I know this is way old news, but I’d just like to say that them putting the 7th division back slash on Reigen during his press conference realization sequence was such interesting visual symbolism. The cut on his back is something so easily forgotten about because it seemed to have no lasting consequences when it happened, but when you see it again here, it’s like being punched in the teeth.
[ID: A set of tags left by scribefindegil, reading: “#oh FUCK i never noticed this!!! #aghhhhh #the callback to 1000% Gratitude #where Reigen gives Mob a way out when he’s at his most trapped and overwhelmed and vulnerable #mirroring the way that Mob gives Reigen a way out at the press conference #adding more sybolism on top of the mirrored flashbacks of their first meeting #in 7th Division we see what it meant to Mob and in Separation we see what it meant to Reigen #(in a way where both of them are unaware of just how profound the impact of it was until that moment) #while also the scar is a reminder of how Reigen doesn’t have powers #he needed Mob to save him #(and Mob needed Reigen; 7th Division is them saving each other) #and during 7th Division the scar was almost triumphant–he’s fine! he’s winning!!– #here it’s a mark of shame #a hidden reminder of how much Mob has done for him that Reigen is so achingly aware of #but also refuses to let himself acknowledge #a reminder of how helpless Reigen is when he’s alone #god it’s too early for these feelings #mp100” END ID]
Studio Bones did some gorgeous work on impact/transition frames in Mob Psycho, especially considering most people aren’t going to pay attention to them at all. Genuinely some of my favorite shots in the whole show.
