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Harems are trash
| I dunno, the Grisaia series was pretty good. Not the anime though, that was a rushed clusterfuck.
| Reverse Harems should be better but are basically the same.
I mean, a harem setup can be funny and all; but most shows just give no time for character development so we have no reason to care.
| >Why is it so fucking popular?
Because it's a wish fulfillment for the target demographics, per-teen to teen boys. Epecially if it is ecchi, then add the word "horny" in front of the teen.
If you don't like it, then you are most likely outside of the target demographics.
Just look at slice of life or "cute girls doing cute things" shows, targeted for people who's really stressed IRL and just want to rest their brain and see nothing happens because IRL are already full of shit.
| >>97768 Have there even been any recent harems that were popular? The last harem material I remember taking seriously at all was Mushoku Tensei and I read that a few years ago.
Nevertheless, I think the reason for their popularity is that the audience focus is on the girls, who have different appealing personalities and characters, rather than the male MC.
| If you are looking for action and drama in slice of life show, then you'll think they are trash. But it's just that you are not the target demographics.
The same goes to shows targeted at girls. Look at Touken Ranbu, it's just a show full of sword bois with a generic story, but it has cute bois to hold the attention of the viewers.
and btw I don't defend any of these shows. I don't like echii harem shows and generally avoid cute girls doing cute things show.
| Different people have different tastes so some people will REALLY like girl A, some people REALLY like girl C, and they argue about which girl is better on forums, buy merchandise of that particular girl etc.
| The male MC mainly served as the self-insert prop that harem girls project their heterosexual attraction and feelings on. Which is part of the reason why male MCs kept getting blander and blander, until finally the industry realized they didn't need a male MC at all anymore so now there are plenty of series whose characters are all girls.
| Haganai though
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| I mean, think about it. There's nothing worse than polygamy. Girls end up fighting over the MC, who is nearly always either a massive loser or a massive pervert, while the MC lays back, eats up all the attention he's getting and uses them for sex.
Why is it so fucking popular? Why don't people want a nice wholesome relationship, with a nice wholesome girl that leads to marriage?