Ouran High School Host Club - Complete Series (Classic)

I've been collecting physical copies of my favourites on Netflix, and I was searching for Ouran at a good price. I noticed that this had dropped in price in my Saved for Later cart so I snatched it up at nearly fifteen dollars cheaper than at my local B&N. Love Amazon for this availability, great! As for the physical item, it came in perfect condition no scratches on the discs, the dust cover had no wear damage, and the plastic case was intact aka not cracked (much better than the shipping through darling Mal-Wart[tm]). And finally, Ouran (the anime, at least) as a whole is an evercharming subversion of traditional high school anime tropes. The dub is one of the best ever English dub pieces, and unfortunately it was the first version of Ouran I ever watched SO I'm stuck with it forever. No matter how much I like Mamoru Miyano as Tamaki, amongst other characters that I've loved, (and dislike Vic Mignogna as a person), the English version is the way to go for native English speakers. Watch it in Japanese first if you haven't watched it at all, otherwise, you know what I'm talking about. At twelve, I had such an affection for so many of the characters, and each of the people in my friend group had a favourite. It's just cute middle school memories crap, and I have such a nostalgia for it even though it's just a decade old. The ending is a liiiiittle unnecessary, but it wraps it up in a neat enough bow to be satisfactory for my soul. Seriously, just watch it if you haven't. There's so much good in the heart of this series, and I recommend it to everyone who has a little bit of knowledge about anime and understands the need to ironically recognize and subvert tropes of traditional teen content. Cute, mostly lighthearted, relatable characters, what more could you ask for? ^_^

So... I never wanted to love this show. I just can't get any work done without noise, and so usually I'll just throw some random tv show on the roku box and get to work. I read a synopsis of this show ahead of time, and it sounded so ridculous I figured it would be so crappy I could ignore it as it played in the background. Except, it was funny. The first episode was funny. And so was the second. And the third. There were some ignorable moments, but I found myself watching it more and more closely. Then the episode entitled, "A Day in the Life of the Fujioka Family," began - and for the entirety of the epsiode I rolled on the ground laughing. It's one of the funniest episodes of television, period. Up there with It's Always Sunny's, "Mac and Dee go on Welfare," and that Friends episode where Phoebe tries to out Chandler and Monica's relationship by hitting on Chandler. Nope, wait - it's much funnier than that Friends episode. Then, the show continues and it's a bit hit and miss for a while, but by that point it's not merely a comedy - you begin to really care about these characters; characters who started out just a farce of common types suddenly become interesting and you want to know more about them. The show, towards the last third, just improves as it goes on - until you're sitting on the edge of your seat, needing to know what happens next. By the last episodes, my brothers and I (my brothers were pulled in as reluctantly and as firmly as I was) were all yelling at the television, rooting on the characters as they faced their biggest obstacles yet! You don't know how much I wish there were a second season, and a third. I like these characters. They're different and fun and good. I want to see them finish highschool, go to college, start their lives. Seems unlikely, given that there hasn't been a second season yet - but I'll still be hoping. Oh, yeah - and I'm so addicted to these 26 episodes, I bought the DVD set. Totally worth it. Especially for the outtakes.

The Show: Like Fruits Basket, this show has funny lines and touching moments. Ouran is better and can be watched repeatedly. It is rated Teen due to some of the words that fortunately go over the head of most young. All the main characters are fun with their own personalities. The voices are casted well. This show is so well done it made me become a fan of the manga which it stays very faithful in feel and story until about book 9 (now at book 16). The anime wraps up as well as it can with only 26 episodes. I do enjoy the few honorifics and wish the manga used them. The main honorific used is Senpai= older school classmate. Extras: The disks are worth purchasing just for the outtakes. We laughed so hard that we had to watch the outtakes twice to hear things we laughed over the first time. Nothing better than hearing Col. Roy Mustang say, "mmm... Mori like seashells." I did have to explain to the 12 year old a few adult terms. The six episode commentaries are done by the voice actors- entertaining and only wish there were more. In the commentary, the actors sing a Tamaki song that is now sung frequently in our house, "Na-ma-ha-GE, Na-ma-ha-GE, Na-ma-ha-GE." I became a Kyoya fan so much that I watched Black Butler for the voice actor (good but not as awesome).

I can't do the story line justice but the characters are funny and the episodes' plots are done well. I would suggest looking Ouran High School Host Club on Wikipedia if you want more details. I'm a big fan. I watched this anime and immediately wanted to read the manga (I did get the Ouran box set from Amazon as well). The packaging was great. The DVD was packed in tight for little to no movement during shipment. There was cellophane around the DVD set. The outside skin is made out of a light cardboard that can be damaged if not careful, but it's visually appealing. The DVD cover has two sides and all four discs are in one case. My DVDs played all the episodes great as well as the captioning and audio. I'm very happy with my DVD set. If you have any doubts you can watch this series in English voice on Netflix and I believe you can search youtube for some episodes (may be Japanese with English subtitles). As mentioned before I did get the manga box set as well. There are 26 episodes in the anime, but about 83 episodes in the manga. I love them both but you do not need one to enjoy the other. I mention in my Ouran box set review that I read the manga free online before purchasing to make sure it was worth the price. Enjoy!

Cute (although very pink) boxset, with a great load of extras and a great series. I don't watch the English DUB for this particular anime, but the Sub was perfect as was the english captions. Very well made product. This anime is built more on the laughs, than on the romance, so its appropriate for either gender really. Although if there is ever a sequel to this anime, that one might delve more into actual character development, this one keeps things pretty simple and happy. The last few episodes have things get slightly serious, but if you know this anime at all, you know that even when things get serious: may of the characters are built to still make jokes and be humorous. The main character is rather "unmotivated" as is part of the joke in the series, but because she has to pay back a debt to this "Host Club" of very wealthy, handome young men, she is forced to dress as a boy and entertain (innocently) young women at their school. This obviously causes her some problems whenever it looks as if her secret will be released. Overall a fantastically fun series. Definitely recommended.

Well the series lives up to its reputation. Its a great watch. I've seen both the Japanese and English dub and I must say that both of them rock. Vic Mignona's reputation proceeds him. Though I think Caitlin Glass's voice at times gets annoying its a great story. Greg Ayers (Kaoru) is amazing. A young genius has been accepted to the prestigious academy of Ouran where only the wealthy attend school. Haruhi is but a poor girl going to school on the merits of her brain, she dresses sloppily and is a real loner. But the one day seeking refuge she goes into a music room for peace and quite only to find the chaotic host club who attend to the lovely fantasies of young women at the school with their dashing looks. You have Tamaki, the romantic king. Kyoya, the cool type. Honey, the boy lolita type (who is second to the oldest surprisingly when he's so short). Mori the silent and stoic type. And Hikaru and Kaoru the mischievious types. Haruhi ends up breaking a vase that puts her in so much debt she is made to be the dog of the host club attending to their errands until they catch sight of her charms and decide to use her as a host as well... freaking out after they finally discover she's a girl. It is up to Haruhi to make sense in the chaos that is the host club and finish her debt. But will love find a way in the host club? The only thing I must say that's negative about the series is no darn kiss between our favorite couple nor the ending isn't like the book, then again the manga is yet to end.

I didn't fall in love with this automatically. I spent the first 8 episodes thinking "This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen" then in episode 8 we see the the show bring out some slightly darker plot lines and I realized the first part was actually trying to be the dumbest thing ever. Somehow this show manages to be a brutal satire on the whole romantic comedy/shojo genre, but at the same time make it real. Every single character (minus possibly Haruhi) is a stereotype, but they are so three dementional and believable that they made me fall in love all over again. This show has the perfect mix of silly, sweet, and heart-tugging. I thought the production was wonderful. The artwork and animation added to the absurdity and surrealism while the voice acting was incredible. What makes this show so great is that when the characters are dumb the acting, animation, and even the characters themselves acknowledge that it's dumb. When I think back on my high school days, I realize that I did a lot of crazy shenanigans just like these boys. It was a great time of life and I love reliving it again with this show. No matter how I'm feeling, I feel better after an episode of this.

I won't go into too much detail, because part of the fun of this anime series is just hanging on for the ride, not knowing alot going into it. But basically the story is about a girl who enters a very nice, prestigious high school where rich kids are numerous and poor people are thought of as fairytale material. She meets the highschool's Host Club, which is basically a group of young men who entertain the school's young ladies. Keep in mind they're all rich, and somewhat arrogant, so they kind of just sit around and talk about rich kid stuff. The Host Club thinks she's a guy, she accidently breaks an expensive vase and instantly earns herself a very large debt, and the only way to pay it off is to join the Host Club. This is just the beginning. Like I said I don't want to go into too much detail because Ouran High School Host Club is the type of anime that is best enjoyed when not too much is known about it going in. I was mainly interested in the series because I thought they were all guys (she looks like a guy when she works as a "Host Boy") and I thought it would be fun and romantic (and gay) to watch. It is fun, and romantic too. But Its not what I expected. However, I never thought it would be THIS good! I am really enjoying the series (almost finished with it) and I like how each episode brings enough humor and character movement to keep you interested. And speaking of the humor, I find myself laughing out-loud alot. This type of comedy is just the thing I have been looking for. And there's just enough gay humor too! The animation is really cool. Very detailed, and cartoonish (if only to add to the comedic effect). The music is nice, but nothing worth freaking out over. But if there's one thing that makes this series shine, its the characters/story. Its charming, witty, hilarious, with hints of mild sexual comedy and social stuff (rich people, poor people), but it never takes itself too seriously. The show knows what it is and what it wants, and as a result we the viewers are presented with a well thought out anime series with high replay value. I'm really glad I got into this series because its now one of my favorites. Its easy to fall in love with the Host Club boys, and they're all compelling and quirky enough that they move the episodic situations along with ease and before you know it you've been watching for hours. When an anime series accomplishes this, its well worth your time in my opinion.

Llego muy bien y a tiempo :)

女性向けの作品はDVDで出てもBDで出ない時があります。 しかもこの作品は2006年と少々古い作品でした。 地道にDVDを集めてはいたのですが、BD-BOXが出たら絶対買いたい作品の１つでした。 そしてたまたまAmazonでこのBD-BOXが出ると知って、予約出来るようになってから即座に予約しました！！！ もう嬉しすぎて仕方ないです！！！ ただ単純にホスト部のファンなので、画質がどうこうというのは詳しいことは分かりません（4:3なのが残念なくらいでしょうか？でもそれで作られていたなら仕方ないですね） ですが、この作品はとにかく出来がいいんです！ 原作ファンでもありますが、原作のいいところを綺麗に使ってくれています。 なので、最終回はアニメオリジナルで漫画版の最終回とは違う終わり方なのですがそれも凄くいい！ 作画も綺麗で当時放送していたアニメの中では一番好きでした。 適度なギャグと、ハルヒの鈍さ、ホスト部イケメン達の「庶民ごっこ」は最高に笑えます。 DVDは初回版でキャラクターのフィギュアが付いてきたのですが、正直なところあまり出来がいいとは思わなかった為(すいません…)今回のBD-BOXの特典がまだ発表されていないのでどうなるのか気になります。（オーディオコメンタリーで真綾ちゃんが入るのは決定みたいですね) お値段も26話でこのお値段ならお買い得かと。 ----------------------------------------------------- ＜2011.08 追記＞ BD-BOX届きました。 全話ではありませんが以下は見た感想。 ・BOXの中身は全部で５枚。１枚に５話ずつ収録(３巻のみ６話収録) ・パッケージや新規書き下ろしらしく、可愛い(確かに初めて見る絵) ・詳しい説明書のようなものはなく、薄い冊子が１冊。１ページに２話ずつの説明。各キャラクターの説明はホスト部員のみ。 ・オーディオコメンタリーは１話と最終話のみ。話してる内容は当時の思い出話のような裏話的な感じ（聞いてて良かったのは、真綾ちゃんはホスト部が大好きなんだな〜ということが改めて分かりました。） ・BD-BOX特典のようなものはオーディオコメンタリー以外は特になし。 ・DVD版であった、メニュー画面開いたらキャラソンが流れる使用もBD-BOX版では無し。 ・4:3サイズの映像ですが、特に両サイドに使用を施しているわけではなく、単純に真っ黒の線が入っている使用になってます(これが一番寂しかったかも…なんかホスト部らしく薔薇の柄とかうっすらでもいいから入れて欲しかった感じ) 結構他のBD-BOXで特典豊富なものが多かった為(DVD版からカットされてるのもいっぱいありますが)、ホスト部のはちょっと寂しい感じがしました。 ですが、DVD版よりは画質も綺麗です。当時から作画が安定していて綺麗と評判だったホスト部ですがBD画質で更に綺麗です。そしてBOXなので何よりコンパクト！ 26話収録でこのAmazon価格もやはりお安いと感じます。 私はホスト部がBD-BOXで出たら絶対買おうと決めていて購入したので、不満点はないです。 現在、実写のドラマ(映画にもなるらしいですが)も放送していますし、アニメ版のホスト部に興味がある方は是非見て欲しいです。

Die Story ist sehr lustig und nicht nur teenies kommen auf ihre kosten! Alerdings kann ich die FSK einstuffung nicht nachvollziehen(In deutschen version ab 16), es gibt paar sexuale anspielungen aber genau wie Haruhi(Haupfigur) werden die meisten die sich in bereich anime nicht auskenen sowieso nicht nachvollziehn können... UND JA ES IST MÄDCHEN ANIME! na und? Bin Junge und es gefällt mit trotzdem und auch vielen anderen jungs die ich kenne, man sollte sich halt nicht davon stören lassen und einfach mal anschauen, ich garantiere das es euch gefallen wird(egal ob M oder W) Wieso englische Fassung? ganz einfach ich finde die deutschen Übersetzungen einfach blöde und gucken tue ich sowieso nur mit untertieteln!(okay manche sachen von studiuo ghibli haben anstäbndigen dub). Allerdings muss ich hier bemängeln das manche sachen nicht richtig übersetzt sind wie zb Honey senpai wird als "lolita boy type" bezeichnet...aber naja damit kann man noch leben^^

Haruhi Fujioka is a highly intelligent honours student who only got into the incredibly prestigious Ouran High School due to a scholarship. While looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the school's Host Club and accidently breaks an expensive vase. Forced to join the eccentric club to pay off the debts, Haruhi must work as a host and entertain a thousand girls, while keeping the fact that she is a girl herself a secret. This four disc set includes all twenty-four episodes of the very amusing 'Ouran High School Host Club'. A reverse harem comedy, 'Ouran' is probably one of the funniest anime that I have seen with a good mixture of slapstick and romantic comedy alongside some surprisingly well developed characters. In fact, it is probably the characters who make this series so great with all of them being very interesting people with their own quirks and it is the episodes that focus on developing these characters that are my favourites. Of the characters, the twins and Honey-sempai who I enjoy watching the most but all of the main characters (and a few of the one-off ones as well) are great. The anime is based on a manga and while I haven't read the source material, from what I have gathered there are quite a few differences between the two here and there. The set includes both the original Japanese version as well as the English dub with the latter being reasonably good. All the English voices are perfect for their roles with Vic Mignogna as Tamaki, J. Michael Tatum as Kyouya and Monica Rial as Renge being my favourites. Both the opening and ending songs have been dubbed into English and while the opening is reasonably good, the ending is a little painful at some points (Justin Houston can't seem to hold some of the notes unfortunately). One problem with the English version is that there doesn't seem to be a way to have subtitles just for the captions, you have to have both the captions and the voices. Special features for the set are rather light, including only a number of trailers and some pages from the manga. Overall 'Ouran High School Host Club' is a very entertaining series that any fan of comedy anime should enjoy and is easily worth a full five stars.

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