Why is this anime rated 7/10 ?

Hunter_Garou said:

Prove you wrong ? Okay !
1) The goal of the series has been Mob developing as a person. In season 2 during his dream fight with Mogami, he realizes how much his friends mean to him and he gets a development, before he only could his ESP when he was having a negative emotion pile up but now he get's 100% happiness proving he is learning to be more happy and appreciative about what those around him mean to him (Character Development/growth)
2) The storyline of this anime so far is having powers doesn't make you superior to others, that's literally the main theme of the story, Mob first learns that in his first meeting with Reigen and he never forgets that advice. So he strives forward to grow as he started off as an awkward kid with no friends and no stamina but he is constantly developing even through his battles. He learns how to live as a person without relying on powers which according to Reigen doesn't make them superior to others.(It has a storyline)
3) Uses a lot of cliches(Every form of entertainment has some form of cliche in it, it depends on execution, Mob Psycho 100 does it right, which is why it's such a great show)
4) I mean art is subjective, it's not the best art but it's not bad either because it's very smooth, it shows great visuals which are like eye candy, it's definitely a good art style.
5) Not boring, Very interesting and ONE's comedy style is just so hilarious. I love ONE's comedy both in OPM and MOB PSYCHO 100.
6) I mean the story is not garbage since it makes absolute sense and works very well so the action also works because of that.

"Yep it doesn't deserve 8.79 mean score"
You are right, it deserves an 8.90 or a 9.00. Mob Psycho is such a great series.

AniMEHLover said:



Thank you for that professional elaboration of your thoughts!!

1.) You have a point but I think my standards for a character development might be too high (thx to Meruem from HxH, Tamura Reiko from Parasyte, and some characters from Gintama) that I refuse to acknowledge Mob's character development as great. It was average for me and not really impressive. Thus I might've refused to acknowledge it as an development. Mob is still bland for me though.

2.) That's not how I see Mob Psycho honestly. To me it was like A random villain appear-fight-struggle-win-annoying reigen scene-repeat. Call me blind or whatever you like. Mob Psycho's story is just never my cup of tea.

3.) It was executed in an average way for me again, not impressive.

4.) Art is subjective

5.) I was never a fan of ONE's humor (maybe Sorachi raised the bar too high again)

6.) Refer to No.2


I watched Mob Psycho late in my "anime time" and prior watching to Mob Psycho I have already touched a lot of masterpieces and it obviously cannot compare to those. Thus, I call it overrated. One example is Mob Psycho having higher ratings than Monster (an absolute gem in anime).

Hunter_Garou said:


1) Oh, I see, you are just stubborn so you don't want to recognize greatness even when it stares you in the face, that's quite the predicament you got there.

2) Refer to no. 1

3) FOR YOU, at least others appreciate great execution.

4) Same

5) This having a bar too high concept just seems like a very dumb/ridiculous concept that it restricts you from enjoying great series. It's quite sad to think about, I hope I never develop this illness that restricts me from enjoying good art and story.

You see in MAL, when it gets from 8.00 and up, something that's rated 8.5 can be worse that something that's rated 8.16. The 8 area is a very tricky area, because mostly everything in the 8 area are mostly good(finished stuff not ongoing stuff) so the scores can be anywhere.

6) Refer to No. 2.

AniMEHLover said:


Lets continue this privately since this is not a Mob Psycho thread

Hunter_Garou said:

But the problem is, It's not an opinion, it's a fact. Looking at the numbers it has sold, the ratings both here and in Japan, it was even able to get a Netflix series adaptation, as far as I can remember only big and great shows can afford to do that, e.g. Death Note, Jojo's bizarre adventure, Dragon Ball. That shows alone that many people love it meaning great show. It's not my opinion; it's a fact. Mob Psycho is a great show, saying it isn't is just not wanting to face reality after-all you have yet to mention objective things wrong with the show. All you have done is either blatantly say untrue things or make subjective claims, which are just easily dismissable. Shoving you facts is childishness, hilarious.

JudoJD said:

Your reasoning for whether something is good or not is its popularity?
That's an uhm...interesting mindset

AniMEHLover said:


It doesnt need to be accurate for you I just stated my reasons why its overrated. I am not wrong. We just have different perspectives.

If you can prove me wrong, then do it. Not just say I am wrong and stretch it out for 3 sentences to look intelligent.

Satyr_icon said:
I'm not surprised by the score. I just started watching it and I absolutely loved the atmosphere of the first episode, but if there's one thing I hate are works that hide a simple story over a chaotic narrative, and...this is honestly sounding like it, considering the little I know about the series and the second episode. There's nothing complex about a story where one look at the bigger picture is enough to clarify the questions it raised, because it betrays the sense of confusion it imposed on us. I just hope this ain't it, because I'm really liking it.

NothinComplexPls said:
I mean, it presents everything in a very complex way, and I thought that the conclusions to them would be very "CoMpLeX and dEeP" too, but instead I was like "Sooo...thats just it?" lol

blmatsu said:
See, I knew it. The rating jumped up today. It was 7.03 yesterday. Now, it's already 7.23.

papsoshea said:
Hardcore Boogiepop fans are pretentious overthinkers.

papsoshea said:
Hardcore Boogiepop fans are pretentious overthinkers.

Andy_Roo_45 said:
No doubt, some of the replies above are nauseating in their pomposity

Daniel_Naumov said:
A serious question? A bit serious answer:
Because the average (generic, grey mass, typical, ordinary) viewer who is both a main consumer in the Japanese animation industry and the one who votes the most on this particular site (everywhere else too I guess), does not like series like this. Why? Because the viewer is average.
We are talking about a deep psychological and philosophical science fiction here. Most prefer sci-fi with sick explosions and battles on a cosmic scale, but instead here they get a discourse into human and its mind and heart.

Giulia14 said:
Man, i haven't even watched this show, but really your comment is bullshit. You call the people on this site AVARAGE VIEWER just because they gave a 7/10 to a series that you like. Really? Do you believe you are superior, intelligent and "not avarage" like all the people that gave a 7? You seem a bit immature. "We are talking about a deep psychological and philosophical science fiction here", well, same as Steins;gate and it gets a 9.13. Have you seen the top rated animes in this site? First is Fullmetal alchemist that REALLY deals with philosophy and complex characters in a psychological way. And you can't prove me wrong because i studied philosophy all my life. "THE AVERAGE VIEWER IS DISAPPOINTED THERE IS NOT EXTREME ACTION AND VIOLENCE", mmm okkkk… But in the top rated animes we see Haikyuu, Sora Yori Mo Tooi Basho, Koe no Katachi, Violet Evergarden, 3-gatsu no lion… All of them are really "complex and mentally demanding" (like you say) because they're about bullying, acceptance, dreams, discrimination and DON'T contain EXTREME action or violence, however the ""avarage viewers"" (like you say) gave them 8.5/9. Stop defending the series you like claiming that others are average and too stupid to understand such deep and complex characters that you can understand and valorize because you are sooo smart… You even say that these fucking ratings in a fucking anime site "reflect the modern society and our reality" REALLY??? Do some stupid ratings REFLECT THE SOCIETY? Please, stop with this bullshit and "elitism"

jal90 said:
Holy shit. I need to go back to this show and join the fun.

Love how people talk about the extreme complexity of this show like it invented non-linear narration and philosophical themes. I mean, what I saw was enjoyable and it does require a consistent effort to stay tuned -since I couldn't give it and ended up like 3-4 episodes behind, I put it on-hold- but that's rather due to its structure and continuity than the themes it has. And calm down, holy shit, no one ever would like to sell their show saying that it's too complex and difficult to understand. You are alienating the viewers as some sort of posers who brag about their intelligence and attention for detail like people give a fuck about how high their IQ is. Nowhere in this show it says that you need to be an asshat and/or prove yourself worthy to enjoy it.

Daniel_Naumov said:

The thing is, we are not "selling a show", we are "discussing a series". It is not an entertainment product, as I have already stated. It is a piece of art that is not anyhow obliged to you, you are the one who comes to see it. Your overall attitude, again, proves me right in my estimations.

Daniel_Naumov said:

However unwanted, your response is an evidence to what I have said. You can call it "elitism", I call it "Not being an average, one dimensional mass consumer". If all goes well, one day you will understand what I was talking about. Maybe you will even be able to read the whole paragraph I have written. And also see this series.

Satyr_icon said:


Your whole attitude is so full of a sham and cute pomposity that I can't help but laugh. I'm enjoying the show but it gets me all snickering how much people are overestimating it.

...if you're not trolling, though, then your situation is just sad.

jal90 said:

I was talking about the author. Like, I imagine the author saying "you need to have an IQ of 200 to enjoy my show" and I can't help but laugh. This is really such an obvious fan thing that the creator would never sustain or defend seriously.

And don't think that you can lecture me on what I watch, why and how should I watch it. Know your boundaries.

Giulia14 said:
"Unwanted" if you don't want replies then you shouldn't post your opinions in a public forum, don't you think? And i obviously read the Whole paragraph, in fact i quoted all the things you said in the beginning and in the end lmao. You literally said that the "average viewers" of this site only give 9/10 to series plenty of violence and action, and that they can't understand series with philosophical themes or psuchological complexity, that's why they give them 6 or 7. And I mentioned you complex and amazing series that don't contain extreme violence BUT are highly rated in this site. Reread your comment because i read it all and debated all that you said. It's YOU the one who didn't respond properly to what i said. Or maybe you just intentionally avoided it because i am right, mmmmm….

Daniel_Naumov said:
As much funny the discourse into an average industry consumer is, as much sad you might or might not find my "situation", I said nothing that is not true and you evidently understand it, as you did not address my discourse but tried addressing my attitude. And you seem to be under a self-imposed mistaken impression I overestimate this series. Well, you should try and up your reading comprehension, you would really benefit from proper reading skills.

AniMEHLover said:
I am fine with the score but I think it deserves like a 7.4-7.7/10 although I gave it a 5 since there are too many details that have not been explained yet.



This anime is WAY WAY better than that overrated piece of shit named "Mob Psycho II".

JudoJD said:
And people wonder why we're constantly getting trash battle shounen and isekai back to back to back to back to back
Wish there were more shows like this but anime these days :(

77Anonymous__77 said:
Most anime fans don’t like anime that make you think. They just want something like Boku no Hero Academia. It’s unfortunate, since this is a great series. But we can’t help it.

Azazin said:
I like the setting of Boogiepop but my problem is the same as for the 2000 version of it, it is in many cases boring.
There are a lot of problems with that show but for me the most problematic thing is the narrative and the characters. Boogiepop and Kirima Nagi are great but thats it the others are forgettable. The overall storyline is interesting but how they tell us the story is bad, i dont know if the novels are more detailed and better structures but i had the feeling this anime left out important details.
I enjoyed even the wikia (boogiepop.fandom.com/wiki/Boogiepop_Wiki) way more than the anime itself.
Some people here are stating that its complex or too complex for some people, but thats not true. If you read the wikia a little bit then the anime became much clearer, as stated how the anime is telling the story is the problem which is confusing, but confusing and complex is not the same and just saying its confusing so it must be complex is ridiculous.
Besides the story telling and the characters i dont like the animation, it looks outdated. The music is great and some psychological and philosophical aspects are worth to keep on watching it.
Overall the rating is fair.

CondemneDio said:
It was boring as fuck pretty much all the way through.
I didn't get invested at all with the series, and I can name only one character in the whole show (bonus points to the first one to guess who).

hakaihisaki said:


Spooky E.
Did i guess correctly?

Rhapsody- said:
Some people are overthinking and overestimating this. This show isn't any complex, and it tries too hard that it ends up being overwhelming instead.






I frankly prefer those kind of shows (even I'm sick of them too) over these shows that try hard and fail. Remerber that "complex and deep" not shounen/action shows may be bad too.

JudoJD said:

>isn't any complex
>ends up being overwhelming

Trying what lol. Kadono's pretty straight forward. The show just did it's thing and bounced.. Obviously it's not for everyone (that's why you have someone thinking it's "trying so hard" to do anything when it's really not) and clearly it's not overwhelming to some people so the issue just boils down to the person watching
(Yeah I know some people never want to consider the viewer's the issue and feel insulted by anyone pointing it out as it is usually with these kinds of shows... I still don't know what to tell the guy who said if the show is confusing to them then it's the show doing something wrong like lol...anyways the most popular shows of late speak for themselves...I don't expect certain people to enjoy,like or even think a show like this is good ..reeee insert insecure r/iamverysmart defense here...)
The general reception to a show like this is pretty much what anyone who's spent 20 seconds in a general anime discussion group would expect.

and yah...of course you do....like I said....of course you do...
....of course you do...