Ouran High School Host Club
桜蘭高校ホスト部（クラブ） (Ōran Kōkō Hosuto Kurabu)
Genre	Romantic comedy
Manga
Author	Bisco Hatori
Publisher	Hakusensha
Other publishers: VIZ Media Chuang Yi (English and Chinese) Haksan Publish Génération Comics Carlsen Comics Elex Media Komputindo
Demographic	Shōjo
Serialized in	LaLa
Original run	August 5, 2003 – Ongoing
Volumes	12 (ongoing)
TV anime
Director	Takuya Igarashi
Studio	Bones
Licensor	VAP FUNimation Entertainment On-Media
Network	Animax, NTV Tooniverse
Original run	April 4, 2006 – September 26, 2006
Episodes	26

Ouran High School Host Club (桜蘭高校ホスト部（クラブ）, Ōran Kōkō Hosuto Kurabu^?) is a manga series by Bisco Hatori, serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine since August 5, 2003. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholar student at Ouran High School, and the other members of the titular host club. The screwball romantic comedy focuses on the relationships within and without the Club and satirizes the clichés and stereotypes that endure in series aimed at girls. The manga has been adapted into a series of audio dramas, an animated television series directed by Takuya Igarashi and produced by Bones, and a visual novel by Idea Factory. Image File history File links Ouran_Logo. ... A romantic comedy may be a film or novel, presenting a story about romance in a comedic style. ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... Bisco Hatori ) born August 30 is a manga artist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... 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Plot

Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at Ouran High School, a fictional school located in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Because of the superlative cost of the school uniform, Haruhi resorts to wearing long slacks, polo shirts and vests. Combined with her large glasses and tousled short hair, Haruhi's look causes her to be confused for a boy. Location of Bunkyo-ku in Tokyo. ...

Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music Room, the working place of the Ouran Host Club, a group of six attractive male students (Takashi "Mori", Mitsukuni "Hunny", Kaoru and Hikaru, Tamaki, and Kyouya) who spend their time charming and entertaining the school's girls for profit. During their first meeting, Haruhi accidentally knocks over and break a vase valued at ¥8,000,000, estimated to be US$80,000. Yen redirects here. ... USD redirects here. ...

In order to pay off the large debt, Haruhi is employed as the club's "dog" and constantly ordered to do menial tasks like serving food or cleaning up. The Club president, without knowing she is really a girl, promotes Haruhi to "host" as soon as he discovers her potential. Even after the truth comes out in the Club, Haruhi continues the charade and is allowed to pay off the rest of her debt working as a host; provided she conceals her true identity/gender from the customers.

Clubs

See also: List of Ouran High School Host Club characters

The Ouran Private Academy encompasses kindergarten to twelfth grade. Most students come from wealthy families but, in rare occasions, special scholarships are granted to students from a lower income bracket. The school's unofficial motto is "Lineage counts first, wealth a close second," meaning students with stellar family backgrounds are given top priority over those from rich families but low social status. This article lists the characters from the manga and anime series Ouran High School Host Club. ...

Host Club

The Host Club dressed as caterers. From left to right: Takashi "Mori", Mitsukuni "Honey", Haruhi, Kaoru and Hikaru, Tamaki, and Kyouya

Tamaki thought up the Host Club while in ninth grade and started it upon entering the Ouran High School. The members of the club include: Image File history File links Host_Club_episode_3. ... Image File history File links Host_Club_episode_3. ... A hostess club is often a night club where a client, typically male, would pay for a womans company. ...

Tamaki Suoh

The president or "King" of the Host club. He is a very silly character with an obsession for the "commoner's lifestyle". Tamaki tends to be over dramatic and yet a very kind empathetic person. He considers the Host Club to be a family and named himself father and Kyoya as the mother. His father is the chairman of Ouran High School and his family is probably the wealthiest in Japan.

Kyoya Ohtori

The Vice President and "Demon King". He is behind most of the Host Club schemes and the other club members tend to go along with whatever Kyoya says. He is a third son and has spent his whole life honoring his family name and yet yielding his true abilities as to not overshadow his brothers.

Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin

Twin Brothers who used to reject others. Only recently after they joined the Host Club did they start to open up and allow other people into their world. They are the same age as Haruhi and so have a special bond with her(plus, Haruhi is the only one who can truly tell the twins apart). They also like to play "games" and tricks on classmates, especially Tamaki.

Mitsukini Haninozuka

Also known as "Hunny", he is the cutesy shota character — he looks like an elementary school student rather high school. Hunny is obsessed with sweets and cute things. He is usually found with Mori and he is a very upbeat character. Hunny comes from a family known for their martial art abilities.

Takashi Morinozuka

Also known as "Mori". The tall, stoic character. Mori dedicates his life to Hunny by protecting him and an angry Mori is only seen when Hunny is injured or hurt. His character for the most part is very silent and only speaks occasionally.

Haruhi Fujioka

Haruhi is the heroine of the story. She comes from a very poor family, but is very intelligent and so she is a scholarship student at Ouran. Her mother died when she was very young and so her cross-dressing father raises her on his own. She is an apathetic heroine who has no interest in pretty/flashy things. The members of the Host Club all have a sort of weakness for her and absolutely adore her.

The members of the Host Club are highest ranking students at the school. At Ouran High School, class is determined by lineage and intelligence ("A" is the highest class and "D" the lowest usually consisting of the kids of Yakuza leaders). All the members are in class A and tend to be number one or two in their class coming from the wealthiest families in Japan with the exception of the twins and Haruhi. The twins are ranked fourth and fifth in their class and Haruhi is a scholarship student receiving the special priviledge of being in class A due to her scholarship status (she is ranked number one in her year). Shotacon ) is a Japanese abbreviation for the Shōtarō Complex, a term describing affinity or sexual preference for underage boys. ...

Customers have the freedom to choose which host will entertain them, playing to their specific needs and interests. Most of the members in the Host Club strikingly resemble the characters from Bisco Hatori's other shōjo manga, Millennium Snow. The Third Music Room has been outfitted by the Club to accommodate their business and, sometimes, it has a specific theme, ranging from a tropical paradise to a traditional picnic, to heighten the customers' pleasure and keep things interesting. Serialized in Hana to Yume Original run November 2001 – August 2002 No. ...

The Dark Magic Clubroom

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Dark Magic Club

The Dark Magic Club is led by Umehito Nekozawa, a third year student. The club members seem to spend most of their time in a dimly-lit room poring over witchcraft paraphernalia, but the Club President insists they are performing a Black Mass. Each member wears a black coat and is provided their own free Beelzenef cat-puppet. For other uses, see Black magic (disambiguation). ... // the people of hte black mass religion should ill go worship god insted. ...

In the television series, Nekozawa is the only member shown and it is unknown if he managed to recruit anyone into his club. However, it is shown in the manga (volume 10) that there are four other members, including Reiko Kanazuki, who seems to have developed a crush on Mitsukuni Haninoku.

Newspaper Club

The Newspaper Club

The Newspaper Club is made up by its Chairman Akira Komatsuzawa, Chikage Ukyo and Tomochika Sakyo. The Club strives to be more popular than the Host Club, but their newsletter is a sensational, gossip-filled tabloid no one bothers to read. Image File history File links Newspaper_Club_episode_14. ... Image File history File links Newspaper_Club_episode_14. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... This article is about the newspaper size. ...

The Zuka Club performing on stage

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Zuka Club

The White Lily Group, otherwise known as the Zuka Club (ズカ部, Zukabu^?) in honor of the Takarazuka Revue, is Ouran Host Club's counterpart at St. Lobelia Girls Academy (St. Roberia Girls Academy in the manga). The leading body, composed of third-year student Benio Amakusa "Benibara", second-year student Chizuru Maihara "Suzuran", and first-year student Hinako Tsuwabuki "Hinagiku", have gained idol status at St. Lobelia; Benio, particularly, is the subject of extreme affection from her fellow students, requiring her own student security agents. The group is a strong advocate of female superiority. Besides theatric performances, the club hosts a wide range of activities, such as tea ceremonies and discussion groups. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

American Football Club

The American Football Club consists of Captain Takeshi Kuze, Vice-captain Makoto Togoin and Hayato Tarumi. Kuze's family controls the largest domestic share of fruit and vegetable imports. The team is called the Ouran Orage, which rhymes with "orange" and is French for "tempest". The American Football Club only appears in the manga. It is shown that the captain, Takeshi Kuze holds some sort of grudge against Kyouya. The grudge apparently comes from when they were very young, and Kyouya contradicted Kuze's knowledge on the nutritional value of oranges (and their peels). The American Football Club does not appear in the anime version. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...

Karate Club

Little is known about the Karate Club, besides that Honey was its captain before joining the Host Club in his second year of high school. As captain, Honey was strict and hard on the students in an attempt to purge the cuteness from him. The current captain is Honey's stricter, younger brother Yasuchika Haninozuka. For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ...

Visual Arts Club

The only thing known about this club is that their works are featured on the Ouran Gondola.

Gardening Club

This club only comes out in the manga, probably the only thing we know about this club is that "Bossa-nova" is in the club, and is constantly growing crops for Haruhi.

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Ouran High School Host Club manga chapters

The Ouran High School Host Club manga started its run on August 5, 2003 in Japan in LaLa. So far, the individual chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon and continues to run in Japan. As of 2008 it is being released in North America under the license of VIZ Media under their Shojo Beat line, and also in Indonesia in the monthly manga magazine hanalala. It is published in Singapore (in both simplified Chinese and English) by Chuang Yi. Included in some of the volumes is the series Romantic Egoist. This article lists and explains the chapters found in the manga version of Ouran High School Host Club. ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... LaLa is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha, aimed primarily at teenage girls. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Viz Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a major American anime, manga and Japanese entertainment company formed by the merger of Viz, LLC, and ShoPro Entertainment. ... Shojo Beat is a shōjo manga magazine published in North America by VIZ Media. ... Romantic Egoist, also called Love Egoist, is a series of shōjo manga short stories by Bisco Hatori. ...

Audio dramas

The audio dramas were released from 2003. There are three drama CD releases, as well as two tracks included in LaLa magazine's twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth anniversary CDs. No English translation is available. A drama CD is form of audio theatre where a collection of audio files presented in one or more CDs consisting of voice actors who act out a set storyline by reading from a script and/or improvising. ... LaLa is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha, aimed primarily at teenage girls. ...

Anime

See also: List of Ouran High School Host Club episodes and Ouran High School Host Club soundtracks

Ouran Private Academy

The animated television series premiered April 5, 2006 on Japan's NTV network. The series was directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Yōji Enokido (Revolutionary Girl Utena, The Melody of Oblivion) , while the character designer and chief animation director for the series was Kumiko Takahashi (famed for Cardcaptor Sakura). It also features a different cast from the audio dramas, with Maaya Sakamoto starring as Haruhi Fujioka and Mamoru Miyano portraying Tamaki Suou. Ouran High School Host Club finished its run on September 26, 2006, totaling to twenty-six episodes. The series is licensed for distribution in North America by FUNimation Entertainment, set for release across the region in 2008. Ouran High School Host Club aired in Japan on the Nippon Television network. ... This article lists the soundtracks to the Japanese anime Ouran High School Host Club. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ouran_Private_Academy. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ouran_Private_Academy. ... Animé redirects here. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nippon Television Tower (headquarters) in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan Nippon Television Network Corporation ) (TYO: 9404 ) is a television network in Shiodome area of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. ... Takuya Igarashi is a Japanese animator who has directed the anime series Bishôjo senshi Seera Muun S (Sailor Moon S), Bishôjo senshi Seera Muun Seera Staazu (Sailor Stars), and Oja majô doremi (Bothersome Witch Doremi). ... Yōji Enokido , born 27 September 1963) is a Japanese screenwriter. ... Serialized in Ciao Original run 1996 – 1997 Volumes 5 TV anime Director Kunihiko Ikuhara Studio J.C.Staff Network TV Tokyo Original run April 2, 1997 – December 24, 1997 Episodes 39 Movie: The Adolescence of Utena Director Kunihiko Ikuhara Studio J.C.Staff Released 1999 Runtime 80 min. ... The Melody of Oblivion ) is an anime series by J.C.STAFF, with some involvement from Gainax. ... Kumiko Takahashi ) is Japanese animator and character designer, born on February 20 in Saitama Prefecture. ... Serialized in Nakayoshi Original run 1996 – 2000 Volumes 12 TV anime Director Morio Asaka Studio Madhouse Licensor Bandai Visual Geneon Nelvana Network NHK, Animax Original run April 7, 1998 – March 21, 2000 Episodes 70 Movie: Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie Director Morio Asaka Composer Takayuki Negishi Studio Madhouse Licensor Bandai Visual... Voice Animage, a magazine about all things about seiyÅ«. For the retail company named Seiyu, see Seiyu Group. ... Maaya Sakamoto , born March 31, 1980 in Itabashi, Tokyo) is a female Japanese seiyÅ« and singer who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. ... Haruhi Fujioka ) is the female protagonist of Bisco Hatoris Ouran High School Host Club. ... Mamoru Miyano , born June 8, 1983 in Saitama, Japan) is a male seiyÅ« and actor. ... Tamaki Suou ) is a fictional character in the manga/anime series Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North American redirects here. ... FUNimation Entertainment (previously known as FUNimation Productions, and usually referred to as FUNimation or FUNi for short) is an American entertainment company. ...

Visual novel

The Ouran Host Club visual novel was released for PlayStation 2 on April 19, 2007 by Idea Factory. Based on the television series, the player makes decisions as Haruhi that affect the other hosts feelings toward her. The game features the characters of Jean-Pierre Léo, a long-time French friend of Tamaki, and Himemiya Sayuri, a childhood friend of Haruhi, designed by the series creator. The game has been released exclusively in Japan. A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. ... PS2 redirects here. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

External links

• Manga official website (Japanese)
• Anime official website (Japanese)
• Visual novel official website (Japanese)
• English manga official website
• FUNimation's offical Ouran website
• Ouran High School Host Club (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia