Arashi no Yoru ni/YMMV


 * Alternate Character Interpretation:
 * That Gabu
 * Was Gabu staring at Mei's rear because he was hungry or...
 * Animation Age Ghetto: Subverted! This is supposed to be a kids movie and yet it was popular enough among older anime fans to get an unofficial English dub and a page on TV Tropes. The English dub exists on YouTube with the permission of the original producers largely because they have no intention of ever localizing it in English.
 * Crowning Moment of Funny: Gabu nibbling Mei's ear.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: When Mei and Gabu have a great big happy hug. Also a happy Tear Jerker.
 * Memetic Mutation:
 * It's Mei!
 * Mei's butt is a meme in itself, more precisely the scene where we're forced to watch Gabu drool over it.
 * Moe: Mei and Gabu, though its hard to tell which one is the better example...
 * Tear Jerker:
 * Values Dissonance:
 * Controversy exists over the homoerotic overtones of the anime. Word of God confirmed that, in actuality, Mei was always intended to be a male character, but was written in the children's books as gender-ambiguous so that he'd appeal as much if he were female as if he were male. The film merely restored that gender specificity.
 * People also find the blood at the beginning to be shocking, since it's a kids movie.
 * They Changed It, Now It Sucks: The cartoon series. The fact that it's CGI and Mei is a girl did not help at all.
 * What Do You Mean It's for Kids?: Oh, Japan.
 * The Woobie: Mei is just so gosh darn cute when he's being terrified.