Understanding Characters: The OP Male Lead

Overpowered characters are nothing new to anime, we all know this.  However in recent years, since the outrageous success of SAO really, the overpowered-as-fuck male lead has become both more prominent and more common.  There is at least one light novel adaptation starring some stupidly OP male lead every season now.  And holy fucking shit…

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