Episode 19

Episode 19
Name	Cornered ~True Identity~
Kanji	追い込み ～正体～
Romaji	Oikomi ~Shōtai~
Episode Information
Episode	19
Arc	Separate Ways Arc
Airing
Japanese	18th February, 2019
English	18th February, 2019 (sub)
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"Cornered ~True Identity~" is the nineteenth episode of the Mob Psycho 100 anime adaptation, and the seventh episode of the second season.

Synopsis

After splitting up with Mob, Reigen starts doing a lot of the jobs on his own. He then gets an offer to appear on a TV program. Reigen is ecstatic and accepts the offer, but this was all a trap set by Kirin Jodo, the president of the Rising Sun Spiritual Union. Jodo confronts him during the live filming of the show, and the fact that Reigen is a fraud comes to light. Reigen gets bashed from all sides and ends up having to hold a press conference...

Plot

Due to the hoax, Reigen is revealed to be fraudulent and is mortified by the predicament. Rumors about him being a fraudster increase, and his old customers even create a group of Reigen's "victims". Mob eventually hears the news, but doesn't get worried as he believes it was part of his master's plan to get even more famous. Eventually, Reigen is hunted down by reporters and detectives hired by TV and magazines. From there, he is forced to explain himself at a press conference. The night before the conference, he tries to build up a plan to confront the media. Even so, when the conference finally gets underway, he finds himself backed into a corner and begins to mock the media, claiming that they have no proof that he was not a psychic. After a while, he is asked the question of why he entered the supernatural business at all. Reigen thinks back three years to when he first met Mob, realizing that Mob's psychic powers inspired him. Regretting that he had only used Mob he smiles at the camera and says, "You have grown up," whereupon the whole conference building starts to shake, and cameras begin to hover. The media is freaked out, believing it was Reigen's doing, and accuses him. Afterward, Reigen meets up with Mob and Dimple, asking why they came. Mob answers that there was no particular reason, but Reigen still asks him if he now knows his true identity, after what the media discovered. Mob simply answers that he knew Reigen's true identity all along, that he was a "good person".

Appearing Characters

• Reigen
• Mob
• Dimple
• Ritsu Kageyama
• Teruki Hanazawa
• Kirin Jodo
• Banshomaru Shinra
• Mameta Inukawa
• Go Asahi
• Takeshi Hoshino
• Hanako
• Taro
• Mr. Kageyama

Anime and Manga Differences

• The short conversation between Reigen and the paparazzi is omitted.
• The scene where Mob asks Mameta Inukawa for more details on Reigen's situation is omitted.

Notes and Trivia

• The episode doesn't have the usual ending; there are normal scenes with music in the background.