History YMMV / RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Downplayed, but definitely [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by the marketing of this show. From the key visuals, to the teasers, to even the title of the anime, they play up Mai [[IconicOutfit wearing a]] PlayboyBunny suit. This is all despite the fact that in the series, she only briefly wears one in a bid to invoke a reaction and try to get people to see her. Not to mention, it's only the title of the ''first'' Light Novel volume; all of the others after that [[WordSaladTitle only share the words "Rascal Does Not Dream of" in the title]].

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Downplayed, but definitely [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by the marketing of the series. From the key visuals, to the teasers, to even the title of the anime, they play up Mai [[IconicOutfit wearing a]] PlayboyBunny suit. This is all despite the fact that in the series, she only briefly wears one in a bid to invoke a reaction and try to get people to see her. It is even only the title of the ''first'' Light Novel volume; everyone after that carries the signature "Rascal Does Not Dream of _______."

* TheWoobie:
** Mai. Because of her Adolescence Syndrome, seemingly everyone but just a scant few people are unable to see her, and slowly this extends to [[spoiler:people not even remembering her, including her ''own mother''.]]
** Kaede, whose struggles with cyberbullying and Adolescence Syndrome leads to her having deep cuts and bruises appear all over her body. She stops going to school and even leaving the house as a result. [[spoiler:Episode 12 even reveals that the incident traumatized her so badly she developed amnesia from it, creating a whole slew of other problems between her present self and her history.]]

* AwardSnub: The fans of this series were pretty pissed when the Best Boy title of Crunchyroll's Anime Awards went to Midoriya Izuku, the protagonist of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', instead of Sakuta.

* CounterpartComparison:
** With the SnarkToSnarkCombat between Sakuta and Mai, on top of Mai's resemblance to Yukino, the anime has had comparisons to ''LightNovel/MyTeenRomanticComedySNAFU''.
** Sakuta's straightfaced open perversion leads to comparisons to Araragi of ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}''.
*** The series in general is often regarded as some sort of SpiritualSuccessor of the Monogatari Series, as both works have a similar plot of a perverted male main character helping girls who are suffering from supernatural afflictions related with traumas of their past after being involved in one of these afflicitons themselves in the past.
*** Along with the aforementioned Yukino Yukinoshita, Mai has also been compared with Senjougahara from Monogatari, due both being [[AloofDarkHairedGirl aloof dark-haired girls]] with a sharp tongue and a very snarky relationshi with the male main characters of their works and being the first heroines whom the main character helps in the story at the start of their shows. Both also end being [[spoiler: the eventual [[FirstGirlWins love interest of the protagonist]].]]
** Sakuta with [[LightNovel/KonoSuba Kazuma]] due to both being male protagonists with do-not-give-a-crap attitudes, quite perverted, and don't sit by letting themselves taking abuse from female characters. Both of them [[BrutalHonesty speak their mind]] when it comes to girls in their lives. In particular the scene of Sakuta kicking Tomoe in the butt after she allows him to is comparable to a lot of the "true gender equality" that Kazuma advocates.
** In many ways, the show is a SpiritualSuccessor to LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya, with many of the characters having counterparts.
*** BunnyGirl: Mai to Haruhi.
*** DeadpanSnarker: Sakuta to Kyon.
*** TheSmartGirl: Futaba to Yuki.
*** {{Bishonen}}: Yuuma to Itsuki.
*** Little Sister: Kaede to Kyon's Little Sister.
*** GroundhogDayLoop: Tomoe to Haruhi again.

** Kaede, whose struggles with cyberbullying and Adolescence Syndrome leads to her having deep cuts and bruises appear all over her body. She stops going to school and even leaving the house as a result. [[spoiler:Episode 12 even reveals that the incident traumatized her so badly she developed amnesia from it, creating a whole slew of other problems between her present self and her history.]]

* NarmCharm: Sakuta, standing in the school courtyard, screaming at the top of his lungs to the whole world how much he loves Mai[[spoiler:, now that he has regained his memories of her]]. In any other series, this would be pure narm, but the sheer sincerity and context presented here elevates it to an [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments awesomely]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]].

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Episode 11 is full of them as Kaede struggles to break out of being a {{Hikkikomori}}

** Kaede, whose struggles with cyberbullying and Adolescence Syndrome leads to her having deep (and possibly self-inflicted) scratches appear out of nowhere on her body. She stops going to school and even leaving the house as a result.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: After learning of Yosuke creating demeaning rumors of Tomoe, Sakuta goads him into a fight, knocks him off balance, and then gives him a biting TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* {{Narm}}: It's hard not to think of ''LightNovel/ReZero'' when [[spoiler: during Tomoe's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove, Sakuta's response is that the person he loves is Mai.]]

** Tomoe hits Sakuta after mistaking him for a pedophile. After it's explained he was just trying to help a lost kid, she offers a compensation by allowing him to ''literally kick her butt''. A passing postman sees this and wonders just what on earth is happening.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Tomoe hits Sakuta after mistaking him for a pedophile. After it's explained he was just trying to help a lost kid, she offers a compensation by allowing him to ''literally kick her butt''. A passing postman sees this and wonders just what on earth is happening.

-->'''Sakuta''': [[BrutalHonesty My thoughts are a hundred times lewder than what you're imagining.]]

* TearJerker: When Mai tries having a chat with her mom at the beach to discuss changing agencies in episode 2. [[spoiler:Her mother walks past her, and when Sakuta tries telling her about Mai, she seemingly doesn't remember her at all.]]

-->'''Mai''': I was alone in the beginning, so I'll be alright. [[spoiler:Sakuta forgetting about me isn't much...but still,]] thanks for everything. And....I'm sorry.

** In episode 3, Sakuta learns from Futaba that the likely reason for [[spoiler:people forgetting about Mai may be due to the unconsciousness one has during sleep. As such, he tries various methods of self-induced insomnia, but eventually, his tiredness gets the best of him, and is unable to stay awake when Mai tries helping him at home on his exams. He does eventually regain his memories of her, but it's still extremely sad to watch Sakuta losing his battle of drowsiness while Mai is complacent about what's going on.]]

** Kaede, whose struggles with cyberbullying and Adolescence Syndrome leads to her having deep (maybe self-inflicted?) scratches appear out of nowhere on her body. She stops going to school as a result, or even leaving the house.

* TheWoobie: Mai. Because of her Adolescence Syndrome, seemingly everyone but just a scant few people are unable to see her, and slowly this extends to [[spoiler:people not even remembering her, including her ''own mother''.]]