YMMV / HaruChika

• Americans Hate Tingle: The novels and anime have a fair enough fanbase in Japan, but the anime is consistently rated low across English anime websites, there are no official translations for the novels, and reviews have been generally unfavourable. It's possible that this is due to the style of storytelling, which is very popular among mystery fans in Japan but not well tolerated in the west. Add to that a number of social issues that are dealt with in the show which do not resonate with a western audience and some viewers' misconception that Haruta and Chika would be a couple in the end, and you've got the reason HaruChika has almost no fans in the west.
• Awesome Music: Niji wo Ametara (trans.: If We Could Weave Rainbows), the anime's OP theme, as well as its ED theme Kuuso Triangle.
• Base-Breaking Character: Haruta, due to his arrogant, know-it-all attitude and posturing for praise from Kusakabe. Viewers either hate him for it, finding him extremely annoying, or love him, finding his personality a refreshing change of pace from regular anime protagonists.
• Fan Nickname: The west liked to dub Haruta as "Sherlock Homo" whenever an investigation took place.
• Fan-Preferred Couple: Despite their mutual attraction towards Kusakabe-sensei, fans would rather see a romance blossom between Haruta and Chika thanks to their very good chemistry and interesting interactions with each other.
• Les Yay: Chika seems a bit too eager to befriend Miyoko, and also has Cuteness Proximity around Akari.