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!

I had little idea what to expect when an anime-obsessed and manga-preoccupied friend of mine said I absolutely had to put away my preconceptions and read Ouran High School Host Club. As I was between contracts and I had some spare time (and I thought it'd shut him up for once), I relented and picked up the first volume.

Only a few pages in, I was enchanted. Two more and I was enthralled. And a few more after that I was utterly in love with the entire concept, art, and wit expressed by Ms Hatori.

In Japan, host and hostess clubs are becoming more and more popular. These are venues where single women and men can go to experience exceedingly high quality of service, charming smiles, and romantic banter. Sexuality is rarely involved; instead, a male patron will find the fawning pouring of tea by a female hostess utterly exhilarating, just as a female patron will fall into the spell of being genuinely treated as a princess by her male host. It's a Japanese thing; I'm not expecting to see host/hostess clubs in my home town in America any time soon.

In Ouran High School Host Club, an exclusive private school admits a poor young student, Haruhi Fujioka, on scholarship. While stumbling about to find a quiet secluded place to study, she intrudes on the school's own Host Club, breaking a priceless vase. The hosts mistakenly take her for a boy, and recruit her as a host as well. She's to pay off her debt by providing excellent service.

Then they discover she's a girl and the crazy fun begins.

The stories that unfold are each delightful. Set against this backdrop of a rich private school and the host club members' own bizarre or tragic histories, they are charming tales of romance and family, of discovering "commoner's" wisdom and finding bonds in friendship. And all the while, tongue is firmly planted in cheek.

I look forward to the rest of the volumes!

Ouran High School Host Club is hilarious. If you like reading about people who are strangely funny, this is the book for you. The pictures look great and the story seems to jump around a bit but I feel it fits this type of story. Buy it if you want a laugh.