# Arataka Reigen

Arataka Reigen is the adult presence who makes the Mob Psycho 100 universe feel stranger by insisting on treating the strange as a day at work. He is a human psychic attached to the Spirits and Such Consultation Office, but those tidy descriptors barely capture the experience of watching him. Reigen brings the energy of someone who has already decided how a room will read him. The fun comes from waiting to see whether the room agrees. He can make confidence look ridiculous and oddly reassuring within the same scene. I would not call him subtle, but the writing around him often is.

## Fast Facts

- **Japanese name:** 霊幻新隆
- **Age:** 28+
- **Birthday:** October 10
- **Height:** 179 cm
- **Weight:** 66.1 kg
- **Blood type:** O
- **Species:** Human
- **Gender:** Male
- **Occupation:** psychic
- **Affiliation:** Spirits and Such Consultation Office
- **Japanese VA:** Takahiro Sakurai
- **English VA:** Chris Niosi

## Appearance

Reigen is a man of 179 cm and 66.1 kg. Those measurements give him a fairly grounded physical profile for the Mob Psycho 100 universe, which suits his screen presence. He does not need an imposing silhouette to take control of attention. What registers instead is the human scale of him beside the grand professional identity he presents. At 28 or older, he also carries a distinctly adult energy. It is less about solemn maturity than the practiced composure of somebody used to meeting people across a desk and sounding as if he has matters in hand.

## Personality

Reigen is compelling because confidence is both his social instrument and his comic rhythm. He has the sort of presence that makes a firm sentence sound plausible before you have time to examine it. Watching him can feel like watching a performer work a difficult room: every shift in tone matters, and his certainty is often funniest when circumstances refuse to cooperate. Yet reducing him to a source of comedy misses why he sticks. There is warmth in how the series lets his adult authority feel imperfect rather than remote. His appeal comes from the friction between the professional image and the recognizably human person carrying it. I am usually unimpressed by characters who demand attention through sheer volume, but Reigen earns it through timing. He can alter the temperature of a scene simply by acting as though he belongs at its center.

## Arataka Reigen's Story

### Spoiler-free introduction

Early on, Reigen is established through his work at the Spirits and Such Consultation Office and through the authority implied when he is called Master. That setup gives the series a useful human anchor without making him ordinary to watch. His scenes train you to listen for the distance between what is being presented and what you personally believe. This is where his comic force begins, but it is also where the character gains texture. He is an adult with a job title, an office affiliation and a talent for making certainty seem like a service. The pleasure is not in solving him immediately. It is in noticing how your judgment of him keeps moving while his manner remains impressively assured. For a new viewer, that instability is a large part of the charm.

### Spoilers beyond Mob Psycho 100 (2016)

Later material makes Reigen more rewarding by putting pressure on the image he carries. His development works best as a change in how familiar behavior feels. The confidence that first lands as comic technique starts inviting a sterner reading. His ordinary humanity becomes emotionally important rather than incidental, and the gap between a public role and a private self gains weight. What I admire is the refusal to polish away his irritating edges for the sake of easy affection. The story lets discomfort remain part of the relationship between Reigen and the audience. By then, watching him is less about deciding whether he deserves the title attached to him and more about deciding what kind of responsibility his influence creates. That is a sharper question, and the character is better for being unable to answer it with presentation alone.

## Abilities

Reigen's stated profession is psychic, while his species is human. That combination is enough to shape how he reads inside an action-driven universe, because his scenes encourage attention to judgment and presence as much as spectacle. His most interesting effect is on the viewer's expectations. A confident professional label suggests one kind of power, while his human scale keeps the emphasis personal. I find that contrast more memorable than a catalogue of techniques would be. It makes every tense scene involving him feel partly like a test of interpretation: you watch the situation, but you also watch how completely Reigen can command your attention within it.

## Watch Arataka Reigen's Story

Start with Mob Psycho 100 from 2016. It introduces Reigen in the context that makes his tone immediately legible, so beginning later would flatten some of the fun of learning how to read him. The viewing options on this page point to the legal services carrying his story. If Reigen is your main reason for trying the series, the original starting point is still the right choice because his appeal depends on the audience building an opinion of him over time.

**Start here:** [Mob Psycho 100](https://hozuna.com/anime/mob-psycho-100) — Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix

- [Mob Psycho 100](https://hozuna.com/anime/mob-psycho-100) (2016) — Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix
- [Mob Psycho 100 II](https://hozuna.com/anime/mob-psycho-100-ii) (2019) — Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix
- [Mob Psycho 100 III](https://hozuna.com/anime/mob-psycho-100-iii) (2022) — Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix

## Questions

**How tall is Arataka Reigen?**

Arataka Reigen is 179 cm tall and weighs 66.1 kg. His physical profile feels grounded beside the oversized confidence associated with his professional role.

**How old is Arataka Reigen?**

Arataka Reigen is 28 or older, and his birthday is October 10. He is male, human and has blood type O.

**Who voices Arataka Reigen in English?**

Chris Niosi is the English voice actor for Arataka Reigen. Takahiro Sakurai voices him in Japanese.

**When does Arataka Reigen first appear?**

For viewing purposes, begin with Mob Psycho 100 from 2016. That is the designated starting point for his story, and it gives his presence the proper introduction.

**Where can I legally watch Arataka Reigen?**

Use the availability panel on this page for the resolved legal streaming options. Start with the 2016 series, then follow the entries in release order.

**Is Arataka Reigen worth watching for?**

Yes, especially if you enjoy characters whose confidence makes you revise your opinion from scene to scene. Reigen is funny without becoming disposable, and his ordinary humanity gives that humor an edge that lasts.