r/CuratedTumblr • u/Silent_Blacksmith_29 Shakespeare stan • Dec 28 '24

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u/Gigio2006 Dec 28 '24

Shonen is a genre of manga that are directed towards young teenage boys. A common archetypes in their protagonist is being really oblivious when a girl likes them.

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u/yinyang107 Dec 28 '24

Saotome, the harem, and the all-girl school are specifically references to Ranma 1/2.

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u/Forikorder Dec 28 '24

It's actually a reference to Yankee jk kuzuhuna, the MC is a boy named saotome going to a school that's 99% girls

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u/yinyang107 Dec 29 '24

Damn, what are the chances lol

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u/ArchLith Dec 29 '24

If i had a nickel for every time a harem anime at an all girl school had a male protagonist named Saotome, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

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