Continued rant—
Another common comment I come across is, “Takemichi should learn how to fight, so he doesn’t get beat up often. And my response to that is WHEN DOES HE HAVE THE TIME TO DO THAT!? Please tell me! Because when he’s not going back to future to discuss what Naoto on they should do next or work at his job. He’s in the past dealing with his friends, Hina, or Toman. He can’t just get strong in a day! Correct me if I’m wrong manga readers, but wasn’t Mikey apart of his grandfather’s dojo? It probably took years for him to become the “Invincible Mikey” he is today what makes you think Takemichi is just going to immediately get strong the next day?
Also, someone tell these people that you don’t need to be physically strong to be a good MC. While he isn’t strong like Mikey or Draken, Takemichi has a strong will. He keeps on going even after something horrible happens to him or his friends. But he pushes through, so not only he could live another day, but ensure a future where his loved ones aren’t suffering. And to the ones that harp on about him being a crybaby. It’s called empathy and compassion have you heard of it?
It just shows that he cares for the people around and not just himself. And he doesn’t even personally know them!