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Monday, September 27, 2010

The Great Big Book of Harem Archetypes: File 1 Main Character



Main Character :
- Is almost always male
- Usually a random schmo, thus he has no real substantial qualities
- He is an everyday type of guy, nothing really special about him
- This means no academic qualities, generally decent to horrible at sports, and is really oblivious


- Love blooms in the most unlikely of places for said character archetype
- Seems to have no interest in the opposite sex
- Oblivious to the fact that he / she is actually loved by many characters within story
- Usually, is really in love with only one girl

- Can sometimes be a real ass of a character (see top character image)
- Usually gets beaten on constantly by the main heroine, along with any other who wishes to join
- Are very timid and can not speak their mind
- Usually ends up having to make a hard choice between two main heroines
- BETTER DAMN WELL PICK THE CHILDHOOD FRIEND






Characters Feature:
Makoto Ito aka Damn Bastard ( School Days )
Keitaro Urashima ( Love Hina )
Minato Sahashi ( Sekirei )
Tenchi Misaki ( Tenchi Muyo! )

2 comments:

  1. Very true, though this appears to be often case since certain audiences like someone to relate to. Better this than some cocky motherfucker who sleeps with everyone.

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  2. I wanted to say this in my post, but Tomoya is a pretty good MC when compared to most of them out there.

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