Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco Hatori

Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 (OURAN HIGH SCHOOL, #1) (Ouran High School Host Club, #1)

by Bisco Hatori

The uproarious comedy about a girl enlisted to work in a lavish host club!

In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids' school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school's swankiest, all-male club—as a boy! There, she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else...

One day, Haruhi, a scholarship student at exclusive Ouran High School, breaks an $80,000 vase that belongs to the "Host Club," a mysterious campus group consisting of six super-rich (and gorgeous) guys. To pay back the damages, she is forced to work for the club, and it's there that she discovers just how wealthy the boys are and how different they are from everybody else.

Reviewed by Quirky Cat on

4 of 5 stars

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Summary:

Things are different at the schools of the hyper-rich and elite. They may as well be operating on an entirely different planet. Haruhi is the only outlier at her school, one of the only kids that don't have insane amounts of money. In fact, she's poor, which is unfortunate because she just broke an $80,000 vase. Now she'll have to work it off at the "Host Club."

The "Host Club" is a mysterious – yet luxurious – high school club. It has six members plus one new employee (Haruhi). However...there is one small complication, as they all think Haruhi is a boy.

Review:

Ouran High School Host Club Vol. 1 is pretty much everything I had expected/hoped for. I can see why people love this series so much. It's fun and quirky, even right out of the gate. That said, I think it will take longer to fully appreciate all the characters in Ouran High School Host Club. After all, there are seven primary characters to get to know, and this is only the first volume.

It's one series that surprises you with how quickly it'll make you laugh. The reverse-harem element certainly adds a lot to the plot, as do all of the complications Haruhi has to deal with. I'll admit that watching these rich boys float around was funnier than expected.

I should probably take some time to sit down and watch the anime. But before I do that, I must decide whether to read more of the manga first or focus on the anime. Decisions, decisions...

Will I continue the series? Maybe

Highlights:
Manga – Bishounen
Reverse Harem
Has an Anime
Romantic Comedy

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