Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS/YMMV

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    • E01 Link into the VRAINS
    • E02 Seize The Wind!
    • E03 Contact
    • E05 Down for the Count
    • E06 True Blue
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    • E08 A Storm is Coming
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• Ass Pull: Keeping in tradition with the other Yu-Gi-Oh! series Playmaker's skill "Storm Access" allows him to access a random card from the Data Storm when he has 1000 LP or less and naturally he gets Decode Talker that has all the specific effects that allow him to win in one turn.
• Author's Saving Throw:
  • After Yu-Gi-Oh purists cried foul at the format switching to Speed Duels, it was revealed that the old dueling style (known as Master Duels) would still be in effect for ground-based dueling.
  • The disliked lengthy summoning sequence of Link Monsters was replaced since episode 14 with a quicker one done on the field, in line with the summons in ARC-V, to the pleasure of the fans. In addition, the replacement of Masahiro Hikokubo by newcomer Asano Katsuya is well-received and fans feel the show improves as of that point.
• Base Breaking Character:
  • Naoki you think he is a very funny and a entertaining character or a annoying Fan Boy
• Broken Base
  • Some fans are starting to have doubts at the new series based on its use and introduction of the controversial new rules brought on by Link Summoning, while others are excited for the series due to its VR theme and interesting character and story potential.
  • Masahiro Hikokubo, once again, returning as the duel layout director has caused a stir after his last few showings in both ZEXAL and ARC-V. Having written every duel in all the series up to this point, many feel like he is far too burnt out to write any entertaining duels anymore, often pointing to Yuma's "prep for, then sit on, Utopia for the rest of the duel" strategy in ZEXAL and how wooden some of the duels in ARC-V became as the series went on, with the overuse of Action Cards and the infamous "You still take the damage!" Line being uttered every other duel. His defenders, however, point out how Yuma's strategy was at least in character for himnote and how ARC-V was a case of trying to focus on all the summoning mechanics made it hard for certain duels to maintain that focus, and are confident with the series seemingly focusing on only Link summoning, the duels will become a lot more entertaining and natural again now that Hikokubo doesn't have to stress balancing all the summoning mechanics each duel.
• Ear Worm:
  • "With the Wind", performed by Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga. It helps that he also sang the first OP to 'JoJosBizarreAdventure, "[=JoJo=] (Sono Chi no Sadame)".
  • "Believe in Magic", performed by Ryoga, is a good fit for the series' VR-focused themes.
• Ensemble Darkhorse:Ignis is well loved by fandom mainly for being a interesting comic relief contrast to his expies who likes to joke around and play with Yusaku and being voiced by Takahiro Sakurai
• Harsher in Hindsight:"Take a step forward and try!" The theme of not being intimidated and giving up when things seem too complicated can be painful to hear after the massive fanbase outcry when Link summoning and changes to the rules of the game that was set in stone for decades was introduced, easily eclipsing the original vocal complaints Synchro, Xyz, and Pendulum got combined. More than a few prolific YugiTubers ended up swearing off the card game as a result. In other words, instead of taking a step forward and trying it out, several of them ended up quitting at how overly complicated Link summoning was and how it single-handedly seemed to Nerf the other Extra Deck summoning types. The exact opposite of what the show was trying to promote!

• Game Breaker: Not only does Playmaker's Storm Access give him the card he needs to win a duel but after the duel, he can re-create the card in real life, essentially making his deck stronger the more times he uses Storm Access. It's essentially a better version of Shining draw from ZEXAL, you just have to survive a Data storm and have less than 1000 LP to use it. The only reasonable balancing factor is that there still is an Extra Deck limit preventing him from carrying everything he has created with Storm Access into a Duel.
• Harsher in Hindsight:"Take a step forward and try!" The theme of not being intimidated and giving up when things seem too complicated can be painful to hear after the massive fanbase outcry when Link summoning and changes to the rules of the game that was set in stone for decades was introduced, easily eclipsing the original vocal complaints Synchro, Xyz, and Pendulum got combined. More than a few prolific YugiTubers ended up swearing off the card game as a result. In other words, instead of taking a step forward and trying it out, several of them ended up quitting at how overly complicated Link summoning was and how it single-handedly seemed to Nerf the other Extra Deck summoning types. The exact opposite of what the show was trying to promote!
• Informed Flaw:Both of Storm Access' limitations, having 1000 LP or less and requiring to dive into dangerous data storms. The first is a downplayed example since it would be an actual limit in real life (how much of a limit is still debatable), but in a show where the main characters is always brought on the verge of defeat by an opponent he doesn't curb-stomp, it's guaranteed to be always met. The other one, however, is a straight example, since the data storm look life-threathening in the first duel, but become a formality after that.
• Lost in Medias Res:: Some viewers find the series confusing and difficult to follow. Both because nobody outright explains how speed duels or Link summoning works, and because it's clear that the audience knows far less about the plot than the main character does.
• Memetic Mutation: Even before the series started, fans were already making jokes about the series.
  • Until it was confirmed that VRAINS would feature duels on hover boards, many of the first fan comics featured pretty much any skater stereotype possible. Totally Radical being in full effect.
  • Yusaku's hair, which is often associated with that of a wisteria. It helps that his surname is Japanese for "wisteria tree", too.
  • "Take a step forward and try!" The Tag Line and the central theme being how kids shouldn't be intimidated to try new things often gets poked fun at as a sign that Konami has realized just how overly complicated the card game has become over the years and are trying to encourage players to not give up because of it.
  • "Take a step forward and die!" or "Step forward...AND DIE ALREADY!" are also became popular jokes among the fandom as, going into VRAINS, the new rules and focus on Links would heavily Nerf several decks.
  • Link Start! explanation
  • HYPE VRAINS.explanation
  • Ever since the information on Shoichi Kusanagi being a hacker assisting Playmaker while hiding behind a hot dog vendor facade was revealed, Yusaku is often depicted as a part-time hot dog vendor
• Moe:Yusaku is this for some fans.
• NarmAny viewers who is remotely familiar with UsefulNotes/Vietnammight have a hard time taking the name Knight of Hanoi seriously it is the same name of the country's capital city Hanoi
• Older Than They Think: While Speed Duels were popularized by Duel Links, they were originally made for the Duel Terminal arcade machines.
• The Scrappy: Naoki Shima, for being a gonkish annoying character that constantly trying to talk a big game, and mocking Yusaku for his older duel disk and for playing a casual LIGHT deck, which is actually a decoy from his real d
• Tainted by the Preview:With Shin Yoshida being the head writer of the show has sparkled reaction to some fans given that he is horrible at writing female characters.
• Uncanny Valley: Revolver's character design give him yellow eyes that pupils, landing him right into this trope. TropesAreNotBad, however, as it allows him to more unsettling.
• The Woobie: Ignis/Eye. The poor just can't catch a break through got hunted by the Knight of Hanoi and being treated incredibly poorly by Yusaku despite just saving his life just a few moment before.