- ISBN13: 9781591169154
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
In this sharp-witted romantic comedy about the clash of the classes (of all kinds), a poor girl at a rich kids’ school ends up working at the school’s toniest club-and gets mistaken for a boy! In this high anticipated title, a kind of cross between HANA-KIMI and BOYS OVER FLOWERS, Haruhi is a scholarship student at an exclusive private school: Ouran High School, where it turns out the bespectacled, short-haired Haruhi is the only student from a lower-middle class… More >>
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1
Tags: boys over flowers, Club, hana kimi, High, Host, host club, kids school, Ouran, poor girl, private school, remainder mark, rich kids, romantic comedy, scholarship student, School, Vol.
#1 by Rachel Kitchel on April 18, 2010 - 8:33 pm
I found this manga very difficult to follow, the story was not as good as I had hoped it would be.
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by Bickazer on April 18, 2010 - 9:30 pm
Ouran High School Host Club…what can I say? It’s a funny screwball comedy about a poor girl in a rich high school…where have I heard this plot before? Of course, manga is rife with stereotypes, so I’ll excuse the unoriginality of the premise. Bisco Hatori does handle it in a competent way, anyhow.
The chapters for Host Club are episodic and self-contained, and the stories are generally written in a funny and amusing, if not slightly over-the-top and stereotypical way. Some of the stories are a little confusing and are resolved weakly, but again, who expects Shakespeare from a romantic comedy like Host Club? Despite all its flaws, the storywriting for Host Club is fun, energetic, and vibrant. It’s a very good read indeed EXCEPT
The art. Oh, God, the art. Unfortunately, Bisco Hatori follows a rather disturbing recent trend in shoujo manga of masking weak and shaky lineart with masses, and masses, and MASSES of digitones. The effect is nice at first, but becomes grating upon the eyes and annoying. Rarely is background ever established–Hatori usually foresakes drawing backgrounds in exchange for putting in a bunch of pretty headache-inducing tone effects. Also, someone needs to teach Hatori about pacing and spacing–oftentimes, her panels are crowded with extraneous text and motion, and too much is going on at once. The writing for Host Club is alright, but the art completely detracts from any storytelling value. It HURTS.
That’s not to say it’s all bad–Hatori draws her characters pleasantly and the little architecture that you do see is drawn very beautifully.
In the end, Host Club isn’t a manga that you should take seriously–it’s funny and light-hearted and a little over-the-top but the subject matter is handled well. It would have gotten three stars–had it not been for the art.
EDIT: Too bad Amazon won’t let me change the rating. Now that I think of it I think Host Club deserves 3 stars instead of 2. Oh well, too late for that.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Hagaren Otaku on April 18, 2010 - 9:34 pm
Ouran High School Host Club is full of bishounen. Every single guy in the host club is a bishounen. Of course, Hunny(Mitsukuni) reminds you of a happy go lucky kid, kind of like Momiji from Fruits Basket. Ouran High School Host Club isn’t shoujo or shounen ai truly, when truly and deeply looked at, but at first glance through the book, it can seem like it at times. Most of it is sales gimmicks, such as Hikaru’s telling his brother Kaoru that he will help Kaoru take off the kimono when they get home. People who are really sensitive to this kind of thing will have a harder time digesting this whole concept. If you can get past it though, Ouran is a satisfying, laugh out loud(especially when the Zuka Club comes in in the 3rd volume), manga that will appeal to shoujo fans, and any kind of bishounen fan alike.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Lisa L. Knight on April 19, 2010 - 12:12 am
Ouran high school host club is a weird manga. First of all it does a harem without overdoing it, secondly it can have a wide cast of characters formed on cliches seem unique, and lastly it is one of the few mangas that have made me laugh. It is hard to make me laugh, but Host club made me laugh constantly. Great for anyone!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Haine on April 19, 2010 - 2:21 am
I enjoyed this book alot. Hatori-sensei has really outdone herself, and the artwork is great. I reccomend this book greatly, and I can’t wait to buy volume two!
Rating: 5 / 5