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- op mc, no harem, really nice art
mc reincarnated into victorian times and has to keep changing identities. he accidentally takes on the identity of a new professor at an elite academy (who happens to actually be a high-up member of a secret society). he’s strong and acts strong but he’s actually very confused and nervous, while everyone around him thinks he’s terrifying and mega op
- edit: REALLY good but SO painful. needs a tragedy tag. everyone dies nobody lives. i would rather they shot me than make me reread this
mc basically is second to the demon king even tho he’s a human. he’s really weak but actually strong?? he goes unconscious a lot and is very powerful during those times. canonically he does have DID, or at least a separate personality, there’s also just general misunderstandings abt his words and actions since everyone thinks highly of him
- comedy, chuuni mc, weak but op
super cool plot with a game world reality and players assimilating into their game character. mc had a chuuni demon hunter as his character and he's super cringe, but everyone think he's badass and op as fuck because mc is the only demon hunter left. he's weak compared to everyone else but he's the strongest against demons. his character makes him super stoic and cold, which only adds to the misunderstanding that mc is op as hell and badass.
- weak but smart mc!!
mc has to pretend to be his op twin bc he died protecting mc. mc is not strong whatsoever but he has the ability to imitate the feeling of strength and fear by overanalysing everyone around him, so they think he’s really strong. he also is very smart! personally, i wish he was strong even just a little or people misunderstand him even MORE of his strength with misunderstandings (eg. he trips but it knocks everyone down). still good tho
- actor mc, unaware
mc suddenly has an ability that allows him to basically live the life of the role he’s playing. he has no idea why and he’s never acted before but he pretends to be cool and calm in fear of embarrassment. everyone think he’s some genius actor who stays hidden but mc is really just nervous LOL. it’s super short but been loving it a lot! similar trope to movies are real.
- game world, passive stoic mc
mc played a game as the worst character to play who can only use one skill. bro grinded for years and got thrown into the same as well. pretty slow pace and not that many misunderstandings but people DO think he’s doing a lot of things on purpose, especially game’s OG mc who think he’s a regressor. i like it so far! similar to novel’s extra
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This is literally my favorite trope! I’m so happy someone made a list and it’s so long as well
Thank you so much ヾ(☆▽☆)
yay! i’m glad you’re enjoying it. it’s so hard finding this sort of trope so lmk if you have any suggestions as well ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
Technically Overlord, it’s really famous but it does fall into this trope. He’s OP but his actual personality is weak-minded and human-like.
There all these eleborate plans but he doesn’t really understand them but always manages to make everything work as if he planned them from the start.
hahahaha overlord is already on here, somewhere around page 3 or something like that. still, thanks for the suggestion though!
Then you really do have everything I know! Σ( ￣□￣||) really good job on cataloging of them, thanks to you people like me can enjoy their misunderstandings haha ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
I dunno if this is on here but i think "I Was Mistaken As a Monstrous Genius" also fits pretty well. It's a system kinda thing and what he's thinking is the complete opposite of how he looks/how people see him (づ￣ ³￣)づ
hahaha it’s on here, pretty sure on the first or second page
I think "Binbou Reijou no Kanchigai Seijo Den" would fit this list, everyone thinks the fl is a saint but most of her actions are out of self-interest (e.g. she gives the villagers healing medicine bc if they stay healthy, they can continue paying taxes)
you don’t have weak hero on here, right? i think gray is a good contender! he’s great at winning fights because he’s really crafty/intelligent, but physically super weak and delicate-looking so people (especially in the beginning, when he hadn’t built up a reputation yet) would doubt his capabilities and keep challenging him.
he 100% warrants his reputation of being ruthless and scary, but i really love the sheer disparity between that intimidating reputation vs. how small and effeminate he is <3
Idk if it counts but I like "handa-kun" everyone thinks he is amazing and he thinks everyone hates him
oh this is a classic. i read and watched it a while ago but forgot to add since it was before this list was made. i’ll add it, thanks!
Dunno if you already read but "Clever Cleaning life of a returned genius hunter" also follows this trope (●'◡'●)ﾉ
FOR REAL? I WILL READ IT RN
Add this one to the list please!
Just Because My Apprentice Is the Strongest, Doesn’t Mean I’m Strong Too!
The title basically explains it ╮(￣▽￣)╭
ooh, let me check it out! thanks for the recommendation ヾ(☆▽☆)
yoo the comments back
finally lol it’s been 2 years or so
lol
keep it up bro(⌒▽⌒)
thank you!! trying to remember to add stuff in when i remember it lol
you should ad Yowai 5000-nen no Soshoku Doragon Iware Naki Yokoshima Ryou Nintei - Yada Kono Ikenie Hito no Hanashi o Kiite Kurenai
haha the vegetarian dragon one right? wasn’t super into it but i’ll add it in!
would you guys want me to add every single manga/manhwa/manhua that follows this trope? so far, I've only been adding ones i enjoy, but if people want a list with everything, i can also do that!
yes please!(๑•ㅂ•)و✧
aye aye captain i’ll add everything i know then!
thanks bro!