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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:41 pm Reply with quote


The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Genres: comedy, science fiction, slice of life, supernatural
Themes: school

Plot Summary: On the first day of high school a beautiful girl named Haruhi Suzumiya introduces herself as having "no interest in ordinary humans". She asks for any aliens, time travelers, sliders or espers to join her. Watching her weird behaviour is Kyon who sits in front of Haruhi and is the only person who talks to her. When Kyon comments about Haruhi's joining every club in school and then quitting he unwittingly gives Haruhi an idea to start her own after school club. Thereafter Kyon and several others find themselves dragged, literally, into the Save our world by Overloading it with fun Suzumiya Haruhi's Brigade (the S.O.S. Brigade for short).
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We start the new Spring season of anime with this really absurd comedy series animated by the gods of Kyoto Animation. Of course from the looks of the first episode, it doesn't rely on over exaggerated visuals like most comedy series does; heck, it's rather simplistic. This seems to rely mostly on witty dialouge and how it's executed. I guess a good comparison for this series would be Irresponsible Captain Tylor where it relies on normal atmosphere, witty dialouge, and simple actions to really get a laugh out of you.

And I have to say, this is by far the most unique 1st episode I have ever seen. The whole episode is basically a cheap ass film production filmed on the spot with a use of a camcorder (let's see how many people can relate to that Wink ). There's even a badly sung OP song, hideous BGM which seems to be played from a MIDI player, and really horrible special effects (I mean REALLY horrible). Of course this needs to be seen!

I basically knew nothing about this show, but this shows a great amount of promise, and Haruhi Suzumiya looks like she's going to be a riot in the next couple episodes. Laughing

EDIT (7/13/06): Thank you, frentymon for making this "guide". Who would of thought this thread would get massively huge?!
EDIT (12/6/06): This list has been COMPLETELY updated! Surprised
EDIT (2/27/06): Woot, more updates!


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Main Discussion

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Episode 1 - (Pg. 1)
Episode 2 - (Pg. 2)
Episode 3 - (Pg. 4)
Episode 4 - (Pg. 5)
Episode 5 - (Pg. 10)
Episode 6 - (Pg. 13)
Episode 7 - (Pg. 15)
Episode 8 - (Pg. 17)
Episode 9 - (Pg. 19)
Episode 10 - (Pg. 22)
Episode 11 - (Pg. 24)
Episode 12 - (Pg. 27)
Episode 13 - (Pg. 31)
Episode 14 - (Pg. 34)



Side Discussion

Spans from...

Initial thoughts - (Pg. 1 - Current) Link

Shamisen the Cat - (Pg. 2 -3) Link

Haruhi climbs up to Top 10 Anime list too fast? - (Pg. 4) Link

What is the "ISM" in Haruhiism? - (Pg. 6) Link

First Episode - Great or Disappointing? - (Pg. 7-8) Link

Sitting in the Corner... - (Pg. 11-14) Link

Intricacy of OP Animation - (Pg. 12) Link

The seiyuu/cast - (Pg. 14) Link

Nani kore!? - (Pg. 14-15, 44) Link

How many episodes is Haruhi anyway? Is it really 14? - (Pg. 18-20) Link

New Math - (Pg. 20-21) Link

Pacing of the series - (Pg. 21-22) Link

Do Yuki and Ryoko have a personality? - (Pg. 23-24) Link

Haruhi Manga? - (Pg. 26-27) Link

Haruhi's mixed up episode order - (Pg. 29) Link

"Ecchi ni nattara otona ni nareru no kana" - (Pg. 29-30) Link

The Haruhi license, dub, and its impact - (Pg. 30-34) Link

Haruhi episode order - (Pg. 36-37) Link

Haruhi and its popularity - (Pg. 37-39) Link

Discussion on Ask John's (from AnimeNation) opinion of Haruhi - (Pg. 39) Link

Iconoclasm/Buzz/Conformism - (Pg. 39-41) Link

Ratings and Manipulation - (Pg. 42-44) Link

Discussion on whether the characters are original or stereotypes - (Pg. 43-44) Link

Chinese Curse - (Pg. 44-Current) Link

Who is more Moe? Yuki or Mikuru? - (Pg. 40-42, 57-58) Link

Haruhi's personality and "divine will" - (Pg. 46-47) Link

Itsuki and Haruhi - (Pg. 48) [url=x]Link[/url]

Suzumiya Haruhi - Christian Perspective? + The CAA - (Pg. 48-50) Link

Suzumiya Haruhi season 2? - (Pg. 51-52) Link

Suzumiya Haruhi and troll ratings - (Pg. 52-57) Link

hay guys. Mikuru PVC figurines are on their way. - (Pg. 54) Link

Kyon/Itsuki yaoi. Conceivable within this reality or theoretically impossible? - (Pg. 55, 57, 62) Link

Suzumiya Haruhi Dub? - (Pg. 55-56) Link

Tomokazu Sugita as Kyon - (Pg. 59) Link

The True Story Behind Shamisen... - (Pg. 59-60) Link

SHnY Live Action AV! Hm, just what is "SHnY" anyway? - (Pg. 60-61) Link

R2 Suzumiya Haruhi DVDs - (Pg. 61-62, 70) Link

Haruhi x Mikuru? - (Pg. 62-65) Link

ED Dance - (Pg. 65-67) Link

MoHS? SHnY? MoSH??? Mosh Mosh Mosh... - (Pg. 64-65) Link

SHnY Live Action AV! Hm, just what is "SHnY" anyway? (Pt. 2) - (Pg. 72-73)

Episode Order and Ratings - (Pg. 68-70) Link

Suzumiya Haruhi - No special feelings attached - (Pg. 69-70) Link

Broadcast or Chronological order - (Pg. 69-70) Link

Akiba and Haruhi - (Pg. 70-71) Link

Playboy gets in the way of Suzumiya Haruhi's license!? - (Pg. 71-74) Link

Moonphase declares it! Haruhi's New Season! - (Pg. 73-74) Link

Ugly Crossplayers... - (Pg. 73-74) Link

Why did Haruhi cut her hair? - (Pg. 74-75) Link

Bad movie first episode - (Pg. 75) Link

Haruhi Cosplay Outfit - (Pg. 77-78) Link

Anticipating the License - (Pg. 77-78) Link

Haruhi and Komugi - (Pg. 79) Link

Kyon likes Gundam SEED Destiny!? - (Pg. 80) Link

Expensive ticket! - (Pg. 80-81) Link

New poll on official site! Chronological or Broadcast order? - (Pg. 81-82) Link

Hare Hare Yukai ED Dance! - (Pg. 82-83) Link

Official website's Episode 01 discussion - (Pg. 83) Link

New Poll: Who would you most rather see in a bunny suit? - (Pg. 83-84) Link

Figurine ED dance! - (Pg. 84-86) Link

Bridal Image and other Haruhi goodies - (Pg. 85) Link

Haruhi Dub Cast! - (Pg. 86-88) Link

Fanmade English OP - (Pg. 88) Link

Will they dub the OP and ED songs? - (Pg. 88-89) Link

Haruhi dub sample clip on AnimeTV! - (Pg. 89-90) Link

Bandai and Japanese website - (Pg. 90-93)

Haruhi dub sample clip on AnimeTV! - (Pg. 89-90) Link


Interesting Stuff

Information on the novel series - (Pg. 5)

The meaning of the announced episodes in the preview - (Pg. 5)

Why the animation is brilliant - (Pg. 7 (Bottom))

what does that orange arm band Haruhi has on in the intro and the credits say? - (Pg. 11)

Tanabata Festival - (Pg. 15)

Henohenomoheji - (Pg. 25)

Day of Sagittarius - (Pg. 26)

Haruhi Cosplay! - (Pg. 33 (Bottom))

Kyon ASCII Art! - (Pg. 37)

Cool Haruhi Trivia; makes sense only if you know a bit of Japanese - (Pg. 58)

Cool Stepmania Snapshot - (Pg. 67)

Haruhi Train Pics! - (Pg. 70)



Related Haruhi Suzumiya threads

Haruhi Suzumiya in Gaza

Haruhi MySpace Blog Top 50

Bandai Licenses the Melencholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Haruhi Suzumiya Website

More Haruhi Suzumiya News

Haruhi Suzumiya Voice Auditions

More Haruhi Suzumiya Voice Auditions

Yet Another Hidden Haruhi Suzumiya VA Poll


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abunai
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 6:55 pm Reply with quote
I just saw it, and it's bloody brilliant. It's been a long time since I laughed that hard. Reminds me a bit of Ed Wood.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:23 pm Reply with quote
Agree, I was grinning the whole way through. Excellent "fake" acting too, this and simoun will be on my top list this season.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:14 am Reply with quote
Guess I have to pick up its novel as well. Laughing

darkchibi07 wrote:
We start the new Spring season of anime with this really absurd comedy series animated by the gods of Kyoto Animation.

Have you noticed the ED animation where SOS Dan dance with exceptional fluidity? Unlike Gozno, which often uses flamboyant 3-D animation to show its technical advances, KyoAni often demonstrates their excellence in lesser noticeable places, such as the spinning electric fan and blurred image in characters' eyes (both from AIR). This time, the SOS Dan dancing was done with 60 frames per second -- twice as many as the regular analog NTSC signal could carry (30 fps, or 29.97 to be exact). I wonder how it would look on a 2ms LCD monitor coupled with pure digital signal source.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:45 am Reply with quote
I was kind of confused by it for a bit. When I first saw it last night, I wasn't even sure I was watching the right anime. I had to double check the download to make sure it was the right thing. It was a pretty unique first episode. I also thought it was kind of funny that in the real credits they have in large bold English print, "Ultra Director: Haruhi Suzumiya". Since it was in the real credits, can it be added to the Encyclopedia? Laughing

Edit: Hmm, I think the stuff in English may have been written by the fansub group who did it. It was kind of hard to notice, I couldn't tell.

Edit2: I found the original ending, and yes, some of the credits were changed to English in the fansub. But "Ultra Director: Haruhi Suzumiya" is still in the Japanese credits (in Japanese) so it wasn't something the fansubbers added in for fun, it was actually in the real credits too. Cool.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:05 am Reply with quote
It's almost like a Japanese version of Home Movies, it really is. Except less squiggly.

Pretty amusing.

Is voice actress Aya Hirano (Haruhi) the daughter of Fumi Hirano (Lum on Urusei Yatsura)?
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Tenchi wrote:
Is voice actress Aya Hirano (Haruhi) the daughter of Fumi Hirano (Lum on Urusei Yatsura)?

No. Hirano is a rather common family name, and Fumi Hirano didn't get married until 1989 (plus Hirano was her maiden family name), while Aya Hirano was born in 1987.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:08 am Reply with quote
I was laughing through most of the first episode, I can't wait for the 2nd.

The filming did throw me at first, but it's definitely worth watching.

I did like the dance sequences during the ED.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:36 pm Reply with quote
at first it took me a sec to catch what was going on, but after that it was great. Pretty rediculous film and the ending dance is pretty random.
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I took a small peek into this thread just for curiousity's sake. I skimmed through the posts and decided to give it a viewing. I basically agree with everyone else. The first episode was unique and really threw me for a loop. I forgot the cameraman's name and I particularly liked his pointing out of how ridiculous anime can be/is and his explination for the lack of a fanservice scene. After finishing it I went back to watch the opening because something was odd about it (couldn't put my finger on it) and then I realized that most of the credits were Haruhi Suzumiya. This episode definitley got some hard laughs out of me and I'm looking forward to seeing the actual series. Brilliant first episode.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:24 pm Reply with quote
This was hilarious, particularly if you've ever made a student film before. I hope the rest of the series can live up to this.

Also, the ED is addictive.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:37 pm Reply with quote
Branduil wrote:
Also, the ED is addictive.

It's so addictive that someone has even created this parody. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:48 am Reply with quote
dormcat wrote:

It's so addictive that someone has even created this parody. Laughing


Wow, that was odd. Shocked

I watched the 1st ep a couple of days ago, & I found it to be hilarious. The obvious mistakes they made in that movie were fun to watch. I haven't laughed that hard since Yakitate!! Japan.

I don't think that all the eps will be like that, but that was definitely one of the more interesting 1st ep of a series. I'll definitely be watching this one.
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The first episode was fantastic, but somehow I get the impression that the show isn't going to sustain that kind of feel.

Is anyone familiar with the manga at all?
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Pepperidge wrote:
Is anyone familiar with the manga at all?

The manga will be released in Japan on April 26, 2006. Cool Novel is up to volume 8 now.
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