brotherly love

Subject: brotherly love Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:52 pm

Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin
Hikaru Hitachiin (常陸院光 Hitachīn Hikaru?) and Kaoru Hitachiin (常陸院馨 Hitachīn Kaoru?) (born 9 June, chosen by mangaka to show that they are alike yet different),[20] aged 16 at the beginning of the series[3] are depicted as mischievous, devious, and otherwise childish young men who often toy with people around them, including their fellow classmate and Host Club member, Haruhi.
As they get to know Haruhi better, they start to care for her deeply, especially since they discovered that Haruhi can tell them apart, something that no one has ever done before. When they were very young, a maid they were very fond of betrayed their family by trying to rob them. The twins made her play the "Which one is Hikaru?" game and promise that she wouldn't rob them but she broke her promise and told them that no one would ever be able to tell them apart. Tamaki Suoh, however, in their last year of middle school, repeatedly followed them tossing out random guesses as to who was Hikaru and who was Kaoru to get them to join the Host Club Showing his intuition and false reasons each time. Kaoru is more mature than Hikaru as he understands and handles situations better than the narrow-minded Hikaru. Finally they crumbled, and decided to just try out the Host Club, and thus took a step towards a wider world, also developing a deep bond with Tamaki (who, eventually, does learn how to truly tell them apart). For this reason, they were originally cynical to the world before joining the Host Club, believing that anyone who is not the other twin cannot possibly compare to their bond. Additionally, because their parents were often away, they developed a deep dependence on each other through loneliness, but seem to open up to others recently, thus their relationship with Haruhi is a large part of their life.
The Hitachiin twins show many instances of "brotherly love" which gets girls to fall for them left and right. In the anime, at least, it is difficult to say whether or not this is genuine although unlikely since they, along with the rest of the Host Club, are adept at adapting their personalities to suit the tastes of the clients, and their "forbidden brotherly love" act is their main draw. As well as this, both twins are shown to have a romantic interest in Haruhi.
The twins are both considered the mischievous, tricky, "little devil" types to attract customers. However, they do have their differences. Kaoru is nicer, more mature, and considerate to the thoughts of others, while Hikaru is more childish and immature, although Hikaru is the older twin. Kaoru also chooses not to pursue his feelings for Haruhi, so that Hikaru can realize his own feelings first. The personality differences are only shown when they are separated, and there is a slight difference in the way they speak. There are several ways as to how to tell the twins apart, the most used being that Hikaru's hair parting is on the left and Kaoru's hair parting is on the right. They live with their mother, Yuzuha, a fashion designer, and their considerably meeker father, a computer software designer. Both have a crush on Haruhi, but in the end Kaoru realizes that his brother is more important to him, so he gives up on Haruhi. As Tamaki has recently realized his feelings for Haruhi, Hikaru is determined "not to lose" in winning over her heart. However, as time goes by, it seems Hikaru is becoming more and more conscious of how his suspicion about Haruhi's feelings might be true. Specially in chapter 71, when he goes to get her only to find her alone in the Music Room with Tamaki, patting his head while he's sleeping. From here on he seems to have realized the fact that his chances are slim to none. Hikaru, Kaoru and Haruhi were planning to break into Tamaki's house and drag him to the ariport, but it was decided that Mori and Hunny would do it instead.
Hikaru voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese anime and later drama CDs),[4][21] Soichiro Hoshi (early drama CDs),[22] Todd Haberkorn (English)
Kaoru voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita (Japanese anime and later drama CDs),[4][23] Kenichi Suzumura (early drama CDs),[21] Greg Ayres (English)

Name: Kaoru Hitachiin
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 16 years old
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Gold
Height: 5'9" 175 cm
Blood: Type B
Status: Hikaru's younger twin brother
Voice: Yoshinori Fujita
Anime: Ouran High School Host Club

Name: Hikaru Hitachiin
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 16 years old
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Gold
Height: 5'9" 175 cm
Blood: Type B
Status: Kaoru's older twin brother
Quote: "...which is Hikaru!"
Voice: Kenichi Suzumura
Anime: Ouran High School Host Club