Ouran High School Host Club

New student Haruhi stumbles on the Ouran High School Host Club, an all-male group that makes money by entertaining the girls of the school.

Ouran High School Host Club (2006) is a Japanese animated shoujo romantic comedy series produced by BONES and broadcast by Nippon TV. Its scholarship student Haruhi Fujioka (voiced by Maaya Sakamoto) stumbles into the Ouran High School Host Club, an all-male group of wealthy students who entertain the school's girls for profit. Tamaki Suou (voiced by Mamoru Miyano) leads the flamboyant club, while Kyoya Ootori (voiced by Masaya Matsukaze) keeps the books and Hikaru Hitachiin (voiced by Kenichi Suzumura) and Kaoru Hitachiin (voiced by Keisuke Oda) play a mischievous twin pair. Haruhi's engine is simple: she must work off a vase debt by joining the club, while the lavish rich-kid world keeps tripping her up. Each episode is built from small misadventures, cross-dressing mix-ups, and host-club schemes set in a contemporary elite Japanese high school. The tone is breezy, playful, and affectionate, with a warm ensemble energy and gentle romantic undercurrents. Its single 26-episode season follows a serialized but largely episodic rhythm. Fans of Fruits Basket, Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, and Gintama will find resonance in its comic exaggeration and bishounen charm.

Audiences rate the series positively, appreciating its lighthearted romcom energy and its charming cast of host club characters.

• Fruits Basket (2001)shared shoujo romcom tones, bishounen ensemble, comedic high school setting
• Kaichou wa Maid-sama!shared gender-swapped comedy and high school romantic comedy tone
• Gintamashared absurdist comedy within an elite school setting and ensemble of eccentric young men

Release Date

2006-04-05

Episode runtime

23 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (262)

What is Ouran High School Host Club about?

A scholarship student stumbles into an elite school's all-male host club and gets pulled into its gender-bending comedy of errors.

What is Ouran High School Host Club like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ouran High School Host Club as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Ouran High School Host Club violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Ouran High School Host Club.

What did critics think of Ouran High School Host Club?

Audiences rate the series positively, appreciating its lighthearted romcom energy and its charming cast of host club characters.

Which shows are like Ouran High School Host Club?

Shows with a similar feel include Fruits Basket (2001), Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, and Gintama.

How long is Ouran High School Host Club?

Ouran High School Host Club: 1 season, 26 episodes.

Is Ouran High School Host Club still running?

No, Ouran High School Host Club has ended.

Where can I watch Ouran High School Host Club?

In United States, Ouran High School Host Club streams on Netflix, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads.