In the weeks leading up to the October 5 premiere of the third season of Mob Psycho 100, trailers of some of the show's most prominent characters are being released. First up, it was Teru Hanazawa, and this time, the younger brother of protagonist Mob, Ritsu Kageyama.
With a similar format to the character trailer before it, a short collection of the character's high and low moments has been compiled, showing the growth Ritsu has experienced over the course of two seasons. Now with Mob Psycho 100 III on the way, the hype continues to build with each follow-up character trailer. The Ritsu Kageyama character trailer can be seen below.
Like with Teru's character trailer, the minute-long video features a quick introduction of the character's name and the voice actor who will be playing them, with Miyu Irino reprising his role from the first two seasons of Mob Psycho 100. Ritsu's close relationship with and troubled admiration of his older brother Shigeo is the main focus, as the character's frequent utterance of the phrase "nii-san" (older brother) rings incessantly throughout. Much like in Teru's, a voice-over from various parts of the voice actor's performance over the course of the series can be heard, as the events of the past two seasons get condensed into one quick, tell-all trailer.
Again, in similar fashion to Teru, Ritsu faces an unsurmountable internal crisis as a direct result of his exposure to Mob's incredible psychic powers. Having secretly wanted to have similar abilities to his brother, Ritsu struggles immensely before being manipulated and gaining some psychic power over the course of the first season.
Having nearly lost himself to his internalized anger against his brother and himself, the trailer reminds viewers of Ritsu's journey towards understanding the irreconcilable differences between his life and his older brother's.
With October around the corner, the character trailers give important information about the upcoming Mob Psycho 100 III, such as the premiere date and time, as well as the official website and social media channels associated with the extremely popular series by One Punch Man author, ONE. The main cast for the upcoming season remains the same, with the biggest changes being regarding the staff involved in the production of the Mob Psycho 100 III project.
The executive director is the former director of the first two seasons, Yuzuru Tachikawa, having been moved up along with the director of Winter 2021 series SK8 – The Infinity Takahiro Hasui taking on the mantle as the series director for this season. Some other roles such as character design, series coordination, sound design, and music direction also feature returning staff members from the previous two seasons. Mob Psycho 100 III will arrive on October 5, at 00:00 Japan Standard Time (JST), and will be simulcast on Crunchyroll.
Source: Crunchyroll