The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Episode 24 Discussion / Poll [2009 added ep. 14]

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Heminga13

I think Ice Block just wanted to see them film it though lol. I would like to know why the camera would pan randomly to the window and sky, though...Kyon covering up his laziness probably. What a slouch.

Yeah, the pan-aways are all Kyon not knowing how to transition.

[Triple_R]

Originally Posted by Daniel Lind

Falsely?
Re-run is not yet over.

The renewal is slated for 28 (or 27) episodes. We're through all the new episodes for those 28/27. There's nothing known about what's coming after.

Until there's some sort of clear-cut advertisement or promotion indicating that there's more Haruhi coming after that... those 28/27 are it. It's fine to hope that Disappearance will arrive in the near future... but barring anything new on that file, it's best (in my opinion) to work from the default position of this is it.

In which case... yeah, false advertisements. I'll call them honest advertisements if Disappearance arrives, and not one second earlier.

Originally Posted by Ice Block

Too late for that. Two years late, in fact.

But... that's my point. After being let down over and over again, I would think that it's time to be cautious... unless you actually like being trolled, of course.

And we're not hoping for it to come -- it's not a question of if, but when.

Where this confidence comes from after all the stunts that KyoAni/Kadokawa have pulled with this particular anime franchise is beyond me...


Anyway... judging by the screenshots for this episode, the artwork looks excellent. Not much more I can say based on those screenshots alone, though.

[Airman8]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

It's fine to hope that Disappearance will arrive in the near future... but barring anything new on that file, it's best (in my opinion) to work from the default position of this is it.

...

Where this confidence comes from after all the stunts that KyoAni/Kadokawa have pulled with this particular anime franchise is beyond me...

I think that's a good and cautious position to take. I'd be disappointed if they didn't do more, but many anime series only go for 26-28 eps...

As for the second point, the trolling actually gave me some confidence. It looked like they were going out of their way to troll and generate publicity which made me feel they were putting a lot of thought into the series.

I liked E8, but if the series ends after this I'll be very disappointed that they didn't use those 7 extra episodes to cover Disappearance and the other uncovered short story material such as SMS and Melancholy of Asahina Mikuru. Why get all the actors together after 3 years just to do this?

[monir]

Freakin' bake-neko.... THIS ONE SPEAAAAAAKS!!

Kyon's reaction was awesome.

Ho-ho. A genuinely entertaining episode for the first time (for me at least). The seiyuu as the cat was killing me. It was such a fitting voice. Kyon's dilemma only magnified by the fact he was in charge of taking care of the shaberi neko. When everyone was surprised by the fact the cat is a talker, the cat's matter-of-fact retort was simple to the point, "I don't understand why you are all startled." And Kyon's comeback is as follows:



The episode balanced information, the sense of mystery surrounding Haruhi those information generates, and the ensuing comedy that are entangled in those information. It was like watching a Haruhi episode for once. Very enjoyable.

[Triple_R]

Originally Posted by Airman8

I think that's a good and cautious position to take. I'd be disappointed if they didn't do more, but many anime series only go for 26-28 eps...

To me, KyoAni and Kadokawa are like politicians. They make a lot of promises (both in what they actually say, and in their visual promotions); some of them very slyly constructed to create hype while not being specific enough to hold themselves to anything concrete. They'll get fans thinking about Disappearance with images (like Nagato acting chummy with Asakura) meant to trick fans and illicit that Disappearance-focused thinking... but the images will have some small feature to it (like Nagato not wearing glasses) that gives them an out saying "Disappearance? This isn't a Disappearance promotion!". They're very sneaky.

So... I put about as much trust in KyoAni and Kadokawa as I do in a typical politician, which is to say... not much.

Much like Shaft, KyonAni is very good once they get serious and stop playing games. But just like Shaft loves being Shaft, KyoAni loves being KyoAni...

but if the series ends after this I'll be very disappointed that they didn't use those 7 extra episodes to cover Disappearance and the other uncovered short story material such as SMS and Melancholy of Asahina Mikuru. Why get all the actors together after 3 years just to do this?

I agree.

I really do hope that we get Disappearance within the next 12 months one way or another... but I just don't trust KyoAni enough to actually bank on it.

[Ithekro]

They seem to be using a lot of camera tricks, angles, and lighting this time around. Almost like they are showing off...or making this episode so that is can almost seemlessly fit back into the remaining episdoes...which makes sense.

The world has returned to normal...more or less.

(That's some firepower Mikuru's got there...or should that be waterpower...or was that high energy plasma? I'm actually surprised the cat wasn't freaked out by the rapid movements and noise....though I'm not surprised that Haruhi missed it)

[Peanutbutter]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

A lot of the scenes in the movie weren't in Sigh. A lot of the action in Sigh wasn't in the movie during 00....just who is editting this movie? And when did they have time to not only write, but also get Mikuru to sing the theme song?

It is one of the many Haurhi mysteries.

This brings to mind a question I had.

Is the PSP game Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku considered canon? If so, then the answers to the above questions lie in the game.

[SidVicious]

I don't know...but it looks like a indirect kiss in the end.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

They'll get fans thinking about Disappearance with images (like Nagato acting chummy with Asakura) meant to trick fans and illicit that Disappearance-focused thinking... but the images will have some small feature to it (like Nagato not wearing classes) that gives them an out saying "Disappearance? This isn't a Disappearance promotion!". They're very sneaky.

So... do you consider advertisement of the Yuki-chan spin-off(as well as the spin-off itself) to be related to Haruhi's Disappearance, as well?

[Ithekro]

Looks like Haruhi installed a Lambda Driver in Mikuru when we weren't looking.

[Ascaloth]

Somehow, I think that if any advertisements for a next season was to come, it would come after Someday in the Rain....which is give or take 1 month from now. And, I think KyoAni is not even going to be advertising a new season; instead, it's probably going to be....

Gekijouban: Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu

I'm serious. I'm quite sure that Disappearance will work just nicely in a movie format, and it'll get them out of having to animate the later stories like Snow Mountain Syndrome.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Not to mention the fact that they'd pretty much have to throw in a lot of original content if they wanted to have a Season 2 without having both Disappearance and Intrigues if they didn't go that route.

[Heminga13]

*barges in*

Did someone say a Vanishment movie?!

[Game8910]

劇場版: 涼宮ハルヒの消失

I like the sound of that

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Well... now I know how to summon Heminga.

[Heatth]

Originally Posted by Game8910

劇場版: 涼宮ハルヒの消失

I like the sound of that

By the way that sound would be
"Gekijouban: Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu" or "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya - The Movie"

Might work. It would have to be a 2 hour long movie to work, tough (more or less 5 episodes). I don't know if is common a anime movie be that long. (Clannad was only 1h and 30min).

Shouldn't we be talking about this week episode, by the way? It was the most awesome episode of the 'season'. We must have something to talk about.

Like: How the hell Haruhi didn't noticed the obviouls supernatural things being fired by Mikuru's eyes/guns?

[Ithekro]

Some of the old Space Battleship Yamato movies were about two and a half hours long.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

How do you get two hours from five episodes? Even if we were to include the OP and ED, they're only about 24 minutes long. That'd be a little under an hour and a half.

[Ithekro]

Actually, 5 x 24 is 120 minutes...exactly two hours.

[Heatth]

Originally Posted by Kogetsu Shirogane

How do you get two hours from five episodes? Even if we were to include the OP and ED, they're only about 24 minutes long. That'd be a little under an hour and a half.

Eh, actually, 24x5=120. Exactly 2 hours. Excluding the OD and ED would still be more then n hour and a half.

PP:
...Tsc ninjaed.