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#61 gamma

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Posted 01 August 2017 - 02:31 AM

The shipping war was pretty bad back then its pretty similar to the naruto shipping war. the kataang fandom was the minority while zutara was majority part of the fanbase.

 

Oh yeah I see the similarities now LOL

 

Again I didn't mind Kataang (because it was mostly expected), and I would have felt the same way if Katara did end up with Zuko too (that would have been pretty symbolic now that I think of it. Maybe that's why so many people like it haha).

 

Idk the romance felt extra for me overall, but it was welcomed nonetheless. So I'm pretty neutral and open-minded about it. I gravitated more towards Sokka & Katara's brother-sister bond and Zuko & Iroh's bond though! They're both such a funny pair, love them :^)


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Posted 02 August 2017 - 04:21 AM

 

Oh yeah I see the similarities now LOL

 

Again I didn't mind Kataang (because it was mostly expected), and I would have felt the same way if Katara did end up with Zuko too (that would have been pretty symbolic now that I think of it. Maybe that's why so many people like it haha).

 

Idk the romance felt extra for me overall, but it was welcomed nonetheless. So I'm pretty neutral, but open-minded about it. I gravitated more towards Sokka & Katara's brother-sister bond and Zuko & Iroh's bond though! They're both such a funny pair, love them :^)

most fans shipped them cuz at the time they had the loss of thir mothers in common plus some fans use red and blue as a sign


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Posted 06 August 2017 - 09:00 PM

Okay, honestly, I didn't care for katara/Aang or Katara/Zuko. 

 

The only pairing I ever really liked was Aang/Toph. xD 

 

However, I didn't understand why there were people who expected Katara and Zuko together, honestly. I liked neither, but it was easy to see that there were a LOT of hints for Katara and Aang. That's why I wasn't surprised nor mad about the end pairings. They had ample development and lots of hints to guess that that was going to be end game. 


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Posted 07 August 2017 - 10:43 PM

Okay, honestly, I didn't care for katara/Aang or Katara/Zuko. 
 
The only pairing I ever really liked was Aang/Toph. xD 
 
However, I didn't understand why there were people who expected Katara and Zuko together, honestly. I liked neither, but it was easy to see that there were a LOT of hints for Katara and Aang. That's why I wasn't surprised nor mad about the end pairings. They had ample development and lots of hints to guess that that was going to be end game. 

Sameeeeee!!!!!!! (Except Aang and Toph, I just didn't care) Episode 1 kinda told me who is the pairing lol

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Posted 08 August 2017 - 02:07 AM

Sameeeeee!!!!!!! (Except Aang and Toph, I just didn't care) Episode 1 kinda told me who is the pairing lol

love at first sight trope yeah lol you know comics do leave more room for character growth i enjoyed the rift with toph and her dad i also liked smoke and shadow for ursa's character arc


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Posted 08 August 2017 - 02:24 AM

love at first sight trope yeah lol you know comics do leave more room for character growth i enjoyed the rift with toph and her dad i also liked smoke and shadow for ursa's character arc

I didn't read it because once it ends in the tv, it ends for me lol

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Posted 08 August 2017 - 03:39 AM

Sameeeeee!!!!!!! (Except Aang and Toph, I just didn't care) Episode 1 kinda told me who is the pairing lol

It's been 9 years or so since I've watched this series. I was a teenager back then. I didn't care about ships, but I personally expected Kataang to happen. I'm personally mindblown that KataraxZuko was a thing, but at that time I haven't used the internet yet (I started using it very late). I was blissfully unaware of all the fanwars, lmfao.
Damn, I should really avoid the internet when it comes to ships. Makes everything so much easier.

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Posted 08 August 2017 - 11:56 PM

It's been 9 years or so since I've watched this series. I was a teenager back then. I didn't care about ships, but I personally expected Kataang to happen. I'm personally mindblown that KataraxZuko was a thing, but at that time I haven't used the internet yet (I started using it very late). I was blissfully unaware of all the fanwars, lmfao.
Damn, I should really avoid the internet when it comes to ships. Makes everything so much easier.

I didn't about Korra shipping either, something about Avatar makes it kinda boring to ship anybody lol

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Posted 15 October 2017 - 10:10 AM

Am I the only one who was shipping Zutara? ; ^^ (and still do lol)

Kind of embarrassed to admit since there is so much hate for this ship. But I don't care who she ended up with anyway, so it's chill.

Katara and Zuko had several love interests during the series so it's no wonder they had some moments together. I always preferred them over Kataang since they both were a bit more mature, shipping Aang with someone felt wrong because ...idk,? :ohmy:

But I was very touched by the ending :umm:


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Posted 16 October 2017 - 04:53 AM

Am I the only one who was shipping Zutara? ; ^^ (and still do lol)
Kind of embarrassed to admit since there is so much hate for this ship. But I don't care who she ended up with anyway, so it's chill.
Katara and Zuko had several love interests during the series so it's no wonder they had some moments together. I always preferred them over Kataang since they both were a bit more mature, shipping Aang with someone felt wrong because ...idk,? :ohmy:
But I was very touched by the ending :umm:

Zutara is VERY popular, so its ok lol

I just felt Aang and Katara was the ship they wanted, so I rolled with it, never got invested in the ships.

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Posted 17 October 2017 - 05:46 AM

I don't really think Kataang was forced since they had actual development. [b]And about Katara and Jet... [/bThat was more like a crush for me, 'cause he was the "cool guy".


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Posted 26 October 2017 - 05:49 PM

Am I the only one who was shipping Zutara? ; ^^ (and still do lol)

Kind of embarrassed to admit since there is so much hate for this ship. But I don't care who she ended up with anyway, so it's chill.

Katara and Zuko had several love interests during the series so it's no wonder they had some moments together. I always preferred them over Kataang since they both were a bit more mature, shipping Aang with someone felt wrong because ...idk,? :ohmy:

But I was very touched by the ending :umm:

 

yeah.....I used to be a big kataanger shipper but these days im starting to have different opinions on it. 

 

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Check out some post this person made regarding the critical flaws that kataang and maiko have. 

 

Im sad that every ship i love ends in disappointment  and crushed in the end my first opt got crushed and 2nd opt pokes shipping never got resolved and pokemon will go on forever and narusaku along with the individual characters got completely ruined.  I no longer trust creators/writers anymore.  :mellow:


Edited by rikakim94, 27 October 2017 - 01:25 AM.


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Posted 06 November 2017 - 02:32 PM

 

yeah.....I used to be a big kataanger shipper but these days im starting to have different opinions on it. 

 

http://araeph.tumblr.com/

 

Check out some post this person made regarding the critical flaws that kataang and maiko have. 

 

Im sad that every ship i love ends in disappointment  and crushed in the end my first opt got crushed and 2nd opt pokes shipping never got resolved and pokemon will go on forever and narusaku along with the individual characters got completely ruined.  I no longer trust creators/writers anymore.  :mellow:

Wow - great post at the top about Suki and Sokka. Yay for mutual attraction and maturely talking about feelings and validating each other.  



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Posted 06 November 2017 - 04:07 PM

There is sooo much good analysis on tumblr about zutara and kataang. The fandom was awesome and I wish I was there in 2007. :O Kataang folks make good points at times, but the issue of consent(especially during the ember island players) is undeniable imo.

 

The reason I got into NS was because it wasn't the typical guy-gets-dreamgirl story, since it delved so deeply into Sakura's heart and becoming his love interest wasn't just Naruto's 'goal' but her journey as well. I've drawn comparisons between the two ships in the past but NS beats them in what I consider most important.


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Posted 19 November 2017 - 07:58 AM

The Katang vs Zutara wars at their peak weren't quite as bad as the NS/NH/SS wars are now(or even before the end pairings were confirmed for Naruto); I've certainly never heard of a case where Zutarains/Kataangers threatened violence over their shipping. And after Kataang was officially canonized, Zutarians seem to have mellowed down.  

 

As for Kataang, despite some of the hiccups in the latter part of S3, I love it.   I think of them as a good representation of how to develop a relationship within an animated cartoon for kids.  And I don't personally agree with this assertion that Katara and Aang offer nothing towards one another emotionally.  Aang encourages Katara's inner child to peek out once in a while so that she can alleviate herself from the pressure of the self-appointed role as the responsible "mother".  Meanwhile, Katara's demeanor allows Aang temper his hyperactive nature and take things more seriously and be more realistic when necessary.  Aang's mellow and passive temperament also seemed even out Katara's natural obstinance and hot-headed personality.


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Posted 19 November 2017 - 08:05 AM

most fans shipped them cuz at the time they had the loss of thir mothers in common plus some fans use red and blue as a sign

Don't forget about the age gap argument that was always used against Kataang.  God, how I loathed that avenue of debate because it was such kitten when you realize that Zutara had the same issue.


Edited by Kagomaru, 19 November 2017 - 08:09 AM.

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Posted 19 November 2017 - 09:08 AM

Wow - great post at the top about Suki and Sokka. Yay for mutual attraction and maturely talking about feelings and validating each other.  

 

Yeah, I love stuff like that too, Tricks ^_^ It always is validating in the end!






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