Am i wrong for thinking mob psycho is overrated?

eekeen said:
An opinion is never invalid if you can justify why. Since you didn't give any fair critique, this opinion and therefore thead is invalid.

Lawgun said:
Well, it depends on your examples of better anime in the same genre and overall style. If you haven't any then Mob Psycho couldn't be called overrated because of its niche monopoly.

Trynalbe said:

Aot??? not overrated??? dude did you remember when aot final season aired? that shit was overrated as fuck, all people from each corner of the world talks about it in all platform, from Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, even trash like Tiktok. It was a hot topic back then, I mean even before aot s4 dropped, Aot has already overrated.

itz_certified said:

Having monopoly in anything does not mean its good what?

ProxyLain said:
When I watched it, I only found the last few episodes of the first season somewhat average. The second season I thought sucked.
Mob Psycho 100 is an anime that people like more for the fights, because there is nothing else to get all that recognition.

Phosphophyllita said:
Yes, you are. Mob Psycho is the best battle shounen of the past decade.

Anything else?

DinoPapiro said:
Mob Psycho 100 is not overrated, you simply didn't like it that much, it happens.
Or maybe you went in with the expectations too high because of the MAL rating.

can you tell me what you didn't like about it?

itz_certified said:

ok stop with this blasphemy you outta your mind

itz_certified said:

I actually agree with you very much mr proxy

ProxyLain said:
I don't remember too much of the anime to talk about it in detail, but I do remember that it is very boring and unfunny. A comedy anime where the comedy didn't please me, there's no way I can say it's any good. I watched it dubbed in my language (Brazilian Portuguese) and even then it was very boring, and I remember that the only thing I liked was when Reigen used Mob powers towards the end of the first season. Seriously, that was the only thing I liked in all episodes of the first season.
The second season I remember even less, because I watched it really fucked up, and even though it was extremely well animated, I was bored even with the fights.

Trynalbe said:

Aot??? not overrated??? dude did you remember when aot final season aired? that shit was overrated as fuck, all people from each corner of the world talks about it in all platform, from Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, even trash like Tiktok. It was a hot topic back then, I mean even before aot s4 dropped, Aot has already overrated.

Trynalbe said:
Yes you're wrong, no mob psycho isn't overrated. I rarely see someone talking or discussing about mob psycho, the perfect example of overrated would be Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, AoT.

Armados said:
It definitely is overrated, but you could say its cute in its innocence.

The plot itself is very simplistic and straightforward, I wouldn't look weird at people who would've said this series makes them feel that it is closer to being a slice of life as opposed to any other genre, and heck, there are even filler canon episodes with the "ghost of the week" formula. But that's more or less One's only strong point in terms of writing, especially since he insists on pushing an OP MC with a very simplistic close-to-being-dumb mindset and mentality.

Mob's entire feelings being bottled up was more or less just a gimmick to hype people for the following "blow up" which was always the same regardless of what emotion made him reach 100%, which is something that was poorly thought of. Atleast there is some gradual character development in Mob, which I would say is quite rare in this day for a MC to change so fast. (In a way that would feel like Mob earned it. Unlike other stories where the author thinks that giving a power up to a character means character development, Mob slowly built up his confidence which he clearly lacked of, and slowly learned to live with his powers and past mistakes, even if he still yearned to be a regular kid).

Reigen as a character was amusing, even though his gimmick was extremely repetitive and whenever it was implied for him to slowly develop into a better person, the development always was directed towards Mob instead. He also had a few moments where he acted way out of character for absolutely no reason, and then returned to his typical character formula afterwards, which showed some very weird inconsistencies in One's writing.

Dimple and the rest of the characters, were for the most part, just comic relief, including the antagonists.

The entire protagonist mirroring the antagonist gimmick is way too overused and its entire resolution was quite lackluster. Mob had finally failed in convincing someone to listen to him through words and then... nothing. Claw's master just threw everything away because the protagonist is "always right and everything turns out to be good in the end".

Regardless of all I've mentioned, overall I think Mob Psycho as a series is fine. Its far from being a masterpiece like some people claim it to be, but there are far worse stories out there. Also, despite the fact that the art is quite ugly, the animation atleast makes up for it for the most part.

tl;dr - Yes, its overrated, but some of the episodes are still somewhat fun to watch.

LeonhartAugust said:


Overrated this, underrated that, ahhhhhhhhhhhh stop it!

itz_certified said:

hello im just gonna copy and paste what i replied to someone earlier here on the thread.
i think there was no stakes in mob psycho, the antagonist were really lacking, in general all the characters were lacking except for reigen and mob a bit, i never once thought mob or anyone was in trouble because nothing ever happened. the whole brother and mob thing going on was resolved so quickly it just didnt hit.

DinoPapiro said:
Mob psycho is not about about defeating villains or having high stakes in battle, its about mob growing and understanding his emotions. I actually think it is more of a slice of life rather than a battle anime

Mistur_Jostur said:
You're not "wrong," it's just your opinion. I personally think you are, but that's just my opinion

21st said:


people call popular things they dislike overrated, but you wouldn’t agree with someone saying lelouch is overrated looking at your pfp

you’re not wrong, but you’re not right either

TRC_Randy said:
Yeah i think so. But as a MP fan myself i rather wanna know why you think it's overrated like first pick one or two biggest issues you have with it.

itz_certified said:

i kinda explained it a couple times already in this thread but ill point some stuff out, basically i felt like there were no stakes in this anime i never once thought mob would lose since nothing ever happened to anyone, no one dies which isnt a problem but also it just lowers the stakes in my opinion. certain situations arent fleshed out enough and some are just easily fixed and forgotten such as the thing going on with mob and his brother. i felt like there was a lack of depth but i did like reigens character and his arc going on in the second season. feel free to disagree.

TRC_Randy said:
oh sorry for making you repeat them. About the fight scenes i don't think that was the main point to begin with. It's not like the psychological games in Death Note or Code Geass where characters are constantly trying to gain advantage over the other. Mob's just not about that. Also it's not necessary for any characters to die for the stakes to be high. It's all about what happens before and after the fights, what internal conflicts Mob faces etc.

Another thing i'd like to add is the cameraworks in the fight scenes. I thought it was one of the best in any anime i've ever watched.

About their feud i've honestly forgotten what happened so i can't really say.

theGodde said:
Overrated is an objective opinion, as it suggests that the objective quality of a show is far below its recognition and praise.
First of all you'd have to demonstrate that it's being held to a higher standard than it deserves.
So first I'll try and establish its objective quality, and then compare it to the praise, popularity, and recognition it has obtained.
First of all, we'd have to disregard the humour, since that's incredibly subjective. I enjoyed some of it, and not others, but it's clear OP and several other thread members did not enjoy any of it.
What immediately seems to come under criticism is its episodic storytelling. Honestly I don't think that's not inherently deserving of criticism unless it's hurting the story. In this case Mob Psycho - like One Punch Man - is more about the experience of living as an OP shonen battle god in an everyday life. However unlike Saitama, Mob is heavily flawed. He's unfit, weak willed, and strongly introverted. The story comes from him being placed in various situations that challenge him and the extended cast in various ways, causing Mob to change and grow as a person. So in my humble opinion, I don't think this storytelling concept would have worked if it wasn't episodic. The "monster of the week" format placed the cast in various creative situations that helped flesh out the world and the characters.
That said I think the show's biggest weakness is in its intensity. In comparison to season 2, the characters aren't nearly pushed as far, and the situations aren't nearly as creative and there are several episodes that are a little too lightweight. Overall it's not quite a masterpiece but it's certainly not bad. I would give it a 7-8/10, which isn't too far off its MAL rating. But with anything above an 8 on MAL the word masterpiece tends to get thrown around so take that as you will.

I think most of the people here who are hating on Mob Psycho 100 aren't able to recognise the character development. Perhaps because Mob didn't get a powerup when he grew as a character like the OP's other beloved shonens.

Jimbo11 said:
bro it's your opinion and your opinion is useless because 1% of the people who watched aot agree with you ,and its obvious that aot is not overrated ,give me a story that is better than aot's or the unpredictable stuff that happens in it ,the characters are so well written and the music is legendary ,there is nothing overrated in aot

itz_certified said:
i guess we both see things differently when watching an anime and its ok we just have different opinions

Jimbo11 said:
bro it's your opinion and your opinion is useless because 1% of the people who watched aot agree with you ,and its obvious that aot is not overrated ,give me a story that is better than aot's or the unpredictable stuff that happens in it ,the characters are so well written and the music is legendary ,there is nothing overrated in aot

Hrybami said:


This has to be one of the worst post I've ever read.

FarhanLakho1 said:
Not at all I myself think HxH and S;G are overrated shows

theGodde said:
wanna let on why kiddo
It's one thing to disagree, it's another to condemn a post without giving a single justification

Hrybami said:


Like I care about justifications. I had a stroke and lost half my braincells reading the five first words. You really think I'm tempted to discuss something like that? No thanks I prefer stating how I felt.

Hrybami said:


Like I care about justifications. I had a stroke and lost half my braincells reading the five first words. You really think I'm tempted to discuss something like that? No thanks I prefer stating how I felt.

itz_certified said:

bruh you are hilarious i love your responses lmaoo you tell him

theGodde said:
and here comes the OP man child to back 'em up