Why not? I haven't watched anime nearly as long as some people here, but every now and then when I watch the first ep of a new series and it reminds me of some other series even I realise that's a bad thing. Shows with badass main characters are far too uncommon, because most of the shows are following some psychological bs that the hero should be a gray malleable lump that any nerd or otaku could feel a connection to.Originally Posted by Darknodin
Personally I think people would rather enjoy watching cool guys kicking ass because that's what they would want to be like if thrown into some bizarre world, and not what they actually are like if they look into a mirror. It saddens me to say this but in this respect the Hollywood writers are oft better than the Japanese.