History YMMV / MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit

* {{Misblamed}}: When the run was initially cut short 10 episodes in on Creator/AdultSwim, many people saw this as the channel deliberately killing the show, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork especially since the show had already been moved to 5:30 AM]], and this was considered the DorkAge of their treatment of anime. However, the actual cause was due to licensing issues, especially as Creator/{{Geneon}}'s American branch had just collapsed. The channel would eventually air the complete series in a better time-slot after all the hubbub had passed.

* NeverLiveItDown: Not anything the show itself, but it's likely the only thing most people remember about this show is the aforementioned run on [adult swim] that was plagued with licensing issues and bad timeslots.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: About halfway through the series, they take a break from the main plot for a lengthy discussion from a blacksmith about a theoretical perfect weapon which would enable its wielder to defeat an opponent without killing him. Shortly thereafter, Balsa finds herself stalked by an enemy she once defeated, who now imitates her clothes and methods in a HeWhoFightsMonsters effort to "become the tiger". Balsa is pushed further and further over the edge and eventually must fight him to the death despite her vow [[ThouShaltNotKill never to take a life.]] With her shiny new weapon in hand, she delivers what she thinks is a fatal blow, and walks off... only for the witnesses to discover that the man is alive and unharmed but now amnesiac. This has no bearing to the main plot.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: About halfway through the series, they take a break from the main plot for a lengthy discussion from a blacksmith about a theoretical perfect weapon which would enable its wielder to defeat an opponent without killing him. Shortly thereafter, Balsa finds herself stalked by an enemy she once defeated, who now imitates her clothes and methods in a HeWhoFightsMonsters effort to "become the tiger". Balsa is pushed further and further over the edge and eventually must fight him to the death despite her vow [[ThouShaltNotKill never to take a life.]] With her shiny new weapon in hand, she delivers what she thinks is a fatal blow, and walks off... only for the witnesses to discover that the man is alive and unharmed but now amnesiac. This has no bearing to the main plot and is never mentioned again.

* {{Misblamed}}: When the run was initially cut short 10 episodes in on Creator/AdultSwim, many people saw this as the channel deliberately killing the show, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork especially since the show had already been moved to 5:30 AM]], and this was considered the DorkAge of their treatment of anime. However, the actual cause was due to licensing issues, especially as Geneon's American branch had just collapsed. The channel would eventually air the show in a better time-slot after all the hubbub had passed.

* TearJerker: Sagum passed away before Shuga could bring him proof that his brother was still alive in Episode 16.

* ChristmasCake: In the first episode, it is revealed that Balsa has just turned 30 years old. In feudal-Japan-years, this practically makes her an OldMaid.

* ChristmasCake: In the first episode, it is revealed that Balsa has just turned 30 years old. In feudal-Japan-years, this practically makes her an OldMaid.* ChristmasCake: In the first episode, it is revealed that Balsa has just turned 30 years old. In feudal-Japan-years, this practically makes her an OldMaid.