And it’s not just the magical girl superpower she’s dealing with. Orihime also has to figure out the ordinary girl power related to her sexuality. Everyone who sees Orihime comments on how gorgeous she is, but we have never seen Orihime recognize or acknowledge the power this gives her. Every girl has to somehow come to terms with this power on her path to womanhood. The confusion and blindness about her sexuality is a pretty common teen girl thing, but I think it’s also related to the haircut incident—her beauty, like her anger, is another power Orihime is afraid to own.