Ouran High School Host Club

[Munsu]

Episode 1 by Lunar:
http://a.scarywater.net/lunar/%5BLun...5D.avi.torrent

"Ohran Academy is a high school which rich people go to, but Haruhi is a common girl who won a scholarship. Because her mother died and she has been reaised only by her father, she isn`t interested in fashion, and she acts like a boy.

One day, she happens to enter the Host Club room, and breaks 8 million yen vase. Because her family is not rich, she cannot afford to compensate the vase. The leader of the club ordered her to gather 100 guests as setoff against the debts. In this way, Haruhi become the 7th member to host girl students.

taken from animenfo.

Based on a manga serialized in the shoujo manga magazine LaLa. Animation is being done by BONES."

http://www.vap.co.jp/host/index.html
http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.p...anime&aid=4148
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=6122
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3...koukou_ho.html

[aznroyale]

sounds intresting

[Kraco]

What is exactly a host club? Do they strive to excel in hosting parties, or things like that?

Hmm... Since Lunar dropped Bleach, I wonder if this is to be their new big thing, or is this just a smaller project. Or perhaps it's just an erroneous idea of mine that there should be always a mega series being subbed... Well, anyway, I'll wait a little to see the reactions here before deciding whether to try this one or not.

[Ryllharu]

If you look over their previous works, Lunar really doesn't do that many "mega series." Their most popular projects were Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, Bleach and Suzuka, and Suzuka's popularity was most likely tied into the number of people that were watching Bleach and tried it out. To me, Lunar has always been a group that has picked up series that other groups do not (at least initially). That trend has fallen somewhat. Other groups that pick up these series usually seem to because Lunar was forced to drop it, or fell very far behind on the subbing.

Anyhow, a "host club" comes off related to a section of the "water trade" typically. This comprises of the people in Japan that essentially shmooze customers for money using sexual means. ("water trade" also includes Fuuzoku establishments, I'm not explaining that one in a forum) At a hostess club, one would be seated between to women who would rub against you constantly. Not lap dances, but grabbing your arm tightly between their breasts, etc. They giggle and keep the customer happy and drunk the whole time. A "host club" is the male version of this for women. (There are also transvestite clubs for homosexuals, fair is fair). There is nothing overtly sexual about these clubs, they serve a similar function to what geisha's do today in Kyoto.

It's got Maaya Sakamoto as the main character. I'd watch it no matter what.

The first eps was pretty funny though. I'll probably stick with this for a while. They're so over the top about the bishonen scenes that you can't help but laugh at them. The great "monetary divide" references and insults Haruhi gets all the time a funny too.

[Munsu]

Watched the first episode, it wasn't too bad... The bishounen side puts me off, so I don't know if' I'll continue watching it...

Episode 2:

http://a.scarywater.net/lunar/%5BLun...5D.avi.torrent

[IFHTT]

Saw both eps today. After watching the first I told myself there's no way in hell I'll be watching this series. However the second episode sort of redeemed the series in my perspective. There is some actual outcome to this whole Hosting thing other than them looking like rich morons and sitting around listening to the girls squeal the whole time.

I'll check out the next ep, and if its not satisfactory, then this series is gone. I agree though all the bishounen crap is what almost turned me away completely, that and the ambiguous homosexuality between the two twins... Don't have a clue what that's all about, but its all got it's own little humor to it, I guess... I can't say that this series looks very promising though.

[Darknodin]

Reviving an old thread but

I just watched this series and it was great! I really like finding full series of this quality to watch. everything was well done, all characters were detailed. this was really a good story. I recommend it to ppl who haven't watched it.

(as an aside... who the hell names their kid "Eclair" espcially if their last name is "Tonnerre". aren't there laws to prevent that?)

[David75]

Very nice show indeed.
Good rythm, good contrasts, nice alternance of comedy and deeper plots.

Regarding Eclair Tonnerre or Lightning Thunder, she is exactly that. She's Flashy, comes very quickly, sounds dangerous... but in the end has little effects on the world.
It's also nice she's named like this, as Haruhi is afraid of Lightnings and Thunders...

I was a bit afraid this show would be a bit too gay, but in fact it was very light (except for Haruhi's father...) and amusing all the way.

I LOLED a lot with the reference to the Weapons of Mass Destruction... when the shota boy shouldn't ever fight at 100% in public, to prevent Japan from being attacked by the UN for having weapons of mass destruction

[TheBladeChild]

Wow I just finished this series recently too, though I didnt want to bring it back up since it was such a old thread. Anyway is there any word on a second series because the manga is still on-going.

[David75]

Wow I just finished this series recently too, though I didnt want to bring it back up since it was such a old thread. Anyway is there any word on a second series because the manga is still on-going.

Well the last update wasn't that old.

Plus I tend to think that once in a while showing a great thread to newcomers, or people that didn't notice at first, is a good idea to spread info about such great series. It shouldn't be used to much however

But Ouran High School Host Club certainly is worthy of being praised and shared amongst Gootwoot Fellows who may have missed it.

Regarding a second season, I wonder if it's possible or if the show had enough audience in the first place, allowing a second season.

[TheBladeChild]

Ok so when I watched this series it was on veoh.com ya I know....
So anyway I was trying to look for where I could dl it from, but I couldnt find any irc that had it. Does anyone know where I can find a torrent for the full series?

Edit: Nevermind I found one thanks anyway

[saman]

the first dvd set of ouran was released in stores in north america today. it includes the first 13 episodes. anyone thinking of getting it?