Mob Psycho 100 has a very large fanbase and is widely loved throughout the anime community. That means that you are kind of required to like the show. Of course, people will respect your opinion, but some will not. So when I first watched this show, it felt like I was forcing myself to enjoy the show. But deep inside, I knew that I wasn't enjoying it as much as I thought. And I don't know why. I hadn't done that before, so it was very confusing.
But that was it. I said that I loved watching the show when I really wasn't.
So, then we go forward 6 months, and it is the day before school starts after Christmas break. My mind didn't get over that I could accidentally wake up late, and that it would ruin the whole year. So I really wanted to go to sleep. And eventually, it happened. But then I woke up again. I saw that there wasn't any sunlight coming through the curtain, but that is common for Sweden in January, so I just thought it was 6 am or something. But I looked at the clock, and it was 2 am. I immediately panicked and didn't know what to do. Should I go to sleep, where there's a possibility that I wake up late? Or should I stay up and hope that I don't fall asleep. And eventually, I decided to stay up. I know it was stupid, but I couldnät risk waking up late. So I had to watch something to keep me awake. I knew I couldn't watch youtube all night, cause I knew I would run out of videos eventually. Then I got an idea. Since Mob Psycho 100 was getting another season, and I hadn't watched the first episode yet, I decided that I could rewatch the first season. And it was a really good experience. It is one of the first shows in a long time that I could watch 10 episodes of in a row. And that's where I noticed more of the themes in the show. Always striving for self-improvement. And that's something that was really interesting about the show. Cause in many shounen shows, the main character is born with powers, and that's how they save the world. They might change throughout the show, but they rarely try to become better people. And that's where Shigeo from Mob Psycho differs. Cause rather than using his powers to become popular, he tries to become something more. Cause inside, he feels that if his powers weren't there, then he wouldn't be anything. So that's kind of what the show is about IMO. How Shigeo tries to not use his powers and to become a better person. And that's what makes his character so powerful. That's what makes him unique.
But there was also another aspect that was handled as well. But I would recommend watching the show before reading this part.
At the beginning of the show, we are introduced to Reigen. He is a con-artist, and at first, we believe that he manipulates mob and uses his powers for money. Even though he gives Shigeo a wage, it is very small. He tricks him into believing that he also has powers. That "I have different power, so you can't sense it", or that "I can't sense the ghost cause it's too small". But as the series goes, Reigen is probably the best person on the show. He is the one that tells Shigeo to not use his powers on other people. Or that it's okay to run away if you're scared. And it is at the very end that we see how important Shigeo and Reigens relationship is. How Reigen made Shigeo think that he had powers so that he could relate to someone. So that he could talk to someone, without feeling weird
And that's the best thing about Mob Psycho 100. How human the characters feel, even though the show doesn't look like it would give you that
Solid 9/10
So, then we go forward 6 months, and it is the day before school starts after Christmas break. My mind didn't get over that I could accidentally wake up late, and that it would ruin the whole year. So I really wanted to go to sleep. And eventually, it happened. But then I woke up again. I saw that there wasn't any sunlight coming through the curtain, but that is common for Sweden in January, so I just thought it was 6 am or something. But I looked at the clock, and it was 2 am. I immediately panicked and didn't know what to do. Should I go to sleep, where there's a possibility that I wake up late? Or should I stay up and hope that I don't fall asleep. And eventually, I decided to stay up. I know it was stupid, but I couldnät risk waking up late. So I had to watch something to keep me awake. I knew I couldn't watch youtube all night, cause I knew I would run out of videos eventually. Then I got an idea. Since Mob Psycho 100 was getting another season, and I hadn't watched the first episode yet, I decided that I could rewatch the first season. And it was a really good experience. It is one of the first shows in a long time that I could watch 10 episodes of in a row. And that's where I noticed more of the themes in the show. Always striving for self-improvement. And that's something that was really interesting about the show. Cause in many shounen shows, the main character is born with powers, and that's how they save the world. They might change throughout the show, but they rarely try to become better people. And that's where Shigeo from Mob Psycho differs. Cause rather than using his powers to become popular, he tries to become something more. Cause inside, he feels that if his powers weren't there, then he wouldn't be anything. So that's kind of what the show is about IMO. How Shigeo tries to not use his powers and to become a better person. And that's what makes his character so powerful. That's what makes him unique.
But there was also another aspect that was handled as well. But I would recommend watching the show before reading this part.
At the beginning of the show, we are introduced to Reigen. He is a con-artist, and at first, we believe that he manipulates mob and uses his powers for money. Even though he gives Shigeo a wage, it is very small. He tricks him into believing that he also has powers. That "I have different power, so you can't sense it", or that "I can't sense the ghost cause it's too small". But as the series goes, Reigen is probably the best person on the show. He is the one that tells Shigeo to not use his powers on other people. Or that it's okay to run away if you're scared. And it is at the very end that we see how important Shigeo and Reigens relationship is. How Reigen made Shigeo think that he had powers so that he could relate to someone. So that he could talk to someone, without feeling weird
And that's the best thing about Mob Psycho 100. How human the characters feel, even though the show doesn't look like it would give you that
Solid 9/10