The Novel and Manga of Haruhi Suzumiya

[Reckoner]

Personally I think timeline beta is going to be the one to survive, and the way novel 10 is setup is just one big red herring.

The fact that nothing has really happened so far in timeline alpha leads me to believe that it is going to go to hell... The idea of no change in Haruhi's universe strikes me as more irregular than crazy things happening. In Haruhi, crazy is the norm.

[Myssa Rei]

We'll really just have to see, given how Novel 9 and 10 seem to be a case of Schrodinger's Cat on a macro-timeline scale, with Slider-tan as the 'cat'.

[spawnofthejudge]

Wow, the next English novel is coming up fast.

Amazon says November 2, 2010.

Their translating rate is nothing short of astonishing.

[Ithekro]

Consider that Haruhi plotline follow and then twist however they are expected to go, and yet still come up happy...Book 10 could go in any direction by the ending.

[Eak]

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

Wow, the next English novel is coming up fast.

Amazon says November 2, 2010.

Their translating rate is nothing short of astonishing.

Boredom is up first (July 31)

[keri]

Originally Posted by Eak

Boredom is up first (July 31)

Yeah, he said the next one. Boredom is already out.

[keri]

Sorry for the double post, but I just got my paperback copy of Boredom today and wanted to enthuse over the cover design. I've always thought it was really nice (you can go back to the initial discussions to see my impressions on it), but the thumbnail version I'd seen in the past holds nothing on the actual cover.

Some people expressed bewilderment over the use of a flower at the symbol (compared to the Zeus-ex-machina style thunderbolt on Melancholy or film reel on Sighs), but on closer examination, it's quite clever: it looks like a sunflower, but half of it is pixelated and made to appear as though it is dissolving - the little specks visible in the amazon images are pixel "dust". It is, basically, a shout-out to "Mysterique Sign" and possibly to the way that Nagato manipulates data in "Boredom".


I know that a lot of y'all hate the paperback covers and think the Noizi Ito illustration versions are far superior, but I really think Kirk Benshoff did a fantastic job, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with Disappearance.




Scanned and uploaded a close-up of the flower, since I hadn't seen one anywhere else.

[spawnofthejudge]

Originally Posted by keri

I know that a lot of y'all hate the paperback covers and think the Noizi Ito illustration versions are far superior, but I really think Kirk Benshoff did a fantastic job, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with Disappearance.

Actually, I love the paperback covers... I just like the hardback's better.

[AmyElizzabeth]

Originally Posted by keri

I know that a lot of y'all hate the paperback covers and think the Noizi Ito illustration versions are far superior, but I really think Kirk Benshoff did a fantastic job, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with Disappearance.

Oh, oh, here's one: Put nothing on it.

[vivify93]

They're small yet leave an impact. They're simple yet complex. It fits in the end, doesn't it?

[GMT]

Originally Posted by keri

Sorry for the double post, but I just got my paperback copy of Boredom today and wanted to enthuse over the cover design. I've always thought it was really nice (you can go back to the initial discussions to see my impressions on it), but the thumbnail version I'd seen in the past holds nothing on the actual cover.

Some people expressed bewilderment over the use of a flower at the symbol (compared to the Zeus-ex-machina style thunderbolt on Melancholy or film reel on Sighs), but on closer examination, it's quite clever: it looks like a sunflower, but half of it is pixelated and made to appear as though it is dissolving - the little specks visible in the amazon images are pixel "dust". It is, basically, a shout-out to "Mysterique Sign" and possibly to the way that Nagato manipulates data in "Boredom".


I know that a lot of y'all hate the paperback covers and think the Noizi Ito illustration versions are far superior, but I really think Kirk Benshoff did a fantastic job, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with Disappearance.




Scanned and uploaded a close-up of the flower, since I hadn't seen one anywhere else.

Are you kidding? I love the paperback covers. I actually prefer them to the hardcovers, since the hardcovers make Haruhi look like just another manga, thus dooming it to the 'Manga' section of the bookstore (in the United States, anyway.) Seriously, I picked up the first novel in the Young Adult section. The next one, however, I could not find until I looked in the 'Manga' section . . . which I found to be, frankly, bizarre (especially given that there's already a Haruhi manga, and it bears little resemblance to the novels.)

[Khu]

The paperbacks are simplistic, and to some extent differentiate it from the others. If not for the names, the books might be mistaken for something an English author wrote. XD

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by AmyElizzabeth

Oh, oh, here's one: Put nothing on it.

Or one could follow the movie, and just put in a bookmark.

[keri]

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

Actually, I love the paperback covers... I just like the hardback's better.

Yeah, I said "and" when I should have put "or" in there, about preferring the hardcovers.

Originally Posted by GMT

Are you kidding? I love the paperback covers. I actually prefer them to the hardcovers, since the hardcovers make Haruhi look like just another manga, thus dooming it to the 'Manga' section of the bookstore (in the United States, anyway.) Seriously, I picked up the first novel in the Young Adult section. The next one, however, I could not find until I looked in the 'Manga' section . . . which I found to be, frankly, bizarre (especially given that there's already a Haruhi manga, and it bears little resemblance to the novels.)

Originally Posted by Khu

The paperbacks are simplistic, and to some extent differentiate it from the others. If not for the names, the books might be mistaken for something an English author wrote. XD

Yeah, I had a horrible time finding Sigh at Barnes & Noble last November, even though when I got home and checked the website, it said that it was in stock at that location. Yet I found the manga in the YA section, not the graphic novel shelves. It was strange. And at Borders, that same week, I found both novels and manga on the manga shelves (but they were "featured" and on the endcap rather than mixed in with other books). The paperbacks really did stand out next to all the manga covers, with their solid colors.

The covers also stand out next to current YA cover trends, too. I really loathe all the ones with the close-up of a girl's face. They all look alike and have hardly any real representation of the contents, so I tend to overlook potentially good books.



But, anyway, I'm glad that I'm not the only one who really likes them. I felt, before, like I was the only one who did, and definitely the only one who doesn't care for the Noizi Ito covers. (I think they're too similar to the Close-Up Face On YA Cover trend, where it's a pretty enough cover, but doesn't really have anything to make them appealing on the shelf, next to all the other books. The jackets from the Disappearance promotion were good, though.)

[zette]

It's been a while but I still can't find the official English version of Boredom anywhere here, although I have checked with the library and they said they would have it soon. I agree with the posters here when they say it's hard to find the Haruhi novels due to the weird categorizing that happens with the English versions. I couldn't find the first two at the library when it wasn't on loan until I found out it was located at the children section.

To add to the discussion about the paperback covers, I really like them too. I like the hardcovers more, but there's no denying that the paperback covers are nice. As keri mentioned, it's a nice touch to have the symbol at the top always bear some relation to the story, and yes it would certainly be interesting to see what the symbol would be for Disappearance.

[keri]

Originally Posted by zette

It's been a while but I still can't find the official English version of Boredom anywhere here, although I have checked with the library and they said they would have it soon. I agree with the posters here when they say it's hard to find the Haruhi novels due to the weird categorizing that happens with the English versions. I couldn't find the first two at the library when it wasn't on loan until I found out it was located at the children section.

If you're wanting/willing to buy it online, try bookdepository.co.uk. They ship almost anywhere in the world for free, with really good shipping times. (For what it's worth, they list Singapore as being one of those 90 countries.)

They currently have the hardcover for USD$9.99 (€8.11) and the paperback for USD$7.99 (€6.48).

I mention this because I did a check and have no idea what online retailers you'd use in Singapore - the handful of options Google found for me don't list the English translation of the novel.

[Eak]

I recommend Rightstuf.com as they always have the Haruhi novels really cheap. They have yet to let me down .

[zette]

Originally Posted by keri

If you're wanting/willing to buy it online, try bookdepository.co.uk. They ship almost anywhere in the world for free, with really good shipping times. (For what it's worth, they list Singapore as being one of those 90 countries.)

They currently have the hardcover for USD$9.99 (€8.11) and the paperback for USD$7.99 (€6.48).

I mention this because I did a check and have no idea what online retailers you'd use in Singapore - the handful of options Google found for me don't list the English translation of the novel.

Wow, can't believe I never considered buying it online. Thanks a lot, I'll check that site out. It's gonna be a hard choice choosing between the hardcover and the paperback; the hardcover of Boredom is my favorite of them all, but I'm not too fond of hardcovers and don't know if it's worth that extra money.

[Rice_slayer]

Got my copy of boredom finally, paperback of course. I never have problems, it's always in the teen fiction section at the chapters in my city. I haven't read it yet, but plan on reading a bit of the first story in it(baseball one). I thought endless 8 was in this one, guess it was in volume 5, it's been over 2 years since I last read the novels lol.

[ultimatemegax]

According to the Yunakiti blog, this past week's edition of The Sneaker posted that the editorial staff reported that Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyougaku was now 85% completed. This is a 5% increase from the last issue two months ago where it was 80% completed.