@Emb3rs: I watch the Sakura rants, and I completely agree with them...in a way. Most notably, King of Lightning's video and another by a small YT channel (Sasuke419). I also read another arguments in a website about why Sakura's character is so hated compared to Hinata.
Sakura is the main character, the heroine. Hinata is a secondary character. Our expectations are completely different for these two based on the roles they play. You can go on tumblr and on other forums, and talk to anti-NH, SNS, and even some NS, and most have told me that they would have been okay with Hinata/NH if she had more of a role into the story besides "Naruto-Kun". Even YT's like Forneverworld said that in his one review that Hinata's too much about Naruto in one of his rants. A lot of people prefer Hinata over Sakura, especially in the west.
Here are the reasons: (Compare)
Sakura (Heroine):
- lack of a proper backstory
- still in love with Sasuke despite all the kitten he's done.
- even though she's been developing feelings for Naruto, she still has a soft spot for Sasuke,
- 5 Kage Summit Arc disaster (a lot of people dropped Sakura since that Arc)
- lack of a propar character outside of romance (Kishi flipped flopped to the point where her character ended up only about romance instead of so much more)
- IMO, she's a Tsunade 2.0 compared to Sasuke and Naruto (she has no original skills compared to them even if they were asspulls)
- the anime depict her as a self-centered witch who is caught between the love of two men (there was a Naruto filler where Sakura question who would she save, Sasuke or Naruto, and A LOT of people slammed there faces in the wall; like really?)
- the anime/ movie also exaggerated her character to the point where she is unlikable (Kishi only made in worst with the manga). I didn't like the meaningless fillers and movies where she would punch Naruto, Sai, or Lee just because. She had only punched Naruto for reason of his stupidity, and punched Sai once (or twice?) for reasons that were explained, and she never hit Lee at all. The anime alone ruined her character for me.
- there's more, but the list would be even longer...
Hinata: (Secondary)
- ch. 432(436?) where she jumped in front of Pain for Naruto
- ch. 615 (offered support for Naruto at a important point of time)
- she had a decent backstory, that was dropped for "Naruto-Kun" in part 2
- her personality is bland but likable compared to Sakura.
- anime makes her into okatu fanservice and exaggerates her character (Pain Arc, like you're really adding more than the mangaka himeself?) and made her a little more important then necessary.
- she's is in love with a boy who as only ever been nice to everyone around him.
- HUGE point: she is not in love with Sasuke, like AT ALL.
- The Last ruined her character a lot.
Hinata is irrevelent to the plot; that's why people don't like Hinata after The Last came out. There were shocked she had this much of a role in her life. But people never cared for and even liked her before than compared to Sakura she was failed potential since part 1.
Sakura is a main character; we have more expectations for her compared to Hinata. I'm sorry, but she lost a huge amount of her following after the Summit Arc, and even more so after 693.