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** J.J. was a BaseBreakingCharacter for his egocentric attitude and seemingly lack of depth in his character, but Episode 11 showed that he and Yuri were NotSoDifferent as [[spoiler:J.J. suffers from an awful case of PerformanceAnxiety, similar to Yuri, and ends up bombing his routine due to nervousness and pressure, getting such a low score that he has no chance of winning first place anymore. Nonetheless, he accepts defeat gracefully after receiving support from his fans and girlfriend, which made fans greatly sympathize with him]].

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of [[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]] did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to [[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]; However as soon as Kazami realizes that [[spoiler: [[RealAfterAll everything going on at Eldora was real]] and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes, he becomes {{The Atoner}} and grows to have a genuine desire to protect everyone at Eldora alongside his other teammates]] in Season 2; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} as he grew to become more effective in combat, and actually [[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the selfless hero]] he always wanted to be; Kazami eventually became a more well-liked character than before, as most viewers and fans grew to appreciates the character development he goes through.

*** Deathmask and Aphrodite are vastly hated for being the only Gold Saints who are total [[{{Jerkass}} assholes]], but their predecessors Manigoldo and Albafica are loved, the former for being a CrazyAwesome SociopathicHero and the latter for being a noble, heroic man with SugarAndIcePersonality. It also helps that they both have awesome death scenes.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of [[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]] did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to [[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]; However as soon as Kazami realizes that [[spoiler: [[RealAfterAll everything going on at Eldora was real]] and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]] after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}} at the end of Season 1, [[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his other teammates]] in Season 2; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} as he grew to become more effective in combat, and actually [[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]] he always wanted to be at the same time; Kazami eventually became a more well-liked character than before, as most viewers and fans grew to appreciates the character development he goes through.

* Shiho is considerably more tolerable in ''Manga/MaiOtome'' than her ''Manga/MyHime'' counterpart was, since she doesn't spend her time [[ClingyJealousGirl watching over Yuuichi]] (a.k.a. [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor Sir-Not-Appearing-In-This-Series]]) like a hawk, and actually gets to be her own character for a change. At the very least, the complaints about her whininess don't seem to be as loud with the new series. Although some still prefer her ''Manga/MyHime'' self since she had more dramatic weight instead of being a RunningGag character.

** If one still hates Yasuhiro coming into this anime, then they may loosen up on him in this anime as he ended up [[TookALevelInKindness becoming a lot kinder]] and shows [[CharacterDevelopment more interest in his classmates]]. His attempts to get inside the main building to save his classmates was proven to be huge comic relief in an anime that was accused of having a lot of DarknessInducedAudienceApathy thus making a case of TrappedByMountainLions [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools not being a bad thing]].

*** [[TheNapoleon Emerald]] is generally the least-liked Dex Holder, but his BackStory gave him [[TheWoobie Woobie]] status. His new appearance in the ORAS chapter has also been better received, as he now has his hair down and ditched his fake limbs.

** It also helped that the duel itself was fantastic, as it showed that Usopp was more than a LethalJokeCharacter, to the point where he could actually go toe-to-toe with [[InvincibleHero Luffy]].
** As of post-time skip, [[{{Tsundere}} Nami]] has since matured. Character Development was starting to kick in already at Thriller Bark, where her concern for money didn't get in the way of her friendship with others.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of [[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]] did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to [[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]; However as soon as Kazami realizes that [[spoiler: [[RealAfterAll everything going on at Eldora was real]] and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]] after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}} at the end of Season 1, [[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his other teammates]] in Season 2; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} as he grew to become more effective in combat, and actually [[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]] he always wanted to be at the same time; Kazami evetually became a more well-liked character than before, as most viewers and fans grew to appreciates the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of [[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]] did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to [[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]; However as soon as Kazami realizes that [[spoiler: [[RealAfterAll everything going on at Eldora was real]] and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]] after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}} at the end of Season 1, [[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his other teammates]] in Season 2; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} as he grew to become more effective in combat, and actually [[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]] he always wanted to be at the same time; Kazami evetually became a more well-liked character as most viewers and fans grew to appreciates the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of [[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]] did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to [[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]; However as soon as Kazami realizes that [[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]] after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in Season 2, [[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his other teammates]]; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} as he grew to become more effective in combat, and actually [[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]] he always wanted to be at the same time; Most viewers and fans grew to appreciates the character development Kazami goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of [[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]] did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to [[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]; However as soon as Kazami realizes that [[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]] after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in Season 2, [[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his other teammates]]; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} as he grew to become more effective in combat, and actually [[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]] he always wanted to be at the same time; Most fans grew to appreciate Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of ''[[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]]'' did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to [[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]; However as soon as Kazami realizes that [[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]] after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in Season 2, [[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his other teammates]]; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} as he grew to become more effective in combat, and actually [[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]] he always wanted to be at the same time; Most fans grew to appreciate Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of ''[[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]]'' did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to [[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]; However as soon as Kazami realizes that [[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]] after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in Season 2, [[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his BUILD DiVERS teammates]]; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} and actually [[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]] he always wanted to be at the same time, most fans grew to appreciate Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an incompetent and arrogant member of ''[[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]]'' did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to ''[[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]''; However as soon as Kazami realizes that ''[[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]]'' after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in Season 2, ''[[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his teammates]]''; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} and actually ''[[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]]'' he always wanted to be at the same time, most fans grew to appreciate Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an annoying, incompetent and arrogant member of ''[[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]]'' did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after he accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to ''[[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]''; However as soon as Kazami realizes that ''[[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]]'' after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in Season 2, ''[[spoiler:he becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his teammates]]''; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} and actually ''[[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]]'' he always wanted to be at the same time, most fans grew to appreciate Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an annoying, incompetent and arrogant member of ''[[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]]'' did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after Kazami accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to ''[[Big Bad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{Kill Sat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]''; However as soon as Kazami realizes that ''[[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]]'' after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in Season 2, ''[[spoiler:Kazami becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his teammates]]''; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} and actually ''[[TookaLevelinKindness grew to become the heroic badass]]'' he always wanted to be, most fans grew to appreciate Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an annoying, incompetent and arrogant member of ''[[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]]'' did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after Kazami accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to ''[[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{KillSat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]''; However as soon as Kazami realizes that ''[[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]]'' after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in season 2, ''[[spoiler: Kazami becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside his teammates]]''; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} and actually grew to become the badass hero he always wanted to be, most fans grew to appreciate Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an annoying, incompetent and arrogant member of ''[[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]]'' did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after Kazami accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to ''[[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{KillSat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]''; However as soon as Kazami realizes that ''[[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]]'' after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in season 2, ''[[spoiler: Kazami becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside the rest of the BUILD DiVERS.]]''; Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in Badass}} and actually grew to become the badass hero he always wanted to be, most fans grew to appreciate Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* Kazami from ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise'' started out as an annoying, incompetent and arrogant member of ''[[RagTagBunchofMisfits BUILD DiVERS]]'' did nothing to endear him to the fanbase, causing Kazami to be hated by most viewers at first; Especially after Kazami accidentally [[spoiler:blurts out the location of Seguri to ''[[BigBad Alus]], who proceeds to use its {{KillSat}} to annihilates Seguri and killing countless local Eldorans, alongside the majority of the Eldora Resistance.]]''; However as soon as Kazami realizes that ''[[spoiler:everything going on at Eldora was real and actual innocent lives on Eldora are at stakes]]'' after suffering through a {{Heroic BSOD}}, most viewers find themselves liking Kazami a lot more as in season 2, ''[[spoiler: Kazami becomes {{The Atoner}} and decides to return and protect everyone at Eldora alongside the rest of the BUILD DiVERS.]]'';Add in the fact that Kazami eventually {{Took a Level in badass}} and actually grew to become the badass hero he always wanted to be, most fans grew to like Kazami and the character development he goes through.

* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'': Sealand became a more liked character after his role in the ''Manga/HetaliaBloodbath2010'' strips. Additionally, Korea and Japan appear to have become less hated with the passage of time: the ugly incident regarding real-life Korean MoralGuardians is hardly ever brought up against Korea now due to it having faded away into the past, and Japan having a minor role at best in the most recent webcomic strips have put a damper on accusations of him being a SpotlightStealingSquad or RelationshipSue.

* ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'' has Juzo as a mild example. His characterization of having deep down (deep deep down, beneath layers and layers of sheer [[{{Jerkass}} jackassness]]) a golden heart and caring for his friends, being hinted at episode 8 that he was one of the few people who actually care for Kimura, slowly becoming the show's sole MrFanservice (his collar keeps getting lower and his muscle shirt seems tighter). Revealing that he [[spoiler:has some sort of UnrequitedLove for Chisa, or maybe Munakata]], has humanized him for fans and while he is still hated by a group, the fact that Ruruka became an even bigger scrappy than he is, and [[spoiler:the fact that he indents to kill her]] made him more liked in the fandom. Some fans actually state that will like him more if he goes through with it.

* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', Chisame was fairly unpopular early in the series for her excessively abrasive personality. Then Mahorafest rolled around and [[CharacterDevelopment developed her]] into an OnlySaneMan / MetaGuy / AudienceSurrogate, at which point she was much more well received.
* Shiho is considerably more tolerable in ''Manga/MaiOtome'' than her ''Manga/MaiHime'' counterpart was, since she doesn't spend her time [[ClingyJealousGirl watching over Yuuichi]] (a.k.a. [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor Sir-Not-Appearing-In-This-Series]]) like a hawk, and actually gets to be her own character for a change. At the very least, the complaints about her whininess don't seem to be as loud with the new series. Although some still prefer her ''Manga/MaiHime'' self since she had more dramatic weight instead of being a RunningGag character.

* Franchise/PrettyCure

** Conversely, some fans (often of the HetIsEw type) dislike manga!Sakuno's portrayal as the ideal girlfriend for Ryoma (whom they see as a possible PuritySue), but prefer her anime counterpart as the clumsiness and insecurity are semi-realistic character flaws.

* Sayaka of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' was never ''hated'', but her breakdown in the anime combined with her ([[OvershadowedByAwesome relative]]) lack of skill and power compared to [[SuperpowerLottery the rest of the main characters]] caused a good part of the fanbase to see her as weak character both physically and emotionally and something of a MemeticLoser. Her appearance in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'', where she [[spoiler:is an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent envoy]] of [[BigGood Madoka]] who summons and controls her own [[TheHeartless Witch form]] Oktavia von Seckendorff much like a [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]] (complete with [[CastFromHitPoints stabbing herself in the chest]] to do so instead of shooting herself in the head)]], and later [[spoiler:tries to stand up to a [[TheOmnipotent nigh-godlike]] [[FaceHeelTurn Demon Homura]] and [[ShutUpHannibal calls her out on her crap]] despite being completely outmatched,]] has helped her become more respected by the fanbase as a badass on par with the other characters.

* Sayaka of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' was never ''hated'', but her breakdown in the anime combined with her ([[OvershadowedByAwesome relative]]) lack of skill and power compared to [[SuperpowerLottery the rest of the main characters]] caused a good part of the fanbase to see her as weak character both physically and emotionally and something of a MemeticLoser. Her appearance in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'', where she [[spoiler:is an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent envoy]] of [[BigGood Goddess!Madoka]] who summons and controls her own [[TheHeartless Witch form]] Oktavia von Seckendorff much like a [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]] (complete with [[CastFromHitPoints stabbing herself in the chest]] to do so instead of shooting herself in the head)]], and later [[spoiler:tries to stand up to a [[TheOmnipotent nigh-godlike]] [[FaceHeelTurn Demon Homura]] and [[ShutUpHannibal calls her out on her crap]] despite being completely outmatched,]] has helped her become more respected by the fanbase as a badass on par with the other characters.

* Koujirou Shinomiya of ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'' garnered plenty of hate in his introduction for being portrayed as a BadBoss {{Jerkass}} alumnus who was deliberately setting up students to failure during training camp, but became much more likable when his motivations and why he's so judgmental were revealed. As the series progressed, CharacterDevelopment started to kick in as he looks towards achieving a new goal rather than staying stagnant in the past with his culinary skills. He's become so popular he consistently ranks in the top ten for favorite character polls, even garnering a SpinOff series detailing on his culinary career post-graduation.
** Also, Erina who was previously seen as Soma's JerkSue rival. To many fans she was cruel, condescending, and simply unpleasant. Her haters started to find her more sympathetic thanks to CharacterizationMarchesOn to DefrostingIceQueen, her friendship with Hisako, the anime showing more of her {{Adorkable}} moments and [[spoiler: her UpToEleven {{Jerkass}} father returning to Tootsuki, who was responsible for her bitchy behavior to begin with]], and showing that she and Alice truly love each other, despite their differences.

** It also helped that the duel itself was fantastic, as it showed that Usopp was more than a LethalJokeCharacter, to the point where he could actually go toe-to-toe with [[BoringInvincibleHero Luffy]].

* Sayaka of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' was never ''hated'', but her breakdown in the anime combined with her ([[OvershadowedByAwesome relative]]) lack of skill and power compared to [[SuperpowerLottery the rest of the main characters]] caused a good part of the fanbase to see her as weak character both physically and emotionally and something of a MemeticLoser. Her appearance in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'', where she [[spoiler:is an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent envoy]] of [[BigGood Goddess!Madoka]] who summons and controls her own [[TheHeartless Witch form]] Oktavia von Seckendorff much like a [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]] (complete with [[CastFromHitPoints stabbing herself in the chest]] to do so instead of shooting herself in the head)]], and later [[spoiler:tries to stand up to a [[TheOmnipotent nigh-godlike]] [[FaceHeelTurn Demon!Homura]] and [[ShutUpHannibal calls her out on her crap]] despite being completely outmatched,]] has helped her become more respected by the fanbase as a {{badass}} on par with the other characters.