163 minutes of good. Spoilers inside.
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It’s everywhere. The popularity of this anime has made its way into every otaku’s mind. I watched this show a long time ago and to be honest, I never really liked it. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya tells the story of Haruhi, first introduced as an eccentric and energetic girl. Later in the plot, it [...]
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This past Friday I took a relatively short trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco, CA, to attend the U.S. premiere of “The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.” The first part of this post is my description of the actual premiere event itself, and the second part is my review of the movie. Since it’s basically two [...]
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…And this is where I blaspheme your god. Dear fellow otaku, I think you’re mostly great, but seriously, why all the fuss for this novel? Mind you, I’m not critical of the translation (because really, having not read the original, who am I to criticize) or the kickass presentation by Yen Press (I have the paperback [...]
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Two posts back-to-back?! Yes, Haruhi is worth writing this much again for the movie. As this is a review of the movie, it will contain spoilers! If you want a spoiler-free review, here’s my opinion. It’s a fantastic film that is very well animated and worth watching even if you consider yourself remotely a Haruhi [...]
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No need for a silly title this time, it’s all about the substance! As I noted before, I was able to attend the North American premiere of the Haruhi movie this past Friday in San Francisco! The teamwork between Kadokawa Publishing and Bandai Entertainment (with gifts from Yen Press and Crunchyroll) resulted in a spectacular [...]
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About the Mangaka Tanigawa Nagaru is rather unusual as a manga-ka or even as a writer, in that he didn’t train as one. Rather he is a law school graduate of all things >.<. While he is best known for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya series, which won him the grand prize at eighth annual Sneaker [...]
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A child of the 80s, I grew up in time to become an instant fan of Robert Zemeckis’s Back To The Future. A film as much about self-discovery as it ever is about tinkering with alternate dimensions. The adventures of a young man who’s strange fortune lands him 30 years before, to the days of [...]
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About the Mangaka Tanigawa Nagaru is rather unusual as a manga-ka or even as a writer, in that he didn’t train as one. Rather he is a law school graduate of all things >.<. While he is best known for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya series, which won him the grand prize at eighth annual Sneaker [...]
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Time for some odd Haruhi news for the week: In the June issue of Japan’s NewType magazine was an announcement for a new lemon juice beverage from the company Pokka called “Suzumiya Haruhi no Kaju” (The Juice of Haruhi Suzumiya). Sexual innuendos aside, the new promotional drink is part of a collaboration project to celebrate the 25th anniversary of NewType magazine. Interestingly enough, one of the fruits used for the juice is a new species of engineered oranges called ‘Haruhi’. If the product is a success, NewType may go ...
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It’s only been a few days since the preview to the 10th Haruhi Suzumiya novel came out in the latest issue of The Sneaker magazine, but one hard-working Haruhiist has already put out a English translation of it! A user named Cnet128 from the Animesuki forums has kindly posted a 27 page PDF file of his work. Here’s a few links to download it: Megaupload, MediaFire, DLL. Even though the Baka-Tsuki translations of the novels have ceased, the appearance of this fan translation is a good sign that we ...
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Recently, Haruhi and the S.O.S Brigade's members appeared on the chewing gum CM that was broadcast in Japan. (You can watch it here on Youtube.) Next up is a collaboration with Pokka for a CM featuring their Pokka Lemon juice drink. If the collaboration is successful, there may be more CMs featuring Haruhi and the S.O.S Brigade members in the future.
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Sadly, this is still better than the first Summer Wars DVD rip I watched.
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Some very good news for Haruhi fans came out with the June issue of The Sneaker magazine. About two month ago we heard that Nagaru Tanigawa will publish a small excerpt from his tenth novel, the Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya, in The Sneaker but an additional announcement is confirming that the novel in its entirety will be published this year. Though no specific date has been officially set yet, Tanigawa has reportedly completely 75-80% of the novel already and has 370 pages in his current draft. This effectively ...
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After a three year hiatus since the release of volume 9 in mid-2007, the Haruhi novels have finally started publishing again in the latest issue of The Sneaker magazine. Chapter 1 of volume 10, “The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya,” is out! Scans and info after the jump. I will continuously update this post as translations, images, [...]
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Adapted from the fourth Haruhi Suzumiya novel, the story of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya takes place from December 17 until December 24 a month after the cultural festival. On December 17, everything is normal—the SOS Brigade plans to have a nabe party for Christmas. However on December 18, Kyon arrives at school to find everything has changed—Haruhi Suzumiya is missing, and Ryoko Asakura is a normal student. Kyon is the only one who notices anything different. Nagato is an ordinary human, and Mikuru does not recognize him. The only clue is a bookmark left by the alien version of Nagato, which leads Kyon on a quest back in time, where he interacts with the storyline from "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody", trying to sort out the mystery and return to his own time line.
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That’s six “9″’s then. I suppose I could say it’s over (point) 9000, but that would also result in me having to apologize with great immediacy for inflicting such a terrible joke upon you all. This is the last of the Japanese DVD releases for the second season of Haruhi, which was actually released about a [...]
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The movie, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, has been licensed. And is scheduled to be screen this coming June with English Subtitles. Bad news? This is not happening in Singapore or any of the SEA countries… Bandai Entertainment USA, today announced that they will be bringing the movie to the States this year, with a screening at [...] Related posts:Nodame Cantabile, The Movie. Must Watch! Yona Yona Penguin…. You can give it a miss… In... K-On! Calefare, Attention Getto! Apparently, there is much talent in the class of... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Last night, midnight, bored; we're there more often then we care to admit. Clicking around the 'net, searching for nothinginparticular. I'm staring at my MAL account, trying to figure out what I'm not in the mood to watch right now the least. I don't feel like firing up anything I'm currently viewing. Clickity click some more, clickity cli- OH, what is this? The "Top Anime" page teases my inner fanboy. Ranked #1: The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya...
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Bandai has announced that it has acquired the license to the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya feature film with a screening scheduled for May 21st at the VIZ Cinema located inside the New People center located in San Francisco which will feature English subtitles. While the DVD release timeframe has not been determined, it will be [...]
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