Episode 69: Harems in Anime/Manga... Are They A Boon or Bust? (feat. Bakemonogatari, High School DxD, Love Hina, And More!)

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Episode Timestamps

(00:01:31) What We've Been Watching/Reading Start

• (00:01:35) Fall 2023 Seasonal and EP70 Teaser
• (00:04:02) Dandadan (Manga)
• (00:06:18) My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps (Manga)
• (00:12:36) Wild Strawberry (Manga)

(00:19:56) News Section Start

• (00:20:12) Manga Plus Launches New Subscription Service [Link]
• (00:24:31) Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Return of Hunter x Hunter Manga [Link]
• (00:33:36) Adult Swim's Jason DeMarco: 'We Won't Be Making Any More' FLCL [Link]
• (00:44:00) The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons Episode 1 Briefly Inaccessible on Crunchyroll After Subtitle Quality Complaints (Update 3) [Link]
• (00:50:48) Yu Chiba Apologizes to Kindergarten WARS Manga's Translator for Character's Very Long Dialogue [Link]

(00:59:46) Main Discussion Topic Start

• (1:00:39) Our Disclaimers for our Anime/Manga Harem Genre Analysis
• (1:03:30) The Historical Definition of Harem vs. The Weeb Definition of Harem
• (1:09:29) What is The Appeal of Anime/Manga Harems?
• (1:13:24) What are the Characteristics That Make an Anime/Manga Harem?
• (1:26:25) What Was Our First Exposure to Harems in Anime/Manga?
• (1:28:18) The Character Archetypes in Anime/Manga Harems
• (1:36:00) There Are Some Good Things About Anime/Manga Harems
• (1:39:03) But There Are More Negatives Regarding Anime/Manga Harems
• (1:50:14) Recommendation: Bakemonogatari (Manga)
• (1:55:14) What Would Be The GOATs of Anime/Manga Harems?
• (2:02:11) Is Comparing Harems in Shows in Anime to Reality TV for TV Series a Valid One?
• (2:03:52) Will Gives His Take on Jason's Comparison
• (2:04:57) Will Introduces Jason to The Reality TV Rabbit Hole...
• (2:05:59) Jason Somehow Correctly Guessed The Premise of "Too Hot To Handle"
• (2:08:29) Our Parting Thoughts About Harem Anime/Manga... and Anime Thanksgiving?

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Music Credits
Intro: Never or Right Now by ELFL

Break: Not Gonna Wake Up (Instrumental Version) by Mindme
Outro: Like the Ocean by The Big Let Down
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1. Episode 69: Harems in Anime/Manga... Are They A Boon or Bust? (feat. Bakemonogatari, High School DxD, Love Hina, And More!) (00:00:00)

2. What We've Been Watching/Reading Start (00:01:31)

3. Fall 2023 Seasonal and EP70 Teaser (00:01:35)

4. Dandadan (Manga) (00:04:02)

5. My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps (Manga) (00:06:18)

6. Wild Strawberry (Manga) (00:12:36)

7. News Section Start (00:19:56)

8. Manga Plus Launches New Subscription Service (00:20:12)

9. Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Return of Hunter x Hunter Manga (00:24:31)

10. Adult Swim's Jason DeMarco: 'We Won't Be Making Any More' FLCL (00:33:36)

11. The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons Episode 1 Briefly Inaccessible on Crunchyroll After Subtitle Quality Complaints (Update 3) (00:44:00)

12. Yu Chiba Apologizes to Kindergarten WARS Manga's Translator for Character's Very Long Dialogue (00:50:48)

13. Main Discussion Topic Start (00:59:46)

14. Our Disclaimers for our Anime/Manga Harem Genre Analysis (01:00:39)

15. The Historical Definition of Harem vs. The Weeb Definition of Harem (01:03:30)

16. What is The Appeal of Anime/Manga Harems? (01:09:29)

17. What are the Characteristics That Makes an Anime/Manga Harem? (01:13:24)

18. What Was Our First Exposure to Harems in Anime/Manga? (01:26:25)

19. The Character Archetypes in Anime/Manga Harems (01:28:18)

20. There Are Some Good Things About Anime/Manga Harems (01:36:00)

21. But There Are More Negatives Regarding Anime/Manga Harems (01:39:03)

22. Recommendation: Bakemonogatari (Manga) (01:50:14)

23. What Would Be The GOATs of Anime/Manga Harems? (01:55:14)

24. Is Comparing Harems in Shows in Anime to Reality TV for TV Series a Valid One? (02:02:11)

25. Will Gives His Take on Jason's Comparison (02:03:52)

26. Will Introduces Jason to The Reality TV Rabbit Hole... (02:04:57)

27. Jason Somehow Correctly Guessed The Premise of "Too Hot To Handle" (02:05:59)

28. Our Parting Thoughts About Harem Anime/Manga... and Anime Thanksgiving? (02:08:29)