Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

[shinta|hikari]

I think it is obvious from this episode why Tatsuya is able to do all these ground breaking things. The step mom implied it, and his achievements so far, particularly how he achieved them, provide the evidence.

His cheat-level elemental sight seems like the root of his abilities. He can see the breakdown of everything, be it matter or magical sequences. If he is the only one with that ability, it would be easy to see how he can one up even those who have spent their lives studying certain fields.

Just imagine having two people race at fixing a software bug, with one side seeing only the UI, and the other having access to the code.

Also, I think the view that Tatsuya is too perfect is invalid. He did not pop out random abilities out of nowhere. He was originally that strong. Imagine placing SSJ4 Goku in the dragon ball world when Goku was a kid. That is what happened when Tatsuya attended high school. This episode explicitly stated that he belongs at a much higher level, but he is staying there for Miyuki.

Characters like Tatsuya appear in a lot of stories. They are the "super powerful idol" archetype. It just so happened that he is the main character. That isn't even that uncommon, like Kenshin. Kenshin also made all the right decisions, outsmarted and outfought everyone, until he met people of the same caliber (mostly old buddies). It just so happened that Tatsuya has not met those people, who definitely exist, yet.