Kamen Rider Hibiki/YMMV

• Broken Base - The second half of the series. The general consensus seems to be that those who liked the mold-breaking approach of the first half disliked the second, but those who prefered the franchise's more traditional style prefers the second half over the first.
• Ensemble Darkhorse - Zanki, whose popularity has extended well beyond the series itself.
• Epileptic Trees - Shuki, the third female Kamen Rider recognised by canon after Femme and L'arc, and the third to be killed off after an all-too-brief stint.
• Fan Nickname - Ibuki is commonly called "Tuxedo Kamen Rider" by the fandom in a reference to both this show and his role in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
• Game Breaker - Hibiki Soukou/Armed Hibiki.
• Jump the Shark - Arguably, the Retool.
• The Scrappy - Kyosuke Kiriya, who was so despised that when his actor was cast in Kamen Rider Den-O, the Scrappydom passed to his new character before he had even made his début!
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks: What many fans thought of the show following the Retool.
• Tough Act to Follow - Todoroki chooses his own Oni name rather than taking the name of his mentor Zanki for fear of disgracing his mentor's reputation by association.
  • Applies even more heavily with Katsuo and Kiko, the only named classmates of Asumu (promptly forgotten post-Retool). Hitomi mentions in one episode that they always ask Katsuo and Kiko along on their outings to make it feel less like a date with Asumu.