10 Years Ago, Anime’s Most Powerful Quote Is Still an All Time Classic

Niegen offers a surprisingly different answer to what makes someone important The "chosen one" is one of the oldest tricks in the storytelling playbook, and for good reason. There is something inherently compelling about watching an ordinary person discover they are extraordinary. It’s foretold that Anakin Skywalker is destined to bring balance to the Force in Star Wars. Harry Potter inherits the weight of a prophesied wizarding revolution in The Sorcerer's Stone. Bleach’s Ichigo Kurosaki takes on the spiritual mantle of a Soul Reaper. Time and again, pop culture builds its heroes on the back of destiny, saddling them with impossible burdens right alongside their god-tier abilities. But what happens when being the "chosen one" is just plain exhausting? That’s the exact question Mob Psycho 100 weaponizes. On paper, Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama looks like the undisputed poster boy for power fantasy. He’s an absurdly gifted psychic capable of flattening entire city blocks or rewriting reality the second his emotions spike. He possesses almost every classic shonen hallmark: frightening talent, overwhelming power, and the latent capability to reshape the world. Mob Psycho 100, however, spends