History YMMV / MyriadColorsPhantomWorld

* EvilIsSexy: [[spoiler:Enigma.]]

** The fourth episode it's not [[LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool the first]] time Creator/SaoriHayami plays an innocent girl with BigBrotherWorship, moreover, protagonist's love to TechnoBabble and her appeal to Mai as Onee-sama makes her role in this show even more amusing.

* SoOkayItsAverage: This show can not be called bad in the literal sense of the word, but it's nowhere near as strong as other works by Kyoto Animation.

* ShipToShipCombat: As is wont for a series with TheOneGuy among many beautiful girls, the fans started arguing about whether Haruhiko should get with Mai, Koito, or Reina, though the Mai and Reina boats are the largest. [[spoiler:However, he does get into a relationship with Reina in the second light novel.]]

* MagnificentBitch: Appearing exclusively in the last episodes of the anime, [[PowerParasite Enigma]] is an artificial [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent phantom]] created using human and phantom DNA. Escaping from her abusive creators, Enigma starts to hunt the students of the Hosea high school in order to steal their special abilities by draining their energy. Seemingly defeated by the protagonists, Enigma [[DemonicPossession takes the body]] and identity of protagonist Haruhiko Ichijou's mother and goes to live with him, successfully faking a motherly personality that bonds with him. After Haruhiko's friends manage to realize her identity, Enigma is able to beat them and steal Haruhiko's summoning powers, intending to use them to control all phantoms to take revenge on humanity. When she is later defeated by Team E, Enigma is impressed by the human potential and admits that she enjoyed her time with Haruhiko, to which he agrees before she dies.

* FandomRivalry: With ''Anime/{{Free}}'' and ''Manga/KOn'' or other {{Moe}} series made by the same studio. While the former is quite obvious [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment reasons we will not discuss]], the latter is due being a blatant ecchi series which Creator/KyotoAnimation usually shies away from (fanservice is not new to [=KyoAni=], but is usually not excessive as this anime is), and considering that this is the same studio that made the acclaimed ''VisualNovel/{{Air}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', along with ''Manga/KOn'' anime adaptations, which showed that {{Moe}} [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools could be well done]], this disappointed a lot of [=KyoAni=] fans.

* MemeticMutation: [[SignatureScene The entire limbo sequence]] and Mai's method on how to get past the lowest limbo rack.

* MagnificentBitch: Appearing exclusively in the last episodes of the anime, [[PowerParasite Enigma]] is an artificial [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent phantom]] created using human and phantom DNA. Escaping from her abusive creators, Enigma starts to hunt the students of the Hosea high school in order to steal their special abilities by draining their energy. Seemingly defeated by the protagonists, Enigma [[DemonicPossession takes the body]] and identity of [[TheProtagonist Haruhiko Ichijou's]] mother and goes to live with him, successfully faking a motherly personality that bonds with him. After Haruhiko's friends manage to realize her identity, Enigma is able to beat them and steal Haruhiko's summoning powers, intending to use them to control all phantoms to take revenge on humanity. When she is later defeated by Team E, Enigma is impressed by the human potential and admits that she enjoyed her time with Haruhiko, to which he agrees before she dies.

* FandomRivalry: With ''Anime/{{Free}}'' and ''Manga/KOn'' or other {{Moe}} series made by the same studio. While the former is quite obvious [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment reasons we will not discuss]], the latter is due being a blatant ecchi series which Creator/KyotoAnimation usually shies away from (fanservice is not new to [=KyoAni=], but is usually not excessive as this anime is), and considering that this is the same studio that made the acclaimed ''VisualNovel/{{Air}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', along with ''Manga/KOn'' anime adaptations, which showed that {{Moe}} [[TropesAreNotBad could be well done]], this disappointed a lot of [=KyoAni=] fans.

** To explain her scrappy status: she has the tendency to insert herself whenever there is a dramatic scene happening. She also contributes nothing when the group would battle a Phantom, other than providing funny dialogue. Which takes away any potential tense moment the series would have.

* FandomRivalry: With ''Anime/{{Free}}'' and ''Manga/KOn'' or other {{Moe}} series made by the same studio. While the former is quite obvious [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment reasons we will not discuss]], the latter is due being a blatant ecchi series which Creator/KyotoAnimation usually shies away from (fanservice is not new to [=KyoAni=], but is usually not excessive as this anime is), and considering that this is the same studio that made the acclaimed ''VisualNovel/{{Air}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', along with ''Manga/KOn'' anime adaptations, which showed that {{Moe}} [[TropesAreNotBad could be well done]], this disappointed a lot of [=KyoAni=] fans.

* SoBadItsGood: This show can not be called bad in the literal sense of the word, but it was so strange and weak compared to others works of Kyoto Animation, that it really led to the appearance of a kind of NarmCharm.

* HeartwarmingMoments: Episode 10 in its entirety, which had Mai take care of a de-aged Haruhiko. Most who had criticisms of the show DID like their dynamic in that episode, since it was heavily older sister/young mother vibes.

** Over time, Ruru settled herself into this. While she still has many criticisms, some like her for her {{Stripperiffic}} design and dynamic with Haruhiko.

* HeartwarmingMoments: Episode 10 in its entirety, which had Ma I take care of a de-aged Haruhiko. Most who had criticisms of the show DID like their dynamic in that episode, since it was heavily older sister/young mother vibes.

** Koito for the duration of the show. A lot of fans were put off by her initially cold personality and found her backstory to be lacking, but others loved her for her interesting powers and her [[DefrostingIceQueen gradual defrosting]].

** Over time, Ruru settled herself into this. While she still has many criticisms (as outlined in TheScrappy), some like her for her {{Stripperiffic}} design and dynamic with Haruhiko.

* TheScrappy: Ruru rapidly gained this status, as an obnoxious TeamPet [[TheLoad who makes]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]] [[TheLoad look useful]]. The fact that she is an original character, and that the show hardly bothers to explain her presence [[spoiler:until near the end]] doesn't help at all.

* BaseBreaker:

* HypeBacklash: To say that many Creator/KyotoAnimation fans are not pleased with the direction the studio has chosen to take with this series is an understatement. As the studio puts out only an average of one or two shows per year but has a huge and devoted fanbase, this is understandable due to the fact that most diehard fans of [=KyoAni=] are so because of the {{Moe}} series the studio is known for.

* NarmCharm: This is intentionally stupid moe-show from the studio, which specializes in gentle romance and deep dramatic plots, what do you want?

** The fourth episode it's not [[LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool the first]] time Creator/SaoriHayami plays an innocent girl with BigBrotherWorship, moreover, love protagonist to TechnoBabble and her appeal to Mai as Onee-sama makes her role in this show even more amusing.

** The fourth episode it's not [[LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool the first]] time Creator/SaoriHayami plays an innocent girl with BigBrotherWorship, moreover, Love protagonist to TechnoBuble and her appeal to Mai as Onee-sama makes her role in this show even more amusing.