Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
I remember watching Prince of Tennis, and actually hated how Ryoma would ALWAYS win. Everyone was second to him, without fail. Frustrating. Iīd love to see more anime with a balanced main cast.
Read Happy! and I think you'll find something agreeable. If you're not sure about picking it up, this is the guy who wrote Monster.

Though I agree with you that Nikuman's level of experience should have him winning more. For him, there are only easy victories or crushing losses. Whenever he loses, they focus on it, but when he's easily securing a win, they push him to the sidelines.

But don't forget that he got out of A-class pretty easily after taking a break for a few years because Arata was routinely beating him. Taichi is still stuck in B-class, because Nikuman is a better player. He's good, but he doesn't have a lot of skills that help him power through against unfamiliar or unconventional opponents.