>>3464969>>3464971The male lead is there to identify with, so he tends to looks Japanese targeting the main audience.
The females on the other hand are intended to be as different as possible (except for not being black), so everyone will find a "waifu"
the male lead will also, (except for few exceptions) be shy/dense enough to not soil your "waifu".
.. unless you target an older mail audience, that doesn't need to identify with a male character to enjoy the show,
and prefers to have the screen only populated with females. In this case the male lead of the "harem" is completely omitted.
this is most noticeable in clearly male-interest shows like Kancolle and Strike Witches,
( and also
>>3464954 with a male lead being the female lead )
It's more subtile but very clear if you look for it in shows like in Love Live that appears to be a girls-shows but actually targets a middle aged male audience.
(the face of the father of characters is deliberately not/only half shown.)
