I don't that there's anything particularly problematic about really liking The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. There are a number of praiseworthy things about it because it's an extremely well made animated feature.Articalys said:
cajunator said:And now here is something to make your heart violently explode into candy
Set it after the main seriesdoomed1 said:Oh please, don't act like the movie itself wouldn't break your heart either way.
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cajunator said:
Oh, that. I was hoping that she was actually supposed to be ganguro, not black, and the joke was that he hates that style... if it was just "gah, dark skinned girl" then yes it was certainly racist. I'm not so sure it was though.RurouniZel said:
Oh, are you guys finally starting to watch this?PdotMichael said:it makes sense
Damned straight. There are like fourteen motherfucking volumes with fifteen supposed to hit in a couple of days, and from what I understand, it's quite a popular series across a variety of demographics. It has a very wide international appeal since most of the show isn't really very Japan specific. God, why isn't more of this show made!cajunator said:
PdotMichael said:
Yeah, cause Makoto's a dirty, incestuous, oblivious doof. Seriously though, Erio's got nuth'n on Ryuuko's HNNNNG factor. Sure, Erio's got the woobie past and the quirky quiet girl appeal, but she still has nothing on Ryuuko's energy of character. But we don't have to be hate'n, we can join forces against the true threat! Team Meme!PdotMichael said:
Jexhius said:
doomed1 said:Damned straight. There are like fourteen motherfucking volumes with fifteen supposed to hit in a couple of days, and from what I understand, it's quite a popular series across a variety of demographics. It has a very wide international appeal since most of the show isn't really very Japan specific. God, why isn't more of this show made!
Seriously, even the light novels were completely butchered by Tokyopop despite a fantastic translation and them being translated up to vol. 3. But what's there to show 8 years since the show's first airing? Two half-hour movies, one of them a lipservice prequel and the other that may as well just be another (admittedly fantastic) random episode? After Tokyopop's butchering of the localization strategy, there's not likely to be another company to pick it up, despite its fantastic potential as a young adult fantasy adventure novel series, filled with relatively short, easy to read and digest non-linear vignettes about Kino and Hermes' travels. It's a fucking goldmine, and I'm sitting here, with the only way to experience the whole story to learn and understand Japanese, but with no cultural context, I'm gonna have no fucking clue about the subtleties, puns, and multiple entendre infused in the literature. Feels bad man... [/end rant]
Team Ryuuko! Fighto! Fighto! Fighto! >
cajunator said:And now here is something to make your heart violently explode into candy
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doomed1 said:
But the first part of episode 4 was great, one of the better parts of the show so far!RurouniZel said:
A Black Falcon said:
But there were two main parts in ep. 4, the outside-the-bath scene, and the one with him and Wanko as she exercised. I'll certainly agree that that second part wasn't exactly one of the better parts of the show, but the first part probably was...RurouniZel said:
A Black Falcon said:
First one looks better to be honest. Based just on the still images.PdotMichael said:Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei - final
what a great surprise! the entire show was just a low-budget flash production based from a 4-koma comedy children manga but the last episode was a little gift to the audience.
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