Mob Psycho 100 III Episode 12 Discussion

Piromysl said:
Holy shit, they actually did it!

Franck_Nicolas said:


by the way i don t understand what happened there, and with Teruki acting weird and changing hairstyle?

candy-drops said:
i've been a fan of this show since s1 was airing in 2016 so seeing it end for good does feel bittersweet and even a bit nostalgic. i don't think any other show will make me feel the same way.

on another note, i pretty much expected there to be a variety wildly vocal opinions on the ending so i am just going to address the main complaints i can already guess.

- dimple coming back
i understand this complaint to an extent and on some level i can see why it exists. i didn't know how to feel about this when i first read it but i've had like 5 years to process and accept this so it probably isn't the same case. i get not liking dimple returning since the grief factor was so real and his sacrifice held so much weight, but at worst it's just underwhelming. it's not like it's a retcon or something that retroactively ruins the narrative, seeing as dimple has escaped permanent death before. his sacrifice isn't any less valuable because dimple still chose to sacrifice his life-long goal for mob regardless of any unforeseen outcomes. keeping him dead wouldn't really do anything for mob's or his own development either because that decision to prioritize mob is still intact. regardless, i think it's fair to still feel underwhelmed by this and this is the only complaint i can get from what i've seen so far.

- tsubomi rejecting mob
this has been something that's been complained to death since the manga ended along with senseless tsubomi hate but now that it's finally animated i knew it'd be 10x worse. i genuinely do not know how people expected the series to end with mob "getting the girl" when all signs throughout the series have hinted otherwise. tsubomi isn't there as a prize to be won for the protagonist regardless of his efforts. she's an independent character that doesn't serve to be some end goal fueled by entitlement because people have their own desires in life. tsubomi kindly rejecting mob is the only logical conclusion because they barely even talked, why would she reciprocate mob's feelings out of nowhere? this is just a very odd thing to take issue with and misses the point of the series very badly.

- "reigen talking mob out of his ???% state"
a recurring theme from mob psycho has been how people need other people so i don't get how people are upset the central conflict is, [once again, solved via honest communication than fighting it out. if anything, it was mob's acceptance of his other half that led to the two merging. it's especially noteworthy that this is the first time reigen was fully emotionally vulnerable to mob rather than the other way around, regardless if mob knew the truth or not the action itself speaks volumes. in doing so, reigen tears down ???%'s walls and thus decides to coexist with mob, proving that the bonds mob has made are genuine an essential to his growth.

this will probably get drowned out or ignored but i just felt like sharing my take on the ending as a long-time viewer who believes this is the most fitting ending possible.