I don't think anybody would argue that Sakura is some incompetent, dumb cow unless they were straight-up trolling hardcore. It's just that, being the "genius" has always been Rin's thing, so it kind of feels like that's being cheapened if you grant that to Sakura, too. Why can't she excel in her own way, with her own good points?
I think being the "genius at hard work" type, that puts in the blood, sweat, and tears without ever backing down or complaining fits Sakura better than the "everything comes super-easily to me lol" type that Rin is. They both usually end up at the same place, but get there differently.
That's just my opinion, though.
Well think about it this way. Is being a genius at magic all Rin is good for? I would have to say that is not the case, so i really didn't think that this was anything to argue over. Seeing as their are other people at the top of Magus Association's rankings, it isn't unique to her, lol. That would be silly to say, "lol, if anyone else is special, she is less special, lol"
People can be good at a lot of different things that may overlap with someone else's talents. Rin is better with Chinese food than Sakura, does this diminish Sakura's cooking skill? No. I'm kinda laughing here at how silly this whole thing sounds now.
"Fate/stay night: not really an eroge, and not really a cooking sim, but actually an RPG wherein everyone’s primary stat is “self-loathing” and the goal is to level it up beyond all the other characters."
Rin is just a genius.
Araya, what do you seek?
「アラヤ、何を求める」
------True wisdom.「――――真の叡智を」
Araya, where do you seek it?「アラヤ、何処に求める」
Only within myself.「――――ただ、己が内にのみ」
Araya, what is your favorite color?「アラヤ、好きな色は?」
Blue. No, ora-- Auuuuuuuugh!「青、いや、オレンジイイイイイアアアっ!」
In this particular argument, it's the point that matters.Is being a genius at magic all Rin is good for?
Rin' nature helps her more than Sakura: Rin wanna be "the perfect mage" while Sakura is the "i'm fine this way" type. We are not saying that Sakura CAN'T BE a genius, of course she can ! We are just saying that this "Genius" role fits better Rin than Sakura.
If people wants to blame someone, blame Nasu.
When there is too much love, too much compassion,
too much understanding, too much kindness, too much thankfulness,too much respect, and too much heart,then it becomes an act of cruel violence.
I rather like that Sakura acknowledged Rin being better at Chinese cooking and sought lessons from her in HA.
Now she'll be good in Western, Japanese, and Chinese. What's not to love?
She is the type that will see her faults and go further from it.
She shouldn't even want anything to do with magic after what she went through, but she picks herself up, dusts herself off, and trains. Perseverance at it's best, imo.
"Fate/stay night: not really an eroge, and not really a cooking sim, but actually an RPG wherein everyone’s primary stat is “self-loathing” and the goal is to level it up beyond all the other characters."
CIEL COMPLAINS THAT SHE CAN'T DO INDIAN
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@Leopard Bear
Well, they are primates and there are less than 100 of them. They are powered by aether and the Knight Arms grow out of there bones. Either than that not much. They require a poisonous amount of nutrients?
Araya, what do you seek?
「アラヤ、何を求める」
------True wisdom.「――――真の叡智を」
Araya, where do you seek it?「アラヤ、何処に求める」
Only within myself.「――――ただ、己が内にのみ」
Araya, what is your favorite color?「アラヤ、好きな色は?」
Blue. No, ora-- Auuuuuuuugh!「青、いや、オレンジイイイイイアアアっ!」