Ouran High School Host Club
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桜蘭高校ホスト部 Vintage: Spring 2006 Ouran High School Host Club, which started off as a manga by Hatori Bisuko in 2003 and later adapted as an anime, which is one of the best shows of the spring season in my opinion. I’ve enjoyed it immensely, all the way to the end (well, it hasn’t ended just yet), and I’m sure many others agree with me on how great the show is. The show is very light-hearted, interesting, hilarious, and the most important, very refreshing. The animation and quality are just superb. The detail of the background alone is incredible, with everything in screen done extremely well. The character design is awesome and very unique – simply unforgettable. The voice-acting is one of the best I’ve heard – each voice is perfectly suited for the character and excellent at delivering punch lines. Haruhi’s voice is fantastic as well. It’s very well done how she sounds cute as a girl and still believable as a guy (this makes me think about Kasimasi – the WORST voice acting…). |
The story revolves around a high school girl called Fujioka Haruhi, and of course, the Ouran High School Host Club. Haruhi had recently enrolled at Ouran High with a full scholarship, as the school is very expensive and almost exclusive for rich kids. Being the studious type, she searches for a room to study one day, and arrives at a music room which she thinks is empty. Upon opening the door, she sees the Host Club for the first time. The members are quite disappointed that their guest is a guy (did I mention Haruhi is wearing men’s clothes and doesn’t mind being mistaken for a guy?) As she has entered the Host Club (a club where the male ‘hosts’ please, entertain and flirt with the girls), Haruhi is thought to be gay. Tamaki, the president of the club, asks her about the type she likes and is even willing to come onto her, who he thinks is a guy. Shocked about this, she jerks backward but accidentally knocks over a very expensive vase. In order to pay for it, she is appointed as the Host Club ‘dog’. She must do odd jobs for the club. After a while, Tamaki starts to consider making Haruhi a host instead. However, Kaoru and Hikaru (the twins) emphasize the fact that she doesn’t even pass the basic visual requirements. To prove this, they take off Haruhi’s glasses, but she turns out to be much better looking than they thought. Tamaki is instantly inspired to make her a host. After a successful start, she gets into a little incident and ends up dirtying her uniform. As she is changing into a clean one, Tamaki walks in with some towels and discovers she’s a girl.
This series is generally about Haruhi, the club members and their lives. The plot is not progressive, though the bonds between Haruhi and each member do increase. She started off thinking that the club members as weird, arrogant and annoying, but gets to know them better and eventually starts to like them. The show is not just mindless comedy or senseless lust, but actually quite deep. Oh, and if you’re a guy, don’t think this show will some kind of lame, reverse-harem and exclusively for the female audience just because of its shoujo genre. It is nothing like that, but the only way to make sure of that is to watch it yourself.
EPISODE TITLES
1 . You’re A Host From Now On
今日?ら??ホスト
Kyou kara kimi wa hosuto
2006-04-04
2. A High School Student Host’s Job
高校生ホスト??仕事
Koukousei hosuto no oshigoto
2006-04-11
3. Beware Of Physical Examinations
身体検査??用心
Shintai Kensa ni Goyoujin
2006-04-28
4. Manageress Invades
女?マ?ージャー襲?
Joushi MANAGER shuurai
2006-04-25
5. Twins’ quarrel
??ケンカ?る
Futago KENKA suru
2006-05-02
6. Elementary School Student’s Mischievous System
?学生ホスト?やん?ゃ系
Shougakusei hosuto ha yancha kei
2006-05-09
7. Jungle pool SOS
ジャングルプールSOS
Janguru puuru SOS
2006-05-16
8. The Sun, Ocean and Host Club
太陽?海?ホスト部
Taiyou to umi to host bu
2006-05-23
9. The challenge of Roberia Girls Academy
ロベリア女学院?挑戦
Roberia jyogakuin no chousen
2006-05-30
10. The Fujioka Household’s Daily Life
藤岡家?日常
Fujioka ie no nichijou
2006-06-6
11. Onii-chama Is A Prince
????ゃ??王?様
Onii-chama wa ouji-sama
2006-06-13
12. Honey-senpai’s Three Unsweet Days
?ニー先輩?甘????三日間
Hani-senpai no amakunai mikkakan
2006-06-20
13. Haruhi in Wonderland
??議?国??ルヒ
Fushigi no kuni no Haruhi
2006-06-27
14. Interview the famous host club
噂?ホスト部を????よ
Uwasa no host bu wo shuzai seyo
2006-07-4
15. Karuizawa Refreshing Battle
軽井沢??や??トル
Karuizawa sawayaka batoru
2006-07-11
16. Haruhi and Hikaru, the Great First Date Strategy
?ルヒ?光 ?デート大作戦
Haruhi to Hikaru hatsu deeto daisakusen
2006-07-18
17. Kyoya’s Reluctant Day Off
?夜??本??休日
Kyoya no fuhoni na kyujitsu
2006-07-25
18. Chika-kun’s ‘Overthrow Hunny’ Declaration
?カ???ニー打倒宣言
Chika-kun no Honey datou sengen
2006-08-01
19. Roberia Girls’ Academy Strikes Back
ロベリア女学院?逆襲
Roberia jyogakuin no gyakushuu
2006-08-08
20. The door opened by the twins
??????扉
Futago ga aketa tobira
2006-08-15
21. Until the Day when it Turns into a Pumpkin
???カボ?ャ??る日??
Itsuka kabocha ni naru hi made
2006-08-22
22. The Desire to Apprentice to Mori-senpai
モリ先輩?弟?入り志願
Mori-senpai ni Deshiiri Shigan
2006-08-29
23. Tamaki’s Unrealized Melancholy
環?無自覚?憂鬱
Tamaki no Mujikaku na Yuuutsu
2006-09-05
24. And Kyoya Met
?????夜?出会??
Soshite Kyouya wa Deatta
2006-09-12
25. The Host Club’s Declaration of Dissolution
ホスト部解散宣言
Hosuto bu Kaisan Sengen
2006-09-19
26. This is Our Ouran Festival
?れ?俺???桜蘭祭
Kore ga Oretachi no Ouran Matsuri
2006-09-26
HOST CLUB MEMBERS
Fujioka Haruhi
- Yr 10
- 15 yrs
- 155cm
Haruhi is an honest, independent and sensible girl, who stands up to what she believes is right, and is the heroine of the story. She is somewhat less conscious of her gender than other people and so doesn’t mind being seen as a guy by people outside the Host Club. She is considered a fascination by Tamaki, Hikaru and Kaoru due to her commoner life. Her naturalness is what draws customers to designate her as their host.
Suou Tamaki
- Host Club President
- Yr 11
- 17 yrs
- 183cm
Tamaki is the founder of the Host Club and its King (as said by others). He is very dramatic and overreacts to everything. He is though, very conscious of everyone’s problems and tries his best to help. However, his over-reactive nature sometimes negates this aspect, such as being too worried about Haruhi’s financial status. He has fallen for Haruhi and constantly tries to charm her. However, his usual tactics that he uses on his customers seem to have no effect on her. He then proclaims himself as Haruhi’s father and tries to look out for her, though this is usually quite troublesome for her. His charm and charisma is what gains him his customers.
Haninozuka Mitsukuni (Honey/Hani)
- Yr 12
- 17-18 yrs
- 148cm
Nicknamed ‘Honey’, Mitsukuni looks young and cute, and loves eating sweets. He may seem like an elementary schooler, but is in fact the oldest in the Host Club, along with his best friend Mori. He is the junior champion of karate and his family is recognised as prestigious martial artists. He uses his shotacon look to attract customers.
Morinozuka Takashi (Mori)
- Yr 12
- 17-18yrs
- 192cm
Takashi is somewhat semi-emotionless, silent, strong and is the junior kendo champion. He is always looking out for and protecting Mitsukuni, who is his cousin. Although he is labelled as the silent type, some also consider him the wild type. Both of these aspects are what get him his customers.
Ootori Kyouya
- Host Club Vice-President
- Yr 11
- 16-17 yrs
- 181cm
Although Kyouya is meant to be the vice-president of the club, he really is the one who organises everything. He is very intelligent, knowledgeable and somewhat scheming. He is able to manipulate events around him to suit his own needs. I’m not sure how much hosting he does, but he is considered the cool type, which is what attracts the girls.
Hitachiin brothers: Kaoru and Hikaru
- Yr 10
- 15-16 yrs
- 178cm
The identical twins, Kaoru and Hikaru. Athough it is impossible to tell them apart by their faces, the clothes they wear help to distinguish them. Kaoru also has a gentler voice than Hikaru. The two had lived most of their lives with only each other, but this has changed once they joined the Host Club, and especially when they meet Haruhi. Hikaru is the more aggressive type, but always looks out for his younger brother. He also seems to like Haruhi, though Kaoru’s feelings are not clear. The two use their brotherly-love to attract customers.
Houshakuji Renge
- Host Club Manageress
- Yr 10
- 15-16 yrs
The girl who adores playing dating sims, had dreamt of Kyouya as the rightful prince of the Host Club, and even taken over it as manager (self-proclaimed, that is) – Renge! She is very loud and self-spoken and seems to always appear by using a motorized, spinning platform (even when they are not in the building). Of course, as a girl (Haruhi exception), she does not do any hosting. Instead, she oversees the club instead.
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best anime ever!!
The effort put into the detail is amazing, and yeh, the characters are drawn very uniquely.
I will miss this series. It was a very nice time, watching this series every week… *sighs* Maybe a second season….?
Me too, Ouran, I’ll miss it…Its a great show and a second season would be just awesome!
if any of u know where 2 c the 26 ep.///////// please e-mail me im like crazy searching…..4 this online anime episode……pleaz……help me……….
look it up on www.youtube.com
I don’t good at English . so… search it on www.yahoo.co.jp
Very good!!! Sakura kiss(FULL)http://www.sqmusic.net/UpLoadFile/200651318822251.mp3 quickly
ANYONE KNOW WERE I CAN FIND THE MANGA SERIES?! WILL THERE B A SECOND SEASON?!! PLZ SAY YES!!!!! T,T
i seriously hope there is a second season …. my life depends on it.. i love ouran so much! its driving me crazy
season 2 will come out! its supposed 2 come out after she has made some more books, and you can get the books in english 4 10$ at borders, small wonders, ect. or u can get them in japenese 4 like 2-3$ at book-off, and u might even b able 2 get them in color there (still in japanese =] ) 4 5$ good luck, Mokona!!!!! hey, wat couple do u guys like the best, meeh and all my friends want the threesome couple- hikaruXharuhiXkaoru -and tamakiXkyoya 2 b together!! XD
like when exactly will the second season come out? me and my friends are dying fo’ it xD HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE D=
omg i just love ouran! i was so sad when the series ended!!!!! hope the 2nd season comes out soon! i just love it! the animation is totally AWESOME!!! best anime ever that has made me laugh in every sigle episode!!!! I CAN’T CHOOSE BETWEEN ALL DA GUYS IN DA HOST CLUB!! DER ALL JUS SO LOVABLE!!! >.
Luv em all…!!
I love host club xD!
hablo español
lastima que ustedes no sepan
muaha! xD
I heard that the 2 season will come out in june or july.^^
This was my Fav Anime EVER! T_T I loved it so much!
eh, isnt the last episode “ore” instead of “kore”?
nonetheless ouran high was great =p
made my sister buy it for me since a guy carrying shoujo comics around seemed…
out of place, to say the least.
no, it is not ore, it is kore
“Kore ga Oretachi no Ouran Matsuri”
the first kore means ‘this’, oretachi means ‘our’, and ouran matsuri is ‘ouran festival’ or similar. So basically, it means ‘this is our ouran festival’
Ahh, I LOVE THIS ANIME SERIES! I reeeally want the second season to come out! I can’t bear to have no more Ouran High School Host Club to watch! ;________; -crycry-
Haruhi and Hikaru MUST GET TOGETHER! >w
OMG!!!!!! this anime is amazing!!! i only saw the first two episodes but love it so much!!! i am actually downloading it now until i have money to buy it
you can get it on limewire if you guys want! but make sure to buy it!!! downloading is stealing! lol
i just love ouran so much it’s driving me crazy!!!…. i really want a second season!…but it might mess up the anime =(
OMG, I love Ouran!!!
I seriously couldn’t believe it when I read some of you saying there would be a second season!! I seriously scared my sister by gasping so loud!! That’s awesome!!! I wonder how they’re gonna do it though. I mean, I hope it isn’t lacking what the first season had…. sequels are kinda hard.
Oh well! As long as there’s more Ouran!!
OMG! If there was a second season of Ouran, I would be sooooo happy!!! I like Hikaru x Haruhi! But I feel bad for Kaoru…
From what I heard, Season 2 will feature new characters. There’ll be more girls (perhaps to give the other guy characters their own love interests?).
Oh, can’t imagine there’ll be a second episode.
Wat else, I hav no chance of c-ing this anime, only read manga. But it’s very fantastic, till the ending I can’t look away from this manga.
The characters r so cute, I can’t help laughing when c-ing Tamaki :)). Hahah, c, the school is so luxurious but there seems to be a deep code: There’ll be no gap between the rich and poor. Nice!
Oh, I luv this much >.
Happy to c u all
i hope that funimation dose not kill this
I think its da most bestist show eva and im gonna miss the following characters:
Hikaru and Kaoru
Mori
and Kyouya
Ill miss them very much!
OMG is there really a second season!!! Thats definnetly a must see! OMG i luv Ouran Host Club sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! and i dont think Haruhi should get with Hikaru that would ruin the whole show i like Hikaru and kaoru together! T_T
i luv Ouran!
xxxxxxx
HARUHI AND TAMAKI-KUN FOR EVER!!!! PERFECT COUPLE!!!=D
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Uhh I just love the show!
I love Ouran High School Host Club especially Honey and Kyouya!
Best show ever!
I cant wait for next season. I’m a kyouya fangirl myself.
Can anyone tell me how to find episode 10 online in english pls.? Thank u.
or at least with english subtitles or whatver they’re called
im cute! HEEHEEHEE
i love ouran! i love all the characters. especially kyouya and tamaki!
Me too. ♥
The twins are the BEST!!!!!
Oh yeah, M.G…..aren’t they on Youtube? or Veoh?
I just started watching, but I read the manga first…..so I’m only on episode 3. *how sad*
does anyone know any good reality animes like this? so far i watched ouran host club, marmalade boy, and fruits basket. by reality animes i mean stuff NOT like inuyasha, cardcaptor, and tokyo mewew. not saying that their bad i’m just tired of them. i watched them by the way. so ya if anyone knows any good animes please tell me!
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=S. Where is any kind of proof that there will be a second season? I dont believe it one bit.
cute and hilarious xD even tho i dont watch anime, i cant stop laughing at every episode xD
so far i havent seen anything about season 2…
Don’t know anything about a second season, but it is currently being dubbed in English.