Mob Psycho 100 Characters: Full List & Guide

Mob Psycho 100 hides one of anime's warmest coming-of-age stories inside a premise about a middle schooler who could level a building with his mind. This guide walks through every character who matters in Mob Psycho 100 — who they are, what they can do, and why a cast this small hits this hard.

All main characters at a glance

Character	Role	First appears	One-line description
Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama	Protagonist	Episode 1	Overpowered esper who just wants to be normal
Arataka Reigen	Mentor / deuteragonist	Episode 1	Fake psychic, real life coach
Ekubo (Dimple)	Companion	Episode 3	Ex-cult-god spirit turned reluctant sidekick
Ritsu Kageyama	Main / brother	Episode 3	Mob's gifted, envious younger brother
Teruki Hanazawa	Rival turned ally	Episode 4	Humbled esper prodigy, Mob's best friend
Toichirou Suzuki	Antagonist	Season 2	Claw's boss with world-ending power
Shou Suzuki	Anti-villain	Episode 10	Toichirou's rebellious runaway son
Tome Kurata	Supporting	Episode 2	Telepathy Club president chasing aliens
Tsubomi Takane	Supporting	Episode 1	Mob's lifelong crush and motivation

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama — the strongest kid who wants to be ordinary

Shigeo Kageyama, nicknamed "Mob" because he's as forgettable as a background extra, is arguably the most powerful esper in the series — and the one least interested in using it. He bottles up every feeling behind a flat expression, but an on-screen percentage meter tracks his rising emotion, and when it hits 100% his powers erupt beyond his control. His real goal isn't fighting evil spirits; it's building muscle, talking to his crush, and becoming a person worth admiring without leaning on his gift. That gap between world-shaking power and gentle, ordinary ambition is the whole show.

Arataka Reigen — the fraud with the best advice in anime

Arataka Reigen bills himself as "the greatest psychic of the 21st century" and runs the Spirits and Such Consultation Office, charging clients to exorcise ghosts he can't even see. He has zero psychic ability — his true skills are salesmanship, shoulder massages, and a con man's silver tongue. Yet he's also the closest thing Mob has to a moral compass, dispensing genuinely grounded, hard-won advice about growing up. Reigen is the series' secret co-lead; his arc quietly reframes everything you assumed about the mentor character.

Ekubo (Dimple) — the god who got demoted to sidekick

Dimple — Ekubo in Japanese — starts out as an ambitious evil spirit running a brainwashing cult, convinced he can ascend into a god. Mob dismantles that plan in the very first arc, and Dimple, stripped of most of his energy, latches onto Mob as a self-serving tagalong. He spends the rest of the series scheming for a power upgrade while doubling as comic relief and occasional tactical advisor. Don't mistake the jokes for irrelevance; Dimple's loyalty gets tested in ways that genuinely matter later on.

Ritsu Kageyama — the perfect brother who wanted power

Ritsu Kageyama is Mob's younger brother, and on paper the more impressive one: top grades, student council, effortlessly popular. What he doesn't have — and secretly craves — is his brother's psychic power, a longing that curdles into resentment and reckless choices once his own abilities finally stir. His arc is a sharp counterpoint to Mob's restraint, showing what psychic talent does to someone who actually wants to wield it. The brothers' bond is the emotional spine of the first season.

Teruki Hanazawa — the prodigy who learned he was nothing special

Teruki Hanazawa, "Teru," swaggers in as a golden-haired esper who believes his powers make him inherently superior to ordinary people. Mob beats him decisively and, more importantly, tells him the powers don't make him special at all — a blow that shatters and then rebuilds him. Teru reinvents himself as one of Mob's most reliable friends and a frontline fighter whenever the stakes spike. He's living proof the show cares more about who you become than how hard you can hit.

Toichirou Suzuki — the empire-builder with a god complex

Toichirou Suzuki is the president of Claw, the esper organization whose splinter cells menace the first season long before the full plan surfaces. Impossibly powerful and utterly convinced that the strong should rule, he intends to reshape the world under his control. He's the series' ultimate antagonist and the one opponent whose raw output genuinely rivals Mob's. Their clash turns the show's quiet thesis — power isn't character — into a full-volume argument.

Shou Suzuki — the runaway son sabotaging his own father

Shou Suzuki is Toichirou's son: a grinning, acrobatic young esper who wants nothing to do with his father's ambitions and everything to do with stopping them. He first crosses paths with the Kageyama brothers during Claw's operations and becomes a chaotic wildcard who's technically an enemy but rarely acts like one. Shou injects a jolt of energy and a personal, family-sized stake into the larger conflict.

Tome Kurata — the alien-hunting club president

Tome Kurata runs the Telepathy Club, a nearly-defunct after-school outfit whose real mission is making contact with aliens rather than doing anything psychic. She pulls Mob into her orbit and anchors the show's slice-of-life half — the ordinary school world Mob is desperate to belong to. She's a reminder that Mob Psycho's stakes aren't only supernatural; sometimes they're just a kid trying to have a normal youth.

Tsubomi Takane — the crush who set the whole story in motion

Tsubomi Takane is Mob's childhood friend and long-running crush, a calm, unbothered girl who treats him like a person rather than a weapon. She barely appears on screen, yet she's the quiet engine behind Mob's self-improvement — the reason he joins the Body Improvement Club and keeps pushing to grow. Her importance is emotional rather than action-driven, and the series is smart about keeping her at a meaningful distance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the main character of Mob Psycho 100?

The main character is Shigeo Kageyama, nicknamed "Mob," a quiet middle schooler with immense psychic power who works part-time for the self-proclaimed psychic Reigen. The show follows Mob's effort to grow into a good person without relying on his abilities.

Who is the strongest character in Mob Psycho 100?

Mob is generally considered the strongest, especially once his emotions reach 100% and he loses conscious control. The only character whose power genuinely rivals his is Toichirou Suzuki, the leader of Claw, which is exactly why their confrontation carries so much weight.

How many main characters does Mob Psycho 100 have?

Four characters form the core: Mob, his mentor Reigen, the spirit Dimple, and Mob's younger brother Ritsu. Beyond them, Teruki Hanazawa, Toichirou Suzuki, and Shou Suzuki are the most important supporting and antagonist roles.

Is Reigen actually a psychic?

No. Reigen has no psychic powers whatsoever — he's a small-business con man who fakes exorcisms and quietly relies on Mob to handle anything genuinely supernatural. What makes him extraordinary is his real wisdom and salesmanship, which is a big part of the series' charm.

What does the percentage in Mob Psycho 100 mean?

The percentage is Mob's emotional meter. As his suppressed feelings build toward 100%, his psychic power surges, and hitting the limit triggers an "explosion" where his control slips and his abilities run wild. It's the show's clever way of visualizing bottled-up emotion.

Who is Tsubomi in Mob Psycho 100?

Tsubomi Takane is Mob's childhood crush. She rarely appears on screen, but she's the motivation behind his self-improvement — the person he most wants to become worthy of, which fuels his very ordinary, non-psychic goals.