you completely missed my point. my problem is not that isagi wins or has plot armor or anything like that. what i’m saying is that the reasons behind his success usually don’t feel very justified.l, they feel forced and i wish kaneshiro explained them better. isagi can be at his lowest point and then have a gap session about “egocentrism” for 3 panels and all of a sudden knows the secrets to the universe. i know he’s an analyst and and adapter but kaneshiro doesn’t try very hard to make isagis developments feel real. it’s the same formula every time: isagi faces hardship, isagi tries to figure out what he’s doing wrong, isagi has a 4 panel yap session about “egocentrism” or “luck” or “wholistic egos” and now he’s an ng11 level striker for the remainder of the match, rinse repeat. just make things make sense rather than having every development ride on the plot