Optimus Prime could kick Sue's arse, no problem.

[anunspiritedsue]

Someone once said the reason there are so many princesses in fanfiction is because all little girls want to be princesses. Call me weird, but when I was a little girl I wanted to be an Autobot. Optimus Prime kicked ARSE.

Story or Series Title: The Lost Princess
Fandom: Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi/Spirited Away
Culprit Author's Name: Cecile Li

Comments

Subjecting self to flaming...

[dinkydyke]

Well.... I agree that Sues are annoying, always falling in love with Haku and he with them, but...
Do Chihiro and Haku have to be the OTP (I freakin' HATE that term) in SA? I mean, yeah, it would be plausible if Chihiro were, say, sexually mature, but she's not. She's ten. Which would make Haku, if he were in a sexual relationship with her (I'm assuming that's what you mean by "pairing"), a pedophile. Which I seriously doubt he is...
Even if you consider the fact that he looks fifteen, or try to play the case that he's a river god and doesn't understand our social taboos, or even that they really are in a hormonal kind of love, she's freaking ten and his member would not fit inside of her without causing a great deal of pain and damage, probably causing her inner tissue to scar and making her unable to bear children.
I'm sorry, but I just don't see that happening.
.....
That's my rant.

....*is shunned*

Re: Subjecting self to flaming...

[avianthropy]

No, I agree with you in that I definitely don't see anything sexual happening between those two, ever -- for those reasons and more. But people don't always have to have sexual relations in order to love each other, and I think Chihiro and Haku do love each other as more than friends. That's just the way I saw it, though... it never explicitly states or shows that they're "in love." It just depends on how you interpret it.

Also, Haku is probably technically thousands of years old and doesn't age the same way as humans do, so I don't think pedophilia is an issue there. And to me he looks about the same age as Chihiro, or maybe just a year or two older.

Re: Subjecting self to flaming...

[dinkydyke]

I still can't imagine them being "in love". Maybe as brother and sister?

Re: Subjecting self to flaming...

[kuraihime]

Also, Haku is probably technically thousands of years old and doesn't age the same way as humans do, so I don't think pedophilia is an issue there. And to me he looks about the same age as Chihiro, or maybe just a year or two older.

According to the translated version of the "Spirited Away" film comic put out by Viz:

"Haku: A twelve year old boy. He helps Chihiro when she wanders into the Abura-ya bathhouse."

"Chihiro: An average ten year old girl."

Re: Subjecting self to flaming...

[anunspiritedsue]

Eh, but personally I'm not one to trust Viz terribly; it's also worth noting that at the time Chihiro would only see him as a boy her age.

It can be argued either way. :D

Love and OTP aren't just about sex. :]

[anunspiritedsue]

Hey, no worries - we welcome diversity. :D Glad you spoke up!

As for OTP - which is generally a term I don't like myself, anyway - in reference to Haku/Chihiro, I can assure you I don't mean anything sexual. That was what I liked about their relationships (friendship, romance, whatever): it wasn't sexual; it was two people caring deeply for one another.

I do call it OTP in the canon, as there is no supplied canonical alternative; OTP doesn't necessarily mean two people having sex, but, y'know, that sappy True Love thing. Personally, I think they're two lonely people - god on Haku's part - who just happen to care deeply for one another. Whether or not it's romantic is up to the viewer.

And I would kill for a fic involving platonic/familial emotions between Haku and Chihiro, to be honest. Bad romance makes my eyes hurt, even if I do like fluffy love. Besides, one person's OTP is another person's friendship. Thus why I love fandom in spite of the Sues.