History YMMV / GargantiaOnTheVerdurousPlanet

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Amy's belly dance from episode 6 happens to be the most famous moment from the show, which mostly flew under the radar. Made all the better known by the fact Ledo (unlike most anime protagonists of his in-universe age) actually reacts in an appropriate way (i.e. thinks it's very sexy) for his age, and straight up asks Amy for an encore!

* CompleteMonster: Aleria from the second {{OVA}} is, in short, the [[BigBrotherBully Big Sister Bully]] taken to the max and then some. She cares for absolutely nothing but complete social, political, and religious control of her father's fleet and will do anything to get what she wants. When her youngest sister Linaria inherits her father's fleet and converts to a sky-based religion (implied to be a means of escaping Aleria), Aleria orders her other two sisters to hunt down her freighter and kill everyone on board. By the time Kugel arrived, only Linaria remained because of Aleria's relentless attack. She later intentionally lures the Hideauze onto the fleet by setting off mines on the seabed in order to publicly shame Kugel and leave the fleet up for grabs. Finally, after both attempts fail, she finds out that Linaria died. Hearing this, she smirks at her own sister's death and tries to usurp the vacant position as high priestess in order to become the leader of the fleet. Villains this bad are very hard to come by in this series, but Aleria takes the cake as the vilest of the bunch.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The second OVA. While the series is generally well-received, some viewers felt that the series could have further explained certain plot points [[spoiler:involving Kugel's cult and why it came to be]], as well as take a more serious tone once in a while. The second OVA not only rivals [[WhamEpisode Episode 9]] as the darkest episode in the series, but goes out of its way to establish CharacterDevelopment for [[spoiler:Kugel and Striker.]]

** Pretty much any time Lakkage is talked to or about, due to her ridiculous outfit with AbsoluteCleavage and some subtitles referring to her as Rackage.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Chamber.]]

* ValuesDissonance: For some, the idea of 14/15-year-olds (Melty/Saaya/Amy) belly-dancing in Fanservice-y outfits is considered uncomfortable, perhaps even unacceptable. However, despite misrepresentation that belly-dancing is a sexual dance, it's ''not'' inherently considered such in real life - ''individuals'' may perform the dance in a sexual, seductive manner, but otherwise it is merely another form of dancing, like many others. In fact, it's considered acceptable to all ages in it's natural form, not only to see but to perform, as it's meant to make women feel empowered and teach them bodily acceptance, two pertinent and (usually) non-sexual values.

** Team Rackage is blasting off again! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Lukkage (i.e. "Rackage," as some translations have rendered it) and her henchwomen reminded some of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket]], as well as how Chamber dispatched them.[[/labelnote]]

* {{Anvilicious}}: [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped Though maybe not necessarily a bad thing.]]

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Some people thought Grace was a bit too cutesy, especially with her constant chirping, and also believed that flying squirrels ([[IndeterminateSpecies or]] sugar gliders) becoming common pets in a waterborne scavenger society stretched WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief a bit too far.

** [[BeachEpisode Episode 5]]: Some thought it was a pleasant feel-good moment in a story about a lifelong warrior rediscovering his humanity (and plenty of juicy FanService) and some thought it was a plotless waste of time that could've been spent on character development.
** Just about everything after Episode 5. Episode 6 was also denounced by many as largely plot-free and driven by fanservice. And then when [[CerebusSyndrome crap started getting real]] in Episode 7, the fandom became further split between [[spoiler:pro-Ledo fans (those who agree with Ledo's mission to leave Gargantia and destroy the Hideauze) and pro-Gargantia fans (those who believe the Gargantians' statement that the Hideauze are not inherently evil/dangerous, and think he's acting like an unthinking drone)]].
** The Revelations of Episode 9 brings about a divide with fans on the two major pre-2nd Ice Age groups. [[spoiler:Some believing that the Evolvers who would ultimately morph themselves into Hideauze were at fault for the conflict for breaking laws in their experiment and ultimately becoming a rogue state and others that view the governments that would ultimately become the Galactic Alliance at fault for their unwillingness to coexist with a different methods]].

** Pinion, in turn, gets this as well. Despite the "whale squids" currently not posing much of a threat, they ''will'' inevitably become monsters that devastate the human race and also happen to be standing in the way of progress. Given how hard, even in this lush world, people have to struggle to survive another day, he would have been a fool to hold back because of nothing more than superstition. In fact, it does pay off quite a bit when he gets a serious upgrade in technology.

* ValuesDissonance: For some, the idea of 14/15-year-olds (Melty/Saaya/Amy) belly-dancing in Fanservice-y outfits is considered uncomfortable, perhaps even unacceptable. However, despite misrepresentation that belly-dancing is a sexual dance, it's ''not'' inherently considered such in real life - ''individuals'' may perform the dance in a sexual, seductive manner, but otherwise it is merely another form of dancing, like many others. In fact, it's considered acceptable to all ages in it's natural form, not only to see but to perform, as it's meant to make women feel empowered and teach them bodily acceptance, two pertinent and (usually) non-sexual values. Even in-universe, while there is definite MaleGaze going on (from both the camera and a few male watchers, Ledo included), the cheering crowd basically treats this as a normal dancing show - with kids in attendance - rather than something sexual for adults only.

** Episode 6, when Bellows and Pinion are fighting, trying to convince Ledo to work for them... the problem is, this semi tense/dramatic argument is punctuated with very {{Fanservice}}y shots of Amy and her friends belly dancing. However, this is likely intentional: while Ledo gets the gist, and later joins Bellows, his attention to the argument diminishes with each passing second as he becomes focused on the sight of the girls, particularly Amy- the panning shot near the end makes this especially clear. Plus, this moment later leads him to ask Amy to give him a (very sensual) private dance, so one could say it's potentially NarmCharm instead, with the ignored argument becoming a humorous element.

* NauseaFuel: The pulped remains of [[spoiler:Whalesquid/Hideauze clinging to Chamber's body after crushing some of them to death. Made ''so'' [[NightmareFuel much worse]] by their AwfulTruth, related below.]] Even in-universe, Ledo vomits upon witnessing this.(after gaining new perspective upon learning the whole story.)

* DesignatedEvil: Surprisingly subverted. When Ledo, a ChildSoldier kills the pirates who were currently en route to taking the crew of Gargantia for slave labor(and sexually assaulting Bellows's friend) they basically condemn him and even speak of handing him over to the pirates. However... While the people ''were'' pretty terrified by Ledo's actions, it's to be expected. It isn't every day you see (admittedly despicable) human beings vaporized in person, and with the exception of Amy who , being a sweet, kindhearted girl was horrified by the bloodshed in general, it seemed to be more a general fear of his power and how easily he wielded it more than seeing him as some evil monster, and the decision was primarily to spare Gargantia from retribution, not punish Ledo for breaking their rules. In the end, Amy and Bellows thank him for saving their lives and teach him that shedding blood is simply not their way.