupid as Cybil go by and thinks that they will eventually be put to light.
Fate Zero is definitely better and Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, Texholyze and Planetes are also better.
@@civilwarfare101 Cool you replied! I actually didn't continue the anime cause I'm not that much interested in the cast, only Makishima. I prefer characters over plot, and if they ain't that interesting and fascinating then I'd get bored. And mostly because Urobochi wrote the first season, not the rest. It'll just be the police guys reforming the system, there, the end's predictable. One aspect about Psycho-Pass too that I adore is thst it's thought-provoking. Just thst there are other anime which are the same with great characters! Examples of this are Fate Zero, FMAB, HxH, and the manga Berserk.
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I only watched S1 too. I heard bad things about S2. I reccomend the Psycho Pass movie, its written by Urobuchi but is more action focused which is a good thing to me. The action was great in S1 and Production IG shows in general.
I think plot and characters are equally as important. I am more of a characters guy but I want a plot as well.
Maybe but it feels like the story is directionless especially what I can tell from the movie.
I find there's other anime more thought provoking like Serial Experiments Lain, Texholyze, Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex, Monster, FMA 2003, Gungrave, and Samurai X Trust and Betryal.
I find FMAB and HxH to be alright the latter only having two arcs I like. I haven't read manga Berserk. Fate Zero was the best show you listen though.
This is one of the moments which always reminds me of why I like this character a lot. Makishima is very unique.
Basically this guy is literally Anime Ted Kazinsky
Best speech about books I have ever heard.
Bladerunner is the movie he was talking about if anyone was curious.
Philip K. Dick short stories and novels inspired or were directly adapted to a laundry list of Sci-Fi classics
I've always preferred a real book as opposed to anything else. To stack the books, organize them, love them, smell them. To just take it all in- a life in your hands. It's great.
What a heavenly voice..
These two guys are the realest on the show -2020 vibes
do androids dream of electric sheep yaay
and blade runner is the old movie mentioned by Choe gu-Sung.
It's a classic
I love this, I didn't watch the subbed version but i think this is a paragon of how even dubbed can be awesome. God i hate his character but still cant love at the same time
Urgh I hate these sub fan boys. Believe or not, there are good dubs to anime and this is not an exception. Makishima was portrayed excellently in the dub.
100% agree. I say the same for L in Death Note. His dubbed was always calm, and neutral. It's nice.
In the sub I can feel how resentful Makishima is of the world he leaves in everytime he speaks and that suits him well as he's always openly and truly expressing himself. In the dub,... I can hear a generic psycho. Huh.
As someone who always tries to give both versions a fair shake, and has found some dubs enjoyable, I felt Makishima's VA was far too corny in this particular case. Psycho Pass deserves to be watched subbed.
Kermit F Psycho-Pass is not one of those dubs. I love the FMAB dub. I love the My Hero Academia dub. Even the Erased dub has some pretty solid work put behind it. But I simply can't stand Psycho-Pass' dub. Multiple characters sound like they're barely trying to act.
Yeah Makisima's voice is pretty good. I don't get the hate at all. I mean shit not like you can understand voice acting in Japanense. You are just reading the bottom two inches of the screen.
Good job Alex Organ, even though I've never heard your dubs till this one
It's the official dub.
Skeptic Agnostic I know, I'm saying that I haven't watched other anime he's voiced in(cause I think he's fairly new).
Elsiya The voice actor voiced in another anime. Which one?
Skeptic Agnostic Well...I got this off Anime News Network but he voiced as Togusa in Ghost in the Shell: Arise and Sir Zechs Lucifer in High School DxD
Skeptic Agnostic Oh and Kaku from One Piece
Shogos voice is nice to listen to 😍
Oh Alex organ, you could read a phonebook and I'd be entranced. Only Crispin Freeman and Morgan Freeman can do that to me.
And…suddenly I want to rewatch psycho pass
Thank you very much 🤍
I love this villian 😮
"villain"
Antagonist is a better word
Cmon I mean I do like him but he did like, commit genocide
I LOVE THIS CHARACTER SO MUCH.
I love makashima this was one of Alex organs best character performances he parallels with griffith from berserk
Is this a Proust reference I see in front of me at 0:12?
Yes! He undergoes a Proustian moment, I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees that...
One wonders if this is his way of recalling memories of those books to use in his speeches.
What sort of tea is he drinking?
This conversation was deep and intellectual.... but all I want is contact lenses of the hacker guy
I believe they are artificial eyes.
See 1:38 (he does this a lot especially when he is giving 40 second monologues) Is not making eye contact with someone, like Makishima does, when speaking your thoughts in a private conversation rude? It really does help with articulating the thoughts. He does however make eye contact when the other person speaks however which makes it seem like he is attentive, “tuned” in and this is polite. Is not making eye contact when you are speaking ok? If so, would you still do such a thing in a formal setting like a job interview when being questioned?
I'm doing it exactly like Makashima idc
Well, I'm gonna take a book suggestion from Makishima
One of the best English dubbed characters
I sorely wish that Alex Organ would do Voice Work again.
He was the Highlight of Pycho Pass' dub for me as Shogo.
I prefer the sub simply because I watched it first, but I'm impressed with the dub. They chose the characters well. :) I also love paper books more than Ebooks, but however you read doesn't matter. Simply that you read does.
do androids dream of electric sheep?
blade runner
1984
sprawl trilogy
Ooooooooyeah, evil bro: you've taste! :D
Makaschima one of the best villans in anime
I agree with Makishima, I love holding the good old paperback; gives everything a weight, and I sometime feel that you can actually see the effort put into the book itself; the design, the cover....
Not saying E-books are bad or anything, but I like holding and flipping the pages
I agree too, but I am not very sure about his explanation. I have read both physical books and e-books. Somehow, reading an e-book felt very difficult, as if something major was lacking. Even true with physical Bibles and Bible mobile applications.
Funny thing, it did not feel that way after I printed out that e-book and read it as a physical one. Funnier still, it was a botany textbook.
Same. I mostly don't like ebooks because they hurt your eyes, but it's far more convenient than paperbacks since they don't cost that much. Nowaways you can find any book you want on the internet, and it's cheaper than their paperback version.
Top 3 all time villains right here
Think he's one of the best I've seen tbh i was rooting for him all the way
NO
HE IS THE BEST
So what is the name of this music track? It is one of my favorite scenes of all time and I must have the music.
Makishima's theme
That old movie he mentioned
He is referring to blade runner
Shougo is an Anti-Hero in my opinion, yet he's classified as an Anti-Villain.
Was Neo a villain? When he attempted to destroy the Matrix? No, he was considered a Hero.
Do you k ow the difference of anti hero and anti villain?
He is not a vilain but an anti heroes to Sybil system. But in normal humanity, he is just a bibliography genius dude that always loves books and humane. So this system is none other just a tools for him not to take over his life.
I just realised i do the same "dunk it in the tea" thing Shogo does.
“Why don’t you buy paper books?” -Shogo Makishima
That quote above my bookshelf reminds me to read more and buy books I enjoy since there’s a value in it. I do, I do, just not often now since I’m so busy
I like the ominous music when he's discussing e book v paperback LOL 😂
Couldn't agree more with this man
First time listening to the dub, but HOLY SHIT its GOOD
The back thing about paperback are those 2 instances of smell, when you pick up a book from the shelf and when you open it. Once the smell of the pages gets to your brain, you simply cannot resist the urge of reading the book. Remember when once I picked up a 800 pages book (little smaller than A4) and read it all in one sitting due to that amazing sensation. You literally cannot put away the book unless interrupted lol.
I wish he's in real life and have someone interview him about anything. I find his wisdom enticing.
How NOT to love him?
Shame Makashima didn’t see Bladerunner 2049. He’d have loved it.
Just watched and finished this today and this was my favorite scene
Dang, this man explained why I like physical books more than I ever could myself.
Anyone appreciating the background music? It's magnificient
Flow My Tears The Policeman Said
I hope I can meet a guy like this
Me too. But those closest to this made up character usually lack either his knowledge or his charisma.
be careful....he might end up being a sociopath and just end up using you for entertainment purposes
No one is talking about Gu Sung Choe..
his eyes are amazing
He is just fascinating
Oh, I can hear his theme on the background.... OH SH--T, WHY I LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH? JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EYES, THIS HAIR, THIS SKIN, THIS MOVEMENTS -faints-
(Somehow, he reminds me of L... But it has nothing to do with my respect for him)
Damn. Someone finally put it into words.
Yeah... Moments like this are why we love Makishima...
This guy should rule the whole world
I love seeing Shogo chewing at 0:35 it’s so cute and hearing him say no at 0:54 😍it reminds me of the way that 1 guy says no in episode 8 of Guilty crown
I never heard if this anime before but I'm about to watch it.
What was Shogo eating
please suggest me anime which have character like shougo whoever is reading
Amazing in every way! I couldn't agree more!
does anyone know what hes eating at 0:13
what kind of cookie is that i want one
+Qrow Branwen looks like a madeleine pastry
Ereshkigal234 thank you
Yeah a Madeline dunked in some Earl Grey Tea it looks like, it's the bomb.
shogo makishima should start a youtube channel and do book reviews
I’d love his voice actor to do this. Shit he could do movie reviews. His voice is so soothing
@@Erinbeenwavy he's my favorite va fr
He wasn’t wrong I read the book. It’s very different from the movie.
I loved both bladerunner movies and am about to read the book now so I’m excited for how it’ll turn out
"I must say I'm surprised. It seems too good to be true that an outstanding hacker would like Gibson."