Thread:TheDigger1/@comment-11564515-20170303203350

I found that these two have a lot in common: Heroic idealistic manga protaganists who are among the weakest in their communities (Shirou is very bad and unskilled at Magecraft, and Touma is a Level 0, the lowest rank a esper can get). They are very determined and dedicated to achieving their goals, even if such a thing seems downright impossible, and both have incredibly bad luck, losing a arm at some point during their adventures. By complete accident, they become entangled in the politics and recent events in their magical communities, and constantly manage to survive against opponents who utterly outclass them in power. They both met prideful schoolgirls with rich families who easily and frequently get annoyed and angry with them, sometimes even trying to kill them, much to their misfortune. (Misaka for Touma and Rin for Shirou). Both Shirou and Touma confronted invincible arrogant sadistic psychopaths who are the strongest in their respective worlds (Gilgamesh for Shirou, and Accelerator for Touma), who had mercilessly slaughtered a innocent girl as a part of their quest to become more powerful, ones that Shirou and Touma had befriended. (Accelerator killed  one of the Sisters, who Touma helped and was nice towards, and Gilgamesh killed Illyasviel, a friend of Shirou who he had affection for). Despite the odds being against them in a battle where they had no chance, between the weakest and strongest, they somehow managed to come out on top, defeating the villians. Despite being seen as pathetic weaklings, both Touma and Shirou possess strong abilities that are very useful that they can access using one of their arms. (Touma has Imagine Breaker in his right arm, and Shirou can use Trace using the magic circuits imbued in one of his arms). They both have gigantic harems of cute girls around them frequently and remain idealistic, even after nearly having their viewpoints shattered and broken, which would have plunged them into a depression. 