History YMMV / KaraNoKyoukai

* EpilepticTrees: Trying to decipher the murky relationship between this series and the rest of the Nasuverse (e.g. ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'') has led to a lot of wild theories about its place in the timeline. Early on Nasu stated that the probability of two people having the [=MEoDP=] was astronomically low, which made it unlikely though not completely impossible for ''[=KnK=]'' and ''Tsukihime'' to coexist. However, Touko's goal in ''[=KnK=]'' openly contradicts Arcueid's existence and origins in ''Tsukihime''. ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' explicitly states that Ryougi's cameo is due to being transported there from another timeline, which suggests that the two series are mutually exclusive. ''LightNovel/LordElMelloiIICaseFiles'', which is a ''Fate'' interquel, features a cameo from Touko that strongly alludes to the events of ''Paradox Spiral''. Thus the current theory is that ''[=KnK=]'' and ''Fate'' are part of the same BroadStrokes canon (known as the "strong human order" timelines), whereas ''Tsukihime'' and ''Melty Blood'' represent another (the "weak human order" timelines).

* CompleteMonster: In ''The Garden of Sinners--Paradox Spiral'' ({{OVA}}), [[CardCarryingVillain Cornelius Alba]] is a hyperactive, flamboyant, murderous [[TheArchmage mage]] with a sickening obsession with tormenting and killing his old academy rival Aozaki Touko. Allying with [[BigBad Souren Araya]], Alba assists the man in his horrifying scheme involving the Ogawa apartment complex, entailing the massacre of the residents and then trapping their brains in [[AndIMustScream an unending loop]] of their final days alive and eventual deaths, a crime that Alba proudly brags about to Touko with glee. When Touko's head is severed from her body by Araya, Alba takes her fully-conscious head for himself to molest and torture as he pleases, before crushing her in his bare hands after bragging about his intentions to kill her defenseless protege Mikiya. Alba is killed after brutally beating Mikiya, smashing his head repeatedly into a wall and stomping his head just because of his association with Touko.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Fujino Asagami happens to be relatively popular among fans due to her tragic backstory and her cuteness. It also doesn't help to note that her angst is one of the main reasons why she is one of Nasu's favorites. It has gotten to the point where she was featured as a 4* gacha servant in ''Videogame/FateGrandOrder'' during the ''Garden of Sinners'' rerun.

* EpilepticTrees: Trying to decipher the murky relationship between this series and the rest of the Nasuverse (e.g. ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'') has led to a lot of wild theories about its place in the timeline. Early on Nasu stated that the probability of two people having the [=MEoDP=] was astronomically low, which made it unlikely though not completely impossible for ''[=KnK=]'' and ''Tsukihime'' to coexist. However ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' explicitly states that Ryougi's cameo is due to being transported there from another timeline, which suggests that the two series are mutually exclusive. ''LightNovel/LordElMelloiIICaseFiles'', which is a ''Fate'' interquel, features a cameo from Touko that strongly alludes to the events of ''Paradox Spiral''. Thus the current theory is that ''[=KnK=]'' and ''Fate'' are part of the same BroadStrokes canon, whereas ''Tsukihime'' and ''Melty Blood'' represent another.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: As expected of a soundtrack composed by AwesomeMusic/YukiKajiura. In fact, most Type-Moon fans consider the movies' OST as the ''best'' in the franchise. Likewise with the ending themes, performed by Kalafina.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The stop-motion bits at the beginning of each movie imploring viewers to not smoke/make noise/pirate the film/have their phones turned on. It's... er, weird, to say the least.

* {{Sequelitis}}: The first seven movies were planned from the beginning to be one cohesive story and thus are successful with anachronicistic narration, cross-references and distinct aesthetic. Being a later addition to what has already been completed and having brighter color tone, ''Future Gospel'' is considered by many as not as good as its predecessors. The gap of four years between release dates doesn't help, and only made ufotable ArtEvolution much more noticeable. You would not be surprised to see that discussions about ''Kara no Kyoukai'' often leave out the eight movie and [[TalkingHeads the epilogue]] [[InfoDump OVA]].

* SeasonalRot: The sixth movie is generally agreed to be the worst of all the films due to several factors. Changes include the EnjoKosai plotline becoming {{Bowdlerize}}d into drugs (which is glaring considering the third movie did not shy away from depicting RapeAsDrama), BaseBreaker Azaka becoming a SpotlightStealingSquad while the novel's actual focus, Kurogiri, was DemotedToExtra, the removal of Shiki's memory loss subplot, and the plot and connection's to the greater storyline becoming nonsensical due to all the {{Adaptation Induced Plot Hole}}s produced by the changes and emphasis on Azaka. Even without knowledge of the source material and the changes, Movie Six can be downright confusing with how little information is given on the antagonists and how underdeveloped several ideas and plot points are.

* AmericansHateTingle: [[DownplayedTrope More like]] "Americans are Apathetic Towards ''Kara no Kyoukai''". ''Kara no Kyoukai'' is still very popular in Japan despite it reaching a definite conclusion and the immense popularity of [[Franchise/FateSeries its sister series]]; Shiki is also iconic enough to appear in multiple Newtype lists long after the final movie was released. Overseas, the series is relatively obscure thanks to a [[NoExportForYou lack of exposure]] outside of Japan. However, the collaboration with ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' and the movies finally being released on Crunchyroll are starting to change this.

* CrackIsCheaper: US releases have always been limited and for absurd amounts of money (including the Blu-Ray boxset that now goes for over '''$1,000''' new). The Blu-Ray box set isn't much different, as it comes with a price of $250 without an English dub.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As expected of a soundtrack composed by AwesomeMusic/YukiKajiura. In fact, most Type-Moon fans consider the movies' OST as the ''best'' in the franchise. Likewise with the ending themes, performed by Kalafina.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Despite being a villain in the third film, Fujino Asagami happens to be relatively popular among fans due to her tragic backstory and her cuteness. It also doesn't help to note that her angst is one of the main reasons why she is one of Nasu's favorites. It has gotten to the point where she was featured as a 4* gacha servant in ''Videogame/FateGrandOrder'' during the ''Garden of Sinners'' rerun.

* SeasonalRot: The sixth movie is generally agreed to be the worst of all the films due to several factors. Changes include the EnjoKosai plotline becoming {{Bowdlerize}}d into drugs (which is glaring considering the third movie did not shy away from depicting RapeAsDrama), BaseBreaker Azaka becoming a SpotlightStealingSquad while the novel's actual focus, Kurogiri, was DemotedToExtra, the removal of Shiki's memory loss subplot, and the plot and connection's to the greater storyline becoming nonsensical due to all the AdaptationInducedPlotHole|s produced by the changes and emphasis on Azaka. Even without knowledge of the source material and the changes, Movie Six can be downright confusing with how little information is given on the antagonists and how underdeveloped several ideas and plot points are.
* Sequelitis: The first seven movies were planned from the beginning to be one cohesive story and thus are successful with anachronicistic narration, cross-references and distinct aesthetic. Being a later addition to what has already been completed and having brighter color tone, ''Future Gospel'' is considered by many as not as good as its predecessors. The gap of four years between release dates doesn't help, and only made ufotable ArtEvolution much more noticeable. You would not be surprised to see that discussions about ''Kara no Kyoukai'' often leave out the eight movie and [[TalkingHeads the epilogue]] [[InfoDump OVA]].

* HilariousInHindsight: [[MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny The roles of Lunamaria Hawke and Shinn Asuka on one hand, and Lacus Clyne and Kira Yamato on the other, are basically reversed here. Athrun Zala gets to have a go on both sides.]]

* ToughActToFollow: The first seven movies were planned from the beginning to be one cohesive story and thus are successful with anachronical narration, cross-references and distinct aesthetic. Being a later addition to what has already been completed and looking brighter in general, ''Future Gospel'' is considered by many as not as good as its predecessors. The gap of four years between release dates doesn't help, and only made ufotable ArtEvolution much more noticeable. You would not be surprised to see that discussions about ''Kara no Kyoukai'' often don't include the eight movie or [[TalkingHeads the epilogue]] [[InfoDump OVA]].

* CrackIsCheaper: US releases have always been limited and for absurd amounts of money (including the Blu-Ray boxset that now goes for over '''$1,000''' new).

* StarTrekMovieCurse: The movies after the first one fall into this. ''Remaining Sense of Pain'' has the most popular antagonist, ''Paradox Spiral'' is widely regarded as the best film in the series, and ''Murder Speculation Part B'' concludes the arc of Shiki and Mikiya's relationship. ''Murder Speculation Part A'' and ''The Hollow Shrine'', while not bad movies, are a bit hard to get into due to their anachronistic nature, ''Oblivion Recording'' is regarded as the weakest film due to adapting out a lot of and deviating from the chapter's plot, and ''Future Gospel'' is often seen as an unnecessary continuation of the story.

* TheStarTrekCurse: The movies after the first one fall into this. ''Remaining Sense of Pain'' has the most popular antagonist, ''Paradox Spiral'' is widely regarded as the best film in the series, and ''Murder Speculation Part B'' concludes the arc of Shiki and Mikiya's relationship. ''Murder Speculation Part A'' and ''The Hollow Shrine'', while not bad movies, are a bit hard to get into due to their anachronistic nature, ''Oblivion Recording'' is regarded as the weakest film due to adapting out a lot of and deviating from the chapter's plot, and ''Future Gospel'' is often seen as an unnecessary continuation of the story.

** Ironically, it's him [[spoiler: calling Touko "Dirty Red" that gets him killed. And he wasn't exactly expecting her to come back in an identical clone body, either...]]

* AlternateContinuity: The entry for this trope on the main page has and can be interpreted in several ways: some say Nasu means that 'the chances are just infinitesimally low', while others interpret it as in "it's impossible." It's still part of TheVerse, at any rate.

** They mostly revolve around Type Moon fandom in-jokes and references to similarly surreal sections in other Type Moon works. For example, the yellow-and-green mushroom is Kinoko Nasu's avatar. Other non-[=KnK=] characters include super-deformed versions of ''[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/Stay Night]]'' characters as well as [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Neko-Arc]] (who is super-deformed already). The stop-motion for the last movie [[spoiler: pans out to show the figures of several other popular Type-Moon characters in the audience (Sacchin's on the bottom-right)]]
** But hey, [[SuperDeformed it's very,]] [[RuleOfCute very cute.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Despite being a villain in the third film, Fujino Asagami happens to be relatively popular among fans due to her tragic backstory and her cuteness. It also doesn't help to note that her angst is one of the main reasons why she is one of Nasu's favorites. It has gotten to the point where she is featured as a 4* gacha servant in ''Videogame/FateGrandOrder'' during the ''Garden of Sinners'' rerun.

** Lio from the first minute of the seventh movie. And. He. [[KnifeNut Doesn't.]] [[SlasherSmile Want.]] [[StalkerWithACrush To.]] [[AttemptedRape Stop!]]

* ToughActToFollow: The first seven movies were planned from the beginning to be one cohesive story and thus are successful with anachronical narration, cross-references and distinct aesthetic. Being a later addition to what has already been completed and looking brighter in general, ''Future Gospel'' is considered by many as not as good as its predecessors. The gap of four years between release dates does not help, and only make ufotable ArtEvolution much more visible. You would not be surprised to see that discussions about ''Kara no Kyoukai'' often don't include the eight movie or [[TalkingHeads the epilogue]] [[InfoDump OVA]].

* CrackIsCheaper: US releases have always been limited and for absurd amounts of money (including the Blu-Ray boxset that now goes for over '''$1,000''' new.)
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As expected of a soundtrack composed by AwesomeMusic/YukiKajiura.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Azaka. Some people find her cute and interesting due to having a BrotherSisterIncest backstory that's given a surprising amount of depth and in-universe justification; others find her personality obnoxious or her incestuousness creepy and pandering to {{Otaku}} and HaremGenre enthusiasts.

** But hey, [[SuperDeformed its very,]] [[RuleOfCute very cute.]]

* ToughActToFollow: The first seven movies were planned from the beginning to be one cohesive story and thus are successful with anachronical narration, cross-references and distinct aesthetic. Being a later addition to what has already been completed and looking brighter in general, ''Future Gospel'' is considered by many as good as its predecessors. The gap of four years between release dates does not help, and only make ufotable ArtEvolution much more visible. You would not be surprised to see that discussions about ''Kara no Kyoukai'' often don't include the eight movie or [[TalkingHeads the epilogue]] [[InfoDump OVA]].

* ToughActToFollow: The first seven movies were planned from the beginning to be one cohesive story and thus are successful with anachronical narration, cross-references and distinct aesthetic. Being a later addition to what has already been completed and looking brighter in general, ''Future Gospel'' is considered by many as good as its predecessors. The gap of four years between release dates does not help, and only make ufotable ArtEvolution much more visible. You would not be surprise that discussions about ''Kara no Kyoukai'' often don't include the eight movie or [[TalkingHead the epilogue]] [[InfoDump OVA]].