Quick Answer
Mob Psycho 100 Chapter 24 is part of the Big Cleanup Arc (Chapters 20 to 33), where Ritsu Kageyama’s connection to the Awakening Lab, a group that trains people hoping to awaken psychic abilities, starts to collide with his school life and his bond with Mob.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Chapter 24 sits inside the Big Cleanup Arc, which runs from Chapter 20 to Chapter 33.
- The Awakening Lab trains people who hope to awaken psychic abilities.
- Ritsu Kageyama has no psychic powers at this point and envies his older brother’s.
- Tome Kurata, president of the Telepathy Club, is still part of Mob’s everyday school life.
- Previous chapter: Chapter 23. Next chapter: Chapter 25.
- Sources: Mob Psycho 100 Fandom Wiki and Wikipedia. Last checked October 18, 2026.
Mob Psycho 100 Chapter 24 Summary
After a few chapters of plotting and school politics, Mob Psycho 100 Chapter 24 turns the camera back toward the question that has been simmering since the arc began: what happens when someone wants power badly enough to chase it?
That someone is Ritsu Kageyama. He is the brother who does everything right, and still feels like he is coming second, because Mob has psychic powers and he does not. His connection to the Awakening Lab, an organization that trains people who hope to awaken psychic abilities, is the part of his story that matters most here. It is easy to judge him from the outside. It is harder to do that once you notice how carefully the manga shows what he is missing.
What makes this stretch work is how ordinary it looks on the surface. Ritsu still goes to school and still acts like the composed, capable student everyone expects. The cracks show in small ways, such as a pause, a glance or a decision he does not explain. The series trusts you to read those moments, and it rewards you when you do.
Around him, life keeps moving. Tome Kurata is still in Mob’s orbit, still cheerfully searching for proof of the paranormal. Mob is still going to school, still dealing with Reigen and still assuming that nothing in his own house is wrong. The contrast is the point. While one brother is quietly walking toward something risky, the other is having a normal, slightly absurd week.
That is where the dramatic irony of the arc lives. The reader can see where the paths are heading, and the characters cannot. It makes even the funny scenes feel loaded.
The chapter also keeps reminding you that the Big Cleanup Arc is not really about fighting. It is about school politics, family pressure and the very human fear of not being enough. The action will arrive, but it is built on top of these small, honest scenes, and that is why it lands.
If you want one thing to hold onto while reading, make it this: nobody in this arc is a villain by temperament. They are people with a need, doing something about it, and the story is interested in the cost. Keep that in mind as you read.
Ready to read? Pick up from Chapter 23, continue with Chapter 25, or browse the full Mob Psycho 100 chapter list.
