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* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', Chisame was fairly unpopular early in the series for her excessively abrasive personality. Then Mahorafest rolled around and [[Character Development|developed her]] into an [[Only Sane Man]] / [[Meta Guy]] / [[Audience Surrogate]], at which point she was much more well received.

* ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' has these examples:

**[[Blow You Away|Sanemi Shinazugawa]] was introduced as a massive [[Jerkass]] with a ''horrible'' [[Establishing Character Moment]] ({{spoiler|stabbing and taunting [[Cute Monster Girl|Nezuko]] and trying to kill [[Big Brother Instinct|Tanjiro]] for defending her}}) that made him despised by both Tanjiro and the fanbase alike. As ~~time~~ ~~went~~ on, he [[Took a Level in Kindness|took INMENSE levels in kindness]] and gained more sympathy with his backstory explaining him sharing [[Big Brother Instinct|similar motivations]] with Tanjiro. {{spoiler|The fact said arc ended up with a ''major'' case of [[All for Nothing]]}} only inspired more sympathy towards him, and ~~ends~~ the series as a ~~rather~~ ~~beloved~~ ~~character~~.

**[[Blow You Away|Sanemi Shinazugawa]] was introduced as a massive [[Jerkass]] with a ''horrible'' [[Establishing Character Moment]] ({{spoiler|stabbing and taunting [[Cute Monster Girl|Nezuko]] and trying to kill [[Big Brother Instinct|Tanjiro]] for defending her}}) that made him despised by both Tanjiro and the fanbase alike, which got worse after he attacked his younger brother {{spoiler|Genya}}. In a [[Up to Eleven|rather amazing]] example of this trope, he [[Took a Level in Kindness|took INMENSE levels in kindness]] and gained more sympathy with his backstory explaining him sharing [[Big Brother Instinct|similar motivations]] with Tanjiro. {{spoiler|The fact said arc ended up with a ''major'' case of [[All for Nothing]]}} only inspired more sympathy towards him, and at the end of the series {{spoiler|he makes amends with Tanjiro and apologizes to Nezuko for his previous behavior}}. Needless to say, this ''massively'' improved fan opinions to the point of being considered a [[Ensemble Darkhorse|fan-favorite]] by many.

** [[Snake Person|Obanai Iguro]] wasn't nearly as hated, but was criticized for being a [[Flat Character|bland]] [[Jerkass]] with no heroic traits unlike the other Hashira. He rescued himself in a big way in the [[Final Battle]], finally explaining his backstory and proving himself to be the best part of a battle that was considered [[Arc Fatigue|underwhelming]] by a lot of fans. {{spoiler|His [[Star-Crossed Lovers|tragic yet heartwarming]] romance with [[Rose-Haired Girl|Mitsuri]]}} only sealed the deal.

** [[Snake Person|Obanai Iguro]] wasn't nearly as hated, but was criticized for being a [[Flat Character|bland]] [[Jerkass]] with no heroic traits unlike the other Hashira, a fact not helped by being [[Out of Focus]]. He rescued himself in a big way in the [[Final Battle]], finally explaining his backstory and proving himself to be the best part of a battle that was considered [[Arc Fatigue|underwhelming]] by a lot of fans. {{spoiler|His [[Star-Crossed Lovers|tragic yet heartwarming]] romance with [[Rose-Haired Girl|Mitsuri]]}} only sealed the deal.

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