100% Blind Mob Psycho 100 Review: SEASON THREE (The End)

This is Totally Not Mark's 100% Blind Review of Mob Psycho 100: Season Two. What an unmistakenably unique series. Did I like it? Love it? Or perhaps hate it? Let's see and find out as we journey through the world of Ghosts and Psychics with Mob, Dimple and Reigen in this otherworldly coming of age story.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Ajay for supplying the production information and commentary
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TeeHallums for supplying the muscial score commentary
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MUSIC USED
Transfering To A New School, What? (Mob)
1 (Remix by Vikas Music)
New Beginnings (Karl Casey)
Anxiousness (VLR)
New Junk City (Earthworm Jim)
Monitor (VLR)
Portentousness (VLR)
追悼 (Nier A.)
Degenerate (Indivisible)
VON (Remix by Kayou)
"Psycho" in Psycho Helmet (Mob)
Very Long Title, WTF REVO (Bravely DII)
A World Without Ekubo (Mob)
Burenia (Metroid Dread)
Hydro Station (AM2R)
GalaxyMan (New Horizons)
Alien Attack (Mob)
Prey (Karl Casey)
Tropos Night (Owl Boy)
Enemy (Karl Casey)
Thornfelt Swamp (Ori)
Teru's Theme (Mob)
Old Stories (Cover by Flann)
99 (Sega Cover by GENATARI)
99 (Piano Cover by Marco D. Piano)
99 (Cover by Nine Universe)
Music Box (Great Ace Attorney)
Confession - Pure Heart (Mob)
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100% & Steamed Cheems
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[@wuttatota148]

It's amazing how the title of the finale episode has a double meaning. It's titled "Confession" and you think it may be about Mob confessing to Tsubomi, but then the show hits you with Reigen's ultimate confession to Mob

[@maxsuki75]

straight, undeniable facts bro

[@peet-janissen5838]

and mobs confession to himself

[@bred9901]

this all sounds kinda sus

[@Teuwufel]

@@bred9901 It is only sus if you make it sus. It only says things about yourself, you weirdo.

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

Oh I didn't catch that at first

[@carbodude5414]

The reason Mob's confession to Tsubomi was off-screen was because his arc was never about getting the girl. It was about the journey getting there

[@averlinbc5680]

I also like the fact that Tsubomi Doesn’t say yes, like there was a couple of scenes through the anime where she notice Mob ….. but they’ve never had like a proper conversation. They’ve both been on the edge of each other’s lives.😊 they start talking after the confession it doesn’t matter if that leads anywhere, but it’s an actual beginning to any kind of relationship🎉

[@shonenbois]

I really love the way they handled the whole, “All the Villain wanted was a friend,” with Dimple. It felt natural and Believable with Dimple’s character arc throughout the show. And I was so happy he was alive at the end :)

[@jeremygrandison1040]

Dimple is a true homie 😢😢😢😢

[@kekero540]

think about it Dimple wanted nothing but love and adoration from the masses. he wanted to become a god purely for vibes

[@jjjjjaabari313]

It reminds me of why I do dislike villains that just want to take over the world. There's always a deeper reason. The reason may not even be reasonable but it has to come from an authentic place

[@LWilliams699]

I was emotional when I thought he was dead I was like noooo dimple (plus god dimple was cold)

[@dillonkarchnerNBCU]

Buff Pikachu had me in tears there for a second. Was so relieved to have him back!!

[@trainershade1937]

It's actually funny that Mark brought up how Season 2 really felt like the climax of the story, a place where it could have ended. Because for a lot of anime, a season like Season 2 could have easily capped off the story, and most would be happy with it. However Season 3 likes to remind you that none of the main characters actually accomplished their primary goals yet, and that some "forgotten" plot points were never resolved or clarified. The story never got concluded in Season 2, it just got delayed. Season 2 was a bombastic distraction that served as a stepping stone for the growth of Mob Psycho's characters.

[@maxsuki75]

absolute facts

[@kenethernandez6246]

Exactly bro

[@theradionicrevival8068]

I think we’re just beaten down by the typical plot contrivances of most anime and stories in general. Mobs such a fairly grounded show at heart, that the concept that everyone could ever just live happily ever after after doing one grand gesture kinda goes against what it was about Reigen will still have doubts about himself, mob with still have issues with accepting himself and learning to perceive others, seasoning city will always be under attack by psychic threats, someday, mob and reigen will speak for the last time.... But while important, none of that really matters because the power to keep growing and improving will always be there, and as long as they continue to learn and grow, there’s nothing to worry about. We can’t be right all the time, sometimes messing up will be a necessary step in order for us to actually experience things and even grow to be better sometimes!! So the actual outcome or definitive end for these characters is kinda irrelevant in comparison to that nugget of info imo I find endings like these a billion times more inspiration and deeply calming than any “definitive” ending where it’s revealed shigella married tsubomi and is 100% completely fulfilled forever now or something any day I don’t care about any of that, that was never the point of the story, it doesn’t matter if reigen ever put dimple on a leash! It’s honestly a similar reason as to why I loved the bojack horseman ending despite similarly not wrapping literally everything up The idea that life goes on even when we’re not watching or with someone anymore hits way harder than a finite happily ever after ever could, ESPECIALLY when executed well.

[@bastian3461]

yeah no after season 2 i was left with a feeling of "WOAHHH, wait.. what about the other characters" and this season SERVED

[@sarafontanini7051]

exactly: mob never told tsubomi his feelings, we never found out what the deal with ???% was, hell Reigen didn't even actually tell Mob the truth about himself regardles of if it was necessary or not. Calw waas a DISTRACTION from the real, th story was never really about Claw (hence why we only deal with it for two arcs)

[@Webberjo]

Season 1 - 2016 Season 2 - 2019 Season 3 - 2022 We waited 6 years for it to be animated and voiced, and it did not disappoint.

[@PartyGod]

W

[@Laitybur]

W

[@lavenderlavender3952]

Time makes quality

[@tokekch7791]

and now i feel old,

[@DZMoops]

3:33 I love that in the manga, when the Body Improvement Club is on the verge of being shut down due to their low grade levels, Jun Sagawa is the one who is able to keep their average curve above failing by a single percentage point, much to the annoyance of the student council vice president.

[@cutiepie120048]

Really? That's actually amazing 🤣🤣🤣

[@stuckerfan2563]

Oh yeah. I remember that.

[@wacky1210]

Lol i love that, hope jun sagawa is pursuing his vet dreams

[@maxspecs]

Jun out here taking care of the other superbeasts.

[@unnaturallynatural8885]

sagawa carried fr

[@knightofendor8384]

I’ve seen several people online say that season 3 wasn’t needed. What confuses me is that season 3 was extremely needed, because it gives something absolutely necessary: a conclusion. It gives closure to the characters and their arcs in the ways that they needed.

[@eel12333]

I think it's interesting because season two could have been a very shonen conclusion. Like, if it were a typical, action anime it would be a very typical ending; beat up the bad organization and now we're done. But mob is a story about these characters and their growth, and they had not fully resolved the characters biggest struggles by the end of season 2, so of course it wouldn't be a proper end for Mob :)

[@kenethernandez6246]

Those people honestly haven't thought it through very well. If the show ended in season 2 we wouldn't get closure to multiple character arcs and most importantly we wouldn't get closure to mob's literal goal from the very start of asking his crush out. Idk what people are honestly thinking when they say season 3 wasn't needed.

[@guesta9822]

@kenethernandez6246 some people still think claw is the "plot" of the story when the series didn't even start with Claw.

[@sarafontanini7051]

these people likely missed what the story was all about and jsut thought it was a straight action show about fighting villains.

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@guesta9822 hell Claw only is the focus of two arcs and one of those absolutely rips into the entire concept of claw and how stupid it actually is and the other is when claw is DESTROYED

[@whooves9976]

Love that Serizawa, a top 5 esper, is defeated by mob’s hurricane but Reigen makes it through because he hit the gym

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

It's been established by now that Reigen may not be an esper but he is built different He casually strolls into Claw HQ in S1 and manages to tear down their entire operation there by using logic and a couple anti esper dropkicks. He's just not a normal human the man is a wildcard

[@Pekara121]

Reigen is HIM

[@wuttatota148]

We always knew that Reigen is the most OP character in Mob Psycho

[@ashketchup7354]

It was all about that strong bond Mob had with Reigen

[@kingace6186]

That right there is the power of self/body improvement.

[@GastaoHEsteves]

Theres one interesting detail that you might have missed, Mark. In japan's samurai culture, when the swordman throw away his scabbard, it means that he have no intention to ever sheathe his sword again, which means that he is going to fight to his death. In modern culture, this action was changed to "throw the shoes away" which may indicate a suicide intention. So, in other words, when Reigen threw his shoes away as the song 99 starts playing, he was ready to die. Nothing would stop him from reaching Mob. This makes the scene even more epic.

[@ramseyhassan9941]

Damn. Totally Not Mark's origin story being mad relatable and contextually working so well with Reigen got me crying

[@maxsuki75]

facts

[@thelonelyphish]

Got me crying in the club rn 😭

[@therealstarplatinum]

He just like me fr fr

[@protoaltus]

I seriously think that even now, Mob is still underrated. Not many people watch it due to the weird style as they call it. But those who do truly appreciate that this could very well be a masterpiece with its flaws and greatness.

[@lorpuz4664]

yeah i feel this story is way better that one punch man that for some reason everyone has seen

[@dezmundogaming8780]

Same. I have some friends who try to down play mob as an inferior version of one punch man and ive realized its because they had mostly been watching the show through the lense of what they expect out of a shonen anime. And while i still think the fights and action scenes are 1st class, not merely flashy flashy color spectacles as they see it, that is far from the point of the show. They and many other i think get kind of stuck looking at the plot of mob psycho instead of the story. They havent seen season 3 yet mostly because they thought season 2 concluded “the plot” but i think as time goes on and mob continues to receive its flowers people will come to appreciate this show as a timeless classic in anime and story telling.

[@protoaltus]

I feel that is something I've grown accustomed to. That is why I recommend it twice. Once when they start to see if they want to start off with a bang or when I know they can appreciate it after being through enough series. I guess a similar comparison can be said with Konosuba. That series as a whole for me is one of the best I've seen as a story about characters being real people among unreal environments. It's in the moments of people that memories stay and not in the ruins of a battle. And funnily enough, the same friends who didn't like Mob or dropped it halfway through season 1 were also the ones who repeated the same for anime like Jojo, Konosuba and Gintama which are some of my favourites while binging through the shounen hype trains. Maybe its just me but Demon Slayer isnt it. It's a heavily flawed story enhanced only by the animation from my experience with the manga. Boku no Hero has a strong base but dwindles halfway through but looks like it picked itself back up in the manga. Naruto is a story about impossible odds and unseen miracles. Bleach is about ones instability. Nanatsu no Taizai is a story about flawed characters in a flawed story done haphazardly sometimes. Not that I don't like any of these but i don't seem to have a connection to them except SDS because of phenomenal character writing. They're passing clouds. But they loved it with every inch of their being. The ones who heeded my advice and loved Mob and the others? They're the ones who went onto read Berserk and now joke about Griffith while having a solemn look of dread. They're fun. I guess I'm just someone who loves good writing in general and Mob? One did a fucking fantastic job at a story if I have it on my top with sitting comfortably next to Gintama and Jojo. I know it's long and not many will read it. So here's a unique piece of information. The only other piece of anime that made me this emotional? Steins Gate.

[@Amplifymagic]

It’s goated and many won’t even know if it

[@yesterdayschunda1760]

Mobs weird style reminds me of older anime movies more than it does modern anime and as someone who grew up on those movies that makes it amazing for me.

[@ryanbaker5931]

Excellent analysis but the one point I disagree with is Teru not winning. He won by saving all those people, he knew Mob would never forgive himself if anyone died so while yes he was fighting to help him, his main fight was to make sure the people were safe not only for their sake but for Mobs.

[@BeyondTrash-xe1vs]

Indeed, Mob and Teru's rivalry was never about who was physically stronger, but about mental strength. By saving everyone while Mob lost control, Teru won this time.

[@vazak11]

Tsubomi is interesting cos she also has similar issues to Mob and Reigan in that she hides any 'imperfections' in her self cos she is terrified of everyone turning on her.

[@kristol569]

What I love about Reigen's confession is that Mob already knew the truth way before that, he even figured it out himself in season 2. It wasn't it that snapped him out of the "???" state but the ability of Reigen to openly admit it and say sorry to Mob

[@sarafontanini7051]

yeah its not that Mob already knew, which is what i seen peple complain about. rather, it doesn't matter if Mob already knew r not, what was important is that Reigen said it outright, openly. Because a silent acceptance isn't the same as being opnely honest.

[@ashketchup7354]

I thought the thing about Season 2 was that it was a fake out. Mob never said he always knew Reigen had no powers. Mob said he always knew Reigen was a good guy.

[@EviIPaladin]

@@ashketchup7354 Mob may or may not have known, but Shigeo Kagayama did.

[@patrickloureiro351]

People will legit be talking about mob psycho in the future like people talk today about shows like full metal alchemist. Absolute masterpieces of it's time.

[@thomasffrench3639]

It’s also better than Fullmetal Alchemist, although not by much.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Nah it's not THAT mainstream. It'll be more like how people talk about Hunter x Hunter

[@patrickloureiro351]

@@Ash_Wen-li dude hunter x hunter is even more mainstream than fma

[@Ash_Wen-li]

@@patrickloureiro351 That's not my experience. But it could be because I'm used to talking to people that grew up with FMAB. Maybe a better example would be Samurai Champloo. It's well regarded by those who watched it but if you came into anime later on and didn't look back, it's unfortunately not going to be in the discussion much

[@Pax441]

I agree 100%, I love a lot of shows that arent perfect, but mob psycho and fma are perfect stories in my opinion

[@InsanelyIrish]

Rarely does a manga have a strong ending, a closing, a wrap of that gives people the closure they need but seeing Mob and everyone have a true ending to their arcs even former villians was besutifull.

[@aquavillager5909]

Dimple during the Broccoli arc really be like “Oh no! It’s the consequences of my actions!”

[@sarafontanini7051]

"haha I'm a genius! OH NO!

[@ashketchup7354]

Dimple squared up against the consequences of his actions like Pink Guy vs. Bane

[@flavoredchin]

This season boosted the emotional storytelling to a ridiculously high level. I'm glad you got to experience it as well.

[@Quarter.]

the thing that makes me love this ending more than anything is the realization that reigen is a self insert. it recontextualizes the entire story as a insanely artistic visualization of a diary entry

[@Julius3774]

I never thought about it that way but honestly that makes the story have even more depth and nuance than it did before. The thought that One is actively writing about his own struggles and now that he is older he can teach how to overcome those struggles with Reigen.

[@eel12333]

Oh wow, you're definitely correct but i didn't realize that until now. I always thought of Mob as being a bit of a self-insert, representing struggles that One went through as a child. But, I think it's fair to say that he put a lot of himself into both main characters. I wonder if that's part of the reason their dynamics feel so fleshed out and harmonious.

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme6588]

@@eel12333 Mob represents childhood and growing up, while Reigen represents adulthood and learning from your mistakes.

[@spoony8497]

Regien feels like a self insert with his problems but probably not his personality. I feel like ONE made his personality to simpily just be interesting to the viewer, whereas his issues are entirely personal struggles of ONE. Especially the "he was an office man at a dead end job who quit to peruse his dream of making something of himself."

[@MyNameJefff]

Dimple’s “death” had really fucked me up. Seeing Mob cry himself to sleep left me depressed until we saw him again during the finale. I love Mob Psycho so much. Every episode has been a joy to watch. A perfect show.

[@NrettG]

I'm so god damn glad I didn't get spoiled on that. I knew that the first op was going to play again but that was it.

[@Spartan8676]

That Alien planet segment at the end was the most baffling, out of pocket scene I've seen in a good while, from an anime that's usually pretty tame,it was completely outta left field and I loved every second of it

[@Wuksa22]

I loved the little detail of dimple being spikier in the prelude to the broccoli fight as a little bit of foreshadowing to his growing power.

[@maxsuki75]

facts

[@secretly_ur_dad8702]

Surprised he didn’t talk more about the significance of Mob laughing in that final scene. Great review of the series though.

[@prolevelcallout4597]

When Mark started talking about his love for Wrestling I immediately thought to myself, “Him and Super Eyepatch Wolf DEFINITELY need to collab on something”

[@djroscurro9859]

Same. I was thinking this is the 3rd youtuber I watch that I found out is into wrestling

[@semreh12]

im now waiting till the remake of kinnikuman comes out, for mark to watch. it would be the coming of the grand daddy of every popular shonen under the sun

[@AutumnOwlex]

51:04 it's basically what dimple said earlier, describing how head strong, stubborn, and unswerving she is in her decisions. She's so hard-headed that she'll dig her heels in and stare a hurricane if she decides she wants to.

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

Shes childhood friend with the guy, knows him a lot, and knows what he can do, probably found out about the brother incident and saw the change in him. She knows what he's capable of, and in season 2 learned that he's growing as a person again, so she probably knew that our guy was strugling tru something and choose to stay put, to give him closure, shes a Badass B to be honest. And mob probably is the cause as she came to know the most powerfull psy in the world all her life, and get bored with the fact that that was all it was, wich lead her to get over it. When he put together the novel in season 2 and shes goes "Nice one mob" i knew she was on his corner.

[@Brandon71060]

Season 3 is the best season of the series imo, I’m glad you really liked it! It really drives home that theme of self-acceptance, which I love.

[@Stootchee]

idk personally I wished they did more with Tsubomi

[@chansfeet]

Same. That final arc is the best thing I've seen in my whole life.

[@prestongarvey2599]

@@Stootchee I think what they did with her was perfectly enough, they didn’t repeatedly ram her special qualities in your face and they didn’t make her secretly some super powerful esper, they made her a normal girl, a courageous and somewhat blunt-ish one at that, but overall normal She didn’t need to be that special, she was a character that helped to drive mob and reigen’s story further and she did that perfectly, her rejection to mob also conveyed that perfectly, having him let out his emotions healthily for the first time in the series, and yet at the same time keep in touch with him to show that there is still hope She was utilized perfectly by what I’ve seen

[@chansfeet]

@@prestongarvey2599 Yes I think her character there is pretty perfect for the story.

[@Stootchee]

@@prestongarvey2599 The last episode just left me feeling empty, and I was expecting a little more. It was probably just me though.

[@CometX-ing]

Mob is without a doubt a perfect adaptation and a perfect story. I don't think I have ever seen an story the both resonates and impresses me on all fronts to the same degree. One got an adaptation that any story teller could only dream of and its fitting because it was a story that truly deserved it.

[@maxsuki75]

absolute facts

[@ImpracticalShenanigans]

definitely my favorite series of all time because of how well every aspect of it was written

[@NerdMiGerd]

I really love how the divine tree arc slowly builds up its atmosphere. It makes it feel so unique, almost feeling like the premise for a Mob Psycho 100 movie. I'd say it's my favorite one but, like, the final arc does really take the cake for me.

[@MiggetyMattR]

I personally was expecting something along the lines of Mob's unleashed 100% energy manifesting itself into the tree as an evil clone or something.

[@NerdMiGerd]

@@MiggetyMattR Would've been interesting, but I think they already did a good job depicting the divine tree as an extension of Mob's greatest flaws

[@Unriven]

A true modern classic in this era of forgettable series. Mob grew so much throughout each season and Reigen was there to support him through it all. One Punch Man might have more hype moments, but Mob Psycho is ONE’s magnum opus.

[@Boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Glad to see a fellow fan of dandan

[@jeremygrandison1040]

I'm gonna miss it so much! 😭😭😭😭😭

[@deser4653]

I could recognize that profile picture in any place A Dandapeak reader i see

[@Bionickpunk]

A Modern classic? Yes. Era of forgettable series? What, hell no!

[@SenpaiSamaKun]

Ehh, I don't know about forgettable. Like as much as they pave the ground, would Naruto and many other shonens even be a footnote compared to Chainsaw Man and Attack on Titan if they came out today?

[@kenethernandez6246]

I think every season of this show had a different purpose and all of them accomplished their purpose flawlessly. One of the greatest shows of all time imo.

[@jenn9060]

This show really does feel like a once in a lifetime delight, and I'm so glad you gave it the attention it deserves! This show is a reminder of what art is all about.

[@blade9871]

31:54 This scene is hilarious and also plays into Mobs continue growth. Notice that Mob is the only character not profusely sweating and out of breath. He's only slightly winded after running, showing improvements in his conditioning.

[@eduardosolorzano5020]

Hey mark you made me cry with this one. Cheers mate, very well put up

[@alexandrospetax6189]

I too went into S3 expecting something watered down because season 2 ended so dramatically. But god damn can this man write and complete a story beautifully

[@Spartan8676]

Reigans sprint and confession is definitely one of best scenes and hype moments I've ever seen in any media ever Everything leading up to that point makes the scene work so well

[@meethepie]

Was soooo hype when OP 1 started to play, only to have me bawling my eyes out a minute later. So perfectly executed.

[@spaceowl9246]

No show EVER made me laugh, excited and CRY like Mob Psycho did. It is literally a 10/10. There is not a single thing wrong with it. I love it so much. I think it will forever be my favorite show of all time.

[@gonzalodiez6336]

i love the arcs that conclude those story bits that have been there the whole time through seasons like the telepathy club, dimple, and mob's crush (plus reigen being honest)

[@castformer17]

Hello, brother

[@gonzalodiez6336]

@@castformer17 lmao

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme6588]

It didn't need to add anything new, just finish the ones that were there since the beginning.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

I know I'm one of a few, but each season of Mob continued to get even better and better for me with S3 being the best and I'm favourite season with how it wrapped up all the character stories and having a finale worthy of such an amazing series jesus I love this series

[@thick4628]

Same here

[@madengineerkyouma]

The divine tree arc still bring tears to my eyes every time I see a video talking about it.

[@Megaman12Protoman14]

Dude, same here. Probably my favorite isolated arc in anything I've seen/read.

[@BroZilla-vh3tu]

It'd easily be the best arc in the show if they didn't reverse Dimple's sacrifice in the final arc

[@guesta9822]

@user-jd1hc9ff1n dimple came back before, and his death was never confirmed.

[@BroZilla-vh3tu]

@@guesta9822 point is they treated it like an important sacrifice with weight to it, Dimple erasing Mob's memory so Mob didn't know that he's dead.. Then they go and undo that in the final arc for little to no significant reason

[@guesta9822]

@user-jd1hc9ff1n there was a reason. So Reigen can get help trying to talk to mob and we found out how spirits actually worked in season 2 so there was always a chance dimple would come back if he came back before.

[@mizuthek9]

This video left me in tears. It made me realize that I'm no different from Reigen. I'm in my 2nd year in high school with nothing to show for it and nothing to look forward to. All my friends know what they want to be and have plans for it, while I'm struggling with my own self-worth and identity. This video makes me not want to give up but to actually try to make something for myself. Thank you, Mark, for making me realize this. Thank for being someone to look up to. *Thank you to the people who toke the time to comment under this. I really appreciate it 🙏

[@maxsuki75]

yes bro you've got this one step at a time

[@ruthoglesby1805]

I hope you hang in there. I felt the same from middle school through into my 20's. I am almost retired now, and still don't have many plans☺ Your identity should not be fully realized at this point, either, but continuously growing. Hope this helps.

[@puanteurfromage]

You are young and have so much time to discover yourself, so please take your time! I think it's fine to think about what you want for yourself and your future, but not at the expense of enjoying your youth. There's no wrong time to decide what you want. Take this from a 28 year old (same age as Reigen, ha) woman that dropped out of college in my 2nd year and only recently decided what I really wanted to do.

[@kenethernandez6246]

Remember bro, changes don't happen over night. They happen one step at a time so just look for something you are intrested in and start to work. If you do it for long enough you will see the results eventually. That was another one of the great messages in the anime.

[@nclark5720]

i'm almost in my 3rd year of my 20s and have almost nothing to show for it loll, take your time bro

[@flavoredchin]

Mark, your sincerity in all your reviews is what makes your reviews special. Knowing why you care so strongly is a reminder that we should all be so clear with ourselves. Thank you.

[@pixies590]

Mob Psycho is the only anime that could make me cry not just once, but twice by saying happy birthday. It was perfect.

[@themember4018]

I cried at that dimple episode. And teared up again hearing Mark break it down up to when MOB cried himself to sleep...this season 3 was the best climax

[@sniler5072]

I remember crying tears out of sadness and joy throughout the third season, realizing that I'm not alone, and I cried a little while watching your review. Growing up is hard, there were moments in my life where I couldn't stop feeling down. And I'm still in the process of learning to accept and love myself. It's gonna be a hard journey, but with stories and songs like these, and realizing that I'm not alone, I feel a little bit more confident!

[@regitriotrio5656]

I've been waiting for this ever since the review of the first season. This show is just beautiful in literally every single way. Easily one of the best written manga in a long time.

[@DATyphlosion]

Your story about pursuing wrestling, and the conversation with your dad that led you to realizing how little self conviction and how little you had grown from your old self is pretty much one to one for an experience I had down to the point of not being able to face your initial topic of interest anymore. I'm back at the point of taking a step towards what I'm planning to do in the future despite others expressing their concerns with my decisions. I know I have to do this, but it's still something I'm terrified of. Thank you for putting into words something that I needed to hear. Your ability to understand, relate to stories, and explain how is amazing. Keep up the great work Mark.

[@GodrowKil]

I feel like I can add a little to what is stated in the last 10 minutes. I lied about how I was doing and how I felt about so much growing up, to some extreme apathy and outright hostility when I did. I hurt myself over it, and still have an incredibly hard time expressing any of it, being emotionally vulnerable and confident in who I am has been the hardest thing I've ever tried to do in my life. I'm not really there yet, as most can already tell I'm kinda overbearing and don't know the boundaries of it all and overshare at the moment, but I'm not going to and can't stop. I've lived too long lying about who I am and how I feel, I've been trying to live my life to the fullest lately, and for that I won't live another day hiding what I feel, it's necessary for myself and the people around me and I implore others to be honest about themselves and their emotions as often as they can, we don't have enough time on this earth to not address it. Please acknowledge and love yourselves, you should be able to rely on others, but from personal experience you can't, sometimes they'll even wish harm on you, so more than anyone else, you need to learn to rely on, and care for yourself.

[@Alzeal07]

These are the lessons I've learned while having a cancer when I was 19, went from not even caring about dying from it to growing as a person, this series is a reminder of it, and much more

[@bloodmight8490]

I’m 24 and had to drop out of college when I was 21. Covid turned my life completely upside down. And it’s been a struggle to figure out my life since then. Cause it made me realize that I was only doing school and everything because that’s what I was told and what was expected of me. And now I’ve been very much struggling with what the rest of my life will look like and with my self image having dropped out of college. Hearing your video and seeing the story gives me hope and feels like a step towards a better mentality. Either way Im delighted to hear your story

[@lilnubbean553]

AHHHHH YOU ANALYZING IT ALMOST MADE ME CRY AGAIN DAMNIT MY GOD I LOVE THIS SERIES SO FUCKING MUCH

[@momentaryretrospect5967]

I honestly think it's hard to NOT notice the animation change in this episode. I watched it with some friends who don't typically study or pay attention to animation unless it's a crazy well animated action scene but they noticed that the episode felt much more lively, natural and wel...animated.

[@tyriquesmith8850]

I really loved how when we see the confrontation of selves within his head, the entity we saw as foreign, as "???" proclaims himself as Kageyo Shigeo and says, "Oh, you must be Mob" I reminded me of the relationship between Mark and Stephen at the beginning of Moonknight. Two selves at odds, refusing to accept each other and vying for control. Moreover, trying to devalue and dehumanize each other.

[@wanna-be-thinker2377]

And not only devaluing/dehumanizing each other but also everything about them including those connected to them. Because both sides of Mob hadn't accepted their other half yet, they deceived themselves by calling that other side fake. And in the "???" side of Shigeo's case, since he rejected the Mob we knew in the series (and vice versa), he also rejected all of Mob's friends as fake too. (To an extent, he even was rejecting his family due to being suppressed in Mob for so long.)

[@tyriquesmith8850]

@@wanna-be-thinker2377 That's such a good point! I love this show so much.

[@ehmjeyy7814]

As an undiagnosed autistic adult I saw a lot of my experiences and the effects of those experiences reflected through Mob. Season 3 aired during my unmasking process and seeing the culmination of Mob's journey of self acceptance as I went through my own gave me a wealth of emotions and validation I haven't experienced with any other piece of media. This series is truly special and I'm so glad Studio Bones got to give adapting it their all

[@DizzyRobin]

God I feel this review. As a 30 year old struggling to get where I want to be (and figure out my ambitions after I tried something, and didn't so much as fail as realized it wasn't what I wanted once the reality of what it was hit), the characters of Reigan and Serizawa hit hard and the tie in with Mob- The thing is as a kid I was always told I was too loud, too weird, too much. So for years I desperately shoved down all of that, tried to make myself small and quiet and constantly pushed aside myself to make room for others, toning down my big emotional reactions to things (and I mean- not even anger, but joy and curiosity and wonder. People would stare at me oddly when I would gush about sunlight through a tree or a beautiful vista) to try and make FRIENDS. And it never worked. Because the moment I slipped up, I would get left behind, and people saw me as fake on top of weird. I finally started putting myself out there, tried to pursue my own interests again even while filled with Anxiety- but much like with Serizawa I fell into the wrong group and got taken advantage of in my desperation to find a group who understood. The pandemic helped because it gave me a period to rest, to heal, and gave me time to pursue my own interests not expecting anything- which created deeper ties with some friends and new ones in online DnD groups, through the safety of the internet. And now I'm preparing myself for another little step with all the lessons I've learned along the way, and man this anime came at just the right time for me. Getting ready to join some local hobby groups, because though I treasure my friends around the world I want to be a person with a local community as well. And Mob Psycho's theme is blaring on my playlist for the year.

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

Same her dude! I was a 5'8" 10yo kid, and tru elem-high school i hurt some friends accidentally, to them it was a scratch on the knee, but slowly made me think of myself as harmfull to others. Get some standard "gifted child" síndrome, and sentimental rejections in there, and by the time i ended school at 22 i was ready to never interact with anyone meaningfully again, just work/drink/jackoff myself to dead. Miss Rona kinda saved my life, got me fired, depresed, and isolated; and in the process of picking myself up i learned that i was down all along. 33 now and just starting to see results of 3 years of work, this being better stuff is slow and hard AF. Cheers on our new lifes!

[@BubblesChika]

Mob Psycho 100 is one of the best series I've ever watched and I feel so satisifed with its ending. Mob being the final villain and Reigan coming clean at last was the perfect way to wrap up the series. Thank you for everything, Mob 💖And thank you for your hard work, Mark. I didn't care nor really watch your Naruto or Chainsaw Man review series since I don't like either series, but I've watched and appreciated everything else 💖

[@thomasffrench3639]

It’s pretty much FMA Brotherhood’s ending but better as far as the epilogue/ wrap up is concerned.

[@Kloutrous808]

I can’t believe how heartbreakingly real your connection to reigan was, holy shit.

[@bearwade9513]

Season three was my favorite season by far. It took what was already my favorite anime, and made it absolutely perfect. Its the only show I feel like people NEED to watch.

[@neonullifier436]

Thank you Mark, for becoming a youtuber. You taught me so many things and I’m sorry you couldn’t become the superstar wrestler you wanted to be. You’ve done great despite that setback.

[@Snzn18]

How can people call "the Divine Broccoli arc" a "mini-arc". When its an arc that has been sporadically being set up since season 1?

[@CrezetheousV]

That TFS cut at 30:03 was unexpected, but much appreciated 🤣

[@barban534]

I liked how you shared your story, Mark. People who have experienced failure before, to then pick themselves up to only meet failure again and again, will find something to resonate with in Mob or Reigen. Depending on whether it is a new burning passion (Mob) or accepting and growing from the pain of moving through careers/lifestyles until you find the one that fulfills you(Reigen) even if it is something so out of the norm, like being a psychic, wrestler, or KZbinr 6-15 years ago. It is the relatable storytelling I've come to love in anime and manga.

[@Zaney_]

The ristu 100% scene was one of my favorites in the season. The representation of his 100% and the music was masterful.

[@catdblood]

Really hope that the Reigen spin off gets animated. It covers Reigen's arc completely.

[@Quinnsula5]

54:10 you are a mad man and genius’s for putting old stories at the bit where you talk about your personal experiences as I started to get wet eyed from the song alone but with your story’s on top it made it even better. Great choice of music. Also the fact your using that song when mentioning the power of music to me shows you like that piece of music very much just like me.

[@edualv320]

That Dimple goodbye scene still hurts, just teared up a bit just watching the scene again in this review

[@komarunaegi7460]

57:32 Man, I relate to this too hard. Insecure of being who I am, going to college only because it was the socially acceptable thing to do, aimlessly studying for years not knowing where to take your education only to drop out or just put it on hiatus, being ashamed to face my friends as time passed and they graduated and got better jobs and careers while I barely started working my first job with something meager, parents not understanding? To some extent, I’m still going through this. Thank you for sharing your story, Mark. My own experiences are why I also relate to Reigen as well-along with other much more personal experiences that hit close to home for me as well.

[@monkeykingw]

I'll be honest, my favorite moment in the series is Dimple telling Mob "Holy shit, that shirt is lame!" It's just perfect. Earlier you've got Ritsu trying his best to spare Mob's feelings by not saying how he felt about the shirt, while during this fight where Dimple continues to lie to Mob about he feels and Mob wanting something genuine out of him. It just works for me.

[@Frieswithnoketchup]

Seeing that last scene of mob smiling at the end of the episode really made me burst into tears, in that moment he felt true happiness and expressed it so clearly, i asked myself if i could ever see season 1 mob like that and it truly made me realize how much he's grown, the journey and hardships he's faced, he's living with purpose and happiness and he can now openly express how he feels without a %

[@GumbyAwooga]

I can’t believe I woke up, and watched a 1 hour video essay on Season 3 of Mob Psycho, from a content creator I don’t know. What a beautiful morning.

[@willyp7385]

Thank you mister mark the thumbnails, the personal connections, you killed it with this review of a perfect show

[@sankyumiku]

This whole review is GREAT. It’s AWESOME. I fucking love this video. You have perfectly, PERFECTLY encapsulated what I really love about Mob Psycho. You have put into words what me, and probably the huge majority of Mob Psycho fans feel about the series, what made us interested and what made us watch the entirety of this series. You also gave us information about the production, the music and all that stuff that I wouldn’t have known about otherwise if you didn’t make this video. I just want to say that I’m glad you chose this path. I am incredibly fucking passionate about art, animation, and specifically this series. And you seem very passionate about these stuff too! I’m very happy that you made this entire Mob Psycho 100 review series. Thank you!!! 😊

[@regitriotrio5656]

I keep coming back to this review every once in a while. Mob Psycho is literally my favorite anime and it was incredible to watch you review this series. Its specifically hits home when you discussed how it personally relates to you at the end of the story. The point is this is my favorite Mob Psycho review. Thank you Mark for always making these incredible and thought provoking reviews. Gives a deeper look when others might not think about it.

[@kingace6186]

This is my favorite video released by this channel. Stellar work all around. I am glad Mark got to experience this story.

[@darkside7137]

i will admit its beautiful how much you appreciate the work people put into there art

[@LOKI-KKY]

Thank you Mark for being so open with your story. That’s hard. I’m so glad you stuck with your passion on this one.

[@HiddenWTFworldvids]

I try my hardest not to cry myself but that Reigen section in this video was far too relatable. Great video mark.

[@heyhey97777]

The third season was already my favorite, but this video has given me a whole new appreciation for it and for Mob Psycho as a show. God damn, I love this show, and I love that I was able to be present for the premiere of its third season.

[@cerealbox7872]

I have never cried happy tears ever until this show. It really did change my life and i know its going to help me later down the line too. I fully agree that if everyone watched this, we would solve a lot of problems in the world. Tell your friends and family you love them and want to see them grow into an amazing person. It will probably give them that boost they need to do just that.

[@petraleong]

I thought I have finished all my tears for MP100 after finishing the manga, finishing the anime and countless video essays on it and you were still able to concisely talk about why this story is so special, so dear. Thank you

[@crippledextraterrestrial9562]

I just got done watching the final season, this review series made me decide to go ahead and watch it, I’m glad I did, this series is very dear to me, and now it’ll always remind me of Mark too

[@ZeldaboyOG]

I had already read the entire series multiple times before watching this season and I still cried at the end of the Divine Tree arc.

[@dominiclombardi]

Modern masterpiece. Thanks for bringing us along for your journey, Mark

[@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan]

Mob Psycho 100 is criminally underappreciated the view count says it all. I wouldn't be surprised if Mob Psycho 100 gets the popularity and recognition it deserves years from now.

[@andreaodessa9181]

I was so waiting for your final review all week long. This story hits so hard to both people who think their time is past due and with people who are afraid to make bad choices its unreal. I'm so glad to have experienced such an amazing story at this point in my life. I'm about to quit my job in order to pursue a dream I though I had no business to pursue at this age. I love Reigen so much it breaks my heart he isn't real Q_______Q I want to hug him so bad.

[@brodeywickenden6180]

As someone who is a professional wrestler - that story of yours resonates very strongly with me and is very eerily similarly to my own. I was lucky enough to have my wife, my best friend at the time to push me forward and having that courage, that support and conviction to continue despite what my father said is what I remember back to everytime I doubt myself. Did not expect to be tearing up going into this.

[@Bytrius]

Mark is always SO good at saying exactly what should be said about a series. Thank you for doing MP100 justice with your amazing reviews!

[@CastSenpai]

Seeing as I was a fan of this series since season 1 as it aired, I thought I loved it as much as I could. I thought the series really couldn’t offer me more. Yet season 3 did, without a doubt.

[@CandyThePuppy]

25:12 This scene shocked me to my CORE. Probably one of the BEST scenes in my opinion.

[@naronokano6163]

Great Review, as usual. I wish you had talked more about the 100% Ritsu scene, though. I feel it's an amazing point to anime showcases here, when the %-counter goes higher and higher and for the first time, it is no related to mob whatsoever. That was a genius methode to showcase how similar the kageyama brothers are at heart. And that mob is not alone with his struggles.

[@cartermontgomery3922]

Thank you for what you do. This was a very touching episode to me. You sharing your personal experience really gave me insight on my life and what I am going through right now. I hope to one day be able to have the conviction to do something that I set out to do. Thank you.

[@chansfeet]

While waiting for s3, I read the whole manga after s2 and my mind was blown away in the best way possible. It became my favourite story of all time. That final arc hit way too hard.

[@andreavetter5015]

How dare you make me cry again with Mob Psycho 100? Joking, great vid, and I'm very happy that you covered what became my favorite anime.

[@nikx]

With all this concluding, I'm so glad we were able to see this story be adapted completely and in such an amazing quality. I feel like in recent years a lot big shows started and while Mob might not have been one of these shows everyone was talking about, I came to really enjoy it and its uniqueness. It is very reassuring to see Mob successfully pull off a satisfying ending, which so many stories struggle with, while most of the big shows are still running.

[@fia707_]

and in the end we never saw what mob wants to do when he's an adult, which is what the first episode is about because the "little step" he needed for that was self-acceptance. instead, we saw mob finding something he wanted to do right now, which was staying in the body improvement club, not to make muscles and impress tsubomi, but because it's something that he enjoys to do, which is a step into finding out what he wants to do in life

[@javierrodriguezlopez4675]

I never thought I would cry again with the finally on mob. But the way you explained it. It just hit deeper now. Thank you for this video.

[@renon1946]

Thank you, that last bit at the end, everyone should witness this story. It's perfect.

[@JohnWick-ut1tj]

As we know ONE always indirectly tells us to Work-out so him giving a Conny looking character the highest rank is him saying Guys you can excels at both,Study and Work-out

[@earlyoyster2793]

Thank you for sharing ur story! I love your Mob Psycho review!❤

[@sebastianbharat4537]

Mark, I started watching your videos because you were just talking about the shows that I liked, but as time has gone on and I've stuck with you through your journeys through One Piece, JJBA, and all of the other shows you've explored, I've realized something: That you are able to look past the flashy and undeniably impressive visuals that these shows may be known for, and look at their cores - the hearts of these shows that, whether we realize it or not, capture OUR hearts in the process. I never truly understood what I loved about Mob Psycho 100, and I could never really explain it to someone if they asked me, but you took all of those feelings I had, and you just said them, right to my face. Thank you for making one of the most touching analyses I have ever listened to, watched, read, you name it.

[@djinn0466]

I watched this around the same time that I was going to therapy. Ironically, the same topic of learning to accept yourself came up in the session. Apparently Parts Work is a type of therapy gaining a lot of attention nowadays, where you examine different aspects of yourself and learn to understand and accept them. Mob Psycho 100 honestly felt like a natural way of going through that therapy. Unfortunately everyone doesn't have the circle of support that Mob has, but I think it highlights the importance of being able to love yourself. I really wish this sort of thing was focused on more in society.