History YMMV / DokiDokiPrecure

* UnexpectedCharacter:

* AccidentalInnuendo: The “pixies babysit Dina at school” episode of ''Glitter Force Doki Doki'' has Kippie describe babysitters as a combination of daddies and mommies, and the {{portmanteau}} she uses to explain this? Dommies.

** The Latin dub for the Glitter Force adaptation clearly took to heart the complains from it's predecessor's dub by making everyone speak with a neutral accent and keeping the English terms as they were.

** The announcer of another Creator/SabanBrands' ''Glitter Force'' dub series once more divided the fans before it came out. People who liked the ''Glitter Force'' version Anime/SmilePrecure were a lot more positive at having more of the show but people who already disliked it had no reason to believe it was going to improve on any of their existing complaints. Then it was revealed that a season that was extremely reliant on a complex plot with very little filler would have ''19 episodes'' cut out. When the release this base became a lot less broken. Fans of the previous ''Glitter Force'' did find the first half to be reasonably strong as most of the critical parts of the story were recut into new episodes, it was still easy enough to follow, and the voice cast was once again very strong. However even die-hard fans found the second half of the series where entire story arcs disappeared to be almost incomprehensible. ''Doki Doki'' is already a very heavily criticized season for over-focusing on its protagonist, having new characters pop up out of nowhere, and for the storyline being excessively convoluted... but ''Glitter Force'''s second half only made these problems worse since what little development there was for characters that ''aren't'' Mana was excised and the loss of origin stories and critical story arcs made the last half of the series feel like one AssPull after another. Then it came out that the season was just Saban fulfilling a contractual obligation and after how badly the first season of ''Glitter Force'' had gone, the production budget was slashed and only the absolute minimum number of episodes that Netflix would carry were dubbed. They allowed the license to expire ''before the show even aired'', dooming it to failure even harder than the previous season.
** For Latin American fans, news that the dub for that region will be still handled by the same voice acting studio who did the already much hated dub of the [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure previous series]] caused this to flare up. However, the opinions about the dub became somewhat more positive this time. It helps a lot the dub was done in Colombia, compared with the previous series, which was dubbed in the U.S. in a Spanish-speaking studio in Miami, FL.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The fact that this show was [[MythArc/DokiDokiPrecure written in a way that should have prevented any potential dub cuts]] qualifies as this due to the fact that the Saban dub wiped out not just episodes [[spoiler: and historic moments like Makoto signing as a failed cure for Regina's brainwashing, non-Charle fairies getting the HumanityEnsues treatment, and Reina getting character development, [[UpToEleven but also ''an entire arc involving Blood Rings and a crying baby that powers up monsters]]''!]]

** In the English dub, Aguri's name is changed to Natalie. Hey, wait a minute! Wasn't there [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure another Cure whose name was also changed to Natalie?]]

* {{Narm}}: When a Jikochuu is made from a VictimOfTheWeek, the way the heart bursts out of the person's chest resembles the visual effect when a cartoon character is madly in love with someone. Their appearances are, as a rule, more stupid/cute than actually remotely scary at all.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Many people (especially in Japan) did not like (and still hate) Cure Ace because of [[spoiler: her being revealed to be [[StrangerBehindTheMask Aguri Madoka]] instead of being Regina like most predicted]], which caused ratings and merchandise sales to decrease dramatically. However, among viewers of the ''Glitter Force Doki Doki'' dub, she's the most popular cure.

** There is information that this series will be brought over as Seasons 3 and 4 of Creator/SabanBrands' ''Glitter Force'' dub series with even more episodes chopped out. Like with ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'', people are divided over having this series finally brought to America and the fact that it's ''still'' being handled by Saban.
*** With the release finally happening, it seems that the general consensus is about the same as the original ''Glitter Force'' series - it's a solid series that holds up on its own, especially with the changes. There are some who really like it but feel it's inferior to ''Doki Doki'', some who think it's actually ''superior'' to ''Doki Doki'' and those who hold ''Doki Doki'', flaws and all, in such a high regard that they hope it fails like they hoped that ''Glitter Force'' should have. In fact, at least one review on Netflix suggests ignoring some of the negative reviews as they were most likely done by purists who do want the series to fail.
** And for Latin American fans, the dub for that region will be still handled by the same voice acting studio who did the dub of the [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure previous series]], albeit the opinions about the dub are somewhat more positive this time. It helps a lot the dub was done in Colombia, compared with the previous series, which was dubbed in the U.S. in a Spanish-speaking studio in Miami, FL.

* TheUntwist: For the SixthRanger Pretty Cure. In past seasons they were either recurring characters who were friends with the heroes or former villains. Regina was the latter and fans assume she become a Pretty Cure. She didn't and it was actually given to a never before seen character in Aguri.

** Joe was already unpopular with certain fans due to being both [[MemeticMolester uncomfortably creepy around the teenage protagonists]] and [[HetIsEw a male who could be shipped with the girls]]. And then episode 17 revealed that [[spoiler:he was Princess Marie-Ange's fiance. This makes him a ''canon'' obstacle to a yuri pairing (Ange/Makoto) in a franchise where canon het couples are usually all-but-nonexistent, leaving the girls free to be shipped with each other]]. The fans who weren't fond of this reveal ''really'' weren't fond of this reveal.

* NeverLiveItDown: Despite her growing characterization making her more bearable as the season went on, people will never see Madoka Aguri as more than a DrillSergeantNasty that lashes out against the Cures for making a slight and honest mistake while overtaking the [[SixthRanger fifth Cure slot]] from fan-favorite Regina.

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxfsmpwnXkM Beyond the Sky.]]

** Creator/EiichiroOda considers the series as his rival to his ''Franchise/OnePiece''. Creator/MayumiTanaka plays both Luffy and Ira.

* MemeticMutation:
** "[[GratuitousEnglish My sweet heart]]", as said by Joe.
** Alice is already drawing comparisons to Franchise/{{Batman}}, what with being a rich "superhero" with a skilled butler.
** At one point, during the ending DancingTheme, the camera focuses on Cure Diamond during a rather... silly-looking part of the ending choreography. This led many Pretty Cure fans to believe that this meant Rikka was a bad dancer. Thus, the "[[http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/rikka+dancing Rikka dancing]]" meme was born.
** Speaking of Rikka, fanartists seem to like portraying her as a {{Yandere}} towards Mana, usually with Makoto (or more recently, Regina) involved. Interestingly, this is what they did to the [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure last season's]] Reika, who also had blue hair and had a very close Cure friend.
** [[TheHero Mana's]] [[EvilLaugh counter-evil]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYbSqvpbVlc laugh.]]
** Makotonigiri.[[labelnote:explanation]]A scene in episode 22 depicts Makoto eating an onigiri with a somewhat funny expression. Japanese ImageBoards then began to edit this scene to ridiculous extent. Then the meme was brought to Global ImageBoards and the rest is history.[[/labelnote]]

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Perhaps the only thing many fans liked about the otherwise-hated Cure Ace was her SexySilhouette in her TransformationSequence.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Perhaps the only thing fans liked about the otherwise-hated Cure Ace was her SexySilhouette in her TransformationSequence.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Many people in Japan did not like Cure Ace because of [[spoiler: her being revealed to be [[StrangerBehindTheMask Aguri Madoka]] instead of being Regina like most predicted]], which caused ratings and merchandise sales to decrease dramatically. However, among viewers of the ''Glitter Force Doki Doki'' dub, she's the most popular cure.

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* VindicatedByHistory: Mana/Heart and Aguri/Ace were considered huge {{Base Breaker}}s during and after the show's run. However, they seem to get this as shown in [[https://www.reddit.com/r/precure/comments/42ktqv/cures_by_popularity_in_japanese/ in the 2015 Precure characters poll]]. Aguri was actually the ''top-ranking'' of the [=DokiDoki=] Cures, with Mana shortly following after her, and both rank in the top 10. This happens at least in the Japanese fandom as the two are still [[AmericansHateTingle extremely polarizing characters]] in the West.

** The premise of NonSerialMovie (Mana's getting married to a guy) was this as a response to Mana's [[HoYay Les Yay]] tendencies being overblown by fans. [[SubvertedTrope But in the end, it didn't do much.]]

* CounterpartComparison:
** To ''{{VideoGame/Aikatsu}}'', which is an idol anime and aired four months before the show. The two have many similarities, namely the shared card suit motif, and each has a red-ribbon blonde-haired girl. There have been crossover fanarts featuring the two shows, with Regina and Ichigo being the most prominent.
** Also to ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'', which aired in the same year. The main character is TheAce, its story is a series of {{Story Arc}}s, and the villains are outright themed after playing cards and human emotions.
** And by extent, to ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'', ''Series/KamenRiderBlade'', and ''Manga/ShugoChara'' due to the Cures in this season are modeled after {{Playing Card|Motifs}}s.

** Cure Ace herself. Is she a really badass and awesome new addition to the team or a badly shoehorned-in character who makes no sense? Is her being noticeably older than the Cures when transformed and noticeably younger when not appealing or off-putting? Is she a cool AloofAlly who just wants to help the girls to get stronger, [[FigureItOutYourself however indirectly]], or is she a smug and condescending girl who does nothing to help the Cures but takes the credit anyway? Fans seem to be rather split on this.

** People are divided on the last episode. Specifically, whether you think it's a conclusive ending, or not conclusive at all. [[spoiler:Then there's the fact that Mana no-sells and solos the final boss, as up to that point, other Precure had always finished the BigBad off as a team. On the other hand, the TrueFinalBoss was nothing more than an overpowered MonsterOfTheWeek who had no control over the actual BigBad and merely corrupted him. The actual BigBad was still beaten through team effort, without the need of an EleventhSuperPower. This however tends to be overlooked.]]

* TheScrappy:
** Aguri/Cure Ace is immensely disliked, and is one of the reasons for for the show's low TV ratings, due to to how she was introduced, her bratty Drill Sargent Nature, and the fact that she ends up replacing Makoto as the expositor for most of the remaining MythArc. Made worse by the fact that she tried to kill an amnesiac and powerless Ira. Turns out it was a test, but fans still hate her for it. Explanation on how she's introduced: A new Cure is '''always''' a previously established character, and with that is sometimes either royality or a girl who made a HeelFaceTurn. Aguri is despised for breaking that tradition and [[ReplacementScrappy replacing a fan favorite]]. It looked like it was making Regina the new Cure. It is sadly thrown out when King Jikochu makes her evil again. Then Cure Ace shows up and easily defeats Regina, who is PutOnABus for nearly the entire second half of Doki Doki. In the same episode it's quickly revealed that Ace is an Elementary School girl named Aguri, '''a new character who appears out of nowhere.''' Who then proceeds to do nothing but tell off the girls for several episodes.
** Thanks to episode 36, [[spoiler:Yashima]] gets a lot of hate for [[spoiler:introducing her boyfriend in front of Raquel (who gets a PrecociousCrush on her), ''all while thanking him'']].

* ContestedSequel: ''Doki Doki!'' is the most polarizing season in the franchise thus far. Detractors are unhappy with this season due to perceived pacing problems as well as too much focus being given to Mana and Regina at the expense of the other characters, especially Rikka and Alice (albeit not quite to the extent the [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure previous]] [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure two seasons]]), while fans love the season for being DarkerAndEdgier and much more plot-heavy. [[BaseBreaker And then there's the reveal of Cure Ace...]]