>>8493439That'd be my bias. Personally, I tend to find netorare either heart wrenching, hilarious or bland. If I can't feel loss.jpg, I want to at least laugh. The idea of an anti-harem feels, on the surface, contrived. It's a tough concept to take seriously, so my instinct is to heighten it and embrace the absurdity.
>Did you mean a comedic angle like how Rance is a total unapologetic asshole rapist but the audience finds him hilarious?Rance is a good example! (But I'd argue that it isn't just him being an asshole that's funny, it's coupling that with the sheer unlikeliness of his many victories. He stops being a lecherous general and transcends into a force of nature )
That's not to say you couldn't do a very grounded take on the B-Team and make it work. Like, maybe the cuck is a mid-level gangster running a nightclub in the 1930s. He surrounds himself with beautiful dancers, waitresses and secretaries who faun over him. Maybe toss in a loyal bodyguard and a childhood friend in coveralls. Against that, you have another gang moving in, a crooked police officer, maybe one of the girl's abusive step-dads, a senator, etc. All the antagonists are looking to take a slice out of the cuck's harem (and maybe also his business) but can't just kill him and risk pissing off the gang he works for.
Bit by bit the bulls corrupt the heroines, blackmailing them or seducing them into betraying the man they once loved. Far from being organized, the bulls occasionally work with one another when their interests and stories intertwine. Done.
That'd be my pitch if I was trying to strike a more serious tone.
