YMMV / Conversations with a Cryptid

• Broken Base: The inclusion and handling of Mineta in Kidnapping a Cryptid. Some are very angry because they see Mineta's canon sexual harassment of female classmates revolting and dislike how his treatment is excused and ignored in the canon material. They dislike that Mineta was given the spotlight in the fanfic and see the author's handling of him as excusing his behavior. Other readers enjoy the author's nuanced portrayal of Mineta as his sexual harassment of female classmates is taken seriously while pointing out the causes of his unhealthy behavior and criticism of the lax teachers who let him get away with it. Unlike other authors, the writer chooses to give Mineta a chance of redemption instead of writing him out. A third faction dislike Mineta and continue to do so but applaud the writer's handling of him.
• Draco in Leather Pants: Some readers give All for One a pair of these, wanting him to reconcile with his family and become a better husband and father to Inko and Izuku. Ignoring all the atrocities All for One committed within canon and in the story.
• Fan Nickname:
  • When Hisashi's awkward nature is revealed, he is called Human Disaster!Hisashi.
  • After chapter 13, the commentators took to calling All for One Dad for One.
• I Knew It!: Many readers saw the reveal of All for One being Hisashi Midoriya coming.
• Jerkass Woobie: All for One is the worst supervillain in history who's tortured people, murdered children, and conducted human experiments among other crimes. He also genuinely loves his wife and son, hates that he couldn't be there for them, and is despondent that Izuku wants nothing to do with him.
• Love to Hate: All for One. Despite the fact that he is a monster of human being, his charisma and cunning make him almost admirable. All for One's genuine love for his family and his remorse for not being there for Inko and Izuku make him very sympathetic.
• Paranoia Fuel: All for One has been watching the Midoriyas the entire time he was gone due to having their apartment and neighborhood bugged. Izuku finds out how closely he's been watched when All for One scolds him for not opening up to his mother about his various problems. Something All for One should have no idea about since he only broke out a month ago.
  • To make matters worse, someone else had to be watching them since someone has been keeping track of the Midoriyas' financial needs without asking them and All for One admitted that he couldn't watch them while he was in prison.
• Take That, Scrappy!: Commentators who haven't forgotten Bakugou's vicious cruelty to Izuku enjoy All for One's hatred of Bakugou and offers to kill/turn him into a Noumu.
  • That same minority cheered when Bakugou gets his quirk stolen by All for One.