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Old 2022-08-02, 18:43   Link #10
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Originally Posted by BWTraveller View Post
That's fine. As I said, it's a matter of perspective.
Someone did some surveys on r/anime pretty recently and its sort of shocking that some people consider Date-A-Live and Bakarina something other than a harem... and a few think Tsuki ga Kirei IS a harem...

I'm not talking about borderline cases, I'm talking about people specifically downplaying elements or obfuscating genres. Something like OreGairu is a good example of a series that more people than not would call a harem but fans sometimes get really offended if anyone calls it that.
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Originally Posted by DragonOsman View Post
Has the harem genre really faded? I'm reading and have read some True Harem LNs, after all, and there's also an Isekai manga I'm reading that looks like it'll be a True Harem. Trinity Seven is likely a True Harem too.
Do you mean "true harem" in terms of polygamy?

I'm comparing to harems of like 5-15 years ago; people's expectations are different and you can't really do an open ending after 15 years of syndication nowadays. And stuff like SAO and Monogatari made it possible to be a harem while the MC was in a monogamous relationship.
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