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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, and [[spoiler:[[ContinuityLockout you need to be up to speed with the game's content]] to know that there's actually an underlying plot]]. [[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, and the first episode came off as mediocre at best even to English-speaking fans of the game.
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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, and [[spoiler:[[ContinuityLockout you need to be up to speed with the game's content]] to know that there's actually an underlying plot]].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, and the first episode came off as mediocre at best even to English-speaking fans of the game.season.
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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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* ViewerGenderConfusion: If you didn't know Shouta Aoi sang the theme song, you could very easily make the mistake that the singer is female.
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* ViewerGenderConfusion: If you didn't know Shouta Aoi Aoi(the male main character's voice actor) sang the theme song, you could very easily make the mistake that the singer is female.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The anime can generally be graded by fans on two different scales: its quality as a ''Phantasy Star'' title, and its quality as a SliceOfLife title. While the former scale is polarizing, the latter scale can fall squarely into this trope as far as the non-''Phantasy Star'' fans are concerned, if not a tad bit higher.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The anime can generally be graded by fans on two different scales: its quality as a ''Phantasy Star'' title, and its quality as a SliceOfLife title. While the former scale is polarizing, the latter scale can fall squarely into this trope "unremarkable" as far as the non-''Phantasy Star'' fans are concerned, if not a tad bit higher.
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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, remained in DevelopmentHell for three more years before finally being announced for UsefulNotes/XboxOne and Pc.
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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, remained in DevelopmentHell for wouldn't be SavedFromDevelopmentHell until three more years before later when finally being announced for UsefulNotes/XboxOne and Pc.PC.
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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, remains in DevelopmentHell to this day.
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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, remains remained in DevelopmentHell to this day.for three more years before finally being announced for UsefulNotes/XboxOne and Pc.
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* AmericansHateTingle: The English-speaking fans ''[[FandomBerserkButton despise]]'' the anime, citing its SliceOfLife elements, lack of meaningful character development, and flimsy plot as reasons why it's so terrible. In Japan? While it was still relatively poor, it at least did enough to increase the playerbase by a noticeable amount.
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* AmericansHateTingle: The English-speaking fans ''[[FandomBerserkButton despise]]'' ''despise'' the anime, citing its SliceOfLife elements, lack of meaningful character development, and flimsy plot as reasons why it's so terrible. In Japan? While it was still relatively poor, it at least did enough to increase the playerbase by a noticeable amount.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The anime can generally be graded by fans on two different scales: its quality as a ''Phantasy Star'' title, and its quality as a SliceOfLife title. While the former scale is likely anything between polarizing and FandomBerserkButton, polarizing, the latter scale can fall squarely into this trope as far as the non-''Phantasy Star'' fans are concerned, if not a tad bit higher.
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* FunnyMoments: Quest 6 has Koa receiving an invitation to enjoy a soak in the hot springs [[spoiler:in-game from Rina, with Koa believing she would do so with her RINA avatar. This is accompanied by a cut-in of Dudu, the infamous item grinder clerk of the game, commenting on his luck. Rina then appears with her SORO avatar, and only soaks for a brief moment. This is accompanied by Dudu commenting on Koa's lack of luck.]]
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* FunnyMoments: SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Quest 6 has Koa receiving an invitation to enjoy a soak in the hot springs [[spoiler:in-game from Rina, with Koa believing she would do so with her RINA avatar. This is accompanied by a cut-in of Dudu, the infamous item grinder clerk of the game, commenting on his luck. Rina then appears with her SORO avatar, and only soaks for a brief moment. This is accompanied by Dudu commenting on Koa's lack of luck.]]
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* FandomBerserkButton: English fans of the game '''hate''' the anime. This in spite of the fact that it's actually not a terribly bad show; it just falls squarely into [[SoOkayItsAverage the higher end of mediocre.]] It even has some genuinely good moments.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The anime can generally be graded by fans on two different scales: its quality as a ''Phantasy Star'' title, and its quality as a SliceOfLife title. While the former scale is likely anything between LoveItOrHateIt polarizing and FandomBerserkButton, the latter scale can fall squarely into this trope as far as the non-''Phantasy Star'' fans are concerned, if not a tad bit higher.
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* FandomBerserkButton: English fans of the game '''hate''' the anime. This in spite of the fact that it's actually not a terribly bad show; it just falls squarely into [[SoOkayItsAverage the higher end of mediocre.]]
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* FandomBerserkButton: English fans of the game '''hate''' the anime. This in spite of the fact that it's actually not a terribly bad show; it just falls squarely into [[SoOkayItsAverage the higher end of mediocre.]]]] It even has some genuinely good moments.
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** The finale episode is disliked for wrapping things up in a [[DeusExMachina very convenient manner.]] [[spoiler:Itsuki, Aika, and Rina use ThePowerOfFrienship 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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** The finale episode is disliked for wrapping things up in a [[DeusExMachina very convenient manner.]] [[spoiler:Itsuki, Aika, and Rina use ThePowerOfFrienship 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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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Apprentice is ultimately dealt with in rather mundane fashion. Not only does [[NiceJobFixingItVillain she pull off an undeniably stupid move that permanently cripples her,]] she does absolutely nothing for the rest of the finale until she is defeated when Itsuki recovers Rina. The only display of power she had was to [[TheWorfEffect worf]] a squad of AIS.]]
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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Apprentice is ultimately dealt with in rather mundane fashion. Not only does [[NiceJobFixingItVillain she pull off an undeniably stupid move that permanently cripples her,]] she does absolutely nothing for the rest of the finale until she is defeated when Itsuki recovers Rina. The only display of power she had was to [[TheWorfEffect worf]] a squad of AIS.]]]] The ''Darkers'' do more harm to the protagonists than she does!
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some fans believe that the anime would be better if it took place in-universe as opposed to relegating it to being a in-universe video game.
** Some fans were soured by the very last episode, where [[spoiler:Itsuki practically {{One Hit Kill}}s Apprentice Gia using NewPowersAsThePlotDemands]] as opposed to something more climatic.
** Some fans were soured by the very last episode, where [[spoiler:Itsuki practically {{One Hit Kill}}s Apprentice Gia using NewPowersAsThePlotDemands]] as opposed to something more climatic.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some A very common complaint from English fans believe that of the game stems from the wasted opportunity to base the anime would be better if it took place in-universe as opposed to relegating it to being a in-universe video game.
around, well, ''the actual game.''
**Some fans were soured by the The finale episode is disliked for wrapping things up in a [[DeusExMachina very last episode, where [[spoiler:Itsuki practically {{One Hit Kill}}s Apprentice Gia using NewPowersAsThePlotDemands]] as opposed convenient manner.]] [[spoiler:Itsuki, Aika, and Rina use ThePowerOfFrienship to something more climatic.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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* FandomBerserkButton: English fans of the game '''hate''' the anime. This in spite of the fact that it's actually not a terribly bad show; it just falls squarely into [[SoOkayItsAverage the higher end of mediocre.]]
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* AmericansHateTingle: The English-speaking fans ''[[FandomBerserkButton despise]]'' the anime, citing its SliceOfLife elements, lack of meaningful character development, and flimsy plot as reasons why it's so terrible. In Japan? While it was still relatively poor, it at least did enough to increase the playerbase by a noticeable amount.
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* ViewerGenderConfusion: If you didn't know Shouta Aoi sang the theme song, you could very easily make the mistake that the singer is female.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The CGI is generally derided for being bad at times. Especially Episode 2's Rockbear, which is ''very'' choppily animated.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The anime can generally be graded by fans on two different scales: its quality as a ''Phantasy Star'' title, and its quality as a SliceOfLife title. While the former scale is likely anything between BaseBreaker and FandomBerserkButton, the latter scale can fall squarely into this trope as far as the non-''Phantasy Star'' fans are concerned, if not a tad bit higher.
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* SoOkayItsAverage: The anime can generally be graded by fans on two different scales: its quality as a ''Phantasy Star'' title, and its quality as a SliceOfLife title. While the former scale is likely anything between BaseBreaker LoveItOrHateIt and FandomBerserkButton, the latter scale can fall squarely into this trope as far as the non-''Phantasy Star'' fans are concerned, if not a tad bit higher.
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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Apprentice is ultimately dealt with in rather mundane fashion. Not only does [[NiceJobFixingItVillain she pull off an undeniably stupid move that permanently cripples her,]] she does absolutely nothing for the rest of the finale until she is defeated when Itsuki recovers Rina. The only display of power she had was to [[TheWorfEffect worf]] a squad of AIS.]]
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* GrowingTheBeard: If you're willing to muddle through the first six episodes, all of which are generally considered mediocre at best, everything begins picking up ''extremely'' quick by Episodes 7 through 9, during which its overall quality also improves immensely.
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* MemeticMutation: ゲイ[[labelnote:Explanation]]Shouta Aoi has a very strange pronunciation of the English word "day" in the opening theme, as it sounds like he says it with a "g" instead of a "d", making it sound like "gei". This is largely memetic among the Japanese fans.[[/labelnote]]
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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Kouta and SORO are popular with fans, sometimes even better liked than the main characters themselves. Unfortunately, Kouta gets the short end of the stick in a lot of his appearances, and [[spoiler:SORO gets shafted in Episode 5 in favor of RINA, [[DemotedToExtra reducing his role]] down to appearing in the opening and in the final episode.]]
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** Some fans were soured by the very last episode, where [[spoiler:Itsuki practically {{One Hit Kill}}s Apprentice Gia using NewPowersAsThePlotDemands]] as opposed to something more climatic.
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* ItGetsBetter: The show If you're willing to muddle through the first six episodes, all of which are generally considered mediocre at best, everything begins to pick picking up the paces around Episode 7.''extremely'' quick by Episodes 7 through 9, during which its overall quality also improves immensely.
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* FunnyMoments: Quest 6 has Koa receiving an invitation to enjoy a soak in the hot springs [[spoiler:in-game, with Koa believing she would do so with her RINA avatar. This is accompanied by a cut-in of Dudu, the infamous item grinder clerk of the game, commenting on his luck. Rina then appears with her SORO avatar, and only soaks for a brief moment. This is accompanied by Dudu commenting on Koa's lack of luck.]]
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* FunnyMoments: Quest 6 has Koa receiving an invitation to enjoy a soak in the hot springs [[spoiler:in-game, [[spoiler:in-game from Rina, with Koa believing she would do so with her RINA avatar. This is accompanied by a cut-in of Dudu, the infamous item grinder clerk of the game, commenting on his luck. Rina then appears with her SORO avatar, and only soaks for a brief moment. This is accompanied by Dudu commenting on Koa's lack of luck.]]
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In Episode 7, [[spoiler:Last Samurai, who last saw Mika Konoe in Quarry Free Field, wonders aloud if ''[=PSO2=]'' has the Seiga Academy outfit as an available costume.]] When the first ''[=PSO2=]: The Animation'' Blu-Ray/DVD was announced alongside its included Item Codes, guess what costume it came with?
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* FunnyMoments: Quest 5 has Koa receiving an invitation to enjoy a soak in the hot springs [[spoiler:in-game, with Koa believing she would do so with her RINA avatar. This is accompanied by a cut-in of Dudu, the infamous item grinder clerk of the game, commenting on his luck. Rina then appears with her SORO avatar, and only soaks for a brief moment. This is accompanied by Dudu commenting on Koa's lack of luck.]]
* LesYay: Rina Izumi is stated to have admirers male and female. When Aika Suzuki transfers to Seiga Academy, one female student straight-up asks her for her views on lesbian relationships.
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* FunnyMoments: Quest 5 6 has Koa receiving an invitation to enjoy a soak in the hot springs [[spoiler:in-game, with Koa believing she would do so with her RINA avatar. This is accompanied by a cut-in of Dudu, the infamous item grinder clerk of the game, commenting on his luck. Rina then appears with her SORO avatar, and only soaks for a brief moment. This is accompanied by Dudu commenting on Koa's lack of luck.]]
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** The Phantoms that appear in Tokyo are ''extremely'' surreal, even by franchise standards, which says something when the field they appear in is supposed to be on '''Earth'''.
** The plot of Episode 4 kicks off with several MindScrew elements, such as ''[[CelebrityParadox Phantasy Star Online 2]]'', the aforementioned Phantoms, ''[=PSO2=]'' being used as a ''interdimensional gateway'', {{Digital Avatar}}s that aren't actually digital to begin with and are controlled by ''[=PSO2=]'' players, etc. Many players are convinced that the writers must've been smoking ''something'' illegal when they came up with this.
** The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
** The Phantoms that appear in Tokyo are ''extremely'' surreal, even by franchise standards, which says something when the field they appear in is supposed to be on '''Earth'''.
** The plot of Episode 4 kicks off with several MindScrew elements, such as ''[[CelebrityParadox Phantasy Star Online 2]]'', the aforementioned Phantoms, ''[=PSO2=]'' being used as a ''interdimensional gateway'', {{Digital Avatar}}s that aren't actually digital to begin with and are controlled by ''[=PSO2=]'' players, etc. Many players are convinced that the writers must've been smoking ''something'' illegal when they came up with this.
** The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs:
** The Phantoms that appear in Tokyo are ''extremely'' surreal, even by franchise standards, which says something when the field they appear in is supposed to be on '''Earth'''.
** The plot of Episode 4 kicks off with several MindScrew elements, such as ''[[CelebrityParadox Phantasy Star Online 2]]'', the aforementioned Phantoms, ''[=PSO2=]'' being used as a ''interdimensional gateway'', {{Digital Avatar}}s that aren't actually digital to begin with and are controlled by ''[=PSO2=]'' players, etc. Many players are convinced that the writers must've been smoking ''something'' illegal when they came up with this.
**WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
** The Phantoms that appear in Tokyo are ''extremely'' surreal, even by franchise standards, which says something when the field they appear in is supposed to be on '''Earth'''.
** The plot of Episode 4 kicks off with several MindScrew elements, such as ''[[CelebrityParadox Phantasy Star Online 2]]'', the aforementioned Phantoms, ''[=PSO2=]'' being used as a ''interdimensional gateway'', {{Digital Avatar}}s that aren't actually digital to begin with and are controlled by ''[=PSO2=]'' players, etc. Many players are convinced that the writers must've been smoking ''something'' illegal when they came up with this.
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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, remains in DevelopmentHell to this day.
* 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, and [[spoiler:[[ContinuityLockout you need to be up to speed with the game's content]] to know that there's actually an underlying plot]]. [[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, and the first episode came off as mediocre at best even to English-speaking fans of the game.
* BrokenBase: The anime having SliceOfLife elements became a huge turn-off for certain parts of the fanbase. The fact that it also takes place on Earth, in Japan, and stars a high school kid and his pals also had English-speaking fans crying "generic" til the cows come home. [[spoiler:The fact that it's a StealthPrequel is even more base-breaking because some believe it makes the anime worth watching [[AllThereInTheManual for the additional background information]], while others believe it degrades the ''Phantasy Star'' name even further by linking it to a generic SliceOfLife show.]]
* ContinuityLockOut: The anime isn't well focused on attracting new viewers/players, but rather those already familiar with the game and its upcoming content. This is prevalent in several areas where they expect the viewer to retain prior knowledge of ''[=PSO2=]'' to "get" what happening.
* LesYay: Rina Izumi is stated to have admirers male and female. When Aika Suzuki transfers to Seiga Academy, one female student straight-up asks her for her views on lesbian relationships.
* SoOkayItsAverage: The anime can generally be graded by fans on two different scales: its quality as a ''Phantasy Star'' title, and its quality as a SliceOfLife title. While the former scale is likely anything between BaseBreaker and FandomBerserkButton, the latter scale can fall squarely into this trope as far as the non-''Phantasy Star'' fans are concerned, if not a tad bit higher.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some fans believe that the anime would be better if it took place in-universe as opposed to relegating it to being a in-universe video game.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs:
** The Phantoms that appear in Tokyo are ''extremely'' surreal, even by franchise standards, which says something when the field they appear in is supposed to be on '''Earth'''.
** The plot of Episode 4 kicks off with several MindScrew elements, such as ''[[CelebrityParadox Phantasy Star Online 2]]'', the aforementioned Phantoms, ''[=PSO2=]'' being used as a ''interdimensional gateway'', {{Digital Avatar}}s that aren't actually digital to begin with and are controlled by ''[=PSO2=]'' players, etc. Many players are convinced that the writers must've been smoking ''something'' illegal when they came up with this.
** The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
* 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, and [[spoiler:[[ContinuityLockout you need to be up to speed with the game's content]] to know that there's actually an underlying plot]]. [[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, and the first episode came off as mediocre at best even to English-speaking fans of the game.
* BrokenBase: The anime having SliceOfLife elements became a huge turn-off for certain parts of the fanbase. The fact that it also takes place on Earth, in Japan, and stars a high school kid and his pals also had English-speaking fans crying "generic" til the cows come home. [[spoiler:The fact that it's a StealthPrequel is even more base-breaking because some believe it makes the anime worth watching [[AllThereInTheManual for the additional background information]], while others believe it degrades the ''Phantasy Star'' name even further by linking it to a generic SliceOfLife show.]]
* ContinuityLockOut: The anime isn't well focused on attracting new viewers/players, but rather those already familiar with the game and its upcoming content. This is prevalent in several areas where they expect the viewer to retain prior knowledge of ''[=PSO2=]'' to "get" what happening.
* LesYay: Rina Izumi is stated to have admirers male and female. When Aika Suzuki transfers to Seiga Academy, one female student straight-up asks her for her views on lesbian relationships.
* SoOkayItsAverage: The anime can generally be graded by fans on two different scales: its quality as a ''Phantasy Star'' title, and its quality as a SliceOfLife title. While the former scale is likely anything between BaseBreaker and FandomBerserkButton, the latter scale can fall squarely into this trope as far as the non-''Phantasy Star'' fans are concerned, if not a tad bit higher.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some fans believe that the anime would be better if it took place in-universe as opposed to relegating it to being a in-universe video game.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs:
** The Phantoms that appear in Tokyo are ''extremely'' surreal, even by franchise standards, which says something when the field they appear in is supposed to be on '''Earth'''.
** The plot of Episode 4 kicks off with several MindScrew elements, such as ''[[CelebrityParadox Phantasy Star Online 2]]'', the aforementioned Phantoms, ''[=PSO2=]'' being used as a ''interdimensional gateway'', {{Digital Avatar}}s that aren't actually digital to begin with and are controlled by ''[=PSO2=]'' players, etc. Many players are convinced that the writers must've been smoking ''something'' illegal when they came up with this.
** The anime's ending theme can be rather... unusual for those unfamiliar with the song or the game.
