Best. Anime. Opening. Ever. - What's in an OP? (Mob Psycho 100 II)

Mob Psycho 100 already had one of the greatest anime openings ever made. So what happens when the team behind that opening tries to top it? Magic, that's what.
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[@gigure9411]

To truly appreciate an opening, one must watch a 20-minute video about a professional otaku fanboying over it.

[@theonlyhikaru]

*professional shitbag

[@rainydeestar4806]

@@theonlyhikaru oof

[@myra1222]

☠HiKaRu❣ *yo that’s a weird way to spell your name but ok*

[@heusant]

☠HiKaRu❣ who hurt you

[@ayrtonpavot3096]

professional weeb*

[@Ramarous]

Don’t forget the intro is exactly 100 seconds

[@nonlmao]

99.9 seconds*

[@nonlmao]

seriously though, it's 90

[@JaydevRaol]

Nice!

[@eggi4443]

It's ninety nine point nineeeeeeeeee

[@smine404]

Ramarous no fucking way, that’s crazy holy

[@jarondratman]

"Dimple's shit eating grin" I NEVER NOTICED THIS BUT NOW I'M SO GLAD

[@eggi4443]

Same oh god he's hilarious

[@duplixe]

Same 🤣

[@jomertomale]

ONE, being ridiculed for being graphically talentless, got the most amount of graphic talent poured into his work.

[@ExpandDong420]

And yet some people still say it looks bad or even outright ugly

[@DrFunkman]

The craziest thing is that he can actually draw. He honestly just saves it for the most meaningful scenes. (Spoiler for Season 3) Lookup the scene after Mob get hit be the car. It’s hauntingly beautiful

[@Wouble_U]

​@@DrFunkmanTHAT IS CRAZY, I LOOKED IT UP AND OMG I NEED TO READ THE MANGA

[@notaweebechan24]

Staff: So boss, what are we going to put in this opening? Director: *Yes.*

[@jasminguiza6227]

Not a Weeb Staff: Director did you see the end result? Director: Yes and the results are amazing.

[@Aldini_to]

Staff 1: I want to put a kaleidoscope Staff 2: I want a zoetrope Staff 3: I want to add a rubik's cube Director: guys guys, you're all right

[@jonigondrong4834]

@@Aldini_to Staff 4 : I want to add a human domino

[@alucard347]

I don't know what the team who worked on that was on, but it makes the mashroom Lewis Carroll was on before writing Alice in Wonderland looks like nothing.

[@ganso376]

Director: Put everthing

[@orderneo]

I don't think the opening is saying history has lead to this pinnacle anime but just like the rest of the themes in mob we are not alone it took many different people and many different paths to make this anime happen and we could not have done it without those many different peoples help and skill.

[@kangaroo9816]

this comment is severely underrated

[@AryaViotta]

Wow, it's actually even more amazing if you see it that way

[@tsubomiiquiii9563]

your speaking facts!

[@jexusdomel5194]

Also it's very nice that the scene where the layers that make up mob literally are pulled back, simbolising his humility, is followed by the scars spinning with their boss in the middle. His selfish, self glorifying nature, almost making it seem like all this build up was made for him. In fact it's him that stops this appreciation of people's work in the first place, while mob was fine being part of it in a sense

[@qudruplem8570]

absolute and utter facts

[@bibbobella]

I just realished. Mob being given those broccoli seeds were probably what saved his life. All of the energy that he was absorbing and wasn't able to control went to the broccoli seeds rather than into him. If he hadn't had the seeds on him the energy would have most likely just suddenly bursted out and he would have exploded just like whatshisface was about to. Him being gifted seeds in payment most likely saved his and whatshisface's life..

[@portalmanHUN]

Broke farmer is best boy.

[@youtubeisgarbage3064]

It certainly saved his life, that was too much energy.

[@Slider1207]

That's literally one of the most basic conclusions you could possibly come to when watching this show. Why did you feel this obvious revelation was worth telling?

[@fillername7974]

Slider1207 Bro just let people have fun making observations and discussing them. You gain nothing from being a pretentious downer. Others may not have understood the broccoli situation.

[@localidiot5484]

It's also there for the visual metaphor of personal growth (growing from seeds into a broccoli = Mob growing into an adult).

[@lemonb121]

So glad they kept the "Your life is your own" lyrics and theme in both openings so far. No matter how distractingly good the songs themselves are, those lyrics are so impactful to hear every time.

[@Necrapocalypse]

That red monochromatic battle sequence makes me think someone looked at the P5 game opening and thought "yeah we could do that better" And somehow they were correct.

[@JustAlex2000]

Nah, Actually it's what Bone likes doing as a studio. Noragami Aragoto's opening has same kind of battle sequence with same exact color pallet and i am sure there are few other bone animes with same thing. Not saying that Mob copied Noragami, jus that Bones like doing this kind of stuff.

[@OfficalF4nTaTv]

@@Dev-nr4dw He probably means P5 as the game not the anime. Which is a masterpiece of its own.

[@Dev-nr4dw]

OfficalF4nTaTv Nah I'm referring to both,the game and the anime. Mob Psycho 100's art and animation in the second opening absolutely destroys Persona 5's opening. The only good thing about P5's opening are the music and colours and even those are worse than the Persona 3 opening.

[@avataraarow]

Dev p5’s opening is gorgeous idk what you’re on about, but obviously this op blows it out of the water. I mean this op kinda blows everything out of the water so that’s not saying much

[@rubberpritzell391]

Both are about putting shitty adults in their place.

[@SariaRamia]

So basically, Mob Psycho 100 II Op is a celebration of animation and its history.

[@Zack-wc5mv]

Yeah and holy shit

[@seanyap1429]

I was thinking the moths in the opening were a reference to the moths flying around the street lamp when Reigen was struggling to find meaning without Mob :O

[@ArcadeEXP]

True. I didn't notice that

[@HiroharkNonacatimus]

That’s what I was thinking

[@hagarali5769]

double meaning...?!

[@nacht6747]

I have only one sentence "You've grown up."

[@pierluigisvoccolone5246]

Feels

[@localidiot5484]

You've really grown up, you know that? One of the best moments of the show for me.

[@JaydevRaol]

❤️

[@blablabla701]

😭😭😭

[@pringles4368]

I teared up so bad when Mob called Reigen a good guy.

[@ClaySmileSoil]

MOB CHOIR is a weird unit. 99 and 99.9 have the same vocalist and chorus members but different composers. I can’t remember who composed 99, but 99.9 was done by Kitani from sajou no hana. The vocalist Sana sang for 99 when she was still in high school, and later on joined sajou no hana (and sang for 99.9 ofc). Hence the feat. sajou no hana. Technically 99.9 is a sajou no hana song, which with the ED songs makes it…5 songs sajou no hana composed for a single 13-episode season of anime. As for the chorus members it’s literally the main anime staff and producers. It’s meta as hell, imagine directly hearing the director sing in the OP of his own show. It’s literally hearing the artists’ voices in their work.

[@petraleong]

The staff and producers are having so much fun making Mob Psycho 100 and you can see it in every detail, it makes the show even better.

[@adecentdelinquent8986]

I didn't know that! Thank you for this awesome info

[@snipergunner1761]

To long for meh to read left like anyway uwu

[@kinght676]

Wait she was in high school?! Wow I would have never guessed she sounded so much older

[@SilasTheLunark]

I'm trying to find both singles somewhere I can buy them legally, any suggestions?

[@MGengarDude]

*No question Mob pyscho has one of the most unique and creative openings I have ever seen*

[@gbgtheweeb5227]

Two*

[@princessthyemis]

For sure!!!

[@antisaltknight887]

I just realized... i never skipped the 2nd op, it was so smooth the thought never crossed my mind and i had to see this video to realize it.

[@theviewer6889]

I've just finished binging the season and I just realise I never skipped it either.

[@theshotgungamer7006]

Yeah same actually

[@dakatalatle7360]

I never skipped it just for the song

[@notaweebechan24]

_"What you're about to see is what all of this history has been building up to."_ *holy hell*

[@PowahSlapEntertainmint]

The bass line in OP 2 made me pregnant.

[@james13sylar]

You'll have beautiful and healthy children then.

[@robinrita9007]

can you get starch marks from being pergenat

[@JustinRed624]

@@robinrita9007 *starch masks

[@robinrita9007]

@@JustinRed624 sorry i never learned how to not spell

[@josehernandezmartinez8719]

Good....

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

From Dororo to Mob Psycho to Domestic Girlfriend to Promised Neverland. It's like all of the anime's nowadays have spectacular openings.

[@stelixhyx808]

Kaguya, boogiepop and some more that i forgot lmao

[@Vicioussama]

Too bad one of those anime mentioned is trash :P (Domestic Girlfriend lol)

[@ownubadboy10]

@@Vicioussama Why is it trash?

[@lolb8356]

Ppl be sleeping on kakegurui s2 op

[@ScheffCity]

@@ownubadboy10 oh it's unequivocally trash but we can love it anyway (refer to Gigguk)

[@vak.o]

The entire 20 second fighting scene was so fucking nutty, I swear I just sat there in awe, and analyzed every movement while just fucking jamming to the amazing OP, god this OP is amazing..

[@brozomicki-sothe307]

Yeah it’s amazing

[@LeafMaltieze]

Alright. We have Season 3's opening. It's just as incredible as Season 1 and 2. We need a deep dive "What's in an OP" for it in time for the release of the first episode.

[@oziel11132]

The song bangs 99.9 goes harder imo but gotdam mob choir has gone 3 for 3

[@oziel11132]

Also first episode of mob psycho season 3 is until october i think

[@DToTheB]

presumably, he's gonna wait till season 3 is done since im assuming a lot of the imagery in the season 3 opening hasn't happened in the anime yet

[@LiftyBoi]

Mob psycho is the only anime that has made me cry. Not even from any sort of sadness, but from the way it works in unison with the animation and the soundtrack to tug at your tear ducts. When mob uses his powers to pull back together Emi's novel draft, that gets you to realize that he's no longer shunning his powers, but he's making more and more room for his power's to be used in a positive light, while also still putting in an effort to not rely on them, based on how he tried to pick up the pieces of the draft with his hands at first. Just watching this video and hearing all this praise for the show that I love is making me tear up, like watching your child at a graduation ceremony of some kind.

[@TheSchokodragon]

I feel ya. Mob Psycho makes you cry not with cheap tactics like dramatic deaths and cheesy confessions, but incredibly realistic depictions of being human. When Mob, after sparing that family of spirits from the burnt-down house in the woods, spending the whole evening thinking about justice and who could punish the all-powerful HIMSELF if he ever were to turn bad, I felt that. Not because we viewers have superpowers, but we can feel the weight on the shoulders of this teenage boy just trying to be good, to not lose anything/anyone. We can relate to the humanity inside Mob. The visual tricks and subtle but great score underline those themes perfectly

[@sayto_00]

Season 2 hit the feels but the webcomic portion not covered by the anime (yet) made me cry. I won't spoil it though.

[@wilddogspam]

@@TheSchokodragon even we regular folk can get away with pretty horrific stuff. Add to that an uncaring and unjust world and I think most of us question why we do the "right thing" and what the hell that even means. At least sometimes.

[@skoog5902]

You should watch Your Lie in April then ;)

[@localidiot5484]

@@wilddogspamMob Psycho parodies that sort of cynicism though. That was one of the major points Mogami arc to me. The world often isn't as uncaring or unjust as you think it is, and if it is,you can try to change it. I'm not saying you should act like everything is perfect, but I've seen people give up on life pretty much simply because they refuse to believe anyone could ever love them before they've even started to try. I agree we should address the issues of the world, but I suppose what I'm trying to say is that being cynical, jaded and depressed are being portrayed as trendy nowadays which is absolutely awful. The Mogami arc shows how this is a toxic attitude that can destroy the people around you. I hope you understand what I'm trying to say here, because I'm not always the best at wording my thoughts.

[@nigelmoney8563]

Geoff: if you've seen the finale I don't need to explain the ball of buildings to you *Proceeds to explain the ball of buildings* Edit: guyyyys it was a joke I know it was for the finale and for people who don't know what the buildings are about :)

[@anshsoniYT]

Hey there's people who don't respect the artwork enough to watch the show before watching this, dispite the spoiler warning.

[@sabetasama]

@@anshsoniYT That's a strangely aggressive way to talk down to people who like spoilers. I watch spoilers for shows to find out if I want to watch them or not. I don't have enough time to prune through every single show that comes along in a season.

[@lucamunz405]

I think it also shows how all those people give mob his place in society.

[@markushamilton1554]

The real finale tops everything by far tho.

[@NiramBG]

Well, yeah, for those who haven't

[@stereotypo3964]

Something that I just noticed after re-watching this video several months later. The transparent cube mentioned at 16:08 is actually yet another homage to animation and video. Gauging by the slight color tint of each face of the cube, it is actually a Dichroic Prism Cube, a specific application of a prism that separates white light into its Red, Blue, and Green counterparts. It is used extensively in camcorders and digital cameras. The fact that it surrounds Mob I take to mean to encapsulate the intention of the entire series. It takes Mob, puts him through a medium that we can see, and uses that medium to bring us the show and the not-so-hidden lessons it provides.

[@cuddlebug9699]

05:10 Another thing i find neat here is how Mob contrasts with his friends. While everyone is full of energy he just lightly bobs up and down,However he does that instead of staying still. Signifying that even though he is different and still not 100% like his friends,He is doing his best to fit in,Showing how much he changed from his more lonely idea from earlier in the series.

[@ballisticriot6082]

Everything about this show was amazing! So sad that it's over but so glad that I got to watch it! Also: *Reigen and Mob's Relationship is true friendship.*

[@natefab4490]

Ballistic Riot it could have another season there’s like at least 8 to 10 episodes left to finish it.. there’s like 50 chapters left

[@rylee4012]

@@natefab4490 There's actually like 10 chapters left, not counting subchapters, but they're pretty long. Certainly enough for another season, that is.

[@Aldini_to]

yep, episode of Reigen was awesome, I felt super sad and it kinda cringed a little when he f*cked up in TV, but the rest, daaamn, his story and how he connected with Mob, dammit such a great flashback T_T

[@specific_pseudonym]

@@Aldini_to that moment where Mob says to Reigen "I have always known what you are" and then follows it up with "a really great person" literally brought me to tears. It was the first time my fiance had ever seen me get that way :O

[@yusufpekin3556]

@@rylee4012 There are 68 chapters left if you do 3 chapters an episode They could Make a 12-13 episode season 3

[@nightmarekinggrimm4064]

Mob psycho anime of the year don’t @ me

[@Azrielfiend]

@Aymen Timmers

[@coreyzard]

Nah, for me it's anime of the decade.

[@kanarieV3]

too soon to decide we still have some more seasons to go and that time i got reincarnated as a slime was really good too

[@no.850]

@ITS bullzie I prefer mp100 but i guess mha is ok

[@untipocualquiera3583]

@ITS bullzie Eh... I mean it's not bad, but also it's nothing really special

[@Preistley]

Next op is going to be called ???, I'm calling it.

[@matteoar]

or "100".

[@HazhMcMoor]

99.9...

[@Josuh]

Man if it was 100 i would scream at the top of my lungs

[@bubblegum-uo5pf]

i hope its called 100, since season 3 is probs gonna be the final season

[@eggbuh]

99.99

[@commiedoggo5440]

“What’s the WiFi password?” “Just look at the back of the router” *Back of the router:* 12:46

[@orience2225]

LMAO

[@starflatinum4715]

BAHAH

[@sinchysis]

Lol

[@riku7744]

Mob?Mob?What do you want? Mob: *Muscles*

[@petrsevcik5044]

Mob?Mob?Why do you want?

[@android19willpwn]

Not gonna lie, him saying "Body Improvement, fight on!" in the final fight made me EXTREMELY happy.

[@TheCsel]

Mob: girls

[@realswobby]

Mob: Tsubomi-chan!

[@kashishbagade8779]

This actually made me laugh like a hyena n its 1 am. 😂😂😂😂

[@juandaviduribe8267]

The Mob Psycho 100 openings are the only ones that I don't skip.

[@boiihiu7111]

ikr

[@thecloseandsecondjohnmccor6527]

If I'm being lazy I'll watch an opening but Mob psycho has one that I will watch on repeat.

[@jude6334]

Almost all winter anime op is unskippable this year : Rising os the shield hero, Prom Never, Kaguya and DRRO

[@dio9057]

Absolutely plebeian.

[@Joker-tf8xs]

Dude you’re drunk if these are the only ones you don’t skip, not sure what anime you’ve been watching.

[@sirefromtheshire]

I don’t know why more people haven’t watched this show. Its pure joy. So damn good. I love it

[@4TIHZ]

Art style keeps them away for some reason.

[@dancinginfernal]

@@4TIHZ Considering how big OPM season 1 was, I don't think that's the case.

[@mlep9645]

@@dancinginfernal one punch man has a pretty diff art that feels more like the generic anime style while mob psycho mimics ONE’s art much more. I can see why people stay away cuz of it. :(

[@MistyJadeYT]

@@4TIHZ yeah the animation style was why I was never interested in it and I regret it so much. Literally one of the best animes I've watched and I've grown to love the animation.

[@Blue.ButterP]

@@4TIHZ but the animation is super good

[@juliacorinnaalice8124]

As much as "Mob needed the experience of meeting all the people" is the theme of the season, "we needed all of this early animation to make this anime" is the theme of the opening

[@golden7488]

The music: 99.9/100 Animation: 99.9/100 Psychic Power: ???%/100% Tf how did I get 100 likes on this

[@sayu403]

120 likes with no replies. Awesome.

[@adamchen5936]

Sorry mate, I noticed a few typos: Music: 99.9/10 Animation: 99.9/10

[@trueblaze344]

You could have said 100/100

[@connorfreebersyser2102]

Tf how did you shut up and take my likes

[@dunklesans4097]

tsubomi was taking a picture as she fell if you didnt notice

[@cream9292]

Shimazaki also only teleports behind the other characters in the fight scene, just like how Teruki said in the show

[@yuunastella2778]

Whats that to do with anything? Pls inform my dumb mind

[@data6022]

@@yuunastella2778 she's the news' girl

[@yuunastella2778]

@@data6022 oh, ohhhhhb thankyou

[@daymi7300]

@@yuunastella2778 no shes not the news girl

[@patchyfish1]

"Best Boi Serizawa" Indeed.

[@zayaweight9579]

When i first saw the CG in the beginning of the OP I was like "Oh no! Well, the first one was so great I guess this is fine, bit disappointing though." Then every proceeding second from that point in time I'm Like "This is literally the best OP ever! His face came off in LAYERS! WHAT! How do you even! And the dominoes people! What the flap! AND THIS IS MY J A M ! !"

[@hhhhhh-vk9wk]

14:49 "best boi serizawa" damn. u right.

[@datheavyguyiguess5754]

Yo the rice in the grid sections wasnt mobs favorite rice, it was the one from the tower cafeteria serizawa was eating, but this video was great

[@petraleong]

Now that you mention it. it makes more sense. The Omurice from the Cultural Tower is more significant, it's the reason Touichiro took over the place.

[@agueda-kahabagan]

Mob does always eat omurice tho. Which is why we get the gag where his spoon randomly twists just before he gets a bite 😂

[@caylemanalac1133]

Also - Takoyaki, confirmed in the manga, is Mob’s favorite food

[@cmqz836]

@@caylemanalac1133 Ah so that's why when he participated in the marathon, his mom cooked takoyaki for him

[@VolutoEighto]

Alot more than just Takoyaki got cooked that day lmao

[@jackferguson1048]

Mob being fired into the city could also be a reference to the first OP when he falls down into the city

[@donaenglish5811]

Mob is a unicorn. He's one of the few anime characters with both parents alive and in his life.

[@notaweebechan24]

Me every Monday: _its Mob Psycho time_ GET READY! READY TO PSYCH ME UP MOB! *KURAI MY LIFE!* *KURAI MY SIGHT!* *KURAI MY HEART IN SUCH UNCOMMON PLACES!*

[@tefkent]

Every monday, seeing Mob and friends dancing in the opening made me happy as f*ck.

[@pep5629]

not anymore

[@ayaya3808]

mob mondays PepeHands

[@Bamboo_bazooka]

@@ayaya3808 like it feels bad when a season ends because then you don't have the same joy for that day

[@hamjuice345]

Mobday

[@DeathCorridor]

at 7:50 it's actually a reference to an omake in the manga where Reigen tries to exorcize a face that comes out of the wall, and this face later appears in other omake's, you can also see it in the season 1 opening on the side of salt middle school.

[@icepenguin7278]

KugelBlitZ where are my death corridor videos huh

[@DeathCorridor]

@@icepenguin7278 dw, I'll start playing it again during the summer, I haven't played it in a year lmao

[@goldlink567]

Your the protagonist of your own life. My favorite quote, ever.

[@chunkerchip]

4:40 actually that flower (BIG SPOILERS HERE) Is from the bouquet mob has on the last few chapters of the manga to give to Tsubomi. And stuff happens in the chapters making that the only flower left on Mob’s hand (if you don’t have time to read the manga, then watch the ed, the last few seconds is mob with that flower)

[@hayate0254]

I'll let you guys in on a trivia: Not sure if this is still true in 99.9, but most of the members of Mob Choir in 99 besides Sana (the main vocalist) are literally members of the show's production staff. There's a list in VGMDB, but a few of them are the show's director, series composer, character designer, a couple producers, and literally Studio Bones' president. MP100 surprised me in quite a lot of ways, but nothing surprised me nearly as much as this haha Anyway, I'd like to ask what the cube that enveloped Shigeo near the end of the OP could have possibly meant :')

[@ClaySmileSoil]

I know in an interview a producer talked about assembling the MOB CHOIR unit again for 99.9, so it’s most likely the same. Though it is quite hard to confirm, cause 99.9 is basically a sajou no hana song and is credited as such.

[@Excludos]

Sure, if you're already superhuman good at one thing (animating), why not just decide to be superhuman good at another (music) while you're at it? Some people seriously just have a never-ending pool of talent.

[@MichelSebastian8]

@@Excludos you're talented too maybe you haven't realized yet. Your life is your own

[@basiljohn3953]

@@MichelSebastian8 Get ready! Ready to set me off, Mob!

[@realswobby]

Hayate - I don't know, maybe Mob will transfer himself into completely different dimension? xD but tbh this part somehow makes me worry about nim...

[@varunraote6062]

Since this one was called 99.9 I hope the next one is either 100 or ???

[@treyla140]

I hope we get countdown from 100 to 0 oooor they can troll us with 101 хд

[@acadia2876]

or 99.9999999999999999999999

[@linagan1870]

I hope it's named ??? it will literaly be the perfect title, capturing the finale perfectly, but 100 is also an amazing option, as it is a "continuation" of the previous openings.

[@thezep2696]

99.9 recurring

[@kavemustermann]

There is gonna be more :o ?

[@madelinekoh8499]

maybe the reason that reigens on two faces of the cube is because of his two-faced nature as a fake psychic

[@lean3o872]

I thought the connection between mob tearing the city apart while standing alone in the first op and mob protecting the city with the help of his friends in the second op was really impressive

[@polish_filipino]

I'm suprised animators could make such a good opening with that many 3D effects. Especially after seeing 3D animation be so crappy in most animes

[@shenanigans8353]

when the talent is there and they are given the necessary amount of time what sometimes seems impossible becomes possible

[@CarlitoxProductions]

Jojo openings: "Am I joke to you?"

[@cyrpuscacophony8059]

I think it's also the fact that 3d wasn't the primary animation, it was a supplementary addition so there wasn't a reliance on it. Plus the people that animate this show are fucking fantastic

[@dR0L0b]

Ufotable: Am i a joke to you?!

[@Dextroyfuller]

Houseki no Kuni says hi.

[@Tralor-sq2wh]

That moment he said "fight on" was just awesome, touching and it is one of the many things that I love about mob psycho.

[@lazerNeo]

Nah man, when Mob said "I'm the protagonist of my own life." was the moment I fucking cried and is the best one

[@Tralor-sq2wh]

yeah its good and its the message of the show but sometimes lil things matter a lot to me. also its not only him saying it but the whole senario and structure of the moment he "fought" just by standing up remembering to keep pushing. because even if his friends wouldnt be able to defeat someone they would try and "fight on" stand in de way etc. its all about trying even if you cant. and i also think it was mob just trying to calm him self down to stay his ground by saying something he always says when he is having a hard time "fight on" when running you know.

[@HenriqueSantosCosta]

That is precisely why I love these series of "What's in an OP?". Learning about things like the zoetrope and barrier-grid animation turns an already great opening into a delightful experience. Before this video, I enjoyed the beautiful animation and editing of that op, but now I admire this masterpiece with renewed respect. Thank you, Geoff, for your work.

[@Some__Guy]

I hope we get an episode on season 3 OP now that it's out. Though I guess we'll probably have to wait for the season to be done.

[@marcdog95]

When i first saw this op.. I thought it was meh compared to the original.. Now hearing for like 30th time.. It has grown on me immensely.. They're equal now in my eyes

[@ohnomarcia]

I like the song for S1 better, but S2 has better visuals and animation.

[@flamo2666]

Darren Miller facts

[@smine404]

Darren Miller yeah I agree. Song for s1 I loved and thought opening was better than s2, but not seeing the opening in depth, I like s2 opening better. Song for s1 still better tho lol

[@tenchiki]

That's how it was for me too

[@CherryVilla21]

Same

[@KnifeyMcEdge]

I like the song from the first op more, but the animation for the second op is insane.

[@edgbarra]

The animation is so beautiful crafted that makes me want to know more about animation so I can appreciate it more. Great video BTW, we can tell you really like the op

[@monkuso_1033]

"I can't wait for season 3!!" *season 3 is now animated by jc staff*

[@foxnike6322]

GOD NO! NO PLEASE GOD NO

[@394seed5]

Monkuso_103 Wait is this real

[@mellysmelly69]

wait please say it’s not.

[@shinelokabrenna]

amelia pretty sure it’s not real. If you look it up, most sites say that the next season has not been confirmed

[@cia3208]

Thr story is still on going? I mean i've heard of what happened in the manga instead of the big fight but wow

[@zuko1569]

Season 1 OP: 99% Season 2 OP: 99.9% Season 3 OP: _99.9999999%_ *when will we reach 100% reee*

[@RKNancy]

I want it to reach ???%

[@Agryphos]

Well, 99.99999.... = 100 so... If we get 99 point 9 repeating we're there!

[@j.aguilar5849]

@Jordynn Velasquez In fact, never

[@MysticCouchPotato]

Next arc is ???’s rampage, so I’d assume it will be called ???

[@Naccarat]

​@@MysticCouchPotato No, Next Arc is Broccoli Dimple arc. ???%'s rampage is the last arc

[@ErenUzumaki]

Winter had a lot of strong openings this season, this year's competition for openings will be hard to pick just one for best of the year.

[@fine1764]

Like what openings?

[@greninjajoestar8771]

@@fine1764 Fighting Gold

[@Miiwha]

Like “party is over” :^)

[@seaweed7640]

Requim

[@seaweed7640]

@@Miiwha also that, it was awesome, and love dramatic

[@Scarshadow666]

That entire action sequence makes my Graphic-Design-student-major self nerdgasm to a major degree! Everything from the general flow/rhythm of the action to the way the bright color scheme is just gorgeous (I do love the rest of the anime OP too, but the action sequence always grabs my attention every time I rewatch the OP)!

[@dirkstrider657]

3:44 Could it symbolize Reign having 2 faces? Maybe it represents his scam artist/good dude sides. Or his lie abt being a psychic vs him not having powers? Dichotomy between what he claims vs what he is? Idk others could explain better.

[@macnchez2505]

Thats a really interesting theory!

[@Dr.CaveCurinas]

Watch Season 3 top all of this. Top the animation, top the drama, top the comedy, top the action, top the OP, top everything. It will. You know it will.

[@alterp5108]

Crimson51 idk maybe

[@eatthis8924]

I’ve already seen all I need to see, but if there’s going to be at least one more season to cover, then I’m ready for it man.

[@PsychoMagnet]

I'm just hoping we even get a season 3. Only 3 arcs left to cover.

[@sebaba001]

They are gonna announce season 3 on the OVA I'm sure they will. It could also fit nicely in a 2 hour movie, I'd fly to the states to go see it in a cinema no joke.

[@portalmanHUN]

I don't know about topping the action but if you like Dimple and broccoli you'll love season 3.

[@surrealcereal3688]

I now know the many stages of animation from Mob Psycho 100 👌

[@paulodomes9335]

Mob Psycho 100 is my favorite anime. I am here to say that Mob Psycho 100 is much more better than One Punch Man. Don't take it badly, I like both of the series, I just think Mob Psycho is much more better. Please don't kill me.

[@Yokizeshi]

I couldn't even sit through 7 episodes of OPM and MP100 is one of my fave anime of all time so yeah lol

[@Alex-fp2gw]

I like both for different reasons, and OPM s1 was gold. However, seeing how s2 was made, makes me quite disappointed of opm where Mob s2 stayed consistent with the first season...

[@ohnomarcia]

Yeah, MP100 has a clearly laid out plot with a beginning, middle, and end. The journey Mob goes through is one worth telling. I love OPM, but the whole thing is a gag. How long can we tell an interesting story based around a guy who can beat anything with one punch? MP100's manga never loses it's focus, while OPM's starts to meander and focus on side characters. So basically, as a manga reader, I'm saying I agree with you.

[@Alex-fp2gw]

Darren Miller Yeah i read the manga till the attack of the monster hq and it sure feels like saitama is becoming more and more absent of the story, even though seeing the other heroes is interesting imo

[@alias4795]

They're two different anime with different purposes

[@Milkra]

God, I love how the first part of the OP is just a love letter to old forms of animation. That was so cool.

[@nataliaborys1554]

Maybe you could make a video analysis on Reigen's character and why many people (myself included) declare it's their favourite character of the show

[@portalmanHUN]

Good characters have flaws. Reigen is a good and funny person but also very flawed. It's not rocket science.

[@audenharris-wylde3852]

No worries, I got this: Horny on main. Remember to like comment and subscribe! (jkjk mad respect for good guy reigen, our complicated con man with a heart of gold)

[@handreieiacasa]

btw studio bones already knew it would have worked well, since they had used similar effects for noragami aragoto's op

[@lrgogo1517]

I *wish* Noragami's OPs were as epic

[@grom2216]

i knew i recognized it

[@Gamesaucer]

*Nobody:* *Not a single soul:* *Bones:* "The new OP for MP100 we made is the pinnacle of animation."

[@anonguy772]

That's the most pretentious thing an animator can say until you actually watch it and realize they're telling the truth. [If you know a better opening please tell me, anything better than this is gonna be godly]

[@soggyramen6031]

Did they actually say that? Cause I completely understand

[@noahnastovich4534]

"these are fairly direct depictions of fights that happen in the final arc" 12:32 because truly what is an anime opening if it doesn't have any spoilers in it?

[@chonaturallo5281]

*Jibaku shounen wants to join the conversation*

[@Nima-ho3nq]

Aot "My war" op : I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@potatofreak6680]

Can't wait for this man to talk about season 3 if he ever does.

[@jays.4969]

"best boy serizawa" ah, a fellow man of culture!

[@domojestic4155]

What’s also really cool is - in the scene where Ritsu, Teruki, Mob and Reigen are shooting their psychic blasts - Reigen is the only one who doesn’t have particle effects in his blast, representing his false psychic powers.

[@enomiellanidrac9137]

Rewatching this I just realize the Sound team credit panel is placed right by working speakers. This OP is so damn good I have the impression to spot a new thing everytime I rewatch it.

[@renapundarika2135]

The city battle scene is my absolute favorite of the entire opening. But after watching this and hearing your explanation about this opening being a representation of the animation history I appreciate it more than before. Mob psycho 100 is indeed the most creative opening I have ever seen.

[@eatthis8924]

Especially when the theme starts picking up and getting even more catchy and action packed with that “Kurai my life, Kurai my sight” man, I love it, this opening is so freaking awesome

[@leaf6520]

Mob: Chibaku Tensei Toichiro: Nope Mob: Well shit...

[@elliottapp5611]

been watching your mob op videos now that the new ones come out i would love to see you analyse the third some time!! loved hearing you catch all of the minute details!

[@user-zk3jn7hf1c]

Damn straight serizawa is best boy

[@Roberto-mm4gr]

For the references part around 8:00, there’s also an ant from Episode 1 when Mob was absentmindedly staring at ants while Reigen was surveying the haunted tunnel :)

[@Azrielfiend]

and shou staring at ants while he was young :)

[@cedfish816]

One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 probably has best anime opening ever.

[@ihtishamhussain1785]

Jojo and AOT for me

[@HunterX05]

If the first op was lightning in a bottle, this is the whole goddamn storm

[@amyduong9423]

I wish bones would continue the anime. The manga is already finished 😭

[@realswobby]

I want ONE to write more stuff for 3rd season!

[@Mldy96]

And anime original OVA is coming, written by ONE :) And they'll likely announce the next season after it like they've done when they released the Reigen recap OVA

[@daymi7300]

i see you've been a bad girl again

[@james13sylar]

I haven't seen how the manga ends up, but ONE could do something like MobPsycho100 Shimpuden, when he is in college and doing part time jobs. , probably taking a young psychic as a student himself.

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

@@james13sylar that would be generic shit...It would be better if ... "ALL THE DEMONS IN THE UNDERWORLD HAVE RISEN TO FORSAKE THE WORLD WHAT WILL MOB AND FRIENDS DO TO STOP THIS TERROR" a.k.a a Movie

[@toodledile]

The broccoli is important

[@TGNXAR]

INCREDIBLY important.

[@shmarfle47]

Season 1 opening: Oh cool broccoli Season 2 opening: Broccoli sporadically placed everywhere Season 2 final episode: OH MA GAWD IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW

[@waffleyoshi5254]

@@shmarfle47 season 3 (presumably) oh gosh what is happening with the broccoli...

[@aweeb7029]

It was also in op1...

[@petraleong]

@@waffleyoshi5254 Season 3 (if there is one) : Cries over broccoli.

[@Thunder-Sky]

You missed the card symbols in the back during the wave. There's the 4 suits behind the telepathy club, who spend all their time playing card games and such, and then zener symbols behind the rookie psychics, who used those cards to demonstrate their abilities when Ritsu first met them.

[@austinpowers3659]

It shows the growth of animation and the growth of MOB

[@crystallinechaos8174]

I'm crying I love MP100 with all my heart, and I love analysing every piece of it's animation. You captured a tonne of things that I didn't notice. This video is incredibly well done.

[@dispater101]

The anime itself is just so well thought and masterfully animated..its amazing.

[@snotte.a8670]

I just discover this video exactly two years after it was made, and I gotta say, it is beautifully done. I am definitely rewatching MP soon(: ty

[@hl4071]

Im glad this OP is getting the recognition it truly deserves.

[@t.r.everstone7]

I was so incredibly blown away by the first OP that I was woefully unprepared for how fantastic the 2nd one would be!

[@Canwegettosubscribers-nk8nn]

*Breaking News: **_Psychic Asian dethrones Space Jam for the best anume opening_*

[@JotoheKian]

Fantastic insight. Thank you very much for making this video, it made me appreciate this gem of an opening even more.

[@TruthHero]

I've never seen your What's In an OP videos before, but damn, I never knew so much meaning could be in an OP and anime in general. Fantastic video!

[@gamerjoos1425]

I love the animation of this op, it looks so smooth and the style of it really matches the way the show feels never hesitating to be weird and uniqe

[@edgarlarios4718]

You know, I genuinely enjoyed the first season's intro better than season 2, but I had no idea what they were aiming to portray with everything they put in it. The history of animation itself? I have to say, I still love the first mind blowing op more than the second, but I now appreciate the second more than the first.

[@uno23sleep]

Thank you for always breaking down these OPs. It greatly adds another level appreciation to these animes!👍

[@niklasweinert6102]

I love this video. I've got so many chills while you explain all the wholesome shit that was going on, that I would've never spotted by myself. Thank you.

[@Dr.CaveCurinas]

Am I the only one who's noticing the intermittent frames of the first OP put throughout the video?

[@PiercingSight]

Nope. I noticed it too.

[@Alassandros]

Excellent work as usual, Geoff. You inspire me as a writer. I hope to find skill at your level through my efforts.

[@nurhidayahidhaufi5648]

Thank you! I was waiting for someone to talk about the op and you make it happened. And now, painfully waiting for season 3.. * sob *

[@julianpumarejo8719]

Thank you for feeling and expressing yourself about Mob Psycho 100 the way you do. It was one of your first reviews that got me to watch the anime and read the manga. It is my favorite series too.

[@SAM_ARTHUR_CL0VVNDOLL]

Finally Geoff... I’ve been waiting... HELL YEAH!!! Now time for the ED... Please?