History YMMV / DiabolikLovers

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Just about the only character without a huge number of detractors and is generally well liked is Azusa, as he is the only vampire not to insult or disrespect Yui and is by far the nicest vampire in the cast. Subaru and Shu are not far behind either, as mentioned below.

* FandomBerserkButton: Surprisingly, ''Anime/DiabolikLovers'' have less to no yaoi pairing since most of fans hate the boys and the boys are [[NoYay all related.]] Anyone who ship the boys with other than Yui, get ready to face the wrath of fans. Sorry YaoiFan but ''Diabolik Lovers'' fandom is not for you.

** Surprisingly the mothers, even Cordelia turned into misguided but loving mothers to their sons.

** Obviously, [[AllAbusersAreMale the rest of them]], does anyone care to [[StrawMisogynist explain why]] they treated Yui [[SarcasmMode nicely?]]

** Obviously,[[AllAbusersAreMale the rest of boys]], does anyone care to [[StrawMisogynist explain why]] they treated Yui [[SarcasmMode nicely?]]

** Obviously, the rest of the boys, [[AllAbusersAreMale does anyone]] [[StrawMisogynist care to explain]] why they treated Yui [[SarcasmMode nicely?]]
** [[AlphaBitch Cordelia]] is currently the most hated character for [[ReallyGetsAround cheating on Karlheinz,]] [[AbusiveParents berating Ayato,]] and presumably [[ParentalIncest raped Laito.]] No wonder her kids are so [[{{Jerkass}} fucked up.]]

* RonTheDeathEater: Occasionally, fans turned Yui into [[BitchInSheepsClothing horribly cruel]] to the boys, [[AllWomenAreLustful dumping Sakamaki brothers and cheating on them,]] treating Reiji like a slave and become antagonist to fans' self inserts or ocs. Most fans pretend that she never exist and put their self inserts as main heroine.

** Yui is ''really'' hated in Western countries and some Eastern Countries due to her zero personality and her [[UselessProtagonist stupidity]] in the anime, also her [[TookalevelinDumbass annoying]] attitude in both game and manga. Given how she is one of stereotypical DamselInDistress and a poor excuse of every main otome heroines. many fans prefer ocs and self-inserts as the boys' love interest. Some fans stated her as the worst otome heroine who should never be created by Rejet.
** Rest of the boys, [[AllAbusersAreMale does anyone]] [[StrawMisogynist care to explain]] why they treated Yui [[SarcasmMode nicely?]]

* BaseBreaker : Most fans hate the boys but others find them [[LovetoHate fascinating]]. The possibly most likeable characters are [[NiceGuy Azusa]], [[JerkwithaheartofGold Subaru]] and [[HiddenDepths Shu]]. Buy yeah, they are still hated for their utter {{Jerkass}} personality and being asshole to Mc.

** Surprisingly the mothers, even Cordelia turned into misguided but loving mothers to their son.

* DracoInLeatherPants: For those who loved the boys, in both fanart and fanfiction they toned down the boys' sadist trait, turning them into [[JerkassWoobie unreasonably sweet]] and [[Adorkable compete to Win Yui's heart.]]

** [[AlphaBitch Cordelia]] is currently the most hated character for [[ReallyGetsAround cheating on Karlheinz,]] [[AbusiveParents berating Ayato,]] and presumably [[ParentalIncest raped Laito.]] No wonder her kids are so [[Jerkass fucked up.]]

** Yui is ''really'' hated in Western countries and some Eastern Countries due to her zero personality and her stupidity in the anime, also her [[TookalevelinDumbass annoying]] attitude in both game and manga. Given how she is one of stereotypical DamselInDistress and a poor excuse of every main otome heroines. many fans prefer ocs and self-inserts as the boys' love interest. Some fans stated her as the worst otome heroine who should never be created by Rejet.
* SoBadItsGood: Yes, a lot of people found the anime to be ''really bad'', but there is no denial that the English dub happens to be pretty well acted. In fact, the English dub is the ''only'' redeemable quality of this show.

* BaseBreaker : Most fans hate the boys but others find them [[LovetoHate fascinating]]. The possibly most likeable characters are [[NiceGuy Azusa]], [[JerkwithaheartofGold Subaru]] and [[HiddenDepths Shu]]. Buy yeah, they still hated for their utter {{Jerkass}} personality and being asshole to Mc.

* FandomBerserkButton: Surprisingly, ''Anime/DiabolikLovers'' have less to no yaoi pairing since most of fans hate the boys and the boys are [[NoYay all related.]] Anyone who ship with other than Yui, get ready to face the wrath of fans. Sorry YaoiFan but Diabolik Lovers fandom is not for you.

* BaseBreaker : Most fans hate the boys but others find them [[LovetoHate fascinating]]. The possibly most likeable characters are [[NiceGuy Azusa]], [[Tsundere Subaru]] and [[HiddenDepth Shu]]. Buy yeah, they still hated for their utter {{Jerkass}} personality and being asshole to Mc.

** Yui is ''really'' hated in Western countries and some Eastern Countries due to her zero personality and her stupidity in the anime,also her [[TookalevelinDumbass annoying]] attitude in both game and manga. Given how she is one of stereotypical DamselInDistress and a poor excuse of every main otome heroines. many fans prefer ocs and self-inserts as the boys' love interest. Some fans stated her as the worst otome heroine who should never be created by Rejet.

** Yui is ''really'' hated in Western countries due to her zero personality and her stupidity in the anime. Given how she is one of stereotypical DamselInDistress and a poor excuse of every main otome heroines. many fans prefer ocs and self-inserts as the boys' love interest. Some fans stated her as the worst female otome heroine who should never be created by Rejet.
** In the game, Reiji is loathed by western and Japanese fans alike due to his {{Jerkass}} personality.
** Kou is '''widely''' hated, more so than Reiji as his {{Jerkass}} is crack UptoEleven even by standards in the game, with him hitting Yui for no reason and ''put her in collar and dragging her outside'' at one point.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the Mexican Spanish dub, Ayato is voiced by Ricardo Bautista, who previously voiced the LoserProtagonist [[Manga/LoveHina Keitaro Urashima]], who is abused by all the female cast. In this series, the roles are inverted and Keitaro is the ''abuser'' instead. To further the irony, the ADR director of the Latin American dub is the same voice actress who voiced Naru.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the Mexican Spanish dub, Ayato is voiced by Ricardo Bautista, who previously voiced the LoserProtagonist [[Manga/LoveHina Keitaro Urashima]], who is abused by all the female cast. In this series, the roles are inverted and Keitaro is the ''abuser'' instead.

** Yui is ''really'' hated in Western countries due to her zero personality and her stupidity in the anime. Given how she is one of stereotypical DamselInDistress and a poor excuse of every main otome heroines. many fans prefer ocs and self-inserts as the boys' love interest. some fans stated her as the worst female otome heroine who should never be created by Rejet.

* CriticProof: The anime got ''horrible'' reviews and ratings yet apparently was popular enough for an '''English dub, a second season and even Mexican Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese dubs'''. Apparently, this is because trends in America are very favorable towards {{Bishonen}}s and the fact that the episodes are relatively short in comparison to most TwelveEpisodeAnime (each episode is 15 minutes as opposed to the usual 22-24 minutes). And to be fair, it has been theorized that the Mexican Spanish dub was created for the sole purpose of making a gateway for new voice actors and letting themselves get known (since the anime was a very cheap production due to both its low amount of characters and short duration of the episodes), as well as trying to renew interest in Spanish-dubbed anime (even though [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins there is another anime doing that job]]).

* CriticProof: The anime got ''horrible'' reviews and ratings yet apparently was popular enough for an '''English dub, a second season and even a Mexican Spanish dub'''. Apparently, this is because trends in America are very favorable towards {{Bishonen}}s and the fact that the episodes are relatively short in comparison to most TwelveEpisodeAnime (each episode is 15 minutes as opposed to the usual 22-24 minutes). And to be fair, it has been theorized that the Mexican Spanish dub was created for the sole purpose of making a gateway for new voice actors and letting themselves get known (since the anime was a very cheap production due to both its low amount of characters and short duration of the episodes), as well as trying to renew interest in Spanish-dubbed anime (even though [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins there is another anime doing that job]]).

** Yui is ''really'' hated in many Western countries due to her lack of personality and her stupidity in the anime. Given how she is one of stereotypical helpless girl and a poor excuse of every main otome heroines. many fans prefer ocs and self-insert as the boys' love interest. some fans stated her as the worst female otome heroine who should never created by Rejet.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Most of the love interests come across as this, even ''after'' their FreudianExcuse is revealed. Not even Yui get sympathy from some fans.

** Yui is ''really'' hated in many Western countries due to her lack of personality and her stupidity in the anime. Given how she is one of stereotypical helpless girl and a poor excuse of every main otome heroines. many fans prefer ocs and self-insert as the boys' love interest.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Most of the love interests come across as this, even ''after'' their FreudianExcuse is revealed. Not even Yui get sympathy from some fans

** Yui is ''really'' hated in many Western countries due to her lack of personality and her stupidity in the anime. Her game version is much better-recieved by fans, but she still has a lot of haters for being a pretty typical otome game heroine.
** And of course, her so-called "love interests" get lots of hate as well for obvious reasons.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Most of the love interests come across as this, even ''after'' their FreudianExcuse is revealed.
* TheWoobie: YUI. Between all the crap she goes through with the vampires, her [[spoiler: heart containing Cordelia]], and her unflinching loyalty to them all as she goes through it, it's really hard not to feel bad for her.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The Visual novel had become so iconic of the series that few remember it was originally a series of drama [=CDs=].

* CriticProof: The anime got ''horrible'' reviews and ratings yet apparently was popular enough for an '''English dub, a second season and even a Mexican Spanish dub'''. Apparently, this is because trends in America are very favorable towards {{Bishonen}}s and the fact that the episodes are relatively short in comparision to most TwelveEpisodeAnime (each episode is 15 minutes as opposed to the usual 22-24 minutes). And to be fair, it has been theorized that the Mexican Spanish dub was created for the sole purpose of making a gateway for new voice actors and letting themselves get known (Since the anime was a very cheap production due to both it's low ammount of characters and short duration of the episodes), as well as trying to renew interest in spanish-dubbed anime (Even though [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins there is another anime doing that job]]).