The opening theme "Synthetic Sympathy" for the theatrical anime "PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass 3 FIRST INSPECTOR," which will be released in theaters for two weeks starting March 27, 2020 (Friday), was released for distribution today, March 9, 2020. A music video featuring footage from the "PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass 3" anime was also released along with the song.
The original science fiction animation "PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass" is set in a near-future society where people's psychological states are quantified and managed, and depicts a police force whose justice is questioned. The first TV anime season aired in October 2012, the second in October 2014, and the third in October 2019.
PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass 3 FIRST INSPECTOR" is the latest work in this series and is a "special edition" of the third TV anime season "PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass 3".
The opening theme "Synthetic Sympathy" is produced by "Who-ya Extended," a unit of creators who produced the opening theme "Q-vism" for the third season of the anime.
When "Q-vism" was released at the same time as "PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass 3" began airing, it dominated the distribution charts, reaching No. 1 on the iTunes overall chart and No. 1 on the Amazon digital popularity ranking. When the music video for "Q-vism" was released on YouTube, it immediately garnered a great deal of attention, with more than 1 million views.
In the newly released music video, digest footage of the anime unfolds along with the fast-paced sound of "Synthetic Sympathy. The world of the song and the world of Psycho-Pass match each other exquisitely, making it a work well worth seeing, so please be sure to check it out.
■MV Release
Outline of the movie version anime
PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass 3FIRST INSPECTOR
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March 27, 2020 (Friday) 2-week limited roadshow
Amazon Prime Video Japan/overseas exclusive distribution
＜STAFF＞
Director: Naoyoshi Shiotani
Series composition: Tow Ubukata
Screenplay: Makoto Fukami, Tow Ubukata, Ryo Yoshigami
Character design: Akira Amano
Character design and chief animation director: Naoyuki Onda
Color Design: Makiko Suzuki
Art Director: Shuichi Kusamori
3D Director: Kazuya Oya
Director of Photography: Sakiko Murai
Cinematography Visual Effects: Eiji Arai
Editor: Yoshinori Murakami
Music: Yugo Kanno
Sound Director: Miwa Iwanami
Opening Theme: Who-ya Extended "Synthetic Sympathy" (SME Records)
Animation Production: Production I.G
Distribution: Toho Pictures Division
<CAST>
Shinsuke Shin: Yuki Kaji
Jiong Mikhail Ignatov: Yuichi Nakamura
Sho Hinagawa: Takahiro Sakurai
Tenma Hatsurogi: Akio Otsuka
Kazuto Irie: Junichi Suwabe
Mao Kisaragi: Kaori Nazuka
Shion Karanomori: Miyuki Sawashiro
Mika Shizuki: Ayane Sakura
Dominator: Hidaka Noriko
Houkara Shizuki: Mamoru Miyano
Haruki Daigin: Hiroshi Naka
Kalina Komiya: Yoko Hikasa
Round Robin: Tomoyuki Morikawa
Koichi Azusawa: Keno Horiuchi
Senya Obata: Sayuri Yahagi
Shinya Sukugi: Tomokazu Seki
Nobumoto Ginoza: Kenji Nojima
Teppei Sugo: Hiroki Tohji
Yayoi Rokugatsuka: Shizuka Ito
Frederica Hanaki: Takako Honda
Akane Tsunemori: Kana Hanazawa
(c) Psycho-Pass Production Committee