Hmm, haven't memed in a while...

[shirenomad]

From matadin:

Name any fandom I'm probably aware of and I will tell you:

1. The first character I fell in love with.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don't.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates.
5. The character I used to love but don't any longer.
6. The character I would shag anytime.
7. The character I'd want to be like.
8. The character I'd slap. (Or punch. Or maim.)
9. A pairing that I love.
10. A pairing that I despise.

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[shirenomad]

1. Kakashi. No contest. Though others would eventually replace him as the cast got rounded out and Team 7 improved their own talents, in the beginning there was the Kakashi, and Kakashi was with the coolness, and Kakashi was the coolness.
2. It's a toss-up between Lee and Shikamaru. Lee seemed a total gimmick, but he kicked so much ass against Gaara that he's racked up enough Awesome Points to last him a lifetime. Shikamaru, on the other hand, just blended into the background until we finally got to see his amazing brain in action... and then he totally won me the rest of the way over by, of all things, quitting.
3. STOP ANGSTING, SASUKE!
4. Hard one, if only because I'm sure pretty much every character has some sort of following. I guess, of my favorites, Lee would probably be the most disliked by the fandom as a whole...
5. My opinion of Sasuke started off neutral leaning negative, since he looked like a brooding angst-monkey. Then it slowly improved over time as he did various cool things... but then he had to confirm my initial opinion of him and run off. I wanted to like you, Sasuke, I really did, but you had to prove yourself a total bastard after all.
6. The girls on the show leave something to be desired in general. I guess Temari, if I were pushed to choose (she's at least got some attitude), but none of them really attract me.
7. Kakashi wins again. Unless it means I have to deal with Gai regularly.
8. Sakura, stop mooning over Sasuke and actually do something. Anyone else in the whole damn series could kick your ass. You'd better learn something useful from Tsunade or you officially get my "least favorite character" label.
9. Naruto/Hinata. I'm a sucker for the silent-love-from-afar.
10. Sakura/anyone-but-Lee. Sasuke's a jerk and Naruto, as mentioned, I'd rather see hook up with Hinata. (Lee, on the other hand, is available and has many Awesome Points to cash in.)

[westmarked.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I'm guessing Naruto/Hinata (for which I am also cheering) will go the way of Ichigo/Orihime: nowhere. The shy, cute, feminine love interest always gets her man, unless he's the lead of a shounen action series and thus destined for whatever woman regularly beats him up.

[pretzelcoatl.livejournal.com]

Wow, I was fully expecting with the (totally justified) Sasuke hate that you would be choosing him for number 8.

And as for her training with Tsunade... It pays off. 'Sall I'll say. :)

[shirenomad]

Wow, I was fully expecting with the (totally justified) Sasuke hate that you would be choosing him for number 8.

I wasn't going to let Sakura get out of this one without a firm kick in the butt. So much potential and yet she never actually does anything. I want her to succeed, prove that brains and control can win over raw power, but when freakin' Naruto's coming up with all the clever plans while she sits around and whimpers... Pull yourself together! You're a ninja! There's no crying in ninja!

And as for her training with Tsunade... It pays off.

Yay! Now if we can just get her to stop obsessing over Emo-kid...