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Lolicon media is a common target of local ordinances in Japan which restrict distribution of materials designated "harmful to the healthy development of youth",[115] which were strengthened throughout the 1990s and 2000s.[116] An amendment proposed in 2010 to the Tokyo law on material banned from sale to minors (described by Vice Governor Naoki Inose as targeting non-pornographic lolicon manga, writing that "We had regulation for eromanga, but not for lolicon"[117]) restricted depictions of "non-existent youths" who appeared under age 18 and were portrayed in "anti-social sexual situations".[118][u] Under massive opposition from manga creators, academics, and fans,[120][121][122] the bill was rejected in June 2010 by Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly;[123] however, a revision passed in December 2010 which restricts "manga, anime, and computer games" where any characters engage in "sexual or pseudo sexual acts that would be illegal in real life" depicted in a way that "glorifies or exaggerates" such acts.[124] In 2011, several manga were listed for restriction, including Oku-sama wa Shgakusei [ja] ("My Wife Is an Elementary Student"), which had been previously criticized on television by Inose.[125] It was later published online by J-Comi, avoiding restriction.[126][v]

At this point in the anime industry, it can be difficult to succesfully write common tropes into an original story. Shoujo is one of the leading demographics in anime, with The Rose of Versailles, Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, and Fruits Basket being a few classic shoujo series that have successfully adapted these stereotypes.The shoujo demographic itself is an umbrella term for manga and anime targeted toward younger girls and teens. Ouran High School Host Club is an example of an anime that pokes fun at such clichs. While certain aspects of the series have not aged well, the satirical series does present its own level of self-awareness towards prevalent and problematic tropes that often appear in shoujo anime.

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Ouran High School Host Club, originally created by Bisco Hatori told the story of the titular Ouran High School Host Club. Serving as an extracurricular playground for female students to socialize with a variety of hosts whose varying personalities can fit their preferred desires. The series follows protagonist Haruhi Fujioka as she finds herself in debt to the host club after clumsily breaking a vase from their auction worth millions. Casually defying gender standards, she agrees to display herself as a new male host in order to work her way out of the debt. Ouran High School Host Club is considered a reverse-harem series, focusing on a single female protagonist and multiple male love interests. In this case, Haruhi and the boys of the Host Club already serve as a subversion of the harem storyline.

Ouran definitely has drama, but it nails its tonal shifts better than most anime comedies, regardless of genre. The guys in the Host Club have some serious family issues. Still, we never see much of it directly, as the show tends to rely on visual metaphor instead, another trick pulled from Utena. While the more dramatic episodes still feel true to life, they're mostly vehicles for warm fuzzies about the club's camaraderie and how it makes up for their dysfunctional family histories. The show even maintains its upbeat tone when it's not firing away with jokes. Fujoshi comedies still follow this mold: the boys of Free! can get pretty sad or mad sometimes, but what we see is rarely too upsetting to unseat the show's happy, bubbly feel. Their issues are limited to familiar high school drama and some non-abusive family dysfunction.

However, when it comes to fujoshi comedies, Haruhi may not be the most influential part of Ouran. That would be Renge Houshakuji, the Host Club's "manager." Renge is a huge otaku who joins because Kyoya resembles her husbando from an otome game. She proceeds to squeal over every moment of "moe" behavior between the boys in the club, hatching schemes to broaden their "appeal" to female classmates. Renge may be a goofy exaggeration, but she was more of a stand-in for Ouran's audience than Haruhi, and viewers came to find more fujoshi characters endearing thanks to the show's gentle approval of her madness. Characters like Free!'s Gou owe their existence to her, able to gape and squeal at the muscles and homoeroticism around her without shame.

Ouran is also distinct from most previous shojo for focusing more on the boys' lives around the girl (who also has her own life), rather than just the heroine herself and how they feel about her. Fushigi Yuugi and Boys Over Flowers are fundamentally Miaka's and Makino's stories of love. The guys are important, but the narrative focus remains on the female protagonists, and we rarely spend any time away from them. Haruhi is an important presence who ties the club together, but the character drama is as much about the boys' relationships with each other as their relationships with her, sometimes spending entire episodes away from Haruhi. Tamaki also has the ability to blow past people's defenses and draw out their true selves, so flashback episodes reveal how this endeared him to the twins and Kyoya. The point is that the Host Club on the whole is a family, and every part of it is important.

At the end of the day, one thing explains these shows' appeal above all else: self-awareness. These shows put all their cards on the table, letting fans know that they're in on the joke so viewers can laugh at themselves a little, while indulging at the same time. Ouran was constantly breaking the fourth wall, skewering different shojo tropes with surprising affection. One of the sillier examples of Ouran's approach to "types" came with Mori, the club's supposed "wild type" for being imposing, tall, and stoic. He'd be the "dangerous guy" in any other reverse harem, but Mori is just a giant teddy bear who spends all his time babysitting his childlike cousin and fellow host, Honey. Two episodes revolve around another tough-looking guy trying to learn Mori's secret, so his fellow bros will realize he's just a nice guy too.

In this image from video, onlookers and injured people surround the site of a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (Avaka News Agency via AP)

In this image taken from video, people tend to a wounded person near the site of a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (Avaka News Agency via AP)

In this image taken from video, onlookers and injured people surround the site of a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (Avaka News Agency via AP)

Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

In this frame grab from video, people attend to a wounded man near the site of a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

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