I know Ouran dates back 2006, but oh well =P Ouran is one of the most successful shoujo manga adaptations to date, and one of the few series out there whose anime outweighs its original manga counterpart. Truth be told, I didn’t fully enjoy the Ouran Koukou Host Club manga, so I was really wondering what all the hype was about. Until, the anime came along which I immediately fell in love with. Ouran holds a special place in my heart, for a couple more reasons, best described by this quote from Boys Be, with the "cherry blossom (桜)" as "Ouran(桜蘭)" in my case :3 "Cherry blossoms, the noble flower, witness to many an encounter over time. Cherry blossoms, the vain flower, have watched many a farewell. And again this year they bloom to watch over a lot of faint but painful feelings in the season of beginnings called spring." The experience I had may not be as dramatic, but similar nonetheless.
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