Yeah, same! I really loved that he was basically just a normal guy (okay, a normal guy with a cool power) trying to keep up with, and often winning fights against, people much more powerful than he was.

I did know that word, but it never really occurred to me that that's what he is! He is, though. Well, at least in the early parts of the anime/manga.

It always made me sad that he wasn't more popular in the fandom.