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===Post-release===
Responses were mixed, with some arguing that reviews and comments for the show's episodes were [[review bombed]].<ref name="hermannreview">{{cite web|url=https://thegeekiary.com/spicing-it-up-high-guardian-spice-is-a-cute-and-magical-coming-of-age-story/102114|last=Hermann|first=Burkely|title=Spicing It Up: "High Guardian Spice" is A Cute and Magical Coming-of-Age Story|website=The Geekiary|date=October 30, 2021|access-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031035644/https://thegeekiary.com/spicing-it-up-high-guardian-spice-is-a-cute-and-magical-coming-of-age-story/102114|archive-date=October 31, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Capps|first=Allie|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/crunchyrolls-newest-anime-gets-review-bombed-by-anti-lgbt-trolls/|title=Crunchyroll’s Newest Anime Gets Review Bombed By Anti-LGBT+ Trolls|website=We Got This Covered|date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028215446/https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/crunchyrolls-newest-anime-gets-review-bombed-by-anti-lgbt-trolls/|archive-date=October 28, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> Outlets focused on [[LGBT]] issues were generally more positive. Chiaki Hirai reviewed the first episode for ''Anime Feminist'', describing it as a comfortable and "enjoyable show," praised show's setting and story, and said that the "explicit LGBTQ positivity" stands out. However, she criticized the lack of English [[subtitles]], saying it makes it hard for people with [[Hearing loss|impaired hearing]] to watch the show.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hirai|first=Chika|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/high-guardian-spice-episode-1/|title=High Guardian Spice – Episode 1 [Review]|website=Anime Feminist|date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/7SI52|archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=October 27, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Evan Valentine, in an article for [[List of assets owned by ViacomCBS#Miscellaneous holdings|ComicBook.com]], described the series as having a "unique aesthetic."<ref>{{cite web|last=Valentine|first=Evan|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/high-guardian-spice-halloween-special-exclusive-images-crunchyroll/|title=High Guardian Spice Shares New Images For Its Halloween Special (Exclusive)|website=[[List of assets owned by ViacomCBS#Miscellaneous holdings|ComicBook.com]]|date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.md/33RSG|archive-date=October 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Jade King of ''The Gamer'' described the series as not being "afraid to showcase its queer identity" and called the characters "bright, colourful, loving."<ref name="rodriguezinterview2021">{{cite interview |last=Rodriguez |first=Ray |interviewer=Jade King |title=High Guardian Spice Interview: Raye Rodriguez On Creating A Queer Crunchyroll Original |work=The Gamer |date=November 3, 2021 |url=https://www.thegamer.com/high-guardian-spice-interview-raye-rodriguez-crunchyroll/ |format=Online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/9yvwX |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref>
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