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Silly question, but how many people do you need _at minimum_ in a love-
triangle (or love-polygon, whatever) for something to be classified as a harem
manga/anime? If "only" three people are involved, and not even at the same
time, would that already be a harem?


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Minimum amount of people for harem?


From [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harem_\(genre\)):

> Harem (ハーレムもの hāremumono; "from harem") in anime and manga is an emphasis on
> polygamous or love triangle relationships characterized by a protagonist
> surrounded amorously by three or more members of either the same and/or
> opposing gender, sex, and/or love interests

So three people is enough to be classified as harem


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Not counting the protagonist …

  * … if it’s one person, it is a simple romance anime.

  * … if it’s two people, it’s a love triangle.

  * … if it’s three people, it can become a love polygon, but calling it a harem is simpler.


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A love triangle is set with 3 people in total. However, one person (1st point
of the triangle) is in love with one person (2nd point in the triangle), while
the 2nd person is in love with the 3rd person (3rd point in the triangle), and
the 3rd person is in love with the 1st person. This is what makes it a love
triangle, so it in no way has any relation to a harem.

If one person is in love with 2 people and those 2 people are in love with
that one person, then it is a harem.


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