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Mob Psycho 100 is one of the most unique shonen manga I have read.

With an easy to understand premise of "boy with psychic powers wants to impress girl he likes by joining the bodybuilding club", it's so much more than that.

However, the real goal of the series is not that.
It's something mentioned very early on by Mob's mentor, Reigen, which is just
"Be the best person you can be".

Mob Psycho 100 is not about this awkward kid dealing with espers and ghosts and all things supernatural, while trying to live his school life.
It's about that awkward kid growing up as a person through all ... the different people he meets, and at multiple times it's referenced how Mob is just a "blank slate" and he needs to "be somebody". It's here where you see the biggest difference between Mob and anyone else with psychic powers in the show who constantly think they're better than everyone else, while Mob is trying to BE like everyone else.


It's the one story-based manga I can say has the perfect ending.
Not because everything went his way, but because everything that happened is consistent with the message of the show.

Definitely check this out if you want a heartfelt manga, and if you don't like the art at first, give it some time and it'll definitely grow on you.

There's a lot of wonder on how similar Mob Psycho 100 is to One Punch Man, and although there are some similarities, Mob Psycho 100 is arguably ONE's more serious work (but it still has plenty of comedy).

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama, unlike Saitama, does not seek a worthy opponent or an exciting life. Instead he seeks normalcy and has simple goals: becoming more athletic, learning to "read the atmosphere" in social situations, and getting his crush to notice him. His only friend is his master Reigen Arataka - a fraud psychic who runs a "spirit agency." Whenever Reigen runs into a situation that deals with a ... real haunting he calls Mob to exorcise the spirit as part of his "training." And then there's Mob's younger brother, Ritsu, who's everything Mob is not: popular, athletic, social... But in a touching twist Ritsu actually admires Mob and his power. You may have seen a little spirit blob too, that's Dimple, and without spoiling anything I'll just say he's a power-hungry fella and leave it at that.

This is a coming-of-age story of a meek, awkward, and unnoticeable 14-year-old boy...
However Mob, being the main character of his life which happens to be a manga, is of course dragged into abnormal situations where he faces off against powerful evil spirits and other ESPers. Situations that push his emotions to 100% and unleash an explosion of psychic power, proving that despite his meek and kind nature that Mob is NOT to be messed with.

ONE takes this story on an emotional roller coaster, with the very situations that push Mob's emotions to 100% varying from Anger to Sadness to Gratitude - moments that are triumphant, frightening, tragic, and heartwarming. The story unfolds in a way that's gripping and addicting, with interesting characters who are both comical and have depth, and better art than ONE's original One Punch Man (cough-still love it though!). Watching Mob improve himself is always a fulfilling sight.
Overall I give the story an outstanding 10.

Mob Psycho 100 is an antithesis to self-insert fantasies. This isn't about a bland, blank character wreaking havoc when showing off their cool power. This is about a genuine person as protagonist with his own personal philosophy and take on the superpowers. This isn't about the protagonist being admired by regular people because of his great power. This is about the protagonist admiring regular people and looking up to those who managed to improve themselves through their own efforts.

These days, "reverting expectations" has almost became synonymous with "we did it worse than the audience expected, praise us". Thankfully, Mob Psycho reverts the readers' expectations in ... a well-crafted and enjoyable way, taking a jab at those "silly" superpower action fights and dragging them back into the reality by force with a take that I haven't really seen anywhere else. Make no mistake though, as Mob Psycho has its portion of exciting battles too. Yep, it managed to have its cake and eat it too, by not taking itself too seriously while also seriously exploring its themes.

In its core, Mob Psycho 100 is a coming of age story carrying meaningful message of being honest to yourself and not losing the grip on reality wrapping itself in a pleasant mix of comedy, action and slice of life. What I especially like is how it stays away from the usual overused situations of "teen with powers" genre, such as "omg I have to hide my superpowers, nobody can find out or I'll be hunted down" and the absolute shocked overreactions of everyone when the powers end up being revealed for a cheap dramatical turn. No, here we have a protagonist who doesn't mind casually revealing his powers, he just prefers not to use them and values the "regular" way of doing things more, with the cast coming to accept the existence of those powers with similar causality, a reaction that just feels way more natural for modern humans.

The weakest part of this manga is without a doubt the art. It fluctuates between being bad, okay and "artistic decision of artstyle" with occasional really good shot thrown in. Thankfully it works in the framework of this work and doesn't deduct from the reading experience at all, which is the most important part. It shines from time to time, but it could certainly use some improvement.

Finally, is this worth reading if you've already seen the anime? Not really, no. The anime adaptation is great and better with every aspect (and mainly improving the visuals), so you're perfectly fine with reading just the last three and a half volumes that haven't been adapted into anime yet. Which I would really recommend doing if you enjoyed the anime.

from the creator of onepunch man, mob psycho 100 is a manga which epicness and fun is only rivalized with it's awful art

story:10
the way that one can go to a simple and great gag manga to a story of epic proportions while still mantaining it's fun is simply amazing, it's a must read

art:2
yeah a 5 year old can draw better than ONE, but it meshes quite well with the style of story, people that discovered this gem by reading only the redrawed version of onepunch man can find the art offputting

character:8
they are quite original mostly, some stereotypes here or there played for laughs
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enjoyment:10
i read over 90 manga but i can count in my hand the series that i enjoyed quite as much as mob READ IT

overrall:8
if you're a guy that doesn't care much about art to enjoy a great funny story this one is a must

Normally I write really lengthy reviews but I’m just gonna keep it plain and simple here. This manga is good. This manga is really damn good. Is the art the greatest? Not at all. Do you care after reading it? Not at all. I read a lot of manga and I don’t give 10s lightly whatsoever but the author ONE just loves to take them from me. I think compared to ONE’s other masterpiece manga, One Punch Man, Mob Psycho is the tiniest bit better. But that’s just a personal preference, all I can say is just read it and decide for yourself. You will ... not come out of this feeling disappointed even if it’s not your favorite. Not one boring character, not one boring arc, not one boring story. Not one dull moment. Read it read it read it read it.

One thing I have to say about Mob Psycho, is how addictive it is. Chapter after chapter after chapter goes by until you reach the end, and then you want more. That was a warning.

Story: 8

The story follows "Mob", the typical wimpy, fragile, socially awkward kid who has a special gift (powerful Esper) which he isn't allowed to share with anybody else, so pretty much everyone in his surroundings doesn't really know what he's capable of.

It's nothing original but the twist here is that Mob doesn't feel like using his gift to advance himself, rather, he tries to live a normal life and ... become a cool dude without using his abnormally powerful telekinetic powers as a krutch.

Mob's inner conflict about restrainning himself due to the dangerous nature of his powers, all the while being forced to use them in order to help people around him, make for interesting story arcs as Mob has to find a different solution to his problems each time.

Art: 4

I like the art, since it's full of personality, but objectively speaking, it's not the best.

Characters: 8

ONE has a knack for writing cool characters and Mob Psycho is no different, every character has their distinct personality which makes them instantly recognizable. Some are more likeable, others less, but the biggest change is felt on the main character. Mob himself constantly develops and matures throughout the manga, something easily apparent/felt by the time one has caught up with the series.

Overall: 9

Mob Psycho is a very good series with some pretty badass moments which are set up beautifully, and a set of characters that work well with each other. Nothing feels forced, nor out of place. Get past the less than beautiful art and you're bound to discover an extremely enjoyable series to follow.

Mob Psycho - ONE's Best Work

I'm starting to see Mob Psycho 100 as a trend and it is something that doesn't fit with the series because Mob is a top notch manga.

Mob Psycho 100 tells the daily life of Kageyama, Shigeo, who unintentionally have also telekinetic powers (psychic abilities). As the manga progresses, the reader finds more about his hidden emotions and powers as well has found out about his crush (Tsubomi). He changes the hearts of both friends and foes through his own simplest ways. He also has a psychic "mentor" (who has no psychic powers indeed) named Reigen, Arataka and in the end, ... he's trying his purpose in life.

If you ever read ONE's previous works then you know what Mob Pyscho 100 represents to the author, as he's trying to make a story flow from the simplest and funniest to the most dramatic, serious and consistent possible. The physical books are actually rich in details and well made during the progression of the plot itself. And with that, comes the unexpected humor. People, in general, don't know how to react when they see a different art style from the "stereotype" and that's really a shame. Yes, I know what you all are thinking right now, that the art is very poorly drawn and that's a reason to drop the series but you are making an enormous mistake because as chapters progress, the art improves significantly and in the end, that's not a reason to give a low score to the art itself. That's even a plus for me because I really like the author art style even though it looks like a 4-year-old sketch, I really think that's remarkable as many manga artists usually use the same way of drawing.

To most readers, it's easy to relate the feelings of most of the characters in the series, including those who made a way into each one's heart. As you may notice, Mob Pyscho 100 it's not the perfect manga, it has poorly written characters and it has mistakes, the big ones but eventually, they grow up has seen in the manga. Some people even switch sides, and several villains show a point in their arguments and views of the world.

I think that Mob Psycho 100 it's manga with the purpose of laughing and not necessarily a shounen type however it has is own action pack while stirring the feelings of Mob as the main character. Many people compare to One Punch Man but that's not even an argument because they have different genres. Mob has a better art and characters are way more developed than the webcomic and in general, Mob Pyscho 100 has an as infinite better story based on their course. Maybe this review will be edit soon or maybe not, we'll see.

Story: 10 | Art: 8 |Character: 10 | Enjoyment: 10
Score: 10

Personal Note: My favorite manga of the author and #1 at my shounen top.

I'm surprised that there weren't many reviews of the manga considering there are over 100 chapters of ~40 pages apiece or so. It's taken about 2-3 weeks of reading 4-5 hours a day and 4-5 days a week. My reader was missing a huge chunk of the chp. 90 boss fight. Again it is a good manga but not what i would call groundbreaking or engrossing. I read OPM first (Manga, Anime, Webcomic) then MP100 (Manga, Anime), and i prefer OPM by leaps and bounds i prefer beat em-ups to this psychic thing.

The anime's first "arc" follows the manga's first arc word for word just ... like OPM, which i prefer for manga to anime adaptations, as that is what made the series good. There are 2 more arcs before we reach where the manga's at the Boss of Claw Fight, the Broccoli Tree Arc and now the Love Arc. There's a lot, but as it is right now I may not continue the series till it finishes, as it's not really holding my interest. Worth multiple{2 IMO} reads as you may pick up on things that you didn't see the first time around.

One has written a truly brilliant work which touches the audience emotion .This manga made me laugh, sad ,wild everything I prefer this over One punch Man.

Art:The field where it lacks 6.5/10 but surprisingly i cannot imagine any other artsyle suiting this story as this one.
Enjoyment :9/10
Characters:Mob is pretty likeable and so are other cast ,villians etc.

Reigen sama:This character is the GOAT.100/10 the humour relatability and developement is great ,one of my favourite characters out there.

Apart from art work the other problem I have was some arcs were boring like space one but apart from that very nice.
Will definitely reccomend everyone to ... go through this.

Mob Psycho 100 is something that left me with a huge impact. This is one of the greatest and moving manga I've ever read. I will mainly focus on the volumes that haven't been adapted in anime. (although I've looked through the entire series)
Another work of ONE positively surprised me, when i came across it, the first chapters seemed pretty boring, but with time it got better and better. The storytelling began to slowly suck me into the world of espers and ghosts. I was amazed of how fast it changed from "not standing out" to an instructive and interesting plot. ...
Characters were overall really good and likeable, but the last 4 volumes (that weren't adapted) literally surprised me of how good their grow was guided. The main character - Shigeo Kageyama, gives appearance of fully grown character before them, but it appeared that there was more and more to discover about him and the other characters. The message "Don't hold your negative emotions deep inside you, but try to live with them" that was presented in the end, hit me really hard and i can bravely say, this made the greatest impression on me among the other messages of other popular manga.
While reading I suddenly became stuck, i couldn't solve the problem that began to appear and honestly it was the first time that this happened to me. My whole life experience couldn't help me get through it. I can guess that its' one of the elements why i was amazed by Mob Psycho 100.
Art is something that has to appeal to you. It's different, very unique and sometimes stiff and childish, occasionally it quickly changes from "simple shapes" to breathtaking images. At first i didn't mind it, the art was mediocre. In my case i got used to it pretty fast, adored it at the end and couldn't get over of how good it was showed.
This is my first review, so i'm sorry if i made any mistakes, but i'm glad that the first review of mine is about Mob Psycho 100. It changed the way I look at my problems now and recommend it to anyone, who looks for some humor, fights, and story that can relate to.

I'm gonna start with the elephant in the room: Yes, ONE isn't the best artist out there when it comes to drawing, but unlike One Punch Man, Mob Psycho 100 was a passion project of his, and you can see that just by reading it. The art is actually not that bad and every frame has a lot of charisma. And not only that, but the comedy really hits the nail. I found myself laughing out loud a bunch of times, and I appreciate that.

The comedy and action may fool you into thinking this is just a funny battle shonen, but it's far from that. ... We've got a very powerful coming-of-age story about Shigeo (mainly) and his friends, and there is an underlying theme of "hard-work pays off!" that is really fun to see. And, unlike other shonens out there, this isn't limited to physical power/battle strenght, but overall strenght as a person, mental and physical. And this aspect isn't overdone, characters who work themselves to the bone to get stronger don't become overly powerful. Powerful characters get even more powerful, but the development of most side characters are incredibly enjoyable.
And besides that, it also has some pretty fun parodies and critiques of religious cults and how they're formed.

Hmm, only good things so far, so what about the bad? Well, there are very few that really bothered me, personally. One of which is that some of the villains were pretty shallow, even though they did serve their purpose. And second is the chapter numbering that just got pretty confusing with later chapters. Plus, there's also too many "omakes"... They're fun, don't get me wrong, but they kept breaking the pace of some battles, for me. I think ONE overdid it a little bit.

All in all, Mob Psycho 100 is a pretty solid read. ONE (pun intended) that I really recommend you experience for yourself.