History YMMV / DAYS

* FoeYay:
** Kimishita and Ooshiba blur the line between this and HoYay. As much as they usually argue and threaten to punch each other in the face, they've known each other since middle school, and it shows; their dynamic meanders between subtly caring VitriolicBestBuds and very unsubtly caring about each other while bickering LikeAnOldMarriedCouple. They also display a lot of tropes usually associated with romance manga, such as [[spoiler:the ForgottenFirstMeeting that has kid Kimishita watching Ooshiba and being completely entranced]], their first proper meeting in middle school where Kimishita punches Ooshiba in the face, him getting {{Tsundere}} when asked about why he refers to Ooshiba by first name, them [[NotADate meeting up for ice cream]] [[spoiler:to talk to their main rival from middle school]] or the way they trust each other unconditionally, despite insulting each other 24/7. Ooshiba in particular also seems a little jealous towards the respect and admiration Kimishita has towards Mizuki, in addition to being envious of the other being TheAce.
** Mizuki and Indou. They both take their rivalry very seriously, and while Mizuki doesn't seem to like Indou much as a person, Indou is very clingy towards him, has somehow gotten his hands on his number without Mizuki knowing, and gets annoyed when Mizuki doesn't answer his calls.

* HoYay:
** In spades between Tsukushi and Kazama. At the end of episode 1, Kazama remembers Tsukushi's happy face and gets happy himself. He even blushes. Tsukushi also really likes playing soccer with Kazama and being around him, and Kazama gets easily [[BerserkButton offended]] when anyone talks bad about Tsukushi. There's also the two of them sharing a room during the training camp, Kazama's tendency to [[CuddleBug hug]] Tsukushi at every occasion, and the infamous scene where Kazama hugs Tsukushi during his first match and the latter stays in his arms (with a hand on his chest, no less) for the entire conversation. And the list goes on.
*** Later taken UpToEleven when Kazama [[spoiler:thanks his mother for giving birth to him because he could meet Tsukushi that way]].
** Tsukushi gets a little with Narukami in episode 7. When Tsukushi is asked to show his legs (when the referee really means his cleats), Narukami is smiling and blushing a little.
** Mizuki and Usui, as the TeamDad and TeamMom of Seiseki. They're very close, with Usui often acting as Mizuki's CloudcuckoolandersMinder and doing the talking for him because the latter can't express himself with words well, something Mizuki is very grateful for. Usui can also read Mizuki better than everyone else, knowing exactly what mood he's in when everyone else is at a loss.
** Mizuki and Kimishita, with the latter greatly respecting and admiring the former in spite of his [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} quirks]], worrying that [[spoiler:he's not good enough to support him and falling into a mini-HeroicBSOD over that]], and the two of them having promised each other to get stronger and go to nationals together.

* ArcFatigue: The match against [[spoiler:Ryouzan]].

** Mizuki/Soccer.

** [[SmurfetteBreakout Ubukata]]. The fandom loves her and [[LauncherOfAThousandShips likes to ship her with all the guys]], a sufficiently rare occurrence in a CastFullOfPrettyBoys fandom.

** Ubukata gets shipped with Tsukushi, Usui, the coach, Kazama, and many others.
** Usui gets shipped with the whole team (including the coach) and several others.

* GottaShipEmAll: As usual for a sports anime with a CastFullOfPrettyBoys. There are a few ships that are shipped by the large majority of the fanbase, but aside from that there are many minor ships, with many a CrackPairing or two.

** Kimishita is just as popular as the main two, especially in fanart.

* IconicOutfit:
** Mizuki's white suit and bouquet of roses. There's even official merchandise of it.
** Kimishita's [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes ugly patterned shirts]] are extremely popular with fanartists.

** RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Narukami, thanks to development and the SpinOff portraying his and Indou's [[DarkAndTroubledPast backstory]].

* ShipSinking: The Tsukushi/Ubukata ship appears to have been sunk with the introduction of [[spoiler:Hoshina as a likely LoveInterest for the latter]].

** Kimishita and Ooshiba blur the line between this and HoYay. They don't get along whatsoever, but Ooshiba still comes to Kimishita for advice and Kimishita trusts Ooshiba completely, [[spoiler:passing to him again and again in the Seikan match until he overcomes his mark.]] He also calls him "[[FirstNameBasis Kiichi]]," even though he refers to everyone else by their last name. They're later also seen worrying when the other (almost) gets hurt, and many of Kimishita's [[WhenSheSmiles rare smiles]] are directed at Ooshiba's growth as a player.

* TheScrappy: Narukami doesn't exactly have the best reputation among fans. Neither does Taira.

** Kimishita and Ooshiba blur the line between this and FoeYay. They don't get along whatsoever, but Ooshiba still comes to Kimishita for advice and Kimishita trusts Ooshiba completely, [[spoiler:passing to him again and again in the Seikan match until he overcomes his mark.]] He also calls him "[[FirstNameBasis Kiichi]]," even though he refers to everyone else by their last name. They're later also seen worrying when the other (almost) gets hurt, and many of Kimishita's [[WhenSheSmiles rare smiles]] are directed at Ooshiba's growth as a player.

** Kimishita is just as popular as the main trio, especially in fanart.

* ShipSinking: The Tsukushi/Ubukata ship appears to have been sunk with the introduction of [[spoiler:Hoshina as a likely LoveInterest for Ubukata]].

* ShipSinking: The Tsukushi/Ubukata ship, which was never that popular compared to Kazama/Tsukushi in the first place, appears to have been sunk with the introduction of [[spoiler:Hoshina as a likely LoveInterest for Ubukata]].

* DieForOurShip: Once Sayuri made her first appearance, she immediately copped heat from fans of both the Tsukushi x Ubukata and Tsukushi x Kazama pairings.

** Thankfully averted with Ubukata, who usually gets the ShipperOnDeck or RomanticWingman treatment from Kazama/Tsukushi shippers.

** Kimishita and Ooshiba blur the line between this and FoeYay. They don't get along whatsoever, but Ooshiba still comes to Kimishita for advice and Kimishita trusts Ooshiba completely, [[spoiler:passing to him again and again in the Seikan match until he overcomes his mark. He later also calls him "[[FirstNameBasis Kiichi]]" in the same match, at least in his InternalMonologue.]] They're later also seen worrying when the other (almost) gets hurt, and many of Kimishita's [[WhenSheSmiles rare smiles]] are directed at Ooshiba's growth as a player.
** Mizuki and Usui, as the TeamDad and TeamMom of Seiseki. They're very close, with Usui often acting as Mizuki's CloudcuckoolandersMinder and doing the talking for him because the latter can't express himself with words well, something Mizuki is very grateful for.

** Kimishita and Ooshiba blur the line between this and FoeYay. They don't get along whatsoever, but Ooshiba still comes to Kimishita for advice and Kimishita trusts Ooshiba completely, [[spoiler:passing to him again and again in the Seikan match until he overcomes his mark. He later also calls him "[[FirstNameBasis Kiichi]]" in the same match, at least in his InternalMonologue.]]

** Kimishita and Ooshiba blur the line between this and FoeYay. They don't get along whatsoever, but Ooshiba still comes to Kimishita for advice and Kimishita trusts Ooshiba completely, [[spoiler:passing to him again and again in the Seikan match until he overcomes his blockers]].

** At the end of episode 1, Kazama remembers Tsukamoto's happy face and gets happy himself. He even blushes.
** Tsukamoto really likes playing soccer with Kazama and being around him.
** Kazama gets easily offended when anyone talks bad about Tsukamoto.