11 Anime To Watch Similar To Mob Psycho 100 - Similar in Atmosphere, Plot or Theme.

There's something about psychic powers and the hidden potential of the human mind that makes most shows that incorporate them super interesting to watch. Mob Psycho 100 stands out from the bunch in particular due to its original and epic animation style, its unique character takes, and its quality comedic and ridiculous features. If you've watched it and you're patiently waiting for season 3, this list compiles 11 anime to watch after watching Mob Psycho 100 that are sure to satisfy your psychic hunger and itch.

+In no special order:

1.The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

斉木楠雄のΨ難 - Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan

“No matter how big an accident is, it’s triggered by a minor thing, so a minor change can avoid it entirely.”

Plot: For many, psychic powers sounds like a dream, but for Saiki, this has been nothing short of a living nightmare: born with supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to X-ray vision, his powers seem to directly oppose and hinder his hopes of a normal life. The plot follows his daily teenage life as he uses his abilities to avoid girls confessing their love to him, solve minor school crises that sometimes require the use of fire or thunder, or accidentally teleport when people he encounters are particularly annoying - which is one power I would love to have.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: Same Highschool setting. Saiki, like Mob, is an overpowered psychic that just wants a normal life but instead needs to worry about hiding and controlling his powers. Interesting and quirky side characters create many funny and uncomfortable situations. Not serious or dramatic like Mob Psycho 100 can sometimes be, but it makes up for that aspect with its quality of comedy full of ridiculous scenes and reactions.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: J.C.Staff + Egg Firm

Trailer: Link

Genre: Comedy+ Slice of Life+ Supernatural

Number of episodes: 56

Number of seasons: 2

2.Jujutsu Kaisen

呪術廻戦- CURSE MAGIC

“I don’t know how I’ll feel when I’m dead, but I don’t want to regret the way I lived”

Plot: One day, Yuuji Itadori unknowingly encounters a cursed item that turns out to be one of the 20 fingers of the most powerful devil to have ever lived: Ryomen Sukuna. This triggers a series of supernatural events where Itadori suddenly finds himself forced to eat the finger, consequently becoming cursed and awakening Sukuna inside of his body. He then gets enrolled at the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College, where he begins his training as a sorcerer and gets tasked with finding and eating the rest of Sukuna’s fingers before someone else uses them to reawaken a terrible power.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: Epic Master-student pair with the master being a hilarious and cool character. Overpowered protagonists. Both anime deal with exorcism and the supernatural. Epic animated fights with plenty of action and adrenaline rushes.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: MAPPA

Trailer: Link.

Genre: Action + Demons + Supernatural + School + Shounen

Average episode length: 23m

Number of episodes: 24

Number of seasons: 1 (ongoing)

Lists containing this anime: Top 26 Action Anime With Epic Fights + 15 Anime To Watch Similar to Jujutsu Kaisen + 15 Anime To Watch Similar To Attack On Titan

3.GREAT TEACHER ONIZUKA

グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ- GURĒTO TĪCHĀ ONIZUKA

“We cannot go back to the past, no matter how hard we try. No matter how wonderful it was. The past is nothing but the past.”

Plot: Meet Eikichi Onizuka, an ex-biker gang leader currently trying to become the greatest teacher the land of Japan has ever seen. In his early career, the classes he gets assigned to are full of delinquents whose sole purpose is to break any new teacher they get and make them sign a letter of resignation. However, Onizuka is not like other educators, as he is more than ready to use his over-the-top violence, dramatized personality, and gang knowledge to subdue his students into discipline and gain their utmost respect.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: This anime is for fans of Reigen Arataka, as he and Onizuka are highly similar in character and are both as quirky as it gets in terms of personality, subtle charisma, and self-confidence. Both teachers like to play games with their students but genuinely care about them and are ready to protect them from any harm that they may encounter. Onizuka’s strange gang of students also have similar character traits to those present in Mob Psycho 100.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: Pierrot

Trailer: Link

Genre: Comedy + Drama

Number of episodes: 43

Number of seasons: 1

Lists containing this anime: Top 14 Anime Similar to Tokyo Revengers

4.THE TATAMI GALAXY 

四畳半神話大系 - YOJŌHAN SHINWA TAIKEI

“there is nothing rose-coloured in the world. Everything is all a bunch of colours mixed up.”

Plot: Wrapped in an array of vibrant saturations and filled with details and impressive rapid-fire movements, this anime follows the story of a lonely 3rd-year college student who feels like he has just spent the last two years of his life with little personal satisfaction and without tasting any real experiences. One autumn evening, he meets an eggplant-shaped deity who seems to want to give him a second chance. Subsequently, follows a time and space bending plot where the protagonist is hurled into scenarios were making new choices will potentially reshape his whole existence: will he be courageous enough to change his old choices?

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: Same unique and mesmerizing animation style that seems to defy the fundamentals of the laws of physics. Distinctive humor. The presence of scammers that end up shaping the narrative (Mr.Eggplant face and Reigen Arataka). A lot of quirky and exciting scenes and monologues that will make you think about a thing or two.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: Madhouse

Trailer: link.

Genre: Comedy+ Mystery+ Romance

Number of episodes: 11

Number of seasons: 1

Lists containing this anime: Top 13 Mind-Bending Anime By Masaaki Yuasa

5.Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited- Hyoubu Kyousuke

絶対可憐チルドレン THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介 - Unlimited Psychic Squad

Plot: In a world where ESPers exist and are hunted down or mistreated by humans, Kyousuke Hyoubu fell victim to a tragic past full of betrayal. Years later, after becoming one o the most powerful of his kind, he decides to embark on a mission to save fellow ESPers from the abuse and manipulation they are subjected to. Consequently, he opens up a sort of X-men-like group known as P.A.N.D.R.A.
Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: The presence of ESPers. The main protagonist is one of the strongest his universe has ever seen but aims to live as quiet of a life as he can. This series has a much darker atmosphere than Mob Psycho 100 but has a similar action-packed plot.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: Manglobe

Trailer: Link

Genre: Action+Supernatural

Number of episodes: 12

Number of seasons: 1

6.Nichijou

日常 - Nichijou - My Ordinary Life

“If I’m getting in trouble no matter what I do, I may as well make a grand frontal assault and fight to my last breath.”

Plot: The story follows high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi, and Mai Minakami as their lives intertwine with Hakase Shinonome, a young genius, Nano, the robot she created, and Sakamoto, a talking cat. Mundanity and random slice-of-life meet the insanity of the absurd in this series which doesn’t really have a main plot but mixes in walking to school and being bitten by a crow, listening to the principal making a speech as he wrestles a deer, waiting for your crush to arrive on his goat, or accidentally eating a cat for lunch.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: Same wacky humor that will catch you off guard and a highly exaggerated animation. Characters that just seem to role with everything that life throws their way. Protagonists with a similar sense of mystery over them. The overall quirky atmosphere.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: Kyoto Animation

Trailer: Link

Genre: Comedy+ Slice of Life

Number of episodes: 26

Number of seasons: 1

7.One Punch Man

ワンパンマン

“You said you worked hard? Well, maybe you need to work a little longer.”

Plot: Bald and seemingly underwhelming, Saitama possesses a particular trait: he’s a hero. After training for three years, with a regimen that constituted of 100 situps, 100 pushups, 100 squats, and a 10km run every day, Saitama lost all of his hair but gained a body so powerful that a single one of his punch can defeat even the mightiest of villains. Now, he is faced with an unexpected issue: he cannot feel the thrill or the joy of any fight and has become quite bored with the mundanity of life.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: Mob and Saitama have very similar personality traits: they always look bored and very calm with ‘OK’ or ‘K.O’ modes of operation. They’re also both ridiculously overpowered and deal with the troubles these power cause them. They both have sidekicks that are sort of completely useless. The overall theme, plot, and atmospheres have the same mix of absurd comedy, epic action fights, and sprinkles of drama.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: Madhouse

Trailer: Link.

Genre: Action+Comedy+Sci-fi+Supernatural

Number of episodes: 24

Number of seasons: 2

List containing this anime: Top 26 Action Anime With Epic Fights

8.Scissor Seven

刺客伍六七 - Cike Wu Liuqi

Plot: At first glance, Wu Liuqi perfectly embodies the role of an assassin: a bounty hunter with an intimidating look and a deadly ability to manipulate scissor techniques and seamlessly transform into anything. However, Wu is actually quite terrible at his job and often finds himself targeting the wrong person or completely failing to execute anyone. One might think that this is due to incompetence or negligence, but the fact is, the boy just isn’t suited for this line of work: he’s just a normal kid with a good heart who needs to repay debts that his day job as a hairdresser can’t keep up with. The fact that he’s amnesic also doesn’t help.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: There is a similar level of absurdity in humor and character traits, although Scissor Seven has jokes that are a bit more mature. Noteworthy animation that is very experimental compared to more classic anime series. Similar characters that seem to be lost and awkward when it comes to their feelings but are still loving and kind-hearted to others around them. Fantastic fight scenes with berserk-level power outbursts. An episodic storyline that converges into the main plot later in the show.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: AHA Entertainment

Trailer: Link

Genre: Action+ Comedy+ Drama+ Mystery+ Romance

Number of episodes: 30

Number of seasons: 3

9.Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou

魁!! クロマティ高校 - Cromartie High School

Plot: You have never seen a place like Cromartie High School. There, students show off their strength by the number of pencils they can smash with their teeth, and delinquency is the law of the jungle. The story follows the life of Takashi Kamiyama, a polite, pacifistic, and mildly smart student who decides to enroll in Cromartie and subsequently finds himself playing the role of a rabbit in a den full of hungry lions. Surrounded by punks and mohawked individuals, he embarks on a journey to better his school’s reputation.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: Both series feature the exact same over-the-top humor and parodic styles that are pretty similar. There is also the same fair share of weird and ridiculously quirky characters.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: Production I.G

Trailer: Link

Genre: Comedy+Drama

Number of episodes: 26

Number of seasons: 1

10.Hinamatsuri

ヒナまつり

“I have no idea what you really want, what you’re really thinking, or what the right thing to do really is. But I’m your friend. Let me stay.”

Plot: Yoshifumi Nitta was just minding his own business as one of the most distinguished Yakuza members when, one day, a girl popped out of a futuristic-looking egg he happened to get his hands on. Not revealing anything about herself except for her name - Hina - and the fact that she has psychic powers, the girl quickly makes herself useful to Nitta and starts facilitating some of his jobs and making others harder than they need to. Taking a liking to her and not really faced with another choice, Nitta unexpectedly finds himself in the new role of a father.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: Protagonist with special ESPer powers and difficulties at expressing emotions. The main supporting character is a lovable man with a very questionable reputation. Side characters are highly likable and have personality traits that are heavily comedy-focused. The plot is a bit all over the place but manages to encompass major aspects of everyday life.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: Feel

Trailer: Link

Genre: Comedy+Sci-fi+Slice of Life+Supernatural

Number of episodes: 12

Number of seasons: 1

11.MY HERO ACADEMIA

僕のヒーローアカデミア - BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA

“Remember Why You Started Down This Path, And Let That Memory Carry You Beyond Your Limit.”

Plot: One day, superpowers started manifesting themselves in human beings. They quickly became the status quo as 80% of humanity seemingly had variations of abilities, from manipulating different elements to shapeshifting or reading minds. Izuku grew up in a world where these superpowers created villains and the heroes to fight them, and it had always been his dream to follow in the footsteps of his favorite heroes. However, as he grew up, it became apparent that he possessed no special powers of his own. Not accepting to relinquish his dream, he is fueled by sheer ambition and persistence and decides to try to enroll in UA High, a prestigious high school famous for its excellent hero training program.

Similarities to Mob Psycho 100: Epic fight scenes that are incredibly enthralling due to their uncommon camera angles and funky animation. Interesting supernatural elements that come in a lot of diversity. The protagonist shares a lot of the same traits as they are both socially awkward but kind-hearted and can’t stand the mistreatment of others.

Studio + Other Works by Studio: Bones

Trailer: Link.

Genre: Action + Comedy + School + Shounen + Super Power

Number of episodes: ~88

Number of seasons: 5

Lists containing this anime: Top 26 Action Anime With Epic Fights