Also, Metal Fight Beyblade 5, omitted from the post title because...you can guess why :) »Edit: Which turned out prophetic because Chuang Yi postponed it to the 20th of September. Nanoboy 1 by Scrawl Studios replaces.
Ouran Koukou Host Club © Hatori Bisco/Hakusensha [First serialized in LaLa]
Published in Singapore as Ouran High Host Club by Chuang Yi
I was actually introduced to Haruhi and the Host Club with Chuang Yi's Ouran High Host Club volume 1. So, this particular uproarious, yet moving
finale is DO WANT MAX! »Edit: Not just for me, apparently; this volume is already out of stock.
Previews, covers after the English and simplified Chinese release lists.
Chuang Yi English manga (2011.09.05)
- Karneval 5 of 7+ by Mikanagi Touya
- [Series Premiere] Nanoboy 1 by Scrawl Studios
- Ouran High Host Club (Ouran Koukou Host Club) 18 of 18 by Hatori Bisco [Finale]
- Twinkle Stars (Hoshi wa Utau) 6 of 11 by Takaya Natsuki
Ouran Koukou Host Club 「桜蘭高校ホスト部」 by Hatori Bisco
Hakusensha LaLa, shoujo
Volume 18 first published in Japan 2011.04
Other languages/serializations
Alternative English Ouran High School Host Club (VIZ Media: 16 volumes per 2011.06 • volume 17 street date: 2011.12.06), simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 樱兰高校男公关部 #17 per 2011.01), traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan: 櫻蘭高校男公關部 18 released 2011.08.13), Indonesian (Elex Media; serialized in HanaLaLa [discontinued]), French and Spanish (Panini Comics; Marvel Panini France Host Club: Le lycée de la séduction Tome 17 shipped 2011.06), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 17 street date: 2011.09.29), Polish (Japonica Polonica Fantastica/JPF)
Adaptations
BONES' 26-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan from April through September 2006, preceded by a mail-order only Host Club anime DVD from LaLa. The anime starred seiyuu Sakamoto Maaya (Fujioka Haruhi), Miyano Mamoru (Suou Tamaki), Matsukaze Masaya (Ootori Kyouya), Suzumura Kenichi and Fujita Yoshinori (twins Hitachiin Hikaru and Kaoru), Saito Ayaka (Haninozuka Mitsukuni) and Kirii Daisuke (Morinozuka Takashi). The cast reprised their roles in two anime drama CDs and a CD compile of fan favorite manga quotes to celebrate the manga finale in 2010.
Three pre-anime audio dramas (2003 vintage) featured different actors: Hisakawa Aya (Haruhi), Midorikawa Hikaru (Tamaki), Suwabe Junichi (Kyouya), Hoshi Souichirou (Hikaru), Ohtani Ikue (Hani-senpai) and Tsuda Kenjirou (Mori-senpai). Suzumura Kenichi (Hikaru in the anime) portrayed Hitachiin Kaoru. The audio-only ensemble also recorded dramas for the LaLa 28th Anniversary LaLa Memorial Drama CD and LaLa 29th Anniversary LaLa Kirameki Drama CD.
Later LaLa furoku audio dramas featured the anime cast: LaLa Gorgeous Drama CD (November 2006 issue), LaLa Treasure Drama CD (October 2007), LaLa Premium Drama CD (May 2008), LaLa Excellent Drama CD (November 2008). [Info from For Richer or Poorer, an Ouran High School Host Club fansite]
The live-action Ouran High School Host Club premiered 22 July 2011 on TBS starring Kawaguchi Haruna (Haruhi), Yamamoto Yusuke (Tamaki), Daito Shunsuke (Kyouya), Nakamura Masaya (Mori-senpai), Chiba Yudai (Hani-senpai), Takagi Shinpei (Hikaru) and Takagi Manpei (Kaoru). A live-action movie is expected to cap the TV series (theatrical release in March 2012).
An Ouran High School Host Club PlayStation 2 visual novel, featuring four new characters, was released in April 2007 by Idea Factory. A Nintendo DS port of the game shipped March 2009.
Hoshi wa Utau 「星は歌う」 by Takaya Natsuki
Hakusensha Hana to Yume, shoujo
Volume 6 first published in 2009.09
Other languages/serializations
Simplified Chinese (Chuang Yi: 星歌恋曲 #6 per 2010.06), traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 星歌戀曲 9 released 2011.03), Indonesian (Elex Media; serialized in HanaLaLa [discontinued]), French (Delcourt Twinkle Stars: Le Chant des Etoiles Tome 10 shipped 2011.07), German (Carlsen Comics: Band 3 street date: 2011.10.28), Italian Le stelle cantano (Panini Comics) and Spanish La melodía de las estrellas (Norma Editorial Spain)
Adaptations
Geneon Entertainment's Hoshi wa Utau drama CD, starring seiyuu Tomatsu Haruka, Kondo Takashi and Takahashi Hiroki, released 2010.02 in Japan.
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Simplified Chinese manga and manhua (2011.09.05)
Defense Devil #9 of 10 by Youn InWan & Yang KyungIl»Postponed to 9.20吸血鬼骑士 (Vampire Knight) #14 of 14+ by Hino MatsuriPostponed to »9.20- 火凤燎原 (Huo Feng Liao Yuan: The Ravages of Time) #42 of 42+ by Chan Mou
- 铁拳小子 Legends (Tekken Chinmi Legends) #11 of 11+ by Maekawa Takeshi
Karneval 「カーニヴァル」 by Mikanagi Touya
AKA K∀RNEVAL
Ichijinsha Comic Zero-Sum, josei
Volume 5 (Scores 25-30) first published in Japan 2010.03
Other languages
French (Editions Ki-oon: Tome 1 and 2 double launch: 2011.10.13)
Adaptations
Adapted into a series of drama CDs: the first Karneval - Flightless Wings / Mermaid's Bottle, spanning Scores 12 through 15, initially offered only to Zero-Sum readers in late 2009, but eventually made commercially available. Frontier Works released the second Karneval Circus CD, covering Scores 3-8 in March 2010 (the same street date as volume 5). The drama starred seiyuu Shimono Hiro (Nai), Kamiya Hiroshi (Gareki), Miyano Mamoru (Yogi), Ono Daisuke (Hirato) and Endo Aya (Tsukumo). A third drama CD Karneval Rinoru (Scores 16-20) featuring the same voice cast, in addition to Hirakawa Daisuke (Akari) and Suwabe Junichi (Uro), went on sale in Japan 2010.09. A fourth drama CD streeted 2011.04.27. [Info from karnevalesque, the Karneval manga community]