History YMMV / TokyoShinobiSquad

* AmericansHateTingle: The story opens up with Jin blaming the rapid influx of crime in Tokyo on globalization. Many readers were greatly put off by the extremely nationalistic and xenophobic tone of this message, especially outside of Japan, and the series was CutShort. Oddly enough, the author doesn't follow up on this anti-globalization message afterward, as most of Jin's opponents are Japanese and he happily accepts En, a Thai foreigner, into his squad without a second thought.

* HarsherInHindsight: In the manga, the global hyperloop network connecting Tokyo to Beijing, D.C. and Moscow was proposed and implemented by Shinzo Abe (who was still Prime Minister in the year it was written) in 2029. Not only did he step down from the position in 2020 due to concerns around Covid-19, but would be assassinated just 2 years later.

* ValuesDissonance: Extremely restrictive immigration policy has long been the norm in Japan, so the idea of mass immigration causing crime and terrorist attacks isn't thought of as very remarkable. To non-Japanese readers, this comes across as highly nationalist and disturbingly xenophobic, ''[[DownplayedTrope and even in Japan]]'', it's still considered an extremist position to push for tightening the country's borders even further.

* AmericansHateTingle: The story opens up with Jin blaming the rapid influx of crime in Tokyo on globalization. While some Japanese readers wouldn't bat an eye at this, readers outside of Japan were greatly put off by the extremely nationalistic and xenophobic tone of this message, which made it very unpopular with foreign manga fans (though the series would ultimately be CutShort due to low popularity in Japan as well). Oddly enough, the author doesn't follow up on this anti-globalization message afterward, as most of Jin's opponents are Japanese and he happily accepts En, a Thai foreigner, into his squad without a second thought.

* TheScrappy: Jin Narumi, the main protagonist of the story, is literally introduced serving as the author's mouthpiece for nationalist politics before the audience even learns his name, [[DesignatedHero endearing him to few]], ''[[AmericansHateTingle especially]]'' [[AmericansHateTingle outside Japan]]. Even beyond any political disagreements though, he's constantly depicted and [[CharacterShilling talked up by other characters]] as TheAce, being explicitly called the coolest and greatest shinobi by the time the story starts, and having earned that reputation (as well as all of his supposedly hard-to-master Ninpo techniques) entirely off-screen. This, combined with the fact that Jin [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality is never portrayed as being wrong at any point]] led to many people criticizing the character.

* TheScrappy: Jin Narumi, the main protagonist of the story is literally introduced serving as the author's mouthpiece for nationalist politics before the audience even learns his name, [[DesignatedHero endearing him to few]], ''[[AmericansHateTingle especially]]'' [[AmericansHateTingle outside Japan]]. Even beyond any political disagreements though, he's explicitly called the coolest and greatest shinobi by the time the story starts, having earned that reputation (as well as all of his supposedly hard-to-master Ninpo techniques) entirely off-screen. This, combined with the fact that Jin is constantly depicted and [[CharacterShilling talked up]] as TheAce and [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality is never portrayed as being wrong at any point]] led to many people criticizing the character.

* TheScrappy: Jin Narumi, the main protagonist of the story is literally introduced serving as the author's mouthpiece for nationalist politics before the audience even learns his name, [[DesignatedHero endearing him to few]], ''[[AmericansHateTingle especially]]'' [[AmericansHateTingle outside Japan]]. Even beyond any political disagreements though, he's explicitly called the coolest and greatest shinobi by the time the story starts, having earned that reputation (as well as all of his supposedly hard-to-master Ninpo techniques) entirely off-screen. This, combined with the fact that Jin [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality is never portrayed as being wrong at any point]] led to many people criticising the character.

* ValuesDissonance: Extremely restrictive immigration policy has long been the norm in Japan, so the idea of mass immigration causing crime and terrorist attacks isn't thought of as very remarkable. To non-Japanese readers, this comes across as highly nationalist and disturbingly xenophobic.

* CreatorsPet: Jin Narumi, the main protagonist of the story is literally introduced serving as the author's mouthpiece for nationalist politics before the audience even learns his name, [[DesignatedHero endearing him to few]], ''[[AmericansHateTingle especially]]'' [[AmericansHateTingle outside Japan]]. Even beyond any political disagreements though, he's explicitly called the coolest and greatest shinobi by the time the story starts, having earned that reputation (as well as all of his supposedly hard-to-master Ninpo techniques) entirely off-screen. This, combined with the fact that Jin [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality is never portrayed as being wrong at any point]] led to many people criticising the characte.
* OvershadowedByControversy: As one might've gathered, at least half of all discussion surrounding the series is related to its controversial opening pages explaining the setting, in spite of them having very little to do with larger story.

* CreatorsPet: Jin Narumi, the main protagonist of the story is literally introduced serving as the author's mouthpiece for nationalist politics before the audience even learns his name, [[DesignatedHero endearing him to few]], ''[[AmericansHateTingle especially]]'' [[AmericansHateTingle outside Japan]]. Even beyond any political disagreements though, he's explicitly called the coolest and greatest shinobi by the time the story starts, having earned that reputation (as well as all of his supposedly hard-to-master Ninpo techniques) entirely off-screen. This, combined with the fact that Jin [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality is never portrayed as being wrong at any point]] led to many people criticising the character, some even accusing him of being a MartyStu.

* AmericansHateTingle: The story opens up with Jin blaming the rapid influx of crime in Tokyo on globalization. While Japanese readers wouldn't bat an eye at this, readers outside of Japan were greatly put off by the extremely nationalistic and xenophobic tone of this message, which made it very unpopular with foreign manga fans (though the series would ultimately be CutShort due to low popularity in Japan as well). Oddly enough, the author doesn't follow up on this anti-globalization message afterward, as most of Jin's opponents are Japanese and he happily accepts En, a Thai foreigner, into his squad without a second thought.

* AmericansHateTingle: The story opens up with Jin blaming the rapid influx of crime in Tokyo on globalization. While Japanese readers wouldn't bat an eye at this, readers outside of Japan were greatly put off by the extremely nationalistic and xenophobic tone of this message, which made it even less popular with foreign manga fans (though the series would ultimately be CutShort due to low popularity in Japan as well). Oddly enough, the author doesn't follow up on this anti-globalization message afterward, as most of Jin's opponents are Japanese and he happily accepts En, a Thai foreigner, into his squad without a second thought.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The story opens up with Jin blaming the rapid influx of crime in Tokyo on globalization. While Japanese readers wouldn't bat an eye at this, those outside of Japan are unnerved by the extremely nationalistic and xenophobic tone of this message. Oddly enough, the author doesn't follow up on this anti-globalization message afterward, as most of Jin's opponents are Japanese and he happily accepts En, a Thai foreigner, into his squad without a second thought.

* ValuesDissonance: Extremely restrictive immigration policy has long been the norm in Japan, so the idea of mass immigration causing crime and terrorist attacks isn't thought of as very remarkable. To foreign readers it comes across as highly nationalist and disturbingly xenophobic.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A major complaint surrounding the manga. While the setting of a cyberpunk Tokyo suffering from a massive influx of crime due to globalization is an interesting idea for a setting (even if the reason for the influx of crime is highly controversial), the series does virtually nothing with it. Besides En, very few characters are shown to be foreigners or express any views surrounding the political situation, and very little is given regarding how the setting affects the lives of the characters.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A major complaint surrounding the manga. While the setting of a cyberpunk Tokyo suffering from a massive influx of crime due to globalization is, while highly controversial, and interesting idea for a setting, the series does virtually nothing with it. Besides En, very few characters are shown to be foreigners or express any views surrounding the political situation, and very little is given regarding how the setting affects the lives of the characters.

* ValuesDissonance: Extremely restrictive immigration policy has long been the norm in Japan, so the idea of mass immigration causing crime and terrorist attacks isn't thought of as very remarkable. To foreign readers it comes across as disturbingly xenophobic.

* ValuesDissonance: The opening of the story is inoffensive to Japanese readers due to how homogeneous Japan is as a whole, but to foreign readers it comes across as disturbingly xenophobic by blaming mass immigration on crime and terrorist attacks.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A major complaint surrounding the manga. While the setting of a cyberpunk Tokyo suffering from a massive influx of crime due to globalization is, while highly controversial, and interesting idea for a setting, the series does virtually nothing with it. Besides En, very few characters are shown to be foreigners or express any views surrounding the political situation, and very little is given regarding how the setting effects the lives of the characters.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The story opens up with Jin blaming globalization on the rapid influx of crime in Tokyo. While Japanese readers wouldn't bat an eye at this, those outside of Japan are unnerved by the extremely nationalistic and xenophobic tone of this message. Oddly enough, the author doesn't follow up on this anti-globalization message afterward, as most of Jin's opponents are Japanese and he happily accepts En, a Thai foreigner, into his squad without a second thought.

* ValuesDissonance: The opening of the story is inoffensive to Japanese readers due to how homogeneous Japan is as a whole, but to foreign readers it comes across as disturbingly xenophobic by blaming mass immigration on crime and terrorist attacks.