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…
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya camera rip, filmstrip video, and artbook scans
April 4, 2010 by 4 Comments
Animism and “non-human” characters in anime
February 17, 2010 by 13 Comments
There’s a certain trope that’s quite popular in anime, though not so common in Western TV shows and movies – the abundance of characters who embody animism, with human traits and often human form, but are not human…
The end of “The Melancholy” of Haruhi Suzumiya
February 12, 2010 by 34 Comments
Now that the 2009 rebroadcast/second season is over and the much anticipated “Disappearance” movie has proven to be quite successful, it seems that Haruhi’s popularity continues despite the three year wait for new episodes and the “Endless Eight” fiasco. However, an interesting discussion came up on this AnimeSuki forum post – the fact that “The Disappearance” movie may be the final installment of the title known as “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya”…
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is out! (here’s a sneak peek)
February 5, 2010 by 14 Comments
“The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya” (Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu) has now been officially released in Japanese theaters, with the first showing today at 8:00am JST. Current news and fan reviews are coming in via AnimeSuki and other sites. Unfortunately, it may be many months before a DVD will come out and allow those of us outside Japan to watch it. So for those of you who have not read the novel and want to find out at least a little of what happens in the story, I’ve complied a “sneak peek” on this post…
Condensed version of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie now available
January 21, 2010 by 10 Comments
A PV that’s more or less a “condensed” version of the upcoming “The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya” movie is now streaming on YouTube via Lantis, the company producing the movie’s soundtrack. The five minute video features a slide-show of screen shots from the movie in chronological order, with background music from the soundtrack playing. The animation and everything else about the movie now seems more awesome than ever XD
UPDATE 01/22/10: Lantis removed the original PV and replaced it with a less spoiler-filled one (which also has some images not in the original). The video above is the new PV. The old one can currently be found on an unofficial YouTube channel. I’ve posted it below after the jump…
Haruhi Suzumiya chronological timeline of events (2010 edition)
January 9, 2010 by 24 Comments
In the summer of 2007, I read the Haruhi novels via Baka-Tsuki and posted a detailed chronological timeline of the important events in the series, complete with brief synopses of stories that haven’t yet been animated and bits of interesting trivia. Since we’ve finally had new Haruhi anime episodes in 2009, and it’s now less than a month until “The Disappearance” movie hits theaters, I figured it’s time for me to update my Haruhi timeline…
Worlds of Haruhi Suzumiya visual novel
January 4, 2010 by 7 Comments
Worlds of Haruhi Suzumiya (WoHS) is a fan-made visual novel created by English-speaking fans. The novel incorporates a unique crossover storyline using characters from Haruhi and other anime, as well as original characters. The WoHS staff started work on the novel in 2008 and have since completed the prologue and chapter 1…
My 5 favorite anime of 2009
January 2, 2010 by 3 Comments
So 2009 has come and gone, and 2010 is now underway. Exactly a year ago today I picked my 5 favorite anime of 2008. So now it’s time for me to decide which of the 2009 anime I enjoyed the most…
Haruhi season 2 (Endless Eight) to have a U.S. release?
December 25, 2009 by 3 Comments
Today (Christmas Day in the U.S.), the “official” Haruhi English web site, ASOS Brigade.com, updated with subtle hints that the new season 2 episodes of the recent rebroadcast will be officially released in the U.S., perhaps with Endless Eights and all…
12 moments of anime 2009: #2 Haruhi season 2
December 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Continuing with my 12 moments of anime for 2009 (in order of significance to me personally), here’s #2: