I don ' t go as far as hate , but I personally don ' t like Sakura . That doesn ' t mean I don ' t think the series is better without her , I think she fine as a character but I don ' t personally do not find her an appealing character after HF . HF made me like Shirou and Kirei more , but lowered my view of her . There are several things that expand her character , some which make her a tragic character but her personal actions aren ' t values I particularly liked . I ' m Japanese and I was quite surprised to find out years later that many English speakers saying they like her after reading HF . Perhaps there has been revisions through the various incarnations PC all age , PS 2 , Vita , iOS , etc ? I have no idea which version you guys read . I never bothered to rebuy the game . The overall opinion of her did change over the years in Japan . I suspect a good portion haven ' t read HF and may only know Sakura through the animes or various other Fate gamesmediums . That I can understand . I just don ' t get her appeal for those who say HF is the reason why their opinion of her was elavated .