Shinya Kougami

Shinya Kougami is one of the main protagonists from the Psycho-Pass anime and manga.

Shinya is a former Inspector and an Enforcer of the Public Safety Bureau's Division 1.

Appearance
Kogami has gray eyes, short tousled black hair and pale skin with a tall and muscular build. He usually wears a black suit and tie, as both an Enforcer and an Inspector. When in the field, Kogami wears a gray coat over his suit.

In 2116, he wears a khaki green, military-style shirt and pants with a bulletproof vest and brown combat boots. He also carries a traditional gun in a light brown holster.

Personality
Kogami is a highly skilled detective, his ability to solve cases quickly making him a valuable asset to Division 1, his original assignment. There, he is an Enforcer and subordinate to his childhood best friend, Nobuchika Ginoza who is an Inspector and lead officer. Although the two often seem at odds, they respect one another's judgment regarding police work. Kogami is cool-headed and detached while working a case with sharp instincts and insight into the criminal mind. The way he deals with investigations leaves even the best Enforcers impressed and appalled, as he usually uses risky methods to solve them. However, despite his mostly serious personality, Kogami has a sense of humor and finds it amusing to tease rookie Inspector, Akane Tsunemori, especially about how she once shot him with a Dominator during her first assignment with Division 1.

In the past and while still an Inspector, he develops a strong bond with his Enforcers, one of whom is Mitsuru Sasayama. When Sasayama dies a horrible death while on the job, Kogami's emotional attachment and resulting feelings cause his Crime Coefficient to rise, leading to his demotion to Enforcer rank. He is also shown to have some wild tendencies that may have been encouraged by Sasayama. An example of this is seen in his deliberate provocation of Yuji Kanehara.

As time progresses, Kogami begins to suspect the weaknesses of the Sibyl System. When Sibyl refuses to help him get revenge for Sasayama's death, he turns against the MWPSB and goes into hiding to find Shogo Makishima for himself. Eventually, he leaves Japan altogether and becomes a leading force in a conflict in Shambala Float involving Colonel Wong's army and a guerrilla group.

Trivia

 * His ID as an Enforcer is 00475-AEDF-52510-2.
 * Kogami used to smoke about thirty cigarettes a day, but nowadays he "only" smokes about twenty.
 * His favorite brand of cigarettes is Spinel.
 * On average, Kogami sleeps only four hours per day, taking catnaps during the day to refresh himself.
 * He is designated as Hound 3, as an Enforcer and Shepherd 2, as an Inspector.
 * His fighting style is Silat, introduced to him by Sasayama. But he also excels at kickboxing and wrestling.
 * His favorite food is hamburgers and his least favorite food is synthetic fish.
 * His favorite brand of bottled water is "Anterctic Dorops".
 * His hobbies are training, reading, and sometimes playing games with Shusei Kagari, as an Enforcer. Currently, Kogami's hobbies consist of making maintenance of equipment, reading, training and rope work.
 * His motto is, "Be gentle to others but strict to oneself."
 * Kogami's favorite saying is "Believe in your own power. Don't always rely on others."
 * His strengths are "Flashes of genius backed up with intelligence" and his weakness is "Kindness."
 * His desired item used to be a new training machine, but currently is a new paper book.
 * His favorite authors include Stephen King, James Ellroy, Ernest Hemingway, Mangetsu Hanamura, Seishi Yokomizo and Juko Nishimura.
 * His favorite books are The Long Walk by Stephen King and The Running Man because, after becoming an Enforcer, he relates to the respective protagonists.
 * While being depicted as someone who rarely shows emotions, Kogami's smile while with his former teacher Saiga is shown to be sincere.
 * The suits he wears as an Inspector are tailored to accommodate his body build.
 * Kogami keeps a self-crafted human-shaped punching bag in his room for bodybuilding.
 * The key placed in front of Masaoka's grave is the one Masaoka had given to Kogami as a present and is likely to have been placed there by Kogami himself.
 * Before his long-term leave of absence, Kogami calls Tsunemori with a non-trackable device. He says that whether dead or alive, it will be his last time seeing her. Tsunemori smiles and replies that she believes they will be able to be together again, as normal humans like in the good old times, instead of Inspector and Enforcer where the positions are not equal.
 * After leaving Japan, Kogami starts to hallucinate about Makishima in a similar way Tsunemori hallucinates about Funahara, Masaoka and Kagari.
 * Kogami thinks that the essential minimum of things he needs for living abroad is knowledge, wisdom and physical strength.
 * When being asked what dreams has he seen recently, he answers with "Nothing in particular."
 * What he wants to do from now on is to think and practice daily.
 * Kogami bears a resemblance to Kyoya Hibari and Takeshi Yamamoto from the manga/anime Katekyo Hitman REBORN!, which is notable since they share the same character designer.