This can be seen in series' such as Sword Art Online, No Game No Life and even the comedic, That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime.
The common trait of having ridiculously overpowered main characters also extends to more mainstream shonen series like Black Clover, Naruto and, of course, Dragon Ball.
Recently, the trope has been very successfully skewered with the overpowered superhero, Saitama, in One-Punch Man. Now, the idea of a comically overpowered main character is being made fun of again in new anime series, The Hero Is Overpowered But Overly Cautious (or simply, Cautious Hero).
Like many of the isekai anime which it pokes fun at, Cautious Hero has a story very much inspired by fantasy and RPG story staples.
The goddess Ristarte (who bears an uncanny resemblance to Sophitia from Namco's Soul Calibur series) is charged with defeating the evil Demon Lord that threatens her world of Gaelbarde, but she needs the aid of a vigilante hero to accomplish the task.
Since Gaeabrande is considered an S-Class (extremely dangerous) world, she needs a hero with the might to match the opponents that he'll surely face. The hero that she chooses to team up with is Seiya Ryuuguuin, whose stats far exceed any of the other options. Thinking that she's scored a slam dunk, Ristarte soon learns the fine print drawback of Seiya: for all of his power, he's extremely cautious in using it.
Overthinking and second-guessing even the slightest action, her hero may prove to be more trouble for Ristarte than even the Demon Lord.
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