The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Episode 15 Discussion / Poll [2009 added ep. 5]

[Peanutbutter]

a here.

Who remembers the time where everyone was saying Endless Eight can be done in one episode? Look where we are now...

[Vampire]

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

Isn't that her explicit purpose in the SOS-dan anyway? ;P

Wow, we're getting extremely circular at this point. I sense a pattern with the posters in this thread:

a. Posters who complain because of the extension of Endless Eight.
b. Posters who complain because of the inconsistent styles of animation seen in between the iterations of Endless Eight.
c. Posters who complain because it's a KyoAni work.
d. Posters who complain because of Kadokawa's tomfoolery.
e. Posters who defend the extension of Endless Eight because it's surprising.
f. Posters who defend the repetition because it's done by KyoAni.
g. Posters who don't really care either way and are just content to watch where this all goes.
h. Posters who haven't actually watched the episode at all or even care about Haruhi, and just want to stir up trouble.

Haha, I'm totally G.

[ErianMyra]

Maybe he should ask the cicadas?

[Ikonomi]

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

Isn't that her explicit purpose in the SOS-dan anyway? ;P

Wow, we're getting extremely circular at this point. I sense a pattern with the posters in this thread:

a. Posters who complain because of the extension of Endless Eight.
b. Posters who complain because of the inconsistent styles of animation seen in between the iterations of Endless Eight.
c. Posters who complain because it's a KyoAni work.
d. Posters who complain because of Kadokawa's tomfoolery.
e. Posters who defend the extension of Endless Eight because it's surprising.
f. Posters who defend the repetition because it's done by KyoAni.
g. Posters who don't really care either way and are just content to watch where this all goes.
h. Posters who haven't actually watched the episode at all or even care about Haruhi, and just want to stir up trouble.

Hey, you corrupted my h! I hereby switch my choice to g. G+, because I have a Positive Outlook.

[ReneeBurossamu]

...Am I the only D?

If I'm the first one to say this, the only thing that I liked about this episode is that we saw Nagato in more detail, and she was... bored. Oh, it killed me inside.

[DonZabu]

I distinctly remember watching the first Endless Eight, being completely unfamiliar with how the story went, and thinking at the end "at least they got the filler out of the way quickly."

And look what happens next. And next. And next.



EDIT: The fact that I got the 666th post can't be a good omen.

[panzerfan]

(I've been away and refraining from talking about Endless Eight since I'd just spoil it horribly for having been the one that did the translation for this chapter on Baka-Tsuki XD)

I think the thing that should be reiterated by looking at Endless Eight is Kyon's lament...

Originally Posted by kyon, Endless EIGHT

The deadline, however, is up. Today is the thirtieth of August, leaving only one day left for summer break. It will be over if we don't think of something within the next two days, but I have absolutely no clue as to what to try. The summer light, the cries of higurashi... All the ingredients of summer are sources of anxiety.

I don't see any reason to get into furious fit of rage over this looping at all, even if the novels didn't bother doing this. The animated medium makes this one iteration relatively painless...

[X207]

lol
its only been 5 eps in this arc but i alreadyknow how nagato feels like. i really really hope they finish off the arc in ep6. imo the whole arc could've been completed in 3 or 4 eps. now its a bit overkill even if this series is rather good. though i do like noticing how small details are changed once in a while ie the yukatas in ep 5.

[The Bloodlust Kid]

I'm an HG, hooooo~!

But back on topic though, hasn't anybody come to the conclusion that the K-On! style is just part of the slight variation gimmick? Next episode will probably return to a more familiar style.

[Malkuth]

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

Actually Haruhi wants to do something else.

Spoiler for Stuff:

Something with Kyon, alone, which of course he's too dense to notice or even consider.

So the airplane is a social allegory about teen sexuality and UNICEF witch-hunts?

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

Isn't that her explicit purpose in the SOS-dan anyway? ;P

Wow, we're getting extremely circular at this point. I sense a pattern with the posters in this thread:

a. Posters who complain because of the extension of Endless Eight.
b. Posters who complain because of the inconsistent styles of animation seen in between the iterations of Endless Eight.
c. Posters who complain because it's a KyoAni work.
d. Posters who complain because of Kadokawa's tomfoolery.
e. Posters who defend the extension of Endless Eight because it's surprising.
f. Posters who defend the repetition because it's done by KyoAni.
g. Posters who don't really care either way and are just content to watch where this all goes.
h. Posters who haven't actually watched the episode at all or even care about Haruhi, and just want to stir up trouble.

I go with a, b[1], c[2] & d.

[1] The complaints are more about the inconsistancies between 2006/novels and 2009/Clannad/K-On!

[2] Complaints are focused on KyoAni's perceived degeneration in their works.

Originally Posted by ErianMyra

Maybe he should ask the cicadas?

Even they will cry ... oops, wrong studio, no chance for Yuki to turn yangire

[Kid Ying]

Hum, i don't think Haruhi in k-on style is that bad, as long as well animated and the story is nice(which, normally it is... And, to be honest, still is, it's just is bad because we all want to see new material), i can even endure Haruhi in a Pokemon style.

But hey, it doesn't help that the chapter with that style is on endless eight. I think it would be helluvalot nice if every episode was focused in one character, to see what they did in the time loop... But i guess it's impossible without spoiling a lot of things, like, what is the confidential information and what Yuki do in saturday nights... Well, can't have everything...

[OkamiNoKaze]

Hi all, hit me with a "g" as far as the art style goes, I seem to remember reading somewhere before the new episodes aired that there would be a slight change to the designs, And if you look at even that "Disappearance" picture you can kind of already see the K-on-esque influence.

I think at the bare minimum I think this story was destined to be three episodes, and I concede a stretch to 4, but thinking about and factoring in Kyon and his laziness, it all makes sense, It also makes sense why everyone calls him lazy, I didn't really catch that in season 1 that much.

As far as DVDs go I think a cool special feature, would be to create your own Endless Eight II by combining scenes from all the failed attempts minus obviously the first one since they didn't figure it out.

I think this was Haruhi's best Yukata so far, probably that way for all of them, and is it usual for women to have that many different swimming suits? Just a lingering question since part one, why they just don't wear the ones from Lone Island, though I think Yuki does once. It does seem that Kyon makes just a bit more progress towards the answer each time.

I actually marathoned the previous 3 parts before watching the new one, interesting experience, seems as if every episode has it's shining scene, I think this one it was the cloud scene. I think it would be cool to animate the Karoake session once, with sound, for at least a taste of a new song. I still also think aside from Mikuru's frog suit, the others have the same colors and patterns from the Lucky Star OVA.

I'm also starting to be one of those that think this is not the second season not yet, just as some said season 1 2.0 that this is a way to buy time working on the true second season.

[Ikonomi]

Originally Posted by Kid Ying

But hey, it doesn't help that the chapter with that style is on endless eight. I think it would be helluvalot nice if every episode was focused in one character, to see what they did in the time loop... But i guess it's impossible without spoiling a lot of things, like, what is the confidential information and what Yuki do in saturday nights... Well, can't have everything...

We got a taste of Yuki's recreation time on Someday in the Rain. I guess I wouldn't mind watching her read for 20 minutes.

[Launch]

Originally Posted by OkamiNoKaze

I think this was Haruhi's best Yukata so far, probably that way for all of them, and is it usual for women to have that many different swimming suits? Just a lingering question since part one, why they just don't wear the ones from Lone Island, though I think Yuki does once. It does seem that Kyon makes just a bit more progress towards the answer each time.

I agree about the swimsuits. xD

Either the girls go shopping for a new one every cycle just to wear to the pool... or everyone in the SOS Brigade has a super-massive wardrobe. (Yuki's would just be like 20 school uniforms though xD)

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Launch

Either the girls go shopping for a new one every cycle just to wear to the pool... or everyone in the SOS Brigade has a super-massive wardrobe. (Yuki's would just be like 20 school uniforms though xD)

I'd assume Haruhi takes them out to buy the swimsuits.

[OkamiNoKaze]

On the Music video thread there's a cool link to a video showing Endless 8 1-4 side by side, very interesting. though it is raw

[Ithekro]

Hey, you corrupted my h! I hereby switch my choice to g. G+, because I have a Positive Outlook.

h is usually corrupted.

And that 4 in 1 video shows just how different each of these episodes are while still being the same general plot.

[Ikonomi]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

h is usually corrupted.

Touche...!

[Reckoner]

My largest complaint is not about the studio or Kadokawa, or the ridiculous repetitions of the same plot, but the fans that actually sit here and garble this stuff up. I usually respect other people's opinions... But it's these sorts of fans that do nothing but harm anime as a form of art.

Seriously, there is a limit to when someone will respect your opinion. I no longer find it rational to sit here and say "Job well done."

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

My largest complaint is not about the studio or Kadokawa, or the ridiculous repetitions of the same plot, but the fans that actually sit here and garble this stuff up. I usually respect other people's opinions... But it's these sorts of fans that do nothing but harm anime as a form of art.

Another "Arbiter of the Truth"?

Seriously, if you don't like what this show is doing, or its fans, there's always other anime. In fact, this summer season is great, in my books.