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If you really want to watch Ouran High School Host Club, I would suggest you to watch the anime or read the manga only or watch the live adaptation before you do either of those. Cause for me the anime and the manga were much better. Well, to start, when I first started the live adaptation series, the first few episodes were really cringey to me. Probably because i was more used to the anime version that everything in the live adaptation seemed too extra and exaggerated. Yet at the same time it was really hilarious. I still went because it was really funny.
Also the only character i felt was well suited was kyoya senpai (not in the movie though). Tamaki and Honey Senpai were just... and Haruhi felt like a girl so was a bit confused why people felt like she was a boy. This was for the starting of the series.
As the story progresses, the view and the take on the series felt much better. Probably because it grew on me or the direction of the series was much better and the exaggeration toned down. It was in the latter part of the series that I felt the actors were best suited for the roles. Especially the twins and Honey Senpai.
I really enjoyed watching the show but there were a lot of scenes I would have liked to see and it was missed. Like when the club members realised that Haruhi was a girl (aka light bulb scene) or the Lobelia Girls scene. Plus I kinda hoped they would use the original theme song of the anime (Sakura Kiss). Otherwise it was well enjoyed.
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Good part: The cast works great together. if you have seen the anime then you know that need to work well in order to project the feelings they have. For Haruhi, they chose well. she has the sassy attitude that she has in the anime and also puts up with Tamaki well.
Bad Part: For Tamaki, it could just be me, but I felt he was OTT with all the DRAMA! I know that's how he is portrayed in the anime, but maybe the actor went just a bit too far? Judge for yourself :)
For the rest, it's a great watch, never gets old or boring and I have watched it a few times now and still get a laugh! Overall if your new to the Drama world this one is a great place to start the episodes aren't super long the flow is great also. Plus it has a movie
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I love Yusuke as Tamaki, he portrayed Tamaki so well. He was never stiff and I never thought he was overacting in a bad way, but in Tamaki's way. He was funny and charming, and yes, he looked silly most of the times, but that was the fun. I loved every time he was yelling "Haruhiiii!".
And the twins! OMG, they were excellent. Although I love the manga to death, I never truly liked the twins. They were too "melodramatic", and I was never a fan of their kind of fanservice (twin love incest or whatever). Worse, since I am "Tamaki Team" since chapter 1, I was never happy with the harem thing. BUT.... this dorama made me see a whole new point of view. I now understand more and accept why both of them are the way they are. And why both of them fall in love with Haruhi. At the end, they both became my 2nd favorite (which I did not have) and I admit I pitied them at the end. Poor guys :( but at least both of them love Tamaki as much as they love Haruhi, so it is not a big heartbreak.
Do I need to add that Daito was good as Kyoya? He was the perfect: handsome with an evil smile. I think that only once I thought that he needed to be taller, but otherwise, to me he was perfect (and he looked really good with glasses). Again, I never approved in the manga that Kyoya liked -romantically- Haruhi, but I liked the episode where he shows her that he could have attacked her if he wanted to. It was like seeing that scene from another light.
I've read somewhere that Kawaguchi Haruna (Haruhi) was too stiff as an actress. But to me, as Haruhi, she was perfect. I never cared about her wig; it looked good on her and I would have never guessed it was a wig, except in the first chapter when it was longer. She made good expressions when she was surprised, and whenever she smiled, she looked very cute. I am very satisfied with this Haruhi.
On the other hand, I can't say I am satisfied with Honey-sempai and Mori-sempai. Yes, the actor who played Honey-sempai looked the part, but while it works in anime and manga, it doesn't in real life. Instead of looking cute, he looked effeminate and, well, ridiculous. The CG when he hugged or jumped on someone, making him looked smaller was weird and kinda creepy. Thank God they did it only in the first couple of episodes. And really, a teenager carrying a stuffed bunny is awkward and not cute at all... As for Mori-sempai... the actor looked like him, but Mori-sempai should be a guy who either looks bored or just expression-less, not like a robot, like this actor did.
I was not really happy at first with making Nekozawa such an important character, but what can I say, I love Ryo! He is like one of my children (all Kyoryugers are) and I am just happy to watch him grow as an actor and have different roles from Kingu. And objectively, he did well as Nekozawa. Not only he looked like him, but I love how he portrayed him... it was like watching Undertaker from Kuroshitsuji, with that smile and black cape. I am so happy for him XD
The rating for this dorama was very low... it shows you that doramas with low rating can be really good! True, I wasn't a fan with the first couple of episodes, but when I was in Ep. 5 or so, I was loving it. It is true to the story, and I liked most actors in their roles. Highly recommended for OHSHC who aren't picky when it comes to looks! (Tamaki isn't blond; Honey-sempai isn't blond; Kyoya isn't tall, etc.)
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i don't think that i'm going to watch it anymore
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