In an anime, usually, the main character has unique and great abilities, either from scratch or from the start, but did you know that there are also anime where the main character is underestimated?
Some of the things that cause the main character to be strong, one of the references is being belittled by the people around him, they see this as motivation and enthusiasm to be strong.
1. Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto)
Uzumaki Naruto is one of the main characters who is often underestimated by the people around him, at first Naruto was shunned by his friends because he had a monster in his body.
But who would have thought Naruto became strong after he carried out several missions and did training outside the academy.
Since then Naruto began to be respected and became a savior or hero in Konoha village.
Related Information:
- Author: Masashi Kishimoto
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Publisher: Shueisha
- Published: August 1997
2. Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia)
Izuku Midoriya is someone who was born without powers even though a quirk is a special ability or power possessed by someone from birth, because Midoriya doesn’t have powers he is underestimated by those around him.
Related Information:
- Main Character: Midoriya, All might
- Release Season: Spring 2016
- Genre: Action, Comedy, School, Overpower
3. Yukihira Souma (Shokugeki no Souma)
Yukihira Souma is a manager of a small tavern that is managed together by his father, and one-day Souma was abandoned by his father abroad, he told Souma to continue his studies at the cooking academy.
Totsuki is known as a terrible cooking academy and there will only be about 10% who can survive until graduation, finally, Souma is determined to prove that he can surpass the other students.
Related Information:
- Main Character: Yukihira Souma
- Release Season: Spring 2015
- Broadcast Date: April 4th 2015-September 26th 2015
- Genre: Ecchi, School, Shounen
4. Coby (One Piece)
Who would have thought that Coby, a figure who always looked dashing as a marine captain, was once just an errand boy on the Alvida pirate ship, Coby was also often underestimated because he was cowardly, but he was later trained by Garp and his colleagues to become a marine captain.
Related Information:
- Author: Eiichiro Oda
- Publisher: Shueisha
- Published: July 22, 1997-present
- Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
5. Sawada Tsunayoshi (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)
Sawada is a junior high school student who is very bad at studying and sports, because of that Sawada is often underestimated and considered a loser by his friends.
But everything changes when someone named Rebirn comes to train him to become a mafia leader.
Related Information:
- Author: Amano Akira
- Main Character: Sawada Tsunayoshi
- Publisher: Shueisha
- Genre : Shounen, Action
6. Ippo Makunouchi (Hajime no Ippo)
Ippo was someone who was often the butt of hooligans.
He couldn’t put up a fight, but one day when he was being bullied by hooligans, Ippo was helped by an athlete boxer, and since then Ippo has started to change.
Related Information:
- Author: George Morikawa
- Publisher: Kodansha
- Main Character: Ippo Makunouchi
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
That’s an underrated main character anime that you can know, I hope it’s useful. That is all and thank you.
