History YMMV / RaveMaster

* GatewaySeries: For a few, this was there introduction into the Shonen genre around the early 2000s if they hadn't gotten into ''Franchise/DragonBall'' or ''Manga/OnePiece''. While some critisim has been leveled at the series for being pretty cliche, it's perfect for people just looking for something simple. Helped but by cartoony like art style and a very developed fantasy world as well.

* ClicheStorm: One of the main criticisms of ''Rave Master'' is that, plotwise, it's a pretty bog-standard shonen series. [[NarmCharm Though this is apart of its charm, due to how heartwarming it plays them]].

* CultClassic: While one of the less well known series, its original story and well established background is what attracts its audience.

* EvilIsSexy:
** Reina, although she turns out to be not so evil.
** Jiero, Lillith and Leopard play this straight though.

* MoralEventHorizon: Played with. [[spoiler: King normally would've crossed it when he killed Sakuya, Haru's mom and Gale's wife by proxy and made him into a bomb so he wouldn't ever be near his family; but since this came right after his wife and his son (who was later imprisoned for ten years) was gunned down by an ambitious officer hired by his best friend.]] It makes it all the more tragic.

* ArcFatigue: One of the reasons the anime was CutShort. The show has horrendous pacing and often split some of the major battles into parts. The producers were likely banking on the show being popular in the vein of Dragon Ball to sustain it as well as not catch up too fast to the manga. But Rave Master, while having a good audience, didn't have that kind of pull to keep it afloat. Mashima has stated if the series got another crack at an anime, they would pace it better to avoid this problem (Well that and the series is finished, so the catch up problem wouldn't be an issue now).
* AssPull: Niebble. He isn't referenced once until Sieg needs help breaking out of prison, and is treated by Sieg as a regular character we should already know.

** Likewise the ending, "The Power of Destiny"

* ClicheStorm: One of the main criticisms of Rave Master is that, plotwise, it's a pretty bog-standard shonen series. [[NarmCharm Though this is apart of its charm, due to how heartwarming it plays them]].

* DracoInLeatherPants: Lucia from ''Manga/RaveMaster'', who is essentially that world's Hitler, is all too often looked at as a poor troubled boy who just took the only path open to him after having a [[FreudianExcuse bad childhood]]. Yes, getting locked up in prison as a little kid because of who your dad is sucks, '''but it's not an excuse to go and commit mass murder'''. It might help that he actually sees himself that way, and has a whole rant in the final battle about how he wasn't given any real options. Of course, Haru's [[ShutUpHannibal "right, not buying it"]] helps to balance things out.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Let, enough to pull a HeelFaceTurn and become a hero.

* EvilIsSexy: Reina, although she turns out to be not so evil.

* FridgeBrilliance: The Dark Bring corrupt people and turn them into destruction crazed maniacs because they're [[spoiler:part of Endless]], who's sole purpose is to destroy the world.

* GatewaySeries: For a few, this was there introduction into the Shonen genre around the early 2000s if they hadn't gotten into ''Dragon Ball'' or ''One Piece''. While some critisim has been leveled at the series for being pretty cliche, it's perfect for people just looking for something simple. Helped but by cartoony like art style and a very developed fantasy world as well.

* HarsherInHindsight: Let's [[spoiler:dragon transformation in the final battle]] becomes this when one gets into the final arc of ''Anime/FairyTail'' and discovers what happens when someone human [[spoiler: begins to undergo the horrendous Dragon Seed effects of Dragon Slayer magic, with Irene Belserion being a prime example]].
* HilariousInHindsight: Sieg Hart complimenting the skeleton guarding Resha Valentine's grave, which wraps right back around into a FunnyAneurysmMoment.
* HoYay:
** Celia also believes Haru and Musica are in love.

* LesYay: [[spoiler: Julia defeats [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Juria/Jiero]] by kissing her. However, this is because Juria/Jiero is AnIcePerson, so her skeleton is made of ice, so the kiss allows Julia to breathe fire into her body]].

* {{Narm}}: We get it Doryu, you're the dark lord of darkity darkness who hates humanity and wants to destroy the light. Now shut up and fight Haru already!

* ReplacementScrappy: Lucia for King. While the latter was EvilIsCool incarnate of badass who was very LoveToHate [[spoiler: especially to what he did to Gale Glory after killing his wife]], the former combined with some heavy heaps of VillainDecay comes across as whiny brat with a huge SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum because mommy's not there anymore.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Jade has a lot of build up despite not doing anything major in the end despite being Jegan's brother and therefore a Dragon Race like Let.

* {{Woolseyism}}: Even if this is just a change from manga to anime, it still worked. The "Dark Bring" were called the "Shadow Stones", "Demon Card" was called the "Shadow Guard", and the "Sword of Ten Powers" was called the "Decaforce Sword". They actually roll off the tongue a little better.
** Except for the fact that there was actually a reason behind Demon Card's name, and that the insignia the DC members wear is actually a stylistic version of the DC initials. Shadow Guard still works, but it detracts a bit from it's founder's past.
** Also the Ten Commandments > the Ten Powers. Less grand, but more fitting.

* SoBadItsGood: Many find the macekred English dub endearing because of its low quality.

* CrazyAwesome:
** Let [[spoiler: turning into a massive dragon during the FinalBattle.]]
** The fight with Doryu basically runs on this.

* ClicheStorm: One of the main criticisms of Rave Master is that, plotwise, it's a pretty bog-standard shonen series.

** [[AxCrazy Shakuma Raregroove]] is the former [[SorcerousOverlord sorcerer-king]] of Raregroove and by far the most [[{{Sadist}} evil member]] of his family. He started a war with the kingdom of Symphonia [[ForTheEvulz purely for fun]], destroying both countries and all their citizens. He killed Haru's grandfather, the king of Symphonia, with a deadly curse. He abondoned his son (King) Gale so he would spend his life enduring so much suffering until he became a world-destroying nihilist. He allows his magical student Haja to initially believe that he merely wants to take over the world, before killing him and revealing that his true plan is to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all of reality]] out of nothing more than hatred and [[{{sadist}} sadism]]. On top of all this, unlike most villains in the series, he was never influenced by a Dark Bring and did everything of his own free will.

* EarWorm: You listen to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnJa2kZx5GY this song]] and tell me that it doesn't stick with you ''all day.''
** An even bigger example is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5r3VUulsFo The Power Of Destiny]].

** [[AxCrazy Ogre]] is a psychopathic [[TheBrute brute]] defined by his violence, lust and thirst for power. He steals a giant battleship called the Silver Ray, destroyes the reputation of its creator and uses it to try to annihilate a continent. The [[HairTriggerTemper hot-tempered]] Ogre will frequently fly into a rage and go on killing sprees of anyone in sight, as well as [[BadBoss sacrificing his minions]] without a second thought. Additionally, he plans to turn every women in the world into a sex slave, and [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty kidnaps Elie to rape her]].
** [[AxCrazy Shakuma Raregroove]] is the former [[SorcerousOverlord sorcerer-king]] of Raregroove and by far the most [[{{Sadist}} evil member]] of his family. He started a war with the kingdom of Symphonia [[ForTheEvulz purely for fun]], destroying both countries and all their citizens. He killed Haru's grandfather, the king of Symphonia, with a deadly curse. He abondoned his son (King) Gale so he would spend his life enduring so much suffering until he became a world-destroying nihilist. He allows his magical student Haja to initially believe that he merely wants to take over the world, before killing him and revealing that his true plan is to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all of reality]] out of nothing more than hatred and [[{{sadist}} sadism]].

* CrazyAwesome: Let [[spoiler: turning into a massive dragon during the FinalBattle.]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The English Opening Theme, as mentioned below.

* HoYay: Two words: Mermen Harem.

* {{Macekre}}: Not as bad as, say, a 4Kids dub (they didn't do this one), but yeah, the English dub has a few unnecessary edits, painfully unfunny puns and ad-libs.
** SoBadItsGood: The inevitable result.

** Asura's OneWingedAngel form.
** The Bug Monster sent by Blue Guardians.
*** The Blue Guardians in general. Not only are they AxCrazy [[TortureTechnician torturers]], they're [[{{Sadist}} sadism]] incarnate.
** The Endless. [[CosmicHorror Just... The Endless.]]

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Gale Glory, King, Reina, and Sieg Hart, to name a few.]]

* TheWoobie: Poor, poor Elie a.k.a [[spoiler: Resha]].
** Gale Glory, too.

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The Japanese cover of the first volume has Plue eating a candy with several characters beside him. The North American and European box art has Haru wielding the Ten Commandments. Almost the opposite of what happened with the anime.

* ClicheStorm: One of the main criticisms of Rave Master is that, poltwise, it's a pretty bog-standard shonen series.

* ReplacementScrappy: Lucia for King. While the latter was EvilIsCool incarnate of {{Badass}} who was very LoveToHate [[spoiler: especially to what he did to Gale Glory after killing his wife]], the former combined with some heavy heaps of VillainDecay comes across as whiny brat with a huge SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum because mommy's not there anymore.

** Ogre is a psychopathic [[TheBrute brute]] defined by his violence, lust and thirst for power. He steals a giant battleship called the Silver Ray, destroying the reputation of its creator and using it to try to annihilate an entire continent. The [[HairTriggerTemper hot-tempered]] Ogre will frequently fly into a rage and go on killing sprees of anyone in sight, as well as [[BadBoss sacrifice his minions]] without a second thought. Additionally, he plans to turn every women in the world into a sex slave, as well as [[IhaveYouNowMyPretty kidnaps Elie to rape her]].
** Shakuma Raregroove is the former [[SorcerousOverlord sorcerer-king]] of Raregroove and by far the most evil member of his family. He started a war with the kingdom of Symphonia [[ForTheEvulz purely for fun]], destroying both countries and all their citizens. He killed Haru's grandfather, the king of Symphonia, with a deadly curse. He abondoned his son (King) Gale so he would spend his life enduring so much suffering until he became a world-destroying nihilist. He allows his magical student Haja to initially believe that he merely wants to take over the world, before killing him and revealing that his true plan is to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all of reality]] out of nothing more than hatred and sadism.

* CompleteMonster: Ogre, the only BigBad character who didn't have a FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler: He stole the Silver Ray, reveling in the fact he ruined its creator, Reina's father's reputation and made her life hell as a result]]. Plus his lust for women is portrayed very negatively.
** Slade even moreso. Remember him? He was that guy who was introduced during King's StartOfDarkness and died by the end of the flashback. Yeah. He's personally responsible for both King and Lucia's BigBad status. In other words, for a ''[[AmbitionIsEvil promotion]]'' (which he doesn't even live to enjoy, thankfully) he screwed over a decent guy who happened to have turned to the wrong source, and a ''six year old child'' whose only crime was being the former's son.
** Shakuma. While, given that [[spoiler: he's a Raregroove]], he probably had a FreudianExcuse, we never got to hear it. Instead, all we know is that he's personally responsible for [[spoiler: the destruction of Raregroove and Symphonia, as well as all the citizens. He also placed a curse on Haru's grandfather out of spite, a curse that to an unsuspecting victim is an incurable disease out of spite, and deeply enjoyed it, and the reason he went to war with the Symphonians is because it was a game]]. Like most of the later villains, he views the universe he lives in [[spoiler: one that was created by the time warping of an apocalypse survivor who is ironically his ancestor]] to be false and must destroyed. Also, he was never there when King [[spoiler: his own son]] was suffering, and you'd think he would be more protective of his [[spoiler: family]].

* NeedsMoreLove

** Also the Ten Commandments > the Ten Powers. Less grand, but more fitting.