Entry for Fannish5 - June 20

Name 5 characters you didn't like at first, but eventually learned to love.

1. Aino Minako from Sailor Moon - Okay, I'll admit that I disliked Minako for one simple very petty and shallow reason: because her fuku was orange. You see, I hate the color orange, so my hatred of the color rubbed off on the character. Fortunately, I eventually learned to look past her ugly fuku and realized what an awesome character she really is. (Although I still really hate her fuku.)

2. Sohma Yuki from Fruits Basket - I just wrote an entry about why my feelings changed about Yuki a few days ago, so there's no reason to rehash it. Basically, once he started hanging out with the student council members and worked out his true feelings for Tohru, he became a much more appealing character.

3. Leon Oswald from Kaleido Star - Strangely enough, it was the dub that made me fall in love with him. I didn't think much of him the first time I watched the show in Japanese, but when I watched the dub, it was like, "Oh, wow, this guy is incredibly sexy," no doubt thanks to the French accent his English voice actor used. *laughs* What can I say, I'm a sucker for guys with accents.

4. Severus Snape from Harry Potter - In the first book, he was just a mean teacher who had it in for Harry, but with each subsequent book he became a much more complex, intriguing character. Can I say I actually like him? No, not really. But I do love the depth of his character. He's just fascinating.

5. Ikari Gendo from Evangelion - He's basically like Snape. Gendo's personality isn't really attractive, but his character has hidden depths that make him incredibly intriguing.