User blog comment:UraharaHitsugaya/Annoying Characters/@comment-1894551-20100506200549

I don't get why Orihime gets so much hate. In almost every series there is a 'damsel is distress' character, and for the simple reason she doesn't actually fight, she gets 90% of the hate. While they don't play roles in battle, the 'DiD' character often plays the role of motivation for the main characters' actions. For example, in Bleach the only real reason Ichigo, Chad, Renji, and Rukia go to Hueco Mundo is to save Orihime, and along the way they kill most of the Espada.