History YMMV / Kaijudo

* EvilIsSexy: Alakshmi. As much of a bitch as she is, there is no doubt about her being damn hot.
** To an extent, Megaria could count as well, though more on the verge of CreepyAwesome.
** And The Choten if you like [[BadassInANiceSuit guys in suits]].
** Saguru is this for some people, (despite technically being an [[AntiHero anti hero himself]]) being a [[EnsembleDarkhorse pretty popular character within the fandom.]]

* IdiotPlot: The whole plot of ''Rising Son'' probably could have ended in a few minutes if the characters had [[ForgotAboutHisPowers remembered they had learnt a banishment spell a few episodes ago]].
** ''Brainjacked'' more or less forces itself to [[JerkassBall make Ray and his friends borderline apathetic]] to Kevin's bullying to that the entire cast can bend over backwards for him. And to make matters worse, Kevin was in earlier episodes participating in bullying himself!

* ReplacementScrappy: Fans of the original ''Franchise/DuelMasters'' anime and card game view ''Kaijudo'' as such.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: On the other side, people who didn't like the original ''Franchise/DuelMasters'' anime or considered it too similar to ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' tend to like this series more, appreciating it tried to be its own thing instead of focusing only in the card game. On Website/IMDb, while the original ''Duel Masters'' anime has only a 5.3 score, ''Kaijudo'' has a much higher 6.6.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: On the other side, people who didn't like the original ''Franchise/Duel Masters'' anime or considered it too similar to ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' tend to like this series more, appreciating it tried to be its own thing instead of focusing only in the card game. On Website/IMDb, while the original ''DuelMasters'' anime has only a 5.3 score, ''Kaijudo'' has a much higher 6.6.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: On the other side, people who didn't like the original ''Franchise/DuelMasters'' anime or considered it too similar to ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' tend to like this series more, appreciating it tried to be its own thing instead of focusing only in the card game. On Website/IMDb, while the original ''DuelMasters'' anime has only a 5.3 score, ''Kaijudo'' has a much higher 6.6.

* WhatAnIdiot: Carny in the episode "Caught in the Spotlight". Mere moments after his father advises him not to do anything stupid, he summons his creature in a public venue to show it to his friends, and he starts indiscriminately using its attack to show off. Not only does he almost cause an accident, but a picture of him ends up on the Internet, his father is enraged, and the Choten is after him.

* MagnificentBastard: Few tropes could better define The Choten. He is an extremely sick person, but there is no doubt about him being incredibly badass. [[spoiler: As he shows at various points in the series, but especially the first season finale, he knows how to roll with defeat like a real {{chessmaster}} too]].

-->'''Alakshmi''': "I think you have betrayed enough of us in one day!"

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''The Siphon'' reveals that the first duel masters [[spoiler: [[TreacheryCoverUp back-stabbed the Creature Monarchs,]] [[WrittenByTheWinners and made it look like they were]] AlwaysChaoticEvil monsters that tried to obliterate humanity.]] Both Chavez and Ray are shocked to discover this, but the only thing that comes from it is [[spoiler: Infernus The Immolator lauding Ray on his companionship with creatures.]] Made worse by the two episodes directly after it, [[ContrivedCoincidence which involve Ray]] ''[[LaserGuidedAmnesia losing his memory.]]''

* ReplacementScrappy: Fans of the original Franchise/DuelMasters anime and card game view Kaijudo as such.
* WhatAnIdiot: Carny in ''Caught in the Spotlight''. Mere moments after his father advises him not to do anything stupid, he summons his creature in a public venue to show it to his friends, and he starts indiscriminately using its attack to show off. Not only does he almost cause an accident, but a picture of him ends up on the Internet, his father is enraged, and the Choten is after him.
* TheWoobie: Ray, Gabe, and Allie. Ray because of his DisappearedDad, his being bullied for his mixed heritage, and his over-all nature lending to him not making many "normal" friends.[[note]]He had no problem not going to the school dance, not that he had a date for it anyway.[[/note]] Gabe for being an overweight nerd[[note]]a self-proclaimed nerd at that[[/note]] who has no friends outside of Ray and Allie and for being constantly picked on at school and by his brothers at home. Allie seems okay at first glance, but she actually has some deep-seated mommy abandonment issues.
Suspiciously similar substitute : the 5 Civilizations are very similar to the 5 Mana colors of Magic: The Gathering. Replace Darkness with Black and Light with White and you have the 5 Colors.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The intro.

* Master Tiera. Who wouldn't want a little more info on how [[spoiler: she survived in the creature realm with power-dampening armor?]]

*** [[TheBully Carny]], of all people, turns out to be one when we find out about [[AbusiveParents his father]]. ''Tatsurion'' was disgusted by how his father treated him.
*** Roaming Bloodmane when he first appeared. He was trapped on this side of the Veil, thought he was the last of his kind, was ruthless to his human prey, and completely distrustful of the Duel Masters. Yet all he'd ever wanted to do was go home.
*** [[spoiler:Saguru once he'd gotten all his memories back.]]

* UglyCute: Certain Darkness creatures like Skull Cutter and especially Scaradorable of Gloom Hollow ([[MeaningfulName Her name even references this]]).

* TheWoobie: Ray, Gabe, and Allie. Ray because of his DisappearedDad, his being bullied for his mixed heritage, and his over-all nature lending to him not making many "normal" friends.[[note]]He had no problem not going to the school dance, not that he had a date for it anyway.[[/note]] Gabe for being an overweight nerd[[note]]a self-proclaimed nerd at that[[/note]] who has no friends outside of Ray and Allie and for being constantly picked on at school and by his brothers at home. Allie seems okay at first glance, but she actually has some deep-seated mommy abandonment issue.
** IronWoobie: Tatsurion: he was constantly bullied and belittled by the dragon side of his family, with his father never raising a finger and refusing to acknowledge him as his son; the Quillspike side of his family mocked him and gave him a silly nickname, and after he grew up, he ended up a wanted criminal of the whole Fire Civilization, with his dragon sister, Moorna, trying to kill him. Yet don't expect him to even shiver about it.
** JerkassWoobie: [[TheDragon Alakshmi]] during her BadassDecay moments, especially toward the middle of ''Heart of Darkness''. And she gets even worse in season 2.
*** [[TheBully Carny]], of all people, turns out to be one when we find out about [[AbusiveParents his father]]. ''Tatsurion'' was disgusted by how his father treated him.
*** Roaming Bloodmane when he first appeared. He was trapped on this side of the Veil, thought he was the last of his kind, was ruthless to his human prey, and completely distrustful of the Duel Masters. Yet all he'd ever wanted to do was go home.
*** [[spoiler:Saguru once he'd gotten all his memories back.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''The Siphon'' reveals that the first duel masters [[spoiler: [[TreacheryCoverUp back-stabbed the Creature Monarchs,]] [[WrittenByTheWinners and made it look like they were]] AlwaysChaoticEvil monsters that tried to obliterate humanity]] Both Chavez and Ray are shocked to discover this, but the only thing that comes from it is [[spoiler: Infernus The Immolator lauding Ray on his companionship with creatures.]] Made worse by the episodes after it, [[ContrivedCoincidence which involve Ray]] ''[[LaserGuidedAmnesia losing his memory.]]''

* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Kaijudo seems like Franchise/{{Digimon}} and [[WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers Huntik's]] biracial lovechild.

** Brainjacked more or less forces itself to [[JerkassBall make Ray and his friends borderline apathetic]] to Kevin's bullying to that the entire cast can bend over backwards for him.

* UglyCute: Certain Darkness creatures like Skull Cutter and especially Scaradorable of Gloom Hollow ([[MeaningfulName Her name even references this]]}.

* UglyCute: Certain Darkness creatures like Skull Cutter and especially Scaradorable of Gloom Hollow ([[MeaningfulName its name even references this]]}.
* ReplacementScrappy: Fans of the original Franchise/DuelMasters anime and card game view Kaijudo as such