Review of Mob Psycho 100 II

Mob Psycho 100's second season seems to fall into the same trap that many other anime have fallen into in the past - the author has fallen in love with the lead protagonist. This is unfortunate as it results in the titular Mob losing many of the flaws that made him an interesting character in the first season as he is required to become a bland receptacle to uncritically espouse the author's world views. And given how passe those opinions are ("pacifism and friendship are good" isn't exactly revolutionary), this certainly wasn't a fair tradeoff. Part of that might be due to the escalated stakes. Thesecond season of Mob Psycho 100 is significantly more plot driven than the first, and there is much less time for characterization. As a consequence, the second season feels much faster. For my tastes, the pacing and storytelling start to feel a bit squirrelly and could have used a little more space to breathe.

The animation on the show is great, though. Love those framerates or whatever.