Yeah, I never understood why Anime Araragi, despite being one of the most powerful ... how should I call it ... entities around, due to his vampireness and having the chibi vampire always around, was always being the butt of the joke ... even when it was clear ( like in Kanbaru arc and others ) that he could, if wanted , to "solve" things via a one-sided beating :/
This Manga, fortunately, is more nuanced .