Pseudo Harem (Japanese: 疑似ハーレム Giji Hāremu) is an anime about two high school students: Eiji and Rin, a member of the school's drama club. Eiji has a desire to have his own harem, and Rin decides to help him achieve this goal. Instead of him getting an actual harem, Rin uses her acting skills to play the personalities of multiple women, creating a fake harem for Eiji. Meanwhile, "the real Rin Nanakura tries her best to win Eiji's heart."¹
Immodesty
"Arguably one of the cleanest anime ever"²
When one sees a statement like this, the question is raised: "According to whom?" We can claim that Pseudo Harem is a clean show, but according to whom? And not only who, but we must also inquire about that person's standards that lead them to make such a claim.
Another entry on IMDb mentions a female character in a swimsuit. From this, we can conclude that this "cleanest anime ever" title is from a worldly perspective, not a biblical one. Whether it's braids, swimsuits, or otherwise, there is still immodesty in this show!³
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;" (1 Timothy 2:9)
Likewise, Crunchyroll states that there is some suggestive dialogue.⁴ Scripture tells us that we are to stay away from both the immodestly dressed woman and the perverse lips.
"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit." (Proverbs 15:4)
As such, we ought to avoid any form of anime with these characteristics.
Harem
This anime, in essence, teaches that the desire for a harem is not bad, even though it is. While many people's fleshly natures desire such a thing, there is nothing godly about the desire. "It's just a pretend harem—it's not really a harem!" So it's alright to pretend to sin?
Is it okay to pretend to kill someone? Is it alright to pretend to drink alcohol or to be drunk? No, of course not, and it's also not okay to pretend to be a harem. The Bible teaches us that God made humans as male and female, and that a man would "leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife [singular]" (Genesis 2:24).
There should never be any form of "harem" at all—fake or real.
Conclusion
Even this seemingly "wholesome" anime actually contains things that are contrary to the Bible. However, even these shows are often based on wrong things. Additionally, even though they may not be trying to make the anime immodest, this is a major issue with going along with the world's standard.
Sources:
1. "Giji Harem." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/54968/Giji_Harem. Accessed 8/5/2025.
2. "Pseudo Harem: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt32552529/parentalguide. Accessed 8/5/2025.
3. "Pseudo Harem." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt32552529. Accessed 8/5/2025.
4. Pseudo Harem. Crunchyroll, crunchyroll.com/series/GKEH2G08K/pseudo-harem. Accessed 8/5/2025.