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EP. REVIEW: Ouran High School Host Club

Reading this latest review, I was just thinking about how much I wish the anime had had the chance to go further with the manga because there are some more unapologetically-feminine female characters who come up later and are treated sympathetically. Mei in particular comes to mind, and I really loved watching the friendship she built with Haruhi over the course of the story's second half.

It comes off more as a case of the twins doing it out of complacency rather than a fear of being emotionally exposed.

Are they allowed to say 'nazi' in this review? No disrespect, nor bashing but a genuine question. The internet has been pointing at many people who say the word 'nazi' in describing themselves and/or other people. The main people being Jeffree Star who said himself as a "lipstick-nazi".

I understand how PC ANN is so I am truly confused if it's okay. Doesn't mean I agree or disagree but just how ANN is. Sorry if I am saying this in a rude manner. I don't mean it so I hope my words are okay to say.

capt_bunny wrote:

Are they allowed to say 'nazi' in this review? No disrespect, nor bashing but a genuine question. The internet has been pointing at many people who say the word 'nazi' in describing themselves and/or other people. The main people being Jeffree Star who said himself as a "lipstick-nazi". I understand how PC ANN is so I am truly confused if it's okay. Doesn't mean I agree or disagree but just how ANN is. Sorry if I am saying this in a rude manner. I don't mean it so I hope my words are okay to say.

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This isn't about PC language and being more articulate with their words. The language he's using isn't a metaphor or substitution, there's a reference to what could be best described as literally "Nazi Feminism"

My problem is that for as much of the climactic events of these episodes are laid at her feet, Eclair really doesn't do much. Even with the background we're given, her manipulation of Tamaki into leaving comes off way too simple and easy, and then she merely spends a few token scenes acting cruel to him, Haruhi, and Kyoya so we know how villainous she is. It's remarkably shallow for a show that had been as reflective as I mentioned before, and leaves the series shockingly low on complexity for its finish beyond overcoming the whims of this obvious villain they've dropped in for the finale.

My other major issue with Eclair's driving of the plot is how the writers use her to reframe Tamaki and Haruhi's relationship for this last go-around. Prior to this was the predominant question of whether Haruhi and Tamaki even recognized that they had any romantic interest in each other, complicated by others like Hikaru and Kaoru having their own increasingly-tangled relationship designs on Haruhi. It was, in my opinion, a unique take on the typical shoujo-centric love polygon that made strong use of its uniquely-identified characters and easier pacing. Eclair ‘stealing’ Tamaki away here instead pivots things to a Tamaki-focused love triangle between Haruhi and this new girl, complete with ‘jealousy’ arising in Haruhi that doesn't really jibe with how she's regarded any of the characters regardless of how much romantic tension has been fostered between them. The show actually seems to tease the question of whether someone like Tamaki must be romantically invested in a relationship for it to be deemed important, ostensibly setting its sights on his simpler fondness for Haruhi. But by the end, the implication is that Haruhi had to be the one to pull Tamaki from his imminent departure because the two of them always realized their relationship was just that special. It undercuts a lot of the complex ambiguities I'd liked about Ouran, arriving at something much more the norm than I would have expected from the series.