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Mob Psycho 100 being a quite complete manga with a good ending, a sequel/spinoff wasn't necessarily needed, but it sure as hell is very much appreciated when it comes in the form of REIGEN.

Characters & Story:
While REIGEN gets rid of the original main character —Mob— for most of its duration, it's also significantly less Reigen-focused one might expect from the title. Instead, it breathes a whole new life into Tome (who was previously a pretty amusing side character) and her developing relationships with the employees of Spirits & Such, which of course include Reigen, but also Serizawa and Dimple, who all bounce off ... one another in very amusing ways.

Following Tome's descent into the legitimately paranormal world, the manga is surprisingly both more horrific and more comedic than MP100 was. You can tell ONE has learned a lot from his previous manga and he does not hesitate to show it. The interactions feel organic, Tome's struggles both funny and relatable, and the paranormal looks way scarier than it ever did before. In just 7 chapters, Tome is promoted from funny-but-forgettable side character to a full-fledged main character the reader can really care about, the chemistry she has with Reigen, Serizawa and Dimple probably helping a lot in that regard.
Said people also get some valuable development, so even if you don't think you can get invested into Tome, there's still a lot to get from this volume.

Art:
This manga not only benefits from ONE's huge artistic improvement gained throughout the course of MP100, but also from his assistants who do quite a bit more work than they did in MP100. While ONE has clearly mastered horror and draws amazing badass shots and terrifying monsters, his assistants do wonders drawing some of the side characters and the occasional Tome. ONE's excellent character designs coupled with his assistants' appealing line work and experience mix very well. All in all, it's one step quite ahead of MP100 in terms of artwork.

Overall:
This is an excellent sequel/spinoff to Mob Psycho 100, so if you're a fan this is definitely a must-read.

I tried to like Saki, I really did.

I'm a sucker for mahjong manga and will gobble up anything to satisfy my passion for it, but this manga is just unreadable.

For starters, the characters:
the titular character, Saki, is extremely boring and there is very little to like about her. She has near no personality, and is either frustrating to watch when she decides not to win on purpose, or very boring when she just wins by virtue of being the main character. Everyone acts like she's a genius for scoring big wins but we never get much insight into her strategy or logic. She's not built ... up as a particularly lucky person either so her wins really have no impact.
As for the rest of the main cast, well, they're all boring (often bordering on irritating) one-dimensional, one-note characters. You've got the busty girl, the taco-eating girl (not a joke), the cheerful girl, the big sister character, etc.

At the beginning of the manga there seemed to be some big family drama stuff brewing but 100 chapters later literally nothing has happened and the characters are still as boring. The story could have gone somewhere but not only is nothing really moving, but also the art is ruining any kind of tension the story could have.

Now, onto said art. The artist here has undeniable talent- a very good grasp on perspective and composition, clean lines, etc. But by god, the "fanservice" (if you can even call it that) is out of god damn control. The main cast is mostly 11 year old girls, who are either drawn with 1. three-inch long miniskirts 2. humongous triple G breasts 3. "juicy" thighs & no panties, or all of those combined. And that's not even talking about the numerous half-naked characters and ass/tit shots punctuating the entire manga, which make the whole thing an absolute horrendous piece of fiction to read through.
I'd like to take a short pause here to remind everyone that this is a manga about 11 year olds playing mahjong. Neither of those main two components warrant the manga's overwhelming saturation with creepy shots, nudity and bad anatomy. I just want some tiles, bro.

All in all, unless you're a creep into half-naked little girls (in which case I advise therapy) or you are a masochist (therapy needed there also) there are no good reasons for you to read this manga.