I'd say more Hokuto no Ken meets Rurouni Kenshin.
ITT: Write a original battle shonen plot
Carter Wilson
Nathaniel Cooper
MC is a virgin looser with no power but use his brain to kill overpowers chad
Daniel Walker
wait i know the anime, but i just can't think any right now
Matthew Fisher
My old idea:
The story is set in this world after a hypothetical WW3, caused by several confrontations between science, religion, and occultism (seen as "evil arts"), with the world being divided by three great empires belonging to each one and parodying famous places symbolizing them: Neo Vatican, United States of Alchemia and United Kingdom of Wicca. At the same time, a new power appears: Enigma, which allows a person to control a certain mystery of this world, along with its source, Enigmatter, whose nature is deemed as unknown, meaning it has some natures of normal matter and anti-matter. By discovering this new fold power, a system was proposed: Enigmas considered as "holy" are called "Dogmas", neutral Enigmas are Enigmas themselves, and "dark" Enigmas are "Sectariansms" and specific abilities should be associated with one of those three. MC is a boy with a weak Enigma called "Enigma=Perceive" which allows him to perceive different realities to a simple extent of analyzing opponent's strengths, weaknesses, and their own way of seeing reality. MG (main girl) is one his childhood friends, with an Enigma called "Dogma=Caliburn" which allows her to solidify light, creating weapons and other objects, recognized as "holy" both by her parents and Neo Vatican. His rival is a muscular punk with "Enigma=Philadelphia" which allows him to turn his body into steel. His other childhood friend is an albino with "Enigma=Vanish" which allows him to either turns something invisible, or completely erases from existence, depending on the extent he wants to use the Enigma.
Andrew Rogers
Cont.: Because of MC's weak Enigma he was constantly bullied during his childhood, however, he endured so well, some people sympathized to him, mainly the MG and his other childhood friend, which did not bully him. After this, he made the goal of meeting the nine WW3's pacifiers, the Unknown 9 symbolizing Psychology, Physiology, Chemistry, Biology, Communication, Gravitation, Light (more advanced than MG's Enigma, includes healing, time-bending and just like Enigma=Vanish, invisibility), Sociology and Universe and becoming the 10th knowledge: Enlightenment, even though he is too far from it. Knowing this fact, he compensates this with studying and learning several martial arts, to acquire analytical skills and fight without relying purely on his enigma. From arc to arc, should be his enemies his ex-schoolmates from the past and the three empires, but a twist happens and his other childhood friend is the final enemy, who wants to erase the world along with all suffering caused by WW3. After a turn of events, MC suddenly gains a very worthy power-up: his extremely weak Enigma=Perceive evolves into a broken "Enigma=Zoroaster", which allows him not only perceive double realities but controls their very divisions (boundaries). Ending is when MC finally confess his love for the MG, and successfully achieves his goal.
Daniel Cook
Keep the stakes as low as possible for as long as possible - give the mc his own hurdle enemy, but don't put him up against the big bad right away. Have tiers and try to stick to them, but have characters above the tier of the mc fight each other often for the sake of spectacle until the mc is strong enough to be involved in more intense battles.
Ryder Sanders
Set place in a fictional Holy Roman Empire where Elector Princes have to fight using magic to become the next Emperor
Adrian Reed
A shonen battle series where the mc joins the catholic church, and wants to climb the ranks and become the pope.
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Based on this video, but with more fighting during each step. There is both fighting inside the church, while also the forces of evil need to be kept at bay.
Lincoln Evans
>MC goes to school cafeteria with his harem of thirsty bimbos to eat
>Suddenly, a demon masquerading as a delinquent appears!
>"Hey you, MC's love interest #1! Give back the secret macguffin you stole from us in the intro of episode 1!"
>Evil demon tries to grab main waifu but protag interferes, demon gets irritated as fuck and shouts like a retard
>"YOU ARE COURTING DEATH!"
>Onlookers gossip about "there is no way this weak-looking dude could possibly beat the delinquent, the match is already decided! No need to even look!"
>protag awakens to the special power that had been dormant in him since birth, because his parents are superhuman creatures, he beats the demon in one punch, all the onlookers go "HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE!? He beat that evil dude! That can't possibly be! Who is that guy?"
>a little loli, seemingly the headmaster, but actually the leader of the anti-demon force on earth, who watches at the scene amused, scoffs at the cowering demon
>"You had eyes but couldn't see mount Fuji."
>Suddenly the voice of the demon lord, who is the defeated demon's dad, resounds through the entire city
>"HOW DARE YOU OPPOSE MY SON! THERE WILL BE NO RECONCILIATION! I'LL WIPE YOUR COMPLETELY GENERIC JAPANESE TOWN WITH A SEA VIEW OFF THE MAP!"
>protag goes on to wipe out the demon lord's servants in a series of 1-on-1 battles because "I won't do anything if I don't have to, but if I have to, I'll make it quick!"
>As MC is about to strike down the demon lord, the demon lord cries
>"Fool! I was actually a good guy trying to save the Earth from an invasion by the real bad guys and only pretended to be evil!"
>protag shrugs
>"I just want to go back to my peaceful everyday life!"
>And so protag forgives the demon lord and they become buddies and fight against enemy group Y (and later Z, because MUH progressive powerlevels)
>All these events took a short time to describe but actually happened in two 26-episode seasons
Luis Jackson
thats a good general tip.
Here's my go:
Hook: its in the future its also not. Technology regressed to the industrial age after a great catastrophe and is only now beginning to catch up to today's standards by recovering and analyzing lost technology from the 7 giant ruins around the world.
Power system:
Every human generates energy passively. This energy is then directed through his emotions at things he thinks of.
Through this process a variety of things happen: Inanimate objects and animals become monsters when feared. If enough energy is directed at a human he overloads, gaining a specific power which consumes said energy (Basically, power is granted to individuals in extreme situations through the pressure of a group). Proficiency with said power is a skill, however your energy pool/output is directly linked to how (in)famous you are. However there are also downsides: Overloading drastically shortens your lifespan and might even change your personality. Its crucial to somehow stabilize your power and not seek out too much if you want to live past 40.
Stakes:
Its a highschool for overloaded (awakened) people BUT WAIT its actually not highschool and more like military drills, mock fights and pushing students to gain more power, as more powerful soldiers are needed to reclaim the ruins from ancient monsters, even at the cost of the youth's future...