Maybe it's a personal preference, but the overpowered trope is so unbelievably boring in most cases. There's no real struggle to achieve anything and if it's played off as a joke for the most part, that's also sorta fine. Like in The Hero is Overpowered but too Cautious, the joke is that while he can get through any fight without much issue, he's so obsessed with getting every detail right that it ends up like a farce. Then you have junk like In Another World with my Phone where the dude can do all magic, has a cell phone for some additional OP powers, and nothing has stakes, girls fawn over him immediately for being the most bland white toast person possible but since he's amazingly strong they're in love and so will every girl that sees him going forward.
I like the premise of the Saint's Magic is All-Powerful because it's less about being super powerful, and also most of her magic is support and healing magic, which you could talk about in a different light but I don't give a damn. It's just about her being snubbed by a prince for looking too plain, falling in love with a magic knight man and her discovering a new world to be interested in. The Rising of the Bookworm is also nice because she just sorta has to make due with what she has, some knowledge and a love of books while stuck in a body that is trying to kill her. The story doesn't have to be them constantly struggling, but starting out as obnoxiously overpowered person and just staying there is generally boring without some other factor to keep it interesting, which a lot of stuff just doesn't do.
Good post. Not actually anime (but may as well be), the Yakuza series is sort of like this. Kiryu’s OP af, of course he’s not gonna lose the fight physically. Instead, he loses his loved ones and friends. Over and over again, each time blaming himself for dragging them into things and going to more and more drastic measures to protect who remains, willfully alienating himself in the process and acting more and more recklessly in an act of desperation. The series manages to take the relatively self contained events of each game and tell a longform story with Kiryu exceptionally well, the most OP man on the planet full stop.
I watched the first 3 episodes of Mob Psycho and became an enjoyer. I think every good story has a MC with a character flaw/quirk that directly conflicts/interacts with their mission. For example, all powerful psychic who only wants to get jacked and talk to his crush. Or think about the Hobbit where being a homebody almost costs Bilbo the chance to go on an adventure to save the world. To that end, I think the only exception to the rule is a silent protagonist. Zelda from the Wind Waker doesn't talk, but you have this wonderful diversity of islands and dungeons to explore with bird people, plant people, and island boys. The story is simple, but that's not the focus of the work.
Maybe it's a personal preference, but the overpowered trope is so unbelievably boring in most cases. There's no real struggle to achieve anything and if it's played off as a joke for the most part, that's also sorta fine. Like in The Hero is Overpowered but too Cautious, the joke is that while he can get through any fight without much issue, he's so obsessed with getting every detail right that it ends up like a farce. Then you have junk like In Another World with my Phone where the dude can do all magic, has a cell phone for some additional OP powers, and nothing has stakes, girls fawn over him immediately for being the most bland white toast person possible but since he's amazingly strong they're in love and so will every girl that sees him going forward.
I like the premise of the Saint's Magic is All-Powerful because it's less about being super powerful, and also most of her magic is support and healing magic, which you could talk about in a different light but I don't give a damn. It's just about her being snubbed by a prince for looking too plain, falling in love with a magic knight man and her discovering a new world to be interested in. The Rising of the Bookworm is also nice because she just sorta has to make due with what she has, some knowledge and a love of books while stuck in a body that is trying to kill her. The story doesn't have to be them constantly struggling, but starting out as obnoxiously overpowered person and just staying there is generally boring without some other factor to keep it interesting, which a lot of stuff just doesn't do.
Good post. Not actually anime (but may as well be), the Yakuza series is sort of like this. Kiryu’s OP af, of course he’s not gonna lose the fight physically. Instead, he loses his loved ones and friends. Over and over again, each time blaming himself for dragging them into things and going to more and more drastic measures to protect who remains, willfully alienating himself in the process and acting more and more recklessly in an act of desperation. The series manages to take the relatively self contained events of each game and tell a longform story with Kiryu exceptionally well, the most OP man on the planet full stop.
I watched the first 3 episodes of Mob Psycho and became an enjoyer. I think every good story has a MC with a character flaw/quirk that directly conflicts/interacts with their mission. For example, all powerful psychic who only wants to get jacked and talk to his crush. Or think about the Hobbit where being a homebody almost costs Bilbo the chance to go on an adventure to save the world. To that end, I think the only exception to the rule is a silent protagonist. Zelda from the Wind Waker doesn't talk, but you have this wonderful diversity of islands and dungeons to explore with bird people, plant people, and island boys. The story is simple, but that's not the focus of the work.
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You know, Zelda from the Legend of ZELDA?? His name is in the title, RottingPyramid