Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

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Postby madbunny » Wed May 10, 2006 12:33 am

As soon as this crazy series is done, someone is going to have to figure out what order the episodes are actually numbered in and see if it makes any more sense that way.

I liked the moment when Haruhi decided that the loser had to buy drinks and everyone automatically assumed it would be Kyon.
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Postby Orwell » Wed May 10, 2006 1:04 am

I found the latest episode rather disappointing myself, it needed more sexual harassment of mikuru.
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Postby Willen » Wed May 10, 2006 4:47 am

Orwell wrote:I found the latest episode rather disappointing myself, it needed more sexual harassment of mikuru.

The bikini, erm, movement wasn't enough? :shock:

I love what Kyon does during the card game to try and make Itsuki pick the Joker. :D

And, unsurprisingly, they leave you on a cliffhanger.

Anyways, I don't know if anyone else has seen this, but this page has photos of the real-life areas featured in the episodes. Also, this one (some may be duplicates).
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Postby angelx03 » Wed May 10, 2006 8:05 am

Willen wrote:
Orwell wrote:I found the latest episode rather disappointing myself, it needed more sexual harassment of mikuru.

The bikini, erm, movement wasn't enough? :shock:



Kyon: "Which one is the beach ball?!!"

:lol:

I had to do a double take on which of the pictures are real or animated. >_<
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Postby Infinity Squared » Wed May 10, 2006 9:45 am

Wah! Holy crap... pick out the difference between these two pictures...

http://kanai.dw.land.to/img/200604/haruhi65.png
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I think another aspect that is making me love this show is the attention to detail... with such a story telling format, I think you would need to be detailed with your settings and charecterisation and mannerisms, not just to let the viewer be the "detective" and piece the story together, but also to perhaps throw you off and that surprises is the key to this show being successful. It's a format that, I believe, ultimately stops you from saying "I saw that coming a mile away," even if you would have done so had the story not be told in such a random way.
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Postby Bakadeshi » Wed May 10, 2006 8:04 pm

madbunny wrote:As soon as this crazy series is done, someone is going to have to figure out what order the episodes are actually numbered in and see if it makes any more sense that way.

I liked the moment when Haruhi decided that the loser had to buy drinks and everyone automatically assumed it would be Kyon.


aparantly (as I read on some Haruhi fansite somewhere) the episode numbers that Haruhi gives us corelates to the actuall points that it happened in the manga, while Kyons episode numbers are the actuall anime episodes after Haruhi rearranges them. so yea if you rearanged all the episodes in order Haruihi has them numbered as, after the series is done, it should all make sense as a continuing story.
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Postby Willen » Wed May 10, 2006 8:22 pm

Bakadeshi wrote:aparantly (as I read on some Haruhi fansite somewhere) the episode numbers that Haruhi gives us corelates to the actuall points that it happened in the manga, while Kyons episode numbers are the actuall anime episodes after Haruhi rearranges them. so yea if you rearanged all the episodes in order Haruihi has them numbered as, after the series is done, it should all make sense as a continuing story.

Where's the fun in that?

But yeah: Haruhi's episode numbers = chronological order, Kyon's episode numbers = broadcast/production order.

Although the novels that the anime are based on DO jump around chronologically also. So don't think that this is an anime specific trait.
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Postby Flame-X » Thu May 11, 2006 6:54 pm

overall its hillarious :D

I really like the OP song
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Postby Rurounikeitaro » Fri May 12, 2006 11:38 am

Damn! Look at all the new avy's, banners, and sigs around this site "Infinity Squared's with the most riot". Saw the popularity in sub downloads on the net and ended up at this forum. Had to watch it.

I'm on episode 5 and I'm really loving it. The story is so weird and I have no clue where it's going. I like how it kinda slowed down just a tad on the funny-ness and got more serious. Can't wait to see how this show ends.
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Postby Willen » Mon May 15, 2006 5:45 am

After much thinking, I've finally updated my A-M-V.org profile (the little music note one below) with a SHnY image of Kyon replacing good old Kenshin.

Also, I've watched episode 7 and even with my limited understanding of Japanese, it was funny as heck. My favorite part
Spoiler for Episode 7 wrote:is how the computer club president's room has a poster of the 3 seiyuus that voice Haruhi, Mikuru, and Yuki on his wall. I had seen a picture of the 3 actresses in school uniforms on a photo shoot and wondered, "what are these pictures going to be used for?" Now I know.
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Postby Infinity Squared » Mon May 15, 2006 5:56 am

Alrighty guys... just because I'm feeling generous:

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~shi ... vector.png

I'll do a vector of Mikuru after my friend finds me the screen cap he wants vectorised... I don't think I'll make a vector of Haruhi since I've already got one :D (and yes, vectors are a pain to make as far as my lazy bones are concerned)
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Postby Bakadeshi » Mon May 15, 2006 6:40 am

Infinity Squared wrote:Alrighty guys... just because I'm feeling generous:

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~shi ... vector.png

I'll do a vector of Mikuru after my friend finds me the screen cap he wants vectorised... I don't think I'll make a vector of Haruhi since I've already got one :D (and yes, vectors are a pain to make as far as my lazy bones are concerned)


Nice! I just not to fond of the background, but all things considered.... :)
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Postby Infinity Squared » Mon May 15, 2006 7:00 am

Heh... just for those not overly fond of this background (I made the background to suit this theme for this wallpaper competition I'm entering that in, the theme being "rain"), here's the other one with sort of the original background but heavily blurred so that I didn't have to actually make up a background :P

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Postby Unlimited Rice » Mon May 15, 2006 10:15 am

lol, i read up a little on the first page of this thread and decided i'd give it a watch.

i saw the first two eps, and when i saw the first one, i seriously thought i d/led the wrong thing or something :|
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Postby angelx03 » Mon May 15, 2006 10:25 am

Welcome to the S.O.S Brigade where you get screwed in the "first" episode! :lol:

Don't worry, a lot of people were screaming WTF at it. The second episode (or the first episode according to Haruhi) will go back to normal........sort of. :shock:
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