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Dec 23, 2022 3:58 PM
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Is Ararararagi still the Best Harem Protagonist?
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I would say no since their are other leads I prefer like the mc from Interspecies Reviewers, Ranma, Subaru, and Ainz. Even the Futoku no Guild mc offers way more variety by his character.  I thought the most interesting thing about Monogatari was the girls over the mc unless you mean Kaiki.
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Easily Kamimashta on top
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Dec 23, 2022 4:18 PM
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if monogatari is harem, then berserk and steins gate counts as harem too xddd
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no cause he a pedo? how can he be considered a good character?

If people like him then clearly you think hitting on little kids is a normal thing to do? just cause its a gag is no excuse.
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9whatever said:
if monogatari is harem, then berserk and steins gate counts as harem too xddd

I know you’re joking but I think what sets momogatari apart is that the surrounding cast is virtually all girls and most, if not all, have some degree of attraction to the mc.

And on another note, you’re not wrong about the other 2. They both have a majority female surrounding cast with feelings for the male mc. I think they are respectful about it and it doesn’t degrade their works but it is there.
Dec 23, 2022 4:34 PM
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YESSSSSS AND HE IS FIT 😍😍😍😍
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Deanomac2010 said:
no cause he a pedo? how can he be considered a good character?

A well written character does not have to be morally good. I agree in this case because the pedo-ness serves no purpose to the story and is just weird, but there are many stories bettered by a morally questionable main character.
Dec 23, 2022 4:39 PM
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Never has been. Imo he's just there for comic relief, the female conflicts is the only thing relatable.
I dont think Monogatari is a harem either and if it was Kaiki would be the best protagonist... And anime girl
Dec 23, 2022 4:39 PM
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Hydra80 said:
Deanomac2010 said:
no cause he a pedo? how can he be considered a good character?

A well written character does not have to be morally good. I agree in this case because the pedo-ness serves no purpose to the story and is just weird, but there are many stories bettered by a morally questionable main character.

yes I agree with that, I'm saying If people like him then they have mental issues.
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YESSSSSS AND HE IS FIT 😍😍😍😍

doesn't matter If he good looking, any girl that fancies him needs there brain tested, he litterly a pedo....
Dec 23, 2022 4:42 PM
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Never has been. Imo he's just there for comic relief, the female conflicts is the only thing relatable.
I dont think Monogatari is a harem either and if it was Kaiki would be the best protagonist... And anime girl

kaiki is actually such an amazing character, would of loved him in every episode.
Dec 23, 2022 4:45 PM

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Nope.
It's Yuuji Kazami.
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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

A well written character does not have to be morally good. I agree in this case because the pedo-ness serves no purpose to the story and is just weird, but there are many stories bettered by a morally questionable main character.

yes I agree with that, I'm saying If people like him then they have mental issues.

i like araragi very much
Dec 23, 2022 5:16 PM

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bakemonogatari isn't a harem. The only people interested in him were senjogahara, Nadeko and hanekawa. Shinobu is his slave so she doesn't count. So it's basically a love rectangle
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sonu711 said:
bakemonogatari isn't a harem. The only people interested in him were senjogahara, Nadeko and hanekawa. Shinobu is his slave so she doesn't count. So it's basically a love rectangle
more than 2 love interests is a harem.

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Dec 23, 2022 6:29 PM
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I wouldnt exactly consider monogatari a harem, although multiple characters do have feeling for koyomi it doesn’t fully follow the harem formula and stereotypes
Dec 23, 2022 6:58 PM

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Deanomac2010 said:
no cause he a pedo? how can he be considered a good character?

If people like him then clearly you think hitting on little kids is a normal thing to do? just cause its a gag is no excuse.

You can like a character and not agree with everyrhing he does? Aknowledging the pros and the cons of fiction is part of life I mean.
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Usapz said:
Deanomac2010 said:
no cause he a pedo? how can he be considered a good character?

If people like him then clearly you think hitting on little kids is a normal thing to do? just cause its a gag is no excuse.

You can like a character and not agree with everyrhing he does? Aknowledging the pros and the cons of fiction is part of life I mean.

okay so if a character rapes someone I can like them if there a well written character then.......
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Deanomac2010 said:
Usapz said:

You can like a character and not agree with everyrhing he does? Aknowledging the pros and the cons of fiction is part of life I mean.

okay so if a character rapes someone I can like them if there a well written character then.......

Yeah? What’s your point? Raping isn’t his only personality trait for sure. And it also applies in real life, nobody is neither black and white, we all do mistakes, so does a fictional character. Of course if someone rapes me, I will not forgive him until he faces the consequences. He did something wrong, but that doesn’t mean he’s satan’s child. And you can totally like a sadistic character. Vilains that commits genocides or torture people are often appreciated, but when it comes to sexuality, ppl start to hate them, because it’s a tabou.
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Usapz said:
Deanomac2010 said:

okay so if a character rapes someone I can like them if there a well written character then.......

Yeah? What’s your point? Raping isn’t his only personality trait for sure. And it also applies in real life, nobody is neither black and white, we all do mistakes, so does a fictional character. Of course if someone rapes me, I will not forgive him until he faces the consequences. He did something wrong, but that doesn’t mean he’s satan’s child. And you can totally like a sadistic character. Vilains that commits genocides or torture people are often appreciated, but when it comes to sexuality, ppl start to hate them, because it’s a tabou.

if your a pedo, rapist, torture etc you don't get a second chance end of.
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Deanomac2010 said:
Usapz said:

You can like a character and not agree with everyrhing he does? Aknowledging the pros and the cons of fiction is part of life I mean.

okay so if a character rapes someone I can like them if there a well written character then.......

*possible AOT spoiler* What do you think about Eren enacting genocide? Does that make you stop watching the show or despise him?
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Hydra80 said:
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okay so if a character rapes someone I can like them if there a well written character then.......

*possible AOT spoiler* What do you think about Eren enacting genocide? Does that make you stop watching the show or despise him?

it doesn't stop me watching the show.... but anyone WHO LIKES HIM clearly think genocide is a normal occurrence to have.
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personally yuuji from Fruit of Grisaia and Arata from Trinity Seven are the 2 best harem protagonists we've seen in anime
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My favorite pedo for sure (2)

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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

*possible AOT spoiler* What do you think about Eren enacting genocide? Does that make you stop watching the show or despise him?

it doesn't stop me watching the show.... but anyone WHO LIKES HIM clearly think genocide is a normal occurrence to have.


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epidemia78 said:
sonu711 said:
bakemonogatari isn't a harem. The only people interested in him were senjogahara, Nadeko and hanekawa. Shinobu is his slave so she doesn't count. So it's basically a love rectangle
more than 2 love interests is a harem.

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more than 5 is a harem cause there's a tag called love polygon and love triangle so there should be love rectangle too. And spoiler
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sonu711 said:
epidemia78 said:
more than 2 love interests is a harem.

OT: Keima Katsuragi exists

more than 5 is a harem cause there's a tag called love polygon and love triangle so there should be love rectangle too. And spoiler 
Love polygon usually implies multiple different couples. Not just one guy hogging all the girls. Anyway there's no need to get too deep into semantics here. Monogatari series clearly follows a certain formula that can be found in many visual novels like Clannad. Borderline harem.
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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

A well written character does not have to be morally good. I agree in this case because the pedo-ness serves no purpose to the story and is just weird, but there are many stories bettered by a morally questionable main character.

yes I agree with that, I'm saying If people like him then they have mental issues.

I'm genuinely curious about your thought process, if that's the case then are you mentally ill for liking vegeta who killed tons of innocent people?


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For me the best harem MC will always be Arata from Trinity seven.
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na man issei is the best
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LN Ayanokouji >= Araragi
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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

A well written character does not have to be morally good. I agree in this case because the pedo-ness serves no purpose to the story and is just weird, but there are many stories bettered by a morally questionable main character.

yes I agree with that, I'm saying If people like him then they have mental issues.

By that logic, 90% of the anime characters can't be liked because they have something negative around them (Danganronpa games are a crime to like because it encourages children to kill eachother, Tate no Yuusha encourages slavery, Nagatoro encourages bullying, and the list goes on). Liking something doesn't mean you approve whatever it does, unless you are one of those people that says that reading Act-Age is bad since the author went to jail, and so liking the manga = liking to molest girls.

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Deanomac2010 said:
no cause he a pedo? how can he be considered a good character?

If people like him then clearly you think hitting on little kids is a normal thing to do? just cause its a gag is no excuse.

wt? liking 'A' does not also imply i like 'B.
thts like saying u like guts from berserk and tht means u support killing and murder.
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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

*possible AOT spoiler* What do you think about Eren enacting genocide? Does that make you stop watching the show or despise him?

it doesn't stop me watching the show.... but anyone WHO LIKES HIM clearly think genocide is a normal occurrence to have.

by the same logic, if you like Zoro as a character that means you like killing people 👀
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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

*possible AOT spoiler* What do you think about Eren enacting genocide? Does that make you stop watching the show or despise him?

it doesn't stop me watching the show.... but anyone WHO LIKES HIM clearly think genocide is a normal occurrence to have.

So if Eren died you wouldn’t feel anything or even be happy about it?
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I have read the novels up to Nekomonogatari(Black) and I don't see it. Huge pedo vibes in Nise. Too much for me. I am always more interested in the girls and their aberrations than the MC.


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I have read the novels up to Nekomonogatari(Black) and I don't see it. Huge pedo vibes in Nise. Too much for me. I am always more interested in the girls and their aberrations than the MC.

Imo he really starts shining during Final Season. Second Season focus more on the girls, so if you are interested in that I'm pretty sure you will like Neko Shiro, Oni and Koi (Otori depends on how you view the plot around the tale, I think it's cool but I don't like it that much).

Btw I'm surprised that you call him a pedo on First Season, in the anime I saw him more of a Hanekawa simp rather than a Hachikuji molester. Is there anything I forgot during Nise?

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BetterBegoneThot said:
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I have read the novels up to Nekomonogatari(Black) and I don't see it. Huge pedo vibes in Nise. Too much for me. I am always more interested in the girls and their aberrations than the MC.

Imo he really starts shining during Final Season. Second Season focus more on the girls, so if you are interested in that I'm pretty sure you will like Neko Shiro, Oni and Koi (Otori depends on how you view the plot around the tale, I think it's cool but I don't like it that much).

Btw I'm surprised that you call him a pedo on First Season, in the anime I saw him more of a Hanekawa simp rather than a Hachikuji molester. Is there anything I forgot during Nise?
The famous toothbrush scene ofc! Not even the scene itself but his internal monologue while that scene was happening was creepy as hell. But I get it, it's supposed to be a comedic scene. I always liked his scenes with Hachikuji and thought they were funny, although they were a bit weird. I'm only talking about my experience with the light novel. I have only watched Bake which I enjoyed. My favorite light novel volume so far is Kizu.


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yes, still the best harem protagonist
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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

A well written character does not have to be morally good. I agree in this case because the pedo-ness serves no purpose to the story and is just weird, but there are many stories bettered by a morally questionable main character.

yes I agree with that, I'm saying If people like him then they have mental issues.
No they don't. People are allowed to like a character you don't. Get over it.

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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

*possible AOT spoiler* What do you think about Eren enacting genocide? Does that make you stop watching the show or despise him?

it doesn't stop me watching the show.... but anyone WHO LIKES HIM clearly think genocide is a normal occurrence to have.

nah bro what you on about 😂
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My favorite pedo for sure

bro what are you talking about ?
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sonu711 said:
bakemonogatari isn't a harem. The only people interested in him were senjogahara, Nadeko and hanekawa. Shinobu is his slave so she doesn't count. So it's basically a love rectangle

SPOILERS:

Didn't hachikuji confess to him in monogatari second season
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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

A well written character does not have to be morally good. I agree in this case because the pedo-ness serves no purpose to the story and is just weird, but there are many stories bettered by a morally questionable main character.

yes I agree with that, I'm saying If people like him then they have mental issues.


Bozo, you literally have Johan as your fav character. Talk about contradiction
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Deanomac2010 said:
Hydra80 said:

*possible AOT spoiler* What do you think about Eren enacting genocide? Does that make you stop watching the show or despise him?

it doesn't stop me watching the show.... but anyone WHO LIKES HIM clearly think genocide is a normal occurrence to have.

No way bro's acting like a retard that also with character favs which contradicts his own logic lmao.
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In terms of personality wise, goes to mc of world where god only knows.


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