YMMV / Mechanical Violator Hakaider

• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: The scene with the man handcuffed to a briefcase looks like it's setting up a future plot point but it is never mentioned again.
• Complete Monster: Gurjev is the angelic dictator of Jesus Town, ruling it as a totalitarian state. A firm believer in The Evils of Free Will, Gurjev orders his State Sec to capture any dissenters for him to lobotomize—even innocent children—removing all of their emotions and willpower. Revealed to have been Hakaider's original creator, Gurjev saw the android as a "failure" and abandoned him, replacing him with an obedient and loyal weapon. After successfully massacring La Résistance, Gurjev tries to kill Hakaider even after the latter had spared his life.
• Fanon Discontinuity: Quite a few fans disregard this film as they see the implication that Michael really is a brainwashed Kikaider as a defilement of their childhood hero.
• What Do You Mean, It's Not Symbolic?: Has this in spades with all the religious theme naming, up to and including the setting being called "Jesus Town".