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Shogakukan's web comic magazine Ura Sunday announced on Wednesday that a television anime adaptation of ONE's Mob Psycho 100 manga has been green-lit. The anime will air next year, and the studio BONES (Fullmetal Alchemist, Eureka Seven, Blood Blockade Battlefront) is producing.

The story revolves around "Mob," a boy who will explode if his emotional capacity reaches 100%. This boy with psychic powers earned his nickname "Mob" because he does not stand out among other people. He keeps his psychic powers bottled up so he can live normally, but if his emotional level reaches 100, something will overwhelm his entire body.

Source: ANN

Well, there it is, some speculated it would happen, and now it's confirmed

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Now I'll have to wait for more OPM because of Mob Psycho on yet another medium. /jk

 

[Fuu]

Cool. I'm curious about what art style they'll go with.

 

[Zaru]

Cool. I'm curious about what art style they'll go with.

That's the big question, since there's no high quality redraw to use as reference.

 

[Fuu]

That's the big question, since there's no high quality redraw to use as reference.

Yeah, I'd love it if the animators had free rein to go full experimental with this one.

 

[Sylverstone14]

The premise slightly reminds me of Punch Line (the anime that 999/VLR's Uchikoshi wrote), though without the absurdity of underwear.

 

[Hagi]

I'd like it if they kept to ONE's style but not sure how likely that is. I can hope though.

 

[kurahador]

Hmmm...yeah. I don't think this artstyle work as anime nowadays unless it's adapted from a gag manga.

 

[Geist-]

BONES huh? That's all I had to know to put that on my watch list.

 

[joetachi]

ONE ruling anime even with his shitty drawings

 

[blakep267]

The premise slightly reminds me of Punch Line (the anime that 999/VLR's Uchikoshi wrote), though without the absurdity of underwear.

Yeah I was thinking about that. Punchline is like that sorta

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Mob Psycho is actually better than OPM, IMO. It's like a really awesome coming of age story, with a psychic backdrop

 

[harSon]

ONE ruling anime even with his shitty drawings

He's improved a bit

 

[Nibel]

What a year for ONE

 

[Dai Kaiju]

*sigh*

 

[TheRealTalker]

I would watch it even if it has its original art style

it has charm that way

 

[dramatis]

I'm thrilled, but I imagine they won't keep the artstyle. Which is sad, because it grows on you while you read the manga.

Right now I can't even imagine how Reigen would look outside of ONE's derpy drawings.

 

[Yonafunu]

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS

better than onepunch man


edit: please keep the artstyle

 

[Regiruler]

But he has to do OPM season 2 first

please

 

[joetachi]

He's improved a bit

im no dissing him im just saying what hes writing is so entertaining people give him a pass on his drawing style .

 

[doop_]

The premise slightly reminds me of Punch Line (the anime that 999/VLR's Uchikoshi wrote), though without the absurdity of underwear.

I thought I was the only one that watched that. The tail end of the season and the middle are fucking awesome.

 

[thefatness16]

But he has to do OPM season 2 first

please

I think there is already enough content for a season 2, Yusuke Murata just needs to continue the redraw.

 

[Yonafunu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEvrca5KCZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtSw0r-2z4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ief4qbFapZI

DO IT, BONES

i need this to be good dammit

 

[Puruzi]

DO NOT CHANGE THE ART

 

[Zekes!]

One Punch Man is good, but Mob Psycho is better.

People are in for a treat

 

[hipbabboom]

DO NOT CHANGE THE ART

God that would be awful. I mean Ping Pong was good but Flower of Evil was terrible. There's a fine edge to using that sort of roughness as a stylistic expression but trying to pass off bad art as stylistic expression is not going to have the desired effect. Fans forgetting the fact that they loved the work in spite of the art is not going to do it favors when they want to carry it forward. The fine treatment the redraw of One-punch got was transformative to the work in making it reach so many. Trying to make Mob Psycho stand on its own is simply delusional.

 

[Puruzi]

God that would be awful. I mean Ping Pong was good but Flower of Evil was terrible. There's a fine edge to using that sort of roughness as a stylistic expression but trying to pass off bad art as stylistic expression is not going to have the desired effect. Fans forgetting the fact that they loved the work in spite of the art is not going to do it favors when they want to carry it forward. The fine treatment the redraw of One-punch got was transformative to the work in making it reach so many. Trying to make Mob Psycho stand on its own is simply delusional.

You are wrong.

I hope the art is just like ONE's

And LOL at calling Flowers of Evil ugly

what in the fuck

 

[ZoddGutts]

Agreed with this series being better than OPM. Also yeah keep the art, makes the comedy much funnier. Don't go Murata on it.

 

[wonzo]

mp100 >>>>>>>>>>>> opm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEvrca5KCZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtSw0r-2z4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ief4qbFapZI

DO IT, BONES

i need this to be good dammit

yeah bones should pick up koya58 as AD for this

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

I thought I was the only one that watched that. The tail end of the season and the middle are fucking awesome.

I'm crazy about 999/VLR/Ever17, should I watch Punch Line?

 

[Puruzi]

I'm crazy about 999/VLR/Ever17, should I watch Punch Line?

I liked it quite a bit.

 

[plasmawave]

ONE is on fire.

There's also his other manga on Nico Nico called Makai no Ossan.

 

[[Fugo]]

Omg yes please. I actually like Mob Psycho 100 even more than One Punch Man!!
Reigen is the best character, I hope he gets a good voice actor

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Unexpected

Am excite

 

[Soma]

Now more people can experience the glory of Reigen and his secret techniques.

 

[Ruuppa]

Excellent news! Hope they don't change the artstyle though, but if they do, here's hoping it'll be OPM-level.

 

[Yonafunu]

mp100 >>>>>>>>>>>> opm



yeah bones should pick up koya58 as AD for this

If only

This needs to be a Ping Pong-style adaptation.

 

[Adnor]

Now more people can experience the glory of Reigen and his secret techniques.

The best teacher character.

 

[The Cool One]

is this manga pretty good? for some reason the art style put me off but im somehow fine with OnePunch man (ONE) the original

 

[likeGdid]

With the manga finishing up at around ~100 chapters, how many episodes are we looking at?

EDIT: I actually like ONE's art style, but I could see them changing it
Here's some Murata fanart:

 

[Numb]

Great news.
Can't wait.

 

[Evilisk]

Oh sweet, didn't think this was gonna happen so soon!

Now more people can experience the glory of Reigen and his secret techniques.

This.

 

[Sylverstone14]

I thought I was the only one that watched that. The tail end of the season and the middle are fucking awesome.

There are dozens of us!

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

Can't wait to see who voices Reigen, The GOAT teacher character.

 

[Not]

HOW COOL IS THIS

I feel so happy for ONE, even though I haven't read this

 

[Frozenprince]

Cool, even more OPM delays.

Yay.

 

[Qvoth]

hmm i guess i should start reading this

 

[Not]

ONE ruling anime even with his shitty drawings

It's almost like story trumps presentation

Hey guys-- B + ONE + S = BONES... coincidence????

This story is obviously BS on ONE's part. He's literally surrounded by BS here

 

[striferser]

Fuck yeah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEvrca5KCZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtSw0r-2z4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ief4qbFapZI

DO IT, BONES

i need this to be good dammit

If bones use this artstyle... oh boy, AOTY!

I'm crazy about 999/VLR/Ever17, should I watch Punch Line?

Sure. It's like lighter and ecchi ver. Of 999/vlr/ever17
Your mileage may vary, but i enjoy it for being absurd

 

[Moaradin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEvrca5KCZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtSw0r-2z4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ief4qbFapZI

DO IT, BONES

i need this to be good dammit

Those are cool as hell and I'd love to see an anime in that style.

Definitely gonna be interesting to see what they go with.