VS.
This is it ladies and gentlemen. All things must come to an end, but like I said previously ~ BCC Will return in late November. It's been building up to this moment, but I think it was obvious who the two were at the end. The two heroines from two of the most popular Anime(s) around w/similar personalities, having an unrequited love for the protagonist, and, after the time-skip, have only gotten more beautiful. This Matchup was decided long ago when I made the BCC list so without further ado, let us introduce our lovely ladies. On the top with her cellphone looking worried is Bleach's damsel in distress ~ Orihime Inoue. On the bottom looking at you with a gentle smile is Naruto's Kunoichi ~ Hinata Hyuga. I'll say it before and I'll say it again ~ Personality, HCA Levels, & BEEWBZ will be contributing factors in the final decisions (will change rules in November). Let's jam on some BEEWBZ!
Personality (Orihime Inoue)
Orihime Inoue is a very unusual girl ~ likes weird kinds of food and overall displays a childish persona. However, she too has grown to mature from being a goofball in Ichigo's Class to being one of the most renowned members of Team Ichigo. She becomes dependent on Ichigo's help at first, but after unlocking her true potential ~ she soon develops the attributes of a strong-willed, confident, and determined woman willing to do whatever it takes to protect her friends just as they've done the same. Though not physically strong like Ichigo, Chad, & Uryu, Orihime is mentally strong as she grew from a timid girl to a strong woman.
Personality (Hinata Hyuga)
Hinata, at first, came off as a shy girl ~ embarrassed to even talk to the very person she came to admire, adore, and love: Naruto Uzamaki. However, as the series progressed, she matured and became more determined, strong-willed, and confident in herself to do more than just be a side character. She, alongside various supporting Naruto characters, partook during the War in which Hinata became a valuable asset in aiding Naruto against his strongest foe. With a new outlook and Naruto's charisma rubbing off on her, Hinata has grown from the shy girl in the beginning to a strong woman.
HCA Levels (Orihime Inoue)
What can be said about Orihime Inoue? Long orange hair, Big-@$$ T!t$, & a smile ~ thumbs up for me. Ichigo is lucky that a woman of Orihime's Caliber has love for him ~ it's literally the damsel in distress falling for the knight in the shining armor. Orihime became one of the reasons why I love Bleach and I wanted to especially see Ichihime (still waiting Tite Kubo....still waiting) because, as you all know, Ichihime is my favorite Bleach couple of all time. Orihime is sweet, lovable, weird (at times), and genuinely is good-spirited. What else can be said ~ Orihime is lovely girl.
HCA Levels (Hinata Hyuga)
Hinata Hyuga is by far the most beautiful girl in the Naruto franchise. Her transformation from timid girl to a strong-willed Kunoichi is just overall phenomenal. I do like the shy Hinata back in the day because I thought the way she acted was cute, but she only grew on me the more I saw her role become more relevant in the series. Her attachment to Naruto made her a better person and not only does this apply to Hinata, but to everyone influenced by Naruto. Hinata is a lovely girl much like Orihime ~ good-natured, sweet, lovable, and overall a eye-catcher for a Kunoichi.
BEEWBZ (Orihime Inoue)
DAYUM! Need I say more?
BEEWBZ (Hinata Hyuga)
She changed A LOT after Time-skip. DAYUM!
Final Decision
And the winner is...
Now I'm not playing favorite(s) here. I was pretty close to giving it to Hinata, but I had to reevaluate my stance on this Matchup since it's the finale. Both matured, are strong-willed women, became determined due to the protagonists, are sweet, lovable, and gentle, have HUGE BEEWBZ, and overall displayed a transformation from timid to confident. However, there was one flaw and it's unfortunate that it's a big one ~ Sakura & Rukia. These two women are considered the main heroines since they've had more of a profound influence on the main characters. Rukia is the reason why Bleach exists and Sakura is the drive behind Naruto's actions to bring back Team 7 (notably Sasuke). With Orihime, she became an ally and eventually started to develop these feelings for our main hero. With Hinata, she, like Orihime, became an ally and eventually started to develop these feelings for our main hero. So the question is ~ Whose the ideal girl here? Hinata certainly has had her fair share of screen-time, but I can't help but feel that Orihime's influence, despite having limited screen-time after Aizen's imprisonment, has more of a profound influence in Bleach than it does for Hinata in Naruto. She became more independent, versatile in her powers, adapted to the changes of peace to war, and, like I said, has gotten stronger to the point where she could also protect her friends. With Hinata, I kinda think its leaning more towards saving Naruto than saving her friends. So the argument came down to this:
1) Orihime's desire to protect her friends became a symbol of strength and empowerment
2) Hinata's desire to protect Naruto became a symbol of strength and empowerment
The needs of the many out way the needs of the few is a common saying in the Star Trek Universe and I'm going to apply it here. Orihime's desire to protect both friends & enemies is her initial drive as she sees the good in what can be done to accomplish peace in a time of war and conflict. With Hinata and pretty much everyone in Naruto, Naruto is treated like he's Neo ~ The one. Since he's the title character of course the cliche will be stuck with Naruto being the Hero to save the day, but I believe he isn't the only one there. Everyone's time and effort in the war in Naruto is just as important as Naruto's profound role on influencing the characters. However it was Orihime's desire thanks to Ichigo to protect her friends and forge the world of peace whereas Hinata's desire is thanks to Naruto, BUT it's still (to me) leaning towards protecting Naruto since he (with the cliche) is the only one capable of such feats. To me, Bleach gave more of an elaborate approach on screen-time whereas with Naruto, it boiled down to 2 characters. Despite me being a huge Hinata fan, glorifying Naruto too much has less of any impact than glorifying the needs of the many just as Orihime has. I know Hinata loves Naruto and all, but no approach or answer was given. With Orihime, the confession (though Ichigo was asleep), became a reminder that Ichihime is more likely to happen than NaruHina since Naruto may/may not have a thing for Sakura still. Tough call and I love both chicks, but in terms of personality, HCA Levels, BEEWBZ, and relevance/influence ~ I will have to give it to Orihime Inoue.
So who do you think won the final BCC Round? Orihime Inoue from Bleach or Hinata Hyuga from Naruto? Does my verdict conflict with the standards of BCC? Not all since it was, like I said in the beginning of BCC Month, a trial (test). In the end, very few Bleach girls actually won. BCC will continue in late November alongside frequent collaborator: MechG. Until then, there'll be no Monday posts. You all stay classy now.
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