History YMMV / RobotXLaserbeam

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Perhaps the biggest thing which held the series back, namely that it attempts to apply the high-stakes and emotion-driven narrative endemic to sports manga...to golf, which is famously one of the slowest paced and least confrontational sports there are. Likewise, the attempt to include special moves in the vein of the creator's [[Manga/KurokosBasketball previous work]] came off as harder to stomach due to the change and format, not helped by the use of such elements rapidly becoming a DiscreditedTrope in the 2010's. The manga was unable to gather much of a following outside of those who were already fans of Fujimaki's work, and falling sales and popularity rankings led to it being eventually cancelled.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Perhaps the biggest thing which held the series back, namely that it attempted to apply the high-stakes and emotion-driven narrative endemic to sports manga...to golf, which is famously one of the slowest paced and least confrontational sports there are. Likewise, the attempt to include special moves in the vein of the creator's [[Manga/KurokosBasketball previous work]] came off as harder to stomach due to the change and format, not helped by the use of such elements rapidly becoming a DiscreditedTrope in the 2010's. The manga was unable to gather much of a following outside of those who were already fans of Fujimaki's work, and falling sales and popularity rankings led to it being eventually cancelled.

* SeasonalRot: The sudden TimeSkip to Robot's professional career is viewed as this due to suddenly ditching the majority of the cast the manga had built up and lacking tension due to none of the new rivals having much in the way of characterization. Reception consequently plummeted, with it being widely agreed it's what sealed the series ultimate fate.

* CriticalDissonance: When the manga began, it was a commercial hit for ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' (in fact, it sold the most in print for ''Shonen Jump'' series that was serialized in its year) thanks to the author's popularity, despite readers finding it weaker compared to his [[Manga/KurokosBasketball previous hit]]. However, as the manga went on it was frequently near the bottom of the [=TOC=] rankings, and falling volumes sales ultimately led to it being cancelled a little over a year after it started serialization.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Perhaps the biggest thing which held the series back, namely that it attempted to apply the high-stakes and emotion-driven narrative endemic to sports manga...to golf, which is famously one of the slowest paced and least confrontational sports there is. Likewise, the attempt to include special moves in the vein of the creator's [[Manga/KurokosBasketball previous work]] came off as harder to stomach due to the change and format, not helped by the use of such elements rapidly becoming a DiscreditedTrope in the 2010's. The manga was unable to gather much of a following outside of those who were already fans of Fujimaki's work, and falling sales and popularity rankings led to it being eventually cancelled.

* ToughActToFollow: One of the more infamous examples in ''Shonen Jump'''s history. Despite ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'' being one of the biggest titles in the magazine for the first half of the decade, and the series opening to very strong sales, it quickly stagnated due to an inability to garner a fanbase outside of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's already established following, with this only exasperated after an abrupt and unpopular TimeSkip. The series was ultimately subjected to an untimely cancellation in mid-2018, a little over a year after it started, and has since gone down as a modern shorthand for how series from famous/veteran authors in Jump can fail just as easily as rookies.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Perhaps the biggest thing which held the series back, namely that it attempted to apply the high-stakes and emotion-driven narrative endemic to sports manga...to golf, famously one of the slowest paced and least confrontational sports in the world. Likewise, the attempt to include special moves in the vein of the author's previous work came off as harder to stomach due to the change and format, not helped by the use of such elements rapidly becoming a DiscreditedTrope in the 2010's. The manga was unable to gather much of a following aside from those who were already fans of the creator's [[Manga/KurokosBasketball previous work]], and falling sales and popularity rankings led to it being eventually cancelled.

* ToughActToFollow: One of the more infamous examples in ''Shonen Jump'''s history. Despite ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'' being one of the biggest titles in the magazine for the first half of the decade, and the series opening to very strong sales, it quickly stagnated due to an inability to garner a fanbase outside of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's already established following, with this only exasperated after an abrupt and unpopular TimeSkip. The series was ultimately subjected to an untimely cancellation in mid-2018, a little over a year after it started, and has since gone down as a modern shorthand for how series from famous/veteran authors in Jump can fail just as easily as rookies.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Perhaps the biggest thing which held the series back, namely that it attempted to apply the high-stakes and emotion-driven narrative endemic to sports manga...to golf, famously one of the slowest paced and least confrontational sports in the world. Likewise, the attempt to include special moves in the vein of the author's previous work came off as harder to stomach due to the change and format, not helped by the use of such elements rapidly becoming a DiscreditedTrope in the 2010's.

* EliminationHoudini: Turns out that for ''Shonen Jump'', even if you have strong sales at the start and have a prior smash hit. If the starting reception stayed poor throughout the run (being in the bottom part of the [=TOC=] rankings), they are willing to cancel the series and look for the next big hit.

* CriticalDissonance: Due to the mangaka's popularity or the HoYay formula, it's a commercial hit for Weekly Shonen Jump (in fact, it sold the most in print for the Shonen Jump series that is serialized in its year), despite readers finding it weaker compared to his [[Manga/KurokosBasketball previous hit]] and is frequently near the bottom of the [=TOC=] rankings since the start of its inception.
* EliminationHoudini: Turns out that for Shonen Jump, even if you have strong sales at the start and have a prior smash hit. If the starting reception stayed poor throughout the run (being in the bottom part of the [=TOC=] rankings), they are willing to cancel the series and look for the next big hit.

* ToughActToFollow: One of the more infamous examples in Jump's history. Despite ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'' being one of the biggest titles in the magazine for the first half of the decade, and the series opening to very strong sales, it quickly stagnated due to an inability to garner a fanbase outside of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's already established following, with this only exasperated after an abrupt and unpopular TimeSkip. The series was ultimately subjected to an untimely cancellation in mid-2018, a little over a year after it started, and has since gone down as a modern shorthand for how series from famous/veteran authors in Jump can fail just as easily as rookies.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Perhaps the biggest thing which held the series back, namely that it attempted to apply the high-stakes and emotion driven narrative endemic to sports manga...to golf, famously one of the slowest paced and least confrontational sports in the world. Likewise, the attempt to include special moves in the vein of the authors previous work came off as harder to stomach due to the change and format, not helped by the use of such elements rapidly becoming a DiscreditedTrope in the 2010's.

* SeasonalRot: The sudden TimeSkip to Robot's professional career is viewed as this due to suddenly ditching the majority of the cast the manga had built up and lacking tension due to none of the new rivals having much in the way of characterization. Reception consequently plummeted, with it being widely agreed it's what sealed the series ultimitely fate.
* ToughActToFollow: One of the more infamous example in Jump's history. Despite ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'' being one of the biggest titles in the magazine for the first half of the decade, and the series opening to very strong sales, it quickly stagnated due to an inability to garner a fanbase outside of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's already established following, with this only exasperated after an abrupt and unpopular TimeSkip. The series was ultimately subjected to an untimely cancellation in mid-2018, a little over a year after it started, and has since gone down as a modern shorthand for how series from famous/veteran authors in Jump can fail just as easily as rookies.

* CriticalDissonance: Due to the mangaka's popularity or the HoYay formula, it's a commercial hit for Weekly Shonen Jump (in fact, it sold the most in print for the Shonen Jump series that is serialized in its year), despite readers finding it weaker compared to his [[Manga/KurokoNoBasuke previous hit]] and is frequently near the bottom of the [=TOC=] rankings since the start of its inception.

* EliminationHoudini: Turns out that for Shonen Jump, even if you have strong sales at the start and have a prior smash hit. If the starting reception stayed poor throughout the run (being in the bottom part of the [=TOC=] rankings), they are willing to cancel the series and look for the next big hit.

* CriticalDissonance: Due to the mangaka's popularity or the HoYay formula, it's a commercial hit for Weekly Shonen Jump (in fact, it sold the most in print for the Shonen Jump series that is serialized in its year), despite readers finding it weaker compared to his [[Manga/KurokoNoBasuke previous hit]] and is frequently near the bottom of the [=TOC=] rankings since the start of its inception.

* CounterpartComparison: When Dorian is first introduced, some readers pointed out his resemblance to King Golf's Sousuke Youki (due to their dreadlocks and the specialty of strong long-distance shots). Hilariously, their personalities are very different (Sousuke being a JerkWithAHeartOfGold that has no qualms about being a villain, while Dorian is rather nice to people)
* CriticalDissonance: Due to the mangaka's popularity or the HoYay formula, it's a commercial hit for Weekly Shonen Jump (in fact, it sold the most in print for the Shonen Jump series that is serialized in its year), despite readers finding it weaker compared to his [[Manga/KurokoNoBasuke previous hit]] and is frequently near the bottom of the [=TOC=] rankings since the start of its inception.
* UnfortunateImplications: Chapter 37 features a color page with Dorian (a big black guy) as a gorilla. Viz actually removed this in the official release.

* CriticalDissonance: Due to the mangaka's popularity or the HoYay formula, its a commercial hit for Weekly Shonen Jump (in fact, it sold the most in print for the Shonen Jump series that is serialized in its year), despite readers finding it weaker compared to his [[Manga/KurokoNoBasuke previous hit]] and is frequently near the bottom of the [=TOC=] rankings since the start of its inception.