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katyatalks · 3 years

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Mob Psycho 100: The Stage Play 3 - Final performance content spoilers

Here are all the notes I compiled after getting the chance to see the final performance for ‘Mob Psycho 100: The Stage Play - A Clash with Claw’s Seventh Division!’ live. Note this is essentially a write-up of the play from beginning to end - this will also likely be the version of the play that is used for the DVD release in December. I will also edit this when the recording becomes available for viewing and I can gain some clarity on sections I missed...

PRE-SHOW

- Reigen and Mob do a pre-show announcement relating to covid prevention measures (referred to not by name as Covid but an evil spirit) plus standard theatre etiquette rules (don’t use your phone, put it on silent, etc.)

SHOW

- Begins where stage 2 left off as a ‘Previously…’ segment for the audience. We once again witness Koyama knocking Mob out with the spray and kidnapping Ritsu.

- In the Teru/Dimple/Mob discussion part of the stage 2 recap, Teru takes the bird’s nest off his head and throws it off stage - we hear the birds within fly away.

- ((We immediately see how the reduced audience affects the play - a funny physical gag where Teru and Dimple bash heads happens but this receives no response from the audience))

- We reach the end of stage 2 recap with Mob stating he’ll destroy Claw as he does at the end of stage 2. The screen goes black and we hear the echo of a voice saying ‘Give [it] back… give [it] back, [It’s] mine, give [it] back…’ - this is implied to be Mob talking about Ritsu but the lights turn on to reveal S&S and turns out it’s Shou talking to Reigen about Touichirou’s card

- Reigen gives the card back to Shou, calls him a ‘baggy-clothed asshole’ and tells him to leave since Reigen is busy. Reigen puts his feet up on his desk and goes on his phone, leading to;

S: “What are you doing?”

R: “Reading the news.”

S: “You’re not busy, you’re bored!”

- Shou mentions that he’s also got 10k yen missing from his wallet and accuses Reigen of stealing it - Reigen insists he didn’t but starts doubting himself

- When Shou leaves, Reigen salt splashes in his direction (An English translation is now given under each of Reigen’s special moves ala Olympic parody)

-Reigen calls Mob, leading back to the Mob/Dimple/Teru scene - Terada and his cronies enter and Mob tells Reigen he can’t talk right now, hang up which leads to…

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OPENING

- Yoru no Honki Dance - Call Out (as the previous two plays)

- Action takes place on the upper and lower stage - Ritsu and the lab kids on the lower stage with Ritsu in anguish with Mob, Teru, Dimple on the top stage

- Action shot with the show’s “Yeah!” line focuses on Reigen and Mob on the top level

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- Teru tortures Terada with a taser rather than water - Terada is also wearing a ballgag with multiple kazoos inside it leading to a great sound whenever he screams

- Mob and Dimple are terrified of Teru’s taser torture whenever he does it

- Matsuo’s performance is sensual and slimy - great stage presence

- Ishiguro’s voice is distorted using a pitch filter resulting in something creepy rather than the female voice used in the anime

- Ritsu and the lab kids are seen in the jail cell - great banter with them and their Claw guard (Guard to Rei: “I won’t hit you because you’re a girl!” Kids: “A gentleman!”). Guard tells them they won’t get any food and they start rioting

- Mutou is VERY creepy and accompanied by terrifying music - he skulks around the stage with his ridiculous silicone chin

- When Mutou “kills” Kaito off screen we get a ridiculous extended segment featuring Daichi reacting to what is initially cries of his brother’s pain that turn into pleasure as if he is getting a massage - then turns back into pain

- Kaito is wheeled back on in a luggage/weight carrier with 4 knives in his chest

- Teru vs Terada is visually very fun - movement choreography is great, lots of Teru’s dance techniques that got cut from the anime

- Back in the jail scene Ritsu states he doesn’t remember the kids names so they re-introduce themselves to the audience

- Asahi and Hoshino heating up the spoon/bending spoon/on repeat is very well performed

- Ritsu tries to high-five with with one of the other kids when they escape the jail but finds he has no-one to do it with :(

- Back to Dimple/Mob/Teru - when Dimple-chan(puppet) says “Oh who’s that good looking guy? A model?”, Nadagi pulls a whole bunch of model poses

- When Teru tries to knock the security guard out he screams for AGES leading to one of the funniest moments in the play - he finally is knocked out but when Dimple tries to possess him he takes ages to be possessed - Taa (Teru) breaks character completely and doubles over laughing and Itou (Mob) refuses to face the audience making it clear he is losing it as well

- Muraki is creepy looking but his cloak is see-through and sparkly - his actor plays him as quite a timid guy

- Great visual gag with Mob throwing Koyama around and then sending him through the stage wall

- Ishiguro has a moment where he talks to the audience/the new recruits where he shows off the Claw face mask available as part of the merch

- Great fight choreography between SG!Dimple and Gen (played by Baba) - ends with SG!Dimple pulling his trousers down

- Teru tasing people left and right in this play…

- Great stage effects in Teru vs Miyagawa - Teru tases Miyagawa as well

- Tsuchiya calming down Mukai is lovely - followed by Mukai finding a puppet that she believes hasn’t been destroyed by Mob and getting excited - but the head rolls off so she breaks down crying again

- ((My stream cut here so I didn’t see the start of the Ritsu vs Shou interaction and whether or not he recognised Shou from their interaction in stage 2))

- We see a little Shou vs Ritsu - Ritsu flings an array of spoons at Shou - Shou lands a punch that sends Ritsu off stage

- Character design for Takeuchi has been corrected slightly from the anime

- Matsuo vs SG!Dimple stage effects are great. They’re both very flashy actors which creates fantastic visual comedy

- Matsuo takes off his jacket like he’s at a strip club - it’s all very flamboyant and fun

- ((Stream cut again so I didn’t actually see the joke, but some kind of adlib happens with Reigen in the taxi scene that causes Baba to break character))

- When Mob uses his powers to blow Takeuchi away someone comes on stage with a leafblower to blow his hair away

- Screen goes black and we cut back to Shou delivering the final blow on Ritsu. Shou says someone interesting is coming and leaves stage for Mob’s entrance

- Mob finds Ritsu passed out and holds him, finds he’s breathing but won’t forgive who did this to him

- Mutou enters and stalks around the back and creates the image of Ritsu dead on the floor with a knife in his chest for Mob which causes his freak out

- “What a great pair of brothers” - Shou leaning over Mob and Ritsu’s passed out bodies

- Shou floats Mob and Ritsu into the room with Sakurai/Teru/Ishiguro

- Small cut away to Reigen - he sees 500 yen on the ground and immediately runs to go pick it up

- Mob and Ritsu’s hug is very emotional - Ritsu is more panicked asking Mob if he’s okay and Mob is more emotional responding than the anime

- Mob pats Ritsu’s head to calm him down

- Visual gag where Shou steps on Ishiguro’s shoe - Ishiguro freaks out trying to clean it and Muraki offers emotional support

- Guy walks into the room with Sakurai/Muraki/Ishiguro/Matsuo/Shou and informs them “The boss is coming”, which piques Shou’s interest and he comes along to meet “the boss”

- Play then gives us a “5 minutes earlier” scene. Baba’s performance in the Claw break-in is more on the eccentric/aggressive side than the calmer calculating tone Sakurai had - changes the atmosphere for the scene

- The whole scene with Reigen saving the lab kids is redone to be so eccentric with everyone chanting BOSS! BOSS! BOSS! at the end for Reigen

- When Reigen starts making a comment about Teru’s wig and cuts himself off to not offend him, he goes to Mob like “wtf” and Mob whispers in his ear what happened

- Shou included in the scene when Ishiguro etc. face off against Reigen

- ((ARGH my stream cut out again, when it came back Shou had moved over to Reigen’s side - probably some good dialogue there between them that I missed))

- Shou says to Reigen ‘Give me back my 10,000 yen’ - Shou decides to stand back to watch the show

- When Ishiguro attacks, Mob protects Shou as well as everyone else

- We have Shou/Teru/Mob/Ritsu/Reigen all on one side vs the Claw guys on the other (Ishiguro/Sakurai/Muraki/Matsuo)

- When Reigen does his Anti-Esper Drop Kick, they choose to translate this in English as “Dropkick to the espers”

- Shou: ‘You’re really taking [Muraki] on? lol’ Reigen: ‘Shut UP you brat’

- When Sakurai attacks Reigen (first time), Ritsu helps him up

- Lots of good banter between Shou and Reigen (”Stop calling me ‘old guy!’”)

- Shou sits to the side and enjoys the show while Sakurai/Muraki/Ishiguro/Matuso vs Reigen/Mob/Ritsu/Teru happens, makes some comments (ie. “Damn you’re in a pinch, whatcha gonna do now?”)

- When Reigen is getting sucked up by the anti gravity bubble, Shou helps Teru/Mob/Ritsu out with saving him

- Sakurai cutting off Teru’s wig is made into such a Dramatic moment

- Shou joins the fight against Ishiguro - Ishiguro manages to knock him out of the field and Reigen expresses concern (‘Oh crap! Kid are you okay!’)

- Lots of stage theatrics - now that Shou is no longer in play scene plays out as it does in the anime

- Lots of Reigen protecting Mob and leading him away from danger until the climactic moment where Mob decides to fight

- Mob’s scream of ‘Shishou!!!’ is filled with emotion - Reigen collapses quickly and without theatrics, facing the audience

- He doesn’t get a cut in his jacket, nor does he remove it

- When Reigen destroys Matsuo’s pet - ‘Oh Jesus I’m sorry I didn’t mean to destroy your toy’

- More protective Reigen - puts his arm out to protect Teru and Ritsu & get them behind him

- Reigen’s “Purifying Salt Punch” -> English given as Prime Salt Punch

- ‘It’s rude to wear a mask when talking to people!’ - here his mask doesn’t come off - unsure if intentional

- ((The bento story is REALLY well performed comedically but doesn’t land with attending audience))

- Sakurai shoots Reigen and Reigen catches the bullet

- Reigen uses the spray to spray his armpits

- Reigen at Muraki’s forehead “what is this? A doorbell? Ding dong ding dong”

- Lab kids start making fun of Muraki as well (Rei: What is that, cosplay?)

- Rei has a crush on Reigen in the same vein as her crush on Ritsu - Calls him cool and stuff and tries to reach for him

- Mob: ‘Having powers doesn’t make you popular’ Rei: ‘Lame.’ Reigen: ‘Well there you have it.’

- Shou comes back in centre stage and knocks Ishiguro out - goes to Reigen and says it’s time to repay the debt he owes Reigen - knocks Ishiguro out fully as per anime/manga

- As Shou leaves he pats Ritsu on the shoulder

- When Reigen says ‘is this an evil spirit?’ He hold his nose as if Dimple stinks, then grabs his head and shakes him around. Gets some salt from his pocket and throws it at Dimple

- Rei goes up to Sakurai and asks to date him

- Shou goes on the phone on stage top level and calls Touichirou as per manga/anime lines

FINAL SCENE

- Shou returns to S&S - as it turns out Reigen had the 10k stuck in his pocket the whole time and returns it to Shou

- Mob and Ritsu (with a bag) enter S&S while Shou is still there but leaving - Mob thanks Shou for helping them and asks Ritsu to do the same - Ritsu complies

- Shou looks back at Reigen, then toward Ritsu and Mob and tells them all they’ll meet again

- Mob and Ritsu share a heartfelt moment - “Ritsu, you’re amazing” - “No you’re the amazing one Nii-san”

- Ritsu gets out Takoyaki for Reigen/Mob/Ritsu to enjoy and Dimple joins them

ENDING SONG - ‘mob.’

https://katyatalks.tumblr.com/post/659597484715278336/mob-ed-for-mp100-stage-3-a-clash-with-claws

- Itou’s voice is STUNNING

CAST COMMENTS

- Kawaharada Takuya (Teru) addresses the fact that he’s the person who laughed the most out of everyone

- Nadagi says he wants to do a stage 4 and that’s the general vibe with everyone and it’ll be nice if the anime gets a S3 too

- Lots of talk about stage 4 and it only being possible if everyone comes together

- Itou: ‘Us being able to do this again out of the blue so suddenly is thanks to all of you’

ENCORE

- Itou and Baba

- Lots of crying from Itou relating to covid and how it has cut the audience - he is grateful but he’s still upset about it - Baba gives him a huge hug

#mp100 #mob psycho 100 #mp100 stage play #shou stans we won

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egg-of-mankhad · 5 years

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Prompt 30: Darkness

Part 2 of Prompt 29; Cavort

You take a step off the stage.

Everything is just as silent as before. Just as empty as before.

With every step you take the world around you seemed to grow older. Aging and rotting as your presence passes. The wood beneath turning black and soft. As mites scamper out from beneath your wooden slippers. And you would start to sink lower….and lower…

Until you cannot see nothing at all.

Damp. That is how it feels here. In this solitary place beneath the floorboards and foundation set by men of old. Cold. It feels cold. Freezing dew slipping in between bare toes. Moistening the earthen soil so that it may dissolve into a muddy liquid full of mealworms and roaches. Rolypolys and ants. And other creepy, crawly invertebrate things. And lower you go.

You sink beneath the muddied waters. Your body floating down underneath the inky waves. You start to forget how to see. How to speak. How to breath. Your body tenses up as a heavy pressure befalls upon you. The silence is now a constant irritating ringing in your ears. And it won’t stop. This feeling won’t stop.

You want to disappear. To leave the plane of existence forever. And as you think this you start to lose all feeling in your toes. In your fingers. You start to forget how to touch, how to feel. You can’t even begin to notice the lack of a constant thumping in your chest. Nor can you notice the lack of feeling in your nose. Everything ended. And you close your nonexistent eyes.

You are happy. You finally got your wish.

You have never existed.

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the day has come where night descends,

and dark hearts are eased

the moon shines

and the shadows of the mountains all become one.

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Black ink dripped upon a piece of parchment paper. Pure white in color. It was handmade by monks from fiber from the gampi tree. Lovingly cooked upon a single sheet. Out in the sun, surrounded by the song of nature. Canaries and sparrows calling playfully to each other on a hot summer day.

Kaito was trying his best to recreate such a scene upon the long empty scroll. He does not know your name, and likely never will. That is good and well. He is busy considering just what sort of bird would live on the gampi tree anyways. What that sort of bird’s nest would look like. Whether or not there would be flowers of any kind. His gaze peered thoughtfully upward at the misty grey sky. Wondering whether it would be asking too much to wish to take a break and go out for a stroll. It had only been a few days since he had been commissioned in any case.

“...Kaiiii-tooooo-chaaaaan!!”

Nevermind. Even if Kaito had wanted to go out, which he did. He couldn’t possibly go anywhere with that handsome mess of a blond inching his way towards his temple. A metallic box of some sort kept well beneath his arms.

“I brought a gift my friend!”

Kaito couldn’t possibly know just what sort of gift the eccentric man could have brought him. Frankly, he didn’t wish to. Any kind of gift that came from Buteo had to spell trouble. Either that or some sort of odd favor that Kaito would have to return sometime in the near future.

“I hope you’ve made progress with that Hitoshirezu place. Because I’ve been doing some prepwork myself” Buteo would offhandedly mention once the door was politely opened by his stoic friend. “Remember the story I told you about the resurrected Emperor Xande and his pact with the Cloud of Darkness?”

“I really don’t”

“Well...I have been studying the chains that the Warriors of Light used to bind Cerberus in my spare time….”

“I have no idea what that is”

“...And I’ve been thinking. What if we used something similar to those chains to bind the primal of Hitoshirezu?”

The priest stared blankly at Buteo. Who looked so stupidly hopeful that a serious and sophisticated individual such as Kaito would even consider his plan--

“You’re right, it’s a stupid plan.”

“Oh thank the gods.”

“--BUT...I still think we should have something like these bad boys as a backup.” He would give the container in a good SMACK. Which was presumably where he had hid the chains he intended to use on this primal of his.

Kaito honestly wasn’t even sure that his primal existed. “...About that whole thing, Buteo. I visited the altar. Multiple times. I do not think this primal that you seek so fervently actually exists.”

“Noooonesense! Haven’t you heard the stories around these parts? Of the curse of Hitoshirezu? Of how people have continued to die there?”

“Yes!! Of DISEASES, Maybe the water there is poisoned or polluted. Buteo….WHY are you so bent up over this? Is this really that important to you that you keep on dragging me repeatedly to this empty ruin? What’s going on inside your head?”

Something in Buteo’s normally confident look faltered. That cold, hard metallic casing that he gathered up in his arms in the form of a hug would fall to the floor. Nearly falling open from the impact, it’s weight falling over to a pathetic resting position. The small boy that stood beside Buteo, who had been watching the birds flutter about him with a sense of wonder and amazement, would startle at the sound; his eyes staring with a deep concern and fear between the two men.

Buteo wouldn’t speak right away. It was almost as if his voice had been caught up in his throat. Even the briefest sound, was starting to become a struggle.

“Sh….”

“Buteo…”

“She…”

Kaito hadn’t seen Buteo begin to cry in such a long time. Or ever, if he could recall correctly. But there was no mistaking the streams of wetness that would coat the cold, pale skin that stood up handsomely against greying blond hair. It was like watching a porcelain urn overflow with sorrow.

“Tell me about her” he whispers. “Whoever she is”

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over here, the demon's hand, it's coming closer

over there, the ghost is coming closer to the drum

jump and whirl among the shadows of the world,

and let us all be released from our bodies

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You couldn’t hear her name. Anything you might have been able to make out was now lost to the sky’s breeze. Dissolved in the ocean, just like you were. But you could still make up a blurred vision of a maiden, emerging like a ghost beside Buteo. She looked...angry somehow. Even though you couldn’t make out her face. All you could truly envision was dark midnight hair, cut short to a modest length. Obscuring a good deal of the head as it swayed in some nonexistent breeze.

You heard a familiar whistling noise from the wind. Almost a howl. And as you continued watching her a portion of her hair would fall away. Showing you her face. Oh gods it was terrible.

Your mind would erase the very image away--melting it off of your immediate memory like wax falling off a candle. Your whole being would turn away. Focusing its attention instead on the infamous courtyard where the House of Trees once stood. This secret place which everyone knew about, but no one dared touch unless they were the unfortunate ones; the dirty ones.

You can see it more clearly now, the sheer energy this place held. Invisible bodies piled on top of invisible bodies. All of which were naked and charred beyond human recognition. The only thing recognizable about them was genitalia, which would be in various states of becoming parted--becoming filled--insertations---and orgasmic release. Inky blackness dripping from these reproductive openings. Blossoming outwards with sharp petals that oozed with a poisonous beauty. Fountains of sex spilling out from mouths and landing in mouths. Landing in holes. Landing on the chests and the stomach which were ripped open with tiny hands grasping out towards nothingness.

Towards you.

All of these beings cried out in unison. Cried out your name. Asking for sympathy. For salvation. Their forms contorting about, twisting erotically around eachother as hips began to thrust and fuck. They wanted you to join in. To become one with their myriad of eternal pleasure. Anything to take away from the ever present burning pain. Help them. Join them. Become the rain you so desperately wished to become. Before it all falls apart.

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on days when the drought drags on

dark hearts accumulate

the lonely night is a kaleidoscope,

set fire by every myriad moon.

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But then you open your eyes. As someone reaches out and touches your face. You close your eyes, and you think of the sun. So warm. So comforting. It reminds you of summer days when the sky was lit up with fireworks and you were surrounded by friends and you were happy. It reminds you of their faces. Of how utterly filled with joy they all seemed. How at ease. How peaceful and bright.

You remember every time you’ve given those faces something. How touched they seemed. How special it was. You thought of each of them. You remembered their likes or dislikes..And you specifically chose to give each something you know they would adore.

Why do you do that, you who do not exist? Does it matter that your deeds will fade alongside your name? Your body? Your soul?

In those tiny, miniscule moments. A thousand suns are born. A thousand suns have died. And at least one sun in the sky, even by a million miles, had to bear witness to these small moments of absolute warmth and light.

So many loving feelings. It reminded you of something. Something you can’t quite place. Something you never really ever truly have known.

Questions leave you. So many questions...

That the touch does not answer. It just lifts you up a little from the darkness that you found yourself lost in. Like a clouded bubble, immersing you in that strange familiarity.

You who long so much after the sun in the sky.

Why do you not look inside your very heart.

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over here, the demon's hand, it's coming closer

over there, the ghost is coming closer to the drum

jump and whirl, those with no chances left,

we and that drum become the same.

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#ffxivwrite2019 #prompt 30 #darkness #finale #dance of the dead #the empty #a drop in the ocean #eigen stories

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