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Mob Psycho 100 - Season 1
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Mob Psycho 100 - Season 1

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TV-14
Season 1
July 12, 2016
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Mob Psycho 100 Season 1 stays laser-focused on psychic powers, emotional control, and personal growth with zero activist messaging or identity politics, earning a clean 1/10 woke score as safe, neutral shonen entertainment.

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Detailed Analysis

Mob Psycho 100 Season 1 is a straightforward 2016 Japanese shonen anime adaptation of ONE's webcomic, centered on middle-school esper Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama suppressing his psychic powers while working for fake psychic Reigen Arataka, joining the Body Improvement Club to pursue popularity with Tsubomi, and confronting rival espers like Teruki Hanazawa and the supremacist organization Claw.

The 12 episodes focus on emotional control, self-improvement through effort and kindness, school rivalries, and rejecting power-based hierarchies, all classic coming-of-age and action tropes with no identity politics, systemic oppression narratives, or critiques of traditional norms as central drivers. The series uses entirely original Japanese characters and setting with no established-character race, gender, or sexuality changes or forced diversity elements of any kind. Core premise and arcs revolve around psychic powers, emotional restraint, personal growth, and kindness versus power fantasies rather than any activist framing.

There are no creator statements, dialogue, or subplots addressing DEI, LGBTQ+ themes, patriarchy, or activist messaging. Audience reception shows standard shonen praise focused on the action, humor, and character development without any woke discourse or controversy.

Key Factors

  • Original Japanese characters and setting with no established-character race/gender/sexuality changes or forced diversity
  • Core premise and arcs revolve around psychic powers, emotional restraint, personal growth, and kindness versus power fantasies
  • No creator statements, dialogue, or subplots addressing DEI, LGBTQ+ themes, patriarchy, or activist messaging; reception shows standard shonen praise without woke discourse

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Directed by

  • Takebumi Anzai
  • Katsuya Shigehara
  • Yuzuru Tachikawa
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  • Kenichi Fujisawa
  • Takashi Kawabata
  • Tomoaki Ohta
  • Yoko Kanamori
  • Yuji Oya

Is Mob Psycho 100 - Season 1 Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Mob Psycho 100 - Season 1 and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of woke content is in Mob Psycho 100 - Season 1?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Mob Psycho 100 - Season 1's overall score.

Is Mob Psycho 100 - Season 1 family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Mob Psycho 100 - Season 1 is rated TV-14. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

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We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →

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Top Cast

Setsuo Ito
1.7Based

Setsuo Ito

Shigeo 'Mob' Kageyama (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai
1.1Based

Takahiro Sakurai

Arataka Reigen (voice)

Miyu Irino
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Ritsu Kageyama (voice)

Akio Otsuka
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