Shinya Kogami

Shinya Kogami
Psycho-Pass character
Kogami as seen in Psycho-Pass
First appearance	Psycho-Pass episode 1
Voiced by	Japanese Tomokazu Seki English Robert McCollum

Shinya Kogami (狡噛 慎也, Kōgami Shin'ya) is a character from the anime series Psycho-Pass. He is the 28-year-old main male protagonist and one of the Enforcers in Division One. In his job involving arresting criminals, Kogami becomes obsessed with murdering criminal mastermind Shogo Makishima responsible for the murder of one of his former allies to the point he starts doubting the status quo and starts ignoring orders from higher ups to avoid arresting the criminal alive. He has also appeared in the printed adaptations of the series including manga and novels. He is voiced in Japanese by Tomokazu Seki and in English by Robert McCollum.

Critical reception to Kogami's character has often been positive due to his traits and role in the series while his rivalry with Makishima has often been praised. He has also been well received by fans earning him the "Mister Noitamina" award in an official poll.

Kogami is the protagonist of Psycho-Pass, working as an Enforcer under Inspector Akane Tsunemori's view. He is in charge of hunting down criminals even though Kogami himself is a potential criminal due to his high "Criminal Coefficient." It is eventually revealed that Kogami was an Inspector whose involvement in the Specimen Case caused his Crime Coefficient to rapidly increase to abnormal levels. While investigating the case, Mitsuru Sasayama, the Enforcer that worked under him, was on to the mastermind behind the case until he was killed in the same manner as the victims. Instead of seeking the needed therapy, Shinya became so focused on the case that he was demoted to Enforcer by the Sibyl System, restricting his freedom and limiting his movement to inside the Public Safety Bureau. Despite his violent actions, Kogami feels relaxed when Akane is assigned as his Inspector as he believes he will be a detective rather than a killer under her judgement.

As an Enforcer, Kogami takes extensive physical training so that his superiors will not have to kill criminals. Kogami and Akane manage to arrest Makishima but following his escape, Kogami is taken off the case due to the Sibyl not wishing Makishima dead. As a result, Kogami leaves Unit One to hunt down and kill Makishima alone. He ultimately succeeds and is not seen again by his comrades, although in the audio drama After Stories he contacts Akane about how he will stay away from society in order to avoid being detected.