Official Reading Guide & Lore

How To Start Reading Shigeo Kageyama (Mob) Comics

Real Name: Shigeo Kageyama | Universe: Anime | Rating: 95 OVR (Unstoppable Psychic Entity)

"My psychic powers aren't necessary to live in this world. What I need are friends."

The Top 3 Starter Books for Beginners

The Modest Esper

Mob Psycho 100 (Vol. 1) (2012)

Writer/Artist: ONE | Format: Manga Volume 1

Middle-school esper Mob works for con-man Reigen Arataka while trying to impress his childhood crush.

Why Start Here: Created by ONE (creator of One-Punch Man); incredible heart, humor, and cosmic scale.

The Psychic Nightmare

Mob Psycho 100: Keiji Mogami World (Vol. 9) (2015)

Writer/Artist: ONE | Format: Manga Volume 9

Mob is trapped in a mental illusion where he is relentlessly bullied without powers by the evil spirit Mogami.

Why Start Here: The psychological masterpiece arc that pushes Mob to 100% Courage.

The ???% Singularity

Mob Psycho 100: The Final Confession (Vol. 16) (2017)

Writer/Artist: ONE | Format: Manga Volume 16

After being hit by a car on his way to confess his feelings, Mob's unconscious ???% persona destroys the entire city.

Why Start Here: One of the most emotionally satisfying and powerful endings in manga history.

Official Power Grid (1-7 Benchmark)

  • Intelligence: 3 / 7
  • Strength: 6 / 7
  • Speed: 5 / 7
  • Durability: 6 / 7
  • Energy Projection: 7 / 7
  • Fighting Skill: 2 / 7

Documented Weakness: Total aversion to hurting others, physical weakness in normal human state.

Documented Canon Feats & Comic Citations

Psychokinesis

Rebuilt the Entire City of Seasoning from Splintered Ruins

Citation: Mob Psycho 100 (Manga Ch. 100)

In his uncontrollable ???% state, Mob pulled collapsed buildings, asphalt roads, and utility grids back into pristine structural order with a thought.