History YMMV / KatsugekiToukenRanbu

--> "Even if you can't grip [your sword, the Mutsu-no-kami] or use it, keep it at your side until the last moment and let me see it. ''Because I love your way of life.''"

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Despite being in the same Citadel, fans were disappointed that Yamanbagiri and Horikawa never interacted with each other even briefly. The ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' collaboration at least establishes a connection by having Manba talk about the latter to Izuminokami.

** In the first episode, [[AdultFear a child trapped inside of her own home, which is burning around her, with no way out and her parents unable to save her.]] If Izuminokami hadn't saved the child, she would have perished in the fire.

** Having another adaptation focused on some of UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi swords. ''Hanamaru'' and the second musical ''Bakamatsu Tenrouden'' already focused on Kiyomitsu and Yasusada, and with the protagonists of ''Katsugeki'' being Izuminokami and Mutsunokami (sword of Sakamoto Ryouma, who was of opposite political opinion to the Shinsengumi), with Horikawa playing a major role in the story as well, some fans are sick of it altogether.

** Having another adaptation focused on some of UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi swords. ''Hanamaru'' already focused on Kiyomitsu and Yasusada, and with the protagonists of ''Katsugeki'' being Izuminokami and Mutsunokami (sword of Sakamoto Ryouma, who was of opposite political opinion to the Shinsengumi), with Horikawa playing a major role in the story as well, some fans are sick of it altogether.

* {{Fanon}}: Fans near unanimously agreed to the idea of the Saniwa of this continuity being male, due to their masculine hairstyle and dress and Creator/JunkoMinagawa (most known for voicing boys) being their seiyuu.

* ToughActToFollow: With the overwhelmingly positive reception and success of ''Anime/ToukenRanbuHanamaru'', this series being its emotional opposite had big shoes to fill, and while it did do well for itself, it wasn't nearly as universally liked.

** The intense battle between the enemy oodachi and Unit 1 near the end of episode 7 but particularly the scene where Mikazuki fought and eliminated the enormous oodachi [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome on his own]].

* HolyShitQuotient: Tonbokiri's fight in episode 5, and his critical injuries against the Ootachi were seen as this. Most people didn't think he'd be the first to get hurt like this, considering his position in the story and his middling popularity compared to some of the other swords, but when his cracking happened, Website/{{Twitter}} ''blew up''.

* InternetBackdraft: One broke out due to the Director of Episode 8 making rather unseemly comments about Yagen and the Horse scene from that very episode on his Twitter account ( Now deleted ) in response to fan tweets. This resulted in some fans canceling their reservations for the ''Katsugeki'' [=DVDs=], saying they no longer want to watch the show so long as the director has any involvement in it, demanding an apology from Creator/{{ufotable}} as a whole and arguing on whether or not their reactions were warranted due to the directors general unprofessionalism.
*** Creator/{{ufotable}} came out and apologized on [[https://mobile.twitter.com/ufotable/status/899506731742502913 twitter]] as well as their [[http://ufotable.com/20170821.html official website ]], claiming the directors statements were made out of drunkenness and that his tweets have nothing to do with the work itself. While this soothed the sore spot for some fans, others are more skeptical, believing the director was in fact ''not'' drunk when he made his tweets due to his reaction after being called out ( Changing his username and bio before deleting his account all together. ) and that ufotable is merely making excuses for his behavior. Others believe the director should have come out and made a public apology himself. Aswell, some fans still ''outright'' refuse to continue watching the show/buy the dvds due to the creators involvement. Either way, it has lead to some debates onto whether ufotable handled this correctly and if the director was actually drunk when the events transpired.

** The intense battle between the enemy oodachi and Unit 1 near the end of episode 7 but particularly the scene where [[BadassGrandpa Mikazuki]] fought and eliminated the enormous oodachi [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome on his own]].

** The intense battle between the enemy oodachi and Unit 1 near the end of episode 7 but particularly the scene where [[BadassGrandpa Mikazuki]] fought and eliminated the enormous oodachi [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome on his own]].

** "''Touken Ranbu'' is my favorite ''Fate'' anime".[[note]]Aside from the studio connections, some ufotable fans are calling it a stealth ''Fate'' series based on the title naming scheme ("[=Katsugeki/[X]=]" compared to "[=Fate/[X]=]") and its focus on some form of historical figures, and started matching up certain plot beats and characters to keep up the joke.[[/note]]

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Quite a few people who were unfamiliar with ''Katsugeki's'' source material believed Yagen Toushirou was female until he [[Main/VocalDissonance spoke]].
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: It's a Creator/{{ufotable}} adaptation, what else could it be?

*** Yamanbagiri [[https://twitter.com/sayox102/status/896368357984747520 is]] [[https://twitter.com/engw13/status/893869770960916481 apparently]] ''Katsugeki'''s version of Saber--in this case, her ''[[FatePrototype Prototype]]'' universe counterpart.

* RonTheDeathEater: After Episode 5, some fans see the Saniwa as a kuso-saniwa due to their nonplussed reaction to the Second Squadron taking some serious injuries, and theorize that they've broken swords before. Of course, some of this subsided once episode 6 aired and we actually ''saw'' the saniwa's reaction to Tonbokiri's injury (They were clearly upset about it and repair him personally). The interpretation thankfully fell out of popular opinion in the second half of the show.

** Having another adaptation focused on some of TheShinsengumi swords. ''Hanamaru'' already focused on Kiyomitsu and Yasusada, and with the protagonists of ''Katsugeki'' being Izuminokami and Mutsunokami (sword of Sakamoto Ryouma, who was of opposite political opinion to the Shinsengumi), with Horikawa playing a major role in the story as well, some fans are sick of it altogether.

* ToughActToFollow: With the overwhelmingly positive reception and success of ''Anime/ToukenRanbuHanamaru'', this series being its emotional opposite had big shoes to fill, and while it did do well for itself, wasn't nearly as universally liked.

* ToughActToFollow: With the overwhelmingly positive reception and success of ''Anime/ToukenRanbuHanamaru'', this series being its emotional opposite has big shoes to fill, and ultimately didn't deliver as well.

* InternetBackdraft: One broke out due to the Director of Episode 8 making rather unseemly comments about Yagen and the Horse scene from that very episode on his Twitter account ( Now deleted ) in response to fan tweets. This resulted in some fans canceling their reservations for the ''Katsugeki'' [=DVDs=], saying they no longer want to watch the show so long as the director has any involvement in it, demanding an apology from {{ufotable}} as a whole and arguing on whether or not their reactions were warranted due to the directors general unprofessionalism.
*** {{ufotable}} came out and apologized on [[https://mobile.twitter.com/ufotable/status/899506731742502913 twitter]] as well as their [[http://ufotable.com/20170821.html official website ]], claiming the directors statements were made out of drunkenness and that his tweets have nothing to do with the work itself. While this soothed the sore spot for some fans, others are more skeptical, believing the director was in fact ''not'' drunk when he made his tweets due to his reaction after being called out ( Changing his username and bio before deleting his account all together. ) and that ufotable is merely making excuses for his behavior. Others believe the director should have come out and made a public apology himself. Aswell, some fans still ''outright'' refuse to continue watching the show/buy the dvds due to the creators involvement. Either way, it has lead to some debates onto whether ufotable handled this correctly and if the director was actually drunk when the events transpired.

* RonTheDeathEater: After Episode 5, some fans see the Saniwa as a kuso-saniwa due to their nonplussed reaction to the Second Squadron taking some serious injuries, and theorize that they've broken swords before. Of course, some of this subsided once episode 6 aired and we actually ''saw'' the saniwa's reaction to Tonbokiri's injury (They were clearly upset about it and repair him personally). THe interpretation thankfully fell out of popular opinion in the second half of the show.

*** After episode 10, Horikawa's character is getting [[https://twitter.com/aya30ro/status/904017902830882816 compared to]] [[spoiler:Sakura circa ''Anime/FateStayNightHeavensFeel'']].

* RonTheDeathEater: After Episode 5, some fans see the Saniwa as a kuso-saniwa due to their nonplussed reaction to the Second Squadron taking some serious injuries, and theorize that they've broken swords before. Of course, some of this subsided once episode 6 aired and we actually ''saw'' the saniwa's reaction to Tonbokiri's injury (They were clearly upset about it and repair him personally).

* FridgeBrilliance:
** In "Former Master", it doesn't explain how Ryouma managed to get way from the Retrograde Tantou, but it's possible that his bodyguard protected him and bought some time for him to escape. We see that Ryouma's bodyguard received a shallow wound on his head already, so one can piece together that he might have fought the Retrograde Tantou and managed to defeat it, but at the cost of getting injured.
** In "Iron Law", The reason why Sakamoto Ryoma and his companions left the Satsuma residence early, instead of departing in two weeks time as recorded was because [[spoiler: history was starting to slowly change due to the instability of time-space.]] It's a good thing though, since [[spoiler:the Retrograde Army burned down the Satsuma residence later that night, thinking Ryoma was still inside.]] Had Ryoma not left earlier on, [[spoiler:he would have been killed by the Retrograde Army along with his companions.]]
* FridgeHorror:
** In the second episode, it makes sense why the Saniwa has to return to the Citadel since their hand was seen briefly fading away. Since they use a form of MentalTimeTravel, they can't expend all of their energy in one place. Had they not returned to the Citadel, the Saniwa will either fade out of existence or suffer a worse fate.
** In the seventh episode, the abnormal "Street Slasher" Retrograde naginata might be Ashikaga Yoshiteru's spirit born from revenge and blood lust. It's a possibility since Ashikage's spirit refuses to accept death and turns into a new type History Retrograde that can summon other type Retrograde soldiers similar how the Saniwa can summon the Touken Danshi.
** In the ninth episode, before safely returning Ryoma to the Satsuma residence, Mutsunokami for a moment, plays with the idea of running away with Ryoma by going somewhere far away with him. Judging by his tone, he seems to want to take his former master to a place where nobody recognizes him, so that he can protect him and always be by his side as deep down, he truly doesn't want to lose him again. Had he not changed his mind however, he would not only be changing history, but he would also be betraying the Saniwa and the rest of the Touken Danshi in the process, making him no better than the History Retrograde Force.
** Horikawa is leaning towards that same idea as Mutsunokami in the tenth episode. [[spoiler: And the eleventh episode more or less confirms this]].

** After the Saniwa reveals the final Revisionist army count [[spoiler: 1000]], it's inevitable that both units would have to overcome this unavoidable situation during the final battle. There might even be a chance that [[spoiler:none of them will make it out alive after this due to the sheer grand scale of the fight.]]