Ouran High School Host Club: Season One, Part Two

Ouran High School Host Club: Season One, Part Two

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The second half of the reverse-harem comedy Ouran High School Host Club explores the characters’ pasts, offering insights into their odd personalities. Identical twins Hikaru and Kaoru never paid any attention to anyone else until Club president Tamaki recruited them; Kyoya, the neglected youngest son of a stern father, found his first friend when his parents insisted he hang out with Tamaki to help cement corporate relations. “Lolita boy” Mitsukuni followed his family tradition as a martial-arts champion. Despite their good looks, social prominence, and wealth, the boys led lonely lives. Tamaki’s Host Club has given them the one thing they lacked: a sense of belonging. Haruhi, the girl pretending to be a boy in the group, agrees. The warmth of that realization doesn’t prevent the Hosts from squabbling and behaving as insanely as they did in the first episodes, but it gives the series a balance that keeps it from feeling too silly. Although Ouran High School Host Club only ran for a single season, its popularity on both sides of the Pacific may well lead to sequels. The set includes a small 2009 print calendar of the Host Club members. (Rated TV 14: risque humor, including allusions to homosexuality and lesbianism) –Charles Solomon

(14. Covering the Famous Host Club! 15. The Refreshing Battle in Karuizawa! 16. Operation Haruhi and Hikaru’s First Date! 17. Kyoya’s Reluctant Day Out! 18. Chika’s “Down with Honey” Declaration! 19. Lobelia Girls’ Academy Strikes Back! 20. The Door the Twins Opened! 21. Until the Day It Becomes a Pumpkin! 22. Mori-senpai Has an Apprentice Candidate! 23. Tamaki’s Unwitting Depression! 24. And So Kyoya Met Him! 25. The Host Club Declares Dissolution! 26. This is Our Ouran Fair!)



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Ouran Academy: An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury.

Haruhi began the year as an out of place scholarship student, but she’s found new popularity as a member of the Host Club. Playing the part of a sensitive suitor and wooing the ladies of the school has become a full-time job. Of course, now that Tamaki and the other boys can no longer deny the charms of her girly side, life feels more like a storybook daydream. But not all fairy tales have a happy ending. The King will have to choose between reality and fantasy – and his decision might force the Ouran Host Club to close their doors forever!

Season 1, Part 2 contains episodes 14-26.

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Cromartie High School – Complete Collection

Cromartie High School - Complete Collection

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Japan’s smartest comedy is totally stupid — and maybe that’s why we love it so! Based on Eiji Nanaka’s award-winning manga, CROMARTIE HIGH SCHOOL is an absurdist romp through Japan’s toughest, most notorious reform school. Populated by a motley crew of thugs, misfits, and the occasional gorilla, it won over legions of Japanese late night TV viewers. Now through this super affordable thin-pack, Japan’s #1 comedy is soon to become North America’s favorite funny anime. “A+” (Anime on DVD)


Trigun – High Noon (Vol. 8) (2003)

Trigun - High Noon (Vol. 8)

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In these final four episodes, the saga of Vash the Stampede builds to the climactic confrontation between Vash and his vicious twin, Knives. Director Satoshi Nishimura and writer Yosuke Kuroda also sort out the fates of the other characters: gun-toting preacher Nicholas V. Wolfwood reveals a surprising past; sorrow gives Milly an unexpected strength, shifting the balance between her and Meryl. Vash also has to deal with the last of the Gung-Ho Guns, including Legato Bluesummers. These confrontations involve some agonizing decisions, and voice actor Johnny Yong Bosh articulates Vash’s suffering in an exceptional performance. Before the final face-off, the filmmakers show some of the backstory of Vash and Knives, which they began to explore in episode 17. But Nishimura and Kuroda fail to supply some important information: it’s been clear all along that Vash isn’t human, but what is he? Trigun ends on an upbeat note that will please its many fans, despite the unanswered questions. Apparently no one expected the series to become so popular when it hit the states in 2000; there’s already talk of additional episodes or a feature. Sometimes comic and kooky, sometimes gentle and earnest, Vash stands out as one of the most appealing and individual characters in recent anime. It seems unlikely that the artists would end the adventures of a figure with so much potential–and so many fans. Rated 13 and up for violence and mild profanity. –Charles Solomon



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The choices one makes. The excuses one uses. What do they mean in the end if you don’t get what you want? The time for the ultimate show down has arrived, but will Vash be able to save everyone? Can he save anyone? Trigun Vol. 8 (Episodes 23, 24, 25 & 26). The Final Volume! Featuring a limited edition chromium onsert! (While supplies last.)


Ouran High School Host Club 8″ Kyoya Plush + Pin

Ouran High School Host Club 8

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Ouran High School Host Club 8 inches Kyoya Plush


 

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