What is the optimal number for a main cast?

The basics are the heroine, the class pres/honor role student, the imouto, the bad girl, the athlete/tomboy, the oneesan, the princess, and the genki girl. They don't all have to be mains, but the interplay between them is useful so at least have some as secondary.

2, from start to finish. Any more than this superfluous.

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Yuyushiki
Potatoes
Kill me Baby
K-on
What's the fifth one?

>comedy, slice of life
4
>romance
1

Mashimaro

One girl and two hand puppets.

>What's the fifth one?
Lurk moar

2N+1

whatever you consider hidamari

Mitsudomoe, I assume?
I haven't watched it yet

>What is the optimal number for a main cast?
>really good and interesting universe
1 character, fairly skilled ,capable to learn, moderatly intersted in said setting and with some strengh and weaknesses
>generic universe, nothing awfull
4 character, all stereotype based but with some good twist, they naturally play on each other, but 75% interaction are due to exterior factor, 25% being internal conflict causing character progession
>shit universe
3 characters that can really play on each other,may save the whole thing.

Lolis.Increase.My.Erection

cornwall

2 guys + 2 girls

In a pair of romantic relationships

4

>girls only go after the one guy

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between 3-5

>>romance
>1
Reminds me of a manga about a guy who has a mirror portal in his room where he meets his female alt.
There's also an hmanga with a similar plot.

about tree fiddy

I was writting a webcomic-manga but I have like 6 main characters. I don't want to cut anyone but I'm having problems with the writting. What should I do?

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Merge characters

>tfw dunno group 1

It's really depends on the type of story, but generally three.

A core of 3, maybe 4 if the writer can handle it, and a million side characters. No more.

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I'd argue that a well written universe doesn't need more than a single character. But two mains can still do wonders if well written.

This
I have been imagining an anime in my head it's been many years, to the extent which its plot and characters are much better than the industry's standards in my opinion. The secret to this is to think of three or four interesting characters, then merge them. There you go, now you have a very very good character.
too bad the story will never get out of my head

2 boys and 2 girls
Boy A has a crush on girl A at first but then moves to girl B
Boy B has a crush on girl B at first but then moves to girl A
Both get the girls they finally want and everyone is happy

>show has perfect number, X
>a X+1th character shows up in season 2 or something
>completely ruins group dynamic
hate this
just gotta figure out what X is. I'm thinking 4.

3.
You've got your idiot, your straight man, and your wildcard

Hidamari was exactly this
Nazuna and nori ruined the group dynamic that they spent 2 seasons cultivating

One is lonely and sad.

Two is perfect for everything that wants to give an "intimate" feel and tries to explore themes of human relationship. Doesn't matter if it's siblings, best friends, business partners or lovers. Two is best.

Three is lame cause there's always one left out.

Four can be great, but I don't like the symmetry of it because autism.

Five is the next best after two. Small enough to have the groups still be closely tied together, but large enough to bring in simple factions and constant interplay between differing ideals.

Six is not really any worse than Five, but as I said, I'd rather have an uneven number.

Seven is the maximum number of people I would find acceptable for a group of protagonists. Don't want your cast to be too crammed. It's already hard to focus on any individual connection here.

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>What is the optimal number for a main cast?
4.65π² - 0.4i

one physical main character but a dozen of his split personalities.

Hidamari is at 7 now.

5. All girls.

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>That first one
You fuck

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>everyone is happy
Then the girls leave them for each other. The guys swear off girls forever and have a long-term platonic friendship.

Why are you so afraid of heterosexual couples?

I just want drama. The premise provided would hardly last two volumes.

three girls and a policeman

And what's wrong with that? Simple & sweet. FUCK melodramafags

Make it stop!

Depends if its a harem, slice of life, shonen, or eroge adaptation.