Plenty of shonen anime series have an inspiring and relatable message about an underdog pushing themselves to succeed despite the odds and make something of themselves. In some series, it’s highly resonant and meaningful. For example, the magic-less hero Mash Burnedead from Mashle: Magic and Muscles is on track to become a world-changing hero and prove a vital point in a Voldemort-style world.By contrast, some of the “underdog who could” characters in Naruto were written that way as well, but fell flat. Rock Lee the taijutsu expert was meant to be Naruto Uzumaki without the jutsu and become someone great through sheer hard work, only to get sidelined and have his character arc stall out. Rock Lee had nothing to prove as it turns out and he didn’t change the world. Contrarily, Mash Burnedead succeeded in changing his world – pulling off the underdog turned savior storyline that Naruto never did with Rock Lee.Rock Lee was a supporting character in Naruto while Mash Burnedead is the main character of Mashle, but even without the benefit of being the protagonist, Rock Lee could have and should have been written like one. Rock Lee and Mash Burnedead started off in a similar position, being born unable to use their respective combat systems and being a downtrodden outcast as a result. Rock Lee could not perform ninjutsu or genjutsu, and he feared that taijutsu was a dead end, especially with the determinist Neji Hyuga telling him so. Then, Might Guy the taijutsu master took Rock Lee under his wing and reshaped him into a proud, confident martial artist who believes that hard work can always beat talent. Rock Lee almost felt like the protagonist of a sports manga like Tomorrow’s Joe or Hajime no Ippo, but his arc soon stalled out.RELATED: Mashle: How the Anime’s Supporting Characters Fell Flat in Season 1
Plenty of shonen anime series have an inspiring and relatable message about an underdog pushing themselves to succeed despite the odds and make something of themselves. In some series, it’s highly resonant and meaningful. For example, the magic-less hero Mash Burnedead from Mashle: Magic and Muscles is on track to become a world-changing hero and prove a vital point in a Voldemort-style world.
By contrast, some of the “underdog who could” characters in Naruto were written that way as well, but fell flat. Rock Lee the taijutsu expert was meant to be Naruto Uzumaki without the jutsu and become someone great through sheer hard work, only to get sidelined and have his character arc stall out. Rock Lee had nothing to prove as it turns out and he didn’t change the world. Contrarily, Mash Burnedead succeeded in changing his world – pulling off the underdog turned savior storyline that Naruto never did with Rock Lee.
Rock Lee was a supporting character in Naruto while Mash Burnedead is the main character of Mashle, but even without the benefit of being the protagonist, Rock Lee could have and should have been written like one. Rock Lee and Mash Burnedead started off in a similar position, being born unable to use their respective combat systems and being a downtrodden outcast as a result. Rock Lee could not perform ninjutsu or genjutsu, and he feared that taijutsu was a dead end, especially with the determinist Neji Hyuga telling him so. Then, Might Guy the taijutsu master took Rock Lee under his wing and reshaped him into a proud, confident martial artist who believes that hard work can always beat talent. Rock Lee almost felt like the protagonist of a sports manga like Tomorrow’s Joe or Hajime no Ippo, but his arc soon stalled out.
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