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* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' features a PG version run as a student club at a school for the super-wealthy, where the club's members provide refreshments, light flirting and entertainment to the school's female students. Thanks to [[WorkOffTheDebt an eight-million yen debt]] and [[{{Bifauxnen}} a case of mistaken (gender) identity]], the protagonist Haruhi Fujioka (a poor scholarship student) ends up working at the club as a host.
* ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' - In the manga [[spoiler: Yamazaki]] ends up working at one.
* ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' - In the manga [[spoiler: Yamazaki]] ends up working at one.
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* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' features a PG version run as a student club at a school for the super-wealthy, where the club's members provide refreshments, light flirting and entertainment to the school's female students. Thanks to [[WorkOffTheDebt an eight-million yen debt]] and [[{{Bifauxnen}} a case Masamune Matsuoka of mistaken (gender) identity]], the protagonist Haruhi Fujioka (a poor scholarship student) ends up working at the club as a host.
* ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' - In the manga [[spoiler: Yamazaki]] ends up working''Manga/AoharuXMachinegun'' works at one.
* ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' - In the manga [[spoiler: Yamazaki]] ends up working
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* Keith Goodman from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' regularly visits one, because he [[VirginityMakesYouStupid thinks it's a normal cafe]].
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* Keith Goodman from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' regularly visits one, In ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'', Miko Nakarai is an ex-prostitute who works now in a hostess club. [[SonOfAWhore Her daughter]] Mako alias Nakama is bullied because he [[VirginityMakesYouStupid thinks it's a normal cafe]].of this.
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* ''Manga/SweetGuiltyLoveBites'' has at least one partner of three pairs working in same one.
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* ''Manga/SweetGuiltyLoveBites'' has "Manga/MuraiKunWantsToFuckMizunoKun": Murai works as a host, mainly entertaining off-duty female sex workers. In part two, he goes out drinking with a call girl named Urara after hours and ends up sleeping with her.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' features a PG version run as a student club atleast one partner a school for the super-wealthy, where the club's members provide refreshments, light flirting and entertainment to the school's female students. Thanks to [[WorkOffTheDebt an eight-million yen debt]] and [[{{Bifauxnen}} a case of three pairs mistaken (gender) identity]], the protagonist Haruhi Fujioka (a poor scholarship student) ends up working in same one.at the club as a host.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' features a PG version run as a student club at
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* In ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'', Miko Nakarai is an ex-prostitute who works now in a hostess club. [[SonOfAWhore Her daughter]] Mako alias Nakama is bullied because of this.
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* Masamune Matsuoka of ''Manga/AoharuXMachinegun'' works at one.
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* Masamune Matsuoka ''Manga/SweetGuiltyLoveBites'' has at least one partner of ''Manga/AoharuXMachinegun'' works three pairs working in same one.
* Keith Goodman from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' regularly visits one, because he [[VirginityMakesYouStupid thinks it's a normal cafe]].
* ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' - In the manga [[spoiler: Yamazaki]] ends up working at one.
* Keith Goodman from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' regularly visits one, because he [[VirginityMakesYouStupid thinks it's a normal cafe]].
* ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' - In the manga [[spoiler: Yamazaki]] ends up working at one.
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* One of the main locations in the ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series is the host club Stardust, the owner and manager being good friends of Kiryu. Kiryu himself even becomes a host in [[VideoGame/Yakuza2 the second game]].
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* One of the main locations in the ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series is the host club Stardust, the owner and manager being good friends of Kiryu. Kiryu himself even becomes a host in [[VideoGame/Yakuza2 the second game]].
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* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' features a PG version run as a student club at a school for the super-wealthy, where the club's members provide conversations, refreshments, light flirting and entertainment to the school's female students. Thanks to [[WorkOffTheDebt an eight-million yen debt]] and [[{{Bifauxnen}} a case of mistaken (gender) identity]], the protagonist Haruhi Fujioka (a poor scholarship student) ends up working at the club as a host.
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* One of the main locations in the ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series is the host club Stardust, the owner and manager being good friends of Kiryu. Kiryu himself even becomes a host in [[VideoGame/Yakuza2 the second game]].
** Most of the games in the series have some form of minigame which involves one or more of the protagonists managing a hostess club, as well as dating sidequests for various hostesses, including ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', and ''VideoGame/YakuzaKiwami2'' (with ''Kiwami 2''[='=]s mode replacing the Kiryu host substory from the original game).
** In ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', the Host job is available for male party members and functions as a thief class, using skills to steal from enemies or inflict debuffs on them. The Hostess job is available to female party members but functions more as a spellcaster class that focuses on damaging and debuffing enemies with magic and elemental abilities.
** Most of the games in the series have some form of minigame which involves one or more of the protagonists managing a hostess club, as well as dating sidequests for various hostesses, including ''VideoGame/Yakuza3'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', and ''VideoGame/YakuzaKiwami2'' (with ''Kiwami 2''[='=]s mode replacing the Kiryu host substory from the original game).
** In ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', the Host job is available for male party members and functions as a thief class, using skills to steal from enemies or inflict debuffs on them. The Hostess job is available to female party members but functions more as a spellcaster class that focuses on damaging and debuffing enemies with magic and elemental abilities.
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* One of the main locations in the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series is the host club Stardust, the owner and manager being good friends of Kiryu. Kiryu himself even becomes a host in [[VideoGame/Yakuza2 the second game]].
** Most of the games in the series have some form of minigame which involves one or more of the protagonists managing a hostess club, as well as dating sidequests for various hostesses.
** In ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', the Host job is available for male party members and functions as a thief class, using skills to steal from enemies or inflict debuffs on them. The Hostess job is available to female party members but functions more as a spellcaster class that focuses on damaging and debuffing enemies with magic and elemental abilities.
** Most of the games in the series have some form of minigame which involves one or more of the protagonists managing a hostess club, as well as dating sidequests for various hostesses.
** In ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', the Host job is available for male party members and functions as a thief class, using skills to steal from enemies or inflict debuffs on them. The Hostess job is available to female party members but functions more as a spellcaster class that focuses on damaging and debuffing enemies with magic and elemental abilities.
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* One of the main locations in the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series is the host club Stardust, the owner and manager being good friends of Kiryu. Kiryu himself even becomes a host in one of [[VideoGame/Yakuza2 the games.second game]].
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* Ryuuji's mother in ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'' works at a hostess club.
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* Ryuuji's mother in ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'' ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' works at a hostess club.
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A host club is an establishment with a roster of all types of attractive men who will offer flirting, flattery, pampering, and companionship in a congenial environment and at an exorbitant rate. A typical host will wear a suit and pointed toe boots, along with heavy eye make-up, circle lenses, and [[AnimeHair wild, improbable]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' [[AnimeHair hairstyles]] that are usually dyed. Besides service, most of the commission a host gets comes from expensive alcohol ordered by their customers, so expect hosts to try to get you to throw down thousands of yen for a bottle of champagne. [[PlatonicProstitution Hosts do not offer actual sex]], though it's pretty common for them to sleep with their clients after hours. Customers at host clubs are eventually expected to pick a favorite, known as a "tantou", who will eventually become their main entertainer.
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A host club is an establishment with a roster of all types of attractive men who will offer flirting, flattery, pampering, and companionship in a congenial environment and at an exorbitant rate. A typical host will wear a suit and pointed toe boots, along with heavy eye make-up, circle lenses, and [[AnimeHair wild, improbable]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' [[AnimeHair hairstyles]] that are usually dyed. Besides service, most of the commission a host gets comes from expensive alcohol ordered by their customers, so expect hosts to try to get you to throw down thousands of yen for a bottle of champagne. [[PlatonicProstitution Hosts do not offer actual sex]], though it's pretty common for them to sleep with their clients after hours. Customers at host clubs are eventually expected to pick a favorite, known as a "tantou", who will eventually become their main entertainer.
entertainer. The amount of clients a host has improves the host's popularity, whose ranking will usually be posted in the store.
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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': During Makoto's Confidant route, you find out that one of her friends has a new boyfriend who's a particularly sleazy Host. He's got a bad reputation for luring impressionable teenagers into debt and selling them into prostitution, leading to Makoto intervening before her friend gets caught by his scams.
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** In ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', the Host job is available for male party members and functions as a thief class, using skills to steal from enemies or inflict debuffs on them. The Hostess job is available to female party members but functions more as a spellcaster class that focuses on damaging and debuffing enemies with magic and elemental abilities.
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* Several of the supporting characters from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' work at host/hostess clubs. A few of the mini-arcs take place in the host clubs as well.
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* ''WebAnimation/MoniRobo'': Atsumu's mother worked at a hostess bar to provide for her sob.
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* ''WebAnimation/EtraChanSawIt'': Quite a few episodes feature protagonists either working in or going to Hostess Clubs, but there's at least one episode featuring a Host Club. Tsutsuji, who had been abused and called ugly by her family her whole life, ends up wandering into one because she heard the hosts are paid to call women cute and she wanted at least one person to call her cute for once even if they were only being paid to do so. Tokusa, who is a host there, not only complies, but when he walks her out to call a taxi for her afterwards, he tells her again off the clock to convince her he really means it and isn't just telling her that because he's paid to, in order to boost her confidence more. It works.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86HOLD1d5w0 Megumi]] had to work as a hostess to provide for her twin daughters Chiyo and Herika. The former understands why she works there and loves her anyway, while the latter hates her for not giving her the life she wanted.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6b9qS76ORg Shinko]] worked at a high-end hostess bar in Ginza. However, her toxic quips about Kota's girlfriend getting plastic surgery drove him away until [[spoiler:the owner of the bar, Naomi, shows up and fires Shinko for her behavior.]]
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86HOLD1d5w0 Megumi]] had to work as a hostess to provide for her twin daughters Chiyo and Herika. The former understands why she works there and loves her anyway, while the latter hates her for not giving her the life she wanted.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6b9qS76ORg Shinko]] worked at a high-end hostess bar in Ginza. However, her toxic quips about Kota's girlfriend getting plastic surgery drove him away until [[spoiler:the owner of the bar, Naomi, shows up and fires Shinko for her behavior.]]
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* Mary recounts in ''Webcomic/LetsSpeakEnglish'' her times going to "[[https://www.marycagle.com/letsspeakenglish/127-still-drinkin39 snack bars]]".
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* Mary recounts in ''Webcomic/LetsSpeakEnglish'' her times going to "[[https://www.marycagle.com/letsspeakenglish/127-still-drinkin39 snack bars]]".
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** Most of the games in the series have some form of minigame which involves one or more of the protagonists managing a hostess club.
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* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' features a PG version run as a student club at a school for the super-wealthy. Thanks to [[WorkOffTheDebt an eight-million yen debt]] and [[{{Bifauxnen}} a case of mistaken (gender) identity]], the protagonist Haruhi Fujioka (a poor scholarship student) ends up working at the club as a host.
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* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' features a PG version run as a student club at a school for the super-wealthy.super-wealthy, where the club's members provide conversations, light flirting and entertainment to the school's female students. Thanks to [[WorkOffTheDebt an eight-million yen debt]] and [[{{Bifauxnen}} a case of mistaken (gender) identity]], the protagonist Haruhi Fujioka (a poor scholarship student) ends up working at the club as a host.
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* This is the main premise of ''VideoGame/DreamCClub'', also doubles as a DatingSim.
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Standard host clubs discourage male customers, and there are separate "host bars" aimed at gay men. Many host clubs also bar foreigners from entering due to language, cultural, and economic issues. They don't welcome customers who only want to enter for the experience and don't intend to become regular paying clients.
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Standard host clubs discourage male customers, and there are separate "host bars" aimed at gay men. Many host clubs also bar foreigners from entering due to language, cultural, and economic issues. They also discourage people who don't welcome customers who only want to enter for the experience and don't actually intend to become on becoming regular paying clients.
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* Ryusei Mitarashi in ''VisualNovel/SweetFuseAtYourSide'' introduces himself as the number one host at the Ulysses host club in the Ginza district. It's a source of constant humor on his route, particularly since he initially just comes across as a dumb meathead.
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* In the third ''WebVideo/WhereTheHellIsMatt'' video, Matt dances with the waitresses at a {{Meido}}-themed hostess club when he goes to Tokyo.
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* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' - A ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' features a PG version.version run as a student club at a school for the super-wealthy. Thanks to [[WorkOffTheDebt an eight-million yen debt]] and [[{{Bifauxnen}} a case of mistaken (gender) identity]], the protagonist Haruhi Fujioka (a poor scholarship student) ends up working at the club as a host.