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Wikipedia is the only place which posits that the main character of _Mob
Psycho 100_ , Shigeo Kageyama, has a nickname 'Mob' which is wasei-eigo for
'background character'.

Mobu is not listed in any list of wasei-eigo words.

Can someone break down how Mobu is wasei-eigo?


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How is 'Mobu' wasei-eigo?


As mentioned in the comments by
[F1Krazy](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/35679/f1krazy) already, this
information is likely wrong.

The nickname actually originates from his First-name, Shigeo. The Kanji for
which can alternatively be read as "Mob" (モブ, Mobu).

This is also confirmed to be the source of his nickname in the Character
guidebook as mentioned on the [Mob Psycho fandom](https://mob-
psycho-100.fandom.com/wiki/Shigeo_Kageyama#cite_note-24), a copy of which is
included at the bottom of the post.

All though Mobu might not be wasei-eigo for "background character", it does
infer such a character. Some more background on this can be found on
Japanese.SE's question: [Etymology of
モブ](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21200/40657)

[![https://mob-
psycho-100.fandom.com/wiki/Shigeo_Kageyama#cite_note-24](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0qq0H.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0qq0H.jpg)


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