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...
With the host club members on opposite sides, the sports festival at Ouran High School has become an all-out war! Can the bonds of friendship withstand the strain of competition?
Bisco Hatori is a Japanese manga artist. Bisco Hatori is a pseudonym; she states that the name has special meaning to her. She has worked for such magazines as LaLa. Her manga debut was A Moment of Romance in LaLa DX. Her first series was Millennium Snow. However, the comedy Ouran High School Host Club is her breakout hit.
I would say that I didn't so much read this one and devoured it. So many things that I have been waiting forever to happen are finally starting to take form. I'm trying to pace myself as I don't want this series to end too soon, but it is really hard. I'm just pulled in.
How I choose my rating: 1* Didn't like it at all. These are rare as I usually just don't finish any book I dislike this much. 2** Didn't like it. Again usually DNF if I dislike it this much, but occasionally I feel it still has potential and I try to stick with it to the end. 3*** I liked it. It wasn't great but it was enjoyable enough. It is unlikely I'll ever reread it but I'll probably finish the series if it is a part of one. 4**** I really liked this book. Maybe not a work of genius, but highly entertaining. I might reread this at some point, and I will finish the series if part of one. 5***** I loved this book. I found little to no issues with it at all. I will probably reread this and possibly more than once. I will finish the series if it's part of one.
I am plowing through this series now, I can hardly hold myself back. I just absolutely adore this series. It's one of my favorite finds of 2020. I'm also glad that I splurged and bought the whole set all at once in the beginning. It's like Christmas every time I pull the next one out. They're all so pretty.
The sports festival has arrived and it's Kyoya vs. Tamaki! Tamaki is leading the Red Team and Kyoya leads the White Team. Red Team gets off to a bad start with the Bread-Eating contest. Tamaki was trying to make Haruhi happy, but accidentally sabotaged his team with giant tuna. (One of my favorite gags - Haruhi and her love for giant tuna!)
Tamaki pulls his team back during the Shakespearean Cheerleading contest.
One of my favorite things about this series are the real human relationships and feelings that Hatori brilliantly captures. They're funny as all get out, but it's the sweet moments that makes this series so special.
Turns out Tamaki had an ulterior motive for the sports festival. He wanted Kyoya to have fun. How sweet is that?! Tamaki is always looking out for others.
Mori is always quietly being adorable and with Piyo and the Tanuki he reached peak cuteness level. I adored this little anecdote about the Tanuki bringing gifts to the Host Club.
Things are getting serious with the twins. The whole series has been showing us, without telling, that the twins definitely have a thing for Haruhi. Now it's all coming out! I loved when Kaoru went running to Hunny and Hikaru went running to Mori. Their friendships are so sweet.
Thank you Bisco Hatori for bringing all this happiness into the world!
It was heartwarming at first when Tamaki shared his view of the friendship between him and Kyoya. He cares so much about Kyoya, and it was nice seeing Kyoya showing more of his childish side when bickering with Tamaki. I love them 💗🥹
But then everything started becoming more sad 💔 Tamaki staying silent about his feelings about going to France, Hikaru realising his feelings and being confused about it, and Kaoru arguing with Hikaru because he too was tired about keeping things to himself 😭😭😭 I can’t handle this I can’t believe I’ll be shedding real tears for Ouran but here we are 😭😭💔💔💔
But the extra chapter with Chika’s (I missed this boi 💗) enthusiasm about baby chicks warmed my heart a little bit 🥺💗 he’s too adorable!!
Pretty cute volume! Especially the stories with the tanuki and the baby chick!
Also, Kasanda appearance! He's so funny.
There were some good moments between Kyoya and Tamaki here. Kaoru and Hikaru deal with their feelings and go to Hunny ofr advice. It's interesting the most seemingly immature member is the one seems the most mature when it comes to feelings. We get some more Mori, but not enough, in my opinion. The tanuki story was so funny! I enjoyed the mini story at the end with Hunny's little brother, too.
Really liked the “sports” festival and that the characters are seeming to finally deal with some of their emotions! It’s getting complicated and it’s only making the story better.
Aaaaaaah, I loved this one sooooo much! The sports festival was so much fun but the last two episodes (the one with the Tanuki + the one with all the feelings and realisations) just made me smile and laugh and giggle and go aaaaaw at least every two pages. The romantic plot is slowly moving forward and I can't wait to see how things go though I also really hope that the host club is having fun again soon, all 7 of them together. I love this series so much!
Why was this volume sad😭, like at first it was a fun rivalry between friends in the sport festival but then the next episode it kept getting depressing. Like tamaki not going to France bc his grandma forbids him to meet his mum😭 my shayla.
Creo que ha sido el volumen más sentimental de todos y el que más amé. A través de los capítulos sucedieron muchas cosas. Ha sido, sin duda, el avance más grande para los integrantes del Host Club.
This volume is a high 3 star read for me. I did enjoy it more than the last volume, but it wasn't quite a 4 star read. I will be continuing on with this series soon.
did i jump back into this series with a random volume after not reading/watching any of it in years? yeah. i guess so. missed my comfort homophobic gays. the twins carried as per usual
Ha decir verdad, me aburrió un poco el arco del festival deportivo. Yo quería que pasaran a lo picante xD. Pero es lindo ver un desarrollo de Kyoya. Ahora, ESA ESCENA BAJO LA LLUVIA. Grité en 20 idiomas. Amo esta trama de los gemelos. Normalmente no soy partidaria de los triángulos amorosos (menos de los cuadrados o pentágono o lo que sea que es esto XD) pero esta historia me puede.
高校ホスト部 (Book #11 of ‘Ouran High School Host Club’) by Bisco Hatori: ★★★.5 → ‘I wanted to become true friends with him - the kind of friends who compete against each other without pretense.’