History YMMV / NoGameNoLife

* HilariousInHindsight: Sora uses ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' (or better said, "[[YouWannaGetSued Pers*na]]" to convince Shiro that they didn't go to back to Tokyo, but are in a video game, something they can handle. While the fourth Persona game(which is pictured) takes place in the small town of Inaba, ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 5}} the fifth game]]'' takes place in Tokyo, and has a ShutIn party member who's also an avid gamer.

** "just a Steph"; Sora and Shiro's PersonAsAVerb insult towards Stephanie.

** 『 』 to [[Manga/YuGiOh Yami Yugi]] as a legendary unbeatable gamer, especially Sora who is a GuileHero and similarly [[AntiHero antiheroic]] in his approaches.

** 『 』 to [[Manga/YuGiOh Yami Yugi]] as a legendary unbeatable gamer, especially Sora who is a GuileHero that similarly bends the rules of the game to his advantage.

* {{HSQ}}: The ending of the Materialization Shiritori game in Episode 6, has Sora going outrageously far with the game. He removes the Earth's outer layers to expose the core to make Jibril fall towards it, followed by removing Coulombs Force[[note]]the electrostatic attraction between particles[[/note]] causing the entire universe to collapse now that there's nothing holding it together and unleashing a hyper supernova of fifty billion Celsius that rivals the Big Bang!

* {{Moe}}: Sora presents Shiro as '''the''' example of cuteness to heighten the morale of his chess troops. Tet and Izuna Hatsuse of the Warbeasts are also adorable, while Stephanie and Kurami most fit TheWoobie aspect of it, making viewers want to give them hugs. In fact, all of them to an extent, because they all have their quirkiness and individual appeal.

* {{HSQ}}: The ending of the Materialization Shiritori game in Episode 6, has Sora going outrageously far with the game. He removes the Earth's outer layers to expose the core to make Jibril fall towards it, followed by removing Coulombs Force[[labelnote]]the electrostatic attraction between particles[[/labelnote]] causing the entire universe to collapse now that there's nothing holding it together and unleashing a hyper supernova of fifty billion Celsius that rivals the Big Bang.

* {{HSQ}}: The ending of the Materialization Shiritori game in Episode 6, has Sora going outrageously far with the game. He removes the Earth's outer layers to expose the core to make Jibril fall towards it, followed by removing Coulombs Force[[note]]the electrostatic attraction between particles[[/note]] causing the entire universe to collapse now that there's nothing holding it together and unleashing a hyper supernova of fifty billion Celsius that rivals the Big Bang.

** Shiro might very well be a younger [[

* AwesomeEgo: Sora is a pretty arrogant kid, but damned if he's not a good GuileHero.

* CounterpartComparison: Sora is basically [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Kirito]] if he dominated at games using his mind rather than stats, coupled with an AwesomeEgo over his status as a legendary player. Bonus point in both being voiced by Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka.

* [[HoYay Les Yay]]: The relationship between Fil and Kurami appears to be "girlfriends" but it's more like a mother-daughter thing.

* BaseBreakingCharacter:
** The main duo, particularly Sora. Fans love their knack for unorthodox and brilliant strategies, and consider them well-developed characters with realistic flaws and shortcomings. Their detractors, however, may argue that they're overpowered wish fulfillment characters, and are turned off by Sora's perverted tendencies and Shiro's attraction toward her adoptive brother.
** Jibril was and still is a fairly popular character, being seen as an entertaining and funny CuteAndPsycho girl, but some of her fans turned on her when she [[spoiler:killed Shuvi]] in the movie. Her fans believe the action was in character for her, and as such, don't hold it against her, while her detractors often see it as an uncomfortable reminder that while her past deeds during the war were PlayedForLaughs, she was never a good person.

* MemeticMutation: "No Season 2, No Life" is a popular slogan for those who want another season.

* AwesomeEgo: Sora is a pretty arrogant kid, but damned if he's not a good MagnificentBastard.

* MagnificentBastard: Sora with Shiro's help is the epitome of this trope in this world, by virtue of managing to outsmart a very skilled cheater in a game that only remotely resembles what he initially expected, another cheater in a game whose concepts and rules are otherwise utter alien to a fantasy world like this one, an angel who has lived for thousands of years and was never before beaten in her favourite game, and even the God of Games himself (in regular Chess, but they intend a rematch). All via analysis, cunning, planning, tons of skill, and his unwavering trust in Shiro.
** [[spoiler: Plum is actually a very skilled manipulator, capable of making a plan that Sora even praised. Even in the worst case scenario, he would have at least saved his own skin since he had "『　　』" and co play instead of him, which meant that Imanity and the Warbeasts would be the Seirens' new mates. And if "『　　』" did win on their own accounts, then they would have won everything the Seirens had, which included the responsibility of feeding the Dhampirs. The only reason he doesn't come out on top in the end is because Sora is an even bigger MagnificentBastard and managed to piece together the whole scheme and plan accordingly.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The opening theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRd9g-Uw50M "This Game"]], is simply fantastic, both in the emotional singing and accompanying visuals.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: The main duo, particularly Sora. Fans love their knack for unorthodox and brilliant strategies, and consider them well-developed characters with realistic flaws and shortcomings. Their detractors, however, may argue that they're overpowered wish fulfillment characters, and are turned off by Sora's perverted tendencies and Shiro's attraction toward her adoptive brother.

* MagnificentBastard: Sora with Shiro's help is the epitome of this trope in this world, by virtue of managing to outsmart a very skilled cheater in a game that only remotely resembles what he initially expected, another cheater in a game whose concepts and rules are otherwise utter alien to a fantasy world like ths one, an angel who has lived for thousands of years and was never before beaten in her favourite game, and even the God of Games himself (in regular Chess, but they intend a rematch). All via analysis, cunning, planning, tons of skill, and his unwavering trust in Shiro.

* {{Moe}}:
** Sora presents Shiro as '''the''' example of cuteness to heighten the morale of his chess troops. Tet and Izuna Hatsuse of the Warbeasts are also adorable, while Stephanie and Kurami most fit TheWoobie aspect of it, making viewers want to give them hugs. In fact, all of them to an extent, because they all have their quirkiness and individual appeal.

* MagnificentBastard:
%%** Sora is the epitome of this trope in this world.

** Sora presents Shiro as '''the''' example of cuteness to heighten the morale of his chess troops.
%%** Tet is also adorable.
%%%** Izuna Hatsuse of the Warbeasts as well.
** In fact, all of them to an extent. They all have their quirkiness.

** Izuna Hatsuse of the Warbeasts as well.

** The German version instead establishes that the words used can be in any language, so Sora can use the English words "Suitcases" and "Earth's Outer Core" at one point.

** Sora is the epitome of this trope in this world.

** Tet is also adorable.

* * MagnificentBastard:

** [[spoiler: Plum is actually a very skilled manipulator, capable of making a plan which Sora even praised. Even in the worst case scenario, he would have at least saved his own skin since he had "『　　』" and co play instead of him, which meant that Imanity and the Warbeasts would be the Seirens new mates. And if "『　　』" did win on their own accounts, then they would have won everything the Seirens had, which included the responsibility of feeding the Dhampirs. The only reason he doesn't come out on top in the end is because Sora is an even bigger MagnificentBastard and managed to piece together the whole scheme and plan accordingly.]]

* AffablyEvil: Tet, High God of Games. Sure, he's forbidden direct violence, and he'll give a cheerful smile and tell you to have fun. He also has no problem enforcing slavery and brainwashing, treats mortals as pieces on a gameboard, and his rules are custom designed to be exploited by the unscrupulous.