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Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at Ouran High School. Because of the superlative cost of the school uniform, Haruhi resorts to wearing long slacks, polo shirts and a vest. Combined with her large glasses and tousled short hair, Haruhi's look causes her to be confused for a boy.

Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music Room, the working place of the Ouran Host Club, a group of six attractive male students who spend their time charming and entertaining the school's girls for profit. During their first meeting, Haruhi accidentally knocks over a vase valued at ¥8,000,000.

In order to pay off the large sum, Haruhi is employed as the club's "dog" and constantly ordered to do menial tasks like serving food or cleaning up. The Club president, without knowing she is really a girl, promotes Haruhi to "host" as soon as he discovers her potential. Even after the truth comes out in the Club, Haruhi continues the charade and is allowed to pay off the rest of her debt working as a host — provided she conceals her true identity from the customers.

The Ouran Private Academy encompasses kindergarten to twelfth grade. Most students come from wealthy families but, in rare ocassions, special scholarships are granted to students from a lower income bracket. The school's unofficial motto is "Lineage is first, wealth is second," meaning students with stellar family backgrounds are given top priority over those from rich families but low social status.

Host Club

The Host Club dressed as caterers. From left to right: Takashi "Mori", Mitsukuni "Hunny", Haruhi, Kaoru and Hikaru, Tamaki, Kyoya

Tamaki thought up the Host Club while in ninth grade and started it upon entering the Ouran High School. Customers have the freedom to choose which host will entertain them, playing to their specific needs and interests.

The Third Music Room has been outfitted by the Club to accommodate their business and, sometimes, it has a specific theme, ranging from a tropical paradise to a traditional picnic, to heighten the customers' pleasure and keep things interesting.

The Dark Magic Clubroom

Dark Magic Club

The Dark Magic Club is led by Umehito Nekozawa, a third year student. The club members seem to spend most of their time in a dimly-lit room poring over witchcraft paraphernalia, but the Club President insists they are performing a Black Mass. Each member wears a black coat and is provided their own free Beelzenef cat-puppet.

In the television series, Nekozawa is the only member shown and it is unknown if he managed to recruit anyone into his club.

Newspaper Club

The Newspaper Club

The Newspaper Club is made up by its Chairman Akira Komatsuzawa, Chikage Ukyo and Tomochika Sakyo. The Club strives to be more popular than the Host Club, but their newsletter is a sensational, gossip-filled tabloid no one bothers to read.

The Zuka Club performing on stage

Zuka Club

The White Lily Group, otherwise known as the Zuka Club (ヅカ部, Zukabu^?) in honor of the Takarazuka Revue, is Ouran Host Club's counterpart at St. Lobelia's Girls Academy. The leading body, composed of third-year student Benio Amakusa, second-year student Chizuru Maihara and first-year student Hinako Tsuwabuki, have gained idol status at St. Lobelia; Benio, particularly, is the subject of extreme affection from her fellow students, requiring her own student security agents. The group is a strong advocate of female superiority. Besides theatric performances, the club hosts a wide range of activities, such as tea ceremonies and discussion groups.

American Football Club

The American Football Club consists of Captain Takeshi Kuze, Vice-captain Makoto Togoin and Hayato Tarumi. Kuze's family controls the largest domestic share of fruit and vegetable imports. The team is called the Ouran Orage, which rhymes with "orange" and is French for "storm." The Captain holds a grudge against Kyoya because he embarrassed him in kindergarten. The American Football Club is not featured on the television series.

Karate Club

Little is known about the Karate Club, besides that Hunny was its Captain before joining the Host Club in his second year of high school. As Captain, Hunny was strict and hard on the students in an attempt to purge the cuteness from him. The current captain is Hunny's stricter, younger brother Yatsuchika.