History YMMV / KamenRiderBlade

** In general, early on, the way a large amount of the dialogue was pronounced was so bad that viewers in Japan had to rely on ''UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning'' to understand what the characters were saying. And if you thought it was bad trying to watch the series in a language you were a native speaker of, imagine being a fansubber.

* EvilIsSexy: All three female Royal Clubs. To wit:
** Miyuki Yoshinaga/Orchid Undead wears a lightly-colored dress with a noticeable skirt and heels in human form and is shown to be attractive in general.
** Azumi/Serpent Undead is shown to be sleeveless with long black pants and heels in human form.
** Hikaru Jo/Tiger Undead wears some feline-print clothing and leather in human form, which showcases both her might and attractiveness.

** Tachibana's scream when approached by the Trilobite Undead made audiences not to take the scene seriously, as this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZjKZYbTeQw&ab_channel=%E3%81%82%E3%81%82%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E6%94%B9%E9%80%A0 video]] attest.

* FanNickname: [[spoiler:Fans on both sides of the Pacific refer to Kenzaki's unseen Joker form as the Navy Joker, after the primary color of the Blade suit. The S.I.C saga DID show a Joker form for him, but it was just the same color as Hajime's, although this was later contradicted by the Novel, which described it as being more akin to the Beetle and Caucasus Undeads. Most prefer the Navy Joker.]]

** [[BloodKnight Isaka]]/[[MadScientist Peacock Undead]] exemplifies how low [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative bastards]] can go. As the first Category Jack Undead, he designed Rider System 3, a belt that allows the user to transform into Kamen Rider Leangle. Unfortunately, that same belt requires using an improperly sealed Ace card that contains the Spider Undead, meaning that its user would be mentally enslaved by the Undead (as later seen with Mutsuki). After designing the corrupted Rider System, he brainwashed many people that he was going to use as expendable slaves to create his "Ultimate Rider". When this plan failed, Isaka turns his attention to Sakuya Tachibana and attempts to retrieve him as a prototype user. Isaka knows about Tachibana's subconscious fear and takes advantage of it to [[CurbStompBattle curbstomp]] him. Isaka tricks his defeated opponent to getting addicted to [[FantasticDrug Schuld Ketsner seaweed]], lying that the aggression-inducing plant would eliminate fear. [[spoiler:When Tachibana's girlfriend Sayoko notices her lover's addiction, Isaka smugly kills her for attempting to clean up her lover.]]

** ''Film/KamenRiderBladeMissingAce'': [[BigBad Junichi Shimura]]/[[BitchInSheepsClothing Kamen Rider Glaive]] is the real identity of the Albino Joker, the EvilCounterpart to both Kazuma Kenzaki and Hajime Aikawa. Joining BOARD as the replacement for Kamen Rider Blade, Shimura became the team leader of the Ace Riders and used them to further his own goals, starting by killing the president of BOARD and then releasing half of the Undeads, allowing them to massacre humans just to seal them again as part of a ritual that would grant him ultimate power, disposing of his two subordinates after they had served their purpose. Sacrificing Amane's life energy to have control over an EldritchAbomination, Shimura was an [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious monster]] whose need for power knew no limits.

* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayal of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of 2021.

* TheScrappy: Amane, due to being a ClingyJealousGirl for Hajime, to the point that she absolutely cannot function without him around, making her attachment to him just creepy. There's also the fact that she's incredibly disrespectful to adults, including her own mother, and especially to her uncle.

* ItWasHisSled: Thanks to the ending's status as a major meme combined with how it is referenced directly in the majority of Blade's reappearances in subsequent material, TheReveal that [[spoiler:Hajime is actually the Joker Undead having undergone a HeelFaceTurn prior to the events of the main story]], and that the series itself ends in [[spoiler:Kenzaki turning himself into a Joker Undead and ending the battle in a permanent stalemate]] are fairly well-known twists in the ''Rider'' fandom.

* VindicatedByHistory: During its airing, ratings and toy sales in Japan dropped to a huge low for Heisei Kamen Rider, with people citing the poor character development and stiff acting from the lead actor during the first half of the series (with the "Ondulish" meme being made largely to mock the latter). It wasn't until the 2010s when people started to look upon the series more favorably in retrospect, especially since the second half (which had a switch in writers and improved acting) was seen as GrowingTheBeard. It also helped that the series was now available with high-quality sound on streaming services, making the infamous "Ondul language" easier to understand from the get-go; in fact, it was a common occurence for a Japanese fan to watch it on streaming services for the first time and express confusion at why people were making such a big deal about it.