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* FanNickname: Dark Ayano, Darth Ayano, Demon Mode Ayano for this [[https://i.imgur.com/t36y5fB.png Ayano transformation]]. Bonus points for Darth Ayano since that transformation was after [[Film/AttackOfTheClones her mother]] [[StartOfDarkness left her.]]
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* AssPull: While it's hinted that Uchika might have had another reason for abandoning Ayano, [[spoiler:the revelation that she's dying of cancer]] comes completely out of left field to both the characters and readers.
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* ShockingSwerve: While it's hinted that Uchika might have had another reason for abandoning Ayano, [[spoiler:the revelation that she's dying of cancer]] comes completely out of left field to both the characters and readers.
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* CatharsisFactor: Very few fans were sad to hear that [[spoiler:Uchika Hanesaki eventually died of cancer]]. If anything, most fans actually rejoiced about it, because of her callous abandonment of Ayano.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Ayano is meant to be seen as going down the {{Jerkass}} route as the story progresses and her teammates believe she makes [[LameExcuse lame excuses]] for her losses. None of them ever find out that she suffers from ''serious'' [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]].
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Ayano is meant to be seen as going down the {{Jerkass}} route as the story progresses and her teammates believe she makes [[LameExcuse [[SoreLoser lame excuses]] excuses for her losses.losses]]. None of them ever find out that she suffers from ''serious'' [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]].
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* {{Anvilicious}}: You can only be great at something if you love doing it. Ayano's series-long CharacterDevelopment revolves around her learning to play badminton for no other reason than the love of the game, and several other characters come to this exact same revelation by playing against her.
* BadassDecay: Emi Hashizume was introduced as a team ace on par with Nozomi and Nagisa, and immediately after was also shown to have [[NervousWreck severe insecurity issues]]. Then, [[spoiler:she loses in both her on-screen appearances, once in doubles largely due to Ayano, and in singles [[UnderdogsNeverLose due to being outsmarted and outplayed by Riko]]]]. It's no wonder that a lot of fans had the opinion that she was never a credible threat in the first place.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: Rui is either an interesting and pitiable {{Foil}} for Ayano, or an [[{{Wangst}} obnoxious whiner]] with a melodramatic backstory that's impossible to take seriously.
* BadassDecay: Emi Hashizume was introduced as a team ace on par with Nozomi and Nagisa, and immediately after was also shown to have [[NervousWreck severe insecurity issues]]. Then, [[spoiler:she loses in both her on-screen appearances, once in doubles largely due to Ayano, and in singles [[UnderdogsNeverLose due to being outsmarted and outplayed by Riko]]]]. It's no wonder that a lot of fans had the opinion that she was never a credible threat in the first place.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: Rui is either an interesting and pitiable {{Foil}} for Ayano, or an [[{{Wangst}} obnoxious whiner]] with a melodramatic backstory that's impossible to take seriously.
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* ShockingSwerve: While it's hinted that Uchika might have had another reason for abandoning Ayano, [[spoiler:the revelation that she's dying of cancer]] comes completely out of left field to both the characters and readers.
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** Kaoroku deliberately passed a cold to Ayano and enjoys tormenting her rivals. Her design is disliked for looking very out of place compared to other characters.
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** Micchi has a massive crush on Rui, but just as furiously tries to deny it. She also gets very clingy around her, to the point where she won't accept any rivals other than her and has her ideal boyfriend (cool headed, but hard to get) pretty much describes Rui anyway.
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* EarWorm: The [[https://youtu.be/iR1AXHnTE60 opening theme]] is ''extremely'' catchy.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Ayano is meant to be seen as going down the {{Jerkass}} route as the story progresses and her teammates believe she makes [[LameExcuse lame excuses]] for her loses.losses. None of them ever find out that she suffers from ''serious'' [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]].
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Ayano is meant to be seen as going down the {{Jerkass}} route as the story progresses and her teammates believe she makes [[LameExcuse lame excuses]] for her loses. None of them ever find out that she suffers from ''serious ''serious'' [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues.issues]].
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Ayano is meant to be seen as going down the {{Jerkass}} route as the story progresses and her teammates believe she makes [[LameExcuse lame excuses]] for her loses. None of them ever find out that she suffers from ''serious abandonment issues.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: a lot of Manga fans find the much more {{Melodrama}}-filled anime series to fit this trope.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: a A lot of Manga fans find the much more {{Melodrama}}-filled anime series to fit this trope.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Uchika leaving her daughter without a word makes her redeemable in the eyes of the fans, [[spoiler:a fact that she doesn't deny.]]
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* MoralEventHorizon: Uchika leaving her daughter without a word makes her redeemable irredeemable in the eyes of the fans, [[spoiler:a fact that she doesn't deny.]]
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* MoralEventHorizon: Uchika leaving her daughter without a word makes her redeemable in the eyes of the fans, [[spoiler:a fact that she doesn't deny.]]
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** Uchika Hanesaki is reviled for [[ParentalNeglect leaving her sick daughter]] to train another girl and not contacting her for years. It got even worse when Connie was introduced and revealed to have abandoment issues similar to Ayano's in spite of her having been with Uchika for only a couple of years.
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** Uchika Hanesaki is reviled for [[ParentalNeglect leaving her sick daughter]] to train another girl and not contacting her for years. It got even worse when Connie was introduced and revealed to have abandoment abandonment issues similar to Ayano's in spite of her having been with Uchika for only a couple of years.
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** Kaoroku deliberately passed a cold to Ayano and enjoys tormenting her rivals. Her design is disliked for looking very out of place compared to other characters.characters.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: a lot of Manga fans find the much more {{Melodrama}}-filled anime series to fit this trope.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: a lot of Manga fans find the much more {{Melodrama}}-filled anime series to fit this trope.
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** At one point During her TheReasonYouSuckSpeech in the manga, Kaoruko outright tells Ayano that as fellow selfish jerks they were "meant to love each other", using a decidedly romantic phrase ("soushi souai", mutual love).
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** At one point in the manga, Kaoruko outright tells Ayano that they were "meant to love each other", using a definitely romantic phrase ("soushi souai", mutual love).
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** Uchika Hanesaki is reviled for [[ParentalNeglect leaving her sick daughter]] to train another girl and not contacting her for years. It got even worse when [[spoiler: Connie]] Connie was introduced and revealed to have abandoment issues similar to Ayano's in spite of her having been with Uchika for only a couple of years.
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* BrokenBase: The reception to the tone change of the anime adaptation has been rather split.
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* EvilIsCool: While not necessarily evil, Ayano in this [[https://imgur.com/t36y5fB transformation]] has earned a lot of fans in the series.
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* EarWorm: The [[https://youtu.be/iR1AXHnTE60 opening theme]] is ''extremely'' catchy.
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Misuse. DIAA is about an entire dark and bleak setting. Not when there's more drama and the occasional jerk.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The anime adaptation has been hit hard with this. In addition to toning down the comedy from the manga and adding in more drama, several of the characters have all gone through AdaptationalJerkass in the making.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The anime adaptation has been hit hard with this. In addition to toning down the comedy from the manga and adding in more drama, several of the characters have all gone through AdaptationalJerkass in the making.
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** In the manga, the way Ishizawa looks at and responds to Nagisa during their match is more reminiscent of a smitten girl than of a respectful rival.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Nagisa in the first couple of episodes. A sympathetic teenager being frustrated because HardWorkHardlyWorks and meeting the girl who defeated her again? A {{Jerkass}} who treats her team like shit because she lost a match? She became more popular after CharacterDevelopment.
** Connie. Some feel bad for her because her implied tragic backstory and having [[spoiler: ParentalNeglect Uchika]] as a mother figure, others think that doesn't excuse her horrible treatment of Ayano.
* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
** Connie. Some feel bad for her because her implied tragic backstory and having [[spoiler: ParentalNeglect Uchika]] as a mother figure, others think that doesn't excuse her horrible treatment of Ayano.
* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
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* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[ OOCIsSeriousBussiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
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* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[ OOCIsSeriousBussiness [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Nagisa in the first episodes. A sympathetic teenager being frustrated because HardWorkHardlyWorks? A {{Jerkass}} who treats her team like shit because she lost a match? She became more popular after CharacterDevelopment.
* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[ OocIsSeriousBussiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
* LesYay: With the sports and ImprobableFemaleCast it was bound to happen.
* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[ OocIsSeriousBussiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
* LesYay: With the sports and ImprobableFemaleCast it was bound to happen.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Nagisa in the first couple of episodes. A sympathetic teenager being frustrated because HardWorkHardlyWorks? HardWorkHardlyWorks and meeting the girl who defeated her again? A {{Jerkass}} who treats her team like shit because she lost a match? She became more popular after CharacterDevelopment.
** Connie. Some feel bad for her because her implied tragic backstory and having [[spoiler: ParentalNeglect Uchika]] as a mother figure, others think that doesn't excuse her horrible treatment of Ayano.
* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[OocIsSeriousBussiness OOCIsSeriousBussiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
* LesYay: With the sports andImprobableFemaleCast ImprobablyFemaleCast it was bound to happen.
** Connie. Some feel bad for her because her implied tragic backstory and having [[spoiler: ParentalNeglect Uchika]] as a mother figure, others think that doesn't excuse her horrible treatment of Ayano.
* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Nagisa in the first episodes. A sympathetic teenager being frustrated because HardWorkHardlyWorks? A {{Jerkass}} who treats her team like shit because she lost a match? She became more popular after CharacterDevelopment.
* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[ OocIsSeriousBussiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
* LesYay: With the sports and ImprobableFemaleCast it was bound to happen.
** Ayano is very clingy when it comes to Elena.
** Riko is very supportive of Nagisa in the first episodes in spite of the latter's bad temper.
** Connie and her teammates in the baths. That's all.
* TheScrappy: The AdaptationalJerkass that several characters went through in the anime adaptation have impacted their popularity:
** Uchika Hanesaki is reviled for [[ParentalNeglect leaving her sick daughter]] to train another girl and not contacting her for years. It got even worse when [[spoiler: Connie]] was introduced and revealed to have abandoment issues similar to Ayano's in spite of her having been with Uchika for only a couple of years.
** Kaoroku deliverately passed a cold to Ayano and enjoys tormenting her rivals. Her design is disliked for looking very out of place compared to other characters.
* BrokenBase: The way other characters (mostly Elena) handle Ayano's initial refusal to join the club. Some think Elena was just being a good friend and the club was benefitial to Ayano's recovery. However, other people see it as Ayano genuinely hating badminton and being peer pressured to play. Since Ayano is such an ExtremeDoormat, her [[ OocIsSeriousBussiness staunch negative to join the club]] had serious impact in how viewers judged the situation.
* LesYay: With the sports and ImprobableFemaleCast it was bound to happen.
** Ayano is very clingy when it comes to Elena.
** Riko is very supportive of Nagisa in the first episodes in spite of the latter's bad temper.
** Connie and her teammates in the baths. That's all.
* TheScrappy: The AdaptationalJerkass that several characters went through in the anime adaptation have impacted their popularity:
** Uchika Hanesaki is reviled for [[ParentalNeglect leaving her sick daughter]] to train another girl and not contacting her for years. It got even worse when [[spoiler: Connie]] was introduced and revealed to have abandoment issues similar to Ayano's in spite of her having been with Uchika for only a couple of years.
** Kaoroku deliverately passed a cold to Ayano and enjoys tormenting her rivals. Her design is disliked for looking very out of place compared to other characters.
