Ouran High School Host Club: Season 1, Part 1
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Actor: Ayaka Saito, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Maaya Sakamoto, Mamoru Miyano, Yoshinori FujitaBrand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-28
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Funimation Prod
Product features:
- Actor Commentaries
- Ouran High School Host Club Manga Pages
- Outtakes
- Textless Songs
- Trailers
DVD Reviews of Ouran High School Host Club: Season 1, Part 1
DVD Review: ... you're driving me crazy
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Ouran host Club is where the school's handsomest boys with too much time on their hands entertain young ladies who also have way too much time on their hands."
Well, that's the basic description. But "Ouran High School Host Club: Season 1, Part 1" is so much more than just a slapsticky reverse-harem anime -- it's a charming little comedy series that's constantly awash in costumes, geekery, over-the-top schemes, and an adorable little budding romance. And the best part is that the characters charm you as much as they do their clients.
Haruhi Fujioka has just started on her scholarship at the elite Ouran Academy, and is looking for a quiet place to study... when she stumbles across the Host Club. The six wealthy boys there entertain girls with flirtation and elaborate costumes and decorations. The members are -- melodramatic and not-too-bright Tamaki, the mischievous Hitachin twins Kaoru and Hikaru, cool-headed genius Kyoya, childlike Honey, and his silent stoic cousin Mori.
But when Haruhi accidentally breaks an antique vase, she finds herself drafted into the Host Club to pay off the debt... and only THEN does Tamaki find out she's a girl. But she continues working at the Host Club, and encounters some pretty bizarre adventures -- crazy otaku managers, physical exams, a fight between the inseparable twins, a jungle water park, their lesbian rivals from St. Lobelia's, a vacation at the beach, sugar junkie Honey developing a cavity, a Lewis Carroll dream, and an unexpected visit to Haruhi's "commoner" apartment.
And the Host Club also seems to be there to help people -- a little boy who wants to impress a girl, a father seeking his daughter, a young girl who feels alienated from her fiance, and even the Black Magic Club's president and his light-loving little sister.
It's hard to really summarize an anime like "Ouran High School Host Club" -- it's a big fluffy whirl of costumes, roses, over-the-top luxury, and lighthearted pokes at anime conventions ("Yay! There's debauchery here!"). It's just such a charming and fun little show, and it's made even better because it's almost surreal at times. Haruhi even notes, after an "Alice in Wonderland" dream, that she can't even tell when she's awake or asleep.
There's lots of funny goofy dialogue ("I never would have pegged the boss as an S&M pervert." "I told you! It wasn't like that at all!") and hilariously weird situations (the guys all dress up in over-the-top drag, causing Haruhi to roll around screaming with laughter). But there are some more touching moments as well, such as Tamaki comforting Haruhi when she's frightened by a thunderstorm, or Haruhi's father reminiscing about his daughter's kindness toward him.
But the best part of the show is the characters -- Haruhi is a likably down-to-earth, sensible "commoner" who refuses to succumb to the Club's weirdness, and often seems weirded out by the antics of the megarich teens of Ouran. But she's obviously getting slowly charmed by Tamaki, a charming but not-very-bright young man who seems pretty confused about whether he likes her as a "daddy" or a possible boyfriend.
And the rest of the cast is lots of fun as well -- Hunny's cutesiness is a little annoying, but it's fun to see him go psycho when deprived of sugar. Mori is likable and Kyoya is delightfully Machiavellin, and the twins are simply hilarious (especially since their personal "theme" is twincest).
"Ouran High School Host Club Season 1 Part 1" is a delightful first half to this lovable anime series, and leaves you scrabbling for the rest of it. Charming, fluffy and fun.
Description of Ouran High School Host Club: Season 1, Part 1
Ouran High School. An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury.Bookish Haruhi can't afford to slack, being on a scholarship and out of place among the moneyed. No matter? The Host Club is now open! A group of handsome boys dedicated to selling their charms to their bored female classmates, Haruhi is suddenly in debt to the club after breakingan expensive vase in their lair. The only way to pay for the damage? Haruhi will work as a Host! The only problem? Haruhi is a she! Between the wildly inflated ego of the expert escorts and the potential calamities of constant cross dressing, Haruhi's freshman year looks like it will be one to remember.
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The outré reverse-harem comedy Ouran High School Host Club (2006) continues the tradition of gender-bending anime. Ouran High is a private academy, catering to the super-rich and superficial. To amuse themselves--and bring in a few extra yen--the richest, most attractive boys in the school have set up a host club, where they dispense tea and charm to the girls. Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student who's such a schlump no one realizes she's a girl, stumbles into the club and breaks an antique vase. To repay the cost of the vase, the members demand she dress as a boy and join the club. Although she's an outsider and a "commoner," Haruhi soon becomes the boys' favorite. Club president Tamaki (who represents the "blond prince" type) falls for her; Mitsukuni ("Lolita boy") adores her, as do identical twins Hikaru and Kaoru ("forbidden brotherly love"). Neither the viewers nor the characters can take these silly stories seriously, but High School Host Club will delight fans of bishonen (beautiful boys). (Rated TV 14: risqué humor, including allusions to homosexuality and lesbianism) --Charles Solomon
(1. Starting Today, You Are a Host! 2. The Job of a High School Host! 3. Beware of the Physical Exam! 4. Attack of the Lady Manager! 5. The Twins Fight! 6. The Grade School Host Is the Naughty Type! 7. Jungle Pool SOS! 8. The Sun, the Sea and the Host Club! 9. A Challenge from Lobelia Girl's Academy! 10. A Day in the Life of the Fujioka Family! 11. Big Brother Is a Prince! 12. Honey's Three Bitter Days! 13. Haruhi in Wonderland!)
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