"Harem" is pretty fucking useless as a genre descriptor or tag, mainly because it refers to basically 4 different things.>Actual Harem. A collection of intimate partners who have little problem "sharing" their love interest in both emotional and physical aspects. I find these to be exceedingly rare, to the point I don't even ascribe this definition to the general "harem" tag. And when it does happen it's either at the very end of a work as a "reward for the journey" or the population of the "harem" is very small. 2 or 3 individuals at most. Supporting or side characters may have these but it's almost always just background dressing and has no impact on the tag.>A collection of strung along love interests who are all in a cold war "competing" with each other over the main character (male or female) without actually sharing them in an appreciable manner romantically. This is what I ascribe to the "harem" tag when I see it even though it's not by definition a harem. It's dumb, and rarely executed well. I see this type in as many stories without the "harem" tag as with, making the tag itself (or lack of) generally useless.>A series, usually not more than 3, of different relationships over the course of the story. With beginnings and ends but all from the perspective of the same character (MC). Also sometimes adopting the "harem" tag.>No official relationships and the MC is minding their own business but is pursued by multiple love interests with no resolution, usually used as a vehicle to fan the ego of the self insert template.
Harem = shitPeople who enjoy it aren't worth listening to.It's that simple.
>>284702282>op writes a novel>gets btfo by 2 linesMany such cases
>>284702282A genre can't be shit
>>284702282lol fpbp It's a pretty fucking useful genre descriptor.
>>284703868Most "harem" series aren't harems, so yes, it's useless.If it doesn't actually tell you anything about the series, it's a useless tag
black > white > orange > pink
>genres are useless because subgenres exist
i love silver.
>>284704041You're stupid instead of making up some gay reality in your head and trying to thrust us into it, why don't you just look up "harem anime" and see the definition instead of acting like a ignorant and confused retard?
