The Frankman
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Unfortunately this is true. Why I don't know.Defuser said:But we all know deep down thousands of Japanese people would buy it
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deserves an own thread..? Suzumiya Haruhi getting a own game
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AzureNightmare
Banned
You know what anime kicks ass? Higurashi no Naku Koro ni . Japanese horror at its finest.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
GAF let Pani Poni Dash! fall by the wayside, so as punishment it gets to suck up every last ounce of Haruhism bullshit and ****ing smile about it.
Pretty much. It wastes whatever goodwill the first ep or two and the fairly novel concept built up on incredibly boring filler.
Pretty much. It wastes whatever goodwill the first ep or two and the fairly novel concept built up on incredibly boring filler.
AzureNightmare
Banned
Son of Godzilla said:
You sir have no soul
Thread needs more God Knows.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isne1-Po-98
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isne1-Po-98
I guess if people are trying to come off as every single anime needs to have fufilled some deep meaning in their life, then Haruhi would 'suck' in that regard. The Haruhi anime is a spoof of most modern anime, and if someone couldn't understand it (or enjoy its humor) after the first episode then I really begin to wonder why you would continue to watch the series.
With that said, I think a lot of the humor comes from how an average boring male high school student deals with some overzealous, controlling, manipulative bitch that he desperately tries to not have feelings for. As someone else said, without Kyon in the show, it would probably most likely be very boring.
And while the other characters played off their roles well in being parodies of existing anime trends, Haruhi is a shining example of originality in an era of copycats and shameless ripoffs.
With that said, I think a lot of the humor comes from how an average boring male high school student deals with some overzealous, controlling, manipulative bitch that he desperately tries to not have feelings for. As someone else said, without Kyon in the show, it would probably most likely be very boring.
And while the other characters played off their roles well in being parodies of existing anime trends, Haruhi is a shining example of originality in an era of copycats and shameless ripoffs.
Pureauthor
Member
NeonZ
Member
Am I the only one who think that the main problem of Melancholy of Haruhi is Kyon?
I liked the first novels and some episodes of the anime, but everytime Kyon takes the spotlight, rather than just staying as a sarcastic commentator, the whole story takes a nosedive in quality, and becomes just generic mess. IMO, that's the main problem of (most) side stories and novel 7 (from what I've read so far)...
I suppose that happens mainly because Kyon was created to be generic, considering he doesn't even have a name, but because he was created to be generic, he shouldn't receive spotlight, yet, due to his popularity, he seems to become more and more important as the plot advances... Haruhi, the title of the series, is a much more interesting character, but she has hardly received any character development after the "Melancholy" chapters.
I liked the first novels and some episodes of the anime, but everytime Kyon takes the spotlight, rather than just staying as a sarcastic commentator, the whole story takes a nosedive in quality, and becomes just generic mess. IMO, that's the main problem of (most) side stories and novel 7 (from what I've read so far)...
I suppose that happens mainly because Kyon was created to be generic, considering he doesn't even have a name, but because he was created to be generic, he shouldn't receive spotlight, yet, due to his popularity, he seems to become more and more important as the plot advances... Haruhi, the title of the series, is a much more interesting character, but she has hardly received any character development after the "Melancholy" chapters.
typhonsentra
Banned
Kyon gets more personality as the books go on, but that isn't necessarily a good thing. Having just finished the last book I don't think I'd be willing to defend him.
I'm still interested enough to not give up on the series, but I think I misjudged it and gave the creator too much credit early on. I really liked the first and fourth book a lot, if it could return to that level then I'll forgive past indiscretions.
He's a latent pedophile! The series starts him off as a seemingly well-adjusted kid who's able to talk to girls and function in normal social situations, but as time goes on it becomes obvious he's supposed to represent otaku geek culture and a lot of the stories are wish fullfillment by the author. He relates everyday situations to RPGs, he plays tabletop RPGs, he spends all of his money on games and manga, you even find out he's never had a girlfriend.
I'm still interested enough to not give up on the series, but I think I misjudged it and gave the creator too much credit early on. I really liked the first and fourth book a lot, if it could return to that level then I'll forgive past indiscretions.
Drinky Crow said:
Why Excel Saga? Abenobashi did the self-parody thing much better.
Also Evangelion is a good example of great direction the movies at least. The End of was also an incredible sakuga fest with people like You Yoshinari and Iso Mitsuo working in greatly choreographed mech fights. Anno is still a terrible writer.
rollingstart
Banned
typhonsentra said:
that kinda makes me want to read the books more now
Pureauthor
Member
ChryZ said:
*tries to envision it*
*fails*
Something tells me you're using 'literally' wrongly, here.
kaizoku said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_7s3_VDdfk
There's even a fan-made game about it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lV1VJ1ZsLs
DarciisFyer
Member
Not really, Haruhi is singer and guitarist in a rock band in ep 12 (substitute one, at that). Look at the "God Knows" link posted a bit back.
Pureauthor
Member
Oh, that kind of rock.
Sorry, criticism withdrawn.
Sorry, criticism withdrawn.
I just watched a 5 episodes of said show and kyon gets on my damn nerves. I liked him for about 10 minutes of the second episode then he became dead to me falling into that annoying "wtf?!" guy anime douche. Why doesn't he just slap that bitch? Now THAT would make him a real person in the middle of all the generic cliches. I thought the theme song was catchy however.
pancakesandsex
Member
icecream said:
seconded
rollingstart
Banned
Yoboman said:
I would play it. NHK is amazing.
the game should be 300 hours long and nonstop purin song playing, then at the end of the game it just says "welcome to isolation" and you realize youve been doing nothing for 300 hours. ITS A CONSPIRACY!
typhonsentra
Banned
Funny thing, he does try to closed-fist punch her once but is held back by the other guy.Shaheed79 said:
Linkzg said:
Well you can easily accomplish this with the mp3 of "Mysterious Purupuru Pururin" and your favourite mp3 player app that supports repeat.
But anyway yeah, while I would love to see a 3D Day Of Sagittarius III game I imagine what we'll get is some mediocre 2D adventure game.
Chris Michael
Banned
Jiggy37 said:
what?
what?
what?
... what!?
Oh hey what do you know.
-For PSP
-2007 scheduled release (can't be hard to make)
-Developed by Bandai/Namco
-Yes, it's probably an ADV.
-Official site opens 7/10
-For PSP
-2007 scheduled release (can't be hard to make)
-Developed by Bandai/Namco
-Yes, it's probably an ADV.
-Official site opens 7/10
