50 Fun Facts About Ouran High School Host Club

What does Haruhi break in Ouran High School Host Club, landing her in debt to the hosts?

An antique vase valued at 8 million yen is destroyed in Haruhi's first encounter with the hosts. Unable to repay it, she has to work off the debt.

Hunting for a quiet place to study at Ouran Academy, Haruhi stumbles into which unused space?

Third Music Room is where the hosts hold court, serving food and staging themed parties for their clients. Haruhi only wanted somewhere silent to revise.

What name does Honey give the stuffed toy he carries everywhere in Ouran High School Host Club?

Usa-chan is short for usagi, the Japanese word for rabbit. English editions of the manga also call the toy Bun-Bun.

Ouran Host Club president Tamaki Suoh is half Japanese and half what, through his mother?

French on his mother's side, Tamaki was raised abroad by her until he was fourteen. The Suoh family then brought him to Japan as its heir.

Which fear of Haruhi's does Tamaki discover during a beach trip in Ouran High School Host Club?

Thunder rattles the otherwise fearless Haruhi: caught in a later storm, she hides beneath a church altar. At the beach, Tamaki covers her eyes and ears to help.

Before an editor suggested a change, Ouran Host Club's Haruhi Fujioka was first conceived as what?

A male protagonist was the original plan until a senior editor proposed a gender swap. The creator hesitated, then decided Haruhi would simply wear the clothes she liked.

Ouran Host Club's Kyoya Ootori was named by his creator after the Japanese word for which accessory?

Glasses in Japanese are written with a character read kyo, the same one that opens Kyoya's name. The author has said she would have cut him had the first chapter run forty pages instead of fifty.

Which classic children's novel shapes Haruhi's dream in one episode of Ouran High School Host Club?

Alice in Wonderland supplies the roles: Tamaki appears as the Mad Hatter and the twins as Cheshire Cats. Haruhi's late mother presides as queen and tells her to enjoy life as it comes.

Which nickname does Kyoya Ootori earn for steering the Ouran Host Club from behind the scenes?

Shadow King fits because Kyoya keeps the accounts and quietly guides Tamaki, the public face. He also holds a dossier on every student at the academy.

Which profession does Ouran Academy's Haruhi Fujioka hope to enter, following her late mother?

Lawyer was the job of Haruhi's mother, Kotoko, who died when her daughter was about five. She remains Haruhi's role model, which is why law school is the goal.

Which lowly job is Haruhi first given to work off her debt in Ouran High School Host Club?

Errand boy is as far as Haruhi gets before the hosts spot her natural talent for entertaining girls. They promote her and set a quota of paying customers instead.

Why does Haruhi Fujioka first turn up at elite Ouran Academy without the girls' uniform?

She cannot afford it, so Haruhi arrives in oversized clothes that, with her short hair, get her mistaken for a boy. That mix-up is what lets her work as a host at all.

Each Ouran Host Club member plays a set type for clients; which one is president Tamaki Suoh?

Princely is Tamaki's act, built on upper-class etiquette and shameless flattery. Away from the clients he is the story's main comic relief.

How are the inseparable Honey and Mori related to each other in Ouran High School Host Club?

Cousins by marriage, the two belong to families once bound as master and servant. A wedding two generations back ended that tradition, though Mori still guards Honey.

In which martial art is the tall, taciturn Mori a national champion in Ouran High School Host Club?

Kendo is Mori's hobby, and he holds the national title. In the manga the silent swordsman turns unusually talkative and flirtatious whenever he is tired.

Which sport's club at Ouran Academy did Honey captain before quitting to join the hosts?

Karate lost its captain when Honey left to become a host. His younger brother Yasuchika, who now leads the team, still resents him for walking away.

Which ailment gets Honey banned from cake for three days in Ouran High School Host Club?

A cavity leads Mori to forbid every dessert and snack until it is filled. The furious Honey judo-throws him, then learns Mori blamed himself for the toothache.

In a staged feud, Ouran Host Club twins Hikaru and Kaoru dye their hair which two colours?

Pink and blue hair lets classmates tell the brothers apart for once. Haruhi works out the quarrel is fake when a curse doll one twin brandishes turns out to name nobody.

Which stage name does Haruhi's father use at a cross-dressing bar in Ouran High School Host Club?

Ranka is the name Ryoji Fujioka uses at work. He is terrible with money and keeps buying his daughter girly clothes in the hope she will dress more cutely.

Hooded student Umehito Nekozawa leads an Ouran Academy society devoted to which pursuit?

Black magic draws few recruits, even though Nekozawa promises every newcomer a free doll of his cat puppet. He stays under a cloak and wig because direct light makes him collapse.

Which luxury food does Haruhi long to taste in a running gag of Ouran High School Host Club?

Otoro tuna, a costly top grade of sushi tuna, tempts Haruhi, who dislikes sweets but loves seafood. The hosts sometimes dangle it as a bribe to pull her into their schemes.

What name does Tamaki give the dog he buys during a mall trip in Ouran High School Host Club?

Antoinette joins the cast on the day the hosts drag Kyoya out of bed to study how commoners shop. They leave him dozing on a bench without wallet or phone.

Which post at Ouran Academy is held by Yuzuru Suoh, the father of host club president Tamaki?

Chairman Yuzuru Suoh heads the academy that funds Haruhi's scholarship. His listed hobbies are golf, theatre and teasing his son.

Which relative brings Ouran Host Club's Tamaki Suoh to Japan but forbids him to see his mother?

His grandmother, Shizue, heads the Suoh family and wanted an heir, so she paid for him to come alone. In the manga she slowly warms to him once they share a house.

The powerful family of Ouran Host Club's Kyoya Ootori specialises in which line of business?

Hospitals are the Ootori group's trade. As the youngest of four children, Kyoya was raised to support his older brothers rather than aim for the top himself.

Which condition is blamed for the foul temper of Ouran Host Club's Kyoya Ootori when woken early?

Low blood pressure makes Kyoya irritable and slow to surface each morning. Honey is just as fearsome when a nap is cut short.

Which career made Yuzuha Hitachiin, mother of the Ouran Host Club twins, famous around the world?

Fashion designer Yuzuha kept the Hitachiin surname because it carried more prestige than her husband's. He is a meek software designer, unlike their mischievous sons.

Which detail of their looks helps viewers tell Ouran Host Club's Hikaru from Kaoru Hitachiin?

Their partings run in opposite directions, one brother's falling left and the other's right. Hikaru also has the deeper voice and tends to speak first.

Renge Houshakuji falls for Ouran Host Club's Kyoya because he resembles a character from what?

A dating sim hero looks so much like Kyoya that Renge arrives calling herself his fiancee, having never met him. She soon transfers her crush to Haruhi.

Which Ouran Host Club role does newcomer Renge Houshakuji award herself without being asked?

Manager starts as Renge's own invention, but Tamaki makes the post official once her grasp of what fans adore proves useful. In the anime she likes to rise through the floor on a motorised rig.

In the Ouran High School Host Club manga, Haruhi and Tamaki spend a year in which American city?

Boston is where the couple settle, only for the other hosts to surprise them by moving in next door. Kyoya alone stays on in the United States afterwards.

In the Ouran High School Host Club anime finale, Haruhi chases Tamaki's car in which vehicle?

A horse-drawn carriage carries Haruhi and the twins after the car until a crash injures Hikaru. She drives on alone and falls from a bridge, and Tamaki leaps after her.

Which anime-only heiress is Tamaki ordered to marry late in the Ouran High School Host Club series?

Éclair Tonnerre, heir to a powerful business group, promises Tamaki a reunion with his mother if he goes through with it. She releases him once she sees where his heart lies.

Where do the hosts take their customers for a beach outing in the Ouran High School Host Club anime?

Okinawa hosts the trip, where Haruhi is pushed into the sea after confronting two drunken trespassers. The manga sets the same story at Nekozawa's private beach instead.

In which resort town does Haruhi take a summer job at a guesthouse in Ouran High School Host Club?

Karuizawa is where a friend of Haruhi's father runs the pension. When the hosts arrive by helicopter, the owner makes them compete at chores for the one vacancy left.

Which rival girls' academy sends its Zuka Club to poach Haruhi in Ouran High School Host Club?

St. Lobelia is home to Benio Amakusa, who sees at once that Haruhi is a girl and urges her to transfer. The hosts answer by putting on frilly dresses to make Haruhi stay.

Ritsu Kasanoda, would-be apprentice to Ouran Host Club's Mori, is heir to which kind of family?

A yakuza clan, the most powerful in the Kanto region, awaits Kasanoda as its next leader. His frightening face hides a shy boy who wants friends and later takes up gardening.

What name does Umehito Nekozawa of Ouran Academy give the cat hand puppet he carries?

Beelzenef and its owner's dark cloak frighten his little sister Kirimi, who takes him for a monster. He wins her over by braving daylight to rescue her from a cat.

Which failing Ouran Academy club tries to dig up scandal on Tamaki Suoh to save itself from closure?

Newspaper Club editor Akira Komatsuzawa finds nothing dark to report as the hosts play children's games outdoors. He resorts to inventing gossip and is thwarted.

Which pen name belongs to the Saitama-born creator of the Ouran High School Host Club manga?

Bisco Hatori has said the pen name holds special meaning for her. She counts the basketball manga Slam Dunk among her influences.

Which studio, also behind both Fullmetal Alchemist anime, animated Ouran High School Host Club?

Bones made all 26 episodes with Nippon Television, covering the manga's first eight volumes. Its later hits include Mob Psycho 100 and My Hero Academia.

Which singer and voice actor plays Haruhi in the Japanese cast of Ouran High School Host Club?

Maaya Sakamoto has called Haruhi a major turning point, the part that let her truly enjoy voice acting. It earned her a Seiyu Award nomination in 2007.

Which voice actor plays both Tamaki in Ouran High School Host Club and Light Yagami in Death Note?

Mamoru Miyano earned a best lead actor nomination at the first Seiyu Awards for the Death Note part. He took over Tamaki from the actor heard on the earlier drama CDs.

Which dub actor is both Mori in Ouran High School Host Club and Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist?

Travis Willingham voices the near-silent Mori, whom the dub relabels from the wild type to the strong, silent type. He went on to co-found Critical Role Productions.

Which song by Chieko Kawabe serves as the opening theme of the Ouran High School Host Club anime?

Sakura Kiss peaked at number 71 on Japan's Oricon singles chart. Its singer played Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon stage musicals from the age of twelve.

Which magazine, also home to Vampire Knight, serialised the Ouran High School Host Club manga?

LaLa carried the series from its September 2002 issue to November 2010. The chapters were then collected in eighteen volumes.

Which future Soul Eater and Bungo Stray Dogs director helmed the Ouran High School Host Club anime?

Takuya Igarashi had already directed Sailor Moon Sailor Stars for Toei Animation. On this series he personally directed the first and final episodes.

Which actor played Haruhi in the live-action Ouran High School Host Club drama and its film sequel?

Haruna Kawaguchi took the part as her first starring role in a TV serial, opposite Yusuke Yamamoto as Tamaki. The whole cast returned for the 2012 film.

Where did the Ouran Host Club's Hitachiin twins once hide a safe combination from a thieving maid?

In their piggy bank, the twins promise, is the code a maid may have if she can tell them apart. She fails, smashes it while they sleep and robs the house.

Which instrument does Tamaki Suoh teach a lovesick schoolboy to play in Ouran High School Host Club?

Piano is Tamaki's hidden talent, and he coaches young Shiro through a duet with the girl he likes. Tamaki's mother shares his fondness for the instrument.