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But there's another placement that makes sense and gives a girl a strong impression: if she's the ''last'' potential love interest we see. This makes perfect sense if the series is focused on the main character seeking a long term relationship, since once he's found one he's going to stop looking.
But there's another placement that makes sense and gives a girl a strong impression: if she's the ''last'' potential love interest we see. This makes perfect sense if the series is focused on the main character seeking a long term relationship, since once he's found one he's going to stop looking.


It is recommended that, if this rule is in effect, the entire [[Unwanted Harem]] appear in the first episode [[Fan Dumb|for the sake of the poor writers' health]]. A [[Third Option Love Interest]] ''can'' win -- even a girl who we meet near the end of the very last episode can win -- but [[Die for Our Ship]] will inevitably descend upon her. That's okay for the series in question (since it's over), but it could cause problems for the sequel.
It is recommended that, if this rule is in effect, the entire [[Unwanted Harem]] appear in the first episode [[Fan Dumb|for the sake of the poor writers' health]]. A [[Third Option Love Interest]] ''can'' win—even a girl who we meet near the end of the very last episode can win—but [[Die for Our Ship]] will inevitably descend upon her. That's okay for the series in question (since it's over), but it could cause problems for the sequel.


Has nothing to do with the [[Final Girl]] (a horror trope concerning the last girl to ''survive'' the monster).
Has nothing to do with the [[Final Girl]] (a horror trope concerning the last girl to ''survive'' the monster).
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== Visual Novels ==
== Visual Novels ==
* In ''[[Fate/stay night]]'', Saber enters Shirou's story after the other two characters who have their own routes in the game, although not before all the [[Moe Moe|fanbait minor characters]]. (Note that in the anime, this can also be taken as a [[First Girl Wins]] -- Saber is the first girl ''we'' see.)
* In ''[[Fate/stay night]]'', Saber enters Shirou's story after the other two characters who have their own routes in the game, although not before all the [[Moe Moe|fanbait minor characters]]. (Note that in the anime, this can also be taken as a [[First Girl Wins]]—Saber is the first girl ''we'' see.)
** This also applies to the visual novel, as the prologue starts with the scene where Shirou meets Saber and then flashes back a few days to show us the first few days of the story from Rin's perspective.
** This also applies to the visual novel, as the prologue starts with the scene where Shirou meets Saber and then flashes back a few days to show us the first few days of the story from Rin's perspective.
* This is what happens in Rin Tezuka's path in ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]''.
* This is what happens in Rin Tezuka's path in ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]''.