HUGE NEWS! A video on the ASOS Brigade website has just confirmed that Bandai has licensed The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya film, which will be coming to Viz Theater in San Francisco on May 21. Tickets will be available from New People World. Based on what we know so far, it’s likely that Bandai is [...]
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The latest episode of the ASOS Brigade is up, and this week, Haruhi is screening a movie-- and it's not The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina. No, Bandai Entertainment has acquired the rights to The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.  At last!     <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wzhiNpZyNPQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"> </param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wzhiNpZyNPQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385" wmode="transparent"> </embed></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </param></object>    Even better-- for me at least --it'll screen in San Francisco at VIZ Cinemas in the New People center on May 21st. Which means I'm gonna go check it out and come back and report to those of you who can't make it. There are also screenings in Hawaii, and more to be revealed later. The DVD's release date is currently TBA-- but yes, it WILL include an English dub by Bang Zoom, and presumably the original English dub cast, since they're back together for season 2 anyway.   By the by-- if there are enough Bay Area Vice Squad members, maybe we can put together some kinda party for the May 21st screening. Let me know in the comments!  As for the rest of you, feel free to rejoice. Or whine that there's no word on when there might be a DVD or otherwise more accessible release. (I wonder if Crunchyroll might stream the movie later on?...)       <object width="640px" height="513px"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nPxRuJVUd1c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"> </param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nPxRuJVUd1c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640px" height="513px" wmode="transparent"> </embed></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </param></object> PRESS RELEASE: Bandai Entertainment Acquires The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumia; E-Store Launches
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Good news Haruhi fans, on Friday this week Crunchyroll began streaming the first four episodes from the first season of the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi.  Crunchyroll has recently acquired the rights to the show from Kadokawa Pictures and plans to stream all of the episodes from season 1, with season 2 coming not far down the road.  But wait, it gets better. Crunchyroll also has plans to be streaming the Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya and Nyoro~n Churuya-san series as well. The shows can be watched for free on Crunchyroll through their ad-supported ...
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In a surprise twist, anime streaming site, Crunchyroll have gotten the rights to show the first two seasons of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, licensed from both Kadokawa Pictures and Bandai, I say Bandai cause they’re using the DVD subtitles for the first four episodes, which are up now. According to the announcement, the show will air in ‘the Americas, the [...]
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Well, it was only a matter of time. A camrip version of the Haruhi Suzumiya movie only became available about a week ago, but there’s already have a subbed version out. You can thank the guys at Mazui Fansubs for getting one out so quickly. The video quality is still just as bad, but now at least you can understand the dialogue. For those who just can’t wait for the official DVDs, torrent link is here.
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Here’s a really interesting commercial for Lotte’s Acuo gum whereby actor Toma Ikuta chews onto the gum and people around him start changing into anime characters from Haruhi Suzumiya when they smell his refreshing breath. ...
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When the movie Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu came out, some of the first viewers got Filmstrips from it, and the board 2ch made an attempt to gather them all together and create their own ‘camrip’ out of it. They have finished gathering what they could of the filmstrips, and have now created the Disappearance Haruhi movie in the form of images! To be honest, I haven’t watch it because I want to see the full movie first. But it’s really interesting to see the effort fans put into this: http://www.anidragon.net/shoushitsu_fan A handheld ...
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I’ve come across more goodies for the Haruhi movie, which probably won’t get a DVD release until fall at the earliest. Among other things, the long awaited camera rip for the movie is now available… A camera rip for the movie came out a few days ago, but not too many fans have found out about [...]
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As many may know now, there is a camrip floating around. It is the Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu movie and it was released around April´s fool. Surprisingly, not many people knew about this because They thought it was a prank. Thanks to a tip, I was informed it was real. There are some places that [...]
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This YouTube video got a lot of attention on YouTube Japan, it was the number one video yesterday.
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How far Haruhi fans will go to spread the love? How about getting all the FILMSTRIPS from the movie and making a “CAMRIP” with them? Well, it seems this project became true. As many may know, Kadokawa gave filmstrips to the first movie viewers  as a part of a marketing stunt. It seems this filmstrips gave [...]
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Procrastination is, perhaps, the name of the game here – this post has been delayed not because my DVD was trapped in postal hell, but, infact, has not previously appeared due to me being kind of lazy. Indeed, I’ve sat on it long enough that the final volume of the second season arrived today. Yes, [...]
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In a surprise announcement that caught almost everyone by surprise, Bandai announced today that a new Haruhi movie is in the works right on the heels of the Disappearance movie. Bandai stated that it will be a joint project with Nickelodeon featuring a cross-over story between Haruhi Suzumiya and Invader Zim.  Although this is an industry first, Bandai hopes the move will help garner a wider audience by appealing to fans of both series. The animation production will be done through a collaboration between Nickelodeon and Kyoto Animation studios. Although ...
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Perhaps riding off the wave of popularity generated by the Haruhi Suzumiya movie, a new Japanese commercial from the company Lotte will use Haruhi Suzumiya characters to advertise their Acuo brand gum. The short commercial features actor Toma Ikuta using his nice gum-freshened breath to transform girls… and cats into Haruhi, Mikuru and Yuki. Yes, it is as weird as it sounds, so watch it for yourself below. A short translation of the commercial from ANN explains what the commercial is about: In the “Boutique” commercial, Ikuta is chewing Acuo gum ...
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TV Advertisements are such a bore to watch. Imagine my surprise today when I read that there is a Chewing Gum TV Ad featuring Haruhi, Yuki and Mikuru in it! [...]
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With SakuraCon being only a week away and me working every single day between now and then, I thought that today was going to be my day to recharge. Just rewatch To aru Kagaku no Railgun, maybe get some things done around the house. But after awhile that can get really boring and while doing [...]
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<meta name="Title" content=""></meta> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link rel="File-List" href="http://www.anime3000.com/file://localhost/Users/lanadmin/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml"/> <style type="text/css"> </style> </meta> </meta> </meta> </meta> </meta> [Review] The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Review by: Fernando Ramos Director: Tatsuya Ishihara Animation Production: Kyoto Animation<o:p></o:p> When creating a theatrical version of a beloved TV franchise, there are two routes to take. The first is to just stick the exact same thing with some prettied-up animation and plaster it on the big screen. Just look at any Shonen Jump franchise. The other is to remember that a film allows for many possibilities and create something a little more innovative. Two relevant examples of this are Tenchi Muyo in Love and the amazing Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer. Those were movies that were unmistakably connected to their series yet used the theatrical format in a way to create something that can be an experience that stands well enough on its own while giving fans a chance to see their favorite characters in Tyranovision.
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Phillip Chu will help guide us along this review today An Alien suddenly approaches! Starling Inferno GET! Today marks the fourth review for this month already. We started with the second DVD of Sigh and continued through the Disappearance Guidebook and the special ENOZ CD. We continue with the DVD for the Gensou (string concert) event held last [...]
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Hi guys, there’s been some new Haruhi Suzumiya music released in the last few weeks, including the main theme to the Disappearance movie and a CD full of music from the imaginary band ENOZ (seen during Live Alive).  We thought it would be nice to share them with everyone, the files are courtesy of the staff of Nipponsei.  On top of that, we’ve also added download links for the three other Haruhi Suzumiya CDs which we’ve never really posted on before; these are Suzumiya Haruhi no Gensou, Suzumiya Haruhi no Kiroku ...
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It’s no big secret that I am a Haruhi Suzumiya fan. I think I have watched the first season no less then five times all the way through, sometimes in chronological order, sometimes in broadcast order.  I have the soundtrack, I sing along to the words of the songs while driving despite not being able [...]
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