History YMMV / GaroTheOneWhoInheritsSteel

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The show's emphasis on Souma's angst (and the multi-part episode pacing) overshadows a lot of the character-dynamics the show establishes.

** The Seducer is behind the latest phenomenon, which is acknowledged InUniverse as defying one of the ''GARO'' franchise's iron-clad rules about DemonicPossession[[note]]Namely that only people in an especially desperate state or extremely affected by outside forces are Horror-candidates[[/note]]; her ability to hypnotize bypassing the victim's morality to [[FaceMonsterTurn reduce them to a monster]]. She only has a few sparse appearances until the last episodes of the show and isn't given character until then - ultimately being [[spoiler: a GenericDoomsdayVillain whose only motive was the opening of the Gate Of Destruction; existing solely to be an obligatory FinalBoss for its own sake]].

** [[spoiler: Mutsugi]] is the primary villain of the season, yet no attempt is made to foreshadow that whatsoever; her sudden betrayal so abrupt that it ''requires an entire FlashbackEpisode'' to justify.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The show's emphasis on Souma's angst (and the multi-part episode pacing) overtakes a lot of the character-dynamics the show tries to set up after the show's halfway point.
** The Three Knights of Agora are framed as though they'll be integral to Ryuga's attempts to connect to Souma, only for Ryuga to simply approach the boy himself after talking with Mutsugi. While the trio do get two battle-sequences in #5 and #7, their shared connection is never elaborated upon and they're eventually shunted from the plot entirely; Igusu [[spoiler: dying]] while Obi and Ron [[DemotedToExtra bench-warm during the final battles]].
** Koyori is hinted to have an intense connection with Souma and gives out the boy's backstory, yet her relation to him is limited to the occasional quip and their shared plan in #5.
** The Seducer is behind the latest phenomenon that is acknowledged InUniverse as defying one of the ''GARO'' franchise's iron-clad rules about DemonicPossession[[note]]Namely that only people in an especially desperate state or extremely affected by outside forces are Horror-candidates[[/note]]; her ability to hypnotize bypassing the victim's morality to [[FaceMonsterTurn reduce them to a monster]]. She has very few, very sparse appearances until the last episodes of the show and has little character to speak of until then; ultimately being [[spoiler: a GenericDoomsdayVillain whose only motive was the opening of the Gate Of Destruction; existing solely to be an obligatory FinalBoss for its own sake]].
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The premise of the show centers on a group of Hagane Knights, {{Mooks}} in the world of ''Garo''. However, so much priority is put on Souma's backstory (and Ryuga's mentoring of him) that the show directly strays from this premise rather early. Little is really learned about the Hagane Knights: How this particular group was formed, how differently the Hagane caste operates compared to named Knights, class struggles, philosophical differences - none of this gets a mention beyond a single throwaway line from Ryuga on why class-divides are irrelevant. After the mid-way point, the other Haganes are outright excised from the plot in favor of the same [[TheConspiracy internal politicking]] of previous seasons.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The show's emphasis on Souma's angst (and the multi-part episode pacing) shunts much of the supporting cast OutOfFocus after the half-way point. The Three Blades are set-up as though they'll be integral to Ryuga's attempts to connect to Souma, even getting two battle-sequences in #5 and #7. They're then promptly shunted from the plot; Igusu [[spoiler: dying]] while Obi and Ron [[DemotedToExtra bench-warm during the final battles]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The show's emphasis on Souma's angst (and the multi-part episode pacing) shunts much of the supporting cast OutOfFocus. The Three Blades barely interact with Ryuga or Souma at all; getting two battle-sequences to themselves in #5 and #7 before being effectively shunted from the plot; Igusu [[spoiler: dying]] while Obi and Ron [[DemotedToExtra bench-warm during the final battles]].