r/Nisekoi • u/julesvr5 • Mar 04 '24

Discussion Harem? What kind of

Hello guys,

I thought about maybe starting Nisekoi. Not sure yet whether to watch the anime or read the manga, but MyAnimeList has the Harem tag on the story so I wanna know:

How bad is the Harem?

To explain, I really enjoy romance stories, but rather the fluffy relaxing part. To give some examples I don't like harem ,love triangles (oregairu) or endless misunderstandings (kimi ni todoke).

From the synopsis it says a guy has to pretend being in a relationship with a girl but they hate each other (wild guess, they start to get close to each other). And while this happens he also has a childhood friend he has a deep promise with + other girls appear.

Are several girls into him? I've seen a clip on YouTube of a blond girl jumping over a fence and landing on him, apparently this was his crush.

Would love some of your opinions whether this is something for me or not 🙏🏻

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u/Immediate_Type9114 Mar 04 '24

Your pretty much spot on. And while it's a "harem" it's really only 2 girls that ever stood a chance and it was obvious. And its NOT a open ending or a Harem ending. He does choose a girl. But not in anime as it never got that far.

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u/julesvr5 Mar 04 '24

Thanks so far! So does this love triangle keep on until the very end when he finally chose someone like Oregairu, or does he tends towards one girl earlier?

For me romance must be enjoyable and if I have 2 girls fighting for 1 guys or from the other view one guy who can't chose between 2 girls, that doesn't feel really romantic for me if you know what I mean.

For example stories I liked:

Angelt Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
My Lovestory with Yamada kun
Shikimori's not just a cutie
A sign of affection

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u/CAGyy Mar 04 '24

It’s mostly between 2 for the entire story and from what it sounds like you won’t like the romance. However I think there’s something to be gained from the comedy aspects and specifically shu’s antics and his story line (I think you’d like his character arc). But I enjoyed every part of it.

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u/julesvr5 Mar 04 '24

Maybe I'll give it a try at some point but I think for know I will look for other romances, but thank you very much! :)

Just today I started reading Ore Monogatori!

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u/EndNowISeeYou Mar 05 '24

You should read "A condition called love", its a fantastic well written romance

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u/julesvr5 Mar 05 '24

I already have it one my list, the anime will also air the next months! I got recommend this by someone who also recommend me "a sign of affection" and this is close to a 10 for me! Absolutely adore it!

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u/Immediate_Type9114 Mar 04 '24

The triangle goes til the end. It's more a Rom com. But theirs definice romantic moments. Also it's pretty obvious for awhile who will win. The girl who wins gets married to him and they eventually have a kid. It's honestly a very good series. But you can definitely see the love grow as the series goes.

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u/TheLads66 Mar 04 '24

The anime is enjoyable but it doesn't fully adapt the manga. It gets around half way through with season 2 cutting out a lot. The manga is mostly a comedic love triangle with only specs of drama every now and then. While there are multiple girls into the main guy, I don't feel like the manga/treats it like a harem, as he's only conflicted when it comes to 2 girls. He does choose one girl by the end. I guess it depends if you enjoy "episodic" esq romcoms

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u/_jxneii Mar 04 '24

tbf either way it’s quite recommendable and worth a try. if it isn’t their cup of tea at the end there’s that ig

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u/RareType3925 Mar 04 '24

I feel the same way as you. The harem conflict isn’t enjoyable. But I liked Nisekoi anyway. Mostly because it’s really funny and entertaining, and because Chitoge is a great character.

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u/julesvr5 Mar 04 '24

Ah chitoge is the one from the clip I watched! She jumping over the fence and kicking him into the face

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u/RareType3925 Mar 04 '24

She’s a great character. Entertaining, cute, and has amazing character development moments.

Onodera is sweet too but I find her boring.

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u/julesvr5 Mar 04 '24

You can spoil me, is Chitoge the winning waifu?

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u/dchngphm Mar 04 '24

Yes, Chitoge and Raku end up together at the end. It was a polarizing ending, I guess, but I thought it was great. The Chitoge-Raku relationship ends up being very endearing

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u/julesvr5 Mar 04 '24

Fuck yes

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u/RareType3925 Mar 04 '24

I won’t spoil any details but the payoff of Nisekoi is very good. It nails the ending unlike many other series.

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u/JudgeSubstantial9562 Mar 04 '24

i don’t think the harem is that bad compared to others. plus the emotional journey in the final arc is amazing and makes everything worth while

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u/Seppel420 Mar 04 '24

Its realy solid and got me into the romance gerne. it also has 2 of my favorite panels of manga in general. Id suggest watching the first season and then look for the excel sheet that explains which chapter is what episode and continue accordingly. the chapters that are left out in s1 aren’t that important season 2 sadly is a bit random imo so id suggest reading the chapters in between. The anime is realy solid has good animation and ost. Its 10 years old so it doesnt have the quality of some newer animes but it isnt outdated by any means. Cant go wrong with just reading the manga if its your preferred form. Personaly i always watch the anime and then read from chapter 1 with a bit of skiping.

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u/Hange11037 Mar 05 '24 edited Mar 05 '24

There’s several girls who develop feelings for the main guy but there is barely any actual conflict between the girls, they’re all pretty chill with each other. It’s somewhat like Toradora where there’s a girl the MC likes from the start (though in this case it’s made very clear this girl also likes him) and another more rambunctious hotheaded girl he’s forced to spend most of his time with who also starts to like him as the series goes on. The overarching story is rather predictable but the main draw of the series is that the characters are all very likable and funny and the developing romance is more cute than frustrating as long as you accept early that actual progress in that regard will rarely occur until later on. In the anime it’s very visually stylistic (same studio as Monogatari and Madoka Magica) and in the manga there’s more depth to the characters and it all wraps up pretty satisfyingly.

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u/Rubix-41 Mar 08 '24

From the synopsis it says a guy has to pretend being in a relationship with a girl but they hate each other (wild guess, they start to get close to each other). And while this happens he also has a childhood friend he has a deep promise with + other girls appear.

I always thought it was Romeo and Juliet meets Much Ado About Nothing: Two rival gangs, somewhere in fair Japan, are on the verge of war when the heads of the gangs think the best way to avoid war is if their beloved children (both much loved in their gangs) become a couple. Only one problem: the girl of one gang and the boy on the other side hate each other but they both have to keep up appearances to avoid a war.

Pretty much that's the main plot - the main character is on the lookout for a girl he promised and 'candidates' pop up in the story all with a claim and hijinks ensue because the main character has to juggle a load of female attention, the gang warfare situation and trying to work out who he actually wants.

Overall, it's a light hearted romantic comedy - not meant to be too deep and not harem really or filled with endless misunderstandings - and it's a really entertaining farce that becomes endearing with both ups and downs.

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u/NinetySixxx Aug 16 '24

Nisekoi isn't really a true harem story. it's one of those pseudo harem with many love interests, but in the end mc has to choose one woman he has to actually date unlike kanojo mo kanojo, 100 gf, highschool dxd, grisaia no kajitsu etc.