History YMMV / SweetPool

* HilariousInHindsight: The entire setting of ''sweet pool'' is essentially a bloodier and squickier version of what is now known as the "Omegaverse". Keep in mind, however, that the visual novel was released ''years before'' the "Omegaverse" became a popular trope to use in various fanworks for all kinds of media.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: In terms of the official localization. ''sweet pool'' is the first Nitro+[=CHiRAL=] visual novel to get licensed by JAST BLUE. While the translation is overall decent, there is one flaw that stands out, and it's how most of Makoto's lines always have at least one "bro" in a sentence. This won't be the last time JAST BLUE takes this particular kind of questionable liberty with the translation, as the same issue can be seen in their localization of ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'', with Koujaku being the unlucky target.

* BrokenBase: It's obvious that Tetsuo is Youji's true love interest, but between two of the four endings you have with him, fans are split on which one is the real ending: [[spoiler: "The Red Road" or "Miracles May"]]. While some choose the latter due to being unlocked only by finishing the other three endings, others choose the former since both the drama CD and the novelization follow that ending.

--> ''"As I hoped, Fuchii [Kabura -- writer of sweet pool] showed us all the darkness she holds inside. Like the way she ended the scene where [[spoiler:Tetsuo takes Youji's virginity:]] It's nuts! You're one scary woman, Kabura!"''
* NauseaFuel: A prime example of the trope is when Zenya [[spoiler: picks up a lump of living slug-sized flesh Youji had just given birth to from the boys' toilet floor and opening his mouth as if to swallow it]]. Fortunately, he ends up squishing it instead.

%%* SpiritualSuccessor: Some fans consider the visual novel to be this to ''VisualNovel/SayaNoUta'', [[Creator/GenUrobuchi and with good reason]].
* {{Squick}}: Simply put, the visual novel is chock full of the trope due to the copious amounts of BodyHorror.

** "Tetsuo ate him bread." [[note]]This is a typo made in the fan translation; it's actually supposed to read "Tetsuo ate his bread.", and the sentence became extremely funny to read.[[/note]]

* HilariousInHindsight: The entire setting of ''sweet pool'' is essentially a bloodier and squickier version of what is now known as the "Omegaverse". Keep in mind, however, that the visual novel was released ''years before'' before the "Omegaverse" became a popular trope to use in various fanworks for all kinds of media.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: In terms of the official localization. ''sweet pool'' is the first Nitro+[=CHiRAL=] visual novel to get licensed by JAST BLUE. While the translation is overall decent, there is one flaw that stands out, and it's how most of Makoto's lines always have at least "one" bro in a sentence. This won't be the last time JAST BLUE takes this particular kind of questionable liberty with the translation, as the same issue can be seen in their localization of ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'', with Koujaku being the unlucky target.

** None of the endings are givne any official titles, but fans decide to name each ending based on their respective theme songs to easily differentiate them from the other.

* NarmCharm: This is a game about a high school boy [[spoiler: shitting meat monsters.]] That being said, it's still entirely successful at being the single most disturbing offering from Nitro+[=CHiRAL=], winning out over competitors like ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'' and ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi'', no less; and this is still the case even after ''VisualNovel/SlowDamage'' was released in 2021. Even Creator/GenUrobuchi, who is no stranger to creating works with dark and harrowing plots, admitted on the [[DVDCommentary Liner Notes]] that he was ''shocked'' on how disturbing the story of ''sweet pool'' turned out to be.

* FanNickname: [[spoiler: Tetsuo and Youji's child]] has no name in the visual novel, though he is referred to as Junsei [[note]]This means "immaculate" or "pure" in Japanese, and said term is spoken quite often in the game, as it refers to [[spoiler: the Pure Breed]].[[/note]]by fans.

* FridgeBrilliance: Pure Breeds. [[spoiler: The parasites are the disembodied souls of the damned in physical form, but a mated pair who have a high compatibility with each other may produce a child born in human form. If the entire point of their punishment is that they're no longer allowed to be "made in God's own image" because of the lustful, violent. implied-to-be-nonconsensual homosexuality at Sodom and Gomorrah, it makes sense that only a couple who truly care for each other while accepting (read, forgiving) the parasitic entities for making them what they are can overcome that punishment and produce a humanoid offspring.]]

* {{Squick}}: Comes with the [[BodyHorror territory]].

* WinBackTheCrowd: A variation. JAST doesn't exactly have a bad reputation, but the company's licensing of ''sweet pool'' gives fans hope that they might also pick up ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'' in its respective tenth anniversary, mostly so they could play it without worrying about translation bias, which the game's fan translation patch is infamous for.

* NarmCharm: This is a game about a high school boy [[spoiler: shitting meat monsters.]] That being said, it's still entirely successful at being the single most disturbing offering from Nitro+[=CHiRAL=], winning out over competitors like ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'' and ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi'', no less; and this is still the case even after ''VisualNovel/SlowDamage'' had already been released in 2021. Even Creator/GenUrobuchi admitted on the [[DVDCommentary Liner Notes]] that he was ''shocked'' on how disturbing the story of ''sweet pool'' turned out to be.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Some fans consider the visual novel to be this to ''VisualNovel/SayaNoUta'', [[Creator/GenUrobuchi and with good reason]].

* NarmCharm: This is a game about a high school boy [[spoiler: shitting meat monsters.]] That being said, it's still entirely successful at being the single most disturbing offering from Nitro's BL department, winning out over competitors like ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'' and ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi'' no less. Even Creator/GenUrobuchi admitted on the [[DVDCommentary Liner Notes]] that he was ''shocked'' on how disturbing the story of ''sweet pool'' turned out to be.

* BrokenBase: It's obvious that Tetsuo is Youji's true love interest, but between two of the four endings you have with him, fans are split on which one is the real ending: [[spoiler: ''The Red Road'' or ''Miracles May'']]. While some choose the latter due to being unlocked only by finishing the other three endings, others choose the former since both the drama CD and the novel follow that ending.

* {{Narm}}: This is a game about a high school boy [[spoiler: shitting meat monsters.]]
** NarmCharm: It's still entirely successful at being the single most disturbing offering from Nitro's BL department, winning out over competitors like ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'' and ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi'' no less. Even Creator/GenUrobuchi admitted on the [[DVDCommentary Liner Notes]] that he was ''shocked'' on how disturbing the story of ''sweet pool'' turned out to be.
---> ''"As I hoped, Fuchii [Kabura -- writer of sweet pool] showed us all the darkness she holds inside. Like the way she ended the scene where [[spoiler:Tetsuo takes Youji's virginity:]] It's nuts! You're one scary woman, Kabura!"''
* NauseaFuel: Prime example will be Zenya [[spoiler: picking up a lump of living slug-sized flesh Youji had just given birth to from the boys' toilet floor and opening his mouth as if to swallow it]]. Fortunately, he ends up squishing it instead.

* TearJerker: Where to start? There's [[spoiler: Youji's backstory, Zenya's death, Youji and Tetsuo's death in ''both'' of their endings and Tetsuo's childhood. Last one is particularly bad since you only get to hear it after Kitani had killed both of them.]]