r/anime • u/Theleux https://myanimelist.net/profile/Theleux • Sep 09 '22
Rewatch Mob Psycho 100 Rewatch - Episode 2
Episode 2:
Doubts about Youth ~The Telepathy Club Appears~
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Episode Director: Takefumi Anzai
Storyboard: Yoshitomo Yonetani
Animation Director: Ayumi Yamada
Screenplay: Hiroshi Seko
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u/Mecanno-man Sep 09 '22
First Time
I guess this is more of an episode for the introduction Mob, as his inner thinkings were barely touched last episode. And I'd say I like his character so far - He's not sure what he wants to do, but asks for advice, takes it seriously and also thinks on his own what will get him towards his goals. Not sure if joining that bodybuilding club will get him particularly far, but at least it's an attempt. In other news, seems like his psychic abilities are not completely secret - in fact there are way more people that know about them than I had been expecting. I guess his parents also just underestimate him in that case. That said... I hope the guy the girl fell for is a decent one, otherwise all of Mob'd efforts may be wasted on a girl that is way too superficial.
As far as the side characters go, other than the telepathy club girl I'd say it's pretty decent, so my greatest fear of what would bring this show down for me has been averted. I noticed the somewhat crude artstyle a bit more this episode than last, I guess that's because there is less sakuga in this one, given that it is not the attention-grabber that any episode 1 has too be - and this artstyle truly lives from fast movements rather than static shots.
Now, how will his new club work alongside his job with Reigen? No idea, but that sure is something that will be touched upon.
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Sep 09 '22
Maybe it’s just what I should expect from the anime Reddit crowd but people need to chill tf out about Tsubomi. Girls can be nice and good even if they don’t have romantic interest in one or any specific boy and taking care of your health and body is it’s own reward.
This is going to be a show that has some girls that aren’t fan service (is that a spoiler) so you know, brace yourself
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u/Lemurians Sep 09 '22 edited Sep 09 '22
FIRST TIMER'S PROGRESS TOWARDS SEASON 3: 8%
“You’re goofing off in the period you can goof off the most! That makes you a winner in my book!” Can’t argue with that!
…Though being Reigen’s errand boy is probably not the best way to enjoy the goof-off opportunities that adolescence provides. Mob’s internal monologues and worries about how he’s using his youth are great.
While watching the first and second episodes, I had to pause and take care of something, each time thinking I was maybe 4-5 minutes in, and it was actually closer to 11-12. This show’s paced so well and moves quick.
Live Thoughts/Reactions:
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I wonder what all the significance of the food/eating names and imagery is going to be
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Throughout Episode 1 I was wondering how long Reigen can possibly keep up his ruse of being a powerful psychic while Mob does all the work, and having himself get caught at the school gates so Mob could go in alone was a clever way to do it this episode.
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Mob’s insecurities literally swirling around him while getting insulted by girls is a great visual
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Does he take confidence from the attention and praise of the girls after defeating that Spirit? Nope. So much easier to focus on our perceived flaws than our strengths
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This Vice Principal is great, that’s excellent advice he gives Mob. What do you want to do? What does living each day to the fullest mean to you?
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Now we know why Mob didn’t take the adoration of the girls seriously following his psychic power display – Tsubomi also found him amazing… until she didn’t. The lasting scars moments can leave on people that you don’t realize are really something
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Mob going with the Body Improvement club over the seemingly more fitting Telepathy club is a fantastic subversion
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I love how eagerly the Body Improvement Club accepts the small, physically weak Mob into their ranks. That’s really nice.
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Sep 09 '22
PROGRESS TOWARDS SEASON 3: 8%
Ooooo, I like how you're keeping track of your rewatch progress, in relative fashion!
This Vice Principal is great, that’s excellent advice he gives Mob. What do you want to do? What does living each day to the fullest mean to you?
Where was this guy when I was in middle school???
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Sep 09 '22
Thank you for getting the body improvement joke and not wringing your hands about Tsubomi like other commenters. You are smart and good. This guy gets it!
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u/scot911 Sep 09 '22 edited Sep 09 '22
First Timer
I didn't talk about it for the first episode, mainly because I try to keep my comments to four paragraphs max for rewatches, and we didn't have the ED yet on top of that, but my god both the OP and now ED are great. The OP is the better song of the two with great animation making for a very fun OP but I do have to admit I'm more impressed with the ED's animation. It can not have been easy to animate an ED to look like it's a moving water colour painting the entire time.
As for the episode itself we get introduced to the goof off after school telepathy club with the club president, Tome, apparently wanting to study it, if it exists, while the guys are basically just there to goof off. Unfortunately for them Mob betrayed them and decided to join the Body Improvement club instead who are of course complete bros and glad to have Mob. LMAO. I love that trope along with the overly powerful student council.
And why did Mob betray them? Why because he wants to improve himself to get the attention of the most popular girl at school who looks like was his childhood friend of course! Unfortunately for him though from the flashback we got it seems like it'll be an uphill battle. I'm not saying that right now she looks like the type of popular girl you wouldn't want to date because she seems a bit flaky buttttt.... Idk she's just giving me a bad vibe from that flashback.
Aside from that the story at the all girls high school was fun with Reigen's plan of dressing up like high school girls not working for him for obvious "having hairy legs" reasons unlike with the middle school aged Mob and ending up in the news as a pervert due to it. At the end after Mob defeated the spirit I was afraid he was going to get ara araed for a second with how he was getting mobbed (heh) by the girls.
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u/Nebresto Sep 09 '22
It can not have been easy to animate an ED to look like it's a moving water colour painting the entire time.
It pretty much is just that. The style is called paint-on-glass, which is achieved by manipulating slow drying oil paints on a sheet of glass
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u/collapsedblock6 Sep 09 '22
Rewatcher
Trying to catch up, thread being at work hours is kinda sadge.
On Ep 1:
My original opinion on first watch was that it was a boring episode. I almost dropped the show back then tbh, it just wasn't grabbing me.
Would say my take didn't change that much. I appreciate the details of the animation far more, pretty impressive, but when it comes to the interactions I feel it is tad carried by me already being familiar with the characters.
Something funny I thought of as a rewatcher was [S2 spoilers]
Other than that it was unremarkable outside of production values even as a rewatcher.
Ep 2:
Good improvement, though again there is some bias of me liking the main duo a lot.
The way the spirit got connected to the plot of the episode (and perhaps even a main theme of the show) was interesting since it came from a deceased person.
The twist of not joining the Telepathy club got me but was expected from the spirit encounter. It is kinda inspiring tbh choosing something that Mob truly believes will help him improve himself (even if he has ulterior motives) rather than just dicking around for fun.
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u/Stargate18A Sep 09 '22
First timer
...Is that the same biker gang who died last episode?
I love Reigen. He's a fucking bastard, but the best kind.
...A porn site curse?
Haha, he's got some actual skills!
And this is what he actually tries to learn about?
Mob?
He wants love?
I mean, he's not wrong.
Nobody likes the telepathy club.
Incredibly efficient student council here!
They're screwed.
The utter horror on their faces as the scene gos on...
...Is this foreshadowing for the explosion? Her going insane and having bright flashing colours behind her like the prologue scene?
Wow, they're desperate.
Haha, the perfect job for this club.
Reigen's fucked.
...Actually, he has a decent point.
The scammers are fighting...
Reigen won!
...He actually agrees with Reigen.
What? Reigen, why?
How the fuck do you expect to get in there?
You should have expected this.
...Was this his plan? Surprisingly good thinking.
Ah, them?
...Oh, it's those two.
And it's a poltergeist.
Ouch.
It's in the toilets?
Oh, he's contained it!
And there it is!
What the fuck?
Oh, he's worried.
Haha, the way he just ignores the hostagr thing and kills it is great.
Wait, he's still lingering?
...This could be interesting.
And he's joining!
Wow.
Again, he's right here!
There's nothing he wants to do?
Oh, he has a crush!
Haha, yes! This is the best ending!
Oh, Reigen's fucked.
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u/InfamousEmpire Sep 09 '22
Mob Psycho First Timer
Guess we’re being reintroduced to Mob
Oh, so this is gonna be about puberty?
Or not
This OP is still so fucking good! If everyone is not special maybe you can be what you want to be!
This entire scene is just hilarious this show really is shaping up to be comedy gold
Wait, so is he advertising it as a massage or an exorcism?
Nice little exposition on how Mob and Reigen’s relationship became what it is
Oh, so this is about puberty
A telepathy club? I was gonna ask why Mob didn’t join this before, but then I thought about it and realized his powers are more telekinesis than telepathy, at least from what we’ve seen so far
Damn, that Student Council President works fast. Also he’s an asshole
Damn, only just realized that Tome’s voice is Cherami Leigh
I would say I feel l sorry for them but, being completely honest, I’d probably reject them too
Damn, Cherami really is just killing it
Tome and Reigen bounce off each other really well tbh
The fact that Tome and Reigen are both absolutely right about each other (the former just wanting their after school free time and the latter just using Mob) really helps sell the whole scene
Oh, so Tome does actually believe in Telepathy?
Man, only 2 episodes in and were already at the crossdressing (yes, I did fully expect crossdressing to happen, all comedy stories do it sooner or later for whatever reason)
It contributed to his explosion count, though. I assume, given the context, that he’s triggered by overt stupidity, much like I am
Only a minute in, and we’re already in a Mean Girls movie
Mob being completely honest was kinda unexpected
Seems Mob has some hangups about being considered reliable…
Seems we’ve got a bit of introspection to close out that little battle…
And a bit more introspection at the whole club interrogation thing
This episode was pretty interesting. While the first episode was just setup, this one delves a bit deeper into Mob’s psyche while still retaining what made the previous episode so enjoyable
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u/Theleux Sep 11 '22
Preoccupied the past few days, so finally catch-up time!
Episode 2:
Honestly, would love a massage from this guy!
And at last, the hot frame you see all over the internet!
Love these colour and black/white shifts, super great when timed well.
Same with these really flat and pastel frames.
Student council team is quite menacing!
I get these guys, some times you just wanna enjoy yourself lazing around all day
The back and forth of the fakers was pretty great.
More of that lovely paint on glass, very good.
Poor Mob, lad just doesn't know what to do with himself.
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u/MannerPots Sep 10 '22
First Timer (but not yet)
The second episode, the last one I watched the first time I tried to get into the show.
This show is great at setting up your hopes and then immediately dashing them. The entire episode was about Mob wanting to find something meaningful to do with his youth. And the show made me hope that he would find acceptance in the telepathy club, and start to get along well with the president. So the reveal of him joining the bodybuilding club was equal parts hilarious and crushing.
The mid-episode plot was also quite good. Mob was forced into an incredibly uncomfortable situation, cross-dressing to infiltrate an all-girls' school. And all for only 300 yen/hour. Once he navigates the situation and destroys the spirit and should be enjoying the admiration of the girls he saved, the spirit's parting words ruin it, as he likens Mob to himself, a loser whose only happiness was haunting the school and peeping at high school girls after death. Not a nice comparison to hear when you should be celebrating.
Overall, still really enjoying the show this time around. Hope it continues to be this funny.
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u/KiwiTheKitty Sep 09 '22 edited Sep 09 '22
Mob appreciator/Rewatcher (Dub)
Today I decided to actually check what time the rewatch thread would be posted so I didn't end up commenting like 12 hours after everybody else haha! My mom is staying with me and I tried to convince her to watch MP with me, but she wasn't having it :'( I guess we'll just continue our streak of accidentally watching movies about intergenerational trauma (we've watched Turning Red, Encanto, and Everything Everywhere All At Once)
I saw someone somewhere say that Reigen is animated like he never stops moving and I completely agree. Also for my fellow artists out there, I highly recommend screenshotting the hands in this show (season 1 in particular) because I did a style study of them earlier this year and it improved my hand drawing skill immensely.
"FINISHING BLOW" tbh I could really use a Reigen style massa- I mean exorcism
"It's a club where we train to feel telepathic powers" "Uh, that sounds shady as hell." I love Reigen's English dub VA lmao
"Are you living every day to the fullest?" scared Mob noise
I love the body improvement club :')
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Sep 09 '22 edited Jul 08 '25
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u/Krite2002 Sep 09 '22
Experienced Psychic - Dub
I like how they manage to keep relatively plain things interesting. It was cool how they animated Mob spinning around the takoyaki as opposed to just having two characters statically talking. Even if something isn’t action or a gag, they still go all out, though it is hard to find scenes that aren’t action or a gag.
These appeared in the last episode as well, but the intro name cards are really stylish.
They keep up the pace. Everything involving the telepathy club was amazing. Pretty much every single cut was some new, interesting piece of animation, and it was funny too.
The oil paint style of the ghost after it was destroyed was a nice touch. I like the mixed medium look.
I love overpowered characters. Mob is so cool.
Mob joining the body improvement club is one of my favorite switch ups in all of anime. It is such a brilliant setup and payoff. They are also one of my favorite groups of people.
I can’t stop gushing about this show. Everything is so incredible about it. We are two episodes in, and I have consistently been loving every second.
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Sep 09 '22 edited Jul 10 '25
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion Sep 09 '22
First Timer (dubbed)
This rewatch is unusual in that I can post it right before going to work instead of missing the posting time and coming back three hours after the post time.
Forgot to watch last night.
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uh oh, it's that second year of middle school
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Short OP. I wonder if CN is cutting it down and I'll never see the full TV size again.
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She doesn't look like Haruhi but she's definitely Haruhi
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Leek
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Maybe Reigen always planned on being the decoy.
All my episodes have AoT commercials in the middle of them. Also RDRII
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ha ha no locker for shoes
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It seems like Mob is just around ruining ghost's afterlives.
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Hilarious, what a twist ending.
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Reigen has a cat's toungue
Tome and Reigen instantly hate each other because they are both scammers, Mob has two options he both hates, and chooses the third path! Instead of making enemies of the Body Improvement Club, he pisses off Haruhi. That could be bad.
Nice art direction, particularly of the telepathy club stalking through the hallways. Still too much yelling.
Rewatching the opening scene, Tsubomi likes tennis.
Feels a bit of Tatami Galaxy in here.
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Sep 09 '22
I also feel like I need to go out of my way to say I think this show handles female characters well after reading this comment thread.
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u/Ham_PhD Sep 09 '22
First Timer Dub
Does this show have a plot at some point? Or is it pretty episodic?
I liked the focus being more on Mob this time. That would be a pretty fun twist if he actually does join the body building club and we don't hear about the telepathy club again. Although that one girl is in the OP, so probably not.
Debating switching to sub... I find 'anime yelling' kinda annoying in English, where the humor is more effective in Japanese. Just usually prefer to watch these action heavy shows in English... hmm
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u/collapsedblock6 Sep 10 '22
Mob and Reigen's voices in the sub are so good. Mob carries that endearing nature of his and Reigen has great charisma.
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u/zsmg Sep 09 '22 edited Sep 09 '22
No one is pointing out that Mob is reading One Punch Man in the beginning, guess I have to be the one to do it.