History YMMV / NoGameNoLife

** With ''LightNovel/ProblemChildrenAreComingFromAnotherWorldArentThey'' due to their similar premise where the main characters are transported to another world and change said world through games.

* NarmCharm: The opening sequence for "Love or Loved 2" would totally fit all kinds of stuff in the ClicheStorm department (Read: [[LargeHam hammy narration]] by Creator/{{Mugihito}}, TastesLikeDiabetes singing by Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, LittleBitBeastly {{Idol Singer}}s kicking the crap out of a ''space fleet'', etc.) ... until you realize it's just an in-series video game.

* HarsherInHindsight: In Blank's chess match against Kurami, in which the pieces have wills of their own, Blank's pieces refuse to obey orders to sacrifice themselves, with Sora pointing out that soldiers would not willingly sacrifice their own lives unless they respected their leader or morale was high. In the movie/Volume 6, Riku(who is implied to possibly be Sora from a past life) is able to order his subordinates to sacrifice their lives when necessary.

** In the original Japanese, Izuna speaks rather rudely but occasionally inserts "desu" at the end of her sentences to see more polite. In the English localization, [[SirSwearsALot she instead uses profanity]], while randomly ending her sentences with "please"(as well as "thank you" in the dub of the anime).

* MoralEventHorizon: Many fans turned on Jibril 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.

* AwesomeEgo: Sora is impossibly arrogant, confident that there's not a soul alive that could beat him at games, aside from his kid sister. But he's not just full of hot air as he lives up all of his boasts and is an exceptional GuileHero. The light novels make it clear that this is mostly bluster... while he does have a giant ego, it's mostly tied up in his role as half of Blank; outside of this, he considers himself worthless, useless, and unworthy of love, as well as completely and totally good for nothing other than helping out his much more brilliant and amazing sister. His low self esteem is a driving force behind why he yowls about how awesome he is so much.

* {{Woolseyism}}: Regarding the word chain game in Episode 6:
** The translation for the terms thrown around during the game must have required some serious thinking to get meaningful terms in English (out of Japanese) which still form the requirements of the word chain. Suffice to say, the translators did it brilliantly.
** The German version instead establishes that the words used can be in any language (which is canon considering Sora specifically asks if it's okay), so Sora can use the English words "Suitcases" and "Earth's Outer Core" at one point.

* DesignatedMonkey: Stephanie Dola. She's become Sora and Shiro's pet princess and personal toy, but it's hard not to feel sorry for her given how hard she's trying to help Imanity.

* HarsherInHindsight: In Blank's chess match against Kurami, in which the pieces have wills of their own, Blank's pieces refuse to obey orders to sacrifice themselves, with Sora pointing out that no soldier would willingly sacrifice their own lives unless they respected their leader or morale was high. In the movie/Volume 6, Riku(who is implied to possibly be Sora from a past life) is able to order his subordinates to sacrifice their lives when necessary.

** Episode 9 where Sora bets away ''his own existence'' in one of the most elaborate {{Thanatos Gambit}}s, just to get Kurami and Feel to see that he's genuine.

* CrazyIsCool:
** If Blank's fight against Kurami didn't tip you off on how batshit insane game rules can get, then the one against Jibril definitely will.

* MemeticLoser: Stephanie is "[[MemeticMutation just a Steph]]"

* NeverLiveItDown: Jibril's introductory sentence will never be forgotten.

* CrazyAwesome:

* AwesomeEgo: Sora is impossibly arrogant, confident that there's not a soul alive that could beat him at games, aside from his kid sister. But he's not just full of hot air as he lives up all of his boasts and is an exceptional GuileHero.
** The light novels make it clear that this is mostly bluster... while he does have a giant ego, it's mostly tied up in his role as half of Blank; outside of this, he considers himself worthless, useless, and unworthy of love, as well as completely and totally good for nothing other than helping out his much more brilliant and amazing sister. His low self esteem is a driving force behind why he yowls about how awesome he is so much.

* CrazyAwesome: If Blank's fight against Kurami didn't tip you off on how batshit insane game rules can get, then the one against Jibril definitely will.

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

* NarmCharm: The opening sequence for "Love or Loved 2" would totally fit all kinds of stuff in the ClicheStorm department [[labelnote:*]]Read: [[LargeHam hammy narration]] by Creator/{{Mugihito}}, TastesLikeDiabetes singing by Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, LittleBitBeastly {{Idol Singer}}s kicking the crap out of a ''space fleet'', etc.[[/labelnote]] ... until you realize it's just an in-series video game.

* {{Woolseyism}}: The translation for the terms thrown around during the game in episode 6 must have required some serious thinking to get meaningful terms in English (out of Japanese) which still form the required chain. Suffice to say, the translators did it brilliantly.

** With ''LightNovel/ProblemChildrenAreComingFromAnotherWorldArentThey'' due to their similar premise where the main characters are transported to another world and changes said world through games.

* 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, Shiro's attraction toward her adoptive brother, and the way they both cosntantly abuse [[DesignatedMonkey Steph]] for their own amusement.

* 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, Shiro's attraction toward her adoptive brother, and the way they both use [[DesignatedMonkey Steph]] as their personal plaything.
* BrokenBase: The fanservice. Part of the fanbase is fine with it, believing that it's at an acceptable level and/or is PlayedForLaughs, and that it's not fanservice. Everyone else finds it excessive, and ''very creepy'' when it comes to Shiro, '''who is eleven.'''

* 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.

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

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

* BrokenBase: The fanservice. Part of the fanbase is fine with it, believing that it's at an acceptable level and/or is PlayedForLaughs, so it's not there for fanservice's sake, while another part finds it to be excessive and is turned off.

* {{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 hypernova of fifty billion Celsius that rivals the Big Bang!
** Episode 9 where Sora bets away ''his own existence'' in one of the most elaborate {{Thanatos Gambit}}s, just to get Kurami and Feel to see that he's genuine.

* 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.
** Shiro might very well be a younger [[LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou Mashiro Shiina]], but with her instead dedicating her genius to games rather than art. They even have [[Creator/AiKayano the same voice]].
** 『 』 to [[Manga/YuGiOh Yami Yugi]] as a legendary unbeatable gamer, especially Sora who is similarly [[GuileHero manipulative]] and [[SociopathicHero sociopathic]] at times.

* 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 [[{{NEET}} Shut In]] party member who's also an avid gamer.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Izuna Hatsuse, [[VerbalTic desu]]. Downright adorable, endearing, and [[BadassAdorable immensely powerful]]. She is a secondary character introduced in the later half of the anime, and virtually everyone loves her.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Izuna Hatsuse, [[VerbalTic desu]]. Downright adorable, endearing, and [[BadassAdorable immensely powerful]]. Virtually everyone loves her.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Izuna Hatsuse, [[VerbalTic desu]]. Downright adorable and endearing. Virtually everyone loves her.

* {{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 hypernova of fifty billion Celsius that rivals the Big Bang!