Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

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Postby Bakadeshi » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:00 pm

Odi wrote:Was doin what I usualy do when im bored and out of shows. I pick a random anime title I have never heard of (usualy on imdb but not for this one) and watch it. This was how I found starshows like trigun and excel saga (when I just started to watch anime).
well anyways I ended up watching this. At first I was like WTF is this crap. I scipped the intro because It was so horrible. I literaly had a disgusted grimace on my face. When the real show started it didnt become better. But I was just about to turn the crap off with a curse when (bout 5-8 min into the show(im abit slow I admit that)) it started to creap up on me... I got some memmories from when me and my friends was doing a movie bout 6 or 7 years back... This kinda looked like it. Not plot wise (what plot? o.O) but in another way... And then it hit me. HOLY SHIT THIS EPISODE IS A PARODY ON IT SELF! (caps) and a smile started to form on my lips, It went all the way up to my ears and didnt stop there. From that point I stopped breathing compleatly and started laughig instead. When the episode ended I was on the floor hugging my stomach with tears running down my eyes. After I got back up I watched the first 8 min I had "missed" again and laughed some more. Then I went to this forum to check if anyone had written something about it and now im here. :)

This will definatly go into my collection when the whose series is out on DVD if it keep this up (I aware that Ep 0 is nothing like the real deal). :)

(btw, I did exaggerate just a liiitle bit, just so I could prove a point ^^)


haha I had that same first impression aswell ;p the first thing that tipped me off though (aside from the horrid special FXs and plot that skipped all over the place, besides it being nonexistant to begin with) was the fact that the show was supposed to be in 16:9 but I was only seeing 4:3 on the screen, then I realized that it was encoded with black bars on the sides. I was like what the heck... Not like fansubbers to screw that up... then I skipped to the end and realized the whole thing was just a parody on a home recorded video, and the real show was in fact 16:9. so I went back and watched it from front to back.... dieing from laughter along the way ;p
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Postby Willen » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:55 pm

I hope the later episodes keep this up. At first I was like everyone else, wondering why the opening song was so badly sung and somewhat incoherent. And why the hell is the main character in a bunny suit and then later in a maid outfit. I didn't pay much attention to the credits in the opening at first, but on a second look, it's a big hint that this "episode" isn't what the series is about. I love the bad acting by the shopkeepers and ladies in the shopping district. Plus, I had to double check if Mikuru did run past the same shops about 4 times. Add to that the various scene errors that go uncorrected like the bad edit that looks like it was done from a video camera in the scene where Mikuru returns home and changes, the occasional camera auto-focus issues, the changes in the background sounds when the camera switches from subject to subject during conversations, and the obvious "hand-held camera" effect during Itsuki's introduction. If you didn't get that this isn't an ordinary show by now, Mikuku and Yuki's combat scene should be a huge clue. Then we get even worse editing, worse acting, bad special effects, a plot that gets even more incoherent, obvious plot holes and inconsistencies, and the director's voice being heard behind the camera.

At the end, I was dying from laughter.

And then the end credits. Wow. If I saw the only the ED, I'd be hooked.

Not to mention the level of quality of the second episode. I almost couldn't believe this was a TV production. Even incidental background charcaters moved!

My favorite part so far is in Ep. 3 where Suzumiya extorts a computer. I was like, "Oh, no. She's going to do that?" and she does. And more. And more. :lol:
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Postby Bakadeshi » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:13 pm

Willen wrote:
My favorite part so far is in Ep. 3 where Suzumiya extorts a computer. I was like, "Oh, no. She's going to do that?" and she does. And more. And more. :lol:


haha I was dieing at that part ;p Shes so evil

librarian girl also gives us a little insight into what may be a reason for her and Suzumiyas ... er.... weirdness to at the end of eps 3. Can;t wait for more :D

I have to say the Guy's Naration in the show is probably one of the funniest traits of the show though, especially during the first mock episode.
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Postby Willen » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:42 pm

Bakadeshi wrote:I have to say the Guy's Naration in the show is probably one of the funniest traits of the show though, especially during the first mock episode.

Kyon's narration is so funny because in a way, he's saying what we are thinking. Or answering our unspoken questions. Just like the audience, for the most part, he is just along for the ride.
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Postby Bakadeshi » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:04 am

Haha I hadn't realized some of the gags in the first episode until after I rewatched it after watching the 2 episodes after it. It was even more hilarious after learning some of the stuff about the series later on. You also realize how much of a mock off the actual story of the series it is.

I imagine that cat probably comes in later on also and that he probably actually does talk, going off of what the girl said in the end of episode 3....
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Postby Willen » Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:44 am

I finished "watching" the 4th episode. And by "watched" I mean viewed the un-subbed raw while struggling to understand the dialog using my very limited knowledge of the japanese language.

Even so, I almost died laughing when
spoilers wrote:they started "cheating" to score runs.


And Asahina's reaction to Suzumiya at the end of the episode was priceless. :lol:
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Postby OmniStrata » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:33 am

I R0X0R this show!

Ep 1 had me going, wtf? Then I realized about 3 mins in that it's just a 'cast' thing.

Like "the making of a bad anime" documentary.

It was priceless...

Then we discover in ep 2+ how Haruhi uses the poor bunny girl with baby face and giant boobs [loli dream for me] to blackmail people...

:shock:

LOVE. THIS. SHOW!!
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Postby angelx03 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:41 pm

Man, episode 7.....um I mean episode 4....>_>

Something tells me that this series is not your straight up comedy series. They teased us with quite of bit of interesting elements such as...

- 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 8-)

- 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. 8-)

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). :lol:
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Postby Odi » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:53 pm

...This show just gets better and better! I must have looked really really silly if someone saw me after the 4th EP had ended. I just sat in my couch and smiled. Nothing else. A glass of unsipped orange juice in my hand and a smile. Frozen for about 30-40 sec.

Anyone know how many episodes they have planned on realesing?
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Postby Bakadeshi » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:30 pm

THIS SHOW FREAKING MAKES NO SENSE!!! I lOVE IT!!!

I was literally hurting after all the laughing I did during this episode :lol:
And it felt like it realy did skip to episode 7, whats with all the stuff that happened that we didn't get to actually see happen O_o

I think this is fast becoming my favorite show of the season ;p
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Postby OmniStrata » Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:51 am

The only show in existance that can get away with showing eps OUT of order and still work?!?! :shock:
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Postby angelx03 » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:53 pm

OmniStrata wrote:The only show in existance that can get away with showing eps OUT of order and still work?!?! :shock:


I think it's because of Haruhi being the Ultra Director of the series as seen here:

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So she pretty much has control of the guys who're making this!!! :shock:
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Postby Odi » Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:56 pm

:shock: Don't wanna know whats gonna happen to the univurse if they defy her.
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Postby Bakadeshi » Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:08 pm

Odi wrote::shock: Don't wanna know whats gonna happen to the univurse if they defy her.


apparantly the universe isn't worth much according to Kyon :lol:
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Postby Willen » Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:50 am

Of course, you know that this is all Kyon's fault for talking to her.
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