The mere design of Lum was enough for a lot of readers to start sending letters asking for her to be the protagonist and thus they changed the trajectory of a manga forever.
the yuji not being the strongest debate gotta be the most stupid shit of all time. They’re Jujutsu Sorcerers, not heroes. Itadori was never built up to be the strongest and his goals aren’t to be either😭
People with a good character build great reputations. Society doesn't assign excellent reputations to people with destructive behavior and bad character traits.