History Headscratchers / OuranHighSchoolHostClub

[[WMG: Am I the only one who was bothered by that scene where [[spoiler: Kyoya pretended he was going to rape Haruhi just to prove a point?] I mean, really, there are other ways...]]

[[WMG: Am I the only one who was bothered by that scene where [[spoiler: Kyoya pretended he was going to rape Haruhi just to prove a point?] I mean, really, there are other ways...

** Well,In episode 25,one of Tamaki's clinet's mother had stated her disapprovel of the club. Cue Tamaki going all 'Oh my, what a pretty lady' on her and she soon swoons over Tamaki like her daughter does. Who's to say Tamaki((althouhg ever word that comes out his mouth is geniune.))Hasn't done this before to all the Host Club Client's parents((More likely the mothers,than the fathers though.))
** OP, you would be enraged at a club that consists of only a handful of members (only two named in the manga), the leader of which walks around the school with a puppet and suffers from severe photophobia? I'm pretty sure any parent who was worried about the Black Magic Club would only need to attend a meeting to see that they aren't exactly a threat to the well being of the other students. High schools and colleges have silly clubs all the time- [[HarryPotter real-life-quidditch teams]] and Dungeons&Dragons clubs are both common enough. I fail to see the real issue with kids acting gothy and pretending they can do magic (when, obviously, they can't). Add to that the fact that the very rich tend to be less than concerned with actual parenting- they might worry about their kids grades, but it's unlikely they would talk to them enough that such a random and over all unimportant club would come up in conversation. Plus, there's the fact that Nekozawa himself seems to be fairly flush. If ever he received a complaint, I'm guessing he would just donate a new wing to the school.
** From what I've seen, the Host Club in ''Ouran'' isn't that different from a real one. The only difference I'm aware of is the fact that real host clubs involve fancy imported alcohol and live performances. The Ouran students are underage so they can't have alcohol and they're on a school budget (and Kyoya's probably really cheap) so they can't afford live performances. From what I've read about real host clubs, they sound more like cabarets than anything more...shocking like how everyone tends to react when they hear "host club".

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* RuleOfFunny. Also, this troper thinks that the Haruhi's androgyny, is an AffectionateParody (among many others) of the somewhat (ahem) feminine look that {{bishounen}} males have in {{shojo}} manga/anime. It's also possible that there's a play on the [[OnlySixFaces standard character design]] in use; the idea that a group of guys couldn't tell that Haruhi was a pretty girl who regularly had boys fawning over her simply because she wore a sweater instead of a dress is itself ridiculous.
** It wasn't just the sweater though. She was wearing thick glasses, looked generally disheveled, her hair was unkempt and cut short, and - no doubt thanks to her [[WholesomeCrossdresser father]] - didn't exactly act or talk like girls normally do. Besides, aside from [[IdiotHero Tamaki]] the club members did caught on quickly about her true gender.

* This troper always thought the "Which One's Hikaru Game" was just something the twins would do now and then because they were bored. No one was ever supposed to win. That's why they were so affected when they found out Haruhi could tell them apart.

** It's ThisTroper's opinion that it's very possible to tell on repeat viewings - Hikaru tends to speak first and be slightly more bold, while Kaoru tends to be the one immediately agreeing - but if that's the case, then in at least a third of the shown cases, they boldly lie about which is which.

* This Troper assumed that he knew because he saw her application to get in. The scholarship does come from him (or at least his family) after all. The episode "Haruhi in Wonderland", while it is a dream, does imply that Tamaki's dad had met both her and her father back when she had long hair.

* There are two reasons for a {{Shoujo}} manga to be turned into an anime. The first is to advertise the manga. And the second is to give fans of the manga [[{{Bishounen}} attractive male characters]] (And [[{{Bishoujo}} attractive female characters]] depending on which [[FruitsBasket manga]] it is) that are in color and move which is much better than black and white still pictures.

* Not everyone is straight, a girl, and/or always likes girls who specifically adhere to a certain look.

*** While the 'Jackass' comment was a bit jarring (yet still [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]), the "You bastard..." line is actually justified considering the situation. Tamaki just walked in on [[spoiler: Haruhi, the girl he's in love with, and a half naked Kyoya standing next to a bed together]]. He probably jumped to conclusions (this IS Tamaki after all) and became angry thinking [[spoiler: Haruhi was about to be assualted and by his best friend even]]. We all know that's not the case, but I digress. We already know Tamaki'd have no qualms against beating up anyone who hurt Haruhi, so swearing at the 'assailant' shouldn't be too out there.