Mob Psycho 100: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Mob Psycho 100: A work by the same author of the acclaimed animated series One Punch Man.

A series born from the mind of the same creator of One Punch Man (OPM), it is Mob Psycho 100. Certainly, it keeps some similarities with the Saitama series, you can even see some chapters where they make small winks to some of the characters. 

Content of the work

The story takes place in a world plagued by evil spirits, which can possess people's bodies and do great harm. To counteract these beings, the help of Psychics, humans endowed with abilities that allow them to defeat these entities, is needed. 

Shingeo Kageyama, an introverted young man, the typical average student who doesn't get to be very popular or stand out within his class, that's why he gets the nickname "Mob" which means "background character". But, appearances can be deceiving because Mob is actually a powerful psychic. 

As he grows up, Mob realizes that his abilities increase and become more dangerous, so he tries to control his emotions, to avoid losing control and hurting someone. That's why he has a different life than other boys his age, he tries to keep his emotions from dominating him. Which is a problem, since he longs to live like any other teenager. 

His abilities will help him to get out of certain situations and to confront other humans with abilities who want to capture him. As the series progresses, he makes allies who will accompany him on his way to defeat the criminal organization Garra, which aims to dominate the world using the strength of psychics. 

Mob Psycho 100 main characters

Shigeo Kageyama

He is our protagonist, a young man endowed with psychic powers, but when his growing suppressed emotions reach 100%, he gets out of control and unleashes all his strength, becoming very destructive. He is not very expressive, he finds it difficult to communicate his emotions and prefers to limit them so as not to take risks. 

He sees in Reigen a teacher and a friend, although the latter only takes advantage of his gifts to profit, giving him only 1% of the profits from his work. He decided to join the bodybuilding club to be more popular and impress the girl he likes, for that reason he rejected the telepathy club. 

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Arataka Reigen

He is a self-proclaimed spiritualist, but he is an ordinary human, but with the gift of gab, he is really very persuasive. He tricks his clients into believing he will eliminate some spirit, but when things get serious, he calls Mob to take over and pays him as little as 300 yen. 

He is very fond of Mob, despite deceiving him, making him believe that he is stronger than Mob. But he really cares about the boy, taking care of him like a son, teaching him to use his skills wisely and protecting him on more than one occasion. 

Dimple

He is a spirit of a high level, he had his own cult until Mob dissolved and defeated him. After that moment he began to follow him, to possess his body when he had the opportunity. But, over time, she began to esteem him and became his companion. 

Ritsu Kageyama

He is Shigeo's younger brother, is very popular and is a member of the student council. He has no abilities, which is a great regret for him, as he is envious of his brother and his abilities. Some time later, Ritsu manages to awaken his powers, but at first he could only do it with the help of Dimple, who possessed it. 

Teruki Hanazawa

Teru is very strong, he is the secret leader of his high school. He is proud and often looks down on other people, uses his skills for his own benefit and treats others as commoners. But, all this changes when he is defeated by Mob, making him come to his senses and rethink his behavior, then he becomes Mob's partner and helps him fight Claw. 

How many seasons does Mob Psycho 100 have?

The series has three seasons that completely adapt the 16 volumes of the manga. The first season has 12 episodes. Season 2 has 13 episodes and the third season has 12 episodes. In addition, there are two OVA available.

The dubbing in Latin Spanish and Spanish was done by Crunchyroll, a website where all the chapters are available. 

Curiosities about Mob Psycho 100

Despite the image that Mob reflects, he is not such an introverted guy, One has revealed that he is very sociable and enjoys spending time with his friends, he would never pass up the opportunity to hang out with them, so he would never turn down an invitation. 

When Mob reaches 100%, he loses control, but this does not mean that the feeling that triggers it is rage, several emotions can take him to the limit to release all his strength, such as friendship, sadness, shame, compassion, courage, gratitude among others. 

The events of the anime take place within "Seasoning City" or "Seasoning City". Interestingly, the schools are given names alluding to cuisine. For example; salt high school, miso or soy sauce. 

The nickname of our protagonist Mob in English means crowd, alluding to the fact that he is a young man who does not stand out so much and it would be difficult to find him in the crowd. 

References to One Punch Man

It is not unknown to anyone that these two works share the same creator, One. A talented mangaka that very little is known about him. He grew up in the city of Saitama, as a child he was a fan of Shin-chan manga. His career began in 2009, when he created his flagship manga and uploaded it to his own website. 

In both works you can see patterns that are repeated, since the drawing style is similar, we can notice it a lot in the design of the eyes of the characters. References abound in both series, they are small winks that the author includes to relate them. 

In the first episode, we can see the butt-chinned boy who was saved by Saitama. On one occasion, Mob can be seen reading the OPM manga, characters have also been seen wearing T-shirts referring to that series. And it has been seen how they have included Saitama's image on a "Mob Donalds" packaging.

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