Content & Trigger Warnings for Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
14 content warnings identified across 3 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Mob Psycho 100 (2016) contains 14 content warnings : Religious persecution, Stalking / harassment, Death of a parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Car accidents / crashes, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, War / combat, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Jump scares, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Torture.
The most severe warning is for Gaslighting / emotional manipulation (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
3 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Religious persecution | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | The LOL cult arc depicts predatory cult recruitment and brainwashing of vulnerable people |
| Stalking / harassment | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Various antagonists obsessively pursue Mob for his psychic abilities. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mogami's mother's death from illness is a pivotal backstory element that explains his descent into evil |
| Forced institutionalization | All | 2/5 | Depicted | A cult organization brainwashes and controls its members, restricting their freedom. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some spirits are tied to unresolved grief; emotional weight of loss explored through supernatural encounters |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Mogami's backstory involves profound grief over his mother's death driving him to become an evil spirit |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mob processes potential loss of everything he cares about as his powers spiral out of control |
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | A significant traffic accident serves as a major inciting incident with visible impact and aftermath |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Reigen systematically deceives Mob about his abilities and exploits Mob's trust for personal profit |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | The Mogami arc traps Mob in a false reality designed to psychologically break him through sustained manipulation |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mob's internal conflict manifests as his psyche being manipulated by his own repressed emotions |
| War / combat | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | The Claw invasion creates city-scale combat with military-level destruction and organized fighting |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Body horror | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Evil spirits distort human bodies and possess people creating unsettling visual transformations |
| Body horror | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mogami arc features deeply disturbing psychological horror with distorted reality and physical transformations |
| Body horror | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mob's uncontrolled psychic power creates disturbing visual distortions and environmental destruction |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | All | 1/5 | Depicted | Some scenes involve characters trapped in enclosed spaces during psychic encounters. |
| Jump scares | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Spirit encounters occasionally use sudden visual reveals with startling animation effects |
| Jump scares | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Spirit entities continue to appear suddenly with startling visual and audio effects |
| Jump scares | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | The ???% state creates sudden intense visual shifts with startling animation effects |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Mob is a middle schooler placed in dangerous supernatural combat situations by adults who exploit his powers |
| Child abuse / harm to children | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mob is bullied severely in the Mogami alternate reality; the psychological abuse of a child is a central theme |
| Child abuse / harm to children | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Mob as a middle schooler faces extreme supernatural threats and emotional distress beyond his years |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Psychic battles involve stylized violence with some blood; spirit entities can be visually disturbing but violence is not graphic |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | The World Domination arc features more intense combat with greater physical damage depicted |
| Gore / graphic violence | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mob's ???% state causes massive destruction and the most intense combat violence of the series |
| Torture | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | The Claw organization subjects people to experiments to awaken psychic powers; some painful procedures shown |
| Torture | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Claw members torture captured espers; the Mogami arc is extended psychological torture of a middle schooler |
| Torture | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters attempt to physically stop Mob's rampage and endure significant punishment in the process |
Identity & Discrimination
The LOL cult arc depicts predatory cult recruitment and brainwashing of vulnerable people
Various antagonists obsessively pursue Mob for his psychic abilities.
Mental Health & Emotional
Mogami's mother's death from illness is a pivotal backstory element that explains his descent into evil
A cult organization brainwashes and controls its members, restricting their freedom.
Some spirits are tied to unresolved grief; emotional weight of loss explored through supernatural encounters
Mogami's backstory involves profound grief over his mother's death driving him to become an evil spirit
Mob processes potential loss of everything he cares about as his powers spiral out of control
Other
A significant traffic accident serves as a major inciting incident with visible impact and aftermath
Reigen systematically deceives Mob about his abilities and exploits Mob's trust for personal profit
The Mogami arc traps Mob in a false reality designed to psychologically break him through sustained manipulation
Mob's internal conflict manifests as his psyche being manipulated by his own repressed emotions
The Claw invasion creates city-scale combat with military-level destruction and organized fighting
Phobias & Sensory
Evil spirits distort human bodies and possess people creating unsettling visual transformations
Mogami arc features deeply disturbing psychological horror with distorted reality and physical transformations
Mob's uncontrolled psychic power creates disturbing visual distortions and environmental destruction
Some scenes involve characters trapped in enclosed spaces during psychic encounters.
Spirit encounters occasionally use sudden visual reveals with startling animation effects
Spirit entities continue to appear suddenly with startling visual and audio effects
The ???% state creates sudden intense visual shifts with startling animation effects
Violence & Physical Harm
Mob is a middle schooler placed in dangerous supernatural combat situations by adults who exploit his powers
Mob is bullied severely in the Mogami alternate reality; the psychological abuse of a child is a central theme
Mob as a middle schooler faces extreme supernatural threats and emotional distress beyond his years
Psychic battles involve stylized violence with some blood; spirit entities can be visually disturbing but violence is not graphic
The World Domination arc features more intense combat with greater physical damage depicted
Mob's ???% state causes massive destruction and the most intense combat violence of the series
The Claw organization subjects people to experiments to awaken psychic powers; some painful procedures shown
Claw members torture captured espers; the Mogami arc is extended psychological torture of a middle schooler
Characters attempt to physically stop Mob's rampage and endure significant punishment in the process
