Re: Harem Protagonists -

The first bullet in the Anime section notes how Harem Anime protagonists tend to be Pinballs. While I'm not disputing that a lot of harem-attractors tend to be fairly passive people, in most cases the plot actually turns on them. If they were lifted out of the story, there would be no plot at all; if there was anything left, it would probably just be a Slice Of Life story involving all the characters besides the protagonist.