YMMV / Treasures Of The Snow

• Alternate Aesop Interpretation: While the novel and its adaptations preach about forgiveness and friendship, some people have point out another alternate lesson: Humans are not perfect but they have a chance to redeem themselves if they want to, since Annette, Lucien and the rest of the characters have showed their own faults and weaknesses. It helps that the story was inspired from author's experiences in World War II.
• Jerkass Woobie:
  • Lucien gets into petty fights with Annette early in the story and also takes his anger out on Dani, which eventually caused his horrible accident. But he didn't hurt him on purpose, was intensely remorseful over it, and tried everything he can to make up with Annette and her brother. For most of the story he's ostracized by everyone (though less so in the anime) and Annette treats him horribly. As the story goes on, he becomes more of an Iron Woobie.
  • Annette gets this one too after she broke Lucien's wood carving and realize that Lucien left the village due to his depression.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Some people find Annette unlikable for keeping her grudge towards Lucien for so long. Even more so in the anime, to the point that some viewers treat her as a Villain Protagonist and consider Lucien as a true hero of the show.
• Unpopular Popular Character: Lucien is an outcast who gets a lot of hatred in-universe, but many readers/viewers considers him the real hero of the story, and more relatable than Annette. The "unpopular" part is downplayed in the anime, as several characters genuinely like him.
• The Woobie: Dani, a Cheerful Child whose only fault was finding himself in the middle of Annette and Lucien's fights, falls off a cliff and survives with a broken leg leaving him permanently unable to walk without crutches. He gets better.