History YMMV / RosarioPlusVampire

** The villain of the anime episode "Pretty Boy and a Vampire" is a handsome, charming man named Kotaro who forces all of the women to be his own personal harem with his CompellingVoice, often using faux flattery and gaslighting language to do it like when he wants Mizore to smile and asks Kurumu to be vulnerable for him. While it was uncomfortable for its time, it became so much worse when sexual harassment cases have become more transparent in the late New 10's with things like the Me Too Movement. [[spoiler:It also doesn't help that his powers are similar to Kilgrave from ''Series/JessicaJones2015'', his use of such powers taken [[AscendedFridgeHorror much farther than this anime would care to go]].]]

* PeripheryDemographic: Perhaps owing to the increasingly {{bishonen}} male cast and school life elements, this series has a surprisingly faithful female fandom.
** It also helps that it has a lot of [[HiddenDepths sympathetic]], consistently badass female characters and a willingness to explore their opinions and CharacterDevelopment. This is rare in harem anime.

* TheWoobie: All the girls have their own woobie moments, but the one that takes the cake would be Mizore. Spurned by her childhood love because she's not human; assaulted by the teacher she had a crush on, only to get the reputation of being violent from defending herself and became anti-social; [[spoiler:forced into a loveless marriage because her race is unable to bear children when they're not young anymore, with her fiancé from an organization that would destroy her entire race if they don't agree]]; and to top it off, no matter how much she loves Tsukune, he will most likely never return her feelings.

* ValuesDissonance:
** Kurumu's mother Ageha is a really sweet person, quite charming and supportive of her daughter* and her daughter's friends. Being a succubus, though, she can have a few little quirks that really embarrass poor Kurumu, such as flirting with Tsukune a little or offering to teach him how to be a better lover for Kurumu.
** While viewing Moka's memories, Tsukune and the others are shocked and horrified that her father Issa ordered her and Aqua to fight to the death. Apparently, this is simply normal behavior for vampires.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: [[spoiler: Moka is killed by Alucard by destruction of her Rosario. No surprise Tsukune figures out a way to bring her back, especially after their first kiss. Though, to be fair, it's Inner Moka who is in charge of the body after the final battle, it's just her personality and Outer's have essentially fused.]]

* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: The title of this manga is pronounced "Rosario To Vampire" rather than "Rosario Plus Vampire".

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: What was interesting about Tsukune initially was that, unusually for the male lead in a HaremComedy, he was TheChick or TheHeart of the group, and all the women were the fighters. But then Season II kicked off the CerebusSyndrome and Tsukune TookALevelInBadass, leading to complaints that it turned Tsukune into another generic {{Shonen}} protagonist.

* ClicheStorm: The anime (which is completely distinct from the manga) is often derided as a [[HaremGenre generic harem show]] where a bunch of girls fight over a wimpy self-insert for no good reason while showing off their underwear at every opportunity.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The first few volumes have quite bad art. After that, it sort of evens out. But as of Season 2- just in time to benefit CerebusSyndrome- every single page becomes absolutely beautiful- the poster art even more so.

** While well-received from the most part, the GenreShift near the end of Season I and well into Season II of the manga is a bit contentious. Some love how the series shifted from generic harem antics to a genuinely serious and complex plot that delves into the characters and their relationships. The other camp feels the series became a lot less "fun" and turned into a run of the mill Shonen Action series.

* ClicheStorm: The anime is often derided as a [[HaremGenre generic harem show]] where a bunch of girls fight over a wimpy self-insert for no good reason while showing off their underwear at every opportunity.

* GrowingTheBeard: The second season of the Manga (NOT the Anime) is universally regarded as a ''huge'' step up in quality from the first.