The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

fresh_no_concept · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:48 am Post subject:

Wow.

Very rarely do I posess the inability to express my thoughts on an anime episode, but that word pretty much sums up the pilot for Melancholy. From the commercial sporting the AK to the horrible production values of the homemade cultural festival movie (which I'm guessing is what this episode is all about), this is one maniacal and hilarious anime.

Forget the fact that the movie they made made absolutely no sense. Just focus on the end credits. The choreographed dance routine is masterful! I loved every second of it. Time to put Photoshop to work. Well, surprise, surprise. The original character design is from the same person who did the Shakugan no Shana character designs. As for parallels in direction or script, there are none. Hmmm, perhaps my banter is parallel to the random directions that this anime is going upon...

I have said too much (and confused myself in the process). It's 2AM. I'll watch this again when I'm coherent. I'll probably still find it hilarious.

EDIT (9:43 AM): This show is just as funny as it was at 2 in the morning. You gotta love trying to spot all the mistakes in the production:

1) Useless Pan-ups
2) Ambient movements of passerbys
3) Crew is in camera shot
4) Mikuru is trying her best but just not cutting it
5) Continuity error (Mikuru's left eye turns blue for one scene requiring the beam and then is her original eye color for the rest of the movie, regardless of whether she uses the beam or not)
6) Fireworks debacle

That's just the tip of the iceberg. Five minutes into the show, you can kind of tell that this actually some high school group trying to do a video. Once you understand that, this thing becomes hilarious as you wait to see how they'll mess up next (and boy, do they mess up a LOT).

Oh, and that dance number in the credits. Time to test out my newly acquired ACA Capture Pro v5.10 software (boo to VirtualDub! It never played ANY of my video files except for a SnS RAW episode...). Signiature upgrade imminent.

By the way, those who haven't picked up on it yet, go watch this series. It's pretty damn funny! =D

Kidder · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:18 pm Post subject:

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Kidder · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject:

oh well, each to his own ^^

flashmagi · Conscript Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 102

this left me thinking it was some hilarious parody ova of another anime series. then i read the anidb synopsis. a very radical way of starting off a new anime series.

mistabean · Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:32 am Post subject:

HARUHI-ISM RUNNING RAMPANT!!

and it's suzumiya haruhi, not to be confused with fujioka haruhi from ouran host club
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Raiden · Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject:

ok....this one's really weird but funny...NO...Hilarious at the same time.
It's more like your "home-made Movie videos with amateur crews and actors/actresses".

Definitely a good show for laughs...
Lousy cameraman and characters pop out of nowhere, an alien witch that preventing the cat on her shoulder from falling....
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fresh_no_concept · Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:58 am Post subject:

Wow, this show is anything but melancholy. Haruhi is weirder than I thought. Episode synopsis time:

Well, we do get to see the origins of the SOS Brigade. I found this episode to hilarious all around. Only of the few of the characters introduced in the first episode get reintroduced. I still enjoy watching Mikuru although she seems a little ditzy (Calligraphy Club?!?!?). Yuki looks to be the quiet brooding one. Mikuru seems to be the shy and reserved one. Haruhi is, no doubt, the leader of ragtag group of high school misfits and Kyon is functioning as the menial assistant doing the "other menial tasks" required to keep a club intact.

There is something about this series that draws my attention. It could have been Haruhi's different haircuts every day. Then she cuts it as soon as someone points it out. Either way, Haruhi is quite the character and very well deserves the anime to be named after her.

mistabean · Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:38 am Post subject:

This one is an absolute KEEPER!!!

After the WTH?! of ep1, we got to see the real deal. I pity Kyon and Mikuru though, the former being the one who sparked the idea into Haruhi, the latter being dragged in for the "moe~~" factor

PS: Shuffle references anyone? Razz

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Pantagruel · Conscript Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 125

Weird people are always interesting, but crazy people are more interesting.

The second episode was more enjoyable than the first, but there's still room for improvement. I hope this won't turn stale too soon.

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deviln3 · Conscript Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 162

started watching the first episode and the opening was seemed really odd.. but it was catchy so i kept watching and then i was lost for a min or so but then i figured out it was probably a student movie or somthin and i found it really funny..
watched second episode today and i loved it.. i havn't burnt a complete series on cds for a long time and i'm definately keeping every single episode from this one.. that should say how much i like this show..

lol the funny thing is i liked the opening of the 00 episode more than the original openning of the show.. and the dance sequence in the ending song is fun to watch too xD

on the other hand i downloaded soul link episode 2 by mistake while thinking it was this show.. and it was ok.. i kinda had to force myself to keep watching it.. although i might end up watching the next episode and there better be a good fight scene or somthin.. [i know this really doesn't belong here Embarassed

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sk1des · Yari Ashigaru Joined: Dec 25, 2004 Posts: 357

Is it just me or are there alot of bad data in torrents nowadays?
I've been stuck at 99.7% for episode 2 for more than a day while downloading more than 500mb worth of useless data. This isn't the only file, i get that from zegapain and a few others as well. Anyone here having the same problems as me?

fresh_no_concept · Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject:

That might be something on your end. Try using a different bittorrent client (I use Azureus and everything downloads fine with very few, if any, hash fails or worthless data).

Is anybody else falling in love with that ED theme? I find it insanely upbeat and catchy. I also learned the dance routine (it was actually quite easy...) that goes with it. The music in the series actually reminds me of the Chobits music. I'm going to look into it and see if they are the same composers...

*checks*

Well, I'm totally wrong. Still, the similarities are there. Either way, I now have three animes that I am watching on a week to week basis (it's been a while since I have done that). SOS Brigade for life!!!

I actually have a question regarding the first episode:

Does anybody know why Yuki attacked Mikuru after she did her first Mikuru Beam??? It's been bothering me for a while now...

mistabean · Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject:

well... the OP is nice too. But the dancing on the ED was just too... alluring Razz

and regarding your question, I suppose it is Haruhi's plot or something
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