>>31812210No, really. That's how it always goes. Cynthia is hated, Steven is loved. Lusamine is considered a bad villain, shit like Giovanni or Cyrus aren't. When BW came out, Bianca was hated, Cheren wasn't
as much.
Girls are generally hated on /vp/. I'd guess because liking them would not still well with /vp/'s contrarian ways. The only girls really loved by /vp/ are the dialogue-less protagonists.