Talk:List of harem anime and manga

Harems

What are your thoughts on harem animes? ShidoItsuka74739 (talk) 13:36, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Re:Zero

I removed Re:Zero from the list, as, to my knowledge, it's never been really classified as a "harem". Having watched the anime, I'd say there's at best a love triangle with attractions that are so far unrequited, which definitely doesn't pass the bar of a "harem".

Perhaps this will change in the future, since it's possible the light novel has additional relationships; but as this is strictly a list about manga and anime, I fail to see how that would count, currently at least. LaughingManiac (talk) 03:34, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Is Oshi No Ko really a harem?

Wondering if it should be removed or not as i do not believe its a harem as a harem is not mentioned in the article Isla🏳️‍⚧ 11:14, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Based on some (very) cursory research, I'd agree it probably doesn't apply. It certainly isn't classified as such by us, or (more importantly) any of the sources we used to define its genres; its plotline doesn't seem, at least at first glance, to explore the idea of a harem, at best a love triangle; and the only sources I could (again, cursorily) find via Google to say it's a harem are social media and forum posts like some Reddit ones, which are obviously not reliable.

In the future, if you find a questionable unsourced statement, you can always WP:BEBOLD and delete it, if you don't think it applies. I just did it for you.

I don't mind if someone wants to re-add it to the list, but they would need to justify that addition via a reliable source, and build consensus for that change, per WP:BURDEN.

Cheers, LaughingManiac (talk) 14:40, 21 October 2024 (UTC)