Ouran High School Host Club

This 26-episode series follows the life of Haruhi Fujioka with the Host Club and its six members.

Most of Ouran Academy's students come from wealthy families but Haruhi managed to get in the school as a scholar. She accidentally stumbled upon the Host Club in the first episode and broke a vase. The Host then asked her to pay for the broken item but since she could not afford it, she had to take on the job as a host. 

Because of Haruhi's appearance, the members thought that she was a guy. Eventually, they found out that she is a girl through subtle clues when they interacted with her. The last one to notice this was Tamaki Suou, the leader of the Host Club.

They all agreed to keep it a secret to maintain her image but there are noticeable differences in the way they are treating her since then.

 The rest of the Host Club members are as follows:
1. Suou Tamaki - referred to as the "King" of the Host Club. He is cheerful, a bit narcissistic and sometimes dense but his friends trust and respect him nonetheless. He treats the other hosts as his family.
 2. Ootori Kyouya - co-founder of the Club and is in-charge of the records and finances of the group. Sometimes portrayed as cruel and aggressive. Even though he appears cool most of the time, he is very passionate about his work and studies.
 3. The Hitachiin twins Kaoru and Hikaru - they have more episodes dedicated to their story than all the other hosts. Before they became friends with Tamaki, people stayed away from them. They built a barrier to prevent other people from trying to make friends with them. Those people who want to get close to them tend to fall victim in the little game they invented where they are forced to tell the twins apart from each other. Haruhi was the first person to notice the differences between Kaoru and Hikaru.
4. Haninozuka Mitsukuni - the Host who looks like a kid and is considered a Shota type. He likes sweet food and stuffed toys and is known to everyone as Honey. But don't let those looks deceive you. He is good in martial arts and is also known to possess a bad temper.
5. Morinozuka Takashi - he's a close friend and protector of Honey. He doesn't talk very much but despite his intimidating appearance, when he's paired with Honey, girls would go crazy over them.

 This series is a mix of comedy and romance, with the former more obvious than the latter. Most of the episodes are about the members' past and their relationship with the other hosts. There is little progress in the romance between Haruhi and Tamaki (and even between Haruhi and Hikaru) so viewers who want to see a little more romance might be a bit disappointed. One of the best things about this series though is the female lead, Haruhi.

Haruhi and Tamaki

She is different from most heroines in any series of this type. She does not have any rigid rules about gender and dressing up. She's a bit dense, yes, but she's like a breath of fresh air when compared to most girls in anime. Her voice is not high-pitched and she is neither a cutie pie or a violent tsundere.

I recommend this to anyone who likes both comedy and romance and who wants to see a different type of female lead. There's also a bit of boys' love in this series that some viewers may like. It's very entertaining. I don't often find myself laughing when I watch a series but this made me laugh more than I expected. I even enjoyed the antics of the fangirls. I admit I wanted to see more progress in the romance part but I was disappointed. That part was frustrating for me.

I'm giving this series a 9.5 out of 10 rating.