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  • Alternative Character Interpretation: Is Ranta just a simple-minded and obnoxious jerk who doesn't see his actions having consequences, or is he well aware that the party needs him as a backup tank and that there's not much they can do about it? The anime leaves out enough details that, for anime-only viewers, Ranta's jerkass tendencies could be viewed in a slightly better light. WITH the missing info from the light novels though? He comes off as uncaring dunderhead that doesn't think ahead and does things because it amuses him.
  • Arc Fatigue:
    • It took episodes 1-8 for Haruhiro's group to receive their full membership in Crimson Moon. They improved throughout the episodes, but were always fighting just the weakest of monsters (goblins) without ever trying to challenge anything new.
    • There's also the fact that the underlying mystery surrounding how they arrived in Grimgar and lost their memories have barely been addressed, even in the light novels. Though at least the memory question has been partially answered ( Ainrand Leslie did it), but no hints as to why.
  • Broken Base: The use of long montages (we're talking at least several minutes long each) that are silent except for the Insert Song that plays over them. It has come to light that the large number of these montages in the anime's 1st half was because of Executive Meddling as the record company sponsoring the anime has some powerful leverage over the studio and they want to promote their music through these scenes; Shihoru's voice actress even confirmed on her Twitter that dialogue that had been recorded for these scenes was removed to make way for the music. Some viewers enjoy the montages as they are, feeling that they are a great way to show Worldbuilding and a prime example of Show, Don't Tell in terms of portraying every day life in Grimgar. Others see these montages as a huge waste of time that should be spent better developing the characters and moving the plot along.
  • Fan-Preferred Couple: Haruhiro and Yume, at least among the anime audience. Yume and Shihoru is also this. Ranta and Shihoru isn't unheard of, either. In addition, a number of novel readers support Haruhiro and Mary.
  • Friendly Fandoms: Seems to have one with KonoSuba: they aired in the same season, and Kono Suba and Grimgar are Deconstructions of the very popular Power Fantasy of "average guy gets transported to a fantasy world where he becomes The Chosen One and gets lots of hot girls fawning for him." Grimgar plays the premise very seriously, while Kono Suba's treatment is that of self-aware comedy.
  • Les Yay: Yume and Shihoru, though mostly on Yume's side. Particularly when Yume does things like this.
  • Memetic Mutation: A minor one, but Ranta's big moment in Episode 11 triggered comparisons to a certain other Dark Knight trapped in a Pit...
  • Moe: Yume is incredibly huggable. Shihoru as well; it's no surprise why Yume is so protective of her.
  • Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Ranta's reputation got a major boost among the anime viewers when he rescued Haruhiro from falling in the Cyrene Mine, and prepared to pull off a Last Stand against the hordes of Kobolds and Death Spots. Earlier in the series he got a smaller nudge when he apologised to Shihoru after upsetting her with his cold remarks.
  • Rooting for the Empire: Some viewers find themselves siding or at least sympathizing with the goblins, since it appears that they're just minding their own business and only defending themselves when they keep getting attacked by asshole humans who keep killing them and stealing their loot. Got even worse with the kobolds in the Cyrene Mine, as they have an organized society and well-kept agricultural fields, and Haruhiro even acknowledges that he and his party are the invaders.
  • The Scrappy: It is rare to find a fan of the series who actually likes Ranta. Most fans find him to be a loud, obnoxious creep that the party would be better off without. There are also those annoyed that he's still alive in the series while more well liked characters like Manato and Moguzo were killed off.
  • Superlative Dubbing: When Funimation uploaded the clip for the broadcast dub it was met to completely positive reception in the comments section. Viewers were fond of how FUNimation chose to cast newcomers into the main character roles as opposed to the veterans FUNimation usually casts and how these new voice actors were pitch perfect matches with the Japanese voices. Some have gone as far as to say that its been the best broadcast dub FUNimation has put out since their launch.
  • Tainted by the Preview:
    • The PVs painted the show as similar to Sword Art Online, causing many to swear it off before it aired. When the first episode aired, the overall relaxing tone proved completely different.
    • And on the other end, many people expecting fast paced action like in SAO were disappointed at Grimgar's slower pace.
  • Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: As with all Deconstructions, Grimgar falls victim to at least some of this trope. The early episodes were especially bad about this, featuring the heroes struggling to survive and failing defeat even low-level monsters. While they do eventually start to make some progress, they continue to suffer many more defeats than victories (most notable instance: Manato's death), and cutie-breaking becomes a frequent occurrence among the members of the group. Not to mention, they still have yet to come close to finding out or even addressing the major mysteries of the plot.
  • Visual Effects of Awesome: Whether you love or hate the show, the opinion is rather unanimous that the show's art style looks absolutely gorgeous.

Alternative Title(s): Hai To Gensou No Grimgar

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