ultimate fangirl material! i could watch this show over and over again.
Ouran High School Host Club tv,manga Review
Haruhi Fujioka is a poor girl in a rich kids' school. She only got to go there because of a scholarship. She happens upon the Host Club when she is looking for a place to study quietly. After getting there, she breaks an $80,000 vase. After which, she is forced to work at the club to pay off the debt.
The only problem is that the members don't realize she's a girl....
Story & Playability
Haruhi Fujioka is a poor girl BUT was accepted by the Prestigious Ouran Gakuen, defined by one, prestigious family and two, family wealth, only because of a SCHOLARSHIP. Her life turns into a chaotic jumble of thrills and hoo-has when she stumbles onto the Ouran High Host Club! While trying to squirm her way out of the strange situation, she accidentally smashes a vase worth a whooping 8 million yen!! Impossible to pay isn't it? For a girl like Haruhi? Well, in order to pay off her debt, she has no choice but to work as one of THEM, yep, a host!! Having to put up with the quirks of the strange unique members (not to mention emotional, in a weird kind of way), how long will she be able to survive being with them before she goes berserk?! The only catch is, the members doesn't realise Haruhi's....a girl. [/b]
Let's welcome the members of the host club!!
The WILD one - Takahashi Mori is a 1.92cm high school senior who....doesnt talk much. Always seen with Senior Hani a.k.a Hani on his shoulders. Serves Honey irregardless and joined the club because of Honey. No one knows what he's thinking but he sure does have his way with Senior Honey...heehee.
The LOLI-SHOTA one - Mitsukuni Haninozuka is sooo cute, its a crime but do NOT let his looks fool you, he's actually 18!! Yep, a high school senior and one particular thing about him is that, flowers seem to pop up whenever he comes to the scene!
The COOL one - Ootori Kyoya is the "mother" of the club. (according to Tamaki, the LORD) One look at him and you will know he is in charge of the club, well, financially a.k.a the Vice-president. Can always be seen with a file? notebook? in his hands. A sheming fellow too but otherwise, the control system that held the reckless lot in their place.
The LITTLE DEVIL ONE one - The Hitachin Twins! Hikaru & Kaoru has a knack to show their brotherly love, well, could be more than that, in front of their customers! They love to put on pranks on people especially Tamaki and jokingly calls him "The Lord" when obviously they do not mean it!
The Twisted but Gentleman one - Tamaki Suou, a.k.a the "father" of the club and the President of it. Wants to be referred to as "King". He was the last one to notice Haruhi's a girl and when he finds it out, he somewhat "fell" in love with her. He's the most emo guy in the club and likes to sulk one corner waiting for someone to care for him!
Haruhi Fujioka - When it comes to being a host, she's a natural!! Tamaki needn't waste his time coaching her. She doesnt mind gender and finds it fun to host. The only one who can differentiate between Hikaru and Kaoru. *spoiler* She hates Lightning!!
I love all the characters! They are very unique and adds to the humour of the anime. My personal favourite is Mori cos
he doesnt talk alot and is sooo cool!! Tamaki is lovable but can u imagine catching up with his pace? Phew....its gonna
be hard!
Rating:
Graphics
Anime - The animation studio, BONES, really did a good job with the graphics!! The colours are so vibrant and bright. I do not mind the "sharp" shoulders and long legs, small waist drawing because it is very pleasing to the eyes. The animation studio pay attention to every small detail of the drawing. Take a look at the buildings, the pond and not forgetting the beautiful sakura trees. You will see how flawless they are. One thing though, why did they choose pink for the main colour of the school building?
Manga - Bisco Hatori does a good job with the characters and drawings. One thing though, her works seem to be all over the place. Too many dialogue in one panel. It tends to confuse the readers and her inking especially for the dark-coloured hair characters like Haruhi looks messy. She tends to give it more shine than usual. But otherwise, her drawings are perfect. Love her fashion sense though she tends to dress Tamaki abit to his girly side....
Rating:
Sound
What is an anime without a good opening & ending song? The opening to the anime, "Sakura Kiss" is upbeat and fast-paced which really suits the genre of the anime. The song is cute, reflecting on the humour of the anime and the characters. Furthermore, what makes it even more suitable is the meaning of the song. If you notice, there is a "hosuto" is the song (host). The song makes you want to watch the episode instantly but you don't have the heart to skip the opening cos its soo good!
The ending song, "Shissou" is sung by a guy!! I thought, "Hm....will he be like the singer "K" or T.M.Revolution?" But he isnt like that. The ending song is also upbeat. And oh yeah, i thought the ending song will be softer cos if you notice most animes with this genre tends to start off with a strong song but ends with a soft song. Know what i mean? Even though i dont really like the ending song (cos it's kind of noisy to hear) overall, its a pretty good song.
Seiyuus - The voice that attracts me the most is Senior Honey's voice who also does MOmiji from Fruits basket. Her voice is soo cute, almost child-like. Somehow, being 18 and with a voice like that, Honey wasnt mismatched! And can you believe the seiyuu is actually 18? Just like me? Ahaha. Kenichi Suzumura does a great job doing Hikaru Hitachin and suits his "devilish" character and so does the voice wo did Kaoru.
Tamaki's voice is soft and appealing which suits the kind of person he is; dramatic, loves to talk to himself, emotional and so on. Maaya Sakamoto's voice is soo cool here!! I couldnt sense her voice when she voiced "Lunamaria" from Destiny. Its like, her voice is soo deep, one could mistake her for a guy!
Rating:
Fun
Overall, i really enjoyed this anime. It makes me go "Kyaaaa!!! Senior Honey is sooo cute" and makes me go, "Kyahahahhaha!!!!" whenever Tamaki makes his antiques. The first episode already caused me to crack up. There was a point where Tamaki hugs Haruhi and says, "Good, Good, Very Good". And then Haruhi will call Mori for help. At that point Tamaki was like, "Hanasanai yo, hanasanai, hanasana....hanasa..aaaah...." That is the point Mori caught Haruhi and pulled her from Tamaki's hug.
Both the manga and the anime is equally good in humour which is really rare. Some animes, the jokes in the manga is funnier than the anime but Ouran is not like that. I wouldn NEVER give this anime a MISS cos it is really good. I do read the manga and i will also recommend it to you. Ouran High Host Club is both Fun to Read & Fun to Watch!! So what do you say? Give Ouran a TRY!!!
Rating:
Final Verdict
8.3333 (good)
Reviewed by cagalli88, Apr 25, 2006
Comments
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beryl0402 Mar 15, 2009
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haruki1244 Oct 01, 2009
a great review for a great anime^^
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Sanisa Feb 24, 2010
Thanks for the review! Nice ^__^
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