Justice, and its enforcement, has evolved. In the 22nd century, Japan implements the Sibyl System, an objective method for assessing each citizen's threat level by analyzing their mental state for indicators of criminal intent, referred to as their Psycho-Pass. Inspectors maintain the law by subduing, frequently with lethal force, anyone harboring even the faintest ill will; working with them are Enforcers, citizens who have become latent criminals and are granted relative freedom in exchange for performing the Inspectors' grim tasks. Akane Tsunemori, a young woman driven by a sincere desire to uphold justice, enters this world. Yet, as she works alongside veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she quickly discovers that the Sibyl System's judgments are not as flawless as her fellow Inspectors believe. With everything she has known overturned, Akane grapples with the question of what justice truly is, and whether it can be maintained through a system that may already be corrupt.