2016 Score 8.49 12 eps Red-Orange Analogous MAL ↗IMDb ↗ Bones Action Comedy Supernatural

Mob Psycho 100

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Smooth Average — mean color per frame
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Rank Mosaic — columns sorted by luminance
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Edit Pace — frame-to-frame color delta (bright = fast cuts)
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Color Temperature — warm (gold) vs cool (teal) per frame
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Frame Density Comparison — every 2nd vs every 4th frame
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The palette of dark grays and muted earth tones reads like a bruise — the chromatogram of an emotional collapse in slow motion. Director Yuzuru Tachikawa and art coordinator Shinji Kimura commit to a falling arc that mirrors Mob’s internal thermostat: opening in hazy, overcast daylight (0.605 brightness), then sinking into the low-lit corridors of the middle act, and bottoming out in near-black third act frames (0.369). This is not a show about psychic fireworks, despite the Bones pedigree for kinetic action. The dominant Red-Orange (35%) is a warning flare, not a celebration — those rust-browns and desaturated brick tones represent the pressure of Mob’s suppressed emotions, building until they rupture. The average saturation (0.234) is almost anemic, a deliberate visual austerity that makes every spike in color — every % of Red breaking through — feel like a scream after hours

Brightness Arc (episode progression)

Hue Distribution

Act Breakdown

Opening
0.605
Middle
0.497
Closing
0.369
Avg Brightness
0.437
Avg Saturation
0.234
Warmth
0.551

Color Palette

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3-Act Color Story

Opening
Middle
Closing
Color Twins
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