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Welcome to the Host Club! by Moon
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1 https://urbanstems.com/ peony-color-meaning 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_ of_flowers 3 A host club is a night club where male staff attend to female patrons or vice versa 4 The host club they run usually only allows students to be the customers 5 Approximately 72,145.20 USD 6 https://www.floraqueen.com/ blog/learning-more-about-the-bluerose-meaning 7 https://www.bloomsbyheinau.com/ rose-color-meanings 8 Episode 25 and 26 in the Anime 9 A video of all his lines in the anime is exactly 3:56 10 The author of Ouran 11 Chapter 40 in the Manga 12 Chapter 41 in the Manga 13 https://www.billyheromans.com /blog/meaning-behind-different-colors-roses/ 14 https://www.rd.com/list/6-rose-colors-and-their-meanings/
Flowers have a subtle language that can go unnoticed by those unfamiliar with it. If someone were to give you a bouquet of white peonies, you would think “Aww, pretty flowers,” but peonies usually represent enduring beauty or sorrow for wrongdoing1, something the giver may not have realized. Flower language is very in-depth and detailed. In fact, the symbolic language of flowers has been around since the 18th century2 throughout Europe and Asia. It is well used in many different art forms: fine art, movies, TV shows, theatre, and anime. One of the many anime that use flower symbolism is Ouran High School Host Club. Ouran High School Host Club, or OHSHC, focuses on Haruhi Fujioka, an honor student who attends the elite Ouran Academy. While looking for a quiet place to study, she wanders into what she thinks is an empty music room. What she actually wandered into was a host club3,4 and is flabbergasted when she realizes it. While trying to leave, she accidentally knocks over a vase worth 8 million yen5. To make up the debt, she has to work as a host herself. Due to her androgynous appearance, most of the club thinks she’s a boy. By the end of Episode 1, all of the hosts realize she’s a girl. That is the beginning of wonderful friendships and hilarious plans to keep the rest of the school from finding out her gender. It is one of the most loved romantic comedy shows in anime.
The host club consists of seven characters, all unique with different personalities. All of the characters are represented by a colored rose. Roses also show up in the opening credits, and the theme song “Sakura Kiss” mentions roses in the line, “If I had to choose a rose / in this garden of romance / maybe we could take this chance / maybe you’re my love.” The rose in the line embodies the love the hosts have for the main character. Dark blue roses represent unrequited love, loyalty, and mystery6,7. This rose exemplifies the tall, mysterious Takashi “Mori” Morinozuka. Many of the moments that show his rose’s meanings are his loyalties to the Haninozuka family which the Morinozukas served until the families merged. Mori also shows his loyalty to the club by fighting to keep them from disbanding due to Tamaki’s sudden betrothal to Eclair8. The mysterious part of his rose is shown by how little he talks9. The unrequited love is represented by the possibility of him being a love interest for Haruhi before Bisco Hatori10 rewrote him in a supporting role. It could also show the crush he had on Honey11 and how unattainable that is due to Honey’s engagement to Reiko Kanazuki12. Pink roses represent femininity, refinement, and sweetness13. The lighter rose also stands for grace, joy, and happiness1⁴. This rose perfectly represents the sweet little Mitsukuni Haninozuka or Honey. One of the many ways he expresses his rose’s symbolism is by his endless smile and happy demeanor. Honey’s femininity is shown through his love for cake and stuffed animals and his rejection of gender roles.
