History YMMV / DemonLordRetry

* ValuesDissonance: Aku's background is akin to the ''burakumin'' ("hamlet people", also called "untouchables") of Japanese society. Dating all the way back to the feudal eras, they are outcasts who do unwanted but necessary jobs, such as grave-digging, waste disposaal, butchery, tanning and so on. They are discriminated against and considered impure and "tainted" by Japanese, usually forced to live in squalor and poverty. The story having its main heroine character represent this group, and having Kunai both clean her up and state that treating someone this way is unfair, is a ''major'' human rights message relevant to modern Japan. Foreigners can appreciate such a message, but it won't resonate as well.

* BrokenBase: The show is [[ClicheStorm as cliched as it gets]] in the Isekai Light Novel genre, with a premise that apes off others such as LightNovel/{{Overlord}} and LightNovel/HowNotToSummonADemonLord. Critics are quick to declare how much of a "rip-off" it is, and also decry its low production quality. Fans enjoy the familiar tropes and find that it's ''just'' original enough to be fun, and also argue either that production isn't everything, or that the cheap animation also [[NarmCharm adds to its charm]].

* FriendlyFandoms: With the ''LightNovel/{{Overlord}}'' fanbase, as this story is essentially "Overlord, but without the salt". The distinction is also enough to illicit a FandomRivalry with those who liked Overlord for its darker, morally-ambiguous themes.
* FandomRivalry: With the ''LightNovel/HowNotToSummonADemonLord'' fandom, which it most closely resembles in both plot and tone. Fans of ''HNTSADL'' decry this show for "stealing" from their beloved show. There's also a less vocal one with the fandom of ''LightNovel/{{Overlord}}'', since the two start on almost the exact same premise, but the two shows have almost nothing in common otherwise.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A major complaint from fans of the novels is that the anime leaned especially hard into the ClicheStorm by heavily altering the character designs to be rather standard isekai anime fair, with many noting Aku looking like a blonde [[LightNovel/ReZero Rem]], when the novel illustrations gave everybody decently unique looks. In fact, the generic designs and art-style ended up being a major turn-off for quite a few prospective new fans who would potentially overlook the cliche storm if the designs were at least interesting.

* ShipToShipCombat: Taken UpToEleven due to the fact that Kunai has ''two'' harems running simultaneously as both himself and Zero with several girls (and one boy) showing interest in him. And that's not even including characters like Shrimpfry Butterfly, with whom he has only established a working relationship. There are ''lots'' of sides for the fans to take.

* {{Expy}}: The three Holy Maidens are uncannily similar in both appearance and personality to the Valliere sisters in ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero''. When Luna switches outfits to a school uniform, it makes her resemblance to Louise even stronger.

* ClicheStorm: There is almost ''nothing'' to be found in this series that hasn't been done in earlier anime.

* {{Cliche Storm}}: There is almost ''nothing'' to be found in this series that hasn't been done in earlier anime.

* SlowPacedBeginning: One common criticism for the anime adaptation is that, after Kunai gets to the holy capital, the main plot completely stops moving forward. Instead, the series turns into a series of wacky ADayInTheLimelight episodes featuring characters like Madam Butterfly, Angel White, etc., and while said episodes are hilarious and entertaining in their own right, it keeps the main plot about Kunai's summoning, the cherubs, and the Satanists treading water for ''far'' too long.

* ShipToShipCombat: Taken UpToEleven due to the fact that Kunai has ''two'' harems running simultaneously as both himself and Zero with several girls (and one boy) showing interest in him. And that's not even including characters like Shrimpfry Butterfly and Angel White, with whom he has only established a working relationship. There are ''lots'' of sides for the fans to take.

* ShipToShipCombat: Taken UpToEleven due to the fact that Kunai has ''two'' harems running simultaneously as both himself and Zero with several girls (and one boy) showing interest in him. And that's not even including characters like Shrimpfry Butterfly and Angel White, with whom he has only established a working relationship. There are ''lots'' of sides for the fans to take.

* FandomRivalry: With the ''LightNovel/HowNotToSummonADemonLord'' fandom, which it most closely resembles in both plot and tone. Fans of ''HNTSADL'' decry this show for "stealing" from their beloved show. There's also a less vocal one with the fandom of ''LightNovel/{{Overlord}}'', since the two start on almost the exact same premise, but the two shows have almost nothing in common otherwise.

* FriendlyFandoms: With the ''LightNovel/{{Overlord}}'' fanbase, as this story is essentially "Overlord, but without the salt". The distinction is also enough to illicit a FandomRivalry with those who liked Overlord for its darker, morally-ambiguous themes.

* FriendlyFandoms: With the ''LightNovel/{{Overlord}}'' fanbase, as this story is essentially "Overlord, but without the salt". The distinction is also enough to illicit a FandomRivalry with those who liked Overlord for its darker, morally-ambiguous themes.
* LoveItOrHateIt: The show is [[ClicheStorm as cliched as it gets]] in the Isekai Light Novel genre, with a premise that apes off others such as LightNovel/{{Overlord}} and LightNovel/HowNotToSummonADemonLord. Haters are quick to declare how much of a "rip-off" it is, and also decry its low production quality. Fans enjoy the familiar tropes and find that it's ''just'' original enough to be fun, and also argue either that production isn't everything, or that the cheap animation also [[NarmCharm adds to its charm]].