Ouran HSHC Review

This week's review will be on an anime called Ouran High school Host Club.

Ouran is what Otaku like me like to call a base anime. This is the kind of anime that you're almost certain to see at any kind of cosplay convention. Other animes that fall into this category are Bleach, Naruto, Pokemon etc... Anime that people should watch at least a couple episodes of before trying to talk to anybody with a similar tastes for Japanese entertainment.

Now just because lots of people know about and enjoy a certain anime doesn't mean its bad or poser-ish to watch and like (unless you're watching Naruto... you know who you are), in fact, it can be the exact opposite. In this case it falls under the later rather than the former.

The reason why this anime is so popular is obvious, it funny enough that, even after you plop your face into your ramen in a fit of laughter, you'll still be cracking up. Think I'm giving this anime too much credit?

Just ask yourself, what kind of profit could a poor high school student with minimal views on a blog possibly make off of lying to their readers? Exactly. Absolutely none, thus my pockets are still empty except for year old chap stick and a few quarters should I spot a stray gumball machine, but that's another story, for another, nonexistent time.

Okay, so this anime falls into the angst/depression category. Lol, just kidding, it's a comedy... shocker.

It starts off when a nerdy looking student named Haruhi stumbles into a host club meeting while trying to find a quiet spare room to read in. The student enters the room and finds a bunch of teenage boys staring back at them.

After being introduced, and hilariously seduced, as is the job of an Ouran High School Host, the student backs away from the boys. In doing so Haruhi bumps into a vase, before the anxious nerd could grab it, however, the expensive piece of artwork falls to the ground and shatters all over the floor.

A moment of “oh crap what have I done?” Flashes before you, reflected in Haruhi's petrified eyes.

It turns out the Host Club was planning to sell that vase in an up coming auction and the poor disgruntled teenager is indebted to them for eight million yen (roughly 900,000. American dollars). Oh, right, did I mention that the school all of the students attend is a wealthy prep school and that the only reason Haruhi is possibly able to attend is through hard work and excellent test scores? Yeah, that's right, Haruhi is as poor as a dog, which is exactly what the

Host club refers to him as now due to the fact that Haruhi has become the groups errand boy to pay off the debt.

When surrounded by a bunch of men whose hobby depends on looking well and attracting females, it becomes painfully obvious that sooner or later, the poor nerd will get a make-over.

The host club, after taking off Haruhi's glasses, realize that the student has beautiful eyes and the club president can't contain himself for long. In a forthright act of humanitarianism he orders the six members to call his various beauticians and immediately come help him turn the beast into a beauty.
But, soon the show is DQ cone-d with a twist. I guess you'll have to finish the first episode to find out what that is.. Magical powers maybe? Crack addictions? Ninjas? Half naked women? Demon Puppets? Lord Voldemort? Maybe... then again maybe not...

This anime gets a ten out of ten for making me lose a few pounds with laughter.

Pictures were taken from the actual anime itself.