How to Get an Anime Harem

How to Get Yourself an Anime Girl Harem in 10 easy steps

1. Be bishonen. The girls won't love you if you're not TEH SMECKSY. So start working out.
2. Have trouble with your memory, or some other problem you need to overcome. Anime girls really love a guy who can't remember his past, and has to go on a journey to find things.
3. Have the desire to be the greatest at something. Anime girls seem to enjoy a guy with ambition more than someone without it.  It helps if you are actually good at something, even if it is sweeping the floor. (Although desiring to be the world's greatest janitor may not be the thing to attract the babes.)
4. Be slow on the uptake. While this is annoying to many anime girls, they seem to be forgiving of a guy if this is his "only" flaw. If you can fake not understanding that she wants you, you'll get an anime girl's love even more.
5. If an anime girl shows interest in you, don't automatically return that affection. If she puts her arms around you, don't return her embrace and pull her close; this will surely put her off. Instead, act like a total idiot. Blush, stammer, and go wide-eyed. Remember: you're not expecting her to fall in love with you.
6. When the next anime girl falls for you, don't tell her you already have a girlfriend. Instead, follow the instructions in step 5: stammer, blush, and be slow on the uptake. If the first girlfriend calls you out on it, just act stupid and clueless some more.
7. Be whiny and angst-ridden. This is more of a recent development. Anime girls of late seem to like a guy that is kind of angsty. Just don't go overboard on this.
8. Protect your harem at all costs. Once you've got a couple of babes in love with you, protect them from everyone else. If a guy is making her uncomfortable, intervene and tell them to stop picking on her.  Always let her know that you'll be around to protect her.
9. Never refer to any of the girls in your harem as "your woman." Remember that you've got to be slow on the uptake, and you're just not going to cut it if you actually admit you love any of them.
10. When the inevitable fight between girls starts, stop it without taking sides. Remember that you're supposed to be in love with only one woman, but you can't admit that you love any of them.