User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 371: Tartarus Arc: Part 2 - Song of the Heavenly Dragon, Review./@comment-121.54.54.33-20140214143814/@comment-4829046-20140214172345

Precisely! Most of the males are hunks already since Mashima draws them all really well-built without any fat(not counting Droy and Ichiya) but that's more of a general manga thing anyway. Rare to find slightly plump young males take important roles throughout a series, which is why I applaud Accel World for having a short pudgy kid as a MC. It just makes it more interesting and the slight harem aspect seem a bit... I don't know, guess it makes it seem more genuine? With them falling for him rather than his looks or body strength? Sadly this puts some people off and so very few writers actually do that. It sells better when the important characters are well proportioned.