Studio Pierrot has an obsession with Hinata. They always have to include her in everything and make her stand out from everyone else, despite the fact that she has little relevance in the manga and is one of the weakest of the rookies. They can't help it though. They admitted in one of their omakes that a lot of the people on their animation team are major Hinata fans. I assume that also means that they support NaruHina, which is likely the reason why there's so much NH fanservice in Naruto fillers, (and overly done filler filled NH moments from the cannon in the anime. [/Hinata's confession])
It's almost like they're abusing their power. I can't stand it.
Regarding this episode, what really bothered me about Hinata getting the ability to heal was the fact that Tenten is right behind her bandaging someone. To me, it was like Studio Pierrot was saying, "Yeah, we could have kept to the manga and just let Hinata help the injured by bandaging them like Tenten, but we thought she'd be cooler if she had the exact same abilities as Sakura. That's why we made her the center of attention and stuck Sakura, one of the best medics in Konoha, in the background with Ino."
I suppose we should be flattered that they're so jealous of Sakura, they feel the need to make Hinata into her clone. It bothers me though, because it gives off the impression that Hinata's character is on the same level as Sakura's, and we all know that's just not true. Don't let me get started on Naruto's flashback. Only Studio Pierrot would want Hinata to stand out from the rest of the rookies by having "Naruto-kun" remember her during her confession,
the biggest asspull episode on their part. At least they also showed that Sakura is significantly important to Naruto, as she had her own panel and was remembered directly after Iruka.
Anyway, I'm not sure how I feel about the filler arc now that all of the rookie teams are involved. The only reason I decided to watch this arc was because I missed seeing Team Seven interaction. Now that all rookie teams are present, it's feeling like overkill.
Edited by Slextrem, 13 December 2012 - 08:32 PM.