Digital goods, open DVDs and Blu-rays, smart art prints, mystery bundles, and final sale items are excluded from the return policy. This manga is so much better than its description will have you believe. Yes, it has a tad bit of shoujo clichés, but there are a lot of elements that are different. It is hilarious in the beginning. Somewhere in the middle, the humour starts to fade and the plot drags on. Towards the end, there is some drama, but it's not the kind that makes your eyes roll, it's the kind that makes you look forward to how the story will end.

Ouran High School Host Club: The Complete Series Ouran High School Host Club: The Complete Series

It's a shoujo (in case all the pink wasn't obvious enough) and it has all the usual stereotypes-clichés etc. The romance, the love triangle, the romeo and juliet (kind of). So it has its public, and it has the ones who don't enjoy this type of thing. I had wanted to watch the anime for a while, but every time I tried to, I hated it. It made no sense to me, and I thought it was stupid. Nonetheless, I still kept on trying to get past the 1st episode, even though the same results appeared each time. (￣▽￣) On the 6th try, however, I finally liked it. And I thought it was funny. I believe this was around end of May/beginning of June 2021. And then I fell in love with the anime and got pissed at the ending, even though I swore not to. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)If you've never read a manga before, if you're thinking this is just for kids, I dare you to try Ouran High School Host Club. Great story, cute art, smut free (not a plus for all, but hey...) and marvelously entertaining. The second manga to make it to my exclusive 6 stars shelf.

Ouran High School Host Club Complete Box Set: Volumes 1-18 Ouran High School Host Club Complete Box Set: Volumes 1-18

Which you probably wouldn't expect from something called "Host Club", in which a bunch of guys entertain their female student counterparts in a school for the richest. Most of the members of the host club begin as stereotypes, or at the very least, archetypes– you have the silly and stupid Tamaki, the mischievous twins named Hikarou and Karou, Kyouya who is a glasses-wearing guy that is always scheming, the stoic and silent Mori, and the childish, immature Hunny (whose size fits his personality very well). You can pretty much describe their personalities with two words maximum. Which could have been extremely grating on the nerves, but the characters are all just so fun and cuddly that you absolutely love them anyways. These goofy dynamics are wonderful enough as is, but then Hatori hits you with CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. And OH MAN. The way Hatori deconstructs and develops her characters over the course of the story adds such incredible depth to the story. Suddenly a story that you were compelled to read by the hot guys becomes a story about an unparalleled friendship, unequivocal support and natural banter. There were countless moments where I was reduced to tears by the strength of their character development, some of which hit so close to home. By the end of the series, the maturity of her characters blew me away.Despite its flaws and all, this is a story that has been with me for 10 years, since the day I started watching the anime (which I rewatched at least 3 times before finally buying and reading the manga), and that will forever stay close to my heart. I mean, it has a bunch of obvious flaws, but the charisma of the characters (and the fun and stupid situations) makes you look past these issues. In contrast to the exaggerated personalities of the Host Club, commoner protagonist Haruhi Fujioka has a refreshing pragmatism that plays hilariously with her wealthy male counterparts. Haruhi is honestly an inspiration. Her apathy, bluntness and disregard for gender all subvert the typical passive role of a shoujo heroine. She is the one who centres this reverse harem story on friendship as opposed to romance. Hatori’s art is nothing to write home about in the beginning. To be honest, since I watched the anime first, I was a little underwhelmed by it. But her art soon becomes quite astounding as it evolves. There is more clarity, the characters looks gorgeous (well, not when they are going all chibi on you, but yeah), and it is all-around fun to look at. See y'all in the next Shojo! (◕‿◕) (I just found out the difference between Shojo and Shonen. While I do prefer Shojo, I find the way they're targeted kinda sexist- ＼(￣▽￣)／).