- mobu mob, crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.), mob (in a video game), non-player character, NPC
Used in anime/manga/gaming contexts to refer to background characters or non-player characters, or in general to a faceless crowd.
このアニメではモブキャラがとても面白い。
Kono anime de wa mobu kyara ga totemo omoshiroi.
In this anime, the mob characters are very funny.
ゲームのモブに話しかけても何も起こらない。
Geemu no mobu ni hanashikakete mo nanimo okoranai.
Even if you talk to a mob in the game, nothing happens.
⚖️ Often confused with 'yajiuma' (onlookers), but 'mobu' specifically refers to background characters in fiction or NPCs in games.
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