UnemployedVillain
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Mob Psycho 100 TV Anime |OT| From ONE to 100
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Have you even read One Punch Man??
Murata's interpretation of MP100's characters
Damn he made the creepy girl a huge hottie.
DeadRockstar
Member
Yeah, great use of line is rarer than great animation so it's really nice to see.
LucidMomentum
Member
Love the buildup to the Mob Explosion.
Episode 3 was amazing, especially the part where Mob reverts everyone's smiles for a bit.
Funny how the show is focused on Mob coming to terms with his powers and realizing that he doesn't have to be afraid of being different, but of course since he's a kid he doesn't realize that fully yet.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Thats just when he pops his top and stops bottling up his emotions. He's afraid of lashing out so he tries to be as mundane as possible.
Oh,OK. I thought he'd stop trying to hide them after unlocking them but I guess it's only temporary. I guess he might truly unlock his emotions all the time by the end of the series.
Also, I forgot to mention I'm kinda not a fan of him going all shonen
Admiral Woofington
Member
As of right now I hope he explodes fairly often because he's a decent protagonist when he isn't just a background character who got top billing.
HamPster PamPster
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I figured Mob's explosion would be "end of the world" type power which is why he tries to keep a lid on his emotions. So the scene was a little anti-climatic with that expectation, but it was still awesome. I love the screencap Rushersauce posted.
Great show so far
Great show so far
This is actually a big part of the story. Mob is a nobody and is designed with that in mind.
Admiral Woofington
Member
it might be part of the story but it doesn't mean it makes up for the zero charisma as a main character. The show is entirely running on the visuals and character designs for me right now. If more action scenes become regular then I guess that's another positive.
The OP references the broccoli, but the current pace is too slow to reach that point.
The problem is the anime doesn't sell Mob very well. They lavish a lot of attention on some of the actiony scenes but not on Mob's actual character. It feels like OPM in that it's mostly fights punctuated by some deadpan comedy but Mob Psycho is a lot more character driven than OPM.
hosannainexcelsis
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What exactly do you think the anime is doing wrong compared to the manga?
Yea that's what I was thinking. It will fall short of adapting my favorite arc and some of what I think is the best characterization for Mob.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Maybe it's a show where his character works better in written form when it's accompanied by deadpan voiceovers. I'm liking the rest of the characters ok, but with him as a lead I'm just growing bored. At least the comedy was toned down this episode and it went more towards a narrative. Next episode it looks like it introduced the blonde guy from the OP, so hey maybe he will help with Mob having too much focus.
If they expand on his character further maybe I'll be interested in learning more about him. But 3 episodes in I haven't seen him anything that makes him a particularly great character.
If they expand on his character further maybe I'll be interested in learning more about him. But 3 episodes in I haven't seen him anything that makes him a particularly great character.
That's my favorite arc as well. Hopefully it gets adapted at some point.
It's hard to quantify. I'd have to look at it really in depth but my gut feeling is they're distributing their resources unevenly. The amazing psychedelic camera pan in Ep01, for example. It looks crazy good, but it's ultimately completely irrelevant to Mob's character. In contrast, I noticed they fucked up this scene in Ep03:
In the episode itself, the camera just moves to the dumbells and starts making them fly around. I think it was important to show Mob trying to decide on an adequate exhibition of his telekinesis. It conveys his lack of self confidence, his clumsiness and discomfort with frivolous usage of his abilities. This will be really important in the next episode, actually, and it's not being set up properly.
Two other examples are:
1) The tunnel exorcism in Ep01
2) The all girls school exorcism in Ep02
Both of these segments took up half their respective episodes, but in the manga they were omakes that didn't even show up until after the Dimple confrontation. The second one, going by manga chronology, shouldn't even show up until the end of this season.
Writing this, I realize that in the manga, ONE peppered these exorcism side comedies in between the meat of the story, which revolves around Mob as a person and the supporting cast. It's like if the second half of OPM Ep01 was about some sketch between Mumen Rider and Saitama, or Tonio showed up in Ep03 of Diamond is Unbreakable. In the anime, however, BONES is bringing these side stories to the forefront and using them as a "hook" by lavishing animation talent on them.
I don't think they're going to total waste, artistically or narratively, since every digression still tries to convey/advance Mob's perdicament. Nor am I in the "1:1 adaptation of the source material or bust" camp. But their choices are clearly robbing something from the story. The anime is, so far, a visual treat but narratively a bit of a dud. Manga readers are still invested because we know what's going to happen, but I understand why anime-only viewers feel something vital is missing.
Lastly, I think the Mob Psycho manga was slow to start, but eventually came into its own as ONE developed a better idea of the story he wanted to tell. BONES' mistake, I think, is taking an already tepid beginning and dragging it out with beautiful but immaterial side attractions.
I personally think OPM is funnier than Mob, but, then again, it is a parody. I derive a lot of humor from ONE's art in the Mob manga. Dramatic faces in ONE's style are pretty funny. Outside of that, it's a pretty straight shounen story
that deals with an awkward guy trying to find a place divorced of his abilities. The whole point is for him to accept that as part of himself. He has a strong inferiority complex despite a lot of his crazy accomplishment.
Admiral Woofington
Member
the humor in OPM so far has been stronger because yes it's a gag manga. But I keep hearing this isn't here for the humor.
Mr. Smiley
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I'm still trying to gather my thoughts on the adaptation as a whole myself, but I thought this video brought up some interesting viewpoints.
Mob Psycho stuff starts at 7:36 but the whole video, I thought, was pretty good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09C5TvC4Q0
Mob Psycho stuff starts at 7:36 but the whole video, I thought, was pretty good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09C5TvC4Q0
hosannainexcelsis
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Interesting. I have not read the manga, so I appreciate you going into depth as to what you dislike about how the anime is handling the material. From what you describe, I can understand why you would feel the anime is focusing too heavily on attractive action at the expense of what you find interesting about the original story. I suppose we'll see what the rest of the anime does.
Rushersauce
Banned
Guys.... Mob grows as a character, it's pretty amazing to see it happen. Just wait, don't start assuming Mob is just a plain character, he is not.
The power of Murata
Admiral Woofington
Member
He might, but the point is that we're going based entirely on the Anime, the Manga readers might promise the sky but I haven't seen it yet. It's good enough to not drop the show obviously I just gotta keep hoping it reaches the level where the praise of the Manga readers is warranted.
Permanently A
Junior Member
extremely vague manga spoilers
does the
in the opening mean that the anime will get to that point?
does the
__________broccoli________
This is fine and all, but ideally it should be the anime that convinces people of this, not people who read the source material.
Rushersauce
Banned
You people want everything at the start, jesus. The anime is just beginning.
We can only hope
Admiral Woofington
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Nobody is saying they're going to drop it, it's fine to be critical and state you aren't pleased as is. I don't have to assume everything will get better because the show just started, Anime has had situations where a show that starts shitty stays shitty, or starts amazing and ends in a much weaker note (Erased).
Not at all. What I want is for a show to convey what it's capable of, rather than relying on people who already read it to say "no guys, trust me, it gets better". The "3 episode rule" is a pretty good baseline for evaluating a lot of short anime and so far Mob Psycho 100 hasn't astounded in that timeframe beyond being very beautiful. I think Hyouka also had this problem and while that doesnt stop Hyouka from being a masterpiece it doesn't mean the beginning wasn't still lukewarm.
Ping Pong and Uchouten Kazoku, both anime from recent years, were instantly appealing. They didn't need people going "just stick with it", or "you guys have it all wrong, you'll see". They didn't need a massive animation budget either. Just good storytelling, and strategic tipping of their hand to charm the viewers into wanting more.
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
I really like it so far, and it has me engaged and wanting to watch more.
I just really love the look of it. It gives me these vibes of 80/90s mtv/usa animation, mixed with the real ghostbusters cartoon and anime mixed together. I just love looking at it, lol.
I just really love the look of it. It gives me these vibes of 80/90s mtv/usa animation, mixed with the real ghostbusters cartoon and anime mixed together. I just love looking at it, lol.
TacticalHotdog
Member
Mob is definitely a slower burn than OPM, but the arc covered by the next 2 episodes is where it really takes off IMO.
Rushersauce
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Permanently A
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This is totally unrelated, but I've been seeing Ping Pong recommended everywhere and decided to finally jump in.
I finished the whole thing in one sitting. Wow. Thank you so much for recommending it. It was a wonderful story.
Admiral Woofington
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if you want another show most in AnimeGAF will recommend give a watch to Space Battleship Yamato 2199
killertofu
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Is this supposed to be on Hulu Plus?
hosannainexcelsis
Member
No. Crunchyroll is the exclusive English-language streaming provider.
dickroach
Member
that's awesome to hear. I feel like seeing what 100% was really solidified what this show was. I didn't really see where the show was going after the first two.
can't wait for next week: "Mob gets dragged into an idiotic event run by idiots for idiots."
LucidMomentum
Member
He needs to get a clue.
Rushersauce
Banned
JUST DO IT! Don't let your dreams be dreams! At first, it may not click, but don't give up!
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