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Originally Posted by baltakatei
Amusing observations:
1. After Haruhi orders Nagato to use her evil alien magic to attack Mikuru (Mikuru: O_O;; ), Nagato glances away from Mikuru at Haruhi/Kyon as if to ask: "Seriously? You want me to do *that*?" Kyon's adamant "No!" was just as I imagined it from the novel.
2. Haruhi's humming as she prances away is similar to, but not quite, part of Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony to me. Youtube link. Any ideas where Nobuo stole this melody from?
3. Taniguchi's random rant on taxi love is random.
4. Everything is set up for more Mikuru Beam vs. Metal Fence next week. 
Specific screenshots and comparisons? |
Nice observations! Anyway, I didn't get into specific screenshot comparisons, but I did compare a couple of scenes in this episode to scenes from El Hazard, as well as compare Haruhi and Mikuru themselves to certain El Hazard and Excel Saga characters. Finally, the Haruhi retreat run made me think of Ranma 1/2, as did the older Shrine Priest's character design for some reason.
If anybody's interested, they can read about it (and about my take on the episode in general) over at my latest blog entry/episode review...
http://assessingtheanime.blogspot.co...ia-review.html
I forewarn you though - it's pretty long.
