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A Subtrope of the Harem Anime genre, a Romantic Comedy with one male protagonist, one female Love Interest, and a bunch of female side characters who also happen to be in love with the protagonist. In these stories, the bigger emphasis is usually on the "romantic" part of Romantic Comedy, with the relationship building between the main Official Couple, and the side characters are only there for the viewer to like them, and maybe as a Romantic False Lead, to keep some drama between the main characters. Contrast with Balanced Harem, where several girls have equal prominance during the story.

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  • Supporting Harem
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  • A Subtrope of the Harem Anime genre, a Romantic Comedy with one male protagonist, one female Love Interest, and a bunch of female side characters who also happen to be in love with the protagonist. In these stories, the bigger emphasis is usually on the "romantic" part of Romantic Comedy, with the relationship building between the main Official Couple, and the side characters are only there for the viewer to like them, and maybe as a Romantic False Lead, to keep some drama between the main characters. Contrast with Balanced Harem, where several girls have equal prominance during the story.
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  • A Subtrope of the Harem Anime genre, a Romantic Comedy with one male protagonist, one female Love Interest, and a bunch of female side characters who also happen to be in love with the protagonist. In these stories, the bigger emphasis is usually on the "romantic" part of Romantic Comedy, with the relationship building between the main Official Couple, and the side characters are only there for the viewer to like them, and maybe as a Romantic False Lead, to keep some drama between the main characters. Certain character types like the Hot Teacher or the Ojou are likely to be members of this, as a straight romantic story with them at the center probably wouldn't work at all, or at least it would invite too many unusual plot points. One of the causes for this set-up might be if it is the adaptation of a Visual Novel, where every girl got the focus of attention in her own route, but only one route got an adaptation. Contrast with Balanced Harem, where several girls have equal prominance during the story. Examples of Supporting Harem include:
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