History YMMV / VividStrike

* MoralEventHorizon: While the bullies' treatment of Rinne is bad enough, what really puts them over the line is how, after being beaten up in retaliation for the abuse, they lie to their families, that they only did “a little teasing” and claims that Rinne attacked her unprovoked while stating she was their “friend”. One of them, Sara, clearly intending to manipulate her brother into seeking retribution on Rinne. Not only could this potentially have led to Rinne being ''killed'', but it also convinces Rinne that the bullies have absolutely no remorse for their actions, inspiring her to a HeroicSecondWind against her kidnapper.

* MoralEventHorizon: While the bullies' treatment of Rinne is bad enough, what really puts Sara over the line is how, after being beaten up in retaliation for the abuse, she lies to her brother and claims that Rinne attacked her unprovoked, clearly intending to manipulate him into seeking retribution on Rinne. Not only could this potentially have led to Rinne being ''killed'', but it also convinces Rinne that the bullies have absolutely no remorse for their actions, inspiring her to a HeroicSecondWind against her kidnapper.

** The incredibly brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown that Rinne gives to her bullies (which would be at home with ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'') at the end of episode 4 most definitely qualifies; which involves her breaking the lead bully's arm, smashing another's face into a locker (with the [[EyeScream sound of her glasses shattering afterwards]]) and kicking the last bully into a locker headfirst (both hard enough to leave the metal dented and blood-spattered), and then stomping on the first girl's for good measure. While they [[AssholeVictim no doubt deserved it]], the fact that the person doing said NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and the recipients of this beat down were children (about ten years old) just makes it more horrifying. KidsAreCruel, indeed.

** The incredibly brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown that Rinne gives to her bullies at the end of episode 4 most definitely qualifies which involves her breaking the lead bully's arm, smashing another's face into a locker (with the [[EyeScream sound of her glasses shattering afterwards]]) and kicking the last bully into a locker headfirst (both hard enough to leave the metal dented and blood-spattered), and then stomping on the first girl's for good measure. While they [[AssholeVictim no doubt deserved it]], the fact that the person doing said NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and the recipients of this beat down were children (about ten years old) just makes it more horrifying. KidsAreCruel, indeed.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: As mentioned under TakeThatScrappy, Miura's [[spoiler:loss to Rinne]] is often seen as a step in the right direction by people who weren't happy with Miura defeating Vivio. The fact that Vivio herself [[spoiler:has defeated Rinne before and does so again two episodes later, succeeding where Miura failed]], also helps.

** In the next episode, [[AdultFear Rinne, a young girl, gets kidnapped on a somewhat busy street in broad daylight]], by a group of thugs who are planning on [[WouldHurtAChild paying her back for what she did to the bullies]]. It's a very good thing that Jill happened to be there to help Rinne.

* SignatureScene: Rinne brutally mauling her bullies seems to be the most salient scene of the entire season, possibly because it so [[CatharsisFactor viscerally connects]] with people who have experienced or even just witnessed bullying in real life themselves.

* NightmareFuel: The incredibly brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown that Rinne gives to her bullies at the end of episode 4 most definitely qualifies which involves her breaking the lead bully's arm, smashing another's face into a locker (with the [[EyeScream sound of her glasses shattering afterwards]]) and kicking the last bully into a locker headfirst (both hard enough to leave the metal dented and blood-spattered), and then stomping on the first girl's for good measure. While they [[AssholeVictim no doubt deserved it]], the fact that the person doing said NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and the recipients of this beat down were children (about ten years old) just makes it more horrifying. KidsAreCruel, indeed.

* ContestedSequel: While in general very good, Vivid Strike does have a major weakness in that the animation is inferior to the rest of the series. There are visibly OffModel moments, heavy use of RecycledAnimation in the TransformationSequence, still frames, use of colored auras on black backgrounds to depict fights rather than actually depicting fights and in the final fight, use of sliding windows to show people talking rather than cutting away. There's a sense that there was a limited budget and the animators decided to focus on the important fights.

* ContestedSequel: While the story is good, the new characters are well developed and Vivio, Einhart and Miura don't get DemotedToExtra, Vivid Strike does have a major weakness in that the animation is inferior to the rest of the series. There are visibly OffModel moments, heavy use of RecycledAnimation in the TransformationSequence, still frames, use of colored auras on black backgrounds to depict fights rather than actually depicting fights and in the final fight, use of sliding windows to show people talking rather than cutting away.