YMMV / Taisho Otome Fairy Tale

• Angst Aversion: One of the biggest complaints about Shouwa Otome Fairy Tale is how over-the-top dark and melodramatic it is, something that even the most die-hard Sana Kirioka fans find hard to stomach. Taisho Otome Fairy Tale itself dealt with a lot of dark subjects, and not always in the most graceful manner—fluffy slice-of-life chapters frequently abruptly segued into serious topics like Tamahiko's recurrent nightmares about abandonment and Ryo being the victim of Parental Abuse, for instance, and the fifth and final manga volume is a straight Drama Bomb Finale. The difference is that in Taisho the dramatic moments, while still played with the utmost seriousness, were clearly secondary to heartwarming character relationships, showing how broken people were healing through each other's platonic and romantic love. Even the finale, as dramatic as it was, was meant to show that Tamahiko had grown so much that he was able to stand up to his father—and the anime, which cuts that, is even Lighter and Softer. In contrast, Shouwa starts with a Drama Bomb, showing Tokuyo being abused in lurid detail, and never lets up from there, making the occasional slice of life chapter seem dissonant—essentially, the sequel manga takes the occasional dramatic moment from Taisho and turns it into the main focus of the plot, essentially shifting the story from a heartwarming romance to a Soap Opera.
• Moe: Yuzuki is a petite and unbelievably sweet and cute girl.
• Moral Event Horizon: If Tamahiko's father didn't cross it by sending him away after the car accident for his acquired disability, then he definitely did after faking his death just so it won't tarnish the family's reputation and allow his siblings to marry without trouble.

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