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2011-06-29, 23:04 | Link #4144 |
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None of the charatcters threads have really been resolved yet.
Yuki: her gradual acquiring of humanity and her conflict with the IDTSE Mikhuru: her evolution into adult Asahina-san (process begun) and the plot thread with Fujiwara Kozumi: don't see that much development here, but we haven't seen any situations that involve put SOS-dan and the organization at odds. Kyon, Haruhi: Haruhi's powers, John Smith (used once in disappearance but still active in the prime world) |
2011-07-01, 17:49 | Link #4145 | |
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2011-07-06, 10:44 | Link #4146 |
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The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya (First/Final) will be receiving an e-book edition from Kadokawa's BOOKWALKER program on the 21st.
On the Haruhi Negai website, there is a message from Tanigawa and an illustration from Itou. It's just their wishes added to the site for today only.
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2011-07-06, 15:54 | Link #4150 |
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I may be jumping the gun here, but...
Are we really going to go through this AGAIN? Endless insane marketing tactics, never telling the fans ANYTHING of worth, and then releasing the most disappointing content possible that seems deliberately designed to kill the series? If this is all there is, I... I have no way of truly expressing how angry it makes me. God damn it. |
2011-07-06, 16:07 | Link #4151 |
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Hey hey, calm down. Disappointment entirely depends on your own expectations. I wonder why you would be so angry if you already knew what their 'endless marketing tactics' means in practice; you shouldn't have expected anything else.
Besides, life isn't as interesting without things to look forward to. Think about it. If they dumped everything related to Haruhi (all the novels, all short stories animated) on one day, would the series have become what it is now? It would've been all over in an instant and the series would be completely forgotten a few months later. During the three year hiatus of the novels, the series has been kept alive by the anime and the movie. Now Surprise comes along and we're all still here, Four years down the road, if you count from when the anime aired (when the series' popularity really took off) or 7 years if you count from when the first novel was published and the popularity of the series still hasn't diminished. I find that quite impressive for a series that doesn't air a single episode full of fillers every week.
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2011-07-06, 16:20 | Link #4152 | ||
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If I knew all the hype was actually going to have a reward at the end of it, I'd be more enthused, but the last time I gave into said hype I got the same episode eight times for two months. Quote:
That, more than anything, is why I don't like what Kadokawa is doing now. Again, like I said, I'm probably jumping the gun here, as it's still early. I'm just bracing for disappointment. Last edited by Tyabann; 2011-07-06 at 16:31. |
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2011-07-06, 23:56 | Link #4153 | |
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If Haruhi is only series who gets this 'endless marketing tactics', doesn't that make the series special? That's the reason I laughed when Endless Eight started to iterate into the ridiculous. I don't remember being here on AnimeSuki though, I was too busy having fun during summer, just like the folks who did summer 15498 times. Every time I imagined the anger raging over the internet by it, I could only laugh.
Technically, there has never been a season 2. 2009's run was only called a re-airing. It was obviously meant to be a big stunt. Just look at the airing dates of each episode; give or take 2 weeks, the time of the events in the episode coincides with the airing time, with the exception of the first few episodes of Endless Eight. The original run wasn't much less of a stunt with the messed up chronology. You probably know better than I do that the popularity of the series took a big hit there. It's arguable if it was the for the better or worse. Bamboo Leaf Rhasody and the first iteration of Endless Eight airing before the rest might have been the cause why you noticed the sudden drop of activity; because the discussion was at a peak. Ah sorry for rambling on for this long, off-topic even. I'll stop after this comment. Kadokawa has its own reasons for running things. Killing the series is the last thing they want to do. Although I'm not sure what they're trying to achieve, what I do get is a unique experience with something that should have been merely another show. A google translate of the following tweet from Kadokawa just before the Haruhi-negai announcement caught my attention. Quote:
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2011-07-07, 01:45 | Link #4154 | |
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I actually agree with you that the waiting has certainly made us think of the franchise more, and it can be fun to highly anticipate something once you have something substantial to actually wait around for. I suppose that is it more than anything. We'd like to know for sure that there will be a new season and I don't think we'd mind waiting a while for it as long as we know that we are getting something rather than buildup that produces nothing. I don't actually mind following a thread, but Kadokawa hasn't even given us that yet. Yes, it is impressive that there is still a lot of interest in the series with the period of time between them releasing material. You'd think they'd want to reward our loyalty or at least strike while the iron is still hot. I still have hope for seeing something new for next year, and so I will just wait for Kadokawa to tease us more when they feel like it. I hate the teasing, but at the same time, it makes every all the more thrilling when we finally get something. |
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2011-07-07, 08:19 | Link #4155 | |
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What's the big deal with waiting for the next novel/anime/movie... it'll be here when it's ready. Hell, at least Tanigawa is still alive (knock-on-wood)... there are other fandoms who aren't so lucky you know... |
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2011-07-07, 08:45 | Link #4156 |
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I would think in terms of the Japanese fandom, a prayer from god to the gods would have a deeper meaning, especially after that earthquake. To those of us outside Japan, it would not mean as much, but to those directly effected?
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2011-07-07, 12:14 | Link #4158 | |
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Anyway, getting back to topic, Ithekro has a good point that I didn't consider. Hopefully, people can find healing through what Kadokawa is planning on doing in Sendai. |
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2011-07-07, 17:12 | Link #4159 |
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Though, since Tanabata was more significant regarding the events of Bamboo Leaf and Disappearance (and since those have already come to pass) wouldn't it be more likely for similar viral marketing strategies to occur around dates significant to Snow Mountain and Intrigue?
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2011-07-07, 17:41 | Link #4160 | |
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