Line #14 YMMV/DanceWithDevils


1	* BrokenBase: ''Dance with Devils Fortuna'''s ending. You're either happy that [[spoiler: Lindo]] gets an on-screen happy ending, or you feel that the other boys 'got cheated'. Especially with the fact that the movie having MultipleEndings was promised, but ended up being a 30-second monologue of one of the male love interests depending on where and when the movie was screened with the actual ending going to only 1 person.
2	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The pink whale in the ''Dance with Eternity'' sequence in ''Fortuna''. There's no known symbolism behind it, it does not have any buildup - it's just there for a moment and then disappears. Some viewers have decided to chalk it up to Marius trolling, but even then it's unknown how much influence he has in each timeline.
3	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
4	** Azuna is quite popular despite her [[OutOfFocus lack of screentime]] and KilledOffForReal in episode 8. She won many fans' hearts for being TrueCompanions to Ritsuka and [[spoiler: capable ActionGirl by fighting against demons, since she is an exorcist.]]
5	** Jek, possibly due to fanservice factor and his interactions with Ritsuka before it's clear that she doesn't want to have anything to do with him whatsoever. It's to the point where he gets his own songs in the stage plays and the movie, both in equally catchy jazz.
6	** The twitter community on the Japanese side of the fandom is home to a small but dedicated community for Marius, due to his good looks and the numerous EpilepticTrees surrounding him, his existence and how will he impact the series moving forward. It also helps that he's voiced by Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga, who's in almost every well-known ''Rejet'' work to date bar ''VisualNovel/DiabolikLovers''.
7	* EvilIsCool: Jek and his ensemble of vampires for some viewers. Even more so in the stage plays and ''Fortuna'' where Jek has his own songs and he is snazzy as hell.
8	* FanNickname:
9	** "Ritsu" or "Ritz" for Ritsuka as an affectionate shortening of her name.
10	** Azuna is also sometimes referred to as "Azu".
11	** "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]]" for Glax Arlond, Rem's father, due to him often appearing as a single eye.
12	** Most people call Marius "Mari" out of affection, though in the early days of ''Fortuna'' after the movie released it was common to find international fans calling him "[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]]" due to similar personalities. The latter nickname eventually died out after ''Fermata'''s release due to Marius having a different personality than in ''Fortuna'' and TheReveal concerning him and Ritsuka.
13	* FandomRivalry: With ''VisualNovel/DiabolikLovers'' - the ''Dance with Devils'' anime premiered the same season as ''Diabolik Lovers'''s 2nd season, but the former was more well-received than the latter which got particularly '''''horrible''''' reviews. Outside of the anime, some ''[=DwD=]'' fans outside Japan often complain about ''[=DiaLovers=]'' getting the lion's share of Rejet's attention even with their other ''many'' vampire-themed otome series while there hasn't been new content for ''[=DwD=]'' since ''Fermata'' in 2018. Despite this, there are fans of both series.
14	* FanficFuel:
15	** There are a lot of fanfics going around focusing on past events, especially in the west since only the anime is readily available. Topics include Rem's past, Roen's time in Maksis's servitude and how the Tachibana sisters met [[spoiler: their husbands]].
16	** After ''Dance with Devils Fortuna'', Marius ended up as a walking example of this trope since even after the movie and the stage play, very little is known about him and what effect he'll bring in future ''Dance with Devils'' content if any.
17	* JerkassWoobie: Rem may be an icy and manipulative jerk, but it turns out he is the way he is by being in an abusive relationship with his father.
18	%%* MoralEventHorizon: Jek crosses this by [[spoiler:killing Azuna in Episode 8.]]
19	* NarmCharm:
20	** The singing choir of Pomeranians in Roen's song "I am a Faithful Dog". It's ''very'' hard not to take them seriously in what's otherwise a gothic-inspired song.
21	** Similarly, the ''All for you!'' sequence in ''Fortuna''. It's Lindo's warning to Ritsuka about the Student Council and how he's going to protect her, but it alters between their home and a pub for cats which sounds silly on paper.
22	* StoicWoobie: Lindo puts away all the emotional pain he has endured to be there for Ritsuka.
23	* TheWoobie: Ritsuka. Her content life is shattered when she witnessed her mother attacked by unknown men. Followed by [[spoiler:Azuna's death at the hands of Jek and learning of her relations with Lord Maksis.]]
24	* TheUntwist: Fans had been theorizing that [[spoiler: Lindo and Ritsuka [[NotBloodSiblings weren't actually biologically related]]]] ever since episode 2 showed a picture of the kids and Ritsuka's aunt. [[spoiler: Notice how Lindo's hair color matches the aunt's, while Ritsuka's matches her own mother's...]]
25	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
26	** Despite being the series' poster boy, Rem is the only member of the main ensemble to not have a complete backstory and the only way for people to know him better is through the PS Vita Games... which so far [[NoExportForYou is not legally available outside Japan.]]
27	** Some people believe Urie, Mage and Roen to be this as they do not have any media where they end up with Ritsuka yet.[[labelnote:note]]Rem has the anime and the stage plays, the ''Dance with Devils Blight'' manga focuses on Shiki and Lindo emerges victorious in the movie and the stage plays depending on the ending.[[/labelnote]]

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