This manga is a masterpiece- the anime is a different story. READ THE MANGA FIRST. The anime does not stay true to the manga IN THE SLIGHTEST. They basically turned one of the most artistic and beautiful story into a pile of fan service and an excuse of a story.

Anyway. The manga is wonderful because it does not focus on the lovey dovey party of Himeno Awayuki's life- it's about family and learning to trust your parents. The whole time, the conflict between her and her family is what drives the story, unlike in the anime, where it focuses on Hayate and Himeno so much that in order to make them work, they turned one of the most pure characters evil.

The characters are incredible and I recommend this reading. It's worth it!