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is a manga series by Bisco Hatori, serialized in Hakusensha's ''LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran High School, and the other members of the popular host club. The romantic comedy focuses on the relationships within and outside the Club and satirizes the clichés and stereotypes that endure in shōjo. There are also occasional moments where the characters break the fourth wall. The manga has been adapted into a series of audio dramas, an animated television series directed by Takuya Igarashi and produced by Bones, a Japanese television drama series, a live action film adaptation and a visual novel by Idea Factory. ==Plot== (詳細はHaruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, a fictitious high school located in Bunkyo, Tokyo. Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music Room, a place where the Ouran Academy Host Club, a group of six male students, gathers to entertain female "clients." During their initial encounter, Haruhi accidentally knocks over and breaks an antique vase valued at ¥8,000,000 (US$80,000 in Viz Media's translation)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Ouran High School Host Club'' Vol. 1 )〕 and is told to repay the cost in service to the club as an errand boy. Haruhi's short hair, slouching attire and gender-ambiguous face cause her to be mistaken by the hosts for a male student. After a brief run as such, the Hosts soon realize that she's a "natural" in entertaining girls and promote her to full-Host status. She agrees since Hosting will help her pay off her debt more quickly. The members of the club discover her true gender one by one, but they keep this fact a secret. Ouran Elite Academy encompasses pre-school through high school and has an attached university program. Most students come from elite families, but a scholarship is annually awarded to the top scorer on a rigorous entrance examination. Haruhi is such a student for her grade level. The school's unofficial motto is ''"Lineage counts first, wealth a close second,"'' meaning students with stellar family backgrounds but low socioeconomic status may be given top priority over those from rich families with lesser pedigrees. Other than Haruhi, the other members of the Host Club include President Tamaki Suoh, Vice-president and "Shadow King" Kyoya Ootori; Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, identical 1st-year twins; Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka and his cousin Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka. Tamaki is the charming, beautiful hafu and top draw of the club with a 70% request rate, thus earning him the title of "King." Kyoya, however, is the "Shadow King," the true director who runs the show from behind the scenes with a charming facade and gracious manners. The Hitachiin twins, who share classes with Haruhi, are mischievous imps who utilize a devised brotherly love angle on their relationship to captivate their guests. Honey is from a distinguished martial arts family, but plays the role of a "boy Lolita" who has a great passion for stuffed animals and sweets while Mori is his tall, quiet protector with a fierce appearance and soft heart. All the characters are parodies of shojo manga characters, with Haruhi serving as the "natural" type, Tamaki as the "princely" type, Kyoya as the "cool" type, the Hitachiin twins as the "little devils" or "mischievous" type, Honey as the "Boy Lolita" type, and Mori as the "strong, silent type." Love interests include mainly Tamaki Suoh, who has taken up the role of 'father' in the group, often referring to Haruhi as his 'daughter'. The other members excluding Haruhi feel this is Tamaki's way of protecting the ideal friendship/family he has created with them, therefore portraying his feelings he has for her as one a father must feel for a daughter instead of romantic feelings that could hurt the dynamic of the group (often he is not aware of his own feelings, it could be a way of protecting himself as well as the group). The Hitachiin twins also have a strong friendship with Haruhi, as Haruhi was one of the first people to get to know them as individual people and being able to tell them apart, allowing her to be 'a part of their world'. Hikaru soon learns that perhaps his feelings for Haruhi are more than just of friendship and he soon tries to pursue her romantically. Haruhi often gets depressed when she realizes someone has an interest in her and she could not pick it up. She plays a clueless character when it comes to romantic love. She is often clueless about her own feelings too, yet becomes open to exploring them and experiencing life with her friends. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ouran High School Host Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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