Every now and then, we all need a little attention. If you’re “polite, friendly and good-looking foreign male” who is interested in relocating to Japan, consider being a butler. Help Japanese women escape the hustle of one of Tokyo’s most crowded areas, Shibuya. Woo them with pillow talk as they gazing longley into your crazy eyes; no wait experience needed.

Think you have what is takes? After the break you’ll find the job posting from Craigslist JP, and some interviews of what it’s like to work in a host club.  Ladies, sadly the only way you’d be able to work in one of these clubs is to pull a Haruhi Fujioka a la Ouran Host Club. In my home city, as I’m sure across the U.S., there is a growing trend of “sexy” related services for men such as coffee shops and hair cuts; absent are ones catering to women. Clearly there are some cultural differences, but I think female patrons of a butler club in America would be stigmatize. That’s too bad for me, I think I’d be a terrific host!

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Following the success that the Ouran High School Host Club manga and anime had, the next step in their sales strategy is to release a game, either for PC or PS2 (it’s always PS2 *sob*). In this case, it’s BEGGING to be a dating simulator, still, I guess you’ll need to target the guys form the Host Club, so it’s gonna be a surprise for the guys getting this just to see anime girls. Release date is April 19, so if you go for imports and know some Japanese, mark this date!

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This is my first experience with a comedy anime that innovates an old concept: the Harem Anime. It featuers the REVERSE Harem; that means a girl that is surrounded by pretty boys, each with unique characteristics that appeal to a bigger viewing market, add to that some comedy, and BAM! Success. And look!! There’s a Nintendo GBA SP, what else can you ask for? *hint hint*

Now here’s what I think of it: (after the jump.)

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