Anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

[Animepunk420]

I recently been watchin this at 1st the impression didn't get mebut the dance intrest me when the Dvd came out I was like (0_o OMFG!!?) Kyon was sooo owned by Haruhi but she's soo kewl nitice for wacky games, & perversion T_T poor Mikurur I can't wait for the 3rd dvd

[Aaryanna]

[COLOR="goldenrod"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Well I finally got to watch the first dvd to this show. I'm already addicted to it, Haruhi is just so priceless in how she shamelessly forces others to do what she wants. I find myself feeling sorry for Kyon a bit. Especially when Haruhi got the idea [spoiler] for her club during class and just grabbed Kyon, causing his head to slam in to the desk. Ouch! [/spoiler]

So far I'm loving the voice actors, I've always liked Crispin Freeman so I love how he does Kyon's voice. Anyway, I'm wondering where this will end up going since I'm far enough along that I've learned about the other students who are in the SOS Brigade and why they are there.

I gotta say though, that [spoiler]bunny suit stunt Haruhi pulled to get attention for their club [/spoiler] was priceless. As well as what she did to the computer club. lol [/FONT][/COLOR]

[2010DigitalBoy]

[COLOR="DarkOrange"][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzBUGmEsmnA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fforum%2Elowyat%2Enet%2Ftopic%2F273826%2F%2B2160]This[/url] is the weirdest thing you will ever see in your life. I don't know if this is real or whatever, but jut read the description and.... be amazed....[/COLOR]

[Dagger]

Ahaha. Surprisingly enough, it's real--the inmates of the same prison were previously forced to learn Michael Jackson's Thriller.

~Dagger~

[r2vq]

[color=#007520]It's like the Producers all over again. Reading the description, I'm wondering if they were forced, or if it's just one of the activities that inmates have a choice of doing during the day.

Sitting in a prison all day can be boring.

On a similar note, I was born in the capital city of that province. :3

-r2[/color]

[Dagger]

Take a gander at Max Factory's [url=http://www.goodsmile.info/products/max/2008/max0801-03.html][u]Tsuruya-san[/u][/url]. It's easily the best-looking commercially produced Haruhi-related figure so far (that's a lot of qualifiers, huh?). Bonus points for the optional nekomimi and [I]très[/I] sexy tail.

~Dagger~

[Odin M Yggdrasi]

I still can't help but think that they are going to play Hare Hare Yuki at least once at AC3 2007, which I am probably going to be going to.

And I can't wait for season 2 to come out, I'm curious where they go with the storyline after the events of the last episode (timeline order)

[Konata]

[quote name='Odin M Yggdrasi']I still can't help but think that they are going to play Hare Hare Yuki at least once at AC3 2007, which I am probably going to be going to.

And I can't wait for season 2 to come out, I'm curious where they go with the storyline after the events of the last episode (timeline order)[/QUOTE]

I really don't mean to be spelling/grammar nazi (I hate to be one too) but you've done this several other times (Actually, I think, all of the time, so you're probably not just accidentally missing the "a" key while typing or something) in the other forum, RoL. >_> It's "Yukai" with an a, not Yuki. One other member pointed it out, but I'm pretty sure you left by then.

And Hare Hare Yukai is so popular, I wouldn't doubt it being played at the convention(?)

Why, I was minding my own business in Japanese class one day when suddenly I heard a faint "Mi-Mi-Miracle-Mikurun-run!" and the rest of the Koi no mikuru densetsu from outside.

Haruhi is everywhere.

Also, today (referring to the 25th), [b]The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Volume Three has made its way to US stores~[/b]

The Limited Edition includes:
-Disc One, featuring the episodes "Mysterique Sign", "Remote Island Syndrome Part I", and "Remote Syndrome Part II", as well as DVD Extras like another awesome Nekoman gallery ([strike]blatant hint to participate in the Nekoman Thread in the art forum[/strike]), the Making of Haruhi Suzumiya Clups, and more ASOS Brigade Adventures~
-Disc Two, featuring episodes 6-10 in the original TV broadcast order (Japanese with English subtitles)
-An iron-on patch (SOS-dan/[strike]"tapeworm"[/strike] symbol)
-A small pencil board
-The Haruhi Suzumiya Character Single CD
-And lastly but definitely not least, a Haruhi pillowcase!


I'm happy that it came out, because now I can update my collection~ = [u][url=http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa320/KonataIzumi/Haruhi%20Collection/DSC00939.jpg]Link[/url][/u] ヾ(´･ω･｀)

I can't find my LE volume 2 DVD case for some reason so it's not in the picture. In lieu of it, I just placed the regular edition volume 2 case in there >_>

Also, sorry if there are typographical errors. Computer is phail and not registering certain keys~ D:

[2010DigitalBoy]

[quote name='Konata']I'm happy that it came out, because now I can update my collection~ = [u][url=http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa320/KonataIzumi/Haruhi%20Collection/DSC00939.jpg]Link[/url][/u] ?(´????)[/QUOTE]

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]That may be the most beautiful thing I have seen in my entire life.

...I need volume 3 nao >_>[/COLOR]

[Shinmaru]

So, I picked up Vol. 3 the other day (and, predictably, my first paycheck of the school year arrived mere hours afterward, which means I could've bought the special edition off Amazon had I waited, like, another five hours :|).

The dub continues to be really good. Wendee Lee has especially grown on me as Haruhi. She still sounds sort of weird in normal conversation, but she's awesome when Haruhi is annoyed or really pompous. Her rendition of Haruhi's "Bow the **** down" laugh she does in "Remote Island Syndrome Part 2" after Haruhi and Kyon solve the mystery had me rolling.

Crispin Freeman is really good, too. He's not quite as sarcastic as Tomokazu Sugita, but he's great at shifting between Kyon's speaking lines and the lines where he's thinking to himself. In particular, I enjoy his parts when Kyon is in Lala Land thinking about Mikuru lol.

Lastly, I greatly enjoyed how butler-ish Arakawa sounds. I approve.

[Dagger]

[url=http://www.amiami.com/shop/?vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=HOB-FIG-7202&template=review.html][u]Catgirl Yuki figure[/u][/url] :animenose

I would so get this if it weren't for the color-changing gimmick. (It's from Bandai's Metamo line--the paint job changes based on temperature. They also have a [url=http://www.amiami.com/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/85866][u]Haruhi[/u][/url].) Because of that, the overall quality doesn't really match some of the other Haruhi-related figures out there.

~Dagger~

[Shinmaru]

WTF, people still do that color changing ********?? I thought that died in the 90s when it should have.

Regardless, that's still a pretty kickass figure. That Haruhi isn't half bad either.

[Udon]

[FONT="Verdana"]Not to get off the subject or anything but ....

So season 2 comes out sometime in the summer right?

And what is the name of the new season? Becasue I've heard its called Lucky star or something or is that a completely different series..?[/FONT]

[Desbreko]

[color=#4B0082]Lucky Star is a different anime, which has already finished airing and recently got licensed in the US. It just happens to also be done by Kyoto Animation and features a lot of the same seiyuu as in Haruhi. Not to mention having a crazy amount of references to Haruhi. There's a thread about it listed in the forum thread directory if you want more details.

As for your other questions, I'm not sure. I haven't heard anything about season 2 in a while. Though spring season 2008 seems like the earliest it could start since KyoAni is currently working on Clannad for the autumn and winter seasons.[/color]

[Dagger]

I'm a little surprised that no more news has come out. Maybe, with the announcement of the second season, we were just supposed to assume that it'd be their next (i.e. spring) project? At the least, I can't imagine them letting it hang much longer after having made it public and everything... (and why do I feel like I've posted the same thoughts before in this thread? :animeswea)

~Dagger~

[Konata]

Well, bumping this because of a mildly important update about second season =P

As you probably know, [url]http://haruhi.tv/[/url], the main Japanese SuzuHaru site, is all about those alternate reality games or whatever you call them. Posting secret images of Mikuru and causing fans to randomly guess the URLs for them and then find a "kinsoku jikou desu!" on their screen (first season), or displaying a 22 minute "live" school cam on Tanabata of [spoiler]Kyon and Haruhi[/spoiler] raiding a school and painting weird images on the yard,... You get the idea.

Well now, since it [i]is[/i] mid/late [i][b]December[/b][/i], they've conveniently (maybe more than just a coincidence...) the website [b][i]disappeared[/i][/b]. Or at least, they display a "Page Not Found" page. But it will then open up a password prompt with five spaces for letters. [spoiler]If you type in K, N, S, A, and K, the first letters of the SOS Brigade's surnames (K for Koizumi, N for Nagato, etc), and in that order, press enter and you should be let in.[/spoiler] After that, you reach an "xterm". In which... Yuki types to you regarding this message ?! [spoiler]When she is done and it says "Ready?", then press Enter. If you don't, you'll receive a "Deleted" message, and you will have just wasted your two minutes.[/spoiler] If all is done correctly, or you just don't want to go through the process of getting past haruhi.tv's website, then just go here: [u][url=http://www.haruhi.tv/yuki_pic.html]Link[/url][/u]

With a little music in the background, you'll see a picture of Nagato Yuki extending her hand out (I wonder, why is she doing that? =P). There is also a confirmation of the season, etc. It's good to see some actual artwork, besides the whole sitting Haruhi image that was spammed in newspapers, magazines, and everything. The copyright dates are 2007, 2008, and 2009...

[Dagger]

I'm most interested by the copyright dates, heh. :animeswea Sounds like that leaves us with a fall 2008 / winter 2009 run... but I don't see how KyoAni is going to fill up the time between--other than with the "unnamed light novel adaptation" (more FMP??) that keeps getting mentioned--unless Clannad gets extended.

Anyway, no reason for them not to do a full-length season of Haruhi, now that they've already pulled it off with Kanon and Lucky Star and (although it's still in-progress) Clannad.

~Dagger~

[Panache]

I haven't finished it yet but I love it! I am planning on getting Lot's of Haruhi swag soon!

[2010DigitalBoy]

[quote name='Avenged666fold']I haven't finished it yet but I love it! I am planning on getting Lot's of Haruhi swag soon![/QUOTE]

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Well, unless you're buying the special edition DVDs I don't now what you're gunna be able to get without importing. In any event get ready to brutally slaughter your wallet, HAHAHA! Haruhi **** is expensive as hell.

My best friend had all 3 girls dakimakura (yes, the things that cost 80-90 bucks before shipping/handling). He never opened them, kept them in a box in his closet. A few weeks ago, his dad was cleaning the closet and threw the box away !!!

Rich bastard wasn't upset about it enough though ^^;;[/COLOR]

[Panache]

I'm getting mostly stuff that you put on your clothing. I'm gonna try to get a couple shirts too if I can. Amazon has a little bit of stuff. I don't collect figures or anything like that so I should be OK on that end.

[Konata]

[quote name='Deus ex Machina'][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Well, unless you're buying the special edition DVDs I don't now what you're gunna be able to get without importing. In any event get ready to brutally slaughter your wallet, HAHAHA! Haruhi **** is expensive as hell.

My best friend had all 3 girls dakimakura (yes, the things that cost 80-90 bucks before shipping/handling). He never opened them, kept them in a box in his closet. A few weeks ago, his dad was cleaning the closet and threw the box away !!!

Rich bastard wasn't upset about it enough though ^^;;[/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Haha, I was planning on buying a dakimakura, but I just didn't see much of a use for them. Or at least, my $90 worth =P

@Avenged: Stuff you put on your clothing?

[Panache]

[QUOTE]@Avenged: Stuff you put on your clothing?[/QUOTE]
Like accessories and buttons n such.
[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Melancholy-Haruhi-Suzumiya-Yuki-Nag/dp/B000NDNQZA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1198088566&sr=1-8"]http://www.amazon.com/Melancholy-Haruhi-Suzumiya-Yuki-Nag/dp/B000NDNQZA/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1198088566&sr=1-8[/URL]

There's an example of something I want.

[Dagger]

While we're still on the subject of swag...

[url=http://www.griffon.co.jp/products/pvc/haruhi/haruhi_g.html][u]Goth loli Haruhi figure[/u][/url] from Griffon, 1/7 scale, no release date yet. I must say that this is much more my cup of tea than any of the other Haruhi-related figures that have been announced to date (and there have been a lot of good ones, like Alter's [url=http://www.amiami.com/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/86017][u]swimsuit Yuki[/u][/url]). Probably wouldn't get it unless they did all three girls, though... I like smaller figures better anyway.

~Dagger~

[2010DigitalBoy]

[quote name='Dagger']While we're still on the subject of swag...

[url=http://www.griffon.co.jp/products/pvc/haruhi/haruhi_g.html][u]Goth loli Haruhi figure[/u][/url] from Griffon, 1/7 scale, no release date yet. I must say that this is much more my cup of tea than any of the other Haruhi-related figures that have been announced to date (and there have been a lot of good ones, like Alter's [url=http://www.amiami.com/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/86017][u]swimsuit Yuki[/u][/url]). Probably wouldn't get it unless they did all three girls, though... I like smaller figures better anyway.

~Dagger~[/QUOTE]

[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Release date has been set by ToysLogic to the end of May, I', totally preordering it. That thing is beautiful, definitely the best Haruhi figure I've seen (most I find rather ugly. They always make her face creepy...[/COLOR]

[Udon]

[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"]I actualy like the Nendoiod PVC figures (is that what you call it?). Like this one of [URL="http://www.discountanimedvd.com/detail.asp?dvdno=27859&cateName=Melancholy+of+Haruhi+Suzumiya"]Mikuru. Besides the capability of moving the limbs and such, it comes with a few of accesories. like her eye beams from the adventures of Mikuru Asahina ep. 00(which i thought was hilarious). They also have the rest of the female cast from the series, excpt for Kyon's little sister and some other characters form other series.

I think the price is worth it for about $30.00, but they dont seem to have a release date.. :animesigh [/URL][/SIZE][/FONT]