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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:
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** [[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.
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** And before that, the GBA remake increased the chances of status effects with his attacks, to where he became a legitimate powerhouse.
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' examples:
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*** Said move typing split debuted in ''[[Pokémon Colosseum|Pokémon XD]]'' with the Shadow moves introduced in that game, so the franchise started pulling itself out of the heap as a result of that. The split went mainstream in Gen IV.
** Gen IV actually saved a ''[[Elemental Powers|type]]'': [[Green Thumb|Grass]] was inferior to [[Shock and Awe|Electric]] when it came to defeating [[Making a Splash|Water]]-typed Pokémon, due to its poor selection of attacks. Many of them had low base damage, or had high damage but had some limitation (a turn of charge-up, guaranteed to [[Standard Status Effects|Confuse]] your own Pokémon after use, or was only available to one 'mon). Electric had no such problem, thanks to the widespread availability of Thunderbolt. Grass' other selling point, it's ability to hit [[Dishing Out Dirt|Rock- and Ground]]-type Pokémon was undercut by the aforementioned Water type doing the exact same thing plus the fact that any [[Player Versus Environment]] team has a Water type so that they can travel across seas and rivers with Surf. Gen IV added [[Boring but Practical|more reliable]] attacks such as Energy Ball, Seed Bomb, and made Leaf Blade non-exclusive to Sceptile. There's still the overlap when it comes to fighting Rock and Ground types, but at least now Grass can reliably deal good damage to [[Poor Predictable Rock|Crasher Wake's, Misty's, and Cress']] lineups. It get even more saved in gen V, with the introduction of several good grass type such as Ferrothorn, who sports awesome defensive stats, good entry hazards and support movepool, and decent attack stats.
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