Ouran High School Host Club Pt. 1 (with Rose Bridges and Aisha Soleil)

Covers volumes 1-9 of OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB by Bisco HatoriBisco Hatori’s breakout hit has made everyone laugh at pretty rich boys and their host club hijinks for over a decade. At the same time, it’s got a fair amount of problematic takes in it. So should OURAN be considered a must-read classic? OURAN superfan Rose Bridges and manga reviewer Aisha Soleil chat with Shojo & Tell host Ashley about who their favorite boy is (lots of unpopular opinions abound, but we can all agree that Haruhi Fujioka is the best part of this manga) and dissect the ups and downs of Ranka’s portrayal as a drag queen. Of course, there's also plenty of talk about gender being a performance, social class being a different kind of performance, and how the facade of the Host Club lets characters be their authentic selves. Welcome to Music Room #3.REFERENCESOuran High School Host Club is available from Viz MediaSupport small businesses and purchase from MangaMart!Lots of talk about similarities with Fruits BasketTamaki is voiced by Vic Mignogna in the English dub, and he has been accused of sexual misconductRead The Power by Naomi AldermanFollow the Manga Mavericks podcastWhat's a fujoshi?Ouran definitely inspired Maid-sama!Author Bisco Hatori will be attending Anime Expo this yearPlease tell me! Galko-chan Cranbrook Kingswood, aka, "IRL Ouran"Super cool to eat at The RattyCrazy Rich Asians, aka, more mainstream OuranYōji Enokido was a screenwriter on both the Utena and Ouran animeStill waiting on that Udon release of Rose of VersaillesReminder that you can legally watch all of the Revolutionary Girl Utena anime subbed on YouTube for freeIf you're really into Lobeila in Ouran, get into Strawberry PanicModern Ouran: Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kunOutro song: A cover of "Sakura Kiss" by AmaLee, which you can buy on iTunesCONTACTFollow Rose on Twitter @composeroseFollow Aisha on Instagram @MommaLuvsMangaWatch Aisha's manga reviews on her YouTube channelFollow the podcast on Twitter, Instagram, or TumblrFollow Ashley on Twitter @AshMcD00If you have any comments or questions, you can email [email protected] leave a rating in iTunes or Stitcher!The next podcast episode will be about Ouran High School Host Club volumes 10-18 (which is the second half).