Line #40 YMMV/KadoTheRightAnswer


1	* AssPull: The practical embodiment of it is named [[spoiler:Yukika. She quite literally drives in off-screen, fixes all the problems, and then up and vanishes with no fanfare.]]
2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
3	** The OP, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QYIYHPsYcM "Tabiuta"]] is hauntingly sung by Creator/MaoIchimichi and sets the tone for the series.
4	*** The instrumental version of the theme song played over the scene of [[spoiler:the KADO rolling across Japan]].
5	** The ED, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJMUn6b8xF8 "Eien no Kotae"]] by HARUCA is more calming than mysterious.
6	* BaseBreakingCharacter:
7	** Saraka has been attracting some negative attention, due to her seeming immaturity as a negotiator compared to her peers, her {{Tsundere}} traits, and her opposition to [=ZaShunina=]. By the halfway point in the series, she acquired a large group of detractors, but after [[spoiler:her reveal as an anisotropic being like [=ZaShunina=]]], some viewers justified her stance and found her a more interesting character. The romance she eventually finds herself in with Shindo and how it was written is also a point of contraction with detractors.
8	** Shindo comes off as this in the last third of the show, given that he's willing to do some underhanded manipulations of even his closest allies in order to move forward. His moral ambiguity is even called into question by some fans.
9	* BrokenBase: The reveal that [[spoiler:Tsukai is an anisotropic being, and her stance being accepted as the right one while Zashunina was clearly framed as an antagonist]] has been a point of contention. Either it's an interesting twist that gave [[spoiler:Tsukai]] some much needed depth or it was a poorly foreshadowed twist that completely derailed the show.
10	* CreatorsPet: Despite interviews stating otherwise (which may or may not make it better), some disgruntled views find this to be the case for Saraka. All of her development as a character is seen as rushed, her viewpoint and opposition isn't explored very well even if it does make sense to later revelations, her reveal as [[spoiler:an ansiotropic being]] is rushed as well, but the audience is expected to take her side, [[spoiler:she hooks up with Shindo despite a lack of romantic tension between them]], and she gets much of what she wanted out of the whole ordeal.
11	* CreepyCute: [=zaShunina=] may have been designed with the UncannyValley in mind, but his innocence, curiosity, {{Bishonen}} features, and [[spoiler:[[HumanityIsInfectious developing emotions]], including [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove feelings for Shindo]]]] led fangirls to find him adorable in equal measure. See {{Moe}}.
12	* DesignatedHero: [[spoiler:By the end, Shindo and Saraka are this. While she did have a point about messing with the natural order of the world, it came earlier in the series before her HeelFaceTurn, and they don't really make any sort of case why zaShunina's attempt to forcefully take humanity into the anisotropic is wrong while their decision to stop him and deny any human from being able to go into the anisotropic is right.]]
13	* DracoInLeatherPants: [=zaShunina=] was meant to be morally ambiguous throughout the series, but the below-mentioned EstrogenBrigade likes to exaggerate his [[InnocentAliens cute]] [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove features]] and depict him as a [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist]] at best and Shindo's naive {{Uke}} [[{{Ukefication}} at worst]]. By the time the series ended, more of these fans found him more sympathetic the supposed [[DesignatedHero good guys]].
14	* EpilepticTrees: Yaha-kui zaShunina and his motives are a gold mine for this.
15	* EsotericHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Shindou dies, zaShunina is killed/banished, Hanamori has aged 16 years raising Shindou and Tsukai's daughter who later disappears, technology completely resets itself and all of this is portrayed as the best outcome that could have happened. On the other hand most viewers might feel that the ending is closer to a ShaggyDogStory instead]].
16	* EstrogenBrigade: The series was aimed at the {{Seinen}} demographic, but also attracted a [[YaoiFangirl fujoshi]] fanbase with its cast of cute and handsome men and their close relationships (not to imply that said fans aren't interested in the science fiction as well).
17	* FanNickname: "Space Jesus", "Space [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Kaworu]]", "[[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder NotMerlin]]", and "The Aayylien" for [=zaShunina=]. The Website/{{Tumblr}} fandom seems to prefer “Nina.”
18	* FanPreferredCouple:
19	** zaShunina x Shindou seems to be this. [[spoiler: A ''Newtype'' magazine description confirms that the relationship between them can be seen as romantic or based on trust, [[DiscountLesbians give or take a few complications]].]]
20	** Cemented as such after the ending. Virtually every one of the few fanfics the series has on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn is this pairing, with the exception of a small amount of Shindo/Hanamori.
21	* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Anime/DevilmanCrybaby'' and ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'', at least on Website/{{Tumblr}}.
22	* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
23	** Almost ''anytime'' [[PluckyComicRelief Hanamori]] is involved, expect this to happen.
24	** Kanata's [[WomanChild attitude]], as [[BaseBreakingCharacter controversial]] as she may be, often results with a good chuckle for several viewers. Examples include her almost deadpan explanations to the military regarding the durability of [[AlienGeometries KADO]], and ''especially'' her gnawing on Yaha-kui's hand later on when they personally meet for the very first time.
25	** Episode 7 has Yaha-kui and co. going to a festival. Yes, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Yaka-kui]] went to a festival [[HumanityIsInfectious for pure entertainment]]. Highlights include him being baffled by a finger trap of all things, [[EpicFail repeatedly trying and utterly failing at catching goldfish]], convincing the [[HiddenDepths more successful]] Saraka to catch a tortoise as well as getting intrigued by buttered potato.
26	** The mood of the cast during the festival in general is both this and Heartwarming. [[spoiler: That is, until the last scene.]]
27	** Episode 8 has a rather...[[NotWhatItLooksLike amusing misunderstanding]] happen between Saraka and her brother and father [[WrongAssumption when she brings Shindou with her to her father's workshop.]]
28	* GeniusBonus: Upon closer inspection on the books [=zaShunina=] reads, it's all literature on humanism and speculative fiction on humanity ascending with divine/otherworldly intervention. Episode 8's book, for example, was Murasaki Shikibu's "Three Cheers for Mankind", which concerned a lazy god creating humanity and abandoning them, and a second god telling the first about how a human reached their true potential.
29	* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Creator/TakumaTerashima is [[PlayingAgainstType better known for using a cutesy voice]] in fluffy {{Bishonen}} series like ''VisualNovel/UtaNoPrinceSama'' and ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove'', but his performance as [=zaShunina=] successfully depicts how [[StarfishAliens inhuman]] he is [[HumanityIsInfectious until he isn't]], pulling off CreepyMonotone, [[spoiler:LoveConfession]], [[spoiler:{{Yandere}}]], and finally [[spoiler:TearJerker]] equally well and gradually.
30	* HilariousInHindsight: ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' of all things had a giant cube appear out of the sky over a lake in 2018.
31	* HoYay: [[HoYay/KadoTheRightAnswer Plenty of subtext.]]
32	* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you [[PrettyBoy Koujiro]] [[TheAce Shindou]]. So far he has been shipped with [[MysticalWhiteHair Yaha-Kui]] [[{{Bishonen}} zaShunina]], [[UndyingLoyalty Hanamori]], [[{{Tsundere}} Saraka]] and Asano.
33	* MemeticMutation:
34	** Coming up with names based on combining other similar science fiction titles is partially a pastime. Of articular note is ''Literature/ChildhoodsEnd [[Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor in the Azure]]: The [[Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer Trailblazing]] Film/{{Arrival}} of [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey Space Odyssey]]''.
35	** [=zaShunina=] patting a piece of bread on his tray has become the subject of attention for some viewers.
36	** The ultimate plan for humanity as interpreted in Episode 6 has been referred to by a lot of viewers as an [[spoiler:age of salarymen]].
37	** Anytime the uses of Yaha-kui zaShunina's presents are discussed, chances are people will list incredibly mundane and/or petty ways to use them. This includes watching (more) anime, playing and completing incredibly long video games in one go, etc.
38	** "''Kado'' is a visual novel" and variations thereof, due to Episode 9 showing that [[spoiler:the Shindo [=zaShunina=]'s been interacting with isn't necessarily the same Shindo that started the series, and likening it to a visual novel player SaveScumming in order to get the best possible ending]].
39	** The Wrong Answer[[note]]This phrase inevitably crops up in discussions of the ending.[[/note]]
40	** "I can't believe Kado only has eight episodes."[[note]]The fans who remained after the ending use this phrase to declare [[FanonDiscontinuity that said ending never happened]].[[/note]]
41	* MindGameShip:
42	** Seems to be the appeal of zaShunina x Shindou for some. Even InUniverse, people are baffled by their rather close cooperation, despite the many, many differences between them, including their '''species'''.
43	** If episode 6 is anything to go by, Yaha-kui seems to be [[spoiler: working on doing away with those differences]].
44	** If that fails, [[spoiler: [[{{Yandere}} zaShunina]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything intends to just make a copy of Shindou.]]]]
45	* {{Moe}}: [[{{Adorkable}} Hanamori]] [[TheCutie Shun]], understandably.
46	** Karata Shinawa and Saraka, to some.
47	** zaShunina has his moments too, especially in episode 4 where he's seen reading a children's book about dinosaurs, patting a piece of bread, and being very awkward about using a mobile phone. [[CuriousAsAMonkey Not to mention his fascination with the attractions at the festival in episode 7.]]
48	*** [[https://img.fireden.net/a/image/1498/65/1498655124757.jpg The cover of the series artbook]] is nothing but [=zaShunina=] looking quite the AdorableAbomination.
49	* {{Narm}}:
50	** The name of Yaha-kui zaShunina was meant to invoke a Lovecraftian StarfishLanguage, but sounds more silly than scary.
51	** "Because I am... THIS PLANET'S... BIGGEST FAN!" was ''supposed'' to be a PreAssKickingOneLiner, but did not help the image [[spoiler:Saraka]]'s detractors had of [[spoiler:her as immature with nothing more than a schoolgirl crush.]]
52	* NightmareFuel: [[NightmareFuel/KadoTheRightAnswer Plenty of scary stuff.]]
53	* PortmanteauCoupleName: Shindou/zaShunina has been dubbed [=zaShuShin=] in homage to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion KawoShin]].
54	* RewatchBonus: After Episode 6's reveal that [[spoiler:[=zaShunina=] has been slowly tampering with Shindo's mind]], previous episodes before the revelation become much more interesting to look at. The same goes for Saraka after episode 9.
55	* RonTheDeathEater: While Tsukai was always somewhat suspicious of [=zaShunina=] and his plans, and while she does admit that his gifts for humanity are helpful and she doesn't find fault with [=ZaShunina=] himself, episodes 7 and 8 made her stance on the matter very clear--that she prioritizes and appreciates the Earth's natural evolutionary process, something that will be lost after [=zaShunina=]'s gifts are fully bestowed on humanity-- a stance that Shindo even somewhat agrees with. After seeing some of these gifts and their initial benefits in action, how seemingly amiable [=zaShunina=] is, and an already present frustration with her, Tsukai's stance and character was twisted into one that seems to not want progress for humanity and deliberately wants to hold it back from greatness. Episode 9 has, on the other hand, resulted in a good number of viewers giving her a break, especially due to the revelations the episode has brought.
56	* TheScrappy:
57	** Kanata Shinawa earned a divisive reputation quite quickly, with most detractors not liking how a ''[[Series/TheBigBangTheory Big Bang Theory]]''-type of nerd is part of a serious FirstContact series. Over time, however, opinion on her [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap lightened up a lot]], to the point where animosity towards her was reasonable, but not overwhelming. Most even liked that she was [[spoiler:the only one of the humans to go into the ansiotropic]], since it made sense for her character.
58	** For a character with 3 minutes of screen-time ''total'', [[spoiler:Yukika]] is ''hated'' by a pretty large portion of the fanbase of the show.
59	* ShipMates: Some people ship Agata with Kanata.
60	* StrangledByTheRedString: [[spoiler:Apart from a small hint that Saraka has a crush on Shindo, there's not a lot more to their relationship than co-workers. Until she's revealed as an anisotropic being and their hooking up is necessary to save the world, but seeing their relationship go from a seemingly one-sided crush to a family is jarring to say the least.]]
61	* StrawmanHasAPoint:
62	** Tsukai has every reason to be suspect of [=ZaShunina=] despite his gifts to humanity, such as his unwillingness to tell humankind his real plans and this sudden burst of human evolution where it previously was a slow process. But she's not able to make a clear argument for why, and her actions seem to represent the halt of progress going by the symbolism in the opening.
63	** [[spoiler:After the sudden FaceHeelDoubleTurn, zaShuina becomes this; he gave gifts of endless power to humanity because he was interested in [[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence accelerating their evolution to the next dimension]], but gradually came to love humans only to have them throw his gifts back in his face]].
64	* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Everything that happens to [=zaShunina=] in episode 12. He [[MyEyesAreLeaking cries and doesn’t understand what’s happening to him]], and [[HeadbuttOfLove gently touches foreheads with the person he loves]] before killing that person in a fit of rage and being killed himself.]]
65	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: General consensus was that the story's potential wasn't fully realized, and it shows. The second half of the series has a more noticeable shift in tone, TheReveal concerning [[spoiler:Tsukai]] wasn't properly foreshadowed, the consequences and benefits of humanity's gifts aren't explored adequately, and the negotiators [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything don't really negotiate that much]].
66	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: One thing that can be generally agreed on is the exceptional CG art and animation. Lots of praise went around for the expressiveness of the 3D models.
67	* TheWoobie:
68	** By the end of the series, most people felt very bad for Hanamori. He's a generally innocent guy who, while clumsy, tries his hardest. He ends up manipulated by his best friend, is crying his eyes out when he's told to complete what may be his last request, and the ninth episode reveals that he's in love with Shindo, making all of his reactions towards him worse. [[spoiler:Then we learn in the last episode that he raised Shindo and Saraka's child for 16 years, she calls him by his first name despite this, never treats him like a father figure and leaves him after her purpose is served, and that his friend essentially dies.]] Someone just give the poor man a break and a hug.

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