The series is primarily set in Tokyo, and centers around Ryoma Echizen, a tennis prodigy who attends Seishun Academy (青春学園 ,Seishun Gakuen?), or Seigaku (青学 ?) for short, a private school famous for its strong tennis club and talented players. Ryoma quickly defeats numerous upperclassmen shortly after entrance to secure himself a spot as one of the team's regulars. In pursuit of their ultimate goal of winning the National Middle School Tennis Championship, members of the team make new friends while learning and mastering increasingly complex techniques. Ryoma also begins to develop his own style of tennis, and eventually realizes what the sport really means to him.

Toradora!'s story begins with the male protagonist Ryūji Takasu who is frustrated at trying to look his best as he enters his second year of high school. Despite his gentle personality, his eyes make him look like an intimidating delinquent, so he is utterly hopeless about his chances of getting a girlfriend anytime soon, and does not have many close friends either. After being greeted by his hungover mother in the morning, Ryūji goes to school and is happy to find that he gets to be in the same class with his best friend Yūsaku Kitamura and a girl he has a crush on, Minori Kushieda. However, it is then that he unexpectedly knocks into "the school's most dangerous animal of the highest risk level"—Taiga Aisaka—who just happens to also be in his class, and is a good friend of Minori.

Taiga has a negative attitude towards others and will not hesitate to snap at people. After meeting Ryūji, she takes an instant dislike of him. Taiga comes from a rich family, but she has moved out to live on her own due to family issues. She is coincidentally living in an apartment next to Ryūji's. When Ryūji discovers that Taiga has a crush on Yūsaku, and Taiga finds out about Ryūji's affections towards Minori, Ryūji suggests that they cooperate to win the objects of their affections. Taiga exploits the fact that Ryūji will do anything to get closer to Minori. She makes him her personal servant, getting him to do all her household chores (cooking and cleaning). Taiga spends a lot of her time over at his house, so much that she could almost be considered a member of his family. Since Ryūji spends a lot of time with Taiga, he has opened up to her world and to a side of her that most people do not see. The two also try to help each other improve the way people view them. However people they know from school start to become curious about their strange relationship and rumors begin to spread about them behind their backs.

Fruits Basket follows the life of high-school student Tohru Honda, who was recently orphaned when her mother, Kyoko Honda, died in a car accident. After that, Tohru lived with her grandfather, but when his house needs remodeling, Tohru resorts to living in a tent in a forest and holds down a job to support herself. Despite suffering many hardships, Tohru remains optimistic.

One day, Tohru comes upon a house in the forest that is the home of her classmate Yuki Sohma and his cousin Shigure Sohma. When the Sohmas discover that Tohru is living in a tent, they are quite surprised by her inner strength. The entire area is Sohma property, and Tohru asks to be allowed to stay in her tent, but then collapses because of a fever brought on by working too hard. A landslide buries her tent, including her mother's picture and school clothes, and she moves into Shigure's house for the night. Desperate for a break from the filth of the house and takeaway meals, she is asked to become a permanent guest in the house, if she cooks and cleans. She accepts, and is being shown her room by Yuki when Kyo Sohma bursts in (through the roof) to challenge Yuki. Tohru, not knowing Yuki's strength, tries to stop Kyo by grabbing him, and as a result he transforms into a cat. She is then hit on the head with a plank of wood, and collapses into Shigure and Yuki, turning them into a dog and rat respectively.

Tohru discovers the Sohma family's secret, and the reason why Yuki is so private and secretive at school: thirteen members of the family are possessed by the 12 animal spirits of the Chinese Zodiac (jyūnishi in Japanese) plus the spirit of the cat who was, according to legend, left out of the Zodiac. They transform into animals when hugged by the opposite sex or when put under a great deal of emotional or physical stress (such as being sick). When she promises to keep their secret, the Sohmas allow Tohru to keep her memories rather than hypnotically erasing them, a fate that had previously befallen anyone not "Inside" the Sohma family who had discovered the secret.

The story follows the lives of Tohru and the Sohma family, as they deal with each other and a society where neither quite fits in, as well as the feared Akito Sohma, head of the Sohma family. Soon, after living with the Sohma family she began to like, then love, all of the Sohmas, and sets out to break the zodiac curse.

Light Yagami is an extremely intelligent young man who resents what appears to be a relentless increase of crime and corruption in the world around him. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note," lying on the ground. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it, that person shall die. Light is initially skeptical of the notebook's authenticity, but after experimenting with it, Light realizes that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "the God of the New World" by passing his keen judgment on those he deems to be evil or who get in his way.

Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" (キラ?, derived from the typical Japanese pronunciation of the English word "killer"), is located in Japan. L also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.

Misa Amane, another Death Note owner, finds Light. Obsessed by Kira after the death of her parents' murderer, she devotes herself to helping Light, but is captured by L. Light makes a plan involving renouncing ownership of both Death Notes, and all of his memories of them, and turns himself in to L for surveillance. After losing his memories, Light and L start to investigate a criminal group named "Yotsuba" together who had Misa's Death Note. When arresting them, Light recovers all his memories while touching the Death Note, remembers his plan, and tricks the former owner of Misa's Death Note, the shinigami Rem, into killing L and his aide Watari.

After L's death, Light is given the position of the "new L" by the Japanese Taskforce. Years later, Near (backed by the SPK, a group of American agents created by the President) and Mello (backed by the American mafia) appear. In the meantime, Kira has gained much public support, and has contacts- Teru Mikami and Takada Kiyomi- to continue killing criminals when he is unable to do so himself. Light kills her to avoid her implicating him, but after Mikami fails to realize his own Note is a fake duplicated by the SPK, it is used by Near to prove Light is Kira in a dramatic confrontation between the taskforce and the SPK. Realizing that Light cannot escape, and unwilling to remain attached to him for the duration of a trial and execution/imprisonment, Ryuk writes Light's name in his own Death Note, and Light dies.

Jan Di is an average girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store located near the luxurious and well known Shin Hwa College. Jan Di meets the four richest and most spoiled boys known as the F4. After saving a boy from jumping off the roof of Shinhwa High School, she is admitted into the school on a swimming scholarship. Jan Di tries to avoid confrontation with the F4 at all cost because she knows what happens to those that stand against them. However, when Jan Di's friend, Oh Min Ji, accidentally gets ice cream on the leader of the F4's shoes, she's forced to declare war on the leader of the F4, Goo Joon Pyo.

Plot:

Hikari Hanazono has always been second to Kei Takishima. When they were six years old, their pro-wrestling loving fathers introduced them to each other. Assuming that she was the best in wrestling, young Hikari challenged Kei to a wrestling match only to be thoroughly defeated by him. Ever since that fateful incident, Hikari swore to beat Kei in school grades, sporting events or any competition. To do this, she has enrolled in the same school as Kei since elementary. Now she attends Hakusenkan, an ultra elite school, that costs her carpenter father a lot of money. Hikari and Kei are the top two students in the school, with Kei holding firmly to that number one position. While Hikari considers Kei to be a rival and important friend, she is completely unaware that Kei loves her. The story primarily focuses on Hikari and her constant attempts to defeat her one and only rival, Kei, and how she finds love in their rivalry.

Setting:

Hakusenkan (or Private Hakusen Academy) is the best school in the prefecture. The classes are separated into A-F based on grades. The A class is only open for the top students in each grade. The top seven within the A class, from first year to third year, are known as the Special A or SA class (hence the title). The members of SA are highly respected. The SA class has its own building, a 19th-century styled greenhouse dubbed "The School's Paradise". They also have a kitchen, where Akira makes her afternoon tea. Class attendance is optional and Hikari is the only one who chooses to attend classes. Their uniform is also different from the standard uniform. The members of the SA have been close friends since elementary school.

Characters:

Hikari Hanazono

Hikari is the protagonist of the story and is ranked 2nd in the school. She is energetic and kindhearted, but rather dense to more subtle matters, in particular love. She is the daughter of a carpenter. When she was six years old she experienced her first defeat and humiliation when she lost to Kei Takishima in a pro-wrestling match. In order to beat Kei, Hikari convinced her father to allow her to attend Kei's prestigious elite school and strives to defeat Kei at anything, from academics to athletics.

Kei Takishima

Kei is Hikari's rival and holds the 1st position in the entire school. He is good at everything he does and is always a smooth winner. He is the son of the CEO of Takishima Corporation. Kei has been in love with Hikari since they were children, but Hikari has been too dense to realize his feelings for her. He maintains a stoic and cool facade most of the time, except for when Hikari is in trouble.

Jun Yamamoto

Jun is ranked 3rd in school and is the son of a music producer and a talented vocalist. He is a nice guy and is usually quiet like his older twin sister, Megumi. Like Megumi, he is very possessive of Ryuu and seems to worry Ryuu as much as he worries about the two of them. Jun is rather shy around girls, which resulted in a split personality that enables him to charm almost all women effortlessly.

Megumi Yamamoto

Megumi holds the 4th position in school and is the older twin sister of Jun. She and her brother are very close to Ryuu, whom they have known since they were children. Megumi refuses to speak so as to preserve her singing voice and writes what she wishes for people to know on a sketchpad. When she sings, her voice is so devastatingly powerful that everyone ends up dazed and disoriented afterward.

Tadashi Karino

Tadashi ranks 5th in school and is the son of the school's director. He suffers from a bit of wanderlust, likes to travel alone and do whatever he wants or sees fit. He enjoys eating sweets, especially food made by Akira. He seems to end up as the character most comically attacked (frequently by Akira and Kei) because of his careless comments or reckless behavior.

Akira Toudou

Akira holds the 6th position in school and is very fond of Hikari; as a result, she is very protective of her. She loves afternoon tea and is very fond of cute girls. Akira apparently is in love with Tadashi although she never seems to hold back when hitting him. She is the daughter of the owner of an airline company.

Ryuu Tsuji

Ryuu ranks 7th in the entire school cohort. He is the son of the CEO of a sports car company and one of his family's clients is Yahiro's family. He is an animal lover and is very good at handling children. The twins, Megumi and Jun, are unusually close to him, because they have been together since childhood and it seems that Ryuu has saved them once. It is hinted that perhaps he is smarter than 7th place, but spends the majority of the time during exams worrying about Jun and Megumi, who tend to become bored or sleep during tests.

Plot:

Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, a fictional high school located in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music Room, a place where the Ouran Academy Host Club, a group of six extremely attractive male students, gathers to entertain both males and females "clients" (one male client entertained so far). During their first meeting, Haruhi accidentally knocks over and breaks an antique vase valued at ¥8,000,000 (US$80,000 in English manga)[1] and is told to repay the cost in service to the club. Haruhi's short hair, slouching attire and gender-ambiguous look causes her to be mistaken by the hosts for a male student (at first). The hosts all agree that Haruhi would be a good host, thus making her join the host club. Ultimately she agrees to join the Club as a host herself (dressed as a male) in order to pay off her debt.[2] She agrees to join since she does not mind hosting as long as she can pay the debt off faster. The Ouran Private Academy encompasses kindergarten to twelfth grade. Most students come from wealthy families but, in special cases, merit scholarships are granted to exceptional students from a lower income bracket. The school's unofficial motto is "Lineage counts first, wealth a close second," meaning students with stellar family backgrounds are given top priority over those from rich families but low social status.

Characters:

Tamaki thought up the Host Club while in ninth grade and started it upon entering the Ouran High School. The members of the Host Club are highest ranking students at the school. At Ouran High School, class is determined by lineage and intelligence ("A" is the highest class and "D" the lowest usually consisting of the kids of Yakuza leaders). All the members are in class A and tend to be number one or two in their class coming from the wealthiest families in Japan with the exception of the twins and Haruhi. The twins are ranked fourth and fifth in their class and Haruhi is a scholarship student receiving the special privilege of being in class A due to her scholarship status (she is ranked number one in her year).

Customers have the freedom to choose which host will entertain them, playing to their specific needs and interests. Each member of the host club is a specific shōjo "type" designed to suit the varying tastes of female clients (Stoic, Silent, Devil, Loli Shōta, Prince). The twins Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin and cousins Takashi Morinozuka ("Mori") and Mitsukuni Haninozuka ("Honey") showcase their respective close relationships to please or entertain customers. Tamaki Suoh is president and leader of the club, while Kyoya Ootori as vice president manages all the events for the club. The Third Music Room has been outfitted by the Club to accommodate their business and, at times is elaborately decorated according to a specific theme, ranging from a tropical paradise to a traditional picnic, to heighten the customers' pleasure and keep things interesting.

The members of the club include:
Haruhi Fujioka
Haruhi is the androgynous heroine of the story and the Natural type. She comes from a lower-class family, but is very intelligent, so she is a scholarship student at Ouran. Her mother died when she was five years old and so her cross-dressing father raises her on his own. She is a seemingly apathetic and reluctant heroine who has no interest in pretty and flashy things, sweet food, or frivolous males. The members of the Host Club all have a sort of weakness for her and either openly or secretly adore her. Haruhi appears as if she doesn't care about the host club member's feelings; however, she actually studies each and every one of them individually and cares for them all very much. She eventually discovers that her feelings for Tamaki have grown into love.

Tamaki Suoh
The president of the Host club and the Prince type. He is extremely passionate and kind, always ready to help people, and has an interest in many things. He is considered the most attractive of the hosts, as he is the prince "type" and the president of the club. He is also very intelligent (2nd in his class behind Kyoya), and a gifted piano player. He is very sincere in what he says, and takes his role to please girls very seriously, which stems from his deep love of his mother. However, the other club members recognize him as an idiot most of the time because he is very dense about his own situations (though perceptive about others), very silly and melodramatic at times, and somewhat selfish and narcissistic. He also has an odd obsession for the "commoner's lifestyle" and loves ramen and instant coffee (considered "commoner food"). He considers the Host Club to be a family and named himself father and Kyoya as the mother. His father is the superintendent of Ouran High School and his family is one of the wealthiest families in Japan. His mother was forced to leave him so he would hopefully one day be recognized as the heir of the Suoh family by his grandmother, who does not like him. Tamaki is half-French and half-Japanese and considered to be very beautiful. He later discovers he possesses feelings for Haruhi, yet, he believes this love to be fatherly love and not romantic. Later, in chapter 64 of the manga, he comes to realize that he is indeed in love with Haruhi, not as a 'father' but as a man. This is revealed in chapter 67.

Kyoya Ootori
The vice president of the Host club and the Cool type. He is often called "Mother" by Tamaki and "Shadow King" by the rest of the club. He is behind most of the Host Club schemes and the other club members tend to go along with whatever Kyoya says, sometimes even favoring his leadership over Tamaki's. Despite their opposite personalities, Kyoya and Tamaki have been best friends since their last year of middle school, when Tamaki transferred to Ouran. He is a third son and has spent his whole life honoring his family name and yielding his true abilities so as to not overshadow his brothers; however, it is clear that Kyoya has more ambition, drive, and talent than both of them. Throughout the series Kyoya refers to the fact that as he is a third son he won't inherit his father business, although he has slowly started to come out of that mindset after his becoming friends with Tamaki. He believes life is a game and will lose out if he doesn't have 'fun'. He also manages most of the finances with the club and has a habit of not revealing important information to the other hosts until the problem at hand is already over.

Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin
Identical twins who used to reject others and are the Little Devil types. Only recently after they joined the Host Club did they start to open up and allow other people into their world. They are the same age as Haruhi and are in her class, and so have a special bond with her; Haruhi was the first and only person who is able to tell the twins apart, something that both had secretly longed for. They enjoy playing "games" and tricks on classmates, especially Tamaki. Kaoru is nicer, more sensitive, soft spoken and more mature than Hikaru. Hikaru, on the other hand, is very immature and somewhat mean but has a shy and sweet side, the mean part of him is mostly because he has trouble expressing his feelings. Kaoru tends to have a more high pitched voice compared to Hikaru, who has a lower voice, which makes it easier to distinguish which twin is which. Episode four comically insinuates that Hikaru is the "seme" of their relationship when the twins are concerned over the script of a Host Club movie in which they play basketball players which seems to reverse the roles. The twins later on discover that they too harbor feelings for Haruhi. Kaoru doesn't love Haruhi enough to want her only for himself (because he values his relationship with his brother more), so he ends up letting Hikaru be the twin who loves her romantically. After this development, the twins begin to attempt embracing their differences.

Mitsukuni Haninozuka
Also known as "Honey" and the Boy-Lolita type. He looks like an elementary school child rather than the 17-year-old third-year student he actually is. Honey is obsessed with sweets and anything cute, much like his youthful appearance would dictate. Honey is loved by the other characters for his cuteness and has a nickname for everyone (such as Haru-chan for Haruhi). Honey carries a plush bunny (called "Usa-chan") around with him. Despite his childish looks, he is deceptively strong and highly skilled in martial arts. He is usually found with Mori, his cousin by marriage. Honey comes from a family that owns a nationally-renowned dojo and are known for their martial arts abilities. In one episode it was said if his full combat abilities were unleashed, he would be considered a threat to national security. Though it appears to be a façade, his cute side and serious side are both very real. After Tamaki explains to him that being himself is "true strength," he resolves never to change.

Takashi Morinozuka
Also known as "Mori" and is the strong but silent type. He is the tall, stoic character. Mori dedicates his life to Honey by protecting him and only gets angry when Honey is injured or harmed. However, he is also very close with the other club members and many classmates look up to him because of his quiet but gentle nature. He usually only speaks when he deems it necessary, and responds to questions mostly with monosyllabic answers. Mori's family has served Honey's family for years, until a marriage two generations ago made them cousins. Even though the servant-master bond was technically broken, Mori still serves faithfully as Honey's guardian and best friend.

Episode List

01 "Starting Today, You are a Host!"

Haruhi Fujioka, scholarship student, is immediately mistaken for a boy when she arrives at elite private school Ouran Academy. Searching for a quiet place to study, she stumbles across the Host Club, and, in an attempt to escape, accidentally breaks a ¥8 million vase. To pay back the debt, Haruhi becomes a member—needing to be "requested" by at least one thousand customers before she can leave. However, one by one the Host Club members discover her true gender; all except Tamaki, who accidentally sees her in her underwear before he gets the hint.

02 "The Job of a High School Host!"

The Host Club finds out that one of their regular customers, one of the few that skips from host to host regularly, is having trouble with her fiancé. The group then cooks up a plan to help, involving a dance, a kiss, and a big spotlight. Unfortunately, in the process, Haruhi has her first kiss; but not with the fiancé, but with the fiancée.

03 "Beware the Physical Exam!"

The time has come for the school's physical examinations, so the club must find a way to protect Haruhi's Big Secret. Their attempts fail miserably until Kyoya steps in, with a doctor who promises not to reveal her secret. Meanwhile, someone accused of attempting to "make a pass" on one of the female students, Dr Yabu (literally, Quack Doctor) is actually searching for his daughter after she and her mother left him due to financial problems. Kyoya points out that, if the man's family is really that poor, the girl would be attending Ouran Public High, rather than the prestigious and very expensive Ouran Academy. Tamaki gives him directions, explaining that, even though he might get hurt later, it's up to him to find the truth.

04 "Attack of the Female Manager!"

The Host Club must deal with their new self-asserted manageress, Renge, a French otaku who claims to be Kyoya's fiancée. Renge has an overt obsession with video games, anime, manga, and cosplaying. She decides to make a movie for the host club, coming up with "parts" for them, such as Tamaki's "lonely prince" act and Honey's "evil on the inside" act. She gathers two yakuza (mafia) to play villains for the host club's "final fight," apparently a scheme where they band together to fight them. Haruhi attempts to protect Renge from their meager attacks, dislodging her contact in the process, causing her to appear to be crying in pain. Tamaki hurries over, angry at the thought some one has hurt her, only to find out that it was her contact that fell out. Haruhi finally helps Renge understand that there's more than stereotypes, and Renge immediately switches crushes from Kyoya to Haruhi.

05 "The Twins Fight!"

The twins beg to be allowed to visit Haruhi's home, but she refuses. Haruhi comments about the differences between Hikaru and Kaoru, which triggers a fight between the inseparable siblings, even making them dye their hair different colors, blue and pink, in order to be told apart. When Haruhi finally stands up to their fighting, saying "if they've never fought before, they might need help stopping," Kaoru is about to give Hikaru a cursed doll with his name written on the back - but when Haruhi steps in, he gives it to her instead. However, when she turns it over, the back says "Fail," - alerting the host club it was all a trick to be allowed to visit Haruhi's house.

06 "The Grade School Host is the Naughty Type!"

An elementary school brat, Shiro Takaoji, seeks help from the Host Club's King to win the heart of women. But what he doesn't say makes all the difference in how much help he gets. He attempts to run away, calling Tamaki a "fake king", and Tamaki and the others infiltrate the elementary school, discovering that Shiro has a crush on a girl who would soon be moving away. Tamaki explains to him he didn't wish to please women, but only to please one woman - the girl he has a crush on. He had joined the Classical Music Club to make her happy and play the piano with her. Shiro learns his part of the piano duet he was supposed to have played with her, and the host club ends up allowing him and the girl to have a small concert in the host club lounge. The episode ends with Shiro entertaining at the host club, warning the clients not to tell his girlfriend; she'll get jealous if she hears he's hanging out with such beautiful women.

07 "Jungle Pool SOS!"

The Host Club drags Haruhi to an artificial tropical beach, but an accident separates Honey from the rest of the gang. Mori and Haruhi separate from the rest of the group to look for him, Mori eventually carrying her due to her slowness and clumsiness. Haruhi wonders aloud about Mori's and Honey's relationship, and then twins explain that they are in fact cousins by marriage. Meanwhile, Kyouya's guards, called in to look for Honey, end up mistaking Haruhi as the "small boy" Kyouya had described, and, under his orders, attempt to arrest any "suspicious people", as they believe that Mori looks suitably suspicious. Honey swings in on a vine, amazing Haruhi with his martial arts ability. The gang returns, ending the episode with Haruhi noting, much to the surprise of the twins and Tamaki, that she would enjoy visiting a real beach.

08 "The Sun, the Sea, and the Host Club!"

The Host Club visits the "real beach" upon Haruhi's request, but, Kyoya having invited customers, Haruhi is still unable to wear a swimsuit - much to the others disappointment. The twins devise a game to see who can find out what Haruhi is afraid of first, drawing Tamaki in with the explanation that only close friends show each other their weaknesses. Kyoya hypes up the competition by offering up photos of Haruhi in middle school. Tamaki wins secretly in the end, during a thunderstorm. However, the rest of the host club walks in at the most inopportune moment, as he covers her ears and places a blindfold on her to "block the thunder." The group ends up leaving with Tamaki chasing after them, trying in vain to convince them that he's not a pervert.

09 "A Challenge from Lobelia Girls' Academy!"

St. Lobelia Girl's Academy's Benio Amakusa, head of the Zuka Club, chances upon Haruhi and, instantly recognizing that she is a girl, tries to convince her to join her school and her club. Convinced that Haruhi will leave them, the boys dress up as girls to show Haruhi that she "can have big brothers AND big sisters - all in one!" Haruhi reveals that she came to Ouran for a reason, and says that she was never planning to leave for Lobelia in the first place.

10 "A Day in the Life of the Fujioka Family!"

Interested in the unknown ways of a "commoner's lifestyle", the Host Club makes an unannounced appearance at Haruhi's house to meet her family and see how she lives. Tamaki realizes how independent Haruhi is and some of the reasons why.

11 "Big Brother is a Prince!"

Tamaki enlists the help of Renge in teaching Nekozawa to become the princely figure his little sister is convinced he is and help him face his fear of light, eventually leading to him saving his sister from a large, unfriendly cat, leading her to be convinced of his bravery despite the wig and cloak that he wears.

12 "Honey's Three Bitter Days!"

Honey gets his first cavity, and the number one rule until the cavity is fixed is no sweets. He then takes his frustration out on Mori, who is being strict on Honey, but Honey realizes that Mori was punishing himself for not telling Honey to brush his teeth twice.

13 "Haruhi in Wonderland!"

Haruhi's dream about the day of her admission into Ouran High School becomes a trippy Alice in Wonderland-esque fantasy. Her friends try to tell Haruhi a message, but she only relisese it when in court. She later wakes up seeing the club dressed up in costumes that look like the ones they wore in her dream.

14 "Interviewing The Famous Host Club!"

The ailing Newspaper Club wants to obtain an interview with the popular Host Club in order to save it from being disbanded due to the lack of public interest. Or so it seems. The newspaper club tell lies in their papers, so the club leader wants to interview the host club because he thinks that Tamaki is using his parents' power to control the popular students, and wants to tell the whole school that. Aparently, he thinks of Tamaki as his mortal enemy.

15 "The Refreshing Battle in Karuizawa!"

During summer vacation, Haruhi gets a part-time job in a pension at Karuizawa. She feels guilty at first for not saying anything to the rest of the Host Club, until they drop in unannounced. A contest erupts when they realize there is only one remaining room at the pension. Hikaru and Kaoru win by using their brotherly love act.

16 "Operation Haruhi and Hikaru’s First Date!"

Hikaru gets jealous of Haruhi's former classmate while at the pension. Kaoru pretends to be sick for the date, and instead sets up a date for Hikaru and Haruhi to try to get Hikaru to think of other people which Tamaki does not take too well. During their date, Hikaru runs off somewhere, and a thunderstorm occurs. Worried about Haruhi, Tamaki calls Hikaru, and tells him that Haruhi is afraid of thunder, letting everyone know Haruhi's weakness. In the end, Hikaru apologizes to Haruhi, who is hiding under a table in a church, during the thunderstorm and comforts her while she is crying.

17 "Kyoya’s Reluctant Day Out!"

Kyoya, half-asleep, is dragged into a commoner's department store by Tamaki and the rest of the boys, who aim to study the life of ordinary people, and therefore understand more about Haruhi - or play. Kyoya ends up meeting Haruhi there, alone, and they find it interesting how each other views their lives. Towards the end, Tamaki makes a call for a "lost child", who turns out to be Kyoya, which makes Kyoya even angrier at Tamaki than he already is.

18 "Chika’s “Down with Honey” Declaration!"

Honey has a younger brother Yasuchika, but he has a huge grudge against his sibling. It turns out the reason for his brother's grudge is that Honey eats too many cakes, causing Yasuchika to freak out.

19 "Lobelia Girls’ Academy Strikes Back!"

The girls from St. Lobelia's Zuka Club finally manage to rope Haruhi into their academy, and it is up to the Host Club boys and Ranka to save her from Benio Amakusa stealing her first kiss - until Kyouya reminds them of Haruhi's real first kiss in a previous episode. The episode ends with the Lobelia's Zuka Club chasing Haruhi around the stage, attempting to steal her second kiss.

20 "The Door the Twins Opened!"

A prequel that tells the story of how the twins were convinced to help form the club, including the "Which One is Hikaru?" game that they always played, including their past with the maid who led them to believe that no one would ever be able to tell them before, and the cruel trick that they played on a girl in middle school.

21 "Until the Day it Becomes a Pumpkin!"

Haruhi's class has a Halloween event - The Halloween Special Fear Trial Tournament- in which groups do their best to scare the living daylights out of each other! The class rep isn't so keen on this idea, though, and enlists Haruhi to help him. Kaoru, meanwhile, contemplates a sad truth. Nekozawa decides to scare the group of Haruhi, Kaoru, Hikaru, and the class rep.

22 "Mori-senpai Has an Apprentice Candidate!"

When the son of a gangster, Ritsu Kasanoda, seeks Mori for tips on how to change his scary image and gain friends, the Host Club immediately jumps at the opportunity to change his image, making many humorous results of their efforts. The members of the Host Club also frequently call him Casanova and bossa nova. However, Ritsu ends up discovering Haruhi's secret.

23 "Tamaki’s Unwitting Depression!"

After Ritsu walks in on Haruhi changing, he later joins the Host Club, but as a customer. When he insists on Haruhi as his host, the other hosts get nervous and the clients get excited. Tamaki starts to realize his feelings for Haruhi, and Ritsu nearly goes insane, while Haruhi remains blissfully oblivious.

24 "And so Kyoya Met Him!"

Kyoya recalls when he first meets Tamaki two years ago, and how he only became friends with him due to Tamaki being the heir to the Suou family businesses. He initially put up with Tamaki's odd requests, traveling all over Japan, but eventually snapped. From that point on, however, Kyoya could be his real self in front of Tamaki and they became true friends.

25 "The Host Club Declares Dissolution!"

The Host Club participates in the annual school festival. Tamaki's father and grandmother turn up there. However, the arrival of Eclair Tonnerre, a woman who Tamaki was told to take care of by his grandmother, brings an unforeseen turn of events. Haruhi also learns of Tamaki's history, and his entrance into the Suoh family.

26 "This is Our Ouran Fair!"

The Host Club must race against time to keep Tamaki in Japan and save the club from disbanding. However there are a few bumps along the way, as well as a wild horse ride, fighting with Ootori family police and Grand Tonnerre taking over lots of businesses.

Plot:

The Wallflower is about a girl who was called "ugly" by a boy, the first and only person to whom she confessed her love. This incident sparks a life change, and as a result Sunako shuns all forms of beauty, both in herself as well as in life. Concerned by her change for the worst, Sunako's aunt, the owner of a beautiful mansion where four very handsome students live, offers the guys free rent in her mansion if they can turn Sunako into a "perfect lady" (referred to in Japan as the titular Yamato Nadeshiko).

While the four of them manage to make Sunako physically beautiful enough to become a lady, the problem lies with her attitude and interests (which Sunako has no intention of changing). Up until the most recent release in the story, they've managed to convince Sunako's aunt that her niece is indeed a lady befitting the mansion in which they live (and prevent the rent from skyrocketing to triple the required amount). However, in reality, Sunako has not changed considerably.

Characters:

Sunako Nakahara

The female lead, Sunako locked herself away and chose to live without any desire for light or beauty after a traumatic experience where she was rejected by her first love. Sunako is a lover of solitude, gory movies, anatomical dolls and objects that reflect the ugly side of life as she puts it; her interests resulted in her distorted view of reality and isolation contributed to her low self-esteem. Unexpectedly, she is intelligent, talented in numerous areas, particularly cooking, and is an exceptionally strong fighter. However, by living with Kyouhei and the other boys, she gradually interacts with other people and slowly overcomes her anti-social tendencies. She has especially mixed feelings about Kyouhei and as the storyline progresses, their relationship becomes more solid and intimate.

Kyohei Takano

The most popular and physically attractive of the foursome, Kyouhei is initially seen as selfish, blunt, demanding, and having no inclination to be gentle towards Sunako unless it will reduce rent. Kyouhei's unnaturally good looks resulted in a history of unfortunate experiences: he is unable to hold a job because he prone to being sexually harassed and he left his hometown because his family was unable to take the strain of his fans constantly harassing and mobbing them. Because of these experiences, he is able to empathesize with Sunako best; he develops a solid relationship with her and protects her when she needs him to. However, his own unresolved feelings for her mean that he is unafraid to take advantage of her weaknesses or provoke her rage. Kyouhei enjoys fighting and loves to eat, especially Sunako's cooking.

Takenaga Oda

A serious and intelligent young man from a wealthy family of ikebana masters. Takenaga is usually the voice of reason amongst the foursome and the least fazed by Sunako's morbid habits. However, he is emotionally reserved as a result of extreme pressure as his family's heir; as a result, Takenaga is too shy to express his feelings towards his girlfriend, Noi. As the manga progresses, he becomes more social and open about himself.

Yukinojo "Yuki" Toyama

A gentle and kind boy who is devoted to his friends, Yuki comes from an ordinary family to board with the Landlady, who is a friend of his mother's. He is the most innocent and easily frightened of the four, especially in regards to entering Sunako's room. Because of his effeminate features, he is often reluctantly forced to dress up like a girl, which has led to self-esteem issues.

Ranmaru Morii

Ranmaru is a notorious playboy who is the only son of a wealthy family of hotel chain owners. He is extroverted, confident, and a self-professed expert of love and women, having dated many older married women. However, he has a good heart and cares for his friends and is the most active in the goal towards making Sunako into an ideal lady. He is later engaged to reserved and sheltered girl, whose unusual attitude towards him creates mixed feelings and makes him unsure of his playboy ways.

Naie "Noi" Kasahara

Most likely the most beautiful girl at school, Noi becomes friends with Sunako in order to become closer to Takenaga, though genuinely values her friendship with Sunako and greatly admires her abilities. She is Sunako's first female friend and stands up for her when their classmates make fun of her. Because of her quick temper and romantic notions, she and Kyouhei often argue, particularly in regards to Sunako. Noi loves Takenaga unfailingly, but often questions the nature of their relationship as Takenaga is too shy to make his feelings toward her more explicit. Like the boys, Noi is not that good when it comes to housework.

List of The Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge episodes

Episode 1
"The Light that Shines through the Darkness"

Four high-school bishōnen, Takanaga Oda, Yunkinojo Toyama, Ranmuru Morii, and Kyohei Takano, have made a deal with their landlady: if they succeeded in transforming her niece into a proper lady they can live in their home rent free, but if they fail the rent will triple. The niece, Sunako, is poorly dressed with bad skin and no fashion sense whose bangs cover her eyes. She is also a heartbroken horror-fan who has spent two years as a hikikomori after being told she was ugly when she confessed to her middle-school crush.

Episode 2
"Capture the Iron Curtain!"

The boys try to cut Sunako's bangs, with no success. After Sunako accidentally walks in on Kyohei bathing, he jumps out of the window in surprise and catches a cold as a result. Sunako has to take care of him, but debates killing him instead. Sunako has to defend herself against a gang of ganguro, kogals who, jealous of her familiarity with Kyohei, try to cut off her bangs by force.


Episode 3
"Ah, the Nostalgic Gloominess of Youth"

Four men of the Japanese host scene try to forcefully recruit Kyohei. Sunako doesn't think she can survive living around a bishōnen like Kyohei (she thinks she'd melt), and plans to kill him. However, she has to save Kyohei from the recruiters who have kidnapped him for dubious purposes. Sunako's aunt returns to invite everyone to a coming out party for Sunako, so the boys have to step up the (non-existent) pace to making Sunako a lady.

Episode 4
"Sunako, You're Needed"

Sunako's class recruits her to make a haunted house for the school festival, only for Kyohei to realise that she was tricked so the class rep will not have to do any work. Kyohei recruits the guys to help make her haunted house win the school's contest so he can get the ¥500,000 prize. They won the contest and the others do not want the money, so Kyohei gets to keep it all. Unfortunately, he also needs ¥700,000 to pay the damages of the explosion he caused earlier.

Episode 5
"Feast of the Beautiful Creatures"

A picture of an angry Sunako from the festival catches the eye of an egotistic photographer who wants her to model for him. Although tricked into going to the shoot, a camera-shy Sunako proves a difficult subject.

Episode 6
"Halloween Seen in Dreams"

When Sunako misses her favorite holiday, she sinks into a deep depression. Unable to cheer her up (or even get her to cook for them) the boys must take care of themselves as well as the house. Can they realize what's bothering her before their own cooking kills them?

Episode 7
"I am No. 1"

Love can occur in the strangest of ways. None is as strange, however, as a gang boss falling for Sunako! When he misunderstands the relationship between Sunako and Kyohei, the boss challenges him to a fight. With all of this fuss can Sunako ever finish her spring cleaning of her beloved anatomy figures?

Episode 8
"Winter Wonder Land"

The boys wonder if they're taking advantage of Sunako's cooking, and get a job at a fancy restaurant in order to lessen her burden. Kyohei wishes to eat nabe at a kotatsu, as he has never experienced the winter tradition. Kyohei goes shopping with Sunako, only to have the entire marketplace misunderstand their relationship. To add thing up Kyohei's fangirls appears and play around their grocery. In the end, they end up having an enormous kotatsu feast.

Episode 9
"Splashing Blood and Steam, Inside a Shower of Love Pt 1"

Sunako, the boys and Noi are going on a trip to the hot springs. Sunako tries to do everything she can do so that Noi and Takenaga can be alone, which leads to the fact that Sunako and Kyouhei have a very intense ping-pong-mach. In the end, it ends with that Sunako and Kyouhei share a kiss, by accident.

Episode 10
"Splashing Blood and Steam, Inside a Shower of Love Pt 2"

The hot springs manager has been attacked, and Sunako decides that she can't pass up the opportunity to snoop around a real crime scene. However, the true culprit resents not only Sunako snooping around, but also her being accompanied by four bishōnen. It turns out that the wife of the manager is responsible and she even tries to kill Sunako by burning alive in the storage room. Luckily, Kyohei rescues her. When they confront the wife of the manager for saying that Sunako is ugly he state that he had a relationship with Sunako to the extent that they kiss each other.

Episode 11
"The Test and the Study Kiss"

Sunako needs to be tutored in math or else the rent will go up. Also, the girls are in an uproar as Kyouhei dresses up as a nerd and studies hard to teach Sunako not to run away. In the end Sunako still failed the exam because she put the answers in the wrong number.

Episode 12
"Oh, my sweet home!"

Everyone thinks back to their first Christmas together, when they just moved in and how different they were back then ...

Episode 13
"Oui, Monsieur!"

Sunako eats a strange mushroom and is magically transformed into a lady. Though things start to get a little worse when Sunako is one. Then all the guys try to change her back with seduction.

Episode 14
"The Beauty of the Sleeping Woods"

Ranmaru is engaged to be married. Determined to break the engagement, he and the others plot to make Ranmaru a guy that a woman would hate.

Episode 15
"Pirates of the Tres Bien"

Sunako and the others are invited to an island that has a history of pirates burying treasure there. Kyouhei sets off to find treasure, while Sunako looks for skeletons. Then when Sunako finally finds what she's looking for, it starts to cause trouble for the guys.

Episode 16
"Dream Comes True"

The Mori High sports festival has just begun, and strangely Sunako and Kyohei are willingly participating. They become strongly competitive, going to extreme measures to beat one another, but it all ends up in them participating for certain reasons.

Episode 17
"Girls Bravo!!"

Noi, Ranmaru's fiancée, and an unwilling Sunako go through an all out day spa while Ranmaru and Takenaga won't stop bickering.

Episode 18
"Dream·Loving Each Other"

The guys finally make some progress when they persuade Sunako into wearing a dress but, like everything that involves Sunako, the plan turns wrong.

Episode 19
"Battlechicks Valentine"

What do you get when you add the guys, Valentine's Day, boy-crazy girls, and Sunako's love for chocolate together? One crazy and uncontrollable Valentine's Day! Being the pretty boys obviously means death on Valentines Day.

Episode 20
"Trial of Love"

What happens when Hiroshi gets stolen? Who's to blame? Will Sunako ever find him again?

Episode 21
"Memory in Sepia"

Sunako's father comes to visit after he finds out she's living with a certain guy...what's gonna happen? Crazy fights, and a touching story of course. It also shows the reason why Sunako doesn't want her father to enter her room... he is easily frightened by scary things.

Episode 22
"The Prince in Sheep's Clothing"

Kyohei is kidnapped by a bunch of crazy shopkeepers and Sunako is accidentally kidnapped with him.

Episode 23
"Eye of the Typhoon, Returning Home"

Kyohei returns to his home unwillingly to get Sunako back. He is confronted by his mother.

Episode 24
"Eye of the Typhoon, Straying"

Kyohei runs away and the group goes through random ordeals to try to get him home.

Episode 25
"Road to Womanhood"

The landlady/Sunako's aunt comes and wreaks havoc, but luckily Sunako calms her down and she teaches her how to be a good housewife. But when Sunako gets invited to her aunt's party, she has to try to brave the "Road to Womanhood".