Shin Megami Tensei IV
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Understand.
By the way, someone in this thread know World Trigger or Tokyo ESP, i`d like a lot the main characters of both series.
Osamu Mikumo is amazing, he is one of the few genuine underdogs in manga, he only wins because he`s The Smart Guy, and damn who he is good in it.
edited 5th Jun '16 10:47:00 AM by KazuyaProta
Watch me destroying my country
More stories should copy World Trigger. Genuine underdog hero, strategic battles that focus on team play, and a general display of competence.
Shin Megami Tensei IV
I`d love the team play in WT, is a really good way to use The Power of Friendship in a -kinda- realistic yet awesome way.
Heroic Bastard is also an alternative for stupid/dead parent(s). It's not even clear Yusuke knows his father's name.
So I see he was mentioned a few pages back but I always likd Light Yagami of Death Note because he subverts a lot of these tropes associated with a shounen lead. Then again, I know some consider him to be a Deconstruction of shounen leads because Light is in fact quite idealistic in his own way.
I also found it very confusing, when discussing shounen heroes elsewhere, to decide whether Light or L is the representative for DN. L is doubtless more heroic than L ight but Light is the protagonist. Of course, L is very different from most shounen protagonists as well.
Also while Intelligence is usaully a dump stat for shounen heroes, Kenshin Himura is great because he's both bright and skilled. He has a great arsenal of techniques available to him and isn't just a spam machine like people such as Ichigo or early Naruto.
edited 10th Jun '16 12:52:00 AM by Nikkolas
United Earth
L is neutral, Light is Evil. A Lighter Shade of Grey indeed, but neither is "heroic".
edited 10th Jun '16 3:48:30 PM by TheHandle
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
If there's one show in the world that embodies these rules in the extreme, it's TTGL.
Poor Simon.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.