Coming soon… Season 2? Yes? No?

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No.

And I am left to continue sobbing in one corner. Well, not really. Anyway, what’s coming soon? An Ouran High School Host Club video game for PS2. Aimed at women, to boot.

“Game company Ideafactory has announced that the popular series Ouran High School Host Club is being made into a video game for the Playstation 2. The manga has already been adapted into a successful anime series, and over 6 million volumes of the manga have been sold in Japan alone.

Unlike the majority of “renai” or “relationship simulation” video games on the market, which are aimed at a male audience, the Ouran game is being marketed towards a female audience. The game is slated for release this spring, but no specific release date has been announced yet. Ideafactory has already set up a site for the game here.”

Credit: Anime News Network
Original Source: Moon Phase

So… I don’t really know how I feel about this since I have never really encountered a relationship simulation game. It could be good, who knows. It will definitely benefit the fangirls, though!

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24 Comments

  1. Posted January 27, 2007 at 7:18 am | Permalink

    pssh~ false hopes. this fails :(

  2. alkanphel
    Posted January 27, 2007 at 7:31 am | Permalink

    I wonder what is the Japanese female market segment for dating sims. The male segment is pretty huge I’m sure.

  3. Posted January 27, 2007 at 8:17 am | Permalink

    I WOULD PLAY THIS

  4. Briar
    Posted January 27, 2007 at 9:13 am | Permalink

    *cries*

    I thought you meant it for real. I’d much rather have the season 2 than the game, whatever that game is.

    *runs off to cry some more*

  5. anne
    Posted January 27, 2007 at 9:23 am | Permalink

    i really thought there was season 2
    D:

  6. kuromitsu
    Posted January 27, 2007 at 9:45 am | Permalink

    I want this game. Like, right now.

  7. Posted January 27, 2007 at 10:04 am | Permalink

    OMG, I want the game, too xDD

  8. Posted January 27, 2007 at 10:25 am | Permalink

    I mentioned before on another blog: Haruhi totally should be obtainable — unless you’re playing as Haruhi…

    As an aside, I’d buy the game. But only for Honey.

    alkanphel: I’m not sure how big it is, but there does exist a female market for visual novels and AVGs. Yaoi/shounen-ai/bishounen games have been popping up every now and then, and some have even been localized for English consumption, such as Hirameki’s recent-enough license of Two-Five’s Yo-Jin-Bo.

  9. alkanphel
    Posted January 27, 2007 at 11:22 am | Permalink

    Yeah most girls are more into the romance novels so there’s a big market for that in most of Asia, not just Japan.

  10. Posted January 27, 2007 at 12:08 pm | Permalink

    Omg dont tease me like that!!! I was about to scream and saw it was about the game! Oh well, I still want the game when it comes out!!

  11. arcanes
    Posted January 27, 2007 at 12:32 pm | Permalink

    My heart jumped for a second lol:)
    ps2 game… well these Japanese produce games for anything

  12. Posted January 27, 2007 at 12:32 pm | Permalink

    I still want a second season!!! >:\

  13. Posted January 27, 2007 at 12:47 pm | Permalink

    I knew about this for a while. Though Idea Factory does make some good games like “Run Dim”, “Spectral vs. Generation” never did catch on and I believed someone called it “A poor man’s ‘Gekka no Kenshi’”. (I can’t remember who.) I expect this to somehow catch on. After all, “Tokimemo” does have two games aimed at girls. This sort of thing really isn’t new. (“Marmalade Boy” also had a ren’ai game a long time ago.)

  14. Aezie
    Posted January 27, 2007 at 7:06 pm | Permalink

    -sobs with the rest-

    I thought it was Season 2 when I first saw the image too! ;o;

    I think I will play this, if ever XD

    But I want Season 2 as well T________T

  15. Posted January 27, 2007 at 8:17 pm | Permalink

    Playing as Haruhi? D:

    (But..but I want a Haruhi route! *sobs*)

  16. D.J
    Posted January 28, 2007 at 9:34 am | Permalink

    Argh no, it was a big tease. ‘sob’

  17. alkanphel
    Posted January 28, 2007 at 11:27 am | Permalink

    LOL Aezie is breaking many hearts with her post :P

  18. Haesslich
    Posted January 28, 2007 at 5:18 pm | Permalink

    Yes, Renge’s desire is fulfilled. I do wonder, how many people who might be GAR for Mori but are hiding it will buy this?

    I do suspect there will be quite a few Renge-type otaku, male and female both, who’ll pick this game up anyways. :D

  19. Aezie
    Posted January 28, 2007 at 10:13 pm | Permalink

    Alkan: My job is to break hearts, isn’t it? ;D Haha jk~ My heart’s also broken over the fact that there is still no Season 2

  20. jasmro1995
    Posted February 8, 2007 at 6:50 pm | Permalink

    … I really really hope this comes out in the USA and you get the option of being Haruhi or making your own character.

    *has been discouraged lately with rumors and such*

  21. wasabi_senpai
    Posted February 20, 2007 at 8:35 pm | Permalink

    I’d play it….if it comes out in the UK…LOL

  22. Gooper
    Posted March 27, 2007 at 5:45 pm | Permalink

    waaaaaaa i luv this show it’s the best show ever i want a sacond season not some stupid dating game aimed for girls im a guy i loved this anime i love romance-comedy’s i want more ouran and i get pissed when pepole say “read the manga” some pepole dont like to read and others prefer the anime and some aren’t very good at reading i luv ouran i want more ouran i gonna kick the nuts of whoever stopped making it then i’ll take over the compony and produce itg myself i luv ouran!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and why is the games aimed at girls there are some pretty stand out girls in the sieries so you should be able to pick from the entire host club for your char and theres like renge and that girl in the 1st episode and that bitch eclair and haruhi and many others and i luv ouran why wont they make more ouran!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    *walks of screaming*

  23. watashiwa kawaii
    Posted September 15, 2007 at 10:38 pm | Permalink

    where can you buy the full version of ouran (aside from japan)

  24. kYoY@ oT@Ku%
    Posted January 3, 2008 at 6:23 am | Permalink

    Sobs…for a while I thought that there really was going to be a second season.Too bad there isn’t.I still love it though.Especially Kyoya.No second season.(goes off to imitate Tamaki’s curling up like a ball in the corner)

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