In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Ouran Koukou Host Club”, also known by the following titles:
- Ouran High School Host Club
- 桜蘭高校ホスト部
- Ohran Koko Host Club
- Ouran Koukou Hosutobu
- Ouran Koukou Host Bu
- OHSHC
- Le Lycée de la Seduction Host Club Ouran High School
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- All related entries are marked as finished on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as ended on Trakt
- The original source material has not been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
Taken together, these points indicate that Ouran Koukou Host Club is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#
Ouran Koukou Host Club ↗ ↖
桜蘭高校ホスト部
Summary
At Ouran High School, an academy where only the children of the rich and powerful attend, there exists a club consisting of the most elite of the student body: the legendary Host Club. Within the club's room, six beautiful, bored boys spend their time entertaining equally beautiful and bored girls.Haruhi Fujioka, a poor scholarship student, has no interest in the Host Club—until she breaks a valuable vase in their clubroom. After being mistaken for a boy, Haruhi is forced by Kyouya Ootori to work for the Host Club to repay her debt. Tamaki Suou, the princely leader of the club, eagerly takes her under his wing to teach her the ways of the host.
Things, however, are never quite so simple with the Host Club around. Even the most mundane events can turn into huge spectacles with the likes of prankster twins Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, stoic Takashi Morinozuka, and sweet Mitsukuni “Hunny” Haninozuka. The crazy adventures of the Host Club are just beginning, and Haruhi must learn how to survive in the glitzy world of the hosts.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Note: The final volume contains a special bonus chapter where the group travels to Spain.
Background
Ouran Koukou Host Club was published in English as Ouran High School Host Club by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from July 5, 2005, to June 5, 2012. An 18-volume boxed set including an exclusive notepad featuring the character's art was later released. It was also published in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica from October 2009 to September 2013. The series was adapted into several drama CDs, which were given to LaLa magazine applicants. It was also adapted into a live-action TV series with a live-action film sequel; the former aired from July 22, 2011, to September 30, 2011, and the latter premiered on March 17, 2012. Three Japanese musical adaptations of the manga were performed in 2022 and 2023.
Ouran Koukou Host Club ↗ ↖
桜蘭高校ホスト部
Summary
Haruhi Fujioka is a studious girl who has recently enrolled at the prestigious Ouran Academy. One day, while looking for a quiet and peaceful place to study, she stumbles across a seemingly unused music room. Upon entering, Haruhi is welcomed by the members of the well-known Host Club: a club in which attractive boys amuse girls from across the entire school. However, when Tamaki Suou—the founder and president of the club—startles the bright scholarship student, she accidentally breaks an expensive vase.With repayment looking difficult for Haruhi, the Host Club members come up with the perfect solution to the girl’s problem: work for the club and ultimately become a Host herself! Mistaken for a boy by her peers, Haruhi has to entertain various female students while coping with her fellow Hosts’ extravagant personalities.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
In addition to this anime and the source manga, Ouran Koukou Host Club also received a visual novel adaptation for PlayStation 2 in 2007 and Nintendo DS in 2009. Furthermore, it spawned a live-action TV series and film that were released in Japan in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Ouran Koukou Host Club ↗ ↖
Summary
Host Club is a club of handsome boys at Ouran High School who entertain the girls glamorously. All of a sudden, the coolest person in club, Kyouya, turns 180 degrees and Tamaki is jealous of seeing Haruhi correspond with director of Ouran Academy. In the middle of the disturbance, suddenly all club members fell into underground world.
Ouran Koukou Host Club Short Special ↗ ↖
Ouran High School Host Club Short Special
Summary
Two months after the Ouran Host Club members move to Boston, Mitsukuni "Hunny" Haninozuka experiences a very dramatic growth spurt. Now the shortest among their group, Haruhi Fujioka feels claustrophobic in her tiny apartment and self-conscious about her own height. The others in the club wonder what exactly happened to allow Hunny to grow so much in a brief time.[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Ouran Koukou Host Club University Special ↗ ↖
Ouran High School Host Club Special
Summary
July 2011 Special When Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin bail on being models for an upcoming fashion show, Mei Yasumura finds herself scrambling through last-minute replacements. Unfortunately for her, the Hitachiin twins have already sent in their substitute: Ritsu Kasanoda. With all options exhausted and time running out, Mei resolves to train a vexed Kasanoda to become her model.August 2011 Special On a hot midsummer night, a few of the Ouran Host Club members begin to share ghost stories to each other. Soon, they are interrupted by a tardy Takashi Morinozuka, who claims to have seen an apparition. Upon arriving at the location of the sighting, the group is surprised to see that the ghost looks similar to Kyouya Ootori—who is very much alive. As they try to identify the mysterious figure, the club encounters a child with a wish to attend a festival.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]