The Watatsuki's really don't deserve the hate they've gotten

L.A.L.A. said:

We’ll, I guess you’re right... it wasn’t their fault for being threatened as “antagonists”... its was actually the writers who done it... (and perhaps Zun too...?)

ZUN does all the writing though.

That aside I agree that people hate on them too much. I kinda heard about the Watatsuki before reading SSiB so I had a particular impression of them, but when I do sit down and read it I find that they're not as bad as most people make them to be. The whole complaints about Yorihime winning against Reimu and co. for example is a lot sillier in hindsight considering that's the whole point of a spellcard duel.

Bottom line is they're just a victim of short-tempered fanbase. As a character they're more or less fine. Although some might find their holier-than-thou attitude irritating.

L.A.L.A. said:

Well, I guess you’re also right about that... specially about the danmaku battle, since I Yori didn’t have any idea what a “spellcard rule” is, and won without knowing it, right?

Nope, Yorihime won fair and square. She had no obligation to follow the spellcard rules, considering the group was literally invading the moon and the spellcard rules are a Gensokyo thing, but allowed Reimu to explain them to her and followed them properly anyway.

Reimu and Marisa weren't even taking the whole situation seriously, it was all a game to them, but Yori went all out and beat them fair and square, even if her abilities were "OP".

Not even mentioning that the whole thing was one big trick by Yukari, to distract the sisters while Yuyuko stole some of their liquor.

Given that the Lunarians are literally the gods of Shinto they are allowed to have a holier than thou attitude.

blindVigil said:

Nope, Yorihime won fair and square. She had no obligation to follow the spellcard rules, considering the group was literally invading the moon and the spellcard rules are a Gensokyo thing, but allowed Reimu to explain them to her and followed them properly anyway.

Reimu and Marisa weren't even taking the whole situation seriously, it was all a game to them, but Yori went all out and beat them fair and square, even if her abilities were "OP".

Not even mentioning that the whole thing was one big trick by Yukari, to distract the sisters while Yuyuko stole some of their liquor.

Oh, ok- wait... did you say “to steal the liquor”?... also how did they distracted Toyohime exactly..?

Screwdriver, eh? Here I was thinking she was the kind to just chug the stuff until she goes blind. Good to know she has at least a little chill.

So Sseth wasn't kidding when he said every Eastern European youth is required to master Heroes 3 to graduate grade school.