I cannot stand reading anything by any author who obviously hates a character. That includes characters I hate, and yes, includes some of my own early fiction.
You should love every single character you're writing. Including the ones who disliked in the series. ESPECIALLY the ones you disliked in the series. Otherwise, what the hell are they doing in your story? If you don't like them, neither will anyone else. If noone else does, why are they taking up space?
Some of my best moments in writing came from getting into the heads of people I used to dislike and finding something to love about them.
Aside from all that, the anti/pro-Akane hysteria (and to a lesser extent that surrounding other characters) simply baffles the hell out of me. It's a weirdly pervasive thing that seemed to pop out of nowhere sometime after I'd been following fanfiction. Maybe it started with The Bitter End, which is a pity, since I liked that story.
You should love every single character you're writing. Including the ones who disliked in the series. ESPECIALLY the ones you disliked in the series. Otherwise, what the hell are they doing in your story? If you don't like them, neither will anyone else. If noone else does, why are they taking up space?
Some of my best moments in writing came from getting into the heads of people I used to dislike and finding something to love about them.
Aside from all that, the anti/pro-Akane hysteria (and to a lesser extent that surrounding other characters) simply baffles the hell out of me. It's a weirdly pervasive thing that seemed to pop out of nowhere sometime after I'd been following fanfiction. Maybe it started with The Bitter End, which is a pity, since I liked that story.