Kaoru Hitachiin

Kaoru Hitachiin is one of the main characters of the anime and manga, Ouran High School Host Club. 
He is voiced by Yoshinori Fujita in the Japanese version and Greg Ayres in the English version.
==Appearance==
When not in uniform, Kaoru likes to wear somewhat outlandish designer clothing, but fortunately, almost always wears clothes of different style or different color than his twin, Hikaru. In the manga, he has short, somewhat messy auburn hair. Kaoru has also dyed his hair powder blue, and later pink, to confuse the Host Club and their guests, though Haruhi still manages to tell the Hitachiin twins apart. When facing them, Kaoru's parts his hair to the left side, while Hikaru's parts his to the right; when they stand together Kaoru is usually on the left with Hikaru on the right. Although they tell Tamaki that they switch it on a daily basis, the parting of their hair is generally consistent, unless they are deliberately attempting to confuse others. Both twins possess amber-colored eyes, a thin face and pale skin. After graduating and becoming a college student, Kaoru grows his hair longer than his twin, who maintains the same short hairstyle. Kaoru's rose color in the Host Club is orange. In Japanese culture, this signifies happiness, matching him quite well as his nature is more optimistic when compared to Hikaru's. In Western culture, an orange (or coral) rose is symbolic of romantic energy and enthusiasm; Kaoru displays this in his eagerness to devote himself to his brother, his friends and the Host Club's clients.
==Personality==
He and his older twin brother are mischievous, devious, and otherwise childish young men who toy with people, including their schoolmates. He and Hikaru use an act of "forbidden brotherly love" as their main draw in the Host Club. While they act very similarly while they're around each other, when they are apart, Kaoru shows that he's actually the nicer, calmer and more mature one who is more considerate of others. Both of the twin brothers have a crush on Haruhi in the manga, and are quite protective of her. Kaoru confesses to Haruhi, but soon adds that Hikaru is more important to him, putting his own feelings aside to support Hikaru's feelings for her.
Kaoru has a higher voice and tends to speak second.
==History==
When he and Hikaru was young, they are fond of a particular maid. One night, they discover her trying to steal from their mansion and offer her a deal. She must guess who is who in exchange for the combination to the family safe. When she can't win the game, they hide the slip of paper with the combination in their piggy bank. The maid, however, breaks their trust along with the bank, taking the combination and the family jewels while they're asleep. They awaken to find her escaping down a rope ladder along the side of the house and when they ask her why she broke her promise to them, she says it's because no one will ever be able to tell them apart. From that point on, they deceive others in varied ways and expect to be deceived in return.
Before joining the Host club, Kaoru and Hikaru trust only one another, seeking no other friends. In the "Which one is Hikaru Game?" they admit that sometimes they want to be told apart and sometimes they don't. Their personalities have been shown to be quite different, Kaoru being the more sensible twin.
During their second year of middle school, they meet Tamaki Suoh who invites them to join the newly formed Host Club. The twins agree to join only if Tamaki can guess which twin is which. Tamaki fails many times, but eventually guesses correctly, forcing the twins to join if only out of curiosity about this strange boy. The club opens them up to new experiences, including the development of a deep bond with Tamaki. Describing the world as "us" and "them," the twins general distrust of others and the world, in general, is further dissolved when Haruhi joins the club and with her unique ability to tell the twins apart immediately and always, she helps them become more independent of each other and more trusting of others.
==Trivia==
*In the anime, Kaoru was the one who asked Haruhi out on a date, then faked a cold so Hikaru could go in his place so Hikaru and Haruhi could bond further.
*His Japanese voice actor, Yoshinori Fujita, also voiced Justin Law in Soul Eater.
*His English voice actor, Greg Ayres, also voiced Negi Springfield in Negima, Koji Koda in My Hero Academia, Kouichi Sakakibara in Another, Ganta Igarashi in Deadman Wonderland, Banri Watanuki in Inu x Boku SS, Touya in Log Horizon, Kaoru Yamazaki in Welcome to the NHK, Makoto Isshiki in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!, Keisaku Satou in Shakugan no Shana, and Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Kenshin Uesugi in Samurai Kings, Sho Utsumi in SSSS.Gridman, Rygart Arrow in Break Blade, Negi Springfield in Negima! Magister Negi Magi, and Chōta Segawa in Alice in Borderland 2014-2015 OVA adaptation.
==Gallery==
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