Why Everyone Loves Reigen 

At the end when you said Mob Psycho is a story about kindness, i'm reminded of an interview with ONE where he's asked what spurned the idea of Mob Psycho 100, and he answered that he wanted to write a story that felt kind. He certainly achieved that so well

In the shinoro arc, reigen not only beats every psychic at rock, paper, scissors, but he can also tell that she’s possessed when none of the psychics can. He might not have psychic powers, but his special power is reading people. Great video.

Is just a spectacular detail, that Reigen didn't drink a drop of alcohol and he vomits because he was having a panic attack.

The thing I love the absolute most about Reigen (I love everything about him honestly) is that he is maybe the ONLY adult I've ever seen in a action manga and anime that reacts like a real adult should. Multiple times, especially in the fight at the end of s1, you see his focus begin to shift to trying to find a way for the children to get out safely. He is an adult, they are children, and even though they are all technically stronger than him, and in theory, could handle the situation, he sees that at it's roots, this is a dangerous situation, and they shouldn't have to fight in the first place. He doesn't care if it's seen as "giving up." Don't get me wrong, I love the good ol' teen hero whose master teaches him how to handle a battle, but I just adore an adult seeing that this is dangerous, and that they need to get out instead.

It truly does take a 40 minute video to fully grasp Reigen Arataka.

I love how reigen always being the 'adult' in the group (as he should) whenever those kids deal with things even if it's fighting evil espers lol

I’m so glad Bones studio went so hard on the scene of Reigen running to help Mob. From showing him taking off his shoes, to playing the opening song of the first episode with the song ending as he desperately reaches out for Mob, it was perfection

Mob and Reigen’s relationship makes me so happy, he cares so much about this kid, and mob cares about him. The fact he, knowing full we he doesn’t have powers, still went up again the largest esper planning to take over world with only a gun to save him always grabbed my in the heart

I will never not smile at the "you're a genuinely good person" line from Mob, at the end of the sepration arc

Honestly, at worst mob and reigen's relationship is co-dependent and at best the most responsible adult in anime and the most hardworking teenager, both are the embodiment of trying their best.

When it comes to Reigens kindness I think something could've been said about how despite being a con artist, Reigens rates are super cheap and he even accepts non monetary compensation from clients who are struggling like the farmer. Also Reigen spoiler I feel like the Rusty curse arc(?) shouldve had some coverage, given that Reigen was willing to die for Tomoe despite not wanting her at the office in the first place. It's one thing to sacrifice your life for someone important you have cared for years, like with him and Mob. It's another to still unflinchingly accept a death curse to save someone you're not as familiar and have viewed mostly as a nuisance.

He is so well written that his ungodly charisma skill and insane ways to talk his way out of tough situations and manipulate people feels just as intense and equal to Mob’s psychic abilities and fight scenes, he’s OP in his own way lol

The amount of time I’ve cried from Reigen’s growth and relationship with Mob… I’m not sure if it’s healthy or not, but it’s definitely something. Anyhow, I absolutely adore this video and I hope more people get to watch it!💕

I don't know about you, but Reigen Arataka helps me cope with my imposter syndrome. Whenever I receive awards or recognition for my achievements, I often feel undeserving and experience unnecessary guilt. Reigen's message to Mob in the episode 'Confession' not only changed Mob but also changed my perspective. The world remains the same whether we display our talents or make mistakes. There is no need to feel guilty or owe anything to others. He helps me embracing my nature as a human. I appreciate this quality in Reigen, which makes him exceptional compared to most anime characters. That's why I love Reigen.

Just finished MP100 today. Holy shit, forget about the memes. Reigen is one of the most well written anime characters. He deserves all the love and praises he gets.

Reigen is when you put everything on charisma. Reigens charisma level is too high to be able to be written in a RU-vid comment, no computer could process the amount of Charisma he has. Reigen was born with something more powerful than Psychic powers, he was born with Charisma. (SPOILER) He stopped Mob while Mob was in ???% mode because of his Charisma, some may say he only stopped Mob because Mob got controlled of himself. That is false, Mob snapped out of it because of Reigen.

“Speak of the devil, Reigen has begun to make his way toward the disaster that Mob is causing” 🎤IF EVERYONE IS NOT SPECIAL, MAYBE YOU CAN BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE 🎤

With the final episode of the series, Reigen solidified just how much better of a mentor he is than most anime mentors.

The fun thing about the time where he was tricked by the TV show is that he totally understood the entire situation from the moment he went in. He saw that the kid wasn't possessed too but continued for the show

Honestly, this is one of the best videos analyzing MP100. You went over everything so thoroughly and now I love Reigen somehow more than before lol

This video absolutely hits the nail on the head with Reigen. But as a side note that I find interesting-... Beyond Reigen's kindness and strength of character, I think his insane dedication and his emotional maturity are something else that made him the only person who could've mentored Mob. Like, not many people talk about this, but Reigen doesn't half-ass much, and that includes being a psychic, even if a phony one. He's clearly incredibly well researched on psychic abilities, evil spirits, the paranormal, etc. He was able to point out perfectly by symptoms alone what the boy on TV in the separation arc was possessed by, even if it was just acting. And when he borrows Mobs powers in the Claw Arc, despite the monolithic degree of power he's just absorbed and despite having zero real experience wielding any psychic powers, let alone the most powerful psychic abilities (presumably) to ever exist, he's able to wield them with a mastery, calmness, and ease that puts even Mob to shame with his multiple years of experience with them. Reigen had no idea what Mob was dealing with when it came to his powers and emotions (as he says himself in the Mob Arc) in part because Mob more often than not hid his true feelings, and in my mind, because he, some random guy, could easily control such strong abilities when they were given to him. Why is this? Frankly I think it's obvious that since Mob's outbursts correlating with loss of control is a frequent occurrence, we can assume emotions and psychic abilities are linked. Mob's just a middle school student, so of course he's bound to have trouble, but Reigen is so emotionally mature/intelligent, even compared to many adults, that it only makes sense he would have a strong grasp on psychic powers, no matter how strong. Essentially his ideal of psychic powers not being more than a character feature, manifested directly into them holding the same trivial importance to him as he views them normally, allowing for perfect control. Self Actualization I guess would be the term. He instilled this virtue in Mob, which meant that once Mob confronted the trauma of past outbursts, and ongoing trauma of worrying about the next one, putting an end to holding his emotions in, he could carry this mentality with him, internalizing the good his powers have brought to him over the bad and returning to being his full self again. Basically TL;DR, Reigen is the perfect mentor to Mob not only because of who he is as a person, but his skill-set as a (fake) psychic.

After seeing how far Reigen fought to get Mob to come back, despite the fact he has no psychic abilities he fought hard and got Mob to accept himself and get him back

Reigen is the Devil social link/confidant arcana if this was Persona. He's a total parody of the psychic conman. Instead of conning people out of their money by feeling out their anxiety about spirits and taking advantage using those weaknesses, he's a conman who finds those with needless anxiety about spirits and cons them into mentally believing that they are cured by changing their cognition with psychological and therapeutic techniques. Reigen's a great guy who just wants you to believe in yourself and do the right thing (and Mob is there for the real shit). Mob ends up surpassing his own teacher and decides to find his own course in life, but he's grateful to Reigen-- even if Reigen lied, Mob could still see a good heart the whole time shining underneath like a dusty nickel. Reigen is the kind of guy who knows how to manipulate people but he uses his powers for good so it's a bit gray area at times, especially when it comes to Mob's pay. He's the kind of character that could only really work in fiction.

incredible analysis! you're very underrated. i also think there's something to be said on mob and serizawa's parallels as a generational story. serizawa is from an older generation than mob, and grew up in a world that didn't afford him a chance to get comfortable with his powers. so meeting mob and relating to him, and their subsequent conversation, is a moment that really gets through to serizawa and shows him that the world has changed. it gives him the hope that he can try and re-enter society. not exactly on topic with your video but i think about serizawa a lot.

40 minute video about Mob Psycho and Reigen specifically? I will eat that shit up Your Mob Psycho videos are great!

Reigen taking off his shoes could also be so that if he died, no one would blame mob, thinking that it was him taking his own life

29:02 and you know what's hilarious about this part? When reigen managed to "defeat" the guy, only ended up winning because the other guy pussied out, he was somehow ready to fight him again if he ever manages to come back up without mob's help (or anyone's, because yknow his team mates were visibly defeated) because only after beating the guy up he notices that mob was there. Dude has the balls of fkn steel.

Reigan is truly a chaotic good character that I admire greatly

3:07 Reigen always struck me as a spy main, but him playing pyro, for some reason, makes sense and it's hilarious.

When I started watching Mob I accidentally started in the last episode and got spoiled on what I presumed was "Reigen's death" since I left it just when he died ... Boy that spoiler made me enjoy his comeback 10 times more

Reigen solves all the major problems he presents to in the series. When I saw getting close to Shigeo, I felt relief because I knew he was the only person Shigeo would listen to.

I think Reigen's fees are actually quite modest. IIRC he meets some other psychics in season 2 and they're charging a lot more.

Great video, the Reigen and mob separation arc was honestly one of the best arcs in anime and really set season 2 far above season 1 and made mob psycho my favorite anime, also I love the ed themes refrain boy and cobalt, the opening themes build hype and prepare you for weird or crazy things that may happen but the ending themes really represent the shows strongest qualities being the charecter writing. Even if mob psycho 100 didn't have the arc, Reigen would be a great character, but he has become one of the greatest and most loved characters in all of anime.

"through sheer confidence and Bullshitery" that killed me fr 🤣🤣🤣

This is such a solidly written vid, I'm sure that no one will ever talk about reigen from this point forward, ever again . They must animate the reigem spinoff, I need more tome in my life 😤 😤 😤

23:38 i still bawl my eyes out watching this scene

Should’ve waited until the end of s3 people are gonna love him more

cannot even say how happy i am with ervu single arc of this series, i was expecting a decline in this current season but hot damn have i been satisfied with every episode, especially the dimple arc

The anime adaption of this part was absolutely phenomenal. I was blown away by the imagery, and now I thirst for ⚠️ (spoilers) ⚠️ worn out mid fight Reigen. That running scene absolutely blew me away in the anime. He jumped over all that trouble and outran one of the falling buildings and still even tried to help mob!

He’s an amazing mentor, and the absolute goat, and I love the relationship between him and Mob, you can’t help but love him

Great analysis! Mob Psycho is such an inherently compassionate series, and Reigen has one of the best character development arcs ever! MP100 has definitely made me a kinder person, not just to others but also to myself!

I thought he was going to be the Mr. Satan or Dan Hibiki of the show when I first started watching so it came as a surprise that not only was Reigen an _actually_ competent mentor that can kick ass when things get serious but that he's also the source of the show's most heartwarming moments

I LOVE THIS VIDEO AHH, i love the way reigen is written because it feels human, you can reate to him and at the same time hate some of the things he has done, when i finished the first 2 seasons of mp100 i had to rethink abt my life, especially with the 7 episode from season 2 it had me thinking for a week or so, i don't regret finding about this series i am so grateful to you thank you for doing this vid i teared up a bit ❤

i didn't know that i needed a 43 minutes video essay discussing reigen fucking arataka by lowkey youtuber but somehow I knew that I craved it. like it was inevitable that I would have stumbled upon this video. thank you so much for this I'm still in the beginning but your voice is pleasing to listen to and everything that you said so far checks out really well and everyone can tell that you are a heartfelt fan and not just some youtuber that jumped on the 'popular anime' wagon. although the 43 minutes mark already points at that lmao

I clicked this video thinking I'd get a passage on Reigens attractiveness and silly moments, but wow. I can't believe he has so much hidden and overlooked personality and character, thank you!!

19:36 I love this arc so much because when Reigen is at his lowest, when he sees that the 14 year old he had as a student has more relationships than he's ever had, he reacts by... working HARDER and making himself BETTER! It is not his fault that he's alone and as an adult you can't just go and make friends. While other characters would try to sabotage their friend Reigen instead does all he can and that is to work his ASS off to be as good as he can and to help as much people as he can in his job, and to succeed without his student! It always makes me so mad that all is ruined because OTHER PSYCHICS were jealous of him! Sadly Reigen was too sincere to realize that if ou're doing something scammy attention is the last thing you want...

I dont really have the energy to express how this video makes me feel into words. But just know I cried lol... and im going to rewatch mob psycho for the 5th time now

Reigen is honestly one of the only characters I've felt an actual emotional attachment to

I feel like Reigen making fun of Mob having friends is a good way to show that he still has flaws, just paying him next to nothing for so many hours of work gets brushed off very quickly and wouldnt have gotten the point as well

Only reigen was able to stop berserk mob in part 3 final episode .

Love this video and ig I would let reigen crash at my house 😭

This is the exact character analysis I needed today, hell yeah 🤭 Thank you for this video

AHHH WHAT A GOOD VIDEO YOUVE OUTDONE YOURSELF AGAIN!! ( the sound effects always get me,,) Although I didn’t watch to the end, for spoiler reasons, you do such a wonderful job of analyzing Reigen character, which is something that is often miscued by many. :> cannot wait for your next vid.

Thanks for making this video, it was really well done! (also, 40 mins is not long by video essay standards, so don't worry) This is probably my favorite series, and for all the time I've already spent thinking about its themes your videos have served to draw out and highlight some of its nuances that I had still missed. So thanks!

I think its interesting when you examine why mob is so powerful. It may be me connecting dots where there arent any, but it also is true for Serizawa as well. It comes from when Dimple is explaining how to increase his psychic powers by doing something you're deeply ashamed of etc. For mob and Serizawa they are afraid of their psychic powers themselves, and try to hide not only them, but in mob's case his emotions as well. They live / lived in a constant state of fear over who they were fundamentally for years. Ritsu's power exploded after days/weeks.

I love how fluid the animation in Mob Psycho is.

As you can see from my profile picture, I’m so normal about Reigen!! I haven’t finished the anime yet so I can only watch the first 25 minutes of the video but I love the way you pointed out the symbolism of light used in the separation arc, I would’ve never thought of that!

You actually made me cry by just describing the ending! Amazing work and now I have to buy the manga😁

Awesome video essay, as a passive listener at work your title card transition noises made me irrationally angry, but still very fun.

reigen is such a baby girl

thank you for doing a character analysis on reigen. i love him a lot but i have trouble articulating the words to talk about him. just want to say adding mp100 or mob psycho 100 in either your description or title can help with the algorithm because this video is does not come up when i search for mp100 video essay. really wanted for more people to see this

Damn I thought you had like hundred of thousands of subscribers because of the quality of the video and the script!! Very good job and very interesting video

Thinking back this kinda reminds me of that story of the man who had an iq of like 250, he could do calculus at the age of 10 or something. But he ended up being a maths teacher instead of some inventor or something, he had a special talent, but he’s just a normal person and he could use his talents or not. He can live any life he wants too despite his special ability

Reigen is the internet’s step uncle & we’re all better for it.

Im so used to hearing the dub version its weird hearing sub lmao, personally i loved Reigens eng va

Mob Psycho 100 truly deserves its #2 place in my favorites.

Honestly having the final major confrontation be between Mob ( who's out of control ) and Regan was the best way the show could've possibly ended. It really put all the themes of the series together. Not only is the ultimate culmination of their relationship, but in the end the only person who could stop Mob's overwhelming an unimaginable psychic powers was the only major character in the story who didn't have any powers at all. Having powers isn't ever what made Mob special, his heart and his kind nature made him special and in that same vein Regan was never lesser or less capable because he didn't have powers his own heart and his ability to always know exactly what to say were what made him special. It's a perfect conclusion.

this video alone shows how much i love this anime

Love the video and the way you made the more emotional points of the series stand out since I know damn well I wasnt the only one tearing up after Reigen's press conference.

I'd love to see your thoughts on the anime original Hot Springs OVA. I love what it added for Serizawa and how Reigen acts about his time loop hell train adventure.

This is one of my favourite character-analysis videos I've seen on this platform. :')

Bro, I'm actually just now finishing this video and I love how you explained this show. Damn how did you put these series into words perfectly. I want to write like you, explain things like you, damn thank you for this inspirstion or atleast some kind of awakening in my mind. Ahaha I have commented on this video 3 times now, including this comment.

I love mob psycho. This is an amazing video, thank you for displaying the passion for this series and this character that so many people have.

i really love your analysis!!! gosh i understand him more now and he relates to me so much.

I love reigen 1000 he doesn't just destroy them physically but emotionally, drags them to reality like a parent with a grown child and slap them in the face with common sense after gaining the appreciation of the goons and making them go on a better way in life

7:14 my favorite part of Mob Psycho was when Tucker Carlson got one-shot by Reigen

Weird uncle is a great description

Really great video! I applaud you for not doing what I would do and rambling about how Reigen is truly one of the Most Queer Coded Characters for 20 minutes

Your character analysis of the men is perfect!!🥰 Although I have watched mob psycho 100 at least 4 times already, I still feel like I haven't understood all the details given in the show, but your explanations make it so much more sense...God I can never express how much I love this man 😭😭

I know it's been a year and this likely won't be seen like ever, but I think there's an additional meaning to Reigen taking off his shoes. It's so that, even if he were to die due to Shigeyo, anyone who found his body would put it to suicide and not get Mob in any trouble

I really loved the scene of reigen chasing mob in the anime with the theme music coming on from the first season

Love love love the way you explained this show.

This show is my favourite anime off all time. It makes me warm and emotional. And also, the way 23:38 was made, I literally cried because of how beautiful it is 😭

"god i'm starting to word this like an essay on an AP exam" hilarious! I love it! keep up the good work

I always thought he was acting and actually had powers but hid them

Good stuff, keen for the Mob vid when season 3 ends

Great video! Did not expect to sit through the entire thing.

I LOVE VIDEO ESSAYS OMG! On a less broad note, I don't really have much to say about Reigen, as you did a wonderful job of making a cohesive and well-written breakdown of his character and growth throughout the series; however, I love commenting on fan media that I find myself thoroughly enjoying. The first thing I would like to say is that your tempo and depth of explanation are very well balanced :] I never really felt like anything throughout this video was drawn out or skimmed over too fast. I love you actually bringing in the visual elements of how lighting is used as symbolism throughout the separation arc as I feel a lot of people will stray away from things as nuanced as that because they don't want to sound like an English teacher commenting on colour theory lol. The minimal inclusion of clips from the show directly also give your personal voice as the 'author' of the video a chance to fully exist, rather than feeling like a compilation video with some commentary. I also wanted to note that I don't know if you used your usual cadence for this video or not but either way, you made a wonderful narrator, keeping your words clear without sounding slow or condescending. Anyways, I'm sorry if I went to into depth, I rant like this to my friends about fanfiction writing/authors as well, I just enjoy breaking down what parts of a media I like and what makes it entertaining/enjoyable. (feel free to delete this comment should you decide it makes you uncomfortable or reads strangely, I just wanted to get my thoughts in writing :] )

love Reigen, think he's topped my favourite character

THIS IS A RLLY GOOD VIDEO! one scene id like to bring up that gets me thinking abt his character is the scene they removed from the latest episode, but it's after mob leaves to go confess to tsubomi! Reigen n Serizawa are left alone and Reigen brings up how Tsubomi and Mob can exist without distoring eachother, and that he wants to become a partner like that to Serizawa. This is right after he discusses how pessimistic he is about people liking him for his true self, and that he believes anybody would reject him knowing his true self. I think this scene is important because it really does establish his views on himself and also the narrative that everyone has a version of themself that they dont like. Also (THIS IS JUST MY INTERPERTATION UR WELCOME TO DISAGREE!) this scene very much comes off as Reigen knowing that Tsubomi doesn't like Mob back the way he likes her, but it's ok because he knows that even knowing Mob's true self and feelings, her view on him won't change and she'd still like to be friends with him, even if she doesn't like him romantically. And this very much reads as Reigen wanting Serizawa to know who he truly is and his feelings about Serizawa (whether u interpert than as romantic or platonic is up to u!! pop off serirei likers), without that distorting their relationship. Especially considering that he very much hates his true self but wants it to at least be known to someone, where their relationship will stay the same despite it. (kinda showing his struggle with vulnerability but wanting it badly, if that makes sense!) idk thats how the scene reads to me :]! And I thought it was a really interesting one that says a lot about him.

Reigen is still famous a year later

*Wild side starts playing*

One of the best written characters in all of fiction, beautifully excuted character by the writer ONE nothing but respect for the guy

I really love your videos! They're really nice for background noise but if I was to recommend Something definitely background music! That helps with keeping it sounding great :)

Mannn I tried to stave of my craving for RU-vid video essays but I’m so glad I caved. Great work.

I was watching this vid a lil while ago, but had to stop cuz I wanted to wait for the anime to end- but BOOOOOOOY WAS IT A RIDE HOLY CRAP!!! I'm glad I was finally able to finish this it was really damn good and it truly goes to show how much Reigen as a character has grown along side Mob. But man... the anime sure amped up that ending to a 100. Manga or anime this story truly was a loving masterpiece~

The transition sound is so golden it got me every time lmao

Reigan is so baby girl

great video essay!! i never got bored while listening and your voice fits very well!!

i watched up until the season three section yesterday, to which i took a break to finish mob psycho, and immediately came back to finish watching and then write this. as in, i JUST finished mob psycho minutes ago. like my shirt is still stained with tears.