#and while i don't particularly like most mainstream isekai it's obvious that 'hyperpowered mc' is wildly popular

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there's a couple things i've been watching recently that really makes me think about how we were so mean to kids about their """mary sues""" for being "too competent" when there are whole genres of stories where the main appeal is that the character is hypercompetent and beloved by most characters....well-received and well-reviewed stories even. but when little girls do it to have fun it was cringe i guess