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Mob Psycho 100

Also known as: モブサイコ100

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84%
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634,145

What is Mob Psycho 100 about?

Mob Psycho 100 is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by bones, adapted from a manga. It aired from July 12, 2016 to September 27, 2016. AniList classifies it as action, comedy, drama and psychological.

The story revolves around "Mob," a boy who will explode if his emotional capacity reaches 100%. This boy with psychic powers earned his nickname "Mob" because he does not stand out among other people. He keeps his psychic powers bottled up so he can live normally, but if his emotional level reaches 100, something will overwhelm his entire body.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Super Power, Coming of Age, Urban Fantasy, Philosophy, Ghost, Primarily Teen Cast, Surreal Comedy, Male Protagonist, Parody, Satire.

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Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

  • Shigeo Kageyama 影山茂夫

    Main character

    He is the assistant and disciple of Arataka Reigen. He is also the newest member of the Body Improvement Club. Shigeo is a quiet and polite individual who tries to live a normal life despite having strong telepathic power, he wants to be seen as a good human among the people in his social life.

    Japanese voice: Setsuo Itou

  • Arataka Reigen 霊幻新隆

    Main character

    Mob's mentor and boss in the Mob Psycho 100 series. He owns a business exorcising ghosts and is a self-proclaimed psychic. He is Mob's moral compass. He was the first person to ever consider Mob as normal and his teachings have never failed Mob.

    Japanese voice: Takahiro Sakurai

  • Ekubo エクボ

    Main character

    Ekubo is a self-proclaimed upper-class evil spirit who has aligned himself with Mob after being defeated by him. Ekubo wants to be a god. Specifically, he wants to be worshipped by all humanity.

    Japanese voice: Akio Ootsuka

  • Ritsu Kageyama 影山律

    Main character

    Ritsu is very clever and apparently serious, he also serves on the student council and excels in academics and everything else he tries. None of that matters to him as much as psychic power, however, his brother is more important to him than anyone or anything else.

    Japanese voice: Miyu Irino

Supporting characters

  • Tenga Onigawara 鬼瓦天牙

    Supporting character

    Tenga Onigawara is the leader of Salt Middle School and an unofficial member of the Body Improvement Club.

    Japanese voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya

  • Tome Kurata 暗田トメ

    Supporting character

    Tome seems to be a slacker but is passionate about the possibility of using telepathy to contact extraterrestrials. However, when the Telepathy Club's research into the matter bears no results, she quickly gives up. When she learns that Mob is an Esper, her passion is revitalized.

    Japanese voice: Atsumi Tanezaki

  • Teruki Hanazawa 花沢輝気

    Supporting character

    Hanazawa Teruki is an esper who was first introduced as an antagonist, but later became Mob's friend after being defeated by him. He was the shadow leader (urabanchou) of Black Vinegar Middle School, using his psychic powers to rule over the delinquents at his own school, as well as to defeat those from other schools.

    Japanese voice: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

  • Ichi Mezato 米里イチ

    Supporting character

    Ichi Mezato is a school girl who goes to Salt Middle School and is part of the News Club. She is in class 2-1.

    Japanese voice: Ayumi Fujimura

  • Tsubomi Takane 高嶺ツボミ

    Supporting character

    She is a middle schooler at Salt Middle School. Mob harbors a large crush on her.

    Japanese voice: Uki Satake

  • Musashi Gouda ムサシ

    Supporting character

    Musashi Goda is a student of Salt Middle School and the Body Improvement Club's President. Musashi has a strong sense of justice but strongly disagrees with senseless violence

    Japanese voice: Toshihiko Seki

  • Gou Asahi 朝日豪

    Supporting character

    Gou is an esper and one of the children who was invited to the Awakening Lab.

    Japanese voice: Yuusuke Kuwahata

  • Rei Kurosaki 黒崎麗

    Supporting character

    Rei is an esper and one of the children who was invited to the Awakening Lab

    Japanese voice: Sanae Fuku

  • Takeshi Hoshino 星野武史

    Supporting character

    Takeshi is an esper and one of the children who was invited to the Awakening Lab

    Japanese voice: Kouhei Amasaki

  • Matsuo 魔津尾

    Supporting character

    Matsuo is an esper and a former member of Claw. He was part of the upper echelon called "Scar".

    Japanese voice: Ryuunosuke Watanuki

  • Yusuke Sakurai 桜威遊介

    Supporting character

    The partner of Koyama who is also one of the executives of the Tsume group.

    Japanese voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya

  • Ishiguro 遺志黒

    Supporting character

    The chief of the seventh branch of Tsume.

    Japanese voice: Rumi Ookubo

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