Mob Psycho 100 III

After foiling a world-threatening plot, Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama returns to tackle the more exhausting aspects of his mundane life—starting with filling out his school's nerve-racking career form. Meanwhile, he continues to assist his mentor Arataka Reigen and the office's new recruit, Katsuya Serizawa, in solving paranormal cases of their clients. While continuing his duties, Mob also works on gaining more independence in his esper and human lives, as well as trying to integrate better with the people around him.

However, new supernatural and ordinary challenges test Mob’s emotional stability and force him to confront the realities around him. As he strives to continue forward on the path to maturity, Mob must resolve his emotional crises and reassess the naivety he has held on for so long.

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Reigen, Arataka Main

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

Kageyama, Shigeo Main

Itou, Setsuo Japanese

Ekubo Main

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Kageyama, Ritsu Main

Irino, Miyu Japanese

Hanazawa, Teruki Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Gouda, Musashi Supporting

Seki, Toshihiko Japanese

Kurata, Tome Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Serizawa, Katsuya Supporting

Hoshino, Takanori Japanese

Suzuki, Shou Supporting

Kokuryu, Sachi Japanese

Onigawara, Tenga Supporting

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Japanese

Minami, Masahiko Producer, Planning

Matsuda, Akio Producer

Oomori, Shinji Producer

Kondou, Shuuhou Producer

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Dec 21, 2022

GG-WP

Recommended

Character development / progression is the name of the game for this season, most especially to that of Mob. I enjoyed this season more than S2, which was widely regarded as a masterpiece by most.

The two main arcs to look for this season are "Divine Tree Arc" and "???% Arc", with the "Epilogue" capping it all off at the end. This season is all about Mob. Mob can be seen finally being himself, as he tries to overcome his fears of his own power and the emotions he has been suppressing for years. He is attempting to be more of himself than the expectations placed ... on him. And in the end, he is able to freely express himself and is no longer afraid of his own power.

We also get to see Mob in a different light, where instead of being the benefactor or giver offering assistance with his psychic power, he is the beneficiary or receiving end, with the casts surrounding Mob doing their best to support Mob. This is evident throughout the season, particularly in his interactions with Ekubo (Dimple), through which Mob finally understood Ekubo and saw him in a whole new light, while also learning more about himself. The plot of this season was the result of previous seasons' buildup, and it ended with a satisfying conclusion. Also, a huge shoutout to Reigen. MY MAN!!!

Studio Bones was in charge of the adaptation for all three seasons, and the quality of the art and animation never dipped. The high expectations for Bones' adaptation quality in Mob Psycho 100 III were well deserved and reciprocated. The art style has not changed from previous seasons. In terms of animation, the fight scenes were well-choreographed, and everything was done with finesse.

As for sound quality, consistency has also remained throughout the seasons. Needless to say, the OP and ED were bangers, and they were supported by excellent art and animation. Both OD and ED fit the overall vibe of the show. The ED visual also did pretty well in trying to say "Mob is the center of attention for this season". Was there ever any doubt that the VAs would not live up to their expectations? Again, no complaints.

I know I definitely come across as someone who only praises the show and makes no criticisms. But honestly, I can't think of any flaws in this season, aside from the filler arc of "Telepathy Mini-Arc", and even then the arc was pretty entertaining, and did add value to the show. People who have been following the Mob Psycho franchise will not be disappointed with this season. The premise, the pacing, the execution were all flawless. Honestly, I'd give the show an 11/10 if I could. 'tis a shame the series has ended.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 20, 2024

GranzchestaRev

Mixed Feelings

After the events of the second season's last arc, Mob Psycho 100 seemed to reach its conclusion. Mob almost completed his character development, the great evil was beaten, and everyone went back to their daily lives, right? Not so much. Although the first two are correct in one way or another, there are still jobs to do with Mob's daily life. We still need to deal with the Psycho Helmet Cult, the telepathy club, Ekubo himself, and Mob's feelings for Tsubomi. But how will we handle all of these in the final season? There are only 12 episodes, and we need developments and conclusions for ... all! Concluding Ekubo's character arc is the easiest one to deal with because his character already received enough care in the first two seasons through his interactions with Mob. However, the others didn't receive any development. Psycho Helmet Cult had its moments here and there, but it never got any new elements other than being a joke cult. The telepathy club was just a comic relief aspect, and none of its characters got enough time to shine. Mob's feelings for Tsubomi always have been a driving force for Mob, but he and Tsubomi never had a meaningful interaction. We naturally need developments to conclude these, but there isn't enough time. So, how does Mob Psycho 100 III solve this problem? It doesn't. There are no developments for these three subjects in Mob Psycho III. The only thing we have here is conclusions. And a conclusion without development is nothing but an empty shell.

17%: Ekubo's Selfish Panic

The whole first half of the season was reserved for bringing a conclusion to the Psycho Helmet Cult sub-plot and Ekubo's goals that were revealed way back in the first season. This arc starts with showing us Mob's daily life and his goals for the future and evolves into a more serious event with Ekubo finally putting his plan into action. Psycho Helmet Cult is used only as a tool that helps Ekubo to try to make Mob join the dark side, and I can't decide whether this is a good thing or not. On the one side, not giving this cult a greater role in the arc after teasing it for almost twenty episodes feels like wasting a nice potential. But on the other side, it would look weird if they suddenly became a major driving force of a big arc since the idea behind this cult never got developed properly. Nonetheless, I still would like to see them more because of the eerie atmosphere during eps. 4-5 that was established through this cult was startling.

On the other hand, Ekubo doesn't have any of these problems. We saw the interactions between him and Mob in almost every episode since the first season and watched how his character shifted from "just a bad spirit who wants to control Mob to fulfill his own dreams" to "a familiar-like spirit who protects Mob and acts like a secondary mentor for him" So, the events in the later parts of this arc was very touching. His dialogues with Mob in eps. 5-6 and the events that happened afterward were some of the best moments in the whole series thanks to the emotional pay-off. The second season also had its high moments, but I think this one is the peak of Mob Psycho 100 in terms of character writing. It encapsulates the characters of Mob and Ekubo which are carefully developed through three seasons in a near-perfect fashion and gives us an excellent climax. I even would nominate this arc as the best of the series if it wasn't for the utterly boring second episode.

40%: Telepathy:Aliens:Memories

This mini-arc with two episodes contains a grim mistake, unfortunately. This season tries to bring conclusions without developments, and the telepathy club is one of the victims of this attempt. This arc revolves around the telepathy club's president Tome's final shot at meeting with aliens together with her club. She is in her final year, and the entrance exams are getting closer, so there isn't much time left for her in this school. The story of the arc keeps moving forward with the addition of a new character who was an old member of the telepathy club and getting concluded by club members encountering aliens and spending time with them. This encounter is a bit weird, though. The whole sequence feels like a dream, so we are not sure whether these events happened or not, and the production staff accomplished this feature by creating a bizarre atmosphere through the different usage of animations and sounds. However, when you look behind the production values you see this whole arc has no weight since we didn't get a chance to know the characters in the club. They were always a shadow of the Body Improvement Club's members and served as comic relief aspects. There should've been an arc for us to know these characters better, and we should've seen them more in the slice-of-life parts of the show to get used to them even more. Without these, this arc is nothing but an example of style over substance.

56%: Mob's Feelings for Tsubomi, Or Perhaps It Is

And here we are, the last story arc of Mob Psycho 100 which consists of four episodes. In the first episode of this arc, Mob learns Tsubomi will move away at the end of this school year, so he finally makes his mind up and decides to confess his feelings for her. However, he gets hit by a car while trying to save a random stranger when he is on his way to meet up with Tsubomi, and as a result, his "???%" form gets fully unleashed. This is the true nature of the final arc of Mob Psycho 100 III. Despite being the main premise of the arc, Mob's love confession to Tsubomi isn't the focus here. This is Mob's confrontation with his other self, and Mob being the final boss of himself is probably the best idea for the final arc of a series about self-improvement. However, I hate this is the only real confrontation Mob has with his monster-like side throughout the whole series. All the other times where he went 100% or ???% were used just for the audience can say, "Omg! He is so powerful and cool/scary!" those were nothing but scenes that people can use in "Badass Anime Scenes" compilations. That was also the reason why I loved the Mob vs. Ekubo fight this much. Because instead of getting another "Mob goes 100% or ???% and annihilates his opponent!" we got carefully written character drama. A similar thing happens here too. Instead of him entering the beast mode and destroying everything, we see he finally is facing his other face that he doesn't want to confront. Seeing this made me wish it had happened in the previous seasons too. It would add an extra magnificent moment to those seasons and also make the whole thing even more impressive—because this scene lacks development too. Yes, Mob's friends and old opponents try to stop him, and this gives us incredible moments since all of them had significant interactions with Mob in the previous seasons that helped Mob to grow as a person. However, we never saw Mob interacting with his monster side before. If these two had shared a couple of discussions before this arc, their conversation here would have been even more meaningful. In short, the final arc of Mob Psycho 100 is a good arc on its own, but it could've been better—also would be more befitting as the final—if more development had been provided in the previous seasons.


84%: Back to The Better Artwork

One of the things I hated so much about season two was the downgrade in the visuals. The passion was lost, the unique techniques used in the first season were either absent or used rarely, and the artwork was so cheap. Sadly, the passion being lost continues in this season too. The unique techniques from the first season are still rarely seen. However, thankfully, the animations during the SoL scenes and artwork are back to their original quality. Shadings and highlights are as good as the first season, the character animations are better, the characters' faces have details, and the backgrounds don't look like they have been made on MS Paint in five minutes. Other than the improvements from the second season, the animations in the action scenes are still as excellent as ever. And I have nothing new to add to the auditory part of the show because the comments I made in my reviews for the previous seasons remain valid.

94%: The End of A 6.5-Year-Long Journey

And with this, the anime adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 comes to an end. It was a production that started as a passion project to aim for visual ideas that hadn't yet been seen in anime but turned into just another Bones show after the first season. But still, despite having ups & downs and even losing its "anti-thesis of battle shounens" identity by becoming a battle shounen itself for a brief moment, it ended its run as a good series thanks to this season.


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Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 30, 2024

Kafzeth

Not Recommended

"Mob Psycho 100" is one of the most hyped and overrated anime series of the year.

Mob is the type of guy who can't talk to girls, but somehow he lands two dates with two different girls at the same time, despite that he still has the same lazy attitude he had since the very beginning. The author seems to be way too accommodating about helping Mob with every problem he has, despite trying so hard to portray him as a weak little boy. None of the personality traits of the main character are believable or interesting at all. Even Mob's brother is given superpowers as ... a lazy way to resolve his conflict, proving that the writing of this show is lazy.

The supporting characters are quirky, but they're also one-dimensional characters who barely matter in the plot.

The battles are stunning, even though Mob always wins by pulling power-ups and Deus Ex Machinas out of his ass in every fight, but this is not really a big deal since the show focuses almost exclusively on the slice-of-life parts and the show do some efforts to bring some tension to the battles.

Nevertheless, I don't care about the "philosophical" topics this show tried to address, since the show itself doesn't seem to care about them either. The parodies of religious cults look stupid once you realize that the characters live in a world where there are actual gods and demons among the population.

In summary, "Mob Psycho 100" is a show that tried to be taken seriously, but it's, ultimately, stupid and doesn't deserve all the popularity it has garnered.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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