Okay, I confess, I used to be an Orihime hater
(years ago)
I can't hate her anymore though. I dunno why really but I've recently started to really like her after rereading some of the manga and revisiting her character a bit. It's true she does a lot of things that disappoint me (the Kurosaki-kuns for one, and all the business that went down on the dome) but ultimately I think she's a pretty realistic 15-16 year old girl with a lot of endearing quirks. People really don't cut her enough slack imo. I do miss the bubbly and crazy fun that was Hime of earlier chapters though (remember her drawing of herself in the future? xD Pure genius <33)
As for all the shipping stuff. I don't like her dynamic with Ichigo. That opinion hasn't changed. It's a perfectly fine pairing but it's just not for me. It doesn't do it for me xD But I also don't really ship Ichigo with Rukia anymore either (even though I'm a huuugee Rukia fangirl). To be perfectly honest, I'm more inclined to Rukia/Orihime
