History Trivia / HighGuardianSpice

* ExecutiveMeddling: Per [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eTz_HVWmNAU Daftpina]], this was why the show wound up being TV-MA. The team was told to "age up" the show, likely because of {{Website/Crunchyroll}}'s main demographic being Anime fans more used to such content. This despite most concept art pointing towards a more child-friendly series, contributing to the UncertainAudience problem the show developed.
* InvisibleAdvertising: After the first trailer dropped in August 2018 -- which was almost entirely behind-the-scenes interviews with only a few promo images to go with it -- the show's advertising was nonexistent. There were no other trailers released for the show until 2020, and it was missing from Crunchyroll expo panels that the show's crew were advertised for, leading to many thinking that the show had either fallen into DevelopmentHell or had been quietly cancelled. It took until August 2021 for a trailer to be posted on Crunchyroll's official Website/YouTube channel, with only one other trailer being released on October 11th before being unceremoniously released on the 26th, with only a single Tweet to herald its arrival. Crunchyroll advertised it for the next several days before the show's adverts quietly disappeared from the front page.

* NoDubForYou: The show is only available in English, though with subtitles for several other languages, and no plans for foreign dubs of any kind, although IMDB strangely lists a Japanese cast.

* QuietlyCancelled: Despite the first season ending on a cliffhanger, there hasn't been any news regarding a second season. Between the first season's massively Troubled Production and the mostly negative reviews, renewal doesn't look likely.

* QuietlyCancelled: Due to the sheer hatred and burying of the show, it is very unlikely there will be a second season.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Transgender man Raye Rodriguez voices the likewise transgender Professor Caraway.

** It was Crunchyroll who were responsible for releasing the infamous [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZSOGZFfSDk first trailer]] without any input from the rest of the team, leading to the heavy backlash against the show as a whole. This was not helped by Crunchyroll sitting on the show for two years, letting the distaste grow instead of dying down.

* NoBudget: According to creator Raye Rodriguez on his [[https://twitter.com/dinoraye/status/1483551613503426565 Twitter account]], the series had a very low budget. While the exact amount has never been specified, it is known that funding went far below the norm for American animation projects due to being produced by a non-union studio, which contributed to a lot of the series' problems like the frequent amounts of OffModel and being unable to afford decent voice actors.

* TroubledProduction: A [[https://twitter.com/dinoraye/status/1483551613503426565 Twitter thread]] Raye Rodriguez started revealed that the show was made on a very small budget at a non-union studio, with storyboarding for the first episode beginning before the script was even finished. Additionally, there was also extremely tight scheduling involved; when the team ran into problems, they were not given the time or money to go back and fix them, being forced to make do with what they had. Lastly, the initial first trailer hurt the production even more as the team had absolutely no say in how Crunchyroll marketed their series.

* WrittenByCastMember: Katie [=McVay=], who mainly voices Amaryllis and several additional cast, is solely credited with writing three episodes: "A Lost Cause," "The Cave of Vinca," and "Rainy Day Memories." She has also co-written episodes alongside Kate Leth and Amanda Levari: "Journey to Lyngarth," "Disorientation Day," and "Crushing Obstacles."

* ShrugOfGod: Snapdragon's gender at the end of the first season isn't really clear, with the series writer saying Snapdragon was still figuring that out and was male for now, while Snapdragon's voice actor stated Snapdragon had transitioned.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Transgender man Raye Rodriguez voices the likewise transgender Professor Caraway. On the flip side, transgender woman Julia Kaye voices Snapdragon [[WordOfGay who is confirmed to transition eventually]].

* NoBudget: According to creator Raye Rodriguez on his [[https://twitter.com/dinoraye/status/1483551613503426565 Twitter account]], the series had a very low budget (though an exact amount is never specified) due to being produced by a non-union studio, which contributed to a lot of the series' problems like the frequent amounts of OffModel and being unable to afford decent voice actors.

* WordOfGay: While Snapdragon dealing with her gender identity was touched upon in the series, the show ends before she really figures out who she is. After the show finally released, her voice actor stated that she would eventually transition.

* CrossdressingVoices: The male Parnelle is voiced by voice actress Creator/BarbaraGoodson.

%%* CrossdressingVoices: Parnelle is voiced by Creator/BarbaraGoodson.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Per [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eTz_HVWmNAU Daftpina]], this was why the show wound up being TV-MA. The team was told to “age up” the show, likely because of the {{Website/Crunchyroll}}’s main demographic being Anime fans more used to such content. This despite most concept art pointing towards a more child-friendly series, contributing to the UncertainAudience problem the show developed.

* TroubledProduction: A [[https://twitter.com/dinoraye/status/1483551613503426565 Twitter thread]] Raye Rodriguez started revealed that the show was made on a very small budget at a non-union studio, with storyboarding for the first episode beginning before the script was finished. When the team ran into problems, due to extremely tight scheduling, they were not given the time or money to go back and fix them, being forced to make do with what they had, and the initial first trailer hurt the production even more, as the team had absolutely no say in how Crunchyroll marketed their series.