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1	A type of AuthorAppeal in the HaremGenre. Like a particular {{Moe}} character type? There's not just one character that fits in this show/game/what have you, but the whole cast is composed of them! (Well, usually. Sometimes there's an odd haremette out, just for variety's sake.)
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3	Necessarily needs something like FourGirlEnsemble or FourTemperamentEnsemble to differentiate their personalities, if not attaching other moe stereotypes to each of the characters, because you can't very well have four or five [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest pining childhood friends that have been waking you up in the morning for fifteen years]] without a bit of variety between them.
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5	Also, doesn't seem to apply to settings; even though these are actual and well-known moe attributes, "they're all [[AmazonBrigade soldiers]]" or "they're all [[{{Joshikousei}} schoolgirls]]" doesn't count, or we'd have every harem series on here and then some. Plus it's really about personality type. If they were all the hardened soldier type with a secret BodyguardCrush or [[HugeSchoolgirl tall high-school students]] with inferiority complexes, now that would be different.
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7	SuperTrope of HerosSlaveHarem.
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10	!!Examples:
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15	* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' plays into its already ridiculous long term promise by having each of the titular girlfriends be a different flavor of crazy through {{Deconstructed Character Archetype}}s and parodying numerous HaremGenre clichés. Also, practically everyone in the harem has a FriendlessBackground.
16	* ''Manga/AhMyBuddha'' - a harem of nuns (not {{Miko}}s).
17	* In ''Manga/AiKora'', every member of Hachibei's harem has one of what he considers to be the perfect attributes for a woman.
18	* In ''Asa kara Pika Pika'', all three of Itou's suitors are named Hiroshi.
19	* Minor joke in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' fandom, as so far, Rock, of all people, attracted at least two {{Action Girl}}s (Revy & Eda) and one LadyOfWar (Balalaika). Although it's definitely obvious that only one of them is clearly falling/lusting after him ([[BelligerentSexualTension in a way]]), [[{{Shipping}} at least they had some potential]].
20	* ''Bonjour Koiaji Patisserie'' - a harem of four aspiring pastry chefs.
21	* ''Manga/Change123'' has a "harem" of four girls who are actually {{Split Personalit\|y}}ies of the same girl.
22	* In ''Manga/DoYouLikeBigGirls'', the girls are all members of the main character's sister's volleyball team, and (with the exception of the team captain Sanae) are [[TinyGuyHugeGirl MUCH taller than him]].
23	* In ''Eiken'', every female in the harem has huge boobs.
24	* ''Anime/GOnRiders'' has nothing but {{meganekko}}.
25	* ''Anime/GuardianHearts'' - a harem of {{Magical Girl}}s.
26	* ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam'' - a harem of [[{{Meido}} maids]].
27	* ''Anime/HandMaidMay'' - a harem of {{Robot Maid}}s.
28	* In ''Manga/HappyLesson'', the haremettes are all A) {{Hot Teacher}}s and B) Chitose's non blood related mother.
29	* ''Manga/ImaizuminChiWaDouyaraGalNoTamaribaNiNatteruRashiiDeep'': Keita lives with three {{Gyaru Girl}}s with active sex life.
30	* ''Manga/ISummonedHer'' - Seven demon girls, each one representing one of the SevenDeadlySins.
31	* ''Manga/{{Magikano}}'' - a harem of {{Cute Witch}}es.
32	* ''Manga/MarugotoAnjuGakuen'' - a harem of {{Youkai}}.
33	* ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' - another harem of {{Cute Monster Girl}}s.
34	* ''Manga/{{Nisekoi}}'' - A harem of childhood friends, more specifically the ForgottenFirstMeeting kind of childhood friends.
35	* In ''Omujo Omutsu Joshi'', for reasons of personal need, personal pleasure, or the personal belief it's what the male lead is into, all three haremettes wear diapers.
36	* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' differentiates the characters into common types, but they all fall under PrincelyYoungMan -- and, if you ask the protagonist, UpperClassTwit as well.
37	* The girls in ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'' are all dominant/assertive, with half being {{Aloof Dark Haired Girl}}s.
38	* In ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'', Fuutarou gains a harem where all five girls are identical quintuplet sisters.
39	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' features dangerous martial artists [[MartialArtsAndCrafts of some kind or another, however bizarre or outlandish]]. They're all {{Tsundere}} {{Clingy Jealous Girl}}s, on top of that.
40	* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' - an UnwantedHarem consisting of five {{Cute Monster Girl}}s.
41	* ''Two'' harems of {{Robot Girl}}s in ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'' - not only that; Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry have an EdibleThemeNaming, while Tiger, Luchs/Lynx, and Panther have a VehicularThemeNaming / AnimalThemeNaming.
42	* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' may count - the protagonist is male, and most of the other characters are female students. Many of them have [[HotForTeacher crushes on]] or ShipTease with him, and every single one of them has an unnerving psychosis of some kind. Some of them have actual psychological disorders, others are just plain weird.
43	* ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' features multiple harems of HumanAlien {{Magical Girlfriend}}s, most of which are also {{Action Girl}}s with [[WorldOfBuxom enormous breasts]].
44	* ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' - a harem of {{Human Alien}}s. The original OVA series also has an incest theme - Ayeka and Sasami are Tenchi's great-aunts, Ryoko is technically Washu's daughter, Washu herself is actually a goddess and a sister of Tsunami (the goddess who is fusing with Sasami), which technically makes her Sasami's sister (albeit on a spiritual level rather than a genetic one), and Mihoshi is Washu's descendant.
45	* ''Anime/{{Yumeria}}'' - a harem of {{Super Hero}}ines.
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49	* ''ComicBook/{{Fantomas}}'' had the Zodiac girls, 12 beautiful women of various nationalities each named after a sign of the Zodiac, although he never seemed to consider them love interests.
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53	* ''Fanfic/InfiniteStratosIchikaQuestFuckStatusQuo'' has two examples - Ichika's BattleHarem and Dan's [[NerdsAreSexy Nerd Girl]] harem.
54	* ''Fanfic/RanmaClub'' revolves around [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]] gaining a harem in the form of the WesternAnimation/WinxClub, which results in a harem of MagicalGirl fairies.
55	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6117094/1/Ghoul-Instructor-Naruto Ghoul Instructor Naruto]]'' gives Anime/{{Naruto}} a harem of {{Cute Monster Girl}}s in the form of [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGhoulSchool the Grimwood Academy girls]] and Miss Grimwood's [[OriginalCharacter niece]] [[CuteWitch Gem]].
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59	* Every member of Ema's harem in ''Literature/BrothersConflict'' is one of her stepbrothers.
60	* ''Butsuri-san de Musou shitetara Motemote ni Narimashita'' - yet another harem of {{Cute Monster Girl}}s.
61	* In ''Literature/EightCousins'', all of Rose's love interests are her KissingCousins.
62	* In ''Literature/EromangaSensei'', the heroines all have a connection to light novels, be they writers, artists or readers.
63	* ''Gonin Hitoyaku demo Kimi ga Suki'' - another harem of quintuplets, with the twist that they're all pretending to be the same person.
64	* ''Literature/GroundControlToPsychoelectricGirl'' is basically a harem of [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} really weird girls]] -- hence the name. The first part of its Japanese title (''Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko'') is often translated as "Lunatic Women".
65	* ''Literature/HensukiAreYouWillingToFallInLoveWithAPervertAsLongAsShesACutie'' - a harem of female perverts.
66	* ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' - A harem of Franchise/CthulhuMythos {{Eldritch Abomination}}s in the form of [[MoeAnthropomorphism cute teen humans]].
67	* In the book ''Power Play: A Hockey Romance'' by Mia Moon, the heroine finds herself being courted by four hockey players.
68	* In ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': While this is more a straight up action CyberPunk series, there is the theme of the teasing CoolBigSis / BigSisterMentor (known in anime communities as the "Ara Ara Onee-san" archetype), represented by VirtualSidekick Alpha, the FriendlyShopKeeper Shizuka, and the two HeterosexualLifePartners Elena and Sara. While Sheryl and Carol differ from that template, most of the mentioned characters are a ProudBeauty, as well. Although Akira denies [[HasAType having a type]].
69	* ''Literature/SisterPrincess'' is a harem made up of {{Little Sister Heroine}}s, with 12 or 13 sisters running around proclaiming their {{Big Brother Attraction}}s. In the DatingSim adaptation, the legal ones all have ''optional'' endings where they turn out to be NotBloodSiblings, and in the original light novels and anime, [[spoiler:one isn't even ''adopted'' and is only posing as their sister]].
70	* In ''Unleashed'' by Bella Jacobs, the heroine's four love interests are all were-beasts (a werewolf, a were-lynx, a were-bear and a were-griffon).
71	* In the ''Power of Five'' series by Alex Lidell, the heroine finds herself bound to four fae warriors.
72	* In the ''Hijinks Harem'' series, heroine Arizona Smoke learns that she is the fated mate to six dragon elementals.
73	* In ''Harem of Fangs'', heroine Ally Swift finds herself being courted by five powerful vampires.
74	* The ''Succubus Lord'' series revolves around a guy and his harem of succubi.
75	* In ''The Last Shifter Series'', the heroine becomes the LoveInterest of four wolf shifters.
76	* In ''The Phoenix's Ashes'', the heroine is a phoenix shifter who becomes the love interest of three sexy dragon shifters.
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80	* ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' has four childhood friends; in fact, the fact that Shiori is a standard DelicateAndSickly girl with no previous connection to the hero (making her the odd haremette out) may explain why she always gets [[DemotedToExtra shafted]] in adaptations and merchandise. In this case, Nayuki has the traits of the typical PatientChildhoodLoveInterest, living with the male hero and harbouring a crush on him for years.
81	* The [[HGame eroge]] ''Little My Maid'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: a {{meido}}-centric game (although you could also go after the {{ojou}}); [[spoiler:the title is actually a {{pun}} because it turns out the maids are actually ''mermaids'' and, more to the point, the daughters of Urashima Tarō and mistress Hime was his wife, Otohime and is their mother]].
82	* ''Lets Meow Meow'' has 3 {{catgirl}}s (one of which is a {{Meido}}, one is a RobotGirl and the third is a {{Miko}}), a rabbit girl, a police officer dog-girl and a Childhood Friend who doesn't mind dressing up like a CuteMonsterGirl from time to time.
83	%%* Speaking of trashy PornWithoutPlot eroge, ''Secret Wives Club'' had OldMaid.
84	* ''Anime/{{Futakoi}}'', at the very least, had ''six sets of '''twins''''' for the harem. It really took things to the next level and, naturally, repeatedly pushes the protagonist into some sort of awed dizziness (that is, when he's not too busy [[CursedWithAwesome running from]] his harem's own "harems" or other [[BigBrotherInstinct "defenders"]]).
85	* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' is set in a school for special needs students, and so all the girls are somehow disabled, ill, or otherwise physically "vulnerable": you get to choose between one who is deaf-mute, one who is blind, one with no arms, one with no legs, and one who is covered in horrible burn scars.[[note]]And the protagonist himself has heart arrhythmia.[[/note]]
86	* ''VisualNovel/DracuRiot'' is about vampire girls, with one exception for variety.
87	* ''Imouto Paradise'' is, unsurprisingly, about {{Little Sister Heroine}}s. Five, to be specific.
88	* Invoked in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''. Shiki is said by fans to have this strange [[MemeticMutation "Tohno Gland"]] that specifically drives away normal girls, and attracts [[DysfunctionJunction incredibly beautiful but incredibly crazy]] women. Thus, all of his girls have something to do with the supernatural.
89	* ''VisualNovel/PurinoParty'' sets the player up for girls with different sexual interests.
90	* Both ''VisualNovel/YandereILoveYouSoIWantToKillYou'' and ''VisualNovel/MyHaremHeavenIsYandereHell'' revolve around a harem of {{Yandere}}s.
91	* In ''VisualNovel/SevenHottiesAllMyHusbands'', all of the love interests are celebrities with high-paying jobs.
92	* In ''VisualNovel/LiarUncoverTheTruth'', nine of the ten love interests are liars.
93	* In ''VisualNovel/ExtracurricularActivities'', the main cast are muscular anthropomorphic men who are all tennis players that are on the same team as you, including the coach, and they have quirky personalities.
94	* ''VisualNovel/KamigamiNoAsobi'' features a harem of [[DivineDate attractive gods]].
95	* ''VisualNovel/StarCrossedMyth'' has a double theme - not only are all the love interests [[DivineDate gods of the Zodiac]], half of them are from the Department of Punishments, while the other half are from the Department of Wishes.
96	* ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDate'':
97	** In ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateMyFairyTales'', all of the heroes are GenderFlipped versions of famous fairytales (with the sole exception of Literature/HanselAndGretel - Gretel is gender-flipped, Hansel isn't).
98	** ''[[VisualNovel/ShallWeDateNinjaShadow Shall We Date?: Ninja Shadow]]'' has a harem of handsome male ninjas for a ninja PlayerCharacter.
99	** In ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateMySweetPrince'', all six love interests are princes.
100	** ''Shall We Date: Destiny Ninja'' - another harem of male ninjas.
101	** In ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateBloodInRoses'', all the love interests are magical in some way (werewolf, vampire, wizard, etc).
102	* ''VisualNovel/DiabolikLovers'' is a reverse harem consisting of vampires, and they're all {{Fetishized Abuser}}s, too.
103	* ''VisualNovel/EnchantedInTheMoonlight'' - a harem of [[{{Youkai}} ayakashi]], all of whom have a BodyguardCrush on the heroine.
104	* ''VisualNovel/StarrySky'' - a harem of good looking young men (3 per game) who each represent a sign from the WesternZodiac.
105	* ''Harem Island ~Otoko'' - a harem of {{Cosplay Otaku Girl}}s (it's a fantasy-themed park).
106	* ''Eji Koi'' - a harem of Egyptian gods.
107	* The Black Foxes of ''VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX'' are a harem of {{Kaitou}}s.
108	* In ''VisualNovel/DreamDaddy'', all the potential love interests are single fathers (as is the protagonist).
109	* ''VisualNovel/SeduceMeOtome'' - a harem of [[SuccubiAndIncubi incubi]].
110	* ''VisualNovel/PiratesInLove'': A harem of handsome pirates.
111	* ''VisualNovel/ScandalInTheSpotlight'' - the five attractive members of a boy band.
112	* ''VideoGame/DameXPrince'' – another harem of princes. ''Eccentric'' princes.
113	* ''VisualNovel/MissingStars'' is set in a school for teenagers with mental health problems.
114	* In ''VisualNovel/XOXODroplets'', the theme is...well, the trailer referred to the boys ([[BirdsOfAFeather and the protagonist]]) as "f***ing terrible people" for a ''reason''. None of them reach FetishizedAbuser levels, but still.
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118	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'':
119	** It was PlayedForLaughs once for [[spoiler:[[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-10-03 Nanase]]]], who had a lot of ex-boyfriends whose name started with G.
120	** Played-Not-So-For-Laughs in the "Family Tree" arc when an evil magic user starts turning everyone at a holiday party into identical, subservient, mind-slaves (who happen to bear a striking resemblance to Nanase) in an attempt to rebuild the harem-cult he had controlled in the past.
121	* ''Webcomic/OwMySanity'' - a harem of {{Eldritch Abomination}}s who take the form of {{Cute Monster Girl}}s.
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