Reverse Harem Research: Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time

Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time is another reverse harem manga series I studied to pick out repeated themes and tropes of the reverse harem genre. In this series, a young woman from our time is thrown into the past, where she discovers she is the priestess of a...

Reverse Harem Research: Alice in the Country of Hearts

Alice in the Country of Hearts is another manga series I studied for my reverse harem tone/trope research. This series is based off a Japanese Otome game (and yes, I have looked up summaries/walkthroughs of the game, which is what interested me in reading the manga in...

Reverse Harem Research: La Corda d’Oro

La Corda d’Oro is another manga series I studied for my own writing to help ensure I got the tone right. In this series, a young woman with zero magical talent is gifted a magic violin to participate in a prestigious competition held at her school. This...

Reverse Harem Research: Kiss of the Rose Princess

The second series I studied for my reverse harem research for The Genie Whisperer was Kiss of the Rose Princess. In this series, a young woman who’s meant to save the world has four rose knights who she can summon by kissing the card that corresponds with their...

Reverse Harem Research: Ouran High School Host Club

The first series I started with for my reverse harem research before writing The Genie Whisperer was Ouran High School Host Club, which is the most famous of the ones I own. In this series, a poor girl gets a scholarship to go to an elite high school. There, she gets...