History YMMV / OneYearOnProbation

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Kamoshida's downfall is not brought down by theatrical and supernatural means, but by Kawakami reporting to the police after investigating due to Akira's pleas.]]

* TheWoobie: Akira Kurusu. In addition to all the crap he has to go through per canon, we also get a deep look into his broken psyche, and it isn't pretty. In addition, with no Metaverse to bail him out when Kamoshida threatens him with expulsion, he utterly breaks down.
** The story goes into more detail of his hardships before coming to Tokyo. [[spoiler:He has a distant relationship with his father which only got worse after his arrest. He has a sick mother who cares for him and is constantly worried for her. In addition, Akira reveals during his time in juvenile hall, he got unintentionally caught up in a fight between some inmates and was thrown into solitary confinement for 48 hours. Poor kid has been through a lot.]]

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** [[spoiler:Wakaba is still alive in this story, meaning Futaba never had to go through the self-loathing and guilt that she did in the game.]]
** Ryuji and Ann sticking with Akira after he gets a panic attack during Golden Week. Even moreso when they affirm they won't leave him after hearing the story behind his probation, cementing the three as TrueCompanions.

* TearJerker:
** The in medias res beginning, which implies Akira tried to kill himself.
** Readers get to see how emotionally affected Akira is by his criminal record and how everyone shuns him for it.
*** After making his first friend in his new school, that friendship is shattered when Ryuji inadvertently causes Kamoshida to expel them like in canon, despite Akira trying to stop Ryuji from attacking the teacher. Faced with his probation possibly being revoked when it barely started, Akira starts to avoid Ryuji. Luckily, the two reconcile.
** Downplayed, but when Makoto offers to help take Akira to the hospital, she seems saddened when Ryuji assumes that she's doing it because a teacher asked her to.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: [[spoiler:Wakaba is still alive in this story, meaning Futaba never had to go through the self-loathing and guilt that she did in the game.]]

* TearJerker

** The story goes into more detail of his hardships before coming to Tokyo. [[spoiler:He has a distant relationship with his father which only got worse after his arrest. He has a sick mother who cares for him and is constantly worried for her. In addition, Akira reveals during his time in juvenile hall, he got unintentionally caught up in a fight between some inmates and was thrown into solitary confinement for 48 hours. Poor kid has been through alot.]]

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Kamoshida's downfall is not brought down by theatrical and supernatural means, but by Kawakami reporting to the police after investigating due to Akira's pleas.]]

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: The ending of Chapter 15. [[spoiler:Kamoshida finally leaves Shujin in handcuffs. To quote online gamer lingo: "gg get rekt".]]
** Earlier, Akira gives Kamoshida a ShutUpHannibal speech about how he deserves to be locked up. Although this leads to him getting injured, Akira manages to pave the way leading to Kamoshida’s downfall since his state is able to shake Kawakami out of her initial apathy and look into the abuses.

** The story goes into more detail of his hardships before coming to Tokyo. [[spoiler: He has a distant relationship with his father which only got worse after his arrest. He has a sick mother who cares for him and is constantly worried for her. In addition, Akira reveals during his time in juvenile hall, he got unintentionally caught up in a fight between some inmates and was thrown into solitary confinement for 48 hours. Poor kid has been through alot.]]

* [[spoiler: FridgeHorror: Tae Takemi gave Akira medicine in order to treat his anxiety disorder. The InMediasRes prologue mentions that he nearly killed himself by swallowing a dozen pills at once in response to Shido's election, meaning that Takemi indirectly got another patient in critical condition, assuming the backstory that earned her the nickname "The Plague" is still intact.]]

** Ryuji and Ann sticking with Akira after he gets a panic attack during Golden Week.

** Ryuji and Ann sticking with Akira after he gets a panic attack.

* TheWoobie: Akira Kurusu. In addition to all the crap he has to go through per canon, we also get a deep look into his broken psyche, and it isn't pretty. In addition, with no Metaverse to bail him out when Kamoshida threatens him with expulsion, he utterly breaks down.

** Earlier, Akira gives Kamoshida a ShutUpHannibal speech about how he deserves to be locked up. Although this leads to him getting injured, Akira manages to pave the way leading to Kamoshida’s downfall Since his state is able to partially get Kawakami to look into it.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: The ending of Chapter 15. [[spoiler:Kamoshida finally leaves Shujin in handcuffs. To quote online gamer lingo: "gg ez noob get rekt".]]

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[spoiler: Wakaba is still alive in this story, meaning Futaba never had to go through the self-loathing and guilt that she did in the game.]]

* TheWoobie: Akira Kurusu.

* Tear Jerker

* Tearjerker