!!!In General
* BrokenBase:
** While season 1 of cartoon is generally said to be good, plots of seasons 2 and 3 are cause of dispute among some fans.
** 2018 CGI movie is considered by some to be a downgrade of what Tabaluga was.
* SignatureSong: "Nessaja", the final song of the first concept album, is perhaps the most recognizable track of the franchise. As well as a plethora of [[UpdatedReRelease Updated Re-Releases]], it even received an English-language remix by {{Music/Scooter}} and serves as the credits song to the animated series and the 2018 movie in both English and German.

!!! The Animated series
* AdaptationDisplacement: Combined with NoExportForYou in case of music albums outside Germany, many are surprised that Tabaluga is ''not'' only a cartoon, at least until the CGI movie came out.
* CantUnHearIt: Polish fans have this with Tabaluga's and Arktos' voice actors - Tomasz Bednarek and Tomasz Grochoczyński, respectively.
** Taken up to eleven with the fact that Bednarek also voices [[Franchise/StarWars Anakin Skywalker]]. And there is [[Memes/AttackOfTheClones a lot of sand]] in season 2...
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Many Poles in their 20s and 30s like the series, because it was part of their childhood. It's also a possible reason why Polish dub is the easiest one to find online.
* GrowingTheBeard: Subverted, since more plot holes started to show in seasons 2 and 3.
* HoYay: Arktos' butler, James, seems a bit ''too'' concerned about his master's welfare.
* MemeticMutation: Jakubie, zrób mi loda![[labelnote:Explanation]]In Poland, this [[FakeMemories supposed]] quote made by Arktos asking James for a blowjob (literal translation could be "James, give me a blowjob") is most known quote from the series. The line itself never appeared in the Polish version of cartoon, and the "proof" video was actually a montage of several lines. However in December 2023, Arktos' Polish VA, Tomasz Grochoczyński, revealed that he is well aware of the meme - and then he actually [[https://youtu.be/05VwOGNdxIs?feature=shared&t=59 said the line on video!]][[/labelnote]]
* SubbingVersusDubbing: With internet's growth, fans around the world gained access to other language versions of the series, which uncovered many inconsistencies between them. In result, knowledge of English version is sort-of required by fans.

!!! 2018 movie
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: The creators must have known that "I can turn the fires of hell into steam" was the most badass line in the VillainSong. It's where the music crescendos before the chorus. The animation shows Arktos rising upwards while shooting ice beams like a laser light show. And in the English dub, Creator/BenedictCampbell sings this line in a powerful, almost soulful way.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Devil in White," Arktos's VillainSong, is an epic RottenRockAndRoll number in which he gloats about his power using lines such as "I can turn the fires of hell into steam."
* CompleteMonster: [[EvilIsDeathlyCold Arktos]] is a sorcerous [[{{Snowlems}} snowman]] using his magics to conquer Iceland and oversee a [[FinalSolution total genocide]] of all dragons. Arktos has wiped out nearly the entire dragon race, and is first seen as he murders the last two survivors, hoping to [[WouldHurtAChild kill their child]] in the process but failing. Creating an artificial daughter named Lily to serve as bait, Arktos lures in the last dragon child, Tabaluga, and showcases the frozen corpses of dozens of dragons to the boy before once more attempting to kill him. After endangering all of Greenland with a war, Arktos tries one final time to finish off Tabaluga and Lily both, bragging about his plans to then [[TakeOverTheWorld dominate the world]] and even threatening the entirety of Iceland with death when they stand up to him.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many fans, [[NoExportForYou who could only watch the animated series]], said this about Tabaluga's design.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The buildup to the final showdown between Tabaluga and Arktos suggested that [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome it will top]] [[spoiler: Arktos']] death in the cartoon, but instead [[spoiler: Arktos was shrunk to the size that the biggest part of him was his hat]].
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Arktos baits Tabaluga to walk closer to the ravine underneath Arktos' palace. Full of dragon bodies, to be exact.