The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Episode 28 Discussion / Poll [2006 TV ep. 9]

[arias]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

Of course. And this is definitely -- IMO -- better than either. And more overwhelming to me than even the previous episodes of Haruhi.

Okay; I'll look forward to it.. ; ) If you didn't watch it on TV, you'd better be participating in its dissemination now.. because it's so slow. :~<

What arc does this cover, though?

[Kaoru Chujo]

Originally Posted by arias

Okay; I'll look forward to it.. ; ) If you didn't watch it on TV, you'd better be participating in its dissemination now.. because it's so slow. :~< What arc does this cover, though?

Sorry, I don't have the same file that's being torrented, and my file isn't good enough to make a new torrent for. As for what arc: darned if I know. It's after the movie, and it's wintry and raining. Check out Random Curiosity.

[eVaX]

Slow seeds makes Haruhi cry.
I'm really looking forward to this episode since the reviews have been extremely mixed from extremely positive to disappointingly low, plus it's the "last" episode.

Does this episode give any indication at all for a 2nd season? I'd be sad to see such a wonderful production given such a short run. *Gets shivers imagining a new OP and ED for Haruhi*

[Omniscient]

Originally Posted by arias

What arc does this cover, though?

From what I've read on blogs (I haven't really read the novels myself aside from some light skimming), this story appears to take place right before the contents of volume 4.

[arias]

Originally Posted by eVaX

Slow seeds makes Haruhi cry.
I'm really looking forward to this episode since the reviews have been extremely mixed from extremely positive to disappointingly low, plus it's the "last" episode.

At this speed it'll be at least 2-3 hours before peers get complete files. They just don't have a sufficient distribution backbone to handle BT file dissemination; I'm not sure why people haven't learned how to fully utilize BT.

Gah. Gah. Gah. Guess I'll just watch it in the evening.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Maybe somebody forgot to turn on Superseed.

[Kaoru Chujo]

On 2channel, SHnY has just passed triple the number of posts of Fate/Stay Night:
~251064 to ~83330 = ~3.013x. I think I started watching this tally when SHnY had around half the number of posts. In the 7.5 hours since the episode started airing, there have been approximately 3000 posts.

I haven't read much of what people are posting there, but opinion appears to be split, as I expect it will be here. The kind of humour in this episode is just what I like -- even the excruciating (and excruciatingly funny) scene of Yuki reading alone in the club room with voices filtering in from next door. But other people's mileage may justifiably vary.

For me, this and episodes 1 and 2 are the best of the series so far (in that order).

[Prodigious]

Wow. 1 seeder and 2000 leeches. I've never seen anything like it.

[Starks]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin_Sama

Maybe somebody forgot to turn on Superseed.

Ya know what... I ****ed up... I forgot to turn it on. I usually have it off because I don't need on my LAN connection at school.

I'm home for the week on a crappy 15Mbit/2Mbit cable connection... GIVE ME A BREAK.

I'M SORRY!

[arias]

Originally Posted by Starks

Ya know what... I ****ed up... I forgot to turn it on. I usually have it off because I don't need on my LAN connection at school.

I'm home for the week on a crappy 15Mbit/2Mbit cable connection... GIVE ME A BREAK.

I'M SORRY!

You know we still love you

[Kaioshin Sama]

Wow that was a Budget Buster.

Spoiler:

Although looks like Haruhi is finally happy, at least in the TV Series. You can tell she was just joking when she took the umbrella and wasn't being mean, Kyon noticed as well.

[kari-no-sugata]

Originally Posted by Starks

Ya know what... I ****ed up... I forgot to turn it on. I usually have it off because I don't need on my LAN connection at school.

I'm home for the week on a crappy 15Mbit/2Mbit cable connection... GIVE ME A BREAK.

I'M SORRY!

Don't you check the progress (at least at the start)?


PS Poor-mans super-seed: deliberately limit max number of connected peers to very small number (like 10-20).

Of course, it'd also help if all clients had automatic detection of when they should optimise for seeding, and good config for that.


PPS Best line of this week's ep: Kyon: Mikuru changed while I was asleep? Damn! I really was asleep - I should have pretended to be asleep!
(or something like that)

[panzerfan]

Let's see...
I cant' identify the cardgame, can anyone?
Tsundere Gunslinger III?! Interesting taste these ppl have.
The animation quality is really great...
cosplay freak Haruhi shows no reservation whatsoever. In the words of Kyon from previous eps... like some evil fedual lord.

(The warmup lines are just hilerious to hear)
Tsuruya-san needs even more role... I agree.
This episode in some way is redemption to lack of Mikuru... although Haruhi continues to surprise me... despite having read about the exploits.
Haruhi not anticipating Kyon waking up was interesting.
When Haruhi was getting dressed to go home... I noticed what Kaoru Chuko was talking about with the hands. Kyon and Haruhi's movements are detailed... very well done.
The last scene of course seals the deal.

[arias]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin_Sama

Wow that was a Budget Buster.

Spoiler:

Although looks like Haruhi is finally happy, at least in the TV Series. You can tell she was just joking when she took the umbrella and wasn't being mean, Kyon noticed as well.

It also explains why there was the 3 minute reading scene!!!!!!!!!!!

You don't need much money for that. They probably relocated funds proportionately.

[Sushi-Y]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

scene of Yuki reading alone in the club room with voices filtering in from next door. But other people's mileage may justifiably vary.

That's the radio.
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Anyway, one sentence to describe this episode for me:
I have never seen such an interesting episode where absolutely nothing happens.

Really, it's almost as if they took a page right out of the SOS-dan's daily life and animated that. There are no supernatural events, heck, there are no events, period.

In return, the episode was very soothing to watch, the "ordinary-ness" of SOS-dan's one day makes it much easier for us to immerse ourselves in the characters' lives.

There's no mistake that this episode was meant to be an "epilogue", since it's the last episode in the time-line series. In that respect, I think it was very well done. This episode served as an important reminder that "this is what our daily lives are really all about".

(Also, notice how the camera become fixed in the club room when Kyon's no longer aound ^^; )

Spoiler for highlights:

First of all, the story takes place in early December. Timeline wise, just after the Culture Fair (where "Asahina Mikuru no Bouken" was aired), and just before Shoushitsu (vol.4)?

So calm and peaceful... Just waiting to get shattered by a certain someone.


Kyon starts with a little intro about their "normal" daily lives.
"But really, it's so nice to be quiet without Haruhi around"
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Various reminders of the past events:

"Suzumiya Haruhi no Taikutsu" (Baseball event) (June)

"Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" (July)

"Lone Island Syndrome" (July)

"The Day of Sagittarius" (November)


"We've been through a lot of things, including those caused by Haruhi, and some others that aren't. Well, all of them usually begins when we're spending our times relaxing like this, and Haruhi would suddenly bust into-"

"Everyone, listen! Great news!"

"Again? These "great news" that she speaks of, for us, especially for me and Asahina-san, are almost never anything to feel great about though"
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And it begins, Haruhi sends Kyon on an errand trip to get the portable heater across town.

"Whatever, just hurry up and go! You have nothing to do anyway, right?"

"I don't think anyone can be busy if they're in this room"
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Lucky Kyon~

"Hurry up and go!"
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And so it begins, the photo shoot for "Asahina Mikuru no Bouken" DVD cover jacket!

(by the way, the jacket for the normal edition of the DVD (to be released on 6/23) looks like this:

After this episode, I'm kinda interested in Itou Noizi's limited edition cover now. What will it look like, I wonder? ^^; )

Yuki's head + bookshelf block combo, very nicely done.
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"Okay, next, this!"

"Um... but I didn't wear this nurse uniform or that in the movie though... Is this really for the jacket?"

"Yeah, that's right. But an idea just flashed in my head! With this much, we can probably even make a photo album!"

"What do you think, Koizumi-kun? This idea!"
"I think it's a splendid idea"
"Hiee~~"
"No! Wait! If we're making a DVD anyway, we should make an omake tape as a special bonus! What do you think, Koizumi-kun? This idea!"
"I think it's a very nice idea"
"Hiii~~"
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Even the tree frog costume from "Endless Eight" (August) makes a comeback (?)
And great(?) timing for the book thing. ^^;

Oh yeah, Haruhi started singing "Hare Hare Yukai" here too. ^^;
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It's fun to watch a "normal" conversation, for once.
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My only complaint for this episode is that the above still scene lasted a little TOO long (almost 3 1/2 minutes ^^; ). People who would rather watch than listen might find this a turn-off (then again, it's a good portrayal of "Yuki's daily life")

There are too many jokes in the radio, I can't list them all.
The "Seinen ACE! Chuunen ACE! Teinen ACE!" part made me laugh though. No, I have no idea what it means either.
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Tsuruya-san's way of being nice?
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The piano track played here was really nice. Melancholy indeed. ^^;
Then again, rather than an "epilogue", this scene almost felt like a "prologue" for me. As if "this is the calm before something big happens". Well, time-line wise, that would be the case though (Shoushitsu comes in right after the events in the episode). Season 2!
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Haruhi dere scene. ^^; Although the cardigan thing was nice, the most dere part was the fact that Haruhi needed to lock the door before going home, but when she saw Kyon still sleeping, rather than waking him up, she stayed behind and waited until he woke up.

"Besides, it's raining too"

Interesting remark, don't you think? ^^; Haruhi has an umbrella herself, so rain is no problem for her. That means the rain comment was directed at Kyon. "I'm staying behind because I don't want you to get wet on your way home" is what Haruhi's trying to say. Aww~
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Have you guys noticed yet? Kyon got something from all the girls in this (final) episode.
Mikuru = Scarf
Tsuruya-san = Handkerchief
Yuki = Cardigan
Haruhi = Cardigan
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And finally...

(+ piano)

There we have it. Haruhi END.

Ok, let's reload and go for a Yuki END now.

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Next episode, "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu IV" (time-line wise, episode 4).

Feels kinda weird to go back to April now, after watching this final episode. ^^;

Then again, with the next episode, we're finally starting to get serious (well, as serious as volume 1 of the novel gets). Time for some action. ^^;

[Cardcaptor]

Wow, this episode reminded me of the last episode of Gun Parade March: they set in about the same time of the year, and have very similar atmosphere. Oh, didn't I mention that I like this episode a lot? (Except for that three minute Nagato reading thing though...) The Haruhi-deredere scene convinced me that she's the best Tsundere ever. (She beats Shibamura Mai by a notch.)

By the way, Sushi-Y, seriously, why don't you keep an anime blog?

[arias]

Originally Posted by Cardcaptor

Wow, this episode reminded me of the last episode of Gun Parade March: they set in about the same time of the year, and have very similar atmosphere. Oh, didn't I mention that I like this episode a lot? (Except for that three minute Nagato reading thing though...) The Haruhi-deredere scene convinced me that she's the best Tsundere ever. (She beats Shibamura Mai by a notch.)

By the way, Sushi-Y, seriously, why don't you keep an anime blog?

Best tsundere ever? .. mmm..

**COUGH WHEEZ COUGH**SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TOPIC FOR POLL**COUGH WHEEZ COUGH**

She is teh pure awesome, though. If this episode doesn't convert Kaioshin, I suggest he be strung and hung The part where she hands Kyon the umbrella without directly looking at him is incredibly adorable. Like many others, I think I've contracted the tsundere virus..

[Pakxenon]

Excellent "final" episode. It felt really calm, melancholous, and moving. This episode will have people anticipating season 2! XD

Melancholy IV will ROCK (hopefully)!

Oh ya. Downloading the raw took 6 hours with about 400 people finishing within 10 minutes. That's how bad it was. XD

[Kaioshin Sama]

Yeah it was a nice episode, except for the whole reading thing (I kept hearing that piece of classical music where EVA-01 and the dead Kaworu stand there for like 2 minutes and I thought my computer froze). I really liked seeing Haruhi gradually turn into a more caring person (although she seems really embarassed about it). She does a lot of the things she did earlier on in the series (dressing up Mikuru and bossing Kyon around), except this time you can tell its not mean spirited and more like a nostalgic trip through the past before she crosses over completely into the dere phase.

This and episode 8 showed me that Haruhi isn't really a cruel sadastic bitch after all, she's just confused and disoriented like most teenagers that age. I never went through that phase personally when I was 15, because I've always enjoyed a lower High-Class lifestyle where everything I wanted always seems to come my way. I had a fairly stress-free high school life and always had free time on my hands, so I guess I couldn't see what was going on with Haruhi wasn't her being mean, but that she needed some guidance and friends who understood her. I admit I misjudged her character greatly, possibly due to the first impression she gave in episode 2 which really stuck for a long time. I'm glad it turned out this way. Finally, I'm not converting to Haruhism, I have no religion and I can't possibly have one that doesn't even have a foundation other than ambigous text that appears in the opening animation, but I like to talk about them because religious texts make for some of the most interesting reads I've ever experienced. However, I would like to see a second season.

I've warmed up considerably to this type of anime, I never thought I would enjoy a semi-romantic romp through high school life, but here we are, it makes me somehow satisifed to see the evolution of Haruhi's character. If anyone has any other reccomendations of anime like this, I'll listen, PM me.

[angel_wing0]

just watched the raw, it's sad but it really does look like a FINAL episode...but its a good thing that ep 4 is up next where...

Spoiler:

Yuki VS Ryuoko!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!