History YMMV / Erased

* StrangledByTheRedString: Even those who didn't support Satoru and Kayo, find strange that [[spoiler:Kayo ended up with Hiromi of all people, since he was the friend who interacted with her the least. Although they supposedly became closer over the course of 15 years, this supposed closeness occurred off-screen. Many fans believe that it would have made more sense for Kayo to have ends up with Kenya, who was her second closest friend, only below Satoru.]]

* FanPreferredCouple: [[spoiler: Although Kayo ends up marrying Hiromi in the end, much of the fandom still prefers that she would have stayed with Satoru, even if they are aware that waiting 15 years for someone is not realistic.]].

** [[spoiler: Should Kayo have stayed with Satoru?]] It is one of the most divisive topics in the fandom. Depending on the side, there will be people who will argue that [[spoiler: the couple of Kayo and Satoru was such a beautiful couple that they should have ends up together, those who are against will say that Kayo is not a prize, Satoru was never in love with her, and that It was not realistic for her to wait for someone for 15 years, and she should look for her own happiness. There is also a third party that doesn't care much if they stay together, but they find it strange that she stayed with Hiromi, since she was the friend with the one who interacted the least.]]

* PlatonicWritingRomanticReading: Although the relationship between Satoru and Kayo is thought to be just friendship, much of the fandom can't help but think that there was a certain romantic tinge, [[spoiler: to the point of when it is discovered that Kayo married another man, many see them as one of the greatest examples of DidNotGetTheGirl, even when that didn't seem to be the intention of the scene.]]

* StrangledByTheRedString: Even people who didn't support Satoru * Kayo, find strange that [[spoiler: Kayo ends up with Hiromi of all people, since he was the friend who interacted with her the least. Although they supposedly became closer over the course of 15 years, this supposed closeness occurred off-screen. Many people believe that it would have made more sense for Kayo to have ends up with Kenya who was her second closest friend, only below Satoru.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Kayo's complete lack of involvement in the last part of the story, apart from her hospital visit. We never see how she reacted to [[spoiler:learning the teacher who helped save her from her abusive mother tried to kill both her and Satoru]]. Kayo could easily have played a role [[spoiler:in the plan to expose Yashiro, since she would have a major stake in bring him to justice for what happened to Satoru and it would have been fitting for Kayo to have a role in bringing the man who originally killed her to justice.]] She and Satoru [[spoiler:also never get the chance to properly interact after he regains his memories. ]]

* FanPreferedCouple: [[spoiler: Although Kayo ends up marrying Hiromi in the end, much of the fandom still prefers that she would have stayed with Satoru, even if they are aware that waiting 15 years for someone is not realistic.]].

* FandomPreferedCouple: [[spoiler: Although Kayo ends up marrying Hiromi in the end, much of the fandom still prefers that she would have stayed with Satoru, even if they are aware that waiting 15 years for someone is not realistic.]].

* FoeYayShipping: [[spoiler:Yashiro/Satoru]] appears to be the most popular FanPreferredCouple on Website/{{Pixiv}}.

* ShipToShipCombat: After Chapter 35, with [[spoiler:the revelation of Kayo marrying Hiromi and the manga spending a large amount of time on Satoru and Airi's relationship]], Satoru/Kayo fans started to take offense at the very concept of Satoru/Airi, often subjecting Airi to DieForOurShip for those reasons. Interestingly, although there's copious amounts of ShipTease for both options, the story never establishes whether any of them have actual feelings for each other.

* StrangledByTheRedString: Even people who didn't support Satoru find it strange that [[spoiler: Kayo ends up with Hiromi of all people, since he was the friend who interacted with her the least. Although they supposedly became closer over the course of 15 years, this supposed closeness occurred off-screen. Many people believe that it would have made more sense for Kayo to have ends up with Kenya who was her second closest friend, only below Satoru.]]

* BrokenBase: What genre ''ERASED'' exactly falls into is a huge topic of debate among fans. People either label this as a mystery, thriller, or drama and turn down any arguments that it falls into the other two. Some see ''ERASED'' as a mystery since the story is about Satoru trying to find out who the killer from his childhood is, some lean more on thriller since the whole purpose of the story is to keep you in suspense and create an intense atmosphere. It doesn't help that a lot of the detractors claim that ''ERASED'' fell short as a mystery due to the killer being an ObviousJudas and fell short as a thriller since the cliffhangers only really worked if you read the manga during its serialization or watched the anime when it first aired. Those who see ''ERASED'' as a drama, however, claim that the mystery and thriller elements aren't relevant as the story is about Satoru reconnecting with his inner child and the mystery is mostly there be one of many conflicts for his character.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Kayo's complete lack of involvement in the last part of the story, apart from her hospital visit. We never see how she reacted to [[spoiler:learning the teacher who helped save her from her abusive mother tried to kill both her and Satoru]]. Kayo could easily have played a role [[spoiler:in the plan to expose Yashiro, since she would have a major stake in bring him to justice for what happened to Satoru and it would have been fitting for Kayo to have a role in bringing the man who originally killed her to justice.]] She and Satoru [[spoiler:also never get the chance to properly interact after he regains his memories.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Kayo's complete lack of involvement in the last part of the story, apart from her hospital visit. We never see how she reacted to [[spoiler:learning the teacher who helped save her from her abusive mother tried to kill both her and Satoru]]. Kayo could easily have played a role [[spoiler:in the plan to expose Yashiro, since she would have a major stake in bring him to justice for what happened to Satoru and it would have been fitting for Kayo to have a role in bringing the man who originally killed her to justice.]] She and Satoru [[spoiler:also never get to the chance to properly interact after he gets back his memories.]]

* HypeBacklash: When a single series towers above the rest of its season, even gaining a 9+ rating and spot in the top 10 on Website/MyAnimeList[[note]]An anime rating and listing website which currently boasts nearly 200,000 active members[[/note]] after only four episodes, this will obviously be the result. Over the years, however, this series became divisive thanks to the hype.