(i wrote this as a note for my list but i wrote so much that it was enough for a review so dont judge this too much :sob:)

this anime was honestly so good, way better then i expected. so many parts of this anime feel so good.

for one, the characters in this show are REALLY GOOD. the main cast of tamaki, honey, mori, twins, kyoya, and haruhi is one of the strongest main casts ive seen. every single character here synergizes well with each other comedically and emotionally. every character portrays a trope in shoujo. tamaki is the really wild energetic one, kyoya is the cool as ice badass, the twins are the awfully blunt duo who play pranks on the others, honey is the small child who serves the cute aspect, with mori being his antithesis being nonchalant and cool. what really elevates this anime from just a comedy to something greater though however is the depth of these characters. beyond just their tropes, the characters in OHSHC have backstories that make me realize why they became that way. the twins backstory and how they were always seen as one person until haruhi could tell them apart. kyoyas backstory and his super stressful expectations of trying to prove himself and his cold and cool personality resulting from that, and so on.

something i loved about OHSHC is its differentiation from other harems. OHSHC is a harem or more specifically a reverse harem however it does not feel like that at all. in other harems it feels like the love interests feel like their personality is solely loving the main character but OHSHC is nothing like that. in OHSHC it genuinely feels like every character in the show has a bond with haruhi that isnt just romantic, but a true friendship, and not only that but the "love interests" (honestly i dont wanna call them that cause they really arent love interests but i digress) all feel like they're best friends with each other. in a harem it feels like the main cast is just connected because they all love the main character but in OHSHC it feels like everyone in the group loves everyone, no exceptions. i love that type of bond, i love the way friendship is portrayed in this anime.

haruhi is my favorite female character ever. she's completely unlike any other female character ive ever seen. she's so emotionally caring without having a one dimensional personality. she's cool and not a pushover BUT she's also very nice in her own way. i love how emotionally smart she is and how much she pays attention to the other characters. like how shes the only person who can tell the twins apart and how she notices little things about everyone like how she noticed kyoyas nice side.

characters aside, the overall plot is pretty good. OHSHC is a episodic anime and has a story in every episode. these episodes vary in quality but id say for the most part they are interesting. there are a few episodes that i found meh and 2 episodes i found were actually bad, so for 26 episodes ill take that. i like the way specific characters were developed in each episode. every character gets their shine in this anime.