Talk:Hairu Ihei/@comment-26967758-20151018054110/@comment-26841482-20151018093010

Hi, Andy.

You're right about that. People getting so worked up over a fictitious character, when a few weeks ago, they were wishing for the said character to be dead. But, these are people we're talking about. Human beings tend to act like that. Especially so, when they know about some previously unknown emotional fact about that character. Be it real, or a fictitious one.

I, myself, think that the main reason for the fandom's such reaction, is the flashback that Hairu had before her death.A majority of people hated her until yesterday. That hate diminished to a great extent because -

A). The flashback, which depicted Hairu as a little girl and Arima, who was smiling and patting her on the head. That, coupled with Hairu looking at Arima as a "big brother" of sorts, sealed it. Ishida is really clever, in my opinion. He knows how to draw people in and how to turn even a despicable character into one who is somewhat liked by the fandom. The key is a little emotional touch-up. Because nothing works better that utilizing a person's emotions and exploiting them. Kureo Mado is a prime example of that.

B). People wanted Hairu to die, that is true. But, they hadn't expected for her to die so soon. Hairu was a member of Squad Zero. A Unit under the leadership of Kishou Arima. So, people thought that because she was related to Arima, in a way, she was an important character and wasn't meant to die so early. So, people had pinned their hopes on her. Invested in her, if I may say so. Thus, people didn't feel good when their investment… drowned.

P. S. They think you're angry because they don't know better. I think that they think so, because you always have a distinctive approach to a somewhat unraised subject.