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Old 2009-03-11, 12:45   Link #956
Tyabann
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 34
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Originally Posted by Myssa Rei View Post
Just wanted to interrupt the little throwdown between the believers, but has there been any confirmation about the April 3 airing? That's awfully close to April the 1st, and I wouldn't put it past Kadokawa to troll us YET AGAIN.

In all seriousness though, is there truth in the scuttlebutt that what we'll get is essentially Season 1 + 12 additional episodes, all scrambled together again?
I've said this before, but...

The problem with scrambling the Vol. 4 episodes is that the Vol. 4 arc relies almost entirely on the reader not knowing the outcome of the events.

General consensus is that Vol. 4 is easily the best Haruhi novel of all, and it's also my personal second favorite. It deserves a faithful, great adaptation to really shine, and although I have faith in KyoAni's abilities as a studio, I wouldn't put it past them to scramble the episodes without regards to character development or plot.

In addition, most of the stories that come after Vol. 4 rely on it in some way, particularly Vol. 7, so...
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