Renge Houshakuji (宝積寺 れんげ, Hōshakuji Renge) is in Class 1-A with Hikaru, Kaoru and Haruhi. Her home is in Paris, France but she transfers into Ouran Academy as a means of meeting Kyoya Ootori who, due to his close resemblance to a dating sim game character with whom Renge is infatuated, Renge decides he is her real life fiancé. While her crush fades, Renge establishes herself as the Host Club's self-proclaimed manager and appears in the series on a somewhat regular basis.