yea i hate that about shounen anime/mangas too. I guess it has to do with people relating to the goofy "underdog" who showcase moments of brilliance every now and then You can't have an anti-hero as the main character of a shounen manga/anime because people's inferiority complex will kick in and they will stop watching it as a result.I agree, I don't understand why all of these shounen shows love using the naive and cowardly male with typical ideals as their main character. Every main character doesn't have to a be a badass action hero, but there's a bunch of personality traits they could use instead of the typical one.
Yo I was trying to watch bebop and it's pretty average....