History YMMV / YuGiOhSevens

* ContestedSequel: To its predecessor series, ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS''. Fans who prefer ''SEVENS'' argue that it feels more akin to a ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime than ''VRAINS'' does, on account of the numerous shifts in the latter that made it more gritty and less mystical than previous series. Fans of ''VRAINS'' argue that the LighterAndSofter tone, the Rush Duel format, and its more prominent use of humor make it far too simplistic and saccharine even by ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' standards and applaud ''VRAINS'' for employing more interesting ideas. Accusations that ''SEVENS'' caused ''VRAINS'' to be CutShort inflame the debates even more.

* FandomRivalry:
** With the ''VideoGame/{{Shadowverse}}'' anime. After ''SEVENS''' major changes put a lot of people off, many former ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' fans jumped onto the show as a replacement. The two shows' fandoms were quick to fight each other over their respective series.
** With its predecessor series, ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'', stemming mostly from the shift in tone, the new duel format, and its use of humor. Additionally, debating if ''SEVENS'' caused ''VRAINS'' to be CutShort can lead into a heated discussion.

** The end of Episode 77: [[spoiler:Guruguru's memories are restored to Yuga Goha, and after he defeats Yuo and goes to leave, Luke tries to get his friend to come back to the Luke Division with him. But the new Yuga bids Luke goodbye and flies away, leaving Luke looking utterly heartbroken]]..

** Season 2 has Website/YouTube comedian Yoshio doing skits after the TV airings in place of an ending theme. While popular with Japanese children, Western fans generally find him creepy. The main fansubber for the series even stopped subbing his skits after he returned to the series from a brief hiatus.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: While the main characters' decks and personalities are, at worst, comedically stylized compared to previous series and would be considered normal in them with minor tweaking the side characters have personality traits and decks that go to as strange places as Mad Max Furries, Bubble-era retrains of previous cards, washing, alien noodles, ''chairs'', cat variants of past dragons, and other decks (and matching strange personalities) that make more than a few viewers wonder what sort of substances the staff are on. And this is before we get to the [[spoiler:"real" Goha Presidents that come from space and are just as young as Yuga and the gang]], to say nothing of [[spoiler:The☆Lukeman]].

** When Chevelle’s backstory as being part of a delivery company is revealed, Romin’s reaction is given the JustForPun treatment.

** Try listening to [[Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka Nail Saionji]] and NOT immediately think of [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Kirito]].

-->'''Romin:''' I’m gonna need a minute to unbox this.

** Yuga’s team in the Battle Royal is changed from “[=YugaNail with R=]" (a name it's implied Roa came up with) to the more natural sounding “Team YNR”.

** This also gives us possibly the best female cast within the entire franchise. In the previous series, most of the female cast, especially the heroines, start with a strong showing but [[DemotedToExtra would then drop in focus and plot relevance]] after a certain point, especially when their dueling record start to take a massive hit by then. Additionally, they’d often be portrayed as being [[WomenAreWiser more mature than most of the male cast]] but as a result, would lack more to their characters beyond being skilled duelists. At worse, they are relegated to [[MsFanservice eyecandy]] and taking up time and space as the show cuts to them and their observation fo the duel. In comparison, ''SEVENS'' does a better job in fleshing out their female cast. Romin for example is not only an active duelist with a consistent dueling record, she is also a fun character with her own quirks and hobbies that balances out the absurdity of Yuga, Luke, and Gakuto, and it doesn't stop with her. Asana is not only one of the few [[ArcVillain female major antagonists]], but she is also a sympathetic and strong character in her own right, especially after her CharacterDevelopment where she befriends Yuga. Tiger, Mimi, and Ranze also deserve a special mention, as while they may not be as prominent as the other two, they are [[LargeHam very memorable and fleshed-out characters]] who stay relevant regardless.

** On the female side, we have Asana and Tiger. They have adorable nicknames for one another (with Tiger allowing Asana to call her Harucchi instead of Tiger), they're shown with sparkling eyes upon first meeting each other as children, and also shown kneeling in a field of flowers while clasping hands palm-to-palm as children. And then during the duel between Yuga and [[spoiler: The☆Lukeman]], the two of them are shown embracing one another before [[spoiler: Yuga Fusion Summons]]. For added points, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Asana is wearing a white, veiled princess costume and Tiger is wearing a superhero costume]].

* NeverLiveItDown: Roa shoving Romin against a window in a very abusive light has not been forgotten by many viewers, despite Roa also proving to be a popular character. Ironically, the thing that Romin was ''actually'' worried he would do, namely [[spoiler:reveal that she was tone-deaf]] was a lot more innocent.

** With a lot of focus on iconic Duel Monsters era ace monsters, who would have guessed we would see the fan-favorite Levia-Dragon Daedalus.

** Luke’s given name of Tatushisa Kamijo doesn’t really give any indication of where the nickname was derived from. The dub changes his given name to Lucidien Kallister, which can easily be shortened to “Luke”. On a similar note, his sister Haruka, who insists on being called “Tiger” instead of her very normal name, has her name changed to “Tiadosia”, an EmbarrassingFirstName that anyone would want to hide.
** Yuga’s team in the battle royale is changed from “[=YugaNail with R=] to the more natural sounding “Team YNR”.

** Everyone’s reaction to Yuo’s Fusion Summoning is changed in the dub. Whereas the original had them shocked at how much Fusion Summoning was like “Yugo Summoning” (the Japanese name for Fusion Summoning), since the TCG has always referred to the original method as Fusion Summoning, their reactions are changed to them being shocked that combining monsters is even possible.