You’ve heard of close encounters of the third kind; now get ready for close encounters of the K-ON! kind. I am dumbstruck by this episode. It’s a towering achievement—a monument to Mob Psycho 100‘s warmth, consideration, and implike impulse to roll with a dumb gag towards jaw-dropping ends. It takes the anime’s effervescent personality, turns the dial to 11, and throws in an extra dash of Pop Team Epic-style shitposting and Space Dandy-esque alien whimsicality on top for extra, explosive flavor. Depending on who you ask, this could be Mob‘s grandest statement or stupidest sidebar. It’s probably a bit of both too, but that’s why I love it so much.
Truth be told, I had known since the beginning of the season to look out for this eighth episode. I’d heard rumblings of such amid sakuga Twitter, which were then confirmed when Hakuyu Go was announced as the director, storyboarder,…
