My opinion on Hinata is "I don't care about her". Her personality is boring and her Part 1 shyness +Part 2 shyness, though cute at times, got to the point where it was annoying.
It was only reinforced when I saw just how
popular she really was. I remember clearly how confused and shocked I was because I saw nothing that great about her. The only reason I could see was how nice she was but that's really about it. I actually kind of liked Hinata during the Chunin Exams because she wanted to be a good ninja and change to suit the role of the
Clan's heiress. It wa more than just her love for Naruto. However, as Part 2 progressed, it seems her other goals just disapeared. Now it's only " I
must have Naruto-kun! That's all that matters!"
Where did her other objectives go? There all but forgotten. It seems unlike all other characterss, her development only got worse and worse instead of improving by leaps and bounds, like Sakura for example, Shikamaru, and Naruto. All characters beside her have good character development and are shown to have grown up more over time. Hinata has just been spiraling downward more and more, to the point where it almost seems unsalvagable.
It's like Hinata feels she can't complete her former goals unless she has Naruto, similar to how Naruto feels he can't become Hokage if he can't save Sasuke. Hinata has always used him as her crutch, and now it's only worse. I would like Hinata if she wanted better goals other than wanting Naruto. Her personality right now reminds me of Part 1 Sakura. The only thing
she cared about was getting Sasuke, making her be selfish. The difference is Sakura actually changed and Hinata did not, if only getting worse through time. Her confession was one of the most selfish I've seen her be until she smiled at Sakura hugging Naruto, showing no signs of pain, anger, or jealousy; just acceptance. I liked Hinata at that point because I thought she didn't want a relationship from Naruto urgently and only wanted to get her feelings off her chest so she can move on and focus on her duties. Then the war came around, and I was incredibly dismayed and disappointed in both Hinata and Kishimoto
. My theory was the complete opposite. She didn't think about anything other than Naruto, showing no great change and the aspect of hers always annoyed me. Many Sakura haters and other Naruto fans are quick to say Sakura is the most selfish besides Sasuke and though she was in Part 1 and still retains slight selfishness in Part 2, Hinata is more selfish then her.
That is not a good thing . I don't care what NaruHina fans have to say over this. If they read the manga, hell even the anime, it's a canon fact. 573 confirmed it. Though she has great confidence in winning over Naruto(
Again, where did that confidence come from ?), she still has confidence issues in the sense that she can't be her own person without a man, like KnS said in his post. The fact that Hinata cares for
only Naruto goes to show how underdeveloped, shallow, self-involved, and selfish she really is. I guess it seems Kishi cares so little over her character than any other, which is very sad to me. Yes she is a minor character but shouldn't she get some good development? When you think over the reasons I put over Hinata, her character is surprisingly easy to hate if you go in depth.
Though Hinata's speech was touching to an extent, it was coated with a layer of selfishness. I don't get why some Hinata/NaruHina fans see this as a good thing. If you were a true Hinata fan, than you should be very disapointed in how Kishi is painting Hinata, angry even, not encouraging such blindy bad thought process. I will only like Hinata if she gives me a reason to respect her and like her. I have never had huge amounts of respect for Hinata nor have I ever truly liked her but I have a medium degree of respect towards her
after her confession, even liking her a little but
before 573. All respect towards her that I've ever had vanished in blink of an eye the day that chapter was released and unless Kishi does something to do her character justice, that respect and mild liking of Hinata will
NEVER come back. I just can't like her right now and if Hinata died at any time, I honestly wouldn't be affected by her death. Maybe be sad though by the other's reaction of her death, but I wouldn't miss her. It's the sad truth. Why would I miss a character that is just pairing fodder? Now if Neji were to die, I would be greatly affected by his death. He is more deserving than Hinata to take Hiashi's place and I actually love Neji's character.
I'm seriously at a loss at why Hinata is so popular. She really isn't that great
. I watched the anime before reading the manga and yet I still thought the same thing, despite Pierrot's promotion of her. I could rant all day on Hinata and her many annoying faults that some people don't recognize but I'll leave this long-winded post at that
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Edited by xxRomanceGirlxx, 15 April 2012 - 01:21 AM.