History YMMV / ChivalryOfAFailedKnight

** The opening, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srhni4w2TbI Identity by Mikio Sakai]], is an absolutely fantastic and uplifting theme about beating back the jeering crowd and making a name for yourself. The OP itself is also done in a minimalistic [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt art style]] that primarily uses only black, white, and red, and is beautifully animated as well.
** Ikki's leitmotif, Worst One, is a beautiful melody that not only fits Ikki's character so well but also makes the scenes where he kicks ass more awesome.

* InformedWrongness: Ikki stumbling on Stella changing is treated as him "peeping" at her, with Director Kurono scolding him and requiring him to apologize, as well as justifying Stella's PervertRevengeMode that leads to their duel. The only problem here is that Ikki was just ''returning to his very own room'' following his morning jog, and neither him nor Stella were aware that Kurono intended for them to share said room until she declared it... '''''after''''' the incident in question. So in other words, not only did the Director's [[PoorCommunicationKills inability to communicate with her own students]] cause a genuine moment of discomfort for one of her female students, that would indeed justify a harsh reaction, it also led to Ikki being abused, with Kurono [[NeverMyFault deciding to pin the blame for the incident on him, rather than take responsibility for her lack of professionalism]]. The series makes it seem like [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale Stella is right to take out her anger on Ikki]], and that his apology is warranted - when really, what ''would've'' been justified is Stella and Ikki filing a complaint against the incompetent Kurono.

* InformedWrongness: Ikki stumbling on Stella changing is treated as him "peeping" at her, with Director Kurono scolding him and requiring him to apologize, as well as justifying Stella's PervertRevengeMode that leads to their duel. The only problem here is that the room Ikki was actually entering here following his morning jog was ''his very own'', and neither him nor Stella were aware that Kurono intended for them to share a room until she declared it after the incident. So in other words, not only did the Director's [[PoorCommunicationKills inability to communicate with her own students]] cause a genuine moment of discomfort for one of her female students, that would indeed justify a harsh reaction, it also led to Ikki being abused, with Kurono [[NeverMyFault deciding to pin the blame for the incident on him, rather than take responsibility for her lack of professionalism]]. The series makes it seem like [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale Stella is right to take out her anger on Ikki]], and that his apology is warranted - when really, what ''would've'' been justified is Stella and Ikki filing a complaint against the incompetent Kurono.

* InformedWrongness: Ikki stumbling on Stella changing is treated as him "peeping" at her, with Director Kurono scolding him and requiring him to apoligize, as well as justifying her PervertRevengeMode that leads to their duel. The only problem here is that the room Ikki was actually entering here following his morning jog was ''his very own'', and neither him nor Stella were aware that Kurono intended for them to share a room until she declared it after the incident. So in other words, not only did the Director's [[PoorCommunicationKills inability to communicate with her own students]] cause a genuine moment of discomfort for one of her female students, that would indeed justify a harsh reaction, it also led to Ikki being abused, with Kurono [[NeverMyFault deciding to pin the blame for the incident on him, rather than take responsibility for her lack of professionalism]]. The series makes it seem like [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale Stella is right to take out her anger on Ikki]], and that his apology is warranted - when really, what ''would've'' been justified is Stella and Ikki filing a complaint against the incompetent Kurono.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Pretty much everyone in a political position of power is a {{Jerkass}} in some fashion or another, especially the Kuroganes. It reaches the point that [[spoiler: the Prime Minister of Japan is a WellIntentionedExtremist funding terrorists to attack his own country so they'd be primed and ready for the next World War.]] The fact that everyone in charge of Japan in-universe is outright antagonistic likely doesn't paint a positive image of the author's political views (or lack thereof).

* ValuesDissonance: If this was elsewhere, the Kurogane household would have been sentenced for child abuse.

* MemeticMutation: Many fans refer to [[spoiler:Ikki and Stella's sex scene in Vol 9]] as "Ittou Shura of the Night", which is a reference to the "Demon King of the Night" meme from ''LightNovel/BladedanceOfElementalers''. One fan translator actually used this meme directly in their translation [[spoiler:when Shizuku finds out about their sex]].
* {{Moe}}: Stella is downright adorable.

* FandomRivalry: With ''LightNovel/TheAsteriskWar'' because of their similarities to the plot and characters, and that they're also light novel adaptations that aired during the same season, even though ''Asterisk'' was first published in 2012 before ''Chivalry'' was published one year later. However, ''Chivalry'' after episode 4 proved itself to be more than just a generic light novel adaptation while ''Asterisk'' was exactly what people expected it to be. Considering how surprisingly unique ''Chivalry'' ended up being it should come as no surprise that most of its fans don't like ''Asterisk''. Adding more fuel to this fire is the fact ''Asterisk'' managed to get a second season while ''Chivalry'' sits with just one. In addition, the light novels of ''Asterisk'' are localized in English by Creator/YenPress while the light novels of ''Chivalry'' remained as NoExportForYou for years afterward (presently available in English). Fans of ''Chivalry'' feel cheated that ''Asterisk'' is getting more attention despite its more mixed reception.

** When Stella gets angry with Ikki about the earlier incident regarding the room, she proceeds to attack him with her fire magic. Fortunately for Ikki, he complements her beauty, causing her to get red-faced and (in the anime) set off the fire sprinklers.
** Shizuku gives off frightening {{Yandere}} vibes in her very first appearance, only for her and Stella to throw childish insults at each other and destroy the classroom (or in the anime, the hallway) as a result of their quarrel. Afterwards, they're both anti-climatically [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome put under house arrest in the light novel and manga]]. In the anime, they have to clean all 27 of the female restrooms in the school. Once Kurono is out of earshot, they immediately go back to insulting each other.

** The opening, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qqw6XrRV9U Identity by Mikio Sakai]], is an absolutely fantastic and uplifting theme about beating back the jeering crowd and making a name for yourself. The OP itself is also done in a minimalistic [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt art style]] that primarily uses only black, white, and red, and is beautifully animated as well.
** Another example is Ikki's leitmotif Worst One, is a beautiful melody that fits Ikki's character so well, not to mention that makes the scenes where he kicks some ass more awesome.

** Tsukikage is often called "Prime Minister 8-ball" [[spoiler:for his crystal ball device that can see the past and future]].

* FandomRivalry: With ''LightNovel/TheAsteriskWar'' because of their similarities to the plot and characters, and that they're also light novel adaptations that aired during the same season, even though ''Asterisk'' was first published in 2012 before ''Chivalry'' was published one year later. However, ''Chivalry'' after episode 4 proved itself to be more than just a generic light novel adaptation while ''Asterisk'' was exactly what people expected it to be. Considering how surprisingly unique ''Chivalry'' ended up being it should come as no surprise that most of its fans don't like ''Asterisk''. Adding more fuel to this fire is the fact ''Asterisk'' managed to get a second season while ''Chivalry'' sits with just one. In addition, the light novels of ''Asterisk'' are localized in English by Creator/YenPress while the light novels of ''Chivalry'' remained as NoExportForYou for years afterward (presently available in English). Fans of ''Chivalry'' feel cheated that ''Asterisk'' is getting more attention despite its more obvious flaws and mixed reception.

** When Stella gets angry with Ikki about the earlier incident regarding the room, she proceeds to attack him with his fire magic. Fortunately for Ikki, he complements her beauty, causing her to get red-faced and (in the anime) set off the fire sprinklers.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Pretty much everyone in a political position of power is a {{Jerkass}} in some fashion or another, especially the Kuroganes. It reaches the point that [[spoiler: the Prime Minister of Japan is a WellIntentionedExtremist funding terrorists to attack his own country so they'd be primed and ready for the next World War.]] The fact that everyone in charge of Japan in-universe is outright antagonistic likely doesn't paint a positive image of the author's views.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** Judging people based on talent alone is really toxic, as shown by how Stella feels like her hard work is unappreciated, how Amane felt that people only saw him for his luck-based abilities, and how Ikki is constantly ostracized and obstructed by others who don't want him to prove them wrong.
** Additionally, talent alone doesn't always result in immediate success, as shown by how many Blazers suffer from {{Logical Weakness}}es that require hard work and thinking to overcome. Without hard work and attention to one's weaknesses, even talented people will hit a wall when faced with a problem outside their area of expertise, as shown by how Shizuya and Amane are put in situations where their normally powerful Noble Arts are useless. Additionally, some talents won't work without hard work, such as Stella's hard-to-control fire magic.
** Likewise, Ikki is an example of how hard work alone isn't always sufficient without other factors. Many of his battles show that against talented opponents who also work hard, he needs to be willing to take risks that they would never resort to, like using Ittou Shura or trying out techniques that were learned on the fly. Additionally, hard work isn't enough to overcome extreme mental stress, as shown by how he needed the PowerOfLove and the PowerOfFriendship in Volumes 1 and 3 to break out of his HeroicBSOD.

* MoralEventHorizon:
** The Kurogane household has done way too many crimes to poor Ikki to even list where they began. But for the reader, their resurgence into the plot by [[spoiler: trying to publicly [[HeroWithBadPublicity shame him]], brutally beat down on his determination and will to continue with a prolonged KangarooCourt over and over, ''poison his food to further weaken him'', and then send him out to a fight against the best student in his school where he's intended to get ousted from the school, die from being unable to take anymore, or have his {{Jerkass}} handler finish the job in the aftermath]] basically spell out that pretty much everyone from the family that isn't part of the main cast needs to go die in a fire.
** Yui Takara's family waved their arms and yelled "woohoo" at least three generations ago by founding a "tradition" to raise their children as psychotic assassins through constant threats to their lives, starting at age three.
** Reisen Hiraga [[spoiler:and by proxy his puppeteer]] turns Mikoto Tsuruya into a puppet by attaching his device to her brain, and then gleefully threatens to turn her into a vegetable if Stella continues struggling.

** Shizuku gives off frightening {{Yandere}} vibes in her very first appearance, only for her and Stella to throw childish insults at each other and destroy the classroom (or in the anime, the hallway) as a result of their quarrel. Afterwards, they're both anti-climatically [[RealityEnsues put under house arrest in the light novel and manga]]. In the anime, they have to clean all 27 of the female restrooms in the school. Once Kurono is out of earshot, they immediately go back to insulting each other.

** Another example is Ikki's leitmotif Worst One, is a beautiful melody that fits Ikki's character so well, not to mention that makes the scenes wher he kicks some ass more awesome.

** Another example is Ikki's leitmotif Worst One, is a beautiful melody that fits so well Ikki's character, not to mention that makes the scenes wher he kicks some ass more awesome.

* FandomRivalry: With ''LightNovel/TheAsteriskWar'' because of their similarities to the plot and characters, and that they're also light novel adaptations that aired during the same season, even though ''Asterisk'' was first published in 2012 before ''Chivalry'' was published one year later. However, ''Chivalry'' after episode 4 proved itself to be more than just a generic light novel adaptation while ''Asterisk'' was exactly what people expected it to be. Considering how surprisingly unique ''Chivalry'' ended up being it should come as no surprise that most of its fans don't like ''Asterisk''. Adding more fuel to this fire is the fact ''Asterisk'' managed to get a second season while ''Chivalry'' sits with just one. In addition, the light novels of ''Asterisk'' are localized in English by Creator/YenPress while the light novels of ''Chivalry'' remained as NoExportForYou for years afterward(presently available in English). Fans of ''Chivalry'' feel cheated that ''Asterisk'' is getting more attention despite its more obvious flaws and mixed reception.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Pretty much everyone in a political position of power is a {{Jerkass}} in some fashion or another, especially the Kuroganes. It reaches the point that [[spoiler: the Prime Minister of Japan is a WellIntentionedExtremist funding terrorists to attack his own country so they'd be primed and ready for the next World War.]] The fact that everyone in charge of Japan in-universe is antagonistic in some fashion or another likely doesn't paint a positive image of the author's views.