History YMMV / KiraKiraPrecureALaMode

* {{Moe}}: Similar to ''Smile'', the artstyle of ''[=KiraKira=]'' heavily leans into this trope, which's also one of the well-liked aspects of this season, with [[GenkiGirl Ichika]], [[ShrinkingViolet Himari]] and [[HotBlooded Aoi]] being the most notable example.

* {{Moe}}: Similar to ''Smile'', the artstyle of ''[=KiraKira=]'' heavily leans into this trope, which's also one of the well-liked aspectd of this season, with [[GenkiGirl Ichika]], [[ShrinkingViolet Himari]] and Aoi being the most notable example.

* TheScrappy: While the Servants of Noir are generally considered to be a mixed bag among the viewers, they still manage to get their own fans, especially Julio and Bibury, but good luck finding anyone who ''slightly'' care about Noir himself, as most viewers see him as a dull and forgettable BigBad who lacks the charisma and attitudes his servants had and exists soley to progress the story via DiabolusExMachina, and him being the responsible for [[spoiler:Julio's reviled disappearance for most of the season's second half]] has earned him some hatred too. And his detractors only increased [[spoiler:once his backstory was revealed, which many felt that it was utterly petty and doesn't justify any of the atrocities he committed]].

* ContestedSequel: ''[=KiraKira=]'' is an extremely controversial season among the fandom, even moreso than [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure its predecessor]]. Fans adore it for its aesthetic, designs, soundtrack, and characters, while detractors revile it for its pacing and tone problems, convoluted and poorly thought-out setting and story, inconsistent and overly convenient writing, lackluster villains, and [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot constant mishandling for its plotlines]] [[ TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter and characters, especially Rio and Akira, to name a few]]. One thing both sides generally agree on is that the lack of hand-to-hand combat was a major minus for this season.

* ContestedSequel: ''[=KiraKira=]'' is an extremely controversial season among the fandom, even moreso than [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure its predecessor]]. Fans adore it for its aesthetic, designs, soundtrack, and characters, while detractors revile it for its pacing and tone problems, convoluted and poorly thought-out setting and story, inconsistent and overly convenient writing, lackluster villains, and [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter constant mishandling for its characters]], especially Rio and Akira, to name a few. One thing both sides generally agree on is that the lack of hand-to-hand combat was a major minus for this season.

* TheScrappy: While the Servants of Noir are generally considered to be a mixed bag among the viewers, they still manage to get their own fans, especially Julio and Bibury, but good luck finding anyone who ''slightly'' care about Noir himself, as most viewers see him as a dull and forgettable BigBad who lacks the charisma and attitudes his servants had and exists soley to progress the story via DiabolusExMachina, as well as being the responsible for [[spoiler:Julio's reviled disappearance for most of the season's second half]]. And his detractors only increased [[spoiler:once his backstory was revealed, which many felt that it was utterly petty and doesn't justify any of the atrocities he committed]].

** [[spoiler: Likewise, ''[=KiraKira=]'' isn't the first series where a major character [[PutOnTheBus disappeared from the narrative for a long amount of time]], with [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar the Kiryuu sisters]], [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Regina]] and, to an extent, [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Prince Kanata]] being the most prominent examples of this, and while this habit has been controversial among the fanbase, especially regarding its necessity and effect on the absent characters' own arc, many fans felt that at least the mentioned characters' respective series made up for their disappearance and they retained their importance after [[TheBusCameBack they returned]]. Rio's case in this series, on the contrary, was widely loathed by the fanbase, who felt that not only his 16-episode ConvenientComa was undeserved and [[ArcFatigue way too long]], but also it ended up harming his character arc and the series didn't make up for it, as his only major appearances after his comeback were episodes 40 and, [[OutOfFocus to a lesser extent]], 41, and then he gets [[DemotedToExtra demoted to a background character]] while tons of aspects of his character that were introduced earlier, except for his relationship with his sister, [[AbortedArc went nowhere]] afterward, thus rendering him as a [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter wasted and underdeveloped character]] to many fans.]]

* TheScrappy: While the Servants of Noir are generally considered to be a mixed bag among the viewers, they still manage to get their own fans, especially Julio and Bibury, but good luck finding anyone who ''slightly'' care about Noir himself, as most viewers see him as a dull and forgettable BigBad who lacks the charisma and attitudes his servants have and exists soley to progress the story via DiabolusExMachina, as well as being the responsible for [[spoiler:Julio's reviled disappearance for most of the season's second half]]. And his detractors only increased [[spoiler:once his backstory was revealed, which many felt that it was utterly petty and doesn't justify any of the atrocities he committed]].

* TheScrappy: While the Servants of Noir are generally considered to be a mixed bag among the viewers, they still manage to get their own fans, especially Julio and Bibury, but good luck finding anyone who ''slightly'' care about Noir himself, as most viewers see him as a dull and forgettable BigBad who lacks the charisma and attitudes his servants have and exists soley to progress the story via DiabolusExMachina, while being the responsible for [[spoiler:Julio's reviled disappearance for most of the season's second half]]. And his detractors only increased [[spoiler:once his backstory was revealed, which many felt that it was utterly petty and doesn't justify any of the atrocities he committed]].

* TheScrappy: While the Servants of Noir are generally considered to be a mixed bag among the viewers, they still manage to get their own fans, especially Julio and Bibury, but good luck finding anyone who ''slightly'' care about Noir himself, as most viewers see him as a dull and forgettable BigBad who lacks the charisma and attitude his servants have and exists soley to progress the story via DiabolusExMachina, while being the responsible for [[spoiler:Julio's reviled disappearance for most of the season's second half]]. And his detractors only increased [[spoiler:once his backstory was revealed, which many felt that it was utterly petty and doesn't justify any of the atrocities he committed]].

* TheScrappy: The Servants of Noir are generally considered to be a mixed bag among the viewers, but they still manage to get their own fans, especially Julio and Bibury, but good luck finding anyone who ''slightly'' care about Noir himself, as most viewers see him as a dull and forgettable BigBad who exists soley to progress the story, while being the responsible for [[spoiler:Julio's reviled disappearance for most of the season's second half]]. And his detractors only increased [[spoiler:once his backstory was revealed, which many felt that it was utterly petty and doesn't justify any of the atrocities he committed]].

* TheScrappy: The Servants of Noir are generally considered to be a mixed bag among the viewers, but they still manage to get their own fans, especially Julio and Bibury, but good luck finding anyone who ''slightly'' care about Noir himself, as most viewers see him as a dull, one-dimensional and forgettable BigBad who exists soley to progress the story, while being the responsible for [[spoiler:Julio's disappearance for most of the season's second half]]. And his detractors only increased [[spoiler:once his backstory was revealed, which many felt that it was utterly petty and doesn't justify any of the atrocities he committed]].

** [[spoiler: Likewise, ''[=KiraKira=]'' isn't the first series where a major character [[PutOnTheBus disappeared from the narrative for a long amount of time]], with [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar the Kiryuu sisters]], [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Regina]] and, to an extent, [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Prince Kanata]] being the most prominent examples of this, and while this habit has been controversial among the fanbase, especially regarding its necessity and effect on the absent characters' own arc, many fans felt that at least the mentioned characters' respective series made up for their disappearance and they retained their importance after [[TheBusCameBack they returned]]. Rio's case in this series, on the contrary, was widely loathed by the fanbase, who felt that not only his 16-episode ConvenientComa was undeserved and [[ArcFatigue excessively long]], but also it ended up harming his character arc and the series didn't make up for it, as his only major appearances after his comeback were episodes 40 and, [[OutOfFocus to a lesser extent]], 41, and then he gets [[DemotedToExtra demoted to a background character]] while tons of aspects of his character that were introduced earlier, except for his relationship with his sister, [[AbortedArc went nowhere]] afterward, thus rendering him as a [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter wasted and underdeveloped character]] to many fans.]]

** [[spoiler:Noir's entire backstory immediately turns him into this for a lot of fans. What was his excuse behind all the atrocities he committed? Just because Lumiere turned him down in the far past, and that's, of course, without mentioning the way he confessed to her (by telling her to make sweets [[ItsAllAboutMe for him alone]]).]]

*** [[spoiler: Rio's HeroicSacrifice in Episode 23 was either a [[TearJerker heartwrenching]] and powerful moment that proves his love and forgiveness for his sister which motivates her to get stronger as Cure Parfait, or a pointless, [[{{Glurge}} emotionally manipulative]], and excessively mean-spirited moment, as well as a blatant sign of the writer's laziness and lack of planning to develop the character in a satisfying way, and the writer's claim in an interview that this moment was [[YankTheDogsChain the reason why Rio didn't become a Cure]] doesn't help, while the excuse of motivating Ciel to become stronger was seen by critics as forced and flimsy, given her prior training, Rio's [[CantCatchUp inferiority complex]] that kickstarted their conflict, and the fact that Rio's absence didn't affect her character that much.]]

*** [[spoiler: Rio's HeroicSacrifice in Episode 23 was either a [[TearJerker heartwrenching]] and powerful moment that proves his love and forgiveness for his sister which motivates her to get stronger as Cure Parfait, or a pointless, [[{{Glurge}} emotionally manipulative]], and excessively mean-spirited moment, as well as a blatant sign of the writer's laziness and lack of planning to develop the character in a satisfying way, and the writer's claim in an interview that this moment was [[YankTheDogsChain the reason why Rio didn't become a Cure]] doesn't help, while the excuse of motivating Ciel to become stronger was seen by critics as forced and flimsy, given her prior training, Rio's [[Can'tCatchUp inferiority complex]] that kickstarted their conflict, and the fact that Rio's absence didn't affect her character that much.]]

*** [[spoiler: Rio's HeroicSacrifice in Episode 23 was either a [[TearJerker heartwrenching]] and powerful moment that proves his love and forgiveness for his sister which motivates her to get stronger as Cure Parfait, or a pointless, [[{{Glurge}} emotionally manipulative]], and excessively mean-spirited moment, as well as a blatant sign of the writer's laziness and lack of planning to develop the character in a satisfying way, and the writer's claim in an interview that this moment was [[YankTheDogsChain the reason why Rio didn't become a Cure]] doesn't help, while the excuse of motivating Ciel to become stronger was seen by critics as forced and flimsy, given her prior training and the fact that Rio's absence didn't affect her character that much.]]

** Akira[=/=]Cure Chocolat is a popular Cure, particularly in Japan, thanks to her {{Bifauxnen}} design, as well as [[NiceGirl her compassionate]] [[CoolBigSis personality]] and relationship with [[LesYay Yukari]] and [[BigSisterInstinct her little sister Miku]]. However, she also suffers from HypeBacklash in some circles, as her detractors see her as a boring [[FlatCharacter non-entity]] who cannot stand on her own feet as a character. And then there is [[TakeAThirdOption a third group of people]] who likes Akira but feels that she was [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter quite underutilized compared to other Cures in this season]].

** While Cure Parfait and Pekorin are nowhere as popular as Cure Chocolat or Cure Macaron, they're still fairly well-liked in Japan. But in the West, the former is a [[BaseBreakingCharacter very divisive character]], with some of her bashers accusing her of being a Mary Sue in a similar vein to [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Chloe Carmichael]], mainly due to the constant CharacterShilling she got and how her conflict with her more popular brother was handled ultimately, while the latter is pretty much TheScrappy, especially after the last three episodes.

* ReplacementScrappy: While [[spoiler: Cure Pekorin]] is already divisive on her own, she is near-universally considered to be vastly inferior to [[spoiler: Rio's appearance]] in episodes 39 and 40, as [[spoiler: her transformation]] was seen by most fans as [[{{Asspull}} out of nowhere]] and unwarranted given her lack of development compared to the latter, who had an arc that [[spoiler: more-or-less explores his wish of becoming a Precure alongside his sister]], and the fact that [[spoiler: Pekorin kept her power at the end while Rio ended up losing his right in the same event he gained it]] only made it worse.[[note]]Interestingly, Episode 37 of ''[=HuGtto!=]'' attempts to throw a bone to [[spoiler: Rio]] during the All For You! finisher by showing that [[spoiler: he, complete with his magical form, which was featured again in ''All Stars F'', didn't quite lose his power and still can help the Cures ''without'' his broken rod]]. However, this only raises one big question: [[spoiler: [[PlotHole Why didn't he use his remaining power before?]]]][[/note]]

** While Rio is generally well-liked as a character, his character arc, on the other hand, was met with mixed reactions. Fans see it as the strongest aspect of the season thanks to its focus on his conflict with [[spoiler: his sister Ciel]] and the development of both characters, while critics find it rushed, melodramatic, and unsatisfying, as it [[AbortedArc ignores several aspects of his character]] (such as his interpersonal problems and inadequacies, his relationship with other characters, and [[spoiler: his TragicDream of becoming a Precure]]) all in favor of [[SatelliteFamilyMember his relationship with his sister]], which was seen by critics as lackluster, due to the series' minimal focus on the relationship onscreen and, despite being introduced first, Rio having less screentime and accomplishments than [[spoiler: Ciel]], who, according to her detractors, took all the benefits from his arc and [[KarmaHoudini never faced any consequences]] for [[spoiler: neglecting her brother [[AesopCollateralDamage who suffered the most from it]]]].

** [[SixthRanger Ciel[=/=]Kirarin[=/=]Cure Parfait]]. Fans like her for her design (both in her fairy and human forms), cheerful personality, and interactions with other Cures and [[spoiler: Bibury]], and see her StoryArc about her relationship with her twin brother [[spoiler: Rio[=/=]Pikario[=/=]Julio]] as the most engaging part of her character. Her detractors, meanwhile, see her as a boring, one-note and overpowered character who [[SpotlightStealingSquad hogs screentime]] from not only her brother who's seen as more interesting than her, but other Cures as well, to the point that the NonSerialMovie primarily centers around her, despite not adding much to the series outside of her sparse moments with [[spoiler: Rio and Bibury]], and see her relationship with [[spoiler: Rio]] as a poorly-written mess that only made her UnintentionallyUnsympathetic as a result. And on a minor note, opinions on Cure Parfait's design are a bit split, some find her outfit to be a mess, though some find that part endearing in a way.

** Perhaps the most divisive aspect about ''[=KiraKira=]'' is the number of the main Cures being 6 instead of the usual 4 or the occasional 5, as well as its attempt to balance between the main characters and focus on each one as individuals, something the head writer was claiming in one interview for this series to go with. Some like that approach, saying that it gives each Cure a chance to grow as characters by getting an equal amount of [[CharacterFocus focus episodes]], and don't mind the team being huge as it adds some variety to them. While others feel that the team was needlessly bloated, since there were members (especially Aoi and Akira) who added basically nothing to the story and[=/=]or remained static, and find the series' attempt to "individualize" the characters to be utterly misguided, because not only it harmed the main cast by making them [[GoneHorriblyRight coming off as too segregated from each other]] and prevented the supporting cast from getting more focus, but also it was done poorly, as each focus episodes were seen as either [[StrictlyFormula repetitive]] or [[ItsShortSoItSucks somewhat rushed]] as a result of balancing out a huge team, not to mention that except for Himari, the series didn't manage to develop the cast well, Ichika in particular.

** While Rio is generally well-liked as a character, his character arc, on the other hand, was met with mixed reactions. Fans see it as the strongest aspect of the season thanks to its focus on his conflict with [[spoiler: his sister Ciel]] and the development of both characters, while critics see it as rushed, underdeveloped, and unsatisfying, as it [[AbortedArc ignores several aspects of his character]] (such as his interpersonal problems and inadequacies, his relationship with other characters, and [[spoiler: his TragicDream of becoming a Precure]]) all in favor of [[SatelliteFamilyMember his relationship with his sister]], which was seen as lackluster due to their minimal interactions onscreen, the melodramatic nature of the relationship, and, despite being introduced first, Rio having less screentime and accomplishments than [[spoiler: Ciel]], who, according to her detractors, took all the benefits from his arc and [[KarmaHoudini never faced any consequences]] for [[spoiler: neglecting her brother [[AesopCollateralDamage who suffered the most from it]]]].
*** [[spoiler: Rio's HeroicSacrifice in Episode 23 was either a [[TearJerker heartwrenching]] and powerful moment that proves his love and forgiveness for his sister which motivates her to get stronger as Cure Parfait, or a pointless, [[{{Glurge}} oversentimental]], and excessively mean-spirited moment, as well as a blatant sign of the writer's laziness and lack of planning to develop the character in a satisfying way, and the writer's claim in an interview that this moment was [[YankTheDogsChain the reason why Rio didn't become a Cure]] doesn't help, while the excuse of motivating Ciel to become stronger was seen by critics as forced and flimsy, given her prior training and the fact that Rio's absence didn't affect her character that much.]]

** [[spoiler: Likewise, ''[=KiraKira=]'' isn't the first series where a major character [[PutOnTheBus disappeared from the narrative for a long amount of time]], with [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar the Kiryuu sisters]], [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Regina]] and, to an extent, [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Prince Kanata]] being the most prominent examples of this, and while this habit has been controversial among the fanbase, especially regarding its necessity and effect on the absent characters' own arc, many fans felt that at least the mentioned characters' respective series made up for their disappearance and they retained their importance after [[TheBusCameBack they returned]]. Rio's case in this series, on the contrary, was widely loathed by the fanbase, who felt that not only his 16-episode ConvenientComa was undeserved and [[ArcFatigue excessively long]], but also the series didn't make up for his absence, as his only major appearances after his comeback were episodes 40 and, [[OutOfFocus to a lesser extent]], 41, and then he gets [[DemotedToExtra demoted to a background character]] while tons of aspects of his character that were introduced earlier, except for his relationship with his sister, [[AbortedArc went nowhere]] afterward, thus rendering him as a [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter wasted and underdeveloped character]] to many fans.]]

** When he first appeared, [[TheDragon Elysio]] won over a lot of fans and was seen as a compelling replacement for Julio, thanks to his sinister appearance and cunning attitude toward his victims. But over time, there is a decent number of fans who got sick of him and see him as a shallow villain with nothing to his character outside of causing misery for others, despite having more screentime than Glaive, Diable, and even [[BigBad his master Noir]]. Speaking of which, [[spoiler: his betrayal of Noir and [[HijackedByGanon him taking over his former master's place]] as the BigBad since episode 46 only broke the fanbase even further. While both sides agree on that [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot the execution leaves a lot to be desired]], there are defenders who don't mind the twist and find Elysio's motivation more believable (if lacking any prior buildup) compared to Noir's which was seen as [[{{Wangst}} pathetic]] and [[EvilIsPetty disproportionate]], while detractors hated it for its [[AssPull out of nowhere nature]] and how it prevented Noir's conflict with Lumiere from getting any resolution, and didn't like how Elysio was EasilyForgiven and (alongside Glaive) [[KarmaHoudini got away with everything he's done]] at the end, and the fact that he shares his fate with both BigBad from [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure the following]] [[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure two seasons]] doesn't help.]]

** [[SixthRanger Ciel[=/=]Kirarin[=/=]Cure Parfait]]. Fans like her for her design (both in her fairy and human forms), cheerful personality, and interactions with other Cures and [[spoiler: Bibury]]. Her detractors, meanwhile, see her as a boring, one-note and overpowered character who doesn't add much to the series outside of her sparse interactions with [[spoiler: Rio and Bibury]], and [[SpotlightStealingSquad hogs screentime]] from not only her brother who's seen as more interesting than her, but other Cures as well, to the point that the NonSerialMovie primarily centers around her. Likewise, Ciel's StoryArc about her relationship with her twin brother [[spoiler: Rio[=/=]Pikario[=/=]Julio]] is seen as either the most engaging part of her character or a poorly-written mess that only made her UnintentionallyUnsympathetic as a result. And on a minor note, opinions on Cure Parfait's design are a bit split, some find her outfit to be a mess, though some find that part endearing in a way.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Pretty much every single character in ''[=KiraKira=]'' have proven to be debatable to some degree, but the mentioned below are the most prominent examples:

** While ''[=KiraKira=]'' is a ContestedSequel on both sides of the Pacific, the reception is a lot more (if not entirely) forgiving in Japan, where it was commercially successful compared to the previous two seasons and has an active following, as it still gets tons of fanarts to this day, and [[https://twitter.com/precure_15th/status/1752965005312655420 the announcement of releasing the whole season daily on YouTube]] in preparation for the upcoming ''Anime/WonderfulPrettyCure'' was met with excitement from Japanese fans and led some to hope that the upcoming season will have a {{Crossover}} with ''[=KiraKira=]'' thanks to its theme of animals. The Western fans, however, are highly mixed over this season, there is one group that liked it, another one that hated it and even considers it to be one of the (if not ''the'') [[{{Sequelitis}} worst Precure seasons]], and a third one that is simply unenthusiastic towards it.

** Some fans see Ciel's attitudes in episode 23 as this. While [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone her massive guilt]] over leaving Pikario behind in Paris was perfectly understandable, the problem is that she [[DespairEventHorizon falls into despair]] because of it ''after'' he was purified and is alive and well (sure, he can't make waffles as before, but still), and then she [[IdiotBall accepts Noir's offer very easily]] despite that, and it doesn't help that [[spoiler: it all leads to Pikario's 16-episode coma]], which Ciel ironically had [[AngstWhatAngst the exact opposite reaction]] to.