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The Story ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Haruhi wins a scholarship to attend Ouran High School. A prestigious school reserved for the rich. She ends up entering the room of the Host Club and breaking an 8 million yen vase. With her little concern about physical appearances, she decides to become a male host and work her way out of the debt.The story of Ouran Koukou Host Club is amazing. I personally loved going back to the old style of anime and their "cliches", like repeating a animation with their comical trigger several times. I ended up having a really fun time while watching it. To my surprise, the anime contained far more than just comedy, and it was also a very comfortable anime. I took my time, watching one episode here and there at night just to relax and laugh.Although it is a comedy-focused anime. There's also a serious side by packing an amazing drama related to characters and some nice diversity when there's a transgender, several references to homosexuality and a main character that is non-binary in a 2006 anime. I think that my main points are how it's subtle and how it felt natural. It's not like the main point is Haruhi's queerness, nor do they try to explain her; she is like that and that's it.
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The Art Style ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ The animation is classic 2000's anime. By that, I mean 4:3 aspect ratio, not much background animation, but it has its charm. The color palette and scene composition are very well done. If you're used to "old animes," you're going to be in good hands.
The anime has a very shojo and moe style. Lots of pink, lights, petals, flowers, and everything that makes the genre. I'm not personally fond of the shojo style, but it didn't bother me since everything was used through certain triggers. Like having flowers or petals with pretty guys rather than overusing them everywhere.
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The Characters ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ There are a large number of characters in this work. Haruhi, all the host club members, their customers, and many other episodic characters. As expected, secondary characters are there to either provide comic relief or fill in blanks, but the core is very well done.The main host club members have episodes dedicated to showing their backgrounds, developing their personality and mentality. The stories are very original for each one, and they're ultimately really good.
As I always like to talk about the main character, Haruhi was really good. Her impact in the series is amazing as she acts as the one with common sense and opens up ways for the development of other characters by being caring with everyone.
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Conclusion ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ If you're like me, you skip everything and read only the conclusion because you don't want to get spoiled with other themes. So I will try to be brief on this point:Definitely watch it. I know that some people really dislike the series. I do admit that it is very silly in the beginning, but when the character development starts to kick in, it is an amazing show that still holds up after more than a decade from its original release.