Why do people defend Ichika Orimura so much?

Jan 21, 2023 2:40 PM

Kuronomi-chan

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He's like, legitimately the worst harem MC that I know, I can't handle his massive denseness, which (LN SPOILERS!!!)

Jan 21, 2023 4:17 PM

Thorgut

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Well for one, he’d probably, most likely, die if he chose a girl. Or even did something with one of the girls. Better to play dumb than die imo.

Jan 21, 2023 5:34 PM

Paladin23

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I think ichika has a number reasons to play dumb.

1st the childhood trauma from his kidnapping and what his big sister had to give up and do to get him rescued it may make him uncomfortable getting romantic involved because of this

2nd he is the only male that can use an I.S. frame that must give someone things to think about (anime watcher only) so I don't know if the LN addressed this point

3rd the situation of some of the main harem characters

to pick one would crush girl the others and those that had a rougher life it may be too much for them

4th he as two childhood friends and the rival turn love interest plus as the only male in school pick a girl would cause all kinds of problems for him, tye girl he pick and the school staff (plus one of the teachers as eyes on him)

it was series like this and in another world with my smartphone, death March to the parallel world rhapsody, Highschool dxd and Highschool of the dead made me a fan of the harem ending

BTW Luara and Charlotte are my favorite although Cecilia and Houkai not far behind

Jan 21, 2023 7:53 PM

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The Harem is more of a survival from my viewpoint

Jan 21, 2023 7:54 PM

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Thorgut said:
Well for one, he’d probably, most likely, die if he chose a girl. Or even did something with one of the girls. Better to play dumb than die imo.

True. If I remember one of the girls did try to kill him or something. Honestly the harem genre is more of a survival tactic imo.

Jan 21, 2023 9:49 PM

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FiddlePie said:

Thorgut said:
Well for one, he’d probably, most likely, die if he chose a girl. Or even did something with one of the girls. Better to play dumb than die imo.

True. If I remember one of the girls did try to kill him or something. Honestly the harem genre is more of a survival tactic imo.

True bro, his life is like a joke. The girls all love him and try thier best to show it but if he does anything stupid they literally try to kill him.

Jan 21, 2023 9:50 PM

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RssPlayz said:

FiddlePie said:

True. If I remember one of the girls did try to kill him or something. Honestly the harem genre is more of a survival tactic imo.

True bro, his life is like a joke. The girls all love him and try thier best to show it but if he does anything stupid they literally try to kill him.

Being a harem protagonist is hard

Jan 21, 2023 10:26 PM

animedude1287

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People defend Ichika? From what I've always seen and heard, people hate Ichika.

Jan 22, 2023 5:10 AM

RagnaBloodedge

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Thats why he is one of my favorites.

Jan 22, 2023 10:37 PM

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RssPlayz

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FiddlePie said:

RssPlayz said:

True bro, his life is like a joke. The girls all love him and try thier best to show it but if he does anything stupid they literally try to kill him.

Being a harem protagonist is hard

yeah, man though we all wish we were one too

Apr 27, 2025 6:30 PM

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I honestly think the writers kept seeing the piss poor feedback bout their ball-less piss poor crappy excuse for a so called mc (yet even calling him a sub-male would be a reach for this panzy ass mc). They couldnt bear how everyone was calling out their pathetic good for nothing shit stain of an mc and inserted an excuse for how pathetic he is.

Apr 27, 2025 6:44 PM

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every response just sounds like either yet another otaku/incel/basement dwelling loser OR some sad sack perma-virgin who cant even say hi to a girl all trying to defend someone thats just as much of a weak ass tiny d'ed loser as they are.

If the turd and piss poor joke of an man mc would have manned up early on made a choice or two or three seriously these chicks are both stupid and desperate enough to go along with the shared route granted that would depend on an mc that actually qualified as male. This piss stain mc is worthless as a man in every way.

May 8, 2025 8:52 AM

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Kuronomi-chan

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I don't quite get it, you guys are holding girls accountable for their actions, yet let Ichika get a free pass for what he does?

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