I've never gotten around to watching 'Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'. On my list to watch of course, but somebody being that overpowered but never knowing seems utterly frustrating to watch. Of course, it's still on my list to watch so I'll still probably give it a shot.

In any case I picked up this manga for a classic rom-com, but found as I went along that some of the plot runs along an interesting idea reflecting Haruhi's - from the anime/manga mentioned above - power to an extent.

Ohki, one of the two main protagonists - or perhaps deuteragonist - has the ability to bend reality to whatever he believes. However, unlike Haruhi he knows about his 'inventions and theories' but only gives power in that which he believes. So for his fantastical creations to work he has to believe in what supposedly makes them work. Basically his stubborness and penchant for twisting science and even psuedo-science to explain his creations and abilities allows him to twist reality. And seeing these impossible results only harden his belief in his own supposed talents and possibilities.

Theoretically, if a lie was posed in a convincing enough way, he'd probably shift reality to accommodate that lie. There's a lot of potential in this altering power he still doesn't believe he has. In his mind it's still science of course, otherwise it wouldn't work. I kind of want to see when he comes to the ultimate conclusion that whatever he believes in will work. It could either free him into becoming something god-like, or diminish him into a simple human depending on if he embraced it or if it broke him.

For right now, up until vol 5, things have seemed relatively lighthearted and funny. But with an ending vague and open ended, I'm wondering exactly how off this manga may go. And am pretty excited for it.

If you've ever watched 'Samurai Flamenco', I'm hoping that it'll take a turn akin to that in the way that things may seriously start changing. Though NOT in the character development and relationships that Samurai Flamenco did. So basically what I'm saying is that as of this moment in the manga vol 5, anything may happen. Anything, with what was implied and the impossible power of Ohki Hatsuhiko.