History YMMV / GreatPretender

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Dorothy, due to her SmallRoleBigImpact status giving her a lack of screen time, is often hit with this. In particular: [[spoiler: Did she truly love Laurent as much as he loved her, or was she just taking advantage of his love to stage an enormous con? Did she truly intend to marry him after the con, only to be nearly killed but miraculously survive, or did she [[FakingTheDead fake her death]] to get out of her promise of marriage? And is her EasyAmnesia in TheStinger for real, or is it all faked?]]

--->'''Makoto''': DUDE! I'M JAPANESE!

** The jazz-centric soundtrack by Yutaka Yamada has drawn favorable comparisons to ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' and ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', bringing an upbeat energy fitting for a heist anime.

* AudienceAlienatingEnding: It's not uncommon to find fans of the show who viewed the final few episodes as disappointing. Reasons range from viewing the idea of the crew re-creating an exact replica of a building for the scam as too unbelievable, [[spoiler:the crew's previous targets all joining in on the con without any signs of holding a grudge, and Dorothy suddenly turning out to be alive the whole time]].

* {{Woolseyism}}: In order to better convey the series' sense of TranslationConvention, the English dub keeps the Japanese dialogue for part of the first episode, only transitioning to English once the characters themselves were canonically speaking it.

* {{Woolseyism}}: In order to better convey the series' sense of TranslationConvention, the English dub kept the Japanese dialogue for part of the first episode, only transitioning to English once the characters themselves were canonically speaking it.

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: InUniverse, nobody in their right mind trusts Laurent. Fans and critics, however, gushed over his LovableRogue qualities.

* FanPreferredCouple: The Western fandom for the show heavily favors the [[PortmanteauCoupleName Edaurent]] pairing. While [[WordOfGay Laurent is canonically bisexual]], the show never confirms if he actually has feelings for Makoto and ultimately ends without any of the main cast ending up in relationships. Western fans, however, often ship them, sometimes with [[{{Starboarding}} Laurent having one-sided affection for Makoto throughout their conning career.]]

** The jazz-centric soundtrack by Yutaka Yamada has drawn favorable comparisons to Anime/CowboyBebop and Baccano, bringing an upbeat energy fitting for a heist anime.

** Many fans also headcanon that Abbie is {{asexual|ity}}--she's the only member of the main cast to never show any sincere sexual attraction to anyone else, and though she participates in {{honey trap}}s, she seems to exclusively [[PlayingHardToGet play hard to get]].

* FanPreferredCouple: The Western fandom for the show heavily favors the [[PortmanteauCoupleName Edaurent]] pairing. While there are some [[ShipTease canon implications]] that [[AmbiguouslyBi Laurent is bisexual and may be attracted to Makoto]] (in particular, the fan-beloved "I thought Edamame was your favorite?" line), the show never confirms his feelings and ultimately ends without any of the main cast ending up in relationships. Western fans, however, often ship them, sometimes with [[{{Starboarding}} Laurent having one-sided affection for Makoto throughout their conning career.]]
* {{Fanon}}: Many fans believe that "Abigail Jones" isn't Abbie's given name, both because she's Iraqi and the fact that "Jones" [[MrSmith is a name commonly associated with aliases.]]

* HoYay: Laurent's behavior toward Makoto can come off as downright flirtatious at times, such as when the rain kicks up at the air races they're visiting and Laurent motions for Makoto to [[UmbrellaOfTogetherness join him under his umbrella.]] In the first episode of "Snow of London," when Laurent blatantly tells Cynthia he's hitting on her, she fires back with "I thought [[AffectionateNickname Edamame]] was your favorite?"

* SuperlativeDubbing: The English dub's actors not only dub their characters speaking multiple languages (in contrast to the Japanese dub, which used voice doubles for some of the non-Japanese dialogue), but even got to improvise and alter some of their dialogue on the fly--a rarity in dubbing. This makes the dub both technically impressive and extremely lively, and lead to it being praised for its high quality.

* OneTruePairing: So far, the heavily ship-teased relationship between Makoto and Abby seems to be the most popular among fans.

* EndingAversion: It's not too uncommon to find fans of the show who viewed the final few episodes as underwhelming. Reasons range from viewing the idea of the crew re-creating an exact replica of a building for the scam as too unbelievable, [[spoiler:the crew's previous targets all joining in on the con without any signs of holding a grudge, and Dorothy turning out to be alive the whole time.]]