any manhwa/manga/anime where MC starts OP but gets nerfed? (piefed.social)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by bluemoon@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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it's too often the powerfantasy wishfulfillment of a MC turning out to get OP after fate decides so.

but what about stories where fate humbles the demon lord? the infinite regressor becoming a simple villager?

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[-] badgerson@feddit.dk 6 points 1 day ago

Neon Genesis Evangelion is kind of like this? Not so much the MC but with a certain red haired side character.

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

There's a few in that vein or similar. Specially korean mangas like https://myanimelist.net/manga/150210/After_Ten_Millennia_in_Hell

And some fantasy japanese ones where they reincarnate and are nerfed or were OP in a game world got reincarnated and the skills are nerfed, so the whole thing is more about seeing how they grow to get big again.

But I guess these ones are still in the same vein as power fantasy because it's about seeing them grow into being super OP again. So not exactly what you want I guess.

[-] bluemoon@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

yea those latter are imo cycles of powerfantasy continuing

i'll check the korean ones

[-] gray@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Earthsea spoiler:

!Not manhwa/manga/anime, but Ged from Earthsea loses his magical power and need to reinvent himself as a regular guy!<

this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2026

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