[ SECRET POST #331 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #331 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 10 pages, 250 secrets from Secret Submission Post #048.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 ] broken links, [ 1 ] not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom, [ 1 ] repeat, [ 1 ] personal attack (points for creativity but fail for obvious impersonation).
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Monday, December 3rd, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: 23.

[angryhamster.livejournal.com]

♥

you said what i was too busy bitching about on the phone to say on lj. XD

furthermore, i don't see why this is a secret at all. practically the entire DN fanbase hates near, never mind mello/near, so... i think the SP is just trying to stir shit, to be honest. :/

Re: 23.

[lumcheng.livejournal.com]

what?
I think overall Raito is more hated than Near.
Besides: there's shitload of fanart and fics with Near in it, so - NOT the entire fanbase hates him >_>'

I used to hate him once, but meanwhile he's just unimportant und uninteresting for me

Re: 23.

[angryhamster.livejournal.com]

i can't speak as to light's level of popularity; i have no interest in the character, therefore i do not have sufficient information to argue that point.

however, i can state with absolute certainty that i have found the vast majority of people in the fandom do not like near, several even going so far as to say they "loathe" him (as do you yourself, in your user info). there is far more mello/matt art than there is mello/near (recently, at least), and far more fic which features matt, mello, or even matt/mello, than near in any shape, form or fashion.

you will note that in my original comment i used the word "practically"; i do not claim that the literal entire fanbase hates him, that would be both ridiculous and simply impossible, being that i know quite a few people who do not. however, the majority of my friends, and an even bigger majority of the fandom as a whole, either have no time for him or actively dislike him.

perhaps this is noninclusive of me, but when i say "the fanbase", i am referring to western fans, and not japanese ones (since those are the people whose posts i read and who i speak with on a daily basis, being that i speak english and not japanese). and, while i don't claim to know what's going on with the japanese fans (who produce the art i presume you're referring to), in the western segment of the fandom, near is hugely underrepresented in terms of fans.

Re: 23.

[kestram.livejournal.com]

So few people in fandom like Near in the first place, but its sad that those who don't broadcast their hate for him as something to be proud of. Worst of all, is that the Near fans end up being hated as well. And God so help you if you proclaim that you dislike L, Mello or Matt.

Re: 23.

[angryhamster.livejournal.com]

Very true.

The only DN characters I don't like are Misa, Takada and Light, but I'm not especially fond of L (not that I dislike him, I just never developed a particular affinity for him). But yes, in my experience of fandoms (which is about 11 years at this stage), I find that DN is one of the most hateful. People are so proud of their dislike of characters and so fucking vocal about it, it can really get you down.