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** The Zanpakutou Filler arc rescues her further from the heap, whereas she starts taking active roles in battle and the arc actually shows that she is awesome on her own right.
** And now, as of chapter 449 {{spoiler|Orihime}} seems to be going in this direction, as she finally got her wish to {{spoiler|be the [[Combat Medic]] and an active part of the [[True Companions]].}}
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Usopp was heavily criticized by the fanbase for dueling Luffy and leaving the crew over Luffy's decision to replace the irreparable Going Merry, causing some of his detractors to bring up his relative weakness compared to the rest of the crew. Later in the arc, he adopted the persona of Sogeking to avoid getting a large bounty for attacking Enies Lobby as well as to prevent his former crewmates from noticing who he was, although only Luffy and Chopper didn't notice, and demonstrated a powerful new weapon with new techniques and far greater accuracy. Then he later apologized for his actions and rejoined the crew.
** [[Smug Snake|Bellamy]] was just a mere [[Hate Sink]] pre-[[Time Skip]]. Post-[[Time Skip]], he comes back having [[Took A Level In Badass]] and gotten rid of his more unpleasant tendencies. His [[Trauma Conga Line]] at the hands of [[Manipulative Bastard|Doflamingo]] earned him ''major'' [[The Woobie|sympathy points]], and by the end of the Dressrosa arc he has erased every bit of Scrappydom completely.
** Before Bellamy, there was [[Spoiled Brat|Helmeppo]] via [[Heel Face Turn]], [[Took a Level In Badass]] and [[Heterosexual Life Partners|heartwarming friendship]] with [[Nice Guy|Coby]].
* Koizumi Kyoko from ''[[20th Century Boys]]'' is first presented as an overtly comedic [[Butt Monkey]] akin to Heckel from ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', and just as out of place. However, once she gets sent to Friend Land and becomes more involved in the central story, she becomes quite sympathetic and one of the characters the audience can most identify with, as a regular person thrown into the center of an epic battle against an evil conspiracy.
* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'''s [[The Chew Toy|Chew Toy]], the sometimes annoying crybaby [[Bratty Half-Pint|Satoko]], gained a fanbase after standing up to Shion while being ''stabbed to death''. In some fan's eyes, {{spoiler|Takano Miyo}}'s flashback arc did a great job at making {{spoiler|her}} sympathetic and cheer-worthy in the eyes of a lot of fans, even though {{spoiler|she's}} the [[Big Bad]].
** ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' seems to be trying to do the same thing for [[Creepy Child|Maria]] as of the fourth arc.
* Raki from ''[[Claymore]]'', post time-skip. From a whiny little "protect her" obsessed powerless crybaby to... THAT. There should be a limit to these things. He manages to talk down a medieval angry mob, smiling all the way, and (to put it in perspective,) he's holding himself off from [[Super-Powered Evil Side|awakening]] due to the death pikes harder than one of the female hybrid Claymores, which actually managed to turn the ''second strongest Claymore'' into a cat-monster-thing with no resemblance to a mind. Think about that
* Shinji from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' is often given a back-bone and made much more socially capable when he's ported over to things like the ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' series of games or [[Continuity Reboot|re-imaging]]/AdaptationDistillation of the main series such as the manga adaptation, the Angelic Days/Girlfriend of Steel 2 storyline, or the ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' film series.
** Asuka was widely hated during the series run. She was a total bitch for no reason (To the viewers) and was just a horrible character. Then came the [[Mind Rape]] and the genuinely tragic [[Freudian Excuse]]. It drove some people to like her. Then came the rest of her story in the anime, and she gained more fans. Then came her {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Last]] [[Last Stand|Stand]] against the Mass-Produced Evas, where she is horribly mangled in the cruelest Evangelion death to ever be in the franchise, and the rest of ''[[End of Evangelion]]'' where Rei and Shinji trigger the Third Impact (because Rei was unsure on what to do so she asked Shinji) and everyone else's actions in the movie (Ritsuko dying, Gendo dying, Misato trying to help Shinji but failing and dying, etc. etc.).}}
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* During her first arc in ''[[The World God Only Knows]]'', Kanon Nakagawa drew a lot of hate for being a [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]] [[Attention Whore]]. Her later role in the story shows her softer, much more likable side, and the fandom has mostly warmed up to her.
* 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 the fanbase. 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.
** [[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]], 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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