History Recap / MobPsycho100S3E2YoukaiHunterAmakusaHaruakiAppears

* MeaninglessMeaningfulWords: Amakusa speaks in a ''flood'' of obscure references, antiquated syntax and off-kilter pauses. Reigen, normally patient with potential clients, finds Amakusa mostly unintelligible ''and'' frustrating enough to set off his RageBreakingPoint. In the manga, Serizawa is able to pick up on the references due to his [[{{Hikikomori}} hikikomori]] past: they happen to be locations and events from ''recently'' popular [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPGs]].
* MirthlessLaughter: Ritsu laughs nervously when Shou compliments him in a dress at episode's end. The framing of the scene, which focuses on Shou's soda [[DiscretionShot and the sound of Ritsu's joyless laughter rather than the boys' faces]], spares the younger Kageyama brother any more embarrassment.

* RummageSaleReject: Amakusa's weird getup--a mix of martial-arts attire, a vaguely-Native American hairstyle, arm bracers and a katana--screams either '[[{{LARP}} LARPing]]' or 'gibbering mad'. Or perhaps both.

* UpperClassTwit: Amakusa comes from a wealthy family and his parents 'support' his ''yōkai''-hunting mission.

* KabukiTheatre: Amakusa sings the tale of his quest to take down the Hyakki. The background art shifts to lushly animated ''sumi-e''[[note]]an ancient monochrome art style, painted by brush in black ink made from charcoal[[/note]] paintings, and the accompanying music evokes KabukiSounds. Reigen remarks that he can actually understand Amakusa's speech now.
* MeaninglessMeaningfulWords: He speaks in a ''flood'' of obscure references, antiquated syntax and off-kilter pauses. Reigen, normally patient with potential clients, finds Amakusa mostly unintelligible ''and'' frustrating enough to set off his RageBreakingPoint. In the manga, Serizawa is able to pick up on the references due to his [[{{Hikikomori}} hikikomori]] past: they happen to be locations and events from ''recently'' popular [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPGs]].

* ThinkingOutLoud: Far more concerned with finding a workable solution to his problem than exorcising ghosts, Mob spends much of the second half of the episode doing this and fighting ancient ''yōkai'' ''simultaneously''. Reigen worriedly takes note of his preoccupation, but never comments on it.

* RummageSaleReject: The man's weird getup--a mix of martial-arts attire, a vaguely-Native American hairstyle, arm bracers and a katana--screams either '[[{{LARP}} LARPing]]' or 'gibbering mad'. Or perhaps both.

* MirthlessLaughter: Ritsu laughs nervously when Shou compliments him in a dress at episode's end. The framing of the scene, which focuses on Shou's [[TastesLikeDiabetes soda]] [[DiscretionShot and the sound of Ritsu's joyless laughter rather than the boys' faces]], spares the younger Kageyama brother any more embarrassment.

!The Yōkai Hunter Amakusa Haruaki Appears! \\

''Yōkaihantā Amakusa Haruaki Tōjō! ~Hyakki no Kyōi!!~''

They eventually step inside an abandoned building--one Spirits and Such has already exorcised--that Amakusa identifies as a source of Hyakki aura. At the way out sealing behind them, Amakusa and Reigen panic, while Serizawa becomes ''calmer'' and Mob... Mob's attentions clearly lie elsewhere. Against a yōkai's attack, Amakusa's weak psychic ability crumbles, but Serizawa casually dispatches the spirit. The remaining Hyakki, then the Great Yōkai King's Four Generals, arise in retaliation; Serizawa's flashy acrobaticism and a preoccupied Mob's raw strength snuff these out too. In a blinding rage, the Great Yōkai King himself bears down on the young Kageyama...

* DeterioratesIntoGibberish: Inverted; Reigen can only understand Amakusa's talk of yōkai conspiracy when he relates it ''in song''.

* NoSocialSkills: Reigen's sarcastic disdain for Amakusa never seems to register with the yōkai hunter.

* TalkativeLoon: The yōkai hunter starts talking about his mission without confirming whether Reigen can even accommodate him. He waits around for hours for Reigen to finish up with clients before showering him with... even more prattle.

* ThinkingOutLoud: Far more concerned with finding a workable solution to his problem than exorcising ghosts, Mob spends much of the second half of the episode doing this and fighting ancient yōkai ''simultaneously''. Reigen worriedly takes note of his preoccupation, but never comments on it.
* UpperClassTwit: Amakusa comes from a wealthy family and his parents "support" his yōkai-hunting mission.

* MirthlessLaughter: Ritsu laughs nervously when Shou compliments him in a dress at episode's end. The framing of the scene, which focuses on Shou's [[TastesLikeDiabetes soda]] [[DiscretionShot and the sound of Ritsu's laughter rather than the boys' faces]], spares the younger Kageyama brother any more embarrassment.

* MirthlessLaughter: Ritsu laughs nervously when Shou compliments him in a dress at episode's end. The framing of the scene, which focuses on Shou's [[TastesLikeDiabetes soda]] [[DiscretionShot and the sound of Ritsu's laughter rather than the boys' faces]], spares the younger Kageyama brother any more embarrassment.

Two weeks to ''bunkasai'' day. Mob is beginning to panic at his classmates' progress; he still hasn't come up with a solution... Cut to Reigen bemoaning a decrease in traffic to Spirits and Such's gaudy website. Serizawa wants to talk about leaving work early to attend night school. Just as Reigen gives his blessing to the older psychic's request, the office door slams open. In the doorway stands a man. A man by the name of Haruaki Amakusa, proclaiming himself to be a '''yōkai'' hunter', who then commences to babble about some kind of mission he's on. Reigen is not amused. Not at this man's odd fashion sense, the real sword he's carrying, or his presumption. As he has an existing exorcism appointment on the books, he asks the strange man to wait outside.

Three hours later, Amakusa is back and making even less sense than before. Reigen vents barely contained spleen all over this fellow, since the man isn't a client by his own admission; he needs to get to the fucking point and soon, or the phony psychic will inflict some real damage on him. The hunter relates his story at last in a format Reigen can actually parse: Amakusa needs help defeating the advancing threat of Hyakki, a group of a hundred ''yōkai'' attempting to drain the life forces of every surrounding human being in hopes of resurrecting their Great Yōkai King. Reigen--still ready to punt the man out of his office through the window if necessary--changes tack when Amakusa sets down a hefty wad of bills in exchange for his help. Amidst all this, Mob arrives in need of some counsel. Reigen assents and bids him tag along.

After walking around the city for some time, they step inside an abandoned building--one Spirits and Such has already exorcised--that Amakusa identifies as a source of Hyakki aura. Amakusa and Reigen panic as the way out seals shut behind them. Serizawa, however, is strangely calm, while the bulk of Mob's attention lies elsewhere. Amakusa, despite being in apparent possession of some psychic ability, is outmatched when a yōkai pounces on the quartet, but Serizawa casually slices the spirit in two with a business card. More hungry ghosts, and even the Great Yōkai King's Four Generals, arise from the shadows; Serizawa's acrobatic fighting technique and the preoccupied Mob's raw strength snuff these spirits out too. The yōkai hunter watches on in awe: what kind of power is this? The Great Yōkai King himself, incensed, swells up to his full height and bears down on young Kageyama...

...Who summarily reduces him to a pile of inert ash. An impressed Amakusa offers employment to both psychics as yōkai hunters, but they flatly decline. Reigen's glee at his talent refusing to be poached and his disrespect for Amakusa both cost him dearly. But the experience gives Mob ''the perfect'' costume design, and he politely takes his leave... without asking for Reigen's help, to the man's eternal surprise. The next morning, Inukawa and the other two students join Mob and pitch in on a replica of the fallen Great Yōkai King.

Mob is rightfully proud of himself for saving the day on all fronts: he came up with a good ghost concept for his class's haunted house just in time for the ''bunkasai'' ''and'' managed to convince three consummate slackers to help him build it. In the maid café, Ritsu serves two older women a pair of cutesy drinks; his misery can be heard in his voice. Against the sound of his customers' cooing over all the cute crossdressing maids, he hears Shou Suzuki's voice raised in greeting. Shou orders a soda and compliments his look in drag...

* BodyWipe: Mob's poker face... then his right eye... then its pupil fills the screen as the gigantic, powered-up Great Yōkai King moves to crush him to pulp. [[BattleDiscretionShot The very next cut]] is of the King's bombed-out skull resting atop a pile of ash.

* SchoolFestival: Salt Middle School's ''bunkasai'', the backdrop of this episode. Like many other examples of this trope, Mob's class' ''[[HauntedHouse obakeyashiki]]'' and Ritsu's class' café are given special focus, but we do see Tsubomi's class' pancake booth and individual club offerings.