@D'RIS ya it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I will say I prefer the anime to the manga, although I haven’t read the light novel. I totally understand being let down by a movie when you’ve read the book. Harry Potter films were like that for me since I was a huge fan of those books.
its too bad you couldn’t get into it, I think episode 7 is when it gets really good. Although there are a few small harem characteristics, it’s not especially focused on that, overall I think it’s a highly dismissable concept in this series, as it isn’t the main or even a huge focus.