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Official Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya thread
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the year 20XX
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aoi tsuki said:
But you can still read the blog?
No. Been there once, and it's too disturbing to go back. On top of polls like "which color panties would you like to sniff?", there's anime discussion, and every newsbit regarding children you've seen posted on GAF is there, but with a seriously rori twist.the year 20XX said:
Not my bag.
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I've seen up through episode 8 so far and I love this series.
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I fully support this comment.Ferrio said:
Himuro: The first episode was a cleverly veiled intro to the actual cast, rather than just a tounge-in-cheek home movie. In the second episode Haruhi also declares what kind of people she wants to be with, and that's exactly what she got. At any rate, the show was hinting where it was going from the start.
For those of you who have already watched episode 11 (13),
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For people who haven't watched any Haruhi, or are considering it, watch more than just episode 1 otherwise you'll be terribly confused, since the show is not aired in chronological order (see Wikipedia for details).
does anyone know if there's an English or English-translated game similar to The Day Of Sagittarius III
towards the end of the space battle
For people who haven't watched any Haruhi, or are considering it, watch more than just episode 1 otherwise you'll be terribly confused, since the show is not aired in chronological order (see Wikipedia for details).
This show is all kinds of awesome, if only for being so off the wall with a lot of the stuff.
Kyon's comments and thoughts are the main driving point for me, as he's the only rational human within the Brigade. The Sci-Fi spin is kind of weird, but I'm willing to see where it goes, so far I don't have any complaints.
Kyon's comments and thoughts are the main driving point for me, as he's the only rational human within the Brigade. The Sci-Fi spin is kind of weird, but I'm willing to see where it goes, so far I don't have any complaints.
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Hitokage said:
Weirdly enough, so did Kyon, at least in narration.
i was kinda joking but actually, i probably wouldn't have watched it to begin with. Anime just doesn't do it for me for the most part these days. Too many similar plots, fanservice really bothers me, and then it hits me that i'm watching something which was designed for children/teens. There's some exceptions (Bleach), but i really don't care about the misadventures of teenagers, anime or otherwise. i'd love to see more serious anime in the vein of Ghost in the Shell, or just completely off-the-wall insanity like Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu, which i need to finish.Pellham said:
i'm currently watching Ergo Proxy and Bleach, off and on. Ergo Proxy is enough of a mind**** to completely numb my mind to, well, pretty much anything at this point. Bleach rocks overall, so i can make it past the "OMG HE MASTERED THE TECHNIQUE?! THIS COMPLETELY AVERAGE BOY MAY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE!!!1" bits of the show.
Just watched episode 11. I'll preface this by saying, I actually really enjoy the main storyline (the episodes marked Melancholy of...). It's actually hooked me more so than the "slice of life" episodes scattered throughout. Not that I don't enjoy those either. In fact, I rather enjoy "slice of life" anime. So, this has a nice mix to it.
As usual, this episode has a lot of well done homages to various shows in the past, which I enjoy very much. Getting past the fun of the episode, I do like how they develop Nagato through these episodes. Makes me wonder what will happen to her in the main storyline since she's seen more than the others. She's definitely got the Ruri (Nadesico) dynamic working for her, but I like this character much more.
I didnt know the show is only scheduled for 14 episodes, depending how they wrap up the main storyline, it's probably nowhere near enough episodes to satisfy. =( Plus, we need more time for Asahina and the other guy to turn into some fun characters (currently, they just aren't.)
So far, the interesting main storyline, combined with Kyon and Nagato keep the show interesting for me. Asahina is nice fan service, the other guy is...just there (I cant even remember his name. That's a bad sign), and Haruhi herself is more annoying than anything (either this show ISN'T about her, or it falls victim to the annoying heroine syndrome. Which would be a shame.).
Kyon rules though.
As usual, this episode has a lot of well done homages to various shows in the past, which I enjoy very much. Getting past the fun of the episode, I do like how they develop Nagato through these episodes. Makes me wonder what will happen to her in the main storyline since she's seen more than the others. She's definitely got the Ruri (Nadesico) dynamic working for her, but I like this character much more.
I didnt know the show is only scheduled for 14 episodes, depending how they wrap up the main storyline, it's probably nowhere near enough episodes to satisfy. =( Plus, we need more time for Asahina and the other guy to turn into some fun characters (currently, they just aren't.)
So far, the interesting main storyline, combined with Kyon and Nagato keep the show interesting for me. Asahina is nice fan service, the other guy is...just there (I cant even remember his name. That's a bad sign), and Haruhi herself is more annoying than anything (either this show ISN'T about her, or it falls victim to the annoying heroine syndrome. Which would be a shame.).
Kyon rules though.
Meh I kinda didnt bother to keep up with the show after all the wierd fantasy was brought in as actually being well..you know real... I also kinda dislike how the show just seems so perfectly cemented in the current otaku trends, you've got the moe chick, the tsundere girl, the emotionless loli etc etc...I know its based on a novel and all but I just can't get into the rest of the show...
I know its supposed to feel like parody, but it doesn't. The entire genre itself is nothing but self parody itself so its hard to take something like this as being actual parody at face value. It just comes off like the same old shit with a twist, especially when seeing the content of the series.MetatronM said:
SpoonyBard
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The series has its faults, but it's pretty charming, and has been a lot better than what I expected after the first two or three episodes.
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I'm not caught up, only to 8 I think, but in my opinion the fantasy is still very much unbelievable. Kyon indulges the cast, but I'm still betting it's fake as can be.
As far as I'm concerned, this series earns a free pass just for how clever it is to have the VA for Haruhi sing the OP/ED in character. I mean, I'm sure the gimmicks been done before, but how the actual songs line up with the character is pretty ace.
Also I don't know how you can say it doesn't feel like a parody with how exaggerated the characters are. I'm even willing to give you that Haruhi is pretty typical a combat rocker, but the other two girls are just too absurd.
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Yeah, this is my biggest problem with Haruhi. The show has come to the point that it's basically a standard parody with a twist. The first and second episodes (show date) were really good but it just slid downhill afterwards to me. The second episode made the show out to be a sly parody of slice of life show with some outrageous moments to punctuate Kyon's very funny monologuing. Then it just kept getting sillier and more outrageous and it lost that parody feel to it. Kyon is still a riot but most of the other characters are really annoying to me.
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No, you are wrong sirGantz said:
Bleach is my replacement for Naruto; the typical shonen fighting anime, and it fulfills my ninja/samurai/martial arts guilty pleasure requirement. Screw the haters, but Naruto started off surprisingly good for what it was. Not the greatest anime, but fresh enough to continue watching. i don't remember where exactly, but it started to really drag on, and the current filler episodes are just painful. Ever since around episode 100, i've been watching it in spurts -- a few months of no Naruto, then i'll download a dozen in succession, and repeat the cycle.Himuro said:
i finished Gankutsuou some time ago (loved it), i've got a few episodes of Paranoid Agent i've yet to watch (thanks for reminding me), and i watched the first couple of episodes of Genshiken, which just wasn't my thing.
i've yet to watch Cromartie, though i read a couple of volumes of the manga and found it pretty funny.
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