I like that analogy. ONE also wanted MP100 to be about kindness. While it isn't presented as the cure all of all evils, we see how kindness however small positively affects every character o the show.
@fabulousmyriad267 the perfect Superman story tbh. I love that the main theme and how everyone is surrounded by the concept of hope and coming across kindness, changing themselves and those around them along the way
In which a teenager got rejected by their crush, thanks them for their honest reply, goes tell their friends that they got rejected, cries openly with friends while they comfort them. Everyone needs this. So simple yet so many things get in the way. Just pure acceptance on every level.
Absolutely, as someone with experience with rejection. The show has one of the healthiest rejections I've seen. She was honest. Mob accepted it, then went and felt shitty about it, let out his feelings and moved on.
@@annawesometheflameingpikac3688 The narrative better not! Homegirl waited through a god-damned near-apocalypse just to hear what he had to say. She might not have romantic feelings for him but if that's not a sign that she truly cares about him, nothing is.
FINALLY some tsubomi appreciation. i saw someone once say that the end of mob psycho makes you like every character more "except tsubomi" and i was like wtf are you even talking about??? she waited through the goddamn apocalypse bearing down on her because she didn't want to break a promise to her friend???
@@mothersbasement yea the people who think the show/manga would be better if Mob got together with Tsubomi (or Eri) and that therefore the ending flubbed it are really missing the point I'd argue that if Tsubomi did just reciprocate Mob's feelings when our boi confessed, the final arc would kinda be ruined thematically
@@TheBrownestFalcon I think the ending would have worked both ways. It was about Mob being true to himself and accepting every part of his personality as part of himself and stop suppressing them. Self-Acceptance is a huge part in being happy. Yes the og ending shows that even more by how he dealt with her rejection, but he wouldn't be a lesser character if she had the same feelings as him.
I really don't get the hate for Tsubomi. Rejection can suck both for the giver and recipient but I don't think its Tsubomi's fault. She can't just force herself to like someone romantically when she doesn't and it's not on her to try and return anyone's affection just because they like her. Overall I think its incredible how the show doesn't portray Tsubomi accepting Mob's confession as the ultimate show of how much he's changed. The character development and positive improvement were already there regardless of what Tsubomi's answer would be and its clear that she does care for Mob even if it isn't in the same way he cares for her.
The fact that One made a character like Reigen, someone who should be a despicable con artist with the worst track record possible into my favorite character through sheer compelling writing is definitely a big achievement.
The way One made us all weep at the loss (though temporarily) of a psychic fart cloud also deserves a shout-out on the writing and characterizations. This series was certainly something incredibly special.
Regan is similar in a lot of ways to Jimmy McGill (Saul Goodman) from Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad. Though Jimmy’s story is more about the moral downfall of that lovable con artist
This anime is honestly one of those pieces of media that can alter how you define yourself and want to live your life. Thank you so much for all of the in-depth videos you've done for this series
Agreed. Dor me the only other anime with similar life changing power is Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. From time to time I go back to ttgl when I need to find myself and relit the fire inside
For me is exactly that, mob hás change me forever in many ways, make a big part on who i am today, and a still learning news things with this each time i came back
yeah i would probably have used my art as a tool to get compliments and have selfworth and probably qould have thought that just because i drew something better than someone else just by coping an image on Pinterest that i an a better person.Well the truth is everyone is equals in their own way. This anime was probably the thing thay made me what i am today and don't know what would happen of o never saw this anime
I do really appreciate how much Tsubomi gets characterized in her own arc. They don't retcon anything and show that it actually takes a lot of character to reject someone like Mob. She walks her own path and that gives her a lot more personality than you get out of a lot of women in anime.
Yeah Tsubomi had some small moments in the first two seasons that show there's a lot more to her than just being the popular girl, then taking the time near the end of the series to show things more from her perspective, and shows that she has as much going on as everyone else in the series. It also makes more sense why Mob would like her so much, because he would care about more than just being the prettiest girl in school.
pretty much it show us that mob know nothing about tsubomi same as us. we only know what mob remember of her when she was a little kid and then his ideal of her. in reality tsubomi is not all sunshine, she seems to be in constant stress and hiding how she truly is because of the pressure of having to be the most popular girl in the school.
Yes! I love that she's not demonized for rejecting him, not portrayed as vapid or vain etc for being a popular pretty girl It shows that a girl can have the right to reject someone, even if he's been kind to her, even saved her life, even if he's the MC (or like some men irl- THINKS he is) even if she really likes and cares for him. And that it's totally fine and healthy to feel sad and cry about the rejection, but it's also okay to reject someone and while your feelings are valid. So are hers, you being hurt doesn't entitle you to anything especially not something that disregards others feelings Such a great anime with great positive messages not often seen in the genre
The character arc that genuinely hit the hardest for me was Serizawa's. Seriously, the phrase "it's never too late to start" is always thrown around, but it hits different seeing it in action. It was actually touching to see him redo his schooling with true enjoyment.
Someone once mentioned that Dimple is the first person to bridge the gap to ???% *because* he's been unfailingly honest, and I love that. Shigeo knows Dimple always says it like it is without hiding anything. While Mob was brainwashed into forgetting Dimple's sacrifice, ???% (Mob's subconscious) would remember. Most importantly, Dimple accepts the worst parts of himself without hesitation, something ???% wants Mob to do; accept every dark and negative emotion he's suppressed. Out of all Mob's friends, Dimple was the only one who ???% trusted completely.
@@fetch300 also explains how Dimple survived at the end. He mentions "getting sucked into a psychic tornado" - It could be said that Shigeo (how ???% refers to himself) purposefully generated the tornado in a long shot to find him.
@@Hawk7886 I thought Dimple explained in the anime? Mob, forgetting the sacrifice, was hoping/expecting Dimple to come back. Mob cried for Dimple not coming back while stating that he truly was his friend. He feared that something had happened to him. Mob's feelings re-manifested Dimple with how strong they were. It took time, he came back weaker, but he did.
I really love how the relationship between Mob and Tsubomi was left positive but ambiguous. She really was the goat waiting through a natural disaster for our boy (that was also our boy.) I also appreciate how she appreciates Mob for actually treating HER like a human, calling her ahead of time rather than lining up with the rest of the mooks on a conveyor belt of emotionally exhausting disappointment. All in all, by far my favorite story of all time, truly a masterpiece of our generation and what I consider essential viewing for anyone.
Seeing Mob do a full belly laugh with full happiness and confidence is the most fulfilling thing to see after this whole AMAZING story. This will ALWAYS be my favorite anime of all time.
I love how Dimple and Reigen are both kinda... bad guys in some ways, but also really good guys too. Especially toward Mob and both help Mob grow to be a legitimately good person and Mob, likewise, influences Reigen and Dimple to be better people too. I love it.
They are true multidimensional characters who are both selfish in some ways and also very nurturing in others. Not clear cut evil but just people who are trying to do their best in their own ways but also flawed.
It's too bad this didn't include some introspection on Teru and his fantastic final battle with Shigeo. He basically mirrors Mob's own growth, essentially winning their fight by losing it physically. But prevailing with all his and Mob's ideals protected and confirmed by saving lives and acknowledging the struggles that Mob was facing at the same time.
yea it's absolutely fantastic thematically Teru finally, truly rivals - and actually exceeds - Mob when using his powers to save others, even when Mob himself says "please use your powers against me" it's a great thematic inversion of their first fight, but is still very true to their characters: Mob's still begging to stop fighting - except he's begging himself, and Teru's still proud of his power - but he's using it ONLY to protect others despite being attacked, Teru still gets stripped naked by an overwhelming force but this time wins, etc.
The Teru episode was my favorite in season 3. To see how much Teru held onto Mob's ideals was everything! It may be an unpopular opinion, but I felt the ending was too rushed and I wish Reigen and Mob would've shared more screen time together in the beginning of the season building to the climax of the ??? arc.
@@maddiefromthevineyard You're not the only one who feels this way. Revealing that Mob's powers have a personality and a grudge and then them being fine an episode later really took me out of it. And everyone around him was getting closure at the same time. For me it really had the 'let's finish it already' energy, very bad from storytelling perspective. And I was already weirded out by the UFO episodes before. They felt rushed from animation perspective.
@@Crootcovitz the UFO episode felt like such a waste of an episode. I kept thinking about maybe we could have had anime extra content for Teru, Sho, Ritsu, or maybe a plot with Mob and Reigen. I was fine with the first half of it for the telepathy club but then the ball was dropped and yep I never want to see that ep again in my life haha. What were they thinking?!
@@Crootcovitz one is very succinct in his story telling in general. OPM (the webcomic) ISD the same actually. I enjoy the webcomic over the manga because of the pacing. The manga meanders a lot talking about random characters, the webcomic, presents them, make its point then move on.
mob psycho literally changed my life i dont care if its cheesy or childish. im someone who has depression since 4th grade, and mp100 genuinely changed my perspective on life and helped me through some of my recent rock bottom times. although it didnt cure me, it definitely changed me significantly. being able to relate to shigeo so deeply despite not being a 14 year old with supernatural powers but just because he portrayed the way i felt inside so accurately and then being able to see him change and evolve as a person gave me hope and motivation to change myself. i really dont care how silly it seems. it will forever be my favorite show of all time and i will forever cherish it in my heart. it prompted me to change myself, to decide to recover from my multiple mental illnesses, as well as take better care of myself and to open up to the people around me.
i understand you so deeply, i am proud of your choice of changing and become better and happier, mob also changed my life in a similar way its amazing how this show can do this to people like us
I can relate to you in the sense that I also have a degree of mental illness, and only series like these actually manage to capacitate us so we do face them. And I couldn't be me more thankful to MP100 (and this video which cleared certain bad ideas I had at the third season) If I can give you a glimpse of my mental crap, I feel very nihilistic at times and it's been getting worse lately, among other things...
this show came into my life when i was in a real bad place. i felt i was both superior to and less than my peers, was lashing out, hurting people online, wanting to cause others harm. this show really helped me wake up, realize that we're all just people, no one is inherently better than anyone else. that i needed to grow the hell up, and be kind. and you know what? i did. and ive come a long ways from when i was that hurting teenager, and i couldnt be more proud of myself. at that time, i thought i would take my life before i turned twenty, and my twentieth birthday is coming up in a few more months. it gets better, i promise.
man, as i read through these comments, ive found a few folks whove had the same experience with this series as i do. i hope one knows just how many people hes helped, sincerely
Mob Psycho 100 helped motivate me to lose 100lbs when I went to the doctor and was told that I was pre-diabetic. When I hit the 100 mark, I bought myself a "Body Improvement Club" t-shirt to celebrate.
My favorite part of Mob Psycho will ALWAYS be the Body Improvement Club. At first, you think they're gonna be antagonistic, but they turn out to be AGGRESSIVELY wholesome and supportive. Warms my heart!
i genuinely love mob psycho, definitely top 3 anime for me. but one of things i love the most abt it, is how everyone is a walking contradiction (kinda displays humanity overall) but mob having a gentle nature, yet intense destructive power, ritsu is resentful yet caring for his brother, reigen being a con artist yet a good guy, tsubomi being popular but not swayed by anyone. terus superiority complex about being humble. damn even onigawara being a punk yet having 100% school attendance is funny. overall great character development/relate-ability, gonna miss it airing every wednesday.
The obvious contradictions are a great to show that people are complicated. No one is a simple one-dimensional person and their reasons for doing things are nuanced and complex. Though some of them are more for laughs than anything else, the message is still there :)
Shigeo laughing at the end was so damn impactful. What a journey. It's a perfect example of the non-cliche approach of this show. After everything, the main character laughing was the biggest, best punch imo.
When Season 2 of Mob Psycho aired, I finally decided to join my high school’s track and field club in sophomore year after backing out as a freshman. Now I’m running in my spare time and have even won some divisions for 5K marathons. I’ve also been improving on my communication skills and am willing to talk to people more, so I see a lot of myself in Mob. Thanks for this final retrospective, Geoff. On an unrelated note, 2:32 SUMMER TIME RENDERING VIDEO!! YES!
god, i really love that bit about tsubomi, because mp100 makes it very clear that she isn't thinly drawn because there's nothing to her, but because mob, and therefore we, don't know her. it's a really good setting that can give us the impression that there's a lot going on outside of just what we're seeing, and that's how i've always thought of tsubomi.
She said she liked someone in season 2 and we have plenty of reason to think that she was being genuine. Reigen then gave her the advice to confess to that person so for all we know, they’re actively dating or maybe he rejected her. Mob, everyone else at their school, and us the readers have no idea and that’s the point.
@@Akimbo411 i would actually say we have every reson to believe she _wasn't_ being genuine, especially since she later says outright that she was lying to test reigen. the point of that scene was to demonstrate how savvy she is, while also setting up ritsu's entire understanding of the whole situation in the last arc.
I particularly like how Tsubomi is no longer seen with the "Mob-vision" effect in Season 3 just to show that Mob is slowly beginning to see her as a person rather than as an ideal to work towards
I find it interesting that you say Mob is in full control of his powers when he hits 100% because my psychologist has been talking with me about “parts theory” and one component of that is that sometimes a single aspect of ourselves “takes over” so that while it may seem like we’re our normal selves with a bit of emotion, in fact our “wise self” aka the whole of us *isn’t* in control. I think it’s the same with Mob - the part that hit 100% fills his being and takes the wheel, resulting in something that Mob isn’t properly in control of but which is still acting (to some extent) in his own best interests.
After all the anime that have fallen apart near the finish line seeing a series as incredible as this stick the landing so perfectly while strengthening and building on all of its theming is amazing. Like you said I’m not sure this will ever be topped as my favorite show.
I really like how the final arc was all about Mob accepting that his powers and emotions aren't a curse and that holding yourself back like that is never healthy. Because I honestly thought the show might just never adress that and would simply give the idea that shutting yourself down is the right move if it helps society as a whole, especially considering how Japanese society is kind of all about that in many ways.
Tsubomi was always herself. Her own person. She was the catalyst for Mob to become the same in the end. She deserves all the love and thank yous we can give her. Plus who are we to doubt Mob, the greatest judge of character around. If he admires someone, it's for good reason.
Hey, I don't comment on videos much, but I felt the need to say thanks. My fiance dumped me about 3 days ago, and I've been... having a rough time with it. But I gotta say, that final line, "Signing out, from a better place than I was yesterday," really brought this whole video together in a way that really touched my heart.
I'm gonna be honest, this show actually DID change my life, I went through some bullying in middle school and lost all my friends, once I reached highschool each day was harder than the next, I struggled to do anything, found little to no enjoyment in life, the summer after I graduated I just happened to come across this show, thought it would just be a quick laugh and that's all, but it was the speech Reigen gave to Mob when they first met...I don't know why...but I cried, it's like someone came over to me and said "you don't have to be special, just be a kind person, ok?" From that day on I became happier, my future became brighter, I finally was able to look toward a future that was no longer out of my reach, it was now in my grasp Thank you for reading all this, I know it's probably a little weird that an anime made me so emotional
17:36 I think Reigen, in that specific instance, also means for Mob to choose the club he's actually interested in (the body improvement club) and not the one he's pressured to join (telepathy club). I had the impression that, in this scene, Reigen is less concerned about the inherent value of these activities, and more about Mob being able to be assertive and pursue something he legitimately cares about. In any case, details, details.
Never has a show made me cry repeatedly. Every SINGLE time I see Mob laughing at the end, it gets me. When Mob passes out running, gathers Emi's paper scraps, fights with Teru (and tragically chokes him out), is celebrated by the Body Improvement Club, tells Reigen that he's a good person, among many, many other moments... I fucking cry. I struggle with anxiety that keeps me from being my truest self sometimes, and I sometimes wonder what my "truest self" even is. I think I empathize with Mob in his desire to be better but grapples with himself internally as well as Reigen who "wants to be somebody" and is searching for a purpose. "Mob's goal in life is to gain the strength to change himself for the better." This is what I've internalized as a result of watching this show and I've been doing work towards bettering myself. Never has a show felt more human. Mob Psycho 100 is truly special.
I immediately recognized the thumbnail picture. That shot/panel sums up everything that Mob is and was so perfectly. One of the best series ever, one of the best endings ever.
Man that frame alone is almost enough to make me tear up, such a perfect way to end his story, such a damn satisfying moment to see how much our boy has grown
This series really did help me get out of a really bad emotional state I was in. The messages talked about made me realize that being "special" or talented doesn't make someone instantly happy, nor does it make someone better than someone who isn't "special".
I think the big thing about Mob crying over Tsubomi is such a testament to his growth because before, he wouldn't have cried. He would have kept it all in and pretended it didn't bother him. But because he finally accepted himself and everything with it, for the first time in a long long time, Mob finally let himself feel with his whole heart, even if it's something as painful as heartbreak.
Mob Psycho 100 is one of those anime that I'll remember forever. I love how it emphasizes being honest and open with others. If we all did that, the world would be a better place.
This and Full Metal Alchemist are the two shows that I reccomend to anyone no matter what. Mob is so wholesome and subversive to most anime, I became a personal trainer because of the club that he joined in the show because it's such a great representation of what having someone who believes in you and celebrates your successes can do for a person. It encourages you to grow as a person beyond what you were born with and most of all being kind to everyone as a first and last resort.
My personal favorite is Mob's relationship with Mogami, not only for his growth early in season 2, but their later conversation where their ideals actually contend. The reflections of "We need to have faith in eachother to get through life" and "It's also necessary to be hard on people at times" genuinely feel like the core of what mob already knows and what he needs to grow into.
I think One has proven himself as one of the greatest Mangaka's of the last and current decade. What he lacks in illustrative skill he more than makes up for in his storytelling. One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 are phenomenal and I hope he creates more stories.
Mob was the first character that made me honestly go like "he's just like me fr" and I don't know if it actually made me better at dealing with myself, but it might've, and the end makes me big cry so it's safe to say that it at least connected with me deeply.
Mob Psycho 100 will literally stay with me forever. I've never watched an anime that made me laugh and cry while making me want to live my life!! It made me less scared to try new things like mob!! I loved your video!! All your videos are fantastic!
Just finished Mob Psycho 100 and I couldn't be happier with how it ended. It's not often that I find an anime with such a satisfying conclusion, but this series definitely delivered.
I have some many in depth, incredibly strong feelings about this anime. From the emotional intelligence it showcases to the genre-defying message of "power isn't what makes you better than everyone else", this series has always been close to my heart. I'm in tears over this deep dive. Thank for encapsulating the complex emotions and messages of this series. 🖤
What's so crazy, is that this is achieved with, admittedly, relatively shallow plots, because there's only so much you can cram into a gag comic. But there is always this undercurrent of something deeper, with more depth. And when you start to realize the parallels with his own growth, how every time he grows a little it is always reinforced with a conflict. Just, so good. So incredible.
You can get a lot out of a simple story if the Characters are complex and well written. A lot of series have a story that is "tell don't show" and have a lot of one note characters (why Isekai is hated so much) but when the story is simple it gives characters more screentime to develop.
Also, one nice lil detail about Reigen running after Mob, it's common to take your shoes off before committing suicide as to not track dirt and such into the afterlife. Reigen took his shoes off before running after Mob to show that if Reigen died, it wouldn't be Mob's fault since Reigen did this
Mob being able to feel comfortable expressing his emotions and laughing in the end was so heartwarming. That was the result of all the growth we've seen with him. All the battles, all the friends, all the people he's helped along the way, all those that have helped him, it all culminates in a hearty laugh with friends at a birthday party. And that's beautiful.
Easily my favorite anime. The amount of growth and change that Mob and others go through in this show is just amazing. Plus no one will beat my favorite side characters: The Body Improvement Club.
I'm nearly 40 but no show has resonated with me (not just anime) as much as Mob Psycho 100 has in ages. It's climbed to the top of my own personal list for the journey it took me on alone, not to mention the quality of craft present in every frame, the music, the ..everything. The ending had me crying happily, laughing alongside Mob. I was a kid in need of a story like this coming up through the middle and high school years of my life. I needed it desperately to remind me that I could change, I could be better, instead of wallowing in anxiety and self-loathing. I got it about twenty years later than it probably would have been a pure megaton of impact but it still pummeled me (emotionally) all the same. I never expected something that, on the surface, is another shounen style series but, instead, became something altogether special. Mob Psycho 100 will be a show, for me, that won't be supplanted any time soon not for all the amazing fights (choreography, animation, framing), the absolute banger OPs or the characters that are well-shaded and feel like people but, because, it does what magnificent art does: It changes your perspective on things. Eternally grateful that I hit play on it a few years back on a whim.
Mob Psycho 100 is far and away my favorite anime of all time. It makes me laugh and it's even made me cry. I so absolutely love how sweet and caring Mob is and how the show subverts genre conventions but does so without being unkind or insulting. The show is so completely full of such warmth and fantastic messages that everyone needs to hear. I've rewatched it at least 3 times now and will continue rewatching it whenever I feel down.
I will likely do the same since I will most likely never find another anime to ever eclipse mob. I will also continue getting people to watch it as much as possible for them to see just how perfect of a series it is
What I love about Mob is how heartfelt and sincerely it's written. One could've just had it be about action and one liners sourcing the comedy, just one set up and battle to the next set up and battle, but it's way, way more than that. You get to see Mob and the others doing quiet things by themselves, you learn not only what makes them tick, but the why as well. It's not even a very complicated story either. Mob just wears its heart on its sleeve, and it doesn't back down from telling stories with a strong emphasis on emotion. I could even argue that Mob is just as much a shojo manga as it is a shonen. Take away the psychic powers, the battles, and what you have is a story about a kid who just wants to be accepted by other people and get with the girl he likes. I can't relate to being a telepath, or using psychic powers to battle other psychics; but I can relate to the other stuff. More than what words can describe, I get it.
Great shows feature fantastic character development across their run. MP100 is no exception to this; however, it’s not just a show about an unstoppable kid psychic. It’s explicitly a show about his character development. Most shows don’t really bother to be that plain about it since their plot is focused elsewhere. Shigeo’s main goal throughout the show is to *become a better person,* and its greatest irony is that the foundation of his growth is given to him by a scammer desiring success and a spirit desiring worship and power. In the end, his journey not only causes them to become their best selves-it causes them to help him in return. Special shout-out to the Body Improvement Club, who subversively turn out to be the most wholesome supporting team in all of anime.
mob finally letting himself laugh with his friends (ie accepting himself as a person with emotions and letting himself express them without fear of hurting other people) is such a perfect way to end the show and i'm so glad they did, i love this show i'm so glad it exists
Something I noticed while watching this video: During all of the action scenes, I have rarely felt super uneasy or worried for everyone involved, but with the parts where inner strength is required (IE asking tsubomi out) I felt more anxious about how the events will turn out.
I remember when I saw the manga ending I wanted a sequel or one shot of mob living his life years later. But after the anime finale came out, I came to accept that Shigeo is going to live his life and we won't see that and thats ok. He's going to be...ok and he'll get through life like we have to, and thats fine, it's natural
Was bingewatching a bunch of your videos until UA-cam showed me this. I got curious about the show 15 minutes into the video. Went out to watch Mob, came back and I have to say thank you . What an absolute masterpiece this show is. I rarely watch series because it takes alot to make be keep interested, but MobPsycho100 hooked me from second one way to the end. I now go and recommend this experience to my friends.
Season 2 is an incredible run of nothing but pure 10/10 episodes from start to finish, and flanking it are an absolutely stellar introductory season and one of the most satisfying conclusions I've ever gotten out of a story. Mob Psycho is a triumph of both writing and animation, and executes one of the most natural character arcs I've ever experienced in any medium. I love this show and will say so at any opportunity. It is the best anime that I've ever seen and I will count myself blessed if I ever find something which can dethrone it.
Mob Psycho is the best anime I've ever seen, it even might be the best anime I'll ever see, there is nothing that has come close to perfect in every category than mob has for me. Animation? Stellar. Characters? Amazing. Story? Great. Fights? Out of this world. Bones has outdone their selves with mob.
What can I say man Mob Psycho 100 is just a masterpiece and one of my favorite lines from Mob is when he says to Minori, “People can change through their interactions with others. I was able to change because of everyone.” That line is one of the things that captures the beauty of Mob Psycho 100. Thx for dedicating a one hour video to the show Geoff :)
I’ve seen a lot of series try to depict a pacifist message but Mob Psycho is the one that’s done the best job with it. It never relies on cop-outs, deals with all the difficulties with trying to talk someone out of a violent mindset, and when people do change it makes perfect sense that they do.
I am in disbelief how timely you were with this video. I literally finished mob psycho 100 today and this video essay summarizes perfectly everything I've learned and some things I didn't realize at the time about this show. I also love how the first opening has one of the best lines ever and it's referenced at the end of the video only solidifying how simple yet essential is to know that we have no burden of being special and therefore have the possibility of becoming what we want to be: ourselves.
“Anyone can be who they want to be with a little hard work and a lot of support.” Sucks most people end up the villain when they’re stuck with a lot of hard work and zero support. But that’s just how it goes, isn’t it?
Mob is such a beautiful character that it makes me a little emotional thinking about him. He's almost real. One thing I'd like to add. The character design and animation is insanely good. The style, much like one punch man, I think makes people misunderstand just how good it is.
Sorry King, had to put this banger of a video on pause and go finish watching Mob Psycho 100, because hearing you talk about it reminded me just how good it really is.
What a BRILLIANT analysis! I have never heard the breakdown of Claw's name being "tsume" and the implications behind it. Wonderful follow up of your last video on mp100. I might suggest that Tsubomi's character is very delicately constructed because her popularity means her friends and classmates have expectations of her and quick judgement if she doesn't match them. She's afraid of what they'll say or that they'll spread word if she lets them know her sneeze was snotty, for heaven's sake. That doesn't seem like someone with much space to be earnest or trusting, because she's so popular she barely gets to be her own authentic person. In that case, it's more impressive that she is so steadfast to her own code ....
A shame that Kyle MacCarley wasn’t able to reprise his role for the third season. Part of me does bet that if Mob got into Multiversus, they’d get him to reprise his role instead of whoever replaces him.
Yeah it was really unfortunate how CR did him so dirty, although I also hope his replacement doesn't get any undeserved hate simply for taking the role. It wasn't as good a performance as the original actor, but he did an admirable job with how short notice it was It's a shame tho, Kyle was such a perfect mob, as was Chris Niosi a perfect Reigen
I just can't do with dubs, there is just something with Japanese that sounds better for me (and also it's not uncommon for dubs to be bad), but hearing this I completely sympathize. It's always weird when VA changes between seasons, it just feels wrong when you got used to the first voice and if it's due to some studio shenanigans it's indeed a real shame.
Haven't even watched the video yet but I wanted to say that, being autistic as hell, this anime is so meaningful to me that I don't think I could put it into words. I first watched it when season 1 was still airing, back when I was just 15. I immediately read the whole manga right after, and felt forever changed by it. It is hands down my favorite anime of all time, and the way it has affected my tastes in media and art is insane - even my own art. It has permenantley altered my brain chemistry. I didn't think it was possible to feel this seen, and I know the show isn't explicitly "about autism" but hey, that's where the power of personal subjective interpretation of what makes something meaningful to you comes in, I guess.
The body improvement club, truly understand what it means to exercise. Take in any person who wants to change and teach them, show them and encourage them to improve.
Since the show is officially finished would you consider revisiting the OP/EDs for all the seasons and analyze all the foreshadowing and references they were packed full of? I’d love to see an hour long breakdown of that considering how much effort they put into them
mob psycho changed my perspective on life by saying ''every one is not special so you can be what you want to be'', i use to think that since i didnt had any talents i could not be anything, mob changed this by showing me that with determination and a lot of work i could be a better version of myself. Thanks mob psycho, its been such a wonderful ride!
IF I wasn't broke as shit, I'd totally buy your weird little figurine. Very few people could express just how awesome mob was and why. Even fewer people could keep me watching an hour-long YT vid. Been tuning in for about 2 years now. Love your channel Jeff. Keep trucking on my dude.
Mob is such a great show. It truly deserve to be up there and uttered with FMA as one of the best and wholesome shows. From animation straight through to story and characters. Definitely one to recommend as a nice intro to anime imo too
"Speaking up for others comes a lot more easily than speaking up for himself". Goddamn, don't call me out that hard! Wonderful video too, I love this anime and its messages.
If everyone is not special, maybe you can be what you want to be. I never knew how this sentence has been printed in my mind so deep. For me, people saying that everyone is special was a burden to me through my childhood. Because I feel like I should search up for a prodigy or something I am specialized since I was born. And that upsets me a lot when I couldn’t find myself having skills more extraordinary than others. Thus, knowing that everyone is not special and I don’t need to be special is such a relief. I am not determined to be anyone means I can be anyone. This simple statement gives me the courage to change and explore what “I want,” not what I should be. Again, love mob psycho for my life. And that is such a great commentary❤
I remember having a ton of fun back when I found One's web serial One Punch Man because of how it subverted all the tropes shounen media had. But man, when Mob Psycho 100 came around it became obvious that it was One's true magnum opus. Such a feel good, do good, be good series with actual characters and character growth. It really is one of the best things ever made and can make people realize they can also improve their lives, other people's lives, and themselves. What better message could there be.
this is the best vido essay ive ever seen. you continue to wow me with such in depth, profound analysis, and i mean that. touching on mob, itself, i can't overstate how refreshing it is when put alongside its shonen peers. there is no might makes right, here. instead, we are introduced to a story about true, inner strength, which necessitates empathy and respect for others, gratitude, and an unrelenting desire to better oneself and the people around them. mob psycho truly stands alone with respect to its genre, and maybe even across all mediums. i dont think i'll ever consume something so impactful, again.
This is the kind of show that you buy the entire box set, and keep it for life, as a classic tale to share with those who never heard of it, or just to watch it all again and appreciate the masterpiece it is. Thanks for taking the time to properly appreciate this great series ^_^
This video was THE perfect way to end the Mob Psycho series. Having not watched the first 2 seasons since the time they had aired, this video really brought it all back to me. Thank you, Geoff
Mob Psycho 100 is one of those extremely rare cases where every single tiny part of the work feels absolutely perfect (at least in my opinion). Change a single line just a little bit and it may lessen its impact. Change a single thing about the animation and it will probably look less visually appealing. Change a single joke a character does and it will end up being less funny than it would be if you left it as is. Every single season of Mob Psycho 100 is a masterpiece in its own unique way. Every single one has more than one moment that comes off as memorable. Season 1 has Reigen's fight against Claw, season 2 has Mob VS Mogami and the separation arc with Reigen, Season 3 has the conclusion of Dimple's character arc, as well as the ending of Mob and Reigen's character arcs, which also give a near perfect conclusion to the whole story. While I do have a favorite (Season 2), I am a firm believer that all three seasons make up something bigger than the sum of its parts. They make up an absolute masterpiece of not just writing, but also animation and even humor. I will never forget this anime, how it changed me, and what it made me realize about a lot of the things that make life worth living.
mob laughing at the end made me genuinely cry tears of happiness, it’s like watching your own kid grow into themselves and maturing as they grow mentally, emotionally and physically
Ive had this video on my watch later playlist for awhile and i finally finished the series. My god its so good. I feel like ill still need a day or two to process my own thoughts before starting this video but boy am i excited.
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That add transition was funny as hell.
So far my favorite sponsored segment any where!
This is one of Reigen's Special Moves!
That's how you do a sponsorship
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The mangaka said he wanted to write a big story about one small step, and I think a lot of us needed a story like that.
I like that analogy.
ONE also wanted MP100 to be about kindness. While it isn't presented as the cure all of all evils, we see how kindness however small positively affects every character o the show.
Wish i read it when i was in highschool
@@desmondgrier6432 my thoughts exactly and now I'll help my kids live their teenage lives in the spirit of what this incredible story told me
@fabulousmyriad267 the perfect Superman story tbh. I love that the main theme and how everyone is surrounded by the concept of hope and coming across kindness, changing themselves and those around them along the way
It's not his story. ONE is a plagiarist.
In which a teenager got rejected by their crush, thanks them for their honest reply, goes tell their friends that they got rejected, cries openly with friends while they comfort them.
Everyone needs this. So simple yet so many things get in the way. Just pure acceptance on every level.
Absolutely, as someone with experience with rejection. The show has one of the healthiest rejections I've seen. She was honest. Mob accepted it, then went and felt shitty about it, let out his feelings and moved on.
@@ultraman6644 And he didn't let it stop then from being friends without the illusion of potential benefits.
And he still be friend with the crush
The narrative also never condemns Tsubomi!
@@annawesometheflameingpikac3688 The narrative better not!
Homegirl waited through a god-damned near-apocalypse just to hear what he had to say.
She might not have romantic feelings for him but if that's not a sign that she truly cares about him, nothing is.
FINALLY some tsubomi appreciation. i saw someone once say that the end of mob psycho makes you like every character more "except tsubomi" and i was like wtf are you even talking about??? she waited through the goddamn apocalypse bearing down on her because she didn't want to break a promise to her friend???
Don’t read the comments on her or Emi’s wiki pages they are full of dudes who didn’t get it
They were one of the students who were put in tsubomi's reject factory
@@mothersbasement yea the people who think the show/manga would be better if Mob got together with Tsubomi (or Eri) and that therefore the ending flubbed it are really missing the point
I'd argue that if Tsubomi did just reciprocate Mob's feelings when our boi confessed, the final arc would kinda be ruined thematically
@@TheBrownestFalcon I think the ending would have worked both ways. It was about Mob being true to himself and accepting every part of his personality as part of himself and stop suppressing them. Self-Acceptance is a huge part in being happy. Yes the og ending shows that even more by how he dealt with her rejection, but he wouldn't be a lesser character if she had the same feelings as him.
I really don't get the hate for Tsubomi. Rejection can suck both for the giver and recipient but I don't think its Tsubomi's fault. She can't just force herself to like someone romantically when she doesn't and it's not on her to try and return anyone's affection just because they like her. Overall I think its incredible how the show doesn't portray Tsubomi accepting Mob's confession as the ultimate show of how much he's changed. The character development and positive improvement were already there regardless of what Tsubomi's answer would be and its clear that she does care for Mob even if it isn't in the same way he cares for her.
The fact that One made a character like Reigen, someone who should be a despicable con artist with the worst track record possible into my favorite character through sheer compelling writing is definitely a big achievement.
The way One made us all weep at the loss (though temporarily) of a psychic fart cloud also deserves a shout-out on the writing and characterizations. This series was certainly something incredibly special.
@@lucinda3964 Makes me anticipate what he'll do with his next series.
True, Reigen is one of my favorite characters ever 😂 He actually had insane balls in the end
@@claytonrios1 Same here, especially since if it is loosely following the original webcomic OnePunchMan manga should be ending soon too
Regan is similar in a lot of ways to Jimmy McGill (Saul Goodman) from Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad. Though Jimmy’s story is more about the moral downfall of that lovable con artist
This anime is honestly one of those pieces of media that can alter how you define yourself and want to live your life. Thank you so much for all of the in-depth videos you've done for this series
I really do think watching it (and reading the manga) has made me a better person.
Agreed. Dor me the only other anime with similar life changing power is Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
From time to time I go back to ttgl when I need to find myself and relit the fire inside
On par with Clannad's value of family and Code Geass' emphasis on ideals. I'll never be what I am today without these two anime.
For me is exactly that, mob hás change me forever in many ways, make a big part on who i am today, and a still learning news things with this each time i came back
yeah i would probably have used my art as a tool to get compliments and have selfworth and probably qould have thought that just because i drew something better than someone else just by coping an image on Pinterest that i an a better person.Well the truth is everyone is equals in their own way. This anime was probably the thing thay made me what i am today and don't know what would happen of o never saw this anime
I do really appreciate how much Tsubomi gets characterized in her own arc. They don't retcon anything and show that it actually takes a lot of character to reject someone like Mob. She walks her own path and that gives her a lot more personality than you get out of a lot of women in anime.
Yeah Tsubomi had some small moments in the first two seasons that show there's a lot more to her than just being the popular girl, then taking the time near the end of the series to show things more from her perspective, and shows that she has as much going on as everyone else in the series. It also makes more sense why Mob would like her so much, because he would care about more than just being the prettiest girl in school.
pretty much it show us that mob know nothing about tsubomi same as us. we only know what mob remember of her when she was a little kid and then his ideal of her. in reality tsubomi is not all sunshine, she seems to be in constant stress and hiding how she truly is because of the pressure of having to be the most popular girl in the school.
Yes! I love that she's not demonized for rejecting him, not portrayed as vapid or vain etc for being a popular pretty girl
It shows that a girl can have the right to reject someone, even if he's been kind to her, even saved her life, even if he's the MC (or like some men irl- THINKS he is) even if she really likes and cares for him. And that it's totally fine and healthy to feel sad and cry about the rejection, but it's also okay to reject someone and while your feelings are valid. So are hers, you being hurt doesn't entitle you to anything especially not something that disregards others feelings
Such a great anime with great positive messages not often seen in the genre
She's too busy being a protagonist of her own story, we just barely took a look at it lol
I could've listened to another hour of this. this show makes me feel heard more than most
HOLY CRAP JOHN HILL THIS IS CRAZY
its literally my favorite Anime if not show of all time. i feel liek it helped me grow into a better person
The character arc that genuinely hit the hardest for me was Serizawa's. Seriously, the phrase "it's never too late to start" is always thrown around, but it hits different seeing it in action. It was actually touching to see him redo his schooling with true enjoyment.
Someone once mentioned that Dimple is the first person to bridge the gap to ???% *because* he's been unfailingly honest, and I love that. Shigeo knows Dimple always says it like it is without hiding anything. While Mob was brainwashed into forgetting Dimple's sacrifice, ???% (Mob's subconscious) would remember. Most importantly, Dimple accepts the worst parts of himself without hesitation, something ???% wants Mob to do; accept every dark and negative emotion he's suppressed. Out of all Mob's friends, Dimple was the only one who ???% trusted completely.
Wow 😲✨
Probably why he spared his life so many times when Mob exorcised him completely.
@@fetch300 also explains how Dimple survived at the end. He mentions "getting sucked into a psychic tornado" - It could be said that Shigeo (how ???% refers to himself) purposefully generated the tornado in a long shot to find him.
@@Hawk7886 I thought Dimple explained in the anime?
Mob, forgetting the sacrifice, was hoping/expecting Dimple to come back. Mob cried for Dimple not coming back while stating that he truly was his friend. He feared that something had happened to him.
Mob's feelings re-manifested Dimple with how strong they were. It took time, he came back weaker, but he did.
Dimple lied by omission about Reigan.
I think that ONE is just an absolute genius of a writer
No bc imagine creating a story that changes so many people's lives.. Just reading these comments is enough to see that.
What do you mean "Think". ONE is *A* great writer.
I really love how the relationship between Mob and Tsubomi was left positive but ambiguous. She really was the goat waiting through a natural disaster for our boy (that was also our boy.)
I also appreciate how she appreciates Mob for actually treating HER like a human, calling her ahead of time rather than lining up with the rest of the mooks on a conveyor belt of emotionally exhausting disappointment. All in all, by far my favorite story of all time, truly a masterpiece of our generation and what I consider essential viewing for anyone.
Seeing Mob do a full belly laugh with full happiness and confidence is the most fulfilling thing to see after this whole AMAZING story. This will ALWAYS be my favorite anime of all time.
I love how Dimple and Reigen are both kinda... bad guys in some ways, but also really good guys too. Especially toward Mob and both help Mob grow to be a legitimately good person and Mob, likewise, influences Reigen and Dimple to be better people too. I love it.
They are true multidimensional characters who are both selfish in some ways and also very nurturing in others. Not clear cut evil but just people who are trying to do their best in their own ways but also flawed.
It's too bad this didn't include some introspection on Teru and his fantastic final battle with Shigeo.
He basically mirrors Mob's own growth, essentially winning their fight by losing it physically. But prevailing with all his and Mob's ideals protected and confirmed by saving lives and acknowledging the struggles that Mob was facing at the same time.
yea it's absolutely fantastic thematically
Teru finally, truly rivals - and actually exceeds - Mob when using his powers to save others, even when Mob himself says "please use your powers against me"
it's a great thematic inversion of their first fight, but is still very true to their characters: Mob's still begging to stop fighting - except he's begging himself, and Teru's still proud of his power - but he's using it ONLY to protect others despite being attacked, Teru still gets stripped naked by an overwhelming force but this time wins, etc.
The Teru episode was my favorite in season 3. To see how much Teru held onto Mob's ideals was everything! It may be an unpopular opinion, but I felt the ending was too rushed and I wish Reigen and Mob would've shared more screen time together in the beginning of the season building to the climax of the ??? arc.
@@maddiefromthevineyard You're not the only one who feels this way. Revealing that Mob's powers have a personality and a grudge and then them being fine an episode later really took me out of it. And everyone around him was getting closure at the same time. For me it really had the 'let's finish it already' energy, very bad from storytelling perspective. And I was already weirded out by the UFO episodes before. They felt rushed from animation perspective.
@@Crootcovitz the UFO episode felt like such a waste of an episode. I kept thinking about maybe we could have had anime extra content for Teru, Sho, Ritsu, or maybe a plot with Mob and Reigen. I was fine with the first half of it for the telepathy club but then the ball was dropped and yep I never want to see that ep again in my life haha. What were they thinking?!
@@Crootcovitz one is very succinct in his story telling in general. OPM (the webcomic) ISD the same actually. I enjoy the webcomic over the manga because of the pacing. The manga meanders a lot talking about random characters, the webcomic, presents them, make its point then move on.
mob psycho literally changed my life i dont care if its cheesy or childish. im someone who has depression since 4th grade, and mp100 genuinely changed my perspective on life and helped me through some of my recent rock bottom times. although it didnt cure me, it definitely changed me significantly. being able to relate to shigeo so deeply despite not being a 14 year old with supernatural powers but just because he portrayed the way i felt inside so accurately and then being able to see him change and evolve as a person gave me hope and motivation to change myself. i really dont care how silly it seems. it will forever be my favorite show of all time and i will forever cherish it in my heart. it prompted me to change myself, to decide to recover from my multiple mental illnesses, as well as take better care of myself and to open up to the people around me.
All I can say is that I'm so proud of you and happy that this show has helped you a lot :))
i understand you so deeply, i am proud of your choice of changing and become better and happier, mob also changed my life in a similar way its amazing how this show can do this to people like us
It doesn't seem silly at all. If it allowed you to grow, then all it seems is just awesome💪
Glad you found confort and growth in this amazing show
I can relate to you in the sense that I also have a degree of mental illness, and only series like these actually manage to capacitate us so we do face them. And I couldn't be me more thankful to MP100 (and this video which cleared certain bad ideas I had at the third season)
If I can give you a glimpse of my mental crap, I feel very nihilistic at times and it's been getting worse lately, among other things...
Depression isn't real
this show came into my life when i was in a real bad place. i felt i was both superior to and less than my peers, was lashing out, hurting people online, wanting to cause others harm.
this show really helped me wake up, realize that we're all just people, no one is inherently better than anyone else. that i needed to grow the hell up, and be kind.
and you know what? i did. and ive come a long ways from when i was that hurting teenager, and i couldnt be more proud of myself. at that time, i thought i would take my life before i turned twenty, and my twentieth birthday is coming up in a few more months.
it gets better, i promise.
man, as i read through these comments, ive found a few folks whove had the same experience with this series as i do. i hope one knows just how many people hes helped, sincerely
@@hootenannyskeleton Hey, congrats on still being alive! Continue to do good!
Mob Psycho 100 helped motivate me to lose 100lbs when I went to the doctor and was told that I was pre-diabetic. When I hit the 100 mark, I bought myself a "Body Improvement Club" t-shirt to celebrate.
Honestly this show helped me get out of alcoholism, take MmA as a hobby, and spend more quality time with with my little sister.
❤
oh god I hope this isnt a Tatsuki Fujimoto moment. Too Kino
Glad to hear that you’re in a better place!
You dropped this 👑
Fight on!
My favorite part of Mob Psycho will ALWAYS be the Body Improvement Club. At first, you think they're gonna be antagonistic, but they turn out to be AGGRESSIVELY wholesome and supportive. Warms my heart!
i genuinely love mob psycho, definitely top 3 anime for me. but one of things i love the most abt it, is how everyone is a walking contradiction (kinda displays humanity overall) but mob having a gentle nature, yet intense destructive power, ritsu is resentful yet caring for his brother, reigen being a con artist yet a good guy, tsubomi being popular but not swayed by anyone. terus superiority complex about being humble.
damn even onigawara being a punk yet having 100% school attendance is funny. overall great character development/relate-ability, gonna miss it airing every wednesday.
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thats a very interesting take on things, thanks for that
@@runningsandwich qqqqqqw
The obvious contradictions are a great to show that people are complicated. No one is a simple one-dimensional person and their reasons for doing things are nuanced and complex. Though some of them are more for laughs than anything else, the message is still there :)
Shigeo laughing at the end was so damn impactful. What a journey. It's a perfect example of the non-cliche approach of this show. After everything, the main character laughing was the biggest, best punch imo.
When Season 2 of Mob Psycho aired, I finally decided to join my high school’s track and field club in sophomore year after backing out as a freshman. Now I’m running in my spare time and have even won some divisions for 5K marathons. I’ve also been improving on my communication skills and am willing to talk to people more, so I see a lot of myself in Mob.
Thanks for this final retrospective, Geoff.
On an unrelated note,
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SUMMER TIME RENDERING VIDEO!! YES!
We are proud of you
FIGHT ON! FIGHT ON! FIGHT ON!
Rarely been so emotive at the end of a show. Shivers just thinking about that journey.
Mob becoming the vice president of the Body Improvement Club is one of the GOAT moments of anime, and they didn't even draw that much attention to it.
"Any person can change" as the key message with the final boss being Mob himself. That is an extremely powerful message and anime.
god, i really love that bit about tsubomi, because mp100 makes it very clear that she isn't thinly drawn because there's nothing to her, but because mob, and therefore we, don't know her. it's a really good setting that can give us the impression that there's a lot going on outside of just what we're seeing, and that's how i've always thought of tsubomi.
She said she liked someone in season 2 and we have plenty of reason to think that she was being genuine. Reigen then gave her the advice to confess to that person so for all we know, they’re actively dating or maybe he rejected her. Mob, everyone else at their school, and us the readers have no idea and that’s the point.
@@Akimbo411 i would actually say we have every reson to believe she _wasn't_ being genuine, especially since she later says outright that she was lying to test reigen. the point of that scene was to demonstrate how savvy she is, while also setting up ritsu's entire understanding of the whole situation in the last arc.
I particularly like how Tsubomi is no longer seen with the "Mob-vision" effect in Season 3 just to show that Mob is slowly beginning to see her as a person rather than as an ideal to work towards
@@carbodude5414 when the girls she hangs with actually got faces, i was shook
I find it interesting that you say Mob is in full control of his powers when he hits 100% because my psychologist has been talking with me about “parts theory” and one component of that is that sometimes a single aspect of ourselves “takes over” so that while it may seem like we’re our normal selves with a bit of emotion, in fact our “wise self” aka the whole of us *isn’t* in control. I think it’s the same with Mob - the part that hit 100% fills his being and takes the wheel, resulting in something that Mob isn’t properly in control of but which is still acting (to some extent) in his own best interests.
Look into psycho synthesis, sounds a lot like the same theory but put into therapeutic practise
After all the anime that have fallen apart near the finish line seeing a series as incredible as this stick the landing so perfectly while strengthening and building on all of its theming is amazing. Like you said I’m not sure this will ever be topped as my favorite show.
I really like how the final arc was all about Mob accepting that his powers and emotions aren't a curse and that holding yourself back like that is never healthy. Because I honestly thought the show might just never adress that and would simply give the idea that shutting yourself down is the right move if it helps society as a whole, especially considering how Japanese society is kind of all about that in many ways.
Tsubomi was always herself. Her own person. She was the catalyst for Mob to become the same in the end. She deserves all the love and thank yous we can give her.
Plus who are we to doubt Mob, the greatest judge of character around. If he admires someone, it's for good reason.
Hey, I don't comment on videos much, but I felt the need to say thanks. My fiance dumped me about 3 days ago, and I've been... having a rough time with it. But I gotta say, that final line, "Signing out, from a better place than I was yesterday," really brought this whole video together in a way that really touched my heart.
Sorry to hear that! I hope the rest of 2023 treats you better
I hope you're way better 6 months later man! 😊
I'm gonna be honest, this show actually DID change my life, I went through some bullying in middle school and lost all my friends, once I reached highschool each day was harder than the next, I struggled to do anything, found little to no enjoyment in life, the summer after I graduated I just happened to come across this show, thought it would just be a quick laugh and that's all, but it was the speech Reigen gave to Mob when they first met...I don't know why...but I cried, it's like someone came over to me and said "you don't have to be special, just be a kind person, ok?" From that day on I became happier, my future became brighter, I finally was able to look toward a future that was no longer out of my reach, it was now in my grasp
Thank you for reading all this, I know it's probably a little weird that an anime made me so emotional
17:36 I think Reigen, in that specific instance, also means for Mob to choose the club he's actually interested in (the body improvement club) and not the one he's pressured to join (telepathy club). I had the impression that, in this scene, Reigen is less concerned about the inherent value of these activities, and more about Mob being able to be assertive and pursue something he legitimately cares about.
In any case, details, details.
When Mob shouts "Fight On!" while fighting Toichiro... just beautiful. Perfection.
Never has a show made me cry repeatedly. Every SINGLE time I see Mob laughing at the end, it gets me. When Mob passes out running, gathers Emi's paper scraps, fights with Teru (and tragically chokes him out), is celebrated by the Body Improvement Club, tells Reigen that he's a good person, among many, many other moments... I fucking cry.
I struggle with anxiety that keeps me from being my truest self sometimes, and I sometimes wonder what my "truest self" even is. I think I empathize with Mob in his desire to be better but grapples with himself internally as well as Reigen who "wants to be somebody" and is searching for a purpose.
"Mob's goal in life is to gain the strength to change himself for the better." This is what I've internalized as a result of watching this show and I've been doing work towards bettering myself. Never has a show felt more human. Mob Psycho 100 is truly special.
I immediately recognized the thumbnail picture. That shot/panel sums up everything that Mob is and was so perfectly. One of the best series ever, one of the best endings ever.
they amped up a bit of the sakuga for the hair for that scene. :)
@@rockjianrock it deserves every frame
I smoke weed on my UA-cam channel & i do food reviews on my UA-cam channel 🙇♂️
Man that frame alone is almost enough to make me tear up, such a perfect way to end his story, such a damn satisfying moment to see how much our boy has grown
This series really did help me get out of a really bad emotional state I was in. The messages talked about made me realize that being "special" or talented doesn't make someone instantly happy, nor does it make someone better than someone who isn't "special".
I think the big thing about Mob crying over Tsubomi is such a testament to his growth because before, he wouldn't have cried. He would have kept it all in and pretended it didn't bother him. But because he finally accepted himself and everything with it, for the first time in a long long time, Mob finally let himself feel with his whole heart, even if it's something as painful as heartbreak.
Mob Psycho 100 is one of those anime that I'll remember forever. I love how it emphasizes being honest and open with others. If we all did that, the world would be a better place.
This and Full Metal Alchemist are the two shows that I reccomend to anyone no matter what.
Mob is so wholesome and subversive to most anime, I became a personal trainer because of the club that he joined in the show because it's such a great representation of what having someone who believes in you and celebrates your successes can do for a person. It encourages you to grow as a person beyond what you were born with and most of all being kind to everyone as a first and last resort.
My personal favorite is Mob's relationship with Mogami, not only for his growth early in season 2, but their later conversation where their ideals actually contend. The reflections of "We need to have faith in eachother to get through life" and "It's also necessary to be hard on people at times" genuinely feel like the core of what mob already knows and what he needs to grow into.
I think One has proven himself as one of the greatest Mangaka's of the last and current decade. What he lacks in illustrative skill he more than makes up for in his storytelling. One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 are phenomenal and I hope he creates more stories.
The last scene of Mob simply laughing was by far one of the, maybe even THE, most rewarding ending I've ever seen to a show!
Mob was the first character that made me honestly go like "he's just like me fr" and I don't know if it actually made me better at dealing with myself, but it might've, and the end makes me big cry so it's safe to say that it at least connected with me deeply.
Mob Psycho 100 will literally stay with me forever. I've never watched an anime that made me laugh and cry while making me want to live my life!! It made me less scared to try new things like mob!!
I loved your video!! All your videos are fantastic!
Just finished Mob Psycho 100 and I couldn't be happier with how it ended. It's not often that I find an anime with such a satisfying conclusion, but this series definitely delivered.
I have some many in depth, incredibly strong feelings about this anime. From the emotional intelligence it showcases to the genre-defying message of "power isn't what makes you better than everyone else", this series has always been close to my heart. I'm in tears over this deep dive. Thank for encapsulating the complex emotions and messages of this series. 🖤
What's so crazy, is that this is achieved with, admittedly, relatively shallow plots, because there's only so much you can cram into a gag comic. But there is always this undercurrent of something deeper, with more depth. And when you start to realize the parallels with his own growth, how every time he grows a little it is always reinforced with a conflict. Just, so good. So incredible.
You can get a lot out of a simple story if the Characters are complex and well written. A lot of series have a story that is "tell don't show" and have a lot of one note characters (why Isekai is hated so much) but when the story is simple it gives characters more screentime to develop.
Also, one nice lil detail about Reigen running after Mob, it's common to take your shoes off before committing suicide as to not track dirt and such into the afterlife.
Reigen took his shoes off before running after Mob to show that if Reigen died, it wouldn't be Mob's fault since Reigen did this
You’re gonna make me cry, I never realized this
Mob being able to feel comfortable expressing his emotions and laughing in the end was so heartwarming. That was the result of all the growth we've seen with him. All the battles, all the friends, all the people he's helped along the way, all those that have helped him, it all culminates in a hearty laugh with friends at a birthday party. And that's beautiful.
Easily my favorite anime. The amount of growth and change that Mob and others go through in this show is just amazing. Plus no one will beat my favorite side characters: The Body Improvement Club.
Yesss the body improvement club has my heart, they're all amazing😭
I'm nearly 40 but no show has resonated with me (not just anime) as much as Mob Psycho 100 has in ages. It's climbed to the top of my own personal list for the journey it took me on alone, not to mention the quality of craft present in every frame, the music, the ..everything. The ending had me crying happily, laughing alongside Mob.
I was a kid in need of a story like this coming up through the middle and high school years of my life. I needed it desperately to remind me that I could change, I could be better, instead of wallowing in anxiety and self-loathing. I got it about twenty years later than it probably would have been a pure megaton of impact but it still pummeled me (emotionally) all the same. I never expected something that, on the surface, is another shounen style series but, instead, became something altogether special.
Mob Psycho 100 will be a show, for me, that won't be supplanted any time soon not for all the amazing fights (choreography, animation, framing), the absolute banger OPs or the characters that are well-shaded and feel like people but, because, it does what magnificent art does: It changes your perspective on things. Eternally grateful that I hit play on it a few years back on a whim.
Mob Psycho 100 is far and away my favorite anime of all time. It makes me laugh and it's even made me cry. I so absolutely love how sweet and caring Mob is and how the show subverts genre conventions but does so without being unkind or insulting. The show is so completely full of such warmth and fantastic messages that everyone needs to hear. I've rewatched it at least 3 times now and will continue rewatching it whenever I feel down.
I will likely do the same since I will most likely never find another anime to ever eclipse mob. I will also continue getting people to watch it as much as possible for them to see just how perfect of a series it is
What I love about Mob is how heartfelt and sincerely it's written. One could've just had it be about action and one liners sourcing the comedy, just one set up and battle to the next set up and battle, but it's way, way more than that. You get to see Mob and the others doing quiet things by themselves, you learn not only what makes them tick, but the why as well. It's not even a very complicated story either. Mob just wears its heart on its sleeve, and it doesn't back down from telling stories with a strong emphasis on emotion. I could even argue that Mob is just as much a shojo manga as it is a shonen. Take away the psychic powers, the battles, and what you have is a story about a kid who just wants to be accepted by other people and get with the girl he likes.
I can't relate to being a telepath, or using psychic powers to battle other psychics; but I can relate to the other stuff. More than what words can describe, I get it.
Great shows feature fantastic character development across their run. MP100 is no exception to this; however, it’s not just a show about an unstoppable kid psychic. It’s explicitly a show about his character development. Most shows don’t really bother to be that plain about it since their plot is focused elsewhere. Shigeo’s main goal throughout the show is to *become a better person,* and its greatest irony is that the foundation of his growth is given to him by a scammer desiring success and a spirit desiring worship and power. In the end, his journey not only causes them to become their best selves-it causes them to help him in return.
Special shout-out to the Body Improvement Club, who subversively turn out to be the most wholesome supporting team in all of anime.
mob finally letting himself laugh with his friends (ie accepting himself as a person with emotions and letting himself express them without fear of hurting other people) is such a perfect way to end the show and i'm so glad they did, i love this show i'm so glad it exists
Something I noticed while watching this video: During all of the action scenes, I have rarely felt super uneasy or worried for everyone involved, but with the parts where inner strength is required (IE asking tsubomi out) I felt more anxious about how the events will turn out.
I remember when I saw the manga ending I wanted a sequel or one shot of mob living his life years later. But after the anime finale came out, I came to accept that Shigeo is going to live his life and we won't see that and thats ok. He's going to be...ok and he'll get through life like we have to, and thats fine, it's natural
Read the Reigen manga.
Minor spoilers: we get a brief but impactful cameo from Mob post season 3's events.
@Fabulousmyriad I did, I meant like a general sequel series and not a quick spin off. Overall pretty good
Mob Psycho 100 is my favorite piece of art, period. Nothing will ever mean something to me as much or quite like it does.
Was bingewatching a bunch of your videos until UA-cam showed me this. I got curious about the show 15 minutes into the video. Went out to watch Mob, came back and I have to say thank you . What an absolute masterpiece this show is. I rarely watch series because it takes alot to make be keep interested, but MobPsycho100 hooked me from second one way to the end. I now go and recommend this experience to my friends.
Season 2 is an incredible run of nothing but pure 10/10 episodes from start to finish, and flanking it are an absolutely stellar introductory season and one of the most satisfying conclusions I've ever gotten out of a story. Mob Psycho is a triumph of both writing and animation, and executes one of the most natural character arcs I've ever experienced in any medium. I love this show and will say so at any opportunity. It is the best anime that I've ever seen and I will count myself blessed if I ever find something which can dethrone it.
I don't think I'll ever find a show like this again and I'm fine with that.
These characters will always be special to me.
can we talk about how much geoff sounded like mob's dub in the ad read
Mob Psycho is the best anime I've ever seen, it even might be the best anime I'll ever see, there is nothing that has come close to perfect in every category than mob has for me. Animation? Stellar. Characters? Amazing. Story? Great. Fights? Out of this world. Bones has outdone their selves with mob.
What can I say man Mob Psycho 100 is just a masterpiece and one of my favorite lines from Mob is when he says to Minori, “People can change through their interactions with others. I was able to change because of everyone.” That line is one of the things that captures the beauty of Mob Psycho 100. Thx for dedicating a one hour video to the show Geoff :)
Mob, Kaguya…Geoff saving the big videos for the guys who really deserve it.
I’ve seen a lot of series try to depict a pacifist message but Mob Psycho is the one that’s done the best job with it. It never relies on cop-outs, deals with all the difficulties with trying to talk someone out of a violent mindset, and when people do change it makes perfect sense that they do.
I am in disbelief how timely you were with this video. I literally finished mob psycho 100 today and this video essay summarizes perfectly everything I've learned and some things I didn't realize at the time about this show. I also love how the first opening has one of the best lines ever and it's referenced at the end of the video only solidifying how simple yet essential is to know that we have no burden of being special and therefore have the possibility of becoming what we want to be: ourselves.
“Anyone can be who they want to be with a little hard work and a lot of support.”
Sucks most people end up the villain when they’re stuck with a lot of hard work and zero support. But that’s just how it goes, isn’t it?
Saw this in my recommended, quickly watched the entire show, returned. Worth the video!
Mob is such a beautiful character that it makes me a little emotional thinking about him. He's almost real.
One thing I'd like to add. The character design and animation is insanely good. The style, much like one punch man, I think makes people misunderstand just how good it is.
This will be one of the first animes I’ll ever make my kid watch. So many life lessons but in the most subtle ways
Sorry King, had to put this banger of a video on pause and go finish watching Mob Psycho 100, because hearing you talk about it reminded me just how good it really is.
lemme know how you liked the ending when you come back!
This is definitely one of the Mob Psycho videos of all time.
*Nods sagely*
Love when mob mobbed all over his opponents, while saying it's mobbing time
Indubitably
Boring meme
What a BRILLIANT analysis! I have never heard the breakdown of Claw's name being "tsume" and the implications behind it. Wonderful follow up of your last video on mp100.
I might suggest that Tsubomi's character is very delicately constructed because her popularity means her friends and classmates have expectations of her and quick judgement if she doesn't match them. She's afraid of what they'll say or that they'll spread word if she lets them know her sneeze was snotty, for heaven's sake. That doesn't seem like someone with much space to be earnest or trusting, because she's so popular she barely gets to be her own authentic person. In that case, it's more impressive that she is so steadfast to her own code ....
I cried a lot from this anime, even to the point where watching videos like this take some effort not to tear up
A shame that Kyle MacCarley wasn’t able to reprise his role for the third season.
Part of me does bet that if Mob got into Multiversus, they’d get him to reprise his role instead of whoever replaces him.
Yeah it was really unfortunate how CR did him so dirty, although I also hope his replacement doesn't get any undeserved hate simply for taking the role. It wasn't as good a performance as the original actor, but he did an admirable job with how short notice it was
It's a shame tho, Kyle was such a perfect mob, as was Chris Niosi a perfect Reigen
man y'all in the Eng dub scene have it rough in pretty much everything huh
@@BigT.Larrity Chris Niosi was one of the actors that stayed for season 3. I didn't watch that season dubbed, though, because...yeah.
@@pbjmochi8400 Oh yeah I know, just never miss an opportunity to praise his Reigen performance lol
I just can't do with dubs, there is just something with Japanese that sounds better for me (and also it's not uncommon for dubs to be bad), but hearing this I completely sympathize. It's always weird when VA changes between seasons, it just feels wrong when you got used to the first voice and if it's due to some studio shenanigans it's indeed a real shame.
Haven't even watched the video yet but I wanted to say that, being autistic as hell, this anime is so meaningful to me that I don't think I could put it into words. I first watched it when season 1 was still airing, back when I was just 15. I immediately read the whole manga right after, and felt forever changed by it. It is hands down my favorite anime of all time, and the way it has affected my tastes in media and art is insane - even my own art. It has permenantley altered my brain chemistry. I didn't think it was possible to feel this seen, and I know the show isn't explicitly "about autism" but hey, that's where the power of personal subjective interpretation of what makes something meaningful to you comes in, I guess.
Honestly, the show is about lots of things, but one of those things is definitely autistic masking
I can definitely see how Mob Psycho could be compelling to people with autism.
The body improvement club, truly understand what it means to exercise. Take in any person who wants to change and teach them, show them and encourage them to improve.
Since the show is officially finished would you consider revisiting the OP/EDs for all the seasons and analyze all the foreshadowing and references they were packed full of? I’d love to see an hour long breakdown of that considering how much effort they put into them
Dude... I feel that when i finally do catch up to season 3 I'll be crying like a baby for a hole year 🥲🥲🥲
mob psycho changed my perspective on life by saying ''every one is not special so you can be what you want to be'', i use to think that since i didnt had any talents i could not be anything, mob changed this by showing me that with determination and a lot of work i could be a better version of myself. Thanks mob psycho, its been such a wonderful ride!
IF I wasn't broke as shit, I'd totally buy your weird little figurine. Very few people could express just how awesome mob was and why. Even fewer people could keep me watching an hour-long YT vid. Been tuning in for about 2 years now. Love your channel Jeff. Keep trucking on my dude.
an hour long analysis of my favorite anime by the channel that introduced me to it??? yes please!
Mob is such a great show. It truly deserve to be up there and uttered with FMA as one of the best and wholesome shows. From animation straight through to story and characters. Definitely one to recommend as a nice intro to anime imo too
"Speaking up for others comes a lot more easily than speaking up for himself". Goddamn, don't call me out that hard! Wonderful video too, I love this anime and its messages.
If everyone is not special, maybe you can be what you want to be. I never knew how this sentence has been printed in my mind so deep.
For me, people saying that everyone is special was a burden to me through my childhood. Because I feel like I should search up for a prodigy or something I am specialized since I was born. And that upsets me a lot when I couldn’t find myself having skills more extraordinary than others.
Thus, knowing that everyone is not special and I don’t need to be special is such a relief. I am not determined to be anyone means I can be anyone. This simple statement gives me the courage to change and explore what “I want,” not what I should be.
Again, love mob psycho for my life. And that is such a great commentary❤
I deadass didn't realize this video was an hour until you mentioned the time stamp
I remember having a ton of fun back when I found One's web serial One Punch Man because of how it subverted all the tropes shounen media had. But man, when Mob Psycho 100 came around it became obvious that it was One's true magnum opus. Such a feel good, do good, be good series with actual characters and character growth. It really is one of the best things ever made and can make people realize they can also improve their lives, other people's lives, and themselves. What better message could there be.
AN HOUR? Geoff, you've outdone yourself this time... Love as always!
this is the best vido essay ive ever seen. you continue to wow me with such in depth, profound analysis, and i mean that. touching on mob, itself, i can't overstate how refreshing it is when put alongside its shonen peers. there is no might makes right, here. instead, we are introduced to a story about true, inner strength, which necessitates empathy and respect for others, gratitude, and an unrelenting desire to better oneself and the people around them. mob psycho truly stands alone with respect to its genre, and maybe even across all mediums. i dont think i'll ever consume something so impactful, again.
This is the kind of show that you buy the entire box set, and keep it for life, as a classic tale to share with those who never heard of it,
or
just to watch it all again and appreciate the masterpiece it is.
Thanks for taking the time to properly appreciate this great series ^_^
For everything he is and isn't, Reigen has some realy profound insights into the world and life.
This video was THE perfect way to end the Mob Psycho series. Having not watched the first 2 seasons since the time they had aired, this video really brought it all back to me. Thank you, Geoff
This is a series I re-read and rewatched often. Probably in my top 3 favorite anime/manga/media. It's so amazing.
Mob Psycho 100 is one of those extremely rare cases where every single tiny part of the work feels absolutely perfect (at least in my opinion). Change a single line just a little bit and it may lessen its impact. Change a single thing about the animation and it will probably look less visually appealing. Change a single joke a character does and it will end up being less funny than it would be if you left it as is.
Every single season of Mob Psycho 100 is a masterpiece in its own unique way. Every single one has more than one moment that comes off as memorable. Season 1 has Reigen's fight against Claw, season 2 has Mob VS Mogami and the separation arc with Reigen, Season 3 has the conclusion of Dimple's character arc, as well as the ending of Mob and Reigen's character arcs, which also give a near perfect conclusion to the whole story.
While I do have a favorite (Season 2), I am a firm believer that all three seasons make up something bigger than the sum of its parts. They make up an absolute masterpiece of not just writing, but also animation and even humor. I will never forget this anime, how it changed me, and what it made me realize about a lot of the things that make life worth living.
mob laughing at the end made me genuinely cry tears of happiness, it’s like watching your own kid grow into themselves and maturing as they grow mentally, emotionally and physically
Ive had this video on my watch later playlist for awhile and i finally finished the series. My god its so good. I feel like ill still need a day or two to process my own thoughts before starting this video but boy am i excited.
Mob psycho has now joined the very small club of anime I can truly consider damn near perfect.