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Jan 16, 2014 5:44 PM
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Please leave your opinions on weather SAO is a harem or not.

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KinetaJan 19, 2014 3:02 AM
Jan 16, 2014 5:47 PM
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How is it not?
The end is nigh

Jan 16, 2014 5:49 PM
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No, a harem is when a group of people knowingly and acceptingly share the same partner who is at the head of the group.
Jan 16, 2014 5:53 PM
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Technically he's already got Asuna as his waifu. LOL YES
Jan 16, 2014 5:55 PM
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a lot of girls like the MC but it's not really a harem...maybe semi-harem?
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Jan 16, 2014 6:06 PM
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first off I'd like to officially inform all of you who said yes that you are indeed wrong. A harem is an ambiguously-defined subgenre of anime and manga characterized by a protagonist surrounded, usually amorously, by three or more members of the opposing sex and/or love interests. Kirito is indeed liked/loved by multiple girls, but it goes no farther. There's no petty scheming or play's to get him for themselves he is truly Asuna's seeing as there is really only 1 girl it cannot be a harem

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KinetaJan 19, 2014 2:52 AM
Jan 16, 2014 6:07 PM
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I'm not sure.
Kirito gets a lot of girls going after him but...
Jan 16, 2014 6:12 PM
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yes it is Tyler. Yes it is.

get an avatar man

btw add a poll
MushmallowJan 16, 2014 6:17 PM
Jan 17, 2014 4:45 AM
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Yes. The first part of the anime is very bad and kill the anime for me because it shity harem.
After that secound half is not bad but only one thing make it bad... Kirito little sister...
Jan 17, 2014 4:50 AM

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The main character happens to have a harem becausehe'satwodimensionalmarysue but it's not a harem anime.
Jan 17, 2014 5:51 AM

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Haou-Judai said:
Yes. The first part of the anime is very bad and kill the anime for me because it shity harem.
After that secound half is not bad but only one thing make it bad... Kirito little sister...


I feel like this is extremely wrong. Kirito only had eyes for Asuna (and maybe Sachi) before he met Asuna. The fact the second half went full on fan service, ogling the cousin/sister, and destroying Asuna as a person potentially ruined the second half. However, the second half was still better then most anime.

So is it a harem? No. Kirito only has eyes for Asuna. He only sees everyone else as sisters/friends (besides Sachi).
Jan 17, 2014 5:53 AM

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Honestly it's what type of people you're asking this to. From my point of view no, but I can see reasons why people would think that.
Jan 17, 2014 5:59 AM

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BentoLegend said:
Haou-Judai said:
Yes. The first part of the anime is very bad and kill the anime for me because it shity harem.
After that secound half is not bad but only one thing make it bad... Kirito little sister...


I feel like this is extremely wrong. Kirito only had eyes for Asuna (and maybe Sachi) before he met Asuna. The fact the second half went full on fan service, ogling the cousin/sister, and destroying Asuna as a person potentially ruined the second half. However, the second half was still better then most anime.

So is it a harem? No. Kirito only has eyes for Asuna. He only sees everyone else as sisters/friends (besides Sachi).
So it's a harem in all but main. A post marriage-harem if you will.
Jan 17, 2014 9:06 AM

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Some people just don't get what Harem really is.

Just because many girls like the main protagonist doesn't mean is a HAREM.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho

Jan 17, 2014 5:01 PM

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The main reason why this anime is bad is those girls... How many boss in this game 75? How many boss we see it? 3 maybe 4? There is no main story. Just Kirito and 3-4 Girl who falling love after 1 day for a random nerd guy. It's not realistic. It's Not Kiritos fault. Those girls make the anime harem.

After When Kirito and Asuna start they love relationship (after they find Yui) the anime is little bit better but they still not follow the main story...

Bad Mainstream anime is Bad...
Jan 17, 2014 9:25 PM
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Haou-Judai said:
Yes. The first part of the anime is very bad and kill the anime for me because it shity harem.
After that secound half is not bad but only one thing make it bad... Kirito little sister...
*Little cousin
Jan 19, 2014 1:40 AM
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Its not a harem. A couple of girls just like the same guy, but Asuna likes no one else and Kazuto likes no one else. The others are just good friends.
Jan 19, 2014 3:04 AM
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Thread Moved & Cleaned.

Since this thread is about the first season and not the second, I've moved it to the SAO board.
Jan 19, 2014 3:57 PM

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Its not a harem but the only thing on my mind is who thought incest was a good idea? wtf man...
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They say Jesus walked on water.
People are made out of 79% water.
I can walk on people.
So I am 79% Jesus.
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I once fucked an apple pie.
Sep 23, 2017 9:46 PM

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I think its pretty much a harem. I mean there's at least three girls that likes or has interest in him. Even if one is his girlfriend.
Oct 17, 2018 3:36 AM
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surely its harem, the writer did not honest about his creation. no matter the mc like the girl or not, if the girls seems so close enough to love desire/ appeal with the mc itself, it's a harem.

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