History YMMV / ScumsWish

* TrueArtIsAngsty: Some online reviewers praise it for its refreshing take on romance in anime and manga, but others point out that the way the story goes about it is tirelessly cynical.

* PanderingToTheBase: ''decor'' features several fan-preferred plots such as [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse Noriko getting a focus chapter]], [[spoiler:the possibility of the Ecchan/Atsuya pairing getting [[ShipSinking trashed for good]] with Ecchan getting a female love interest in the form of Yuka Nerome]] and [[spoiler:Hanabi and Mugi finally meeting up again and getting together, but for real this time]]. [[spoiler:It even softened the highly-contentious Narumi/Akane relationship by having Akane refuse to cheat on him after she said she would, and acknowledge her many moral failings and make a real effort to change]]. Many fans love it, but others say that the happy ending feels too rushed and tacked-on, and goes against the point of the series itself.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: It's a seinen manga, but many people confuse it for a sexy shoujo or a josei romance because of its art style and themes. The fact that the main character and the author of the original manga are girls only adds to the confusion.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Almost ''everybody'' has a complex of some sort, even some of the side characters, and with each passing chapter and bad decision the characters make some audiences just start turning away from the whole thing.

* TheScrappy:
** Noriko because of her small participation in the plot, transforming her into a virtually obvious RomanticFalseLead and surface-tsundere personality. Many viewers were not happy with the way she is jealous of Mugi, while showing no real attempts to win his heart, that only increased after [[spoiler: she showed confused motivation before her final rejection of feelings for him.]] However, after her she admits her real feelings after [[spoiler: she attempts to put out and Mugi decides not to have sex with her]], she gained some sympathizers, to the point where [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap many fans have forgiven her at the end of the series.]] ''decor'' shows that she's [[spoiler:gotten over Mugi, is on good terms with Hanabi, and is well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a fashion designer]].
** Being a flat jerkass, Takuya is also becoming one.
** Atsuya, who's also pilloried for seeming like a RomanticFalseLead, having little to offer besides a crush on Sanae (when nearly all of her fans [[FanPreferredCouple ship her with Hanabi]]); the fact that his presence reeks of CureYourGays and that he's [[KissingCousins her cousin]], don't help his case at all.

* EndingAversion: Although the end of the show was pretty beautiful, bitter and unexpected, most of the audience was not happy that [[spoiler:the central pairing fell apart, and the GayOption was neutered somewhat by implying that Ecchan might [[KissingCousins return Atsuya's feelings one day]], in a pairing that not many readers found endearing or believable.]] It's no wonder that the news of a new afterstory in the form of an additional chapter was so positively received by the fans.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: One chapter of ''decor'' features the girl who Hanabi gave relationship advice to in the early part of the series proper, and her friend who comes out as {{Asexual}} to her. The whole thing reeks of VerySpecialEpisode and is rather pointless compared to the series itself, which is all about tying up loose ends for the main characters of the original manga.

* SpiritualSuccessor: It's often compared to ''Manga/AkuNoHana'', what with a CastFullOfCrazy that constantly make the wrong decisions in their respective {{Love Dodecahedron}}s.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: It's a seinen manga, but many people confuse it for a sexy shoujo or a josei because of its art style and themes. The fact that the main character and the author of the original manga are girls only adds to the confusion.

* ValuesDissonance: While it is normal in Japanese culture to refer to older friends as older sisters or older brothers, some Western viewers have found Hanabi's regular use of the word "Onii-chan" rather annoying because of the creation of the erroneous BrotherSisterIncest accent, especially when combined with the 2010s trend for {{Little Sister Heroine}}s. Everything becomes even more embarrassing when for the author uses the same colors for Mugi's girlfriends as for him. And then with Ecchan, there comes a KissingCousins subplot ...

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Some believe the series gives a message that sex and relationships are tools to control others, not things you do when you love someone. Episode 7 gets this the worst, as the fact that it shows how subjective the experiences of the MC are isn't much help.

* EsotericHappyEnding: We're supposed to see it as a good thing that [[spoiler:Mugi and Hanabi are freed from the emotional baggage of their hopeless crushes and are able to move on with their lives...except they don't get a happy ending with anyone else, even though it had been telegraphed from the first chapter that they'd eventually fall in love with each other]]. It's even further undermined by the FridgeHorror that [[spoiler:the unrepentant ManipulativeBitch that has been going out of her way to screw over the main characters just because she can ends up getting the happiest ending out of everyone, outright ''marrying'' Narumi, who happens to be Hanabi's longtime crush as well, meaning that Akane ends up as a de facto part of Hanabi's family]]. It's hard to believe that [[spoiler:she won't be constantly reminded of TheOneThatGotAway every time she has to encounter the {{Jerkass}} that ended up with the person she genuinely loved, or that Mugi won't keep pining over Akane despite knowing she was just using him. Even Ecchan's end is completely unsatisfying, with the implications that she'll [[BiTheWay settle for returning Atsuya's feelings]] because she can't have Hanabi]]. ''decor'' at least addresses these points and gives a proper resolution to some of them.

* EarWorm: The anime's opening and ending themes are very much appreciated.

* PanderingToTheBase: ''decor'' features several fan-preferred plots such as [[spoiler:Ecchan getting a female love interest]] and [[spoiler:Hanabi and Mugi finally getting together for good]]. Many fans love it, but others say that the happy ending feels too rushed and tacked-on, and goes against the point of the series itself.

** It's reviewers' consensus that Mugi is critically underdeveloped in contrast to his main character status. Most of the story is told through Hanabi's point of view, giving him little time to shine as even the characters he has history with are more often explored through her eyes and not his. This changes somewhat when [[spoiler:he starts sleeping with Akane]], but at times it feels like the narrative favors [[spoiler:Akane]] over him as it reveals more and more of her character.

** Noriko because of her small participation in the plot, transforming her into a virtually obvious RomanticFalseLead and surface-tsundere personality. Many viewers were not happy with the way she is jealous of Mugi, while showing no real attempts to win his heart, that only increased after [[spoiler: she showed confused motivation before her final rejection of feelings for him.]] However, after her she admits her real feelings after [[spoiler: she attempts to put out and Mugi decides not to have sex with her]], she gained some sympathizers, to the point where [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap many fans have forgiven her at the end of the series.]]

* ValuesDissonance: While it is normal in Japanese culture (as well as [[UsefulNotes/{{Taiwan}} other]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Singapore}} cultures]] [[UsefulNotes/SouthKorea within]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Vietnam}} the]] [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} Sinosphere]]) to refer to older friends as older sisters or older brothers, some Western viewers have found Hanabi's regular use of the word "Onii-chan" rather annoying because of the creation of the erroneous BrotherSisterIncest accent, especially when combined with the 2010s trend for {{Little Sister Heroine}}s. Everything becomes even more embarrassing when for the author uses the same colors for Mugi's girlfriends as for him. And then with Ecchan, there comes a KissingCousins subplot ...

* ValuesDissonance: While it is normal in Japanese culture to refer to older friends as older sisters or older brothers, some western viewers have found Hanabi's regular use of the word "Onii-chan" rather annoying because of the creation of the erroneous BrotherSisterIncest accent, especially when combined with the 2010s trend for {{Little Sister Heroine}}s. Everything becomes even more embarrassing when for the author uses the same colors for Mugi girlfriends as for him. And then with Ecchan, there comes a KissingCousins subplot ...

* HypeBacklash: Initially, this show was considered very promising because of the reputation of the manga and the unusual gloomy tone for school romance. However, the farther the show was on the air, the more the ratings began to fall due to the fact that some of the viewers found his drama too exploitative and dependent on the fanservice. The elements of shoujo-ai and Akane somewhat leveled the situation, however the show no longer has an initial interest.

* EsotericHappyEnding: We're supposed to see it as a good thing that [[spoiler:Mugi and Hanabi are freed from the emotional baggage of their hopeless crushes and are able to move on with their lives...except they don't get a happy ending with anyone else, even though it had been telegraphed from the first chapter that they'd eventually fall in love with each other]]. It's even further undermined by the FridgeHorror that [[spoiler:the unrepentant ManipulativeBitch that has been going out of her way to screw over the main characters just because she can ends up getting the happiest ending out of everyone, outright ''marrying'' Narumi, who happens to be Hanabi's longtime crush as well, meaning that Akane ends up as a de facto part of Hanabi's family]]. It's hard to believe that [[spoiler:she won't be constantly reminded of TheOneThatGotAway every time she has to encounter the {{Jerkass}} that ended up with the person she genuinely loved, or that Mugi won't keep pining over Akane despite knowing she was just using him. Even Ecchan's end is completely unsatisfying, with the implications that she'll [[BiTheWay settle for returning Atsuya's feelings]] because she can't have Hanabi]].

** Even Atsuya gets a little. While some viewers hate him for being a transparent SatelliteLoveInterest and a vehicle for Ecchan to [[PairTheSpares get with]] after the plot is resolved, some do find his crush on Ecchan adorable and wish him to be the furthest away from the plot.

** Atsuya, who's also pilloried for seeming like a RomanticFalseLead, having little to offer besides a crush on Sanae (when nearly all of her fans [[FanPreferredCouple ship her with Hanabi]]); the fact that his presence reeks of CureYourGays and that he's [[IncestIsRelative her cousin]], don't help his case at all.