The Philosophy of Mob Psycho 100 - Wisecrack Edition
Like manga artist ONE's previous work One Punch Man, Mob Psycho 100 features an overpowered protagonist unable to derive happiness from the thing that makes them "special." But what does it mean to be special? And can such a label actually bring us happiness?? In this Wisecrack Edition, we'll explore Mob and the other Espers' inability to reconcile their exceptionalism with their desire to live a good life.
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The show is literally "Be humble or be humbled"
I agree.
The brocolli arc and his confession are hit different
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Humility is for losers.
@@learn2draw716 what man
Still find it funny that one of the most wisest people in the show is a conman that tricks people out of their money.
He still solves their problems he just tricks them about what they are actually paying for.
@@animewatcher102 Not to mention he does it for dirt-cheap too.
It is to show the similarity with our world. Most rich people in our world are like that
AnonEars Scamming his clients to lead healthy life style is a good way to put it
He still helps the people in good ways like good ass massages or just taking things out of a picture and he really cheap to, so yes he lying about what hes doing but still genuinely helps people with their problems and that's why I love Reigan man
Body Improvement Club are the best bros in all of media.
You, sir, are correct
Right! Really wish I had people like that in my life when I was growing up, or even now!
I agree, cause early on I would've figured soon after they let Mob join their club, they'd get annoyed at how he doesn't improve or improves at such a minuscule rate, and can never keep up with him, so they would end up kicking him out of the club or at least distance themselves from him. This was early enough where I'd say a tone for the series wasn't concretely established, so I was free to make these types of speculations. I'll also add that one of my favorite things that a story can do is subvert the viewers expectations, such as making it seem like a simple, safe, by the numbers story at first glance, then turning into something more smart and elaborate. That leaves a better impression than a story that starts off smart and elaborate.
Seriously, I would definitely join them. All of them seems like a great person.
Spartan Dumpster strong people dont bring others down they lift them up
Dimple: u can have everything and become god Mob: muscles
I love dimple, his expressions/reaction, voice actor does his voice real good.
No. Mob: *flex*
@@koilamaoh4238 yeah haha
@@-mose191 aND IF you rewind to that exact moment he said muscles, you see his "serious" expression drawing face/voice take shape, funny as hell.
@@koilamaoh4238 ohh thx! Hmm(・∀・)
Mob's powers are not rage fueled. They're fueled by all of his emotions in general.
Fucking THANK YOU god damn did they not watch the anime
@@knine53 They did, but there seems to have been a misunderstanding or two in terms of the terminology "Espers" as it refers to all those with psychic powers and not just to those of CLAW and Mob's emotions and how they connect to his powers. To be fair the first explosion in a rage based one and one of the most memorable is the one where he's fighting to save Ritsu.
athroughzdude Though the meter thing does say stress
@@athroughzdude When he was first fighting to save Ritsu it was considered 100% animosity (teki) where as the first one ever was 100% rage (ikari). I don't think any of two his emotional outbursts are labeled the same. It's kind of nitpicking though. I think people get the point regardless.
This show can be a bit confusing when it comes to "???" and "___%". This video gets a few things wrong. Here's a breakdown: “100%” is NOT Mob’s “power level”. It is a representation of how much he allows himself to feel an emotion. Mob’s story is his journey toward rediscovering old and new emotions that come with adolescence. It is stated multiple times that Mob locked away his emotions after a violent incident when he was younger and developed a complex around it. I’m incredibly annoyed by those who really don’t pay attention to this important fact. In the fight with Teru, “???” is an entirely different entity inside mob and it is hinted that it is the same entity that resulted in his brother’s injury when they were younger (It takes over when Mob is unconscious. Meaning, the narrative “counter” doesn’t register emotion which is why it is “???” instead of a percent). Mob only reaches “100%” (Sadness) when he regains consciousness and puts the school back together with that emotional surge. He personally believes that he causes these terrible incidents when he gets too emotional, but he is mistaken. Which is why there is a certain tragedy to Mob’s emotional complex.
Season one was amazing, but season two cemented this show as one of the all-time greats in all of anime
Your 69 likes is ruined.
Yup.
Nah, season 2 spit on every theme explored in this video and turned mob psycho into a pretty generic action anime.
@@SocratesOnFire7 how
@@SocratesOnFire7 how
It's so easy for a series to say "you're not special" and "nobody is important", but I think mob psycho it's something else. It's more of a "everybody is special in its own way", specially because there are so many people with powers that at some point it becomes normal. That's a beautiful message.
@@jellyfishi_ yeah, maybe Sorry, english not first language lol but thanks anyway for correcting me (Also, goddamn it's been 9 months, I could've given birth to someone in this time lol)
You're special and unique, just like everyone else.
I also think it is along the lines of not viewing different people as "inferior" or "superior " Everyone goes through things, has strengths, has weaknesses
I always saw the shows messege being, "you aren't born special and thats ok, but if you want to be special you need to work hard towards it." Course that's just one part of it.
yeah I love this idea from season 2 where Mob was lecturing the artificial espers about how everything was possible because a lot of people came together from various special fields to work and build the city they're in.
It’s so cool to compare it with Saitama in One Punch Man because, even if Mob and Saitama seem to be similar characters, they are the complete opposite
Totally. While Saitama is quite lazy and is searching for a good fight. Mob is trying to have a good healthy life without his ability.
@@badrecords-6476 Mob is searching for something that challenges him without his abilities. Saitama on the other hand is searching for something that can face his abilities head on. And I'm quite torn between which two is better. Do you leave your adventure because you have become "perfect" in it? Or do you continue your search of something more grandeur?
I'd love to see a bit more exploration of the body improvement club. Because it is such a subversion of common body building tropes in both anime and real life, there is genuine encouragement of Mob and support for his goals without any mocking or derision. It's just something we don't see often
I do think it was a slap against the assumption that they would be mean just because they are kind of muscle heads. And maybe a wakeup call to us lightweight geeks to not make the dumb assumptions that many feel victim of.
I fucking love them. They're all such good people.. Musashi is my favourite character. Theres never any mocking, teasing or even having a superiority complex towards mob. They show nothing but support and care for his wellbeing!
The gym is a friendlier place than you might realize
Very true. They're genuinely good guys that actually do want to help Mob. They don't make fun of him or ridicule him when he fails. In fact, the Body Improvement Club is the physical representation of what Mob wants to be. He wants the satisfaction that comes from hard work. He wants the confidence that comes from being comfortable with who you are.
When I first started lifting I was blown away by how cool most of the guys at the gym were. I think most of my perception of them came from the shitty jocks in high school, but as an adult I realize that those kids were just playing into a role they felt they had to in order to thrive in a bad environment. I bet a lot of those guys could have been my friends if we could have stopped being so afraid of...everything, ha ha.
Y’all saw that Reigen Development tho 😌👌
Reigen is a good guy.
Greatest duo of all time mob and reigan
For some reason I can't bring myself to start the second season, probably because I liked the first one too much and am afraid of ruining it, but as of season 1 I fucking hate Reigan
@@Dr.Spatula season 2 shits on season 1
@@kungfubrandon6886 good to know! Since it's half over I'll wait to binge it
I am a 19 year old student that took a more than 1 year long break due to a really crippling depression and work anxiety. I am currently watching this video from the mental hospital I am in and I am very glad people like you spread awardness for such issues. Thank you.
Hang on there, I spent about 3 years wasting my time at uni (not going to classes, not getting a diploma, not seeing anyone) and feeling like the most useless piece of shit in the world, considering suicide etc. Eventually I found a decent low-requirement desk job, learned to chat with people again (coworkers then some new people and friends) and finally moved out on my own. This is not the dream life I fantasized about but this is a good life, and there is still much I can and should improve. If I can do it, anyone can. All it takes is one step in a less shitty direction than where you are currently at.
@@Chaotic4Neutral thank you, listening to people who went through the same issues is helping me a lot. My sister that's living on another continent dealt with the same less than a year ago and skyping with her gives me a lot of hope
Hey dude everyone passes trough similar situations, you work on fixing that anxiety even if you don't know how to, as long as you don't give up as simple as it sounds it really works, I was like that at the same age a couple years ago (I'm 21 now) and I can assure you, everything will end up fine.
@@ericcartman1328 I haven't been watching the latest season yet. I'll watch it when I get out of hospital
I went through something very similar myself last year actually (granted on a bit of a smaller scale) I have been moving around a lot in the past couple years and this combined with other family issues which I won't bother getting into caused me to fall into a seriously bad rut which lasted around two months. And honestly the best advice I could give for what helped me was to just ease back into things bit by bit and not to force it all at once because when I did that at first it kind of just reversed any recovery I had made. I also know that just talking with people who have had similar experiences helps a lot so all the best with getting back into education or taking a different path once you're feeling up to it again.
All places have culinary names. Like: Salt Middle School, Seasoning Station, Black Vinegar Middle School.
That's kinda the point. The city is named Seasoning City and everything in it is named after seasoning
And in the end. Broccoli.
@@Cloneman-ic9rx but.... but why????
@@stephensanims3086 just a funny joke
@@stephensanims3086 Mob Donalds?
I personally think Mobs story is a refreshing counter narrative to a common shonen trope of responsibility to change an ailing adult world falling to the teenage protagonist. Mobs is a story set against the challenges of accepting the adult world and learning to function within it, lending as much heroism to these benign yet challenging acts as it would to the actions of a character like Naruto for existence if Naruto existed as an Esper determined to change the flaws of the world with his power and relationships. It's heartening to be told my little peon body is brave for doing that which I struggle to do instead of being told I'm insignificant for not being extraordinary
To be fair, Hellsing also makes that argument. Hellsing argues what it means to be human sure, but at the same time it acknowledges that humans are strong not just in spite of their limitations, but because of them. That life is worth living not because of its intrinsic value, but because it is a finite resource that we all have access to and all will end up struggling through until the bitter and vicious end. That's why Alucard's belief that only humans can destroy monsters is kind of beautiful, because it says that only the limited and the powerless can stop what is essentially power devoid of humanity and responsibility.
Agreed and accepting that youre not special can help you become an all around better person, i just wish more shows would give people reality checks like Mob.
Ah yes, the moral of "if you have extraordinary abilities that could change the world for the better, tell the world to go fuck itself because you wanna get you some poon-tang."
@@LupineShadowOmega Personally, I prefer Mob Psycho but that's just because I preferred how 'down to earth' its messages were.
The message is literally responsibility for yourself. Take up responsibility and find meaning.
While all this is true, I think you missed the central point. The story is about how an emotionally repressed child develops more. His constant fear of losing control of his powers and sparingly use them has caused him to deny a part of himself and hence bottle up his emotions in the process. This is what hindered his social skills too. It's only when he learns to express himself more is when his life becomes more fulfilling. Almost at the end of every episode, his powers go rampant when an emotion he was attempting to bottle up reaches a climax and the ability changes based on the emotion. This series explores how psychic ability is linked to emotion a lot too.
I feel like getting to the central point of MP100 would need going into the source material, or at least season 2 as well. Because it's mainly as the series goes on that we actually see this development from Mob more and more, especially coming to one of its biggest heads during the Mogami arc and the Reigan arc. At that point it'd just be a full-on spoiler-filled story discussion of the entire series, which I feel like isn't really the idea of The Philosophy of [. . .]
@Mac Loud That's just rude. It's not like anything he said was wrong or anything.
@Mac Loud Lol, it really is inevitable bumping into these armchair psychologists online. I never said anything about depression, I was talking about emotional repression. Maybe you're incapable of making observations about a show's themes without projecting, but I assure you that's not what I'm doing. Get your head out your ass a little, re-read what I originally said, and realize how your comment doesn't apply.
@Mac Loud Something tells me you still don't get it.
@Mac Loud Hah, you see anyone else here who tried psychoanalyzing a stranger based on how he interpreted a tv show? It describes what you did to a T. If you don't like the sound of it, you can maybe not do it anymore.
I assumed at first that Reigen was a joke character but he is actually genuinely inspiring. Best Anime Husbando.
Mob: born with OP powers but emotionally unstable but conquered it in the end. Saitama: worked hard to be the strongest at the cost of his emotions. -One rely one emotions and the other doesnt have emotions
to be fair, if I was an esper I would use those powers selfishly. I mean, not in any significant way, just to be lazy. If I could use powers to never have to work again or even crouch down to retrieve a lost pencil, that's what I'd do. I'd be 600 lbs in about a week tbh.
i think that would be like 60% of people who watch mob psycho, me included
The point of psychic abilities: moving as little as possible
I find that hard to believe sir. With all due respect, if you were place in a situation to accumulate massive influence and wealth by the use of your power's very few people could persevere such a temptation. How about the person you desire most in the whole world has a partner that's not you, are you telling me you wouldn't use your powers? I know it's a quibble but just being the devil's advocate here people, at least it stimulates conversation.
I rather have reigens persona than to be an esper tbh
@@The6Master6Mind6 I wouldn't, I in particular am not very fond of attention XD And considering how the abuse of power is a current theme nowadays, i think not that many people would fall into those mistakes. Also what do you mean desiring someone to be your partner and using your powers, do you mean like mind control...? I'm gonna assume it's to wow them, but if they're only into you because of your power, they'll never be the love you yearn for. That becomes noticeable after a while. (Don't mind the wealth, but again just to be lazy and play videogames all my life :D)
That last episode of Mob left me with tears 😭
ForTheWinTCG it left my with tiers too
my too [Edit] Thank you Lamb Choppy, very cool!
I watched and left a puddle of tears in my bed
He brought color into reigens world 😭In other words he’s a literal ducking ray of sunshine
Me too
"You're not perfect" -creepy 3D blue fetus from Courage the cowardly dog.
That was terrifying, that show
Was not, its actually sad, Rat.
@@aichuu-san1474 I just remember it from being younger, it scared me then
Return the slab!
that blue piece of shit scared the hell out of me when i was younger
A huge plot point I felt that you left out was Tsubomi (Mob's childhood friend and crush). When they first met, Mob dazzled her with his inherent psychic abilities, but Tsubomi quickly grew bored of it and moved on to people more well-rounded and charismatic. Mob realized that no matter how powerful and special he seemed to be, that isn't and shouldn't be what defines him. Realizing that just because he's good at something doesn't mean that's what he's supposed to do and that being a better person is more important than being a special person.
As Saitama learned the hard way. Absolute Power bores Absolutely.
I can think of one entity you can say that to...
I'm not sure how true that is. Neither protag really goes out of their way to use their powers in any meaningful way. What's the point of having that kinda power if you never use it for anything? Saitama just lives a mundane life when he could be roaming around looking for challenges, or conquering, or doing literally anything that took advantage of his nigh-invulnerability, and Mob just wants to get the girl he has a crush on to notice him, and he doesn't even get that. What we have here are heroes who refuse the call to action, and spend most of the story continuing to do so until it's almost done. Yes, riveting stuff, that.
@@Jebbtube Saitama does go around looking for challenges. That's a big reason why he became a hero but he hasn't had any luck yet. He often runs to a scene and the big bads are either gone or still go out in one punch. Mob is just trying to live his best life and his concerns are pretty age appropriate. There is not really a call to action to refuse since the world or even many lives are not in danger like in most of these stories.
Because that's not the point. They have no interest in those things. Saitama DID go out looking for challenges..and there were none. By 2 years in, he could destroy everything on the planet (and the planet itself) in 1 punch if he felt like it (and even threatened to do so at one point after getting really stressed out). His last hope was Boros, something from beyond their world, who failed him and showed him that there was no hope to ever get that original battle high back even out in the universe at large, since by that point his every hero excuse had been shown a lie. saitama was massively depressed and listless, and was desperate for ANYTHING to distract him that, clinging to his hero for hobby work because it temporarily distracted him his problems, but soon it too got boring Thats why he basically gives up after Boros, and only gets a new spark reignited after his talk with King (though it takes awhile for him to figure out what he really wants to do, since as with his hero excuses, his throwing himself into video game addiction was just running away from the problem again). Mob is no different, and is struggling what societal pressure wants him to be (either in terms conforming like a Drone or expecting him to solve all of it's problems as a savior), when he doesn't actually want any of that. Touchiro got the same call Mob did, and took it to logical conclusion, becoming a Tyrant, because he let the desires of society to fix all it's problems for it crush his self during his trek around the world idealistically hoping to fix all the evils of the world but at cost of everything he personally held dear as he martyr'd himself for heroism, which eventually the realities of the world crushed his idealism into cynicism and eventually nihilism and decided to just fill that void inside him by going to the extremes of hedonism and domination to distract himself from his pain and emptiness and came to view his own life as so worthless due to that loss of self (despite his claims to contrary that he's overly selfish) that it would only have real meaning if he could lay a permanent Scar on the world that it would remember forever.
With great power come great monotony
I have autism and wen i saw this show i saw a lot of things in Mob and his life and problems i saw in myself. For example in episode 1 he sees other students as having Vegetables as heads and only the girl he likes is recognisable. That is something i natice a lot with me. People a a lot of times obstacles i have to avoid, not really humans and a lot of times i walk past someone i know without seeing them. In Episode 3 we learn in his past he was told he looks bored but mob is not. Again something i get sometimes. But the most interresting thing is the explosion where he has no controle over his action. I think it is like a meltdown someone autistic can have when he/she is overwhelmed by the surrounding. I feel a connection with mob and i can relate to his problems because i experienced something similar in my past(without the psycher thing of course)
this is a good share! anime bringing hope to people without even realising it is itself the best anime plot ever~
i am not enitely sure that was unintentional. When you look close you can find a lot of detail. Maybe i am imagening it but that is why i am not sure.@Yump Bagle
@Yump Bagle demi-chan wa kataritai did a similar thing with "body disability" as I could say, I highly recomend this one either, its out of the curve
@ Yump Bagel -- It really could be intentional, as a way of breaching the idea that Japan needs to improve things like it's mental health systems and to get rid of the stigma surrounding things like therapy and the need for it. As crap as the mental health support systems (and similar support systems for people who have things like autism) are here in the US, in Japan they're about 10x worse, and nearly all of it is for social and societal reasons. It's why, even in modern settings, anime and manga seem to act like therapists don't exist -- because for them, they actually DON'T.
I relate to Mob as well, when it comes to his introversion, and his difficulties with school. And how mob suppresses his emotions and bursts out in certain moments, I tend to do that a lot. Plus I also have younger brother who had a more positive reputation than me and was seen as better '^^
Mangaka ONE has this amazing ability to write the side characters
True
Happiness is not a destination, its motion. An emotion is energy in motion.
🤯
If you haven’t watched this yet, watch it. And DO NOT SKIP THE OPENINGS EVER.
Why not?
No thanks.
@@rext4607 they're way too good to skip
I usually watch 'em once and if they're not an absolute banger I skip 'em from then on out.
Mob Choir coming in with the bassline!
A more brusque way to put MP100's message is "get over yourself."
Actually, the show has several messages. One major one is that people should embrace and express their feelings or they will find a way out of you, sometimes forceably.
There are also many message in the op and outro Like "your life is your own"
Mob Psycho 100 is basically the antithesis to *With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility*. I knew there was a reason i liked it so much .
This show means so much to me. I wish it came out when I was a kid, because it reminds me so much of the pain and confusion I went through trying to make sense of reality and to integrate into the rest of society. But I'm so happy it exists today for other kids like that.
I'm assuming you've never seen rocko's modern life.
*Your life is your own~♪*
Unless you work for a corporation. Or use any products from a corporation. Or you have children. Or you're a child. I'm sure there are more, but you get my point.
GET READY, READY TO SET TO SET ME OFF MOB.
@Darth Ruin All the comments I've seen from you just tells me that you don't understand or refuse to understand what the message is just to be edgy and dark.
THE MOB IS THE INVERSE OF THE LATENT UNTRUTH
Darth Ruin, you should get some plans or goals bro. If you had some, then maybe you'd stop focusing so much on death and any negative biz. So what when people die?
I think mob is my favorite character of all time. Not thinking he's amazing and just trying to improve as a person
Yup
I feel that it would do Bakugo some good to watch this story. Maybe then he can actually learn something about humble and humility. And also curb stomp his pride a bit.
Bakugo has begun to have some real character growth as of the most recent season. I won't say anything else do to spoilers.
@@CmdrRenegade He is getting some character development and getting less arrogant but it still doesn't change the fact the dude abused his friend for more than 10 years both mentally and physically and unless he apologizes, not like begging or crying just a simple apology many fans myself included won't forgive him
@@Ankit-vl8hb You'll forgive someone who bullied and humiliated you for 10 years just by him apologizing? I won't. The main idea of Endeavor and Bakugo is that they don't apologize because that literally does nothing, they rather show that they had changed than speak.
@@user-zk2pl5xx2w Ok what I meant was Izuku not forgiving Bakugo but Bakugo realizing his mistakes and apologizing but I am fine with Bakugo not apologizing by words but by his actions and trying to be a better person
@@user-zk2pl5xx2w Yeah I feel the same way. It's sometimes better to do something rather than speak about the thing you're going to do especially when you are and have been very lazy and apathetic in the past like myself.
Mob is the very first character I can perfectly relate to. The social awkwardness, supressing emotions to stay rational, the strong dislike to hurt others, the outburst to relieve emotional stress, people taking advantage of your gullible and sometimes even naive personality... Never in my whole life did I find a fictional character that resembles me that much. And it beautifully shows that you can change some things about you to become a better person, but there are also some things you can't do anything about it. You are born with some traits you have to live with, regardless if you want to or not. But this seemingly unpleasant trait doesn't define who you are. It's not your talents and gifts, but the choices you make in your life. You are the one who decides which way you will go. The anime is really inspiring and hit close home often enough. Though I can't see why people are comparing Mob Psycho 100 to My Hero Academia. These two are completely different shows that can't be compared. They have both good and bad sides and My Hero Academia is rather a mainstream shonen that doesn't focuses so much on subversions like Mob Psycho 100. If I would ever compare Mob Psycho 100 with another anime, it would be One Punch Man since they are quite different but have a similar formula
The fact that, as u mentioned b4, that the only one that can be compared to mp100 is opm, which these two were made by the same author, really says something. I guess u can say a show like these two could be their own genre on itself
@@akiratakanashi2385 It's true that the mangaka has a very unique style of storytelling. It's more about deconstruction of certain tropes instead of just following the typical shonen formula. When it comes to the trope "OP protagonist just wants a normal life" you can also watch The Disastrous Life of Saiki K which focuses more on comedy than character development. People who compare Mob Psycho 100 to MHA just because the espers have superpowers don't really understand the core of the first series and what it's trying to tell. MHA doesn't do anything new with the genre and just follows the same old formula. It's basically Naruto but with superheroes.
Mob Psycho 100 is my favourite Shonen of all time.
And Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood?
That is a weird way to spell JOJO
...wait..it was a shonen?
hunter x hunter...
@@RikXtreme4 no it's a comedy slice of life with some action. It's just a joke
Reminds me of how I never had to study until I got to college, and then found out I didn't know how. I had always been proud of being smart, and it really bugged me that my course work was not immediately in my grasp. It was a very humbling experience
Nothing in anime has ever shaken me as deeply as reigen telling mob it's okay to run away.
This anime has easily become one of my favorites. I'd put it even with hunter x hunter on my enjoyment level.
HxH had 3 trash arcs
Holy shit, I really am not special. Thank God someone loves HxH and Mob 100 just as I do.
@@scorpions7153 not really
Toby Redfox I know I'm late, and i hope I don't come off as too rude, but both Mob and HxH are very well known and received anime. Why would you be special for liking them? Do you love under a rock or something?
@@scorpions7153 what? In manga, because in Anime 2011 every arch was perfect
In our society which breeds overly privileged individuals with inflated self-worth, Mob Psycho 100 is a bucket of cold water that awakens egoists to reality. Its perfect considering that its target audience are weebs and otaku.
100% with u on that. Modern society is perfect for us to be comparing, obssessing over our achievements and capabilities, and this leads us to such a fucked up way to relating to people. It's far from what is a healthy way to form relationships. Like Regen said "You guys want to conquer the world but you haven't even seen it?"
@@eduardofreitas8336 What the both of you just said was stupid and Regen is a hypocrite anyway. (I still like him though)
People are like pokemon. Not everyone can be a shiny but that doesn't mean they're useless! *_Just most of them_*
But not forever. A useless Magicarp can turn into a Gyarados if it splashes hard enough.
@@antrannhut9901 Yeah but sometimes they come with their own everstones.
"People are like Pokemon." They get used, then stored away and forgotten.
People are like Pokemon, others want to command them & keep them as pets, a tool, for battle or work.
People are like Pokemon, thrown away if you're not the one with all the good attributes?
This series is just so good. In the shithole that KZhead has become, this channel continues to be gold in every single way. Thanks for all your work and effort you put in all your videos!
I've never felt more seen by a fictional character than with Mob. Like Mob, I have unusual abilities. Only mine is my intelligence, and even though people see it as a gift, it holds me back on several occasions with regards to understanding people on a deeper level. Also, while my smarts are good for small things, they're not applicable for any long-term goals or enrichment like Mob's powers are. Seeing him come to find a balance between accepting his skills and improving himself outside of them is one of the best messages I've ever seen in a series before!
So basically One-sensei is a genius
I love this show with every fiber of my being
I do too. Also I love that picture of reigen that's your profile picture
Regein best waifu
It's so great that a lot this were still addressed in the last season of Mob especially his suppression of himself
*"You're not special"* Well, heck... I worked that out before I even started my schooling! XD What matters is finding some aspect/kind of subjective value in yourself and being content with that. And I personally am. :)
Great job covering this anime! I love the way it wholesomely tackles similar subject matter to One Punch Man in a less cynical way. Reigen and the Body Improvement Club are the best bros ever. FIGHT ON! FIGHT ON!
couldnt agree more.. 😌😌😌 wish I have bros like them
Reigen even tho is a con artist is not that shit of a person, plust that salt punch is epic
@@immortaldragon7980 Plus who doesn't want a bro that can give awesome massages!?
i dont like my friends lying to me, do you?
I find that having little projects keeps me happy. I had flat feet my whole life and decided a few months ago to fix them. It was 4 months of suffering... But I fixed them. I fixed my feet and my whole body feels better. Before that it was learning to play the piano. I'm by no means a concert pianist... But just sitting down and learning a new skill or fixing a part of yourself that is broken is... Very cathartic. It makes the rest of the things you do during the day less soul draining. There's no stagnation when you're always challenging yourself in small ways :)
How did you fix your flat feet? I thought it was a genetic thing that can't be fixed?
@@gentlekef8653 There's two kinds of flat feet - stable flat feet and flexible flat feet. The former is impossible to fix. This is a flat foot where even when you aren't load bearing on your foot, it's flat. The latter is possible to fix. This is a flat foot where there is an arch until you put weight on the foot, after which it collapses. The flexible flat foot is partially caused by genetics and if I didn't exercise 4 - 5 days a week, I wouldn't keep my arch. It's caused by weak joints and muscles in the structures of the foot and lower body chain. There are a dozen ways to fix your arch, but one thing I feel is important to recognize is that sometimes fixing your arch is actually fixing your shoulders and neck. Our whole body is connected. I "fixed my arches" and began working on other parts of my body, only to find when I fixed my neck and shoulders, my ARCH suddenly felt even stronger, like my upper body was pulled on my lower body chain to maintain good posture and further pulling up my arch. the basic exercises are: short foot contractions, a trillion short foot contractions. Doing stretches for your toes. Learning the importance of your big toe to stable foot posture. Reinforcing the stable tripod of your foot, and other lower body chain exercises like calf raises, lunges, squats, etc. It's been years since I worked on my arches so I'm a bit rusty - these days I'm mostly focused on my shoulders and wrists. google it though. Honestly, there are great postural guides out there. I'm entirely self-taught. You learn from experience what works and what doesn't. It's all trial and error. I'm... 3 years into my complete body transformation. Does not happen overnight. But I think for most people, just knowing it's even possible is a HUGE boost. Now, I may be a special case because I have hypermobile joints. While they're a curse inasmuch as they collapse without regular attention, they're a blessing because I can do absolutely ridiculous stretches which may not be available to regular people and may have helped me with my work. Regardless of this fact, you can ALWAYS be better off than you were before. Even if you never fix your issues completely, you can definitely improve them. I would focus on correcting gait, weaning yourself off orthotics if you can, learning how to breathe diaphramatically, improving your upper body posture, and strengthening your core and glutes. If you do these things you will find life far less painful
@@gentlekef8653 kzhead.info/sun/h92LdZ2ciZeMh30/bejne.html This channel changed my life. Watch every video. They are the patron saints of foot health in my opinion
@@mookosh thanks for your post. i didn't know flexible flat feet could be fixed at all.
“It defines who I am.” -Dash Parr
"average espers like the 7nth devision and teru" dont do teru dirty like that.
Teru is definitely above average as far as Espers go, especially for his age. He just seems average when compared to Mob
The perfectly iconic anime protagonists look doesn't exit-
As a counterpoint, maybe look into the philosophy behind the plethora of anime where the main character is an overpowered nice dude capable of slaughtering armies without remorse before returning to his harem, usaully in a fantasy world. Beyond wish fufillment obviously
it's pointless.
These type of anime is just a canvas for the weebs to self insert them into to fulfill their desire
That pretty much IS the whole of the philosophy of those series.
There’s barely anything else to touch, after all, they’re all light or webnovels made to stroke our own egos. Nothing really wrong with that. It just doesn’t entice people like us though. Amirite?
ah so the worse hitler genre
I really like MP100's take on the use of violence to dominate as childish. In a world were more and more people hate each other for no good reason, it's a reminder that fear is ultimately the motivation for lashing out at others, the need to feel secure and protected because the Other terrifies us. True strength lies in the ability to nurture power, but use it only as a means to halt aggression so that reason has a chance to take root. It's not a naive endorsement of blanket passivism, nor a celebration of brutality.
This anime is so UNDERRATED! Go WATCH IT NOWWWWWWWWWW!
But it won the Crunchyroll awards?
"My entire life, I was trying to shine in a normal way, yet once that facade faded away, I know that I'll never shine more brightly than when I accept how different I am"
The latest episode took my soul...
same
Which one was that?
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One is just the best creator out there. It's not about whether you succeed or not, it's about doing what you love and believe in yourself. One has inspire me so much ⭐
"The sublime is basically how Aizen felt getting Rekt by our Boi Ichigo." - Someone
I've been doing weight exercises for a few months, and that moment when I see actual progress and improvement is insanely satisfying. Trying your hand at something where you are literally at the bottom of the barrel, and then finally start to see it pay off is so motivating because you earned it.
wanna see saitama and mob talk for a while now mostly i just wanna hear saitama say something like "You're that strong and didn't lose your hair? unfair."
Love this series. It's fun and quirky, but it also has a lot of heart to it. Glad to see it get the Wisecrack treatment. Humility FTW
Amazing video on one of my favorite shows. It's feels so good to see Mob slowly gaining more self-confidence and becomming more independent. Also I love it that he does no longer believe everything the people around him tell him. Hes such a good boy😊
Philosophy of The last airbender?
Hey Wisecrack! Solid videos as of late, but is Thug Notes ever coming back?
The host tried to do an episode on the never-ending story and hasn't been seen since...
@@PaleGhost69 I thought he was doing War and Peace? And still on chapter one the last time I heard 🤔
He got killed in a gang related incident.
Dan Chase Literature gangs are the worst.
@@danchase7454 for real???
I LOVE that you analyzed both of One's works. I adore his manga (and the anime, which are beautiful) and I'm truly happy that you put Mob into a philosophical scope that we could understand.
My favourite video so far. Great analysis, Wisecrack!
I am so happy you guys did this
Please make an episode about Monster.
THIS NEEDS TO BE PINNED ASAP!!!!!
Yeah, it would be amazing!!
That would be perfect!
will be amazing
No! No way! They should make an epispde of fairy tail which is better.
The best subscription I've ever made so far Amazing analysis. amazing job!
YES, THANK YOU! This show is so good, it deserves more attention. Good on you Wisecrack.
Mob's character development has been a joy to watch. He's now one of my favorite shonen protagonists. Mob Psycho 100 is definitely ONE's best work so far imo.
Thank you for reminding me why I like this show so much.
I think this is my favorite episode so far right behind the FMA episode. Great work!
Thank you for putting into words how special this show is!
Suuuuch amazing content! Thank you for your hard work Wisecrack!
I LOVE THIS ANIME SO MUCH! I can't wait when they actually go deeper into the story and plot especially now that the protagonists have grown as genuinely good characters.
when you pointed out that mob had a complex about wanting to take full responsibility of himself in the world around him as a means of control, that... really struck me. i don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone mention or suggest that specifically, at least from what I’ve seen... nor have i even considered that myself. the way you articulated this into proper words is just... great. thank you for this video analysis! its probably one of my fave mp100 analysis videos out there :~)
Thank you so much for this episode. I love both of these shows. Mob Psycho 100 is truly fantastic and I loved hearing echoed everything I see and feel from the show. Plus the unique tidbits and insights you always provide.
Thi show has so many morals tbh , we can't just depict it as " You aren't the greatest in the world" but it also shows that the more you bottle up your emotions the more unstable you can get . It teaches us that healthy relationships can help overcome this sort of thing (Mogami arc). This show literally proves that we are the protagonist of our own life and should live it to the fullest together with the people around you. It doesn't matter what other people's opinion are towards you , trying to impress others shouldn't be a life goal but instead , we should reach for those who actually care abt us.
12:25 makes me cry every time.
Amazing video like always, Wisecreack team!
Thank you for making this! I was waiting for you to make one on Mob Psycho 100 for a long time :) Great video, keep it up!
"You're a Genuine Good Guy, Jared"
Both the manga and the anime are phenomenal
Thank you so much, Wisecrack, for this video edit. It had a message that I needed to hear :)
I'm not sure why entirely, but this video made me cry like a baby.. thank you for creating and uploading this ❤
Ive actually been waiting for a take on this, I'm disappointing though as I assumed you guys would talk about emotions and feelings in general and how Mob like many others never acknowledge that aspect of themselves (ironically fueling his powers), and if they did... the power gained from it
Can you do a video on The Philosophy of Red Vs. Blue I like it's take on Artificial Intelligence and it's relation to ones Memories and how Important they are.
One of your best episodes ever, well done
Amazing video as always
Another ONE philosophy vid: APPRECIATION 1000%!
Yo, Wisecrack, thanks for using the subs version. Respect.
Dub Reigen is a gift from God.
Thank you for this video, it gives me a lot of ideas that I couldn't figure out before
Nice job man, good analytic video!
10:55 the real reason why we're all here
Hierarchy of lovable anime characters 1) Uncle Iroh 2) Body Improvement Club
I applaud the sponsor disclaimer at the end of the video. The humanity you show towards us is astounding, taking time to call out your own sponsors on a video, twice. Thank you, Wisecrack.
man i’ve been with this show since the very beginning. i’m so happy to see it on such a popular channel!
Please do a thing on Dororo when it’s done!!! I’ll try to do this every anime vid. Thank you very much!!!
This video really clicked something in me. Even watching Mob and other shows that touch on forms of constructive niilism, like Camus' absurd hero, and shows that really hammer the idea of fighting each day towards one goal of self-inprovment in an everlasting struggle, like bojack horseman, the concept of sublime really puts all of this in perspective, ties it all and give it depth and personal significance to me (I had a fully crafted spacecraft on my mind that just needed a little push to ignition). I might go to the gym or learn to play guitar after this one, thx a lot, philosophy...
sorry for any gramatical errors, brazilian here
I’m so glad you guys did Mob, thank you!!!
I absolutely love it when you're explaining a concept like the sublime and you can show the exact moment when it happens in the show.