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That said, there are several ways to handle an overpowered hero that keeps things tense and exciting. As I have written about before<\/a>, How Not to Summon a Demon Lord<\/em>, builds tension for its overpowered protagonist simply by having those he cares about being put in danger\u2014danger often caused by his own roleplay persona and crippling social anxiety. This season\u2019s TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-<\/em>, takes a different route towards building drama\u2014but a no less effective one: making our overpowered hero have clear and obvious weaknesses.<\/p>\n TSUKIMICHI<\/em> is the story of Makoto, a teenager from our world who is taken to a fantasy world\u2014before being cast aside to die by that world\u2019s goddess for being too ugly. However, as the son of two heroes who fled the fantasy world for Earth\u2014and the god of Earth granting a portion of his power to Makoto\u2014the young man might be the single most powerful existence on the planet (despite being \u201clevel 1\u201d).<\/p>\n Much of the humor of the series comes from his overpowered nature. Unsure of what is \u201cnormal\u201d in the fantasy world, he assumes that the things he can do are nothing special. It doesn\u2019t help that his closest companions, Tomoe and Mio, are some of the world\u2019s most dangerous monsters\u2014which further eschews his perception. This is, in fact, his first major weakness\u2014not just his ignorance of his overwhelming strength but his lack of knowledge about the world overall as well.<\/p>\n Time and again, Makoto finds himself caught up in events unrelated to him\u2014events he just smashes his way through in a fit of ignorance. So far, his actions have led to the destruction of an entire town and the elimination of all the elite adventurers in another. But this is only the first of his clearly defined weaknesses.<\/p>\n Another is the fact that he is unable to show his face or speak the human tongue. To remove his mask or to speak at all would reveal him to be someone without the goddess\u2019 blessing of beauty and speech\u2014i.e., a monster. And if the war between demonkind and humans is any sign (not to mention the exile of non-human races into the badlands where the series takes place), revealing his true nature would mean social exile and outright hostility for Makoto. Heck, an entire town of adventurers tried to kill him based on his aura alone (which in turn requires him to wear magic draining rings to lower his power to believable levels).<\/p>\n While Makoto may have friends among those living in his village, it\u2019s clear that he longs for human contact. More than that, he wants to travel around the fantasy world\u2014perhaps retracing the steps his parents left before they departed this world decades before. Thus, he must deal with keeping his identity hidden and mouth shut or risk losing his ability to enter human society at all.<\/p>\n The final big weakness for Makoto is a magical one. In terms of raw power, no one we\u2019ve met can stand up to Makoto. Even his basic spells are devastating to high-level opponents. If he gets the first strike, it\u2019s unlikely he\u2019ll ever lose. However, very early on the series makes it clear that there is one important type of magic Makoto can\u2019t use: healing magic. This means that in any kind of prolonged battle, Makoto will be at a disadvantage\u2014and that he is quite vulnerable to sneak attacks.<\/p>\n So in the end, while Makoto no doubt fits into the \u201coverpowered protagonist\u201d mold, there is still a lot to work with on a dramatic level due to his numerous weaknesses. His ignorance of the world, the need to hide his identity for social reasons, and the simple fact that he can\u2019t use healing magic all make for potential points of tension in the story. And while for the most part things have been played for comedy in the series so far, that doesn\u2019t mean that there isn\u2019t some real, serious danger for him lurking on the horizon.<\/p>\n TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-<\/em> can be seen on Crunchyroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/E6Y28FVUcAQKx7d.jpg?w=700&ssl=1\")
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