History YMMV / SetonAcademyJoinThePack

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The show tries painting Jin as the StraightMan with an understandable excuse for his FantasticRacism...except that his excuse is he, [[InformedAttribute an expert on animals]], [[TooDumbToLive picked a fight]] with three ''bears'' in his ickle, foolish youth, and held a grudge against the wolf he tried saving for treating his wounds[[note]]while she tried doing this with literal WoundLicking, Jin, due to the aforementioned animal knowledge, really should have known that [[TruthInTelevision this is how canines like wolves treat cuts and wounds]] and should have been more lenient[[/note]]. Add to that his nasty personality to animals [[GuiltByAssociationGag not involved in any way with the incident]] and his creepy possessive tendencies regarding Hitomi, to the point where he has fantasizes about forcing animals out of the school and into the wild or outright ''[[DisproportionateRetribution killing and torturing them]]'' while Hitomi fawns over him, and people aren't terribly sympathetic [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist when things don't go his way]]. This reaches a breaking point when Jin confirms to Ranka that yes, he really does hates animals, which breaks her heart and makes her cry. To say that fans were not pleased is putting it mildly.

** In general, The fact all the animal men are [[CivilizedAnimal bipedal animals ]] while the animal women are essentially [[LittleBitBeastly human women with ears/tails]] (sometimes [[HumanAlien not even that]]) can come across as this to some. Especially when [[FridgeHorror thinking]] about [[HotSKittyOnWailordAction how the hell species mate]]

* {{Squick}} : The scene where 3 bears try to sexually assault Hitomi (a Bunny-girl in the manga) . Especially since the bears are very feral-looking ([[CivilizedAnimal they essentially look like regular bears walking on their hind legs]])

* FanNickname: "''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'': The Anime", because, well...see FriendlyFandoms below.

* FriendlyFandoms: With folks who remember the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000's cartoon]], ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'', which had a similar premise of a human kid in a school full of animals. Some are even calling ''Seton'' the anime equivalent of it (though of course ''Seton'' goes a little more in-depth with its animals than ''MGPAM'').

* FandomRivalry: ''Seton'' has a mild one with ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'', as some fans of the latter tend to describe the former as "''Beastars'' but for cowards".[[note]]This is because of the difference in character design, as ''Beastars'' portrays its characters as full on [[AnthropomorphicAnimal walking talking animals,]] while ''Seton'' opts for the LittleBitBeastly approach and, in some cases, has its characters only vaguely resemble their species.[[/note]]

** Yena, by virtue of being a badass and non-[[HeinousHyena heinous]] hyena character similar to [[WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard Jasiri]]. As well as her feelings for Hitomi.

* TransAudienceInterpretation: Yena Madaraba the spotted hyena is biologically female, but spent most of her life believing she was male due to female hyenas having pseudopenises. She originally reacted with violence to anyone — including her own father — referring to her as a girl, vehemently insisting that she was a man. After Jin Mazama forces her to accept that she is female, Yena very briefly dabbles in being more feminine but decides that being true to herself means going back to wearing men's clothing. This combined with her being a lesbian with a romantic interest in Hitomi Hino have led many fans — particularly Western ones — to happily claim her as trans representation.

** The dinosaur and pterosaur teachers for not only [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs obvious reasons]] but their tendency to shift from mild-mannered to threatening if their students are unreasonable.

** Hello [[Anime/KonoSuba Darkness]] [[Music/SimonAndGarfunkel my old friend...]][[note]]Anime fans were quick to notice the similarities between Mei Mei and a certain lady knight (both have similar hairstyles and masochistic tendencies)[[/note]]

* FandomRivalry: ''Seton'' has a mild one with ''Beastars'', as some fans of the latter tend to describe the former as "''Beastars'' but for cowards".[[note]]This is because of the difference in character design, as ''Beastars'' portrays its characters as full on [[AnthropomorphicAnimal walking talking animals,]] while ''Seton'' opts for the LittleBitBeastly approach and, in some cases, has its characters only vaguely resemble their species.[[/note]]

* SpiritualAntithesis: Serves as this towards ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl.'' Both are manga setup around the premise of a human guy surrounded by non-humans that explores different aspects of their species each chapter. However, ''Daily Life'' is a hardcore {{Ecchi}} harem manga focused primarily around the core group, and whose main protagonist, Kimihito, is a NiceGuy towards monster girls yet clueless about their lifestyles and learns more about them over time; whereas ''Seton'' is a more subdued SliceOfLife manga that explores more than just the main characters, and whose main protagonist, Jin, is a {{Jerkass}} (with an ''extremely'' well hidden [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold heart of gold]]) that despises animals yet is an animal expert and often educates the animal students about ''their own'' species.

* FriendlyFandoms: With folks who remember the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000's cartoon]], ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'', which had a similar premise of a human kid in a school full of animals. Some even calling ''Seton'' the anime equivalent of it (though of course ''Seton'' goes a little more in-depth on its animals then ''[=MGPAM=]'').

* FriendlyFandoms: With folks who remember the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000's cartoon]], ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'', which had a similar premise of a human kid in a school full of animals. Some even calling ''Seton'' the anime equivalent of it (though of course ''Seton'' goes a little more in-depth on it's animals then ''[=MGPAM=]'').

** Miyubi, dear lord. The girl [[TheyKilledKennyAgain dies on such a regular basis]] that it's becoming a meme on itself. It gets to the point her fans will imitate the narrator and say among the lines of "If she find out she has fans, '''she dies!!'''". It gets to the point where Manako, a Tarsier who frequently commits suicide on a daily basis, is her eternal rival of dying a lot, or that Manako is "stealing" Miyubi's gimmick of dying a lot.

* NarmCharm: The closing theme (badly) sung by Ranka is pretty much this generation's [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Nyase no Uta,]] amateurish but at the same time strangely heart-rending.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: It's never really explained why humanity's numbers have plunged to near extinction levels, how animals evolved into anthropomorphic beings, or even how their society works (IE-how do predator and prey species coexist without one eating the other or where the carnivorous species get their meat from).
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The show tries painting Jin as the StraightMan with an understandable excuse for his FantasticRacism...except that his excuse is he, [[InformedAttribute an expert on animals]], [[TooDumbToLive picked a fight with three ]]''[[TooDumbToLive bears]]'' in his ickle, foolish youth, and held a grudge against the wolf he tried saving for treating his wounds[[note]] while she tried doing this with literal WoundLicking Jin, due to the aforementioned animal knowledge, he really should have known that [[TruthInTelevision this is how canines like wolves treat cuts and wounds]] and should have been more lenient[[/note]]. Add to that his nasty personality to animals [[GuiltByAssociationGag not involved in any way with the incident]] and his creepy possessive tendencies regarding Hitomi, to the point where he has fantasizes about [[DisproportionateRetribution forcing animals out of the school and into the wild or outright]] ''[[DisproportionateRetribution killing and torturing them]]'' [[DisproportionateRetribution while Hitomi fawns over him]], and people aren't terribly sympathetic [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist when things don't go his way]]. This reaches a breaking point when Jin confirms to Ranka that yes, he really does hates animals, which breaks her heart and makes her cry. To say that fans were not pleased is putting it mildly.

* DieForOurShip: In a rare instance for a protagonist, a good number of people would like to pretend Jin does not exist, so that Hitomi can get together with [[BadassGay Yena and/or Anne.]] It doesn't help that not only does Hitomi have a good amount of LesYay with both girls (and it's shown that she's possibly not [[AmbiguouslyBi exactly against the idea]]), but Jin himself isn't exactly well-liked among both the audience and [[TheFriendNobodyLikes in-universe]].

** Yena, by virtue of being a badass and non-[[HeinousHyena heinous]] hyena character similar to [[WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard Jasiri]]. As well as [[BadassGay her feelings for Hitomi]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The show tries painting Jin as the StraightMan with an understandable excuse for his FantasticRacism...except that his excuse is he, [[InformedAttribute an expert on animals]], [[TooDumbToLive picked a fight with three ]]''[[TooDumbToLive bears]]'' in his ickle, foolish youth, and held a grudge against the wolf he tried saving for treating his wounds[[note]] while she tried doing this with literal WoundLicking Jin, due to the aforementioned animal knowledge, really should have known that [[TruthInTelevision this is how canines like wolves treat cuts and wounds]] and should have been more lenient[[/note]]. Add to that his nasty personality to animals [[GuiltByAssociationGag not involved in any way with the incident]] and his creepy possessive tendencies regarding Hitomi, to the point where he has fantasizes about [[DisproportionateRetribution forcing animals out of the school and into the wild or outright]] ''[[DisproportionateRetribution killing and torturing them]]'' [[DisproportionateRetribution while Hitomi fawns over him]], and people aren't terribly sympathetic [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist when things don't go his way]]. This reaches a breaking point when Jin confirms to Ranka that yes, he really does hates animals, which breaks her heart and makes her cry. To say that fans were not pleased is putting it mildly.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Despite Jin's FantasticRacism towards animals, his repulsiveness towards Ranka isn't entirely unjust. In addition to the two being different species, Ranka's behavior was no better in the first episode as she shows hostility until being given food and forcefully inducting Jin into her pack despite his reluctance while being an extreme ClingyJealousGirl towards Hitomi (not to mention being loud). Jin's reaction by lashing on her later on is basically how a normal man would do, especially if one were to replace Ranka with a similarly obsessive human girl.

** Miyubi, dear lord. The girl [[TheyKilledKennyAgain dies on a regular basis]] that it's becoming a meme on itself. It gets to the point her fans will imitate the narrator and say among the lines of "If she find out she has fans, '''she dies!!'''". It gets to the point where Manako, a Tarsier who frequently commits suicide on a daily basis, is her eternal rival of dying a lot, or that Manako is "stealing" Miyubi's gimmick of dying a lot.

* DieForOurShip: In a rare instance for a protagonist, a good number of people would like to pretend Jin does not exist, so that Hitomi can get together with [[BadassGay Yena and/or Anne.]] It doesn't help that not only does Hitomi have a good amount of LesYay with both girls (and it's shown that she's possibly not [[AmbiguouslyBi exactly against the idea]]), but Jin himself isn't exactly well liked among both the audience and [[TheFriendNobodyLikes in-universe]]. Then again, Hitomi herself has shown more genuine romantic interest in Jin than either Yena or Anne, so its anyone's guess how the situation will turn out.