Haha, I definitely agree with you. Sakura did not confess because she was fickle. She used that fickleness as an excuse (which actually made me even more upset because it's the kind of stereotypical accusation pointed at women, and it's terrible that Sakura had to use it on herself). And of course, she loves both Naruto and Sasuke. I could never think otherwise. ;_; I still think she may have feelings for Naruto by this time - so yes, I do feel sympathetic towards her because she probably can't sort out her own emotions at the moment. And she probably doesn't know what to do, i.e she made a huge and really stupid mistake
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Well, it is true that Kishimoto-sensei is terrible with portraying females. So far, out of all the females he's created in Naruto, Tsunade is a gambler, Ten Ten doesn't appear often enough to have much of a personality, Temari is strong but also shown to have a malicious side, Hinata is emotionally-weak (her recent confession to Naruto was a breakthrough for her, but it was also ignored in the grander scheme of things), and Ino is fierce but quite next to useless too
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Yeah. :( I actually liked Tsunade's 'vices'; they weren't construed as being a natural stereotypical outcome of her sex. And they showed that someone 'imperfect' like her is still someone worthy of admiration and respect as the figurehead and (presumably) most powerful position in Konoha. But gahhhh. Just thinking of Ino makes me cringe. I LOVED her character. I don't think she's really that useless, it's just Kishimoto and... yeah. She's been reduced to a commentator just like practically every other female in the series.
I guess I only found it OOC because most of the Sakura we've been seeing in Part 2 gives us no reason to think that she'd do something this stupid again. To Naruto, of all people. Gahhh.
Roundabout way, but how terribly cruel of her too ;__;
I love her, too. Despite all this. And even if I had to take this lousy confession in stride I would still support her, and hope for Kishimoto to do her character justice one day.
There should totally be a 'feminist' support group for Naruto fans.
I agree! So much potential, and Kishimoto blew it.
I actually find it intriguing that we don't know the names of Sakura's parents. We only know about the parents of other characters because they were part of famous clans. The fact that Sakura's parents are 'unknowns' really underscores her 'average' status in just about every area, which is something I love because of how ordinary is she. And that's why I want her to shine all the more, to become every bit as outstanding as she deserves to be.
Great letter, Fated_bliss! But before I go on I must be honest with you. I'm not a fan of Sakura. I didn't like her in Part 1 mainly due how she treated Naruto in the beginning and the fact that she did nothing much except whine and cry at how useless she was. But I started to slowly grow to like her in Part 2 because she was strong and that Sasori fight was her shining moment. Showing me how strong physically she became
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I'm only here for the FMA comments. Fullmetal Alchemist is an excellent example of what a shounen manga should be with their female characters. THe author that treats the females characters well both physically and emotionally and allows them to develop even if they aren't the main characters. They have their moment to shine. Winry, Riza, Lan Fan, and of course motherfucking Izumi and Olivier
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Hello lone_child! Agrees with your comment 120%! I love all of the females characters! But there is one that I particularly like and you forgot to mention her....it's Mei chan (Mei chang?) She's my most fave character in FMA! She can heal and kick ass too! And that cute little panda Xiao mei is just so cute!! Olivia, Lan Fan and Hawkeye would be my next faves! I do love Hawkeye for her loyalty to Mustang! And Lan Fan loyalty to Ling! I totally agree that Kishi should take some tips from Arakawa! XD
You did mention Risa and Lan Fan's loyalty to their men. This is one point I'm fairly nit-picky about. If you think about it, both women only exist in the story to support Roy and Ling in their quests, which is quite unsettling... HOWEVER, though this complaint is definitely valid, I still love Hawkeye and Lan Fan. No matter how you look at it, they're really strong women themselves. At least they aren't voiceless/passive (Lan Fan does get a bit of development), and they know what they want. And their love simply wins my respect. (:
I also ship Roy/Riza and Ling/Lan Fan like nobody's business. XDDD
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I guess I only found it OOC because most of the Sakura we've been seeing in Part 2 gives us no reason to think that she'd do something this stupid again. To Naruto, of all people. Gahhh.
Roundabout way, but how terribly cruel of her too ;__;
I love her, too. Despite all this. And even if I had to take this lousy confession in stride I would still support her, and hope for Kishimoto to do her character justice one day.
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Sure! I'd be honoured. XD
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I agree! So much potential, and Kishimoto blew it.
I actually find it intriguing that we don't know the names of Sakura's parents. We only know about the parents of other characters because they were part of famous clans. The fact that Sakura's parents are 'unknowns' really underscores her 'average' status in just about every area, which is something I love because of how ordinary is she. And that's why I want her to shine all the more, to become every bit as outstanding as she deserves to be.
Definitely. :(
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You did mention Risa and Lan Fan's loyalty to their men. This is one point I'm fairly nit-picky about. If you think about it, both women only exist in the story to support Roy and Ling in their quests, which is quite unsettling... HOWEVER, though this complaint is definitely valid, I still love Hawkeye and Lan Fan. No matter how you look at it, they're really strong women themselves. At least they aren't voiceless/passive (Lan Fan does get a bit of development), and they know what they want. And their love simply wins my respect. (:
I also ship Roy/Riza and Ling/Lan Fan like nobody's business. XDDD
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