Rounding out the list as the best harem protagonist in anime is Koyomi Araragi from the Monogatari Series. Like most harem protagonists, Koyomi, or Ararararagi by Mayoi Hachikuji, is a bit perverted. What sets him apart is just how much the members of his harem love him.
There are some harem anime that manage to rise above what people’s expectations are in the genre. It can be easy to dismiss harem anime. Most of them are pretty basic—some boring dude winds up with a bunch of incredible women surrounding him that are interested in him because he showed them a basic amount of kindness.
In either case, there are some harem shows that everyone should try out at least once. Infinite Stratos was a science fiction harem set in a world where humans rely on exoskeletons known as Infinite Stratos for weapons. These exoskeletons can only be piloted by women... with one exception: Ichika Orimura.
The manga is a straightforward battle manga with mystery and intrigue and all of that is tossed out to be a comedy. Cat Planet Cuties as a harem series doesn't do much to stand out. It’s got a protagonist who's not particularly interesting and yet girls fall in love with him; a recipe for a boring harem show.
Harem anime allow these men to project themselves into the story and to sympathize with the main man. The stories explore the various problems and ways to express attraction. Of course, the stories use comedy to blunt the discomfort they may feel when a scene cuts too close to their own experiences.
The target audience of "harem" shows is adolescent males - teenage boys. The main character is usually a male high school or cram school student, who is awkward around girls - someone the target audience can relate to, as they are in the same phase of their lives, struggling with love.
In anime, a traditional harem features a male main character having multiple female characters around him (often head-over-heels for him). A reverse harem features a female main character surrounded by multiple male characters.
1 Fushigi Yuugi It's only one of the most fun reverse harem anime in existence. A young high school girl named Miaka Yuuki gets transported to a mysterious fantasy world where she turns out to be a prophesized priestess who has the power to summon a god that will grant three wishes.
Surprisingly, said Croutier, harems still exist, partially because of the current wave of Moslem fundamentalism. 'Polygamy has been outlawed in Turkey and China, the two greatest harem nations, but is still a flourishing practice in the Middle East and Africa,' she says.
The Harem King (하렘왕, Haremwang), also known as Jin Dajeon (진다전, Jindajeon) or Transcendence is one of the Divine Ten. He lives in Korea.
When a male (yaoi) or female (hetero) is the center of attention for a group of males, this is usually called male harem, reverse harem, or sometimes 逆ハーレム or gyaku hāremu. Gyaku translates to reverse or upside down.
Although polygyny (male harem-keeping) is part of human nature, so is polyandry (female harem-keeping).
Although usually associated in Western thought with Muslim practices, harems are known to have existed in the pre-Islamic civilizations of the Middle East; there the harem served as the secure, private quarters of women who nonetheless played various roles in public life.
Although it's hard to find, there are tons of great reverse harem anime, such as Fruits Basket. Despite the series being almost two decades old, there has also been a slew of reverse harems that have been better than fans initially thought.
Just as a harem is made up of one man with multiple women, a reverse harem consists of one female protagonist and three or more male love interests.
Fushigi Yuugi came out in 1995, making it one of the original reverse harem animes. The anime features a war between two opposing celestial factions, each of which is headed by a human priestess.
You probably expected this entry on the list, Issei Hyoudou, the self proclaimed Harem King, is a harem protagonist in the High School DxD series. Issei is a reincarnated devil of the Gremory family after he was revived by Rias when he was killed by his girlfriend on a bad date. Now as a devil, Issei has a harem with the other Gremory servants.
In certain anime, harem protagonists are surrounded by a group of potential lovers/friends, but only some characters earn the affection of viewers. Harem protagonists are known for being cutter characters of each other. On occasion we do get a protagonist in a series that breaks the mold.
Kurusu fits the generic harem protagonist personality. He means well but gets into different antics with each girl and often says the wrong thing at the wrong time.
He truly does not have a reeding quality about him. Mokoto has a crush on Kotonoha Katsura and turns to his childhood best friend Sekai Saionji for help. She agrees to help him get with Kotonoha but develops feelings for him in the process.
Kyo the fiery hot head that is always getting into fights with Yuki, the charming cool guy. The two rival each other for Tohru’s love, but she makes sure to show them both attention. In fact, Tohru is kind to everyone in the anime and makes sure to give attention to everyone she can. 4 Worst: Kazuma Satou - Konosuba!
However, Kazuma has no interest in any of them. He’s a perverted schemer who’s only redeeming harem quality is that he has an ability called Steal. This lets him steal an object from a person of his choosing which he uses to steal panties from other girls in the series.
Miku happens to be a quintuplet and Fuutarou must tutor her four other sisters. Fuutarou ends up with a harem of sisters which cannot end up well in any situation. Since they’re all sisters they’re all cut and paste characters of each other with different hair styles and mild facial difference.
Infinite Stratos was a science fiction harem set in a world where humans rely on exoskeletons known as Infinite Stratos for weapons. These exoskeletons can only be piloted by women... with one exception: Ichika Orimura.
They Are My Noble Masters came out at the height of butler and maid anime in the late 2000s. It manages to both be a genuine butler series while also being an amazing parody not just of that genre, but of all anime.
Yuutou Suou is transported to another world after taking photos of himself in front of a divine mirror. Fortunately, his cell phone is solar powered and so he can use that to help him become the Wolf Clan's leader, aiming to make them the strongest.
How A Realist Hero Rebuilt The Kingdom was definitely a better show before it added its harem elements, but it’s still one of the better isekai series that came out in 2021.
Cat Planet Cuties as a harem series doesn't do much to stand out. It’s got a protagonist who's not particularly interesting and yet girls fall in love with him; a recipe for a boring harem show. But what makes it stand out are the elements outside the harem parts.
MajiKoi has one of the most bonkers opening episodes in anime history. It’s literally just one long fight scene between characters only fans of their light novel universe would recognize. It’s confusing but ambitious. And the series never gets that interesting again.
Sekirei is better than it has any right to be. It should be a very basic harem show, but instead, it adds in a lot of battle elements that elevate the series. The protagonist is a young teenager who happens to have multiple special beings with incredible powers—known as Sekirei—around him.
Starting off the list is Nasa Yuzaki from ToniKawa. Nasa is somewhat of what people call a “closet pervert” meaning he’s a person that, on the surface, might be a normal one but actually, is pretty perverted.
Fire Force had its fair share of stuff for the fans. The minimal omance elements are evenly distributed throughout its seasons, without going too little or overboard.
If the first entry is the purest, then this entry is the weirdest. In general, Jujutsu Kaisen is nowhere near becoming an *E-Genre* anime or something of that sort. Anyone with eyes can see that.
A strict all-girls school suddenly decided to be open for boys too. However, after admission, only 5 students are males compared to the 1000 female students. One of these boys is the MC, Kiyoshi Fujino.
In almost every anime list, Naruto Uzumaki seems to always land a spot. We’re not complaining though!
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist. This is the full title of the show and we’ve never seen any long title better at telling the whole plot of a story than this.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime contains a lot of beautiful waifu-able characters. Moreover, most of these waifus are “monster girls”; really embracing the concept of a fantasy world.
One of the most popular power fantasies in anime is related to Anime harem. Unassuming male characters draw the attention of beautiful ladies, which in turn attracts all kinds of fans.
He is the eldest son of Four Leaves Technology company’s president, part of the Yotsuba clan. His only sibling is Miyuki Shiba.
One of the more well-known ecchi harem anime out there. It would be a disservice to all of you, if I didn’t add this. The main protagonist is ‘Hida Kizuna’ situated in a supernatural world. Hida possesses the heart hybrid gear ability but it’s not quite potent to make him noticeable among his peers.
Not too out of balance for this reason, a strict morality law is imposed so that certain immoral deeds could be minimized.
Sasha then reveals that he is a qwaser, a person capable of controlling periodic elements by partaking insoma. A substance found within the breasts of women. He then joins the academy and from here begins his peculiar yet interesting school year.
Thank goodness the ecchi isn’t based around something unusual this time around. Based on a school love life, this is how the story progresses. Our main protagonist ‘Haruka Shinozaki’ has the hots for the class representative ‘Akiho kousaka’ for quite some while now.
Anime is one of the greatest blessings that mankind has acquired. With genres ranging from action to drama to adventure to thriller to comedy and so on, it has just about enough material for anyone to enjoy. Much has been discussed about anime, that are the epitome of storytelling.