Question how many members of a harem is too much

Discussion in 'Novel General' started by mja, Nov 10, 2017.

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how many is too many

  1. 2

    31 vote(s)
    18.0%
  2. 3

    15 vote(s)
    8.7%
  3. 4

    23 vote(s)
    13.4%
  4. 5

    30 vote(s)
    17.4%
  5. 5s

    14 vote(s)
    8.1%
  6. 6+

    21 vote(s)
    12.2%
  7. x

    19 vote(s)
    11.0%
  8. to infinity and beyond

    58 vote(s)
    33.7%
  9. GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS YOU CIS GENDERED CHAUVINISTICK WHITE MALE PIG

    28 vote(s)
    16.3%
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  1. RedIska

    RedIska Well-Known Member

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    Harem members are never problem, wife's are.
     
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  2. KidBuu

    KidBuu Embrace Darkness

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    Depends on what kind of harem you are making. If you want a good harem with actual personalities I would suggest a limit of 4 that way you would be able to write about each character. On the other hand if you are making a King's harem where it is just a bunch of random girls who have no point in the story then there is no limit. In the end it depends on if the character is actually a part of the story or is just mentioned in passing.
     
  3. ZhaWarudo

    ZhaWarudo TOKI WO TOMARE!!!

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    You write about more than 5 girls, you're just making another God and Devil World or something like that where MC bangs every girl he meets.
     
  4. justmehere

    justmehere Well-Known Member

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    even you are forgetting another limb.
     
  5. Key

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  6. Ratatoskr

    Ratatoskr [Aruruu's proud dad] [The False Gentleman]

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    No limits. If 2 is a harem, 3 also a harem. Then why bother with the numbers? Its all about the willingness of the other party. The emperor imperial harem have loads of girls after all. Harem is harem.
     
  7. mja

    mja Well-Known Member

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    the last option was sarcastic
     
  8. justmehere

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    Depends on how the MC gathers the harem members and how he treats them.

    If the story is good, then I guess people can say yes to 2-3. Anything more would be a burden to the reader, author and the MC.
    Even if you dont have a harem, with a good story people will still read your shid. Take ISSTH...
     
  9. Guess Who

    Guess Who Well-Known Member

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    A Negima-level harem can be good too as long as executed right.
    I've seen 3-4 harems that failed badly due to random cliches and stuff
     
  10. ihave3legs

    ihave3legs Well-Known Member

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    I don't understand your question, there is never enough girls in a harem, the more the merrier
     
  11. Sordahon

    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    It's okay to be white god.
     
  12. Thousandswords

    Thousandswords SWORD OF PENETRATION

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    3 is my ideal number for a harem
     
  13. Noche

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    Three is enough. Why? You one on each side of the bed and one on top of you. Anymore is crowded
     
  14. Dydreamr

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    I didn’t know what to vote. Yun Che was not an option.

    Seriously, the more women, the harder it is to develop the relationship and write each heroine well. The better an author is, the better they can handle it. If you think you can do it, 2-3 is enough.
     
  15. Shance

    Shance 『Trying to evade the wall in the front』『Failing』

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    You have a different definitionof harems than me. A harem is never equal, a Harem has a leading role, there is one that is the leader and everyone is under him/her.

    What you mean is a polyamory relationship, in which you love a group of people, and that group loves each other making a circle of love and stuff. A harem does not have that. One has a harem or is part of a harem.
     
  16. SirPinha

    SirPinha #Vaporwave

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    That depends on the mc... If he's a little piece of shit like most JP MC's 1 woman is already too much...
    But if he's a amazing alpha like Aegir from RTK... As long as he can Keep with them...
     
  17. NasVersix

    NasVersix [Natural A-hole]

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    Then that'd be 5.
     
  18. rh12

    rh12 Destroying the world with my snores

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    one more is never enough
     
  19. Fossil

    Fossil 「Spooky」「Scary」「Skeleton」

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    I feel like the 6S should be the maximum. It’s got the most recent functions while still retaining a headphone jack.
     
  20. Kemm

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    It depends on the person and the case. For some, 1 is 2 too many.
     
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