#and how seeing them is what causes atra to realize the love triangle with her and mika and kudelia didnt need to be a love triangle

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i can sort of understand why people started calling the grassley group “shaddiq’s harem” bc gundam certainly isnt above that trope, the last gundam anime literally had a guy whose crew was entirely his harem of cool ladies, but after ep9 it really doesnt feel like that at all. I think people assumed it bc shaddiq had a rep as a playboy and then we see his group and they are all beautiful girls so of course right? But seeing more of them their relationship feels more like close friends or even sibling-ish. 

They clearly respect him and are loyal to him but none of them seem interested in him romantically. They all have their own fanclubs and admirers. Renee even has 12 backup boyfriends lol so clearly she’s actively out there dating ppl. Shaddiq himself never flirts with any of them or has eyes for anyone other then Miorine. The gals themselves are aware of his feelings towards her and support him in it with zero jealousy or resentment. It just doesn’t really come off as any kind of harem thing.