---
title: "Host Holic"
description: "You travel to Japan for one year to teach English, and quickly become culture shocked by the dating scene in downtown Tokyo. After a few failed attempts at blin"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/91/14091.jpg"
---

# Host Holic

![Host Holic](https://t.vndb.org/cv/91/14091.jpg)

**Aliases:** The Host Holic

**Developer:** VisualNovelGames.com

**Release date:** Sep 30, 2012

**Platform:** Windows

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 4.5/10 (29 votes)

## Description
You travel to Japan for one year to teach English, and quickly become culture shocked by the dating scene in downtown Tokyo. After a few failed attempts at blind and Internet dating, you decide to try your luck at the most popular host club in town.

Manage your daily life as a foreign teacher in Tokyo by controlling your wild students and maximizing your return rate to ensure your performance bonus. Can you balance your job and navigate this new dating world?

Discover the secrets to becoming a successful teacher by day, and surround yourself by a group of professional playboys at night in this original and exciting dating-sim and time management game.

## Characters
### Aki
Because he comes from a wealthy and very traditional Japanese background, Aki’s employment at Holic is causing unprecedented friction within his family. They become growingly concerned over their social status and reputation, as long as he remains at the host club.

[From [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=7]MangaGamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Green
- **Role:** Wealthy, Host(ess)

### Hayama
After a short jaunt to Australia, Hayama comes back to find a challenging employment market in Tokyo. Without job skills nor any connections, he finds himself entertaining a few lonely ladies at a host club called Holic.

[From [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=7]MangaGamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blue, Ponytail
- **Clothes:** Necktie
- **Role:** Host(ess)

### Rui
Somewhat cold and indifferent, life as a host seems somewhat unfitting for Rui. His being somewhat standoffish makes him one of the more mysterious hosts.

[From [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=7]MangaGamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short
- **Clothes:** Vest
- **Role:** Host(ess)

### Ryouta
A playboy by nature and a professional free spirit. Being the son of Holic’s owner, it was only natural that Ryouta would become one of the club’s hosts.

[From [url=http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=7]MangaGamer[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short
- **Role:** Host(ess)

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20130118003702/http://visualnovelgames.com/VN-Host-Holic.html)

## Releases
### English
- **2012-09-30**: Host Holic - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20130118003702/http://visualnovelgames.com/VN-Host-Holic.html)
- **2012**: Host Holic DEMO - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20130118003702/http://visualnovelgames.com/VN-Host-Holic.html)

## Tags
ADV, Dating Simulation, Female Protagonist, Adult Protagonist, Modern Day Japan, Low Sexual Content, Slice of Life, Modern Day Tokyo, Teacher Protagonist, Otome Game, Stock Sprites, Unoriginal Graphics

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