Anime Main Protagonist that is being looked down upon

XquisiteWig said:
Shokugeki no Souma. He's not looked down on too much but definitely a bit at the start. I think you'll like it based on your list.

Asectic said:
One in which I can think of on the top of my head is a Chinese anime. So if you don't mind the language that much, I'd recommend giving "Quan Zhi Fa Shi" a try.

The story and animation is not the best out there, but it otherwise pretty much fits your criteria as the protagonist comes from a family that acts as a subordinate to a rich and well off family, in a world where powerful Magicians are considered to be the best. Search it up on YouTube and there's a channel which did subs on the entire season.

PunchFace said:
i don't know why you have it on dropped list but Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei is exactly what you're looking for. Also no game no life kinda fits, everyone think humans are weak and they surprise everyone. Also Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry fits well. you rate it but have 0 chapters try to update your MAL to get a serious recomendation please.

KingRequiem said:
Oregairu is what you're looking for. Not that 8man has secret powers or something along those lines, but that he has much more awareness and grasp on the bigger scope of things than most people his age as well as stronger emotional resilience. No in fact that's not accurate, it's more that he has suppressed his emotional needs to better cope with things and so he can shoulder more. While being shamed by classmates, he's almost secretly the Batman of the school that holds shit together.

2HandsRevy said:
Oregairu (8Man)
Hachiman is just looked down upon by his peers and has no friends at the start of the series, does taht fit into ur preferences?

KingRequiem said:
He's still misunderstood by most people his age, but he starts making meaningful connections with several people along the way and the fact that he gets caught up in the problems of all sorts of popular people does get him a fair degree of recognition with the "cool crowd".

As for surprising them, his cleverness and his purely logical pragmatism tend to get results out of pretty much anything and while going unnoticed at the start, it slowly grows into something a lot of students end up relying on (too much) to solve their shit. So you could say his worth ends up being recognized in a sense, although it tends to come with an emotional price for several people involved (which can turn into resentment against him).

XquisiteWig said:
Shokugeki no Souma. He's not looked down on too much but definitely a bit at the start. I think you'll like it based on your list.