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Anthony P
Posts: 227 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, US |
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Hmm. Well, if this show does begin to wax poignant down the line, I hope the series' producers have the chops to pull it off tastefully. There's nothing worse than having a good comedy be ruined by histrionic drama. |
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frentymon
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I think this show is best off not taking itself too seriously, but I wouldn't want it to see it lean too much the other way either. All the crazy stuff spoiler[(the talking cat and the fact that Haruhi and Yuki are aliens)] makes me wonder if it'll soon turn into some nonsensical FLCL-type. Then again, so far all the episodes have been quite deceiving...Episode 1, with the bad movie, had me thinking the show was going to be satirical all the way, and Episode 2 fooled me into thinking that this was a slice-of-life comedy type with an eccentric male lead. Hope that after Episode 3, the spoiler[alien talk will die down, so it won't become the focus of the whole show.]. I wonder if the ratings will shoot down if the show turns in a direction that the masses don't like...
Man, one unpredictable show...makes me want to learn more Japanese so i can read the novels... [/spoiler] |
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piotr_m20
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spoiler[Not "exactly", but you have no idea how close you are...] By the way, does anyone know where can I find the novels? The fun has already been spoiled for me, by reading the character descriptions on japanese wikipedia, so I might as well go all the way. Never mind, found them. |
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Pepperidge
 Posts: 1104 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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Yeah, not a lot of people seem to be catching on to this... episode 3 really struck me as establishing the show as being quite a dark satire. I'm really interesting in seeing how this develops. |
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darkchibi07
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Man, episode 7.....um I mean episode 4....>_>
I'll say this. This series is not your straight up comedy series. They teased us with quite of bit of interesting elements such as... spoiler[- according to Itsuki, having Kyon keep Haruhi being happy is integral to the safety of the entire world - Yuki has badass powers, and looks a lot cooler without glasses 
- I think it's official that Mikuru is a time-traveler of some sort] This shot is so fu**ing hot, and it looks like episode 3 (or rather episode 5) there will be more Mikuru fanservice.
Quite of bit of funny moments in this baseball episode though Haruhi's hand signals towards Mikuru look REALLY awkward (though I couldn't help myself laughing). 
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Anthony P
Posts: 227 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, US |
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Yeah, those hastily-introduced metaphysical elements in ep. 4 certainly threw me for a loop; not so much because of what they alluded to, but because they came out of nowhere. I don't know how the series compares to the novels thus far, but ep. 4 gives me the impression that the series' producers skimmed past some of the material from the novels. |
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darkchibi07
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Strangely enough (well according to some of the novel readers), that how the original novels are set up. So KyoAni are actually adapting this quite well!
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RDespair
 Posts: 244 Location: California |
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I love how in the Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya, they jumped forward in the plot so you have all this weird stuff going on and everyone's pretty nonchalant about it. I'm really looking forward to seeing the next episode where they go back to where the plot was earlier and seeing if things become any clearer or if they just continue to get weirder and weirder.
If they keep us this level of quality for the entire series, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is going to be my new #1 favorite anime of all time (beating out such series as Trigun & Azumanga Daioh). |
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Stupidman007
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From seeing episode 4, I have a feeling that when the episode title is "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ..." results in the actual plot movement in chronologically order. I cant help but feel that "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya" was to show us what happens when Haruhi gets bored lol.
It's really weird that they jumped around like this, but this rogue style sure does bring up its potential. Also, I sat through half of the episode wondering where Itsuka came form and if I missed something earlier in the episode lol. And Darkchibi, that shot was awesome lol. |
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abunai
Old Regular
 Posts: 5463 Location: 露命 |
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No, it's not quite like that. "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya" is the title of a later volume in the series, volume 3 ("The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" is vol. 1). The series is being presented in a back-and-forth style, with material from later volumes interspersed within other material. Hence, the weird episode titles that switch back and forth. So you need to differentiate between the series title which is identical to the title of volume 1, and the episode titles, where Episode 2 of the series is episode 1 of the storyline of volume 1, hence the title of episode 2: "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya I". The full series so far (including the as-yet-unpublished eighth volume) is:
I hope that sort of helps to clear things up. - abunai |
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one3rd
 Posts: 1817 Location: アメリカ |
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Ok....after watching the second episode, I take back what I said before. In fact, I have no words with which to replace what I said earlier. I am speechless. |
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Stupidman007
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This excites me even more about seeing the rest of the series...... cant wait till more come out 
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Steroid
 Posts: 329 Location: At home, where all good hikikomori should be |
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I've watched the first four episodes, and truth be told, it's hard to say how I feel about it yet. Since all of the details are yet to be revealed, it's impossible to draw firm conclusions. However, if it continues on the path that:
spoiler[-Haruhi is indeed an alien (or something) who has to be kept placated or Terrible Things will occur. -Yuki is a sort of guardian, making sure that those Things don't in fact occur. -Miruku is another something] then the series could rapidly degenerate in my eyes. What I want to see is some indication that Kyon is more than just the Greek Chorus of the series, there to play dumb while the supernatural plot unfolds. Also something bugging me, it's one thing to be quirky, it's another to be mean. Shouting in class, forming your own club, talking about the supernatural all the time, that's quirky. Bullying the computer club and the baseball teams and Miruku is mean. I want to like Suzumiya Haruhi as a fellow eccentric, but she's making it hard. |
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Exaar
 Posts: 279 Location: Delaware |
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It was told to me that in the preview for the next episode, the number that Haruhi says is the chronological order of the episode, and what Kyon says is the title. Therefore, at the end of episode 3, in the preview, she said the next episode (the actual episode 4) was episode 7 (meaning three have been skipped). Then, in the preview at the end of episode 4, she said the next episode was episode 3, meaning that we are now returning to pick up where the actual episode three left off.
I don't know if that's accurate, it's just what someone told me, but it seems to make sense. 0_0 |
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animonkey
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[EDIT: Do not ask for downloads. -TK] |
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