UFO Robo Grendizer/YMMV

"Duke: "And it was then... That cruel rain began to fall! A deluge from children began to rain upon Fleed. From three-thousand meters in the sky... The children...""
 * Alternative Character Interpretation:
 * Duke Fleed was a Hot-Blooded hero, but in the anime he tended to be calmer and quieter when he was not piloting Grendizer. In the manga versions he is hot-blooded the whole time.
 * Hikaru Makiba in the anime she Took a Level In Badass and went through an Adrenaline Makeover, going from farm girl to flying ship pilot and Action Girl. The original manga she had not that Character Development.
 * Complete Monster: Commander Barados is one, full-stop.
 * Ear Worm: The Italian theme song. GOOOLLLDRAAAKKE!!!
 * Gateway Series: In France. Arrived in the late 70s on a public channel and created a public outcry. The reason was the french opening song, that some found kinda xenophobic, extending this to the show itself. Was a HUGE success anyway, and it's basically thanks to this show that the anime fanbase exists in France, since it created the first french generation of anime-fans.
 * Many Middle Eastern anime fans name this as their very first anime.
 * Germans Love David Hasselhoff (Grendizer has a huge following in the Arab world, as well as in Europe, mostly in the French-speaking parts of both; also in Quebec province.)
 * Hilarious in Hindsight: Naming the enemies "Vegans".
 * To double the hilarity, Scott Pilgrim features people who gain super-powers by becoming vegans. Countdown to Scott Pilgrim/Grendizer fanfic begins now...
 * Ho Yay: Shockingly, a section of the fandom sees the relationship between Kouji and Duke like this. Despite having not evidence for it.
 * Shockingly? Puh-lease. We have two handsome men who are good friends and rivals -- it'd be odder if some parts of the fandom did not latch onto this.
 * Marty Stu (Duke Fleed, unfortunately, is perceived by quite a few to be a good example of this.)
 * Nightmare Fuel: Commander Barados' method of dealing with hostages.


 * The Woobie: Honestly, Rubina could not catch a break.