Post by auda on Aug 27, 2020 19:50:17 GMT
Shipping wars are something I've only seen from afar. I've never been the type that believed liking one ship means you must bash everyone else or pairing the other characters off with whomever just because they exist. Then again, I never cared about a ship/franchise enough to join a forum about it! ...
Despite actively trying to avoid anything from the anime for years, I've seen the animosity around Serena. Humans and Pokémon alike, marching along with their pitchforks, torches and choice bands. Maybe there's something more to this, or it simply is because of shipping reasons. If anyone here was one of those people shouting from the mountain tops about how much you dislike Serena, no need to worry. Your voice was heard loud and clear.
Around the same time I first started seeing that, I also saw negativity towards Iris. However, that seemed to be more for her as a character, rather than shipping. Something about a catchphrase? Catchphrases really don't bother me. I always looked forward to hearing Dawn's.
In any case, I don't want to end up disliking any of the main characters for any reason as I finally watch past DP. Especially since I'm going to be stuck with them for 100+ episodes. Side characters, though, are a different story. For example, I don't like the May/Drew ship. I don't hate Drew, but the show itself trying to push that actually makes me dislike him a little bit for some reason. Of course, DP features some... stuff. Definitely have a strong dislike for a lot of those characters. Partly because of pearlshipping, partly because I just don't like them. Maybe I will end up being super anti-Serena, but I think avoiding acknowledging that ship's existence will be the route I take, as I'd rather focus on the things I like instead.
Are there any characters you don't like from the show because of shipping? Is it because of the show itself pushing it, someone going against that OTP Pearlshipping or just fans shipping? Did you soften up on a character after all these years? Or... are there any characters you like MORE because of shipping? I don't think Buneary would've stood out quite as much if she didn't like Pikachu. And that one just goes hand-in-hand with Pearlshipping. A maybe weirder one for me is Anabel. I don't ship that at all, but I guess her liking Ash made her a bit more interesting? On the flip side, I didn't care for that girl who liked Ash from the camp/Dusknoir episode in DP. Though it is a lot harder to care about a character-of-the-day as opposed to a more important character like a gym leader.
Despite actively trying to avoid anything from the anime for years, I've seen the animosity around Serena. Humans and Pokémon alike, marching along with their pitchforks, torches and choice bands. Maybe there's something more to this, or it simply is because of shipping reasons. If anyone here was one of those people shouting from the mountain tops about how much you dislike Serena, no need to worry. Your voice was heard loud and clear.
Around the same time I first started seeing that, I also saw negativity towards Iris. However, that seemed to be more for her as a character, rather than shipping. Something about a catchphrase? Catchphrases really don't bother me. I always looked forward to hearing Dawn's.
In any case, I don't want to end up disliking any of the main characters for any reason as I finally watch past DP. Especially since I'm going to be stuck with them for 100+ episodes. Side characters, though, are a different story. For example, I don't like the May/Drew ship. I don't hate Drew, but the show itself trying to push that actually makes me dislike him a little bit for some reason. Of course, DP features some... stuff. Definitely have a strong dislike for a lot of those characters. Partly because of pearlshipping, partly because I just don't like them. Maybe I will end up being super anti-Serena, but I think avoiding acknowledging that ship's existence will be the route I take, as I'd rather focus on the things I like instead.
Are there any characters you don't like from the show because of shipping? Is it because of the show itself pushing it, someone going against that OTP Pearlshipping or just fans shipping? Did you soften up on a character after all these years? Or... are there any characters you like MORE because of shipping? I don't think Buneary would've stood out quite as much if she didn't like Pikachu. And that one just goes hand-in-hand with Pearlshipping. A maybe weirder one for me is Anabel. I don't ship that at all, but I guess her liking Ash made her a bit more interesting? On the flip side, I didn't care for that girl who liked Ash from the camp/Dusknoir episode in DP. Though it is a lot harder to care about a character-of-the-day as opposed to a more important character like a gym leader.