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* ViewerGenderConfusion: If you didn't know Shouta Aoi(the male main character's voice actor) sang the theme song, you could very easily make the mistake that the singer is female.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
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* ViewerGenderConfusion: If you didn't know Shouta Aoi(the male main character's voice actor) sang the theme song, you could very easily make the mistake that the singer is female.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.female.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
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Wasted means set up as possible in the work but unused, not poorly done. AAP need commercial underperformance or other objective proof it alienated.
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The anime. "OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent is forced to play a popular video game by the school's perfect StudentCouncilPresident". It sounds rather dull even as far as anime plots go, fans of the game aren't that excited to watch a show where someone plays a game they're already playing. [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-01-10/nico-nico-users-pick-most-anticipated-anime-of-winter-2016/.97381 A Nico Nico Douga poll amongst Japanese]] picked ''[=PSO2=]: The Animation'' as the least-anticipated show of the season.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A very common complaint from English fans of the game stems from the wasted opportunity to base the anime around, well, ''the actual game.''
** The finale episode is disliked for wrapping things up in a [[DeusExMachina very convenient manner.]] [[spoiler:Itsuki, Aika, and Rina use ThePowerOfFriendship to summon [[LimitBreak Stargazer]], a super-buffed version of Over End that [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands had literally no reason to exist and was never hinted to exist up to that point]], to kill Apprentice.]]
** The finale episode is disliked for wrapping things up in a [[DeusExMachina very convenient manner.]] [[spoiler:Itsuki, Aika, and Rina use ThePowerOfFriendship to summon [[LimitBreak Stargazer]], a super-buffed version of Over End that [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands had literally no reason to exist and was never hinted to exist up to that point]], to kill Apprentice.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A very common complaint from English TaintedByThePreview: "OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent is forced to play a popular video game by the school's perfect StudentCouncilPresident" sounds rather dull even as far as anime plots go, and fans of the game stems from the wasted opportunity to base the anime around, well, ''the actual game.''
** The finale episode is disliked for wrapping things up in a [[DeusExMachina very convenient manner.]] [[spoiler:Itsuki, Aika, and Rina use ThePowerOfFriendship to summon [[LimitBreak Stargazer]], a super-buffed version of Over Endaren't that [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands had literally no reason excited to exist and was never hinted to exist up to that point]], to kill Apprentice.]] watch a show where someone plays a game they're already playing. [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-01-10/nico-nico-users-pick-most-anticipated-anime-of-winter-2016/.97381 A Nico Nico Douga poll amongst Japanese]] picked ''[=PSO2=]: The Animation'' as the least-anticipated show of the season.
** The finale episode is disliked for wrapping things up in a [[DeusExMachina very convenient manner.]] [[spoiler:Itsuki, Aika, and Rina use ThePowerOfFriendship to summon [[LimitBreak Stargazer]], a super-buffed version of Over End
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* BizarroEpisode: ''The Animation'' is frequently seen as one to the main ''[=PSO2=]'' plot. Nothing actually gets accomplished aside from some plot points that have very minor affect to the game's story[[note]]The ending of the show sets up an excuse for Matoi to get PutOnABus for the first half of ''[=EP4=]'', and Rina is later brought in during ''EPISODE 5'' as an indirect result of the events of the anime[[/note]]. Furthermore, the show frequently bends the established rules of the series for no discernible reason, such as [[spoiler:Itsuki and Rina getting Photon powers[[note]]the ''[=EP4=]'' characters almost exclusively run on Ether as the AppliedPhlebotinum of choice[[/note]]]], Darkers having noticeably exaggerated power levels for the sake of drama and plot, and [[spoiler:Apprentice being ''even more'' of an AntiClimaxBoss than even the game makes her out to be]]. This is part of the reason why some fans [[FanonDiscontinuity disown the anime]] and would rather watch ''Anime/PhantasyStarOnline2EpisodeOracle'' instead.
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* BizarroEpisode: ''The Animation'' is frequently seen as one to the main ''[=PSO2=]'' plot. Nothing actually gets accomplished aside from some plot points that have very minor affect to the game's story[[note]]The ending of the show sets up an excuse for Matoi to get PutOnABus for the first half of ''[=EP4=]'', and Rina is later brought the show's characters make appearances in during ''EPISODE 5'' as an indirect result of the events of the anime[[/note]].and ''EPISODE 6''[[/note]]. Furthermore, the show frequently bends the established rules of the series for no discernible reason, such as [[spoiler:Itsuki and Rina getting Photon powers[[note]]the ''[=EP4=]'' characters almost exclusively run on Ether as the AppliedPhlebotinum of choice[[/note]]]], Darkers having noticeably exaggerated power levels for the sake of drama and plot, and [[spoiler:Apprentice being ''even more'' of an AntiClimaxBoss than even the game makes her out to be]]. This is part of the reason why some fans [[FanonDiscontinuity disown the anime]] and would rather watch ''Anime/PhantasyStarOnline2EpisodeOracle'' instead.
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Even though the anime has come out before the game did in the west, I think it's safe to say the game is still far more popular than the anime.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: The [[Anime/PhantasyStarOnline2 anime series]] has been licensed for release in the west for winter of 2016. The western release of the game, itself, wouldn't be SavedFromDevelopmentHell until three years later when finally announced for UsefulNotes/XboxOne and PC.
