Global InformationShogo Makishima information
| Shogo Makishima | |
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| Psycho-Pass character | |
 Promotional illustration of Shogo Makishima | |
| First appearance | Psycho-Pass Episode 1: "Crime Coefficient" (2012) |
| Created by | Gen Urobuchi |
| Designed by | Akira Amano |
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Shogo Makishima (Japanese: 槙島 聖護, Hepburn: Makishima Shōgo) is a fictional character who was introduced as the main antagonist in Production I.G's anime series Psycho-Pass. Makishima is responsible for several crimes, and the main cast, the Public Safety Bureau officers, are in search of him. He advocates the destruction of the futuristic society created by the Sybil System, in which people are treated according to their stress level rather than free will; Instead Makishima values past societies where people used to express themselves more. In his quest to destroy the Sibyl System, Makishima stands against multiple detectives, most notably the protagonist, detective Shinya Kogami, to whom he also relates due to both sharing the same hatred for the current oppressed society. Makishima appears in most of the series' print adaptations, and makes cameo appearances in the films Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015) and Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System (2019).
The character was created by writer Gen Urobuchi, who intended to make him look alienated from his society with influences from Heath Ledger's incarnation of the villain Joker from The Dark Knight (2008). Director Naoyoshi Shiotani found the character likable, paralleling Kogami, his main foil. Makishima is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai in Japanese, and by Alex Organ in English.
Critical reception of the character has been largely positive, with his role as a strong villain due to the impact of his actions on protagonists Akane Tsunemori and Shinya Kogami. Makishima and Sakurai's performance were well received by Japanese fans in a Noitamina poll.