Mob Psycho 100

***Mob Psycho 100*** (Japanese: モブサイコ100, Hepburn: *Mobu Saiko Hyaku*) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by ONE. It began publication on Shogakukan's *Ura Sunday* website in April 2012 and concluded in December 2017. It has been also available online on Shogakukan's mobile app *MangaONE* since December 2014. Shogakukan compiled its chapters into sixteen *tankōbon* volumes.

An anime television series adaptation has been produced by Bones. The first season aired between July and September 2016, followed by a second season that aired between January to April 2019. A live-action adaptation aired from January to April 2018. A spin-off manga series, titled *Reigen*, was serialized in Shogakukan *MangaONE* app from March 2018 to February 2019.

## Plot/Synopsis:

### Season 1:

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama is an eighth-grade student blessed with extraordinary psychic powers. However, Mob decides to suppress his abilities in public due to its destructive and conspicuous nature. To keep his psychic powers honed, he works under Arataka Reigen—a self-proclaimed esper looking to make use of Mob's skills.

Alongside Reigen, Mob spends his days exorcising evil spirits at Reigen's behest. With the simple wish to impress his childhood friend Tsubomi Takane, Mob works toward making himself more desirable. But troubles keep on bombarding his daily life, slowly breaking his shackled feelings. With his repressed emotions welling up, there's no telling what will happen once he reaches his limit.

### Season 2:

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama is now maturing and understanding his role as a supernatural psychic that has the power to drastically affect the livelihood of others. He and his mentor Reigen Arataka continue to deal with supernatural requests from clients, whether it be exorcizing evil spirits or tackling urban legends that haunt the citizens.

While the workflow remains the same, Mob isn't just blindly following Reigen around anymore. With all his experiences as a ridiculously strong psychic, Mob's supernatural adventures now have more weight to them. Things take on a serious and darker tone as the dangers Mob and Reigen face are much more tangible and unsettling than ever before.

## MAL info:

**Score**: (Season 1) 8.50; (Season 2) 8.87

**Ranked**: (Season 1) #96; (Season 2) #19

**Popularity**: (Season 1) #48; (Season 2) #113

**Studio**: Bones

**Duration**: 24 min. per ep.

**Rating**: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

**Source:** Web manga

**Producers:** Warner Bros. Japan, KlockWorx,  BS Fuji,  Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures,  Shogakukan

## Characters:

* **Shigeo Kageyama:** (Main) nicknamed "Mob" (モブ), is the protagonist of the Mob Psycho 100 series, as well as assistant and disciple of Arataka Reigen. He is the newest member of the Body Improvement Club. As a child, Mob learned that his psychic power was linked to his emotions. Strong negative emotions can cause him to hurt others, something he strongly dislikes and avoids. Therefore, he generally tries to keep his emotions in check. He is rather socially awkward. He is incapable of "reading the atmosphere," which has lead to him having a lack of friends. Mob is very compassionate. He is forgiving, kind and helpful. He tries to be kind to others in many instances. He is morally opposed towards using psychic ability against other people. Another principle of his is that psychic ability does not make him or others inherently better and that his psychic ability is not something that he requires in life. This belief leads to conflict.

* **Arataka Reigen:** (Main) Reigen is a self-proclaimed psychic who exorcises evil spirits and leads a spirit council. He is also Mob's mentor and boss. He has a wide variety of skills and knowledge due to working a lot of different jobs. He uses them either when he helps his client or attacking his opponent.

* **Ekubo:** (Main) is an evil spirit with a desire to become God. He is Shigeo's self-proclaimed spiritual adviser. He is known to have a very foul smell, and has been described by multiple characters as "disgusting and unsettling."
* **Ritsu Kageyama:** (Main) The brother of Shigeo. Ritsu is very clever and serves on the student council. He excels in academics and everything else he tries, but none of that matters to him as much as psychic power. His brother is more important to him than anyone or anything else. He is apparently serious but can be quite jumpy at times.
* **Teruki Hanazawa:** (Main) Teruki Hanazawa is a second-year student at Black Vinegar Middle School. Before meeting Mob, Teru didn't know any other espers, so he greatly overestimated his own importance and power. He was introduced as an antagonist but is now Mob's friend.
* **Gouda Musashi:** (Supporting) is a student of Salt Middle School and the Body Improvement Club's President. A kind and caring person who is looked up by the students.
* **Tome Kurata:** (Supporting) is a first-year high school student and former head of the Telepathy Club at Salt Middle School. Before becoming Spirits and Such Consultation Officesecretary, her goal was to activate the powers of the human mind to communicate with aliens. However, she and her club members usually sit around eating snacks and playing video games instead.

## Official Sites:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/32182/Mob\_Psycho\_100

https://myanimelist.net/anime/37510/Mob\_Psycho\_100\_II

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mob\_Psycho\_100