That is such a cheesey song though, I think I might just download those two tracks, but i need to be careful, my anime addiction is bad enough, I dont need a j-pop one.

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Ha hahahheeee he hum… oh, boy… oh, my… the movie episode. Asahina running through a shopping mall in a bunny outfit.

My life changed that day…

Who was it said fanservivce was wrong?

They need locking up…

Hm, but she’s even cuter aged 20 (ish).




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I’m not sure what my favourite episode is, 14 I guess, I mean that whole closed space scene is fantastic isn’t it? And I agree with Sanfan that the live music in 12 is brilliant (as is that magical scene afterwards where Haruhi is lying on the grass under the tree thinking and she does that whole hurling a fistful of grass at Kyon thing, it’s just sooo cute… ) but I also love “One Day in the Rain” just for Haruhi’s expression when she holds the umbrella out. Priceless! If I were Kyon I’d fall in love with her right there and then. Who knows, maybe he does.

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Who said fanservice is wrong? I believe you, quite often lol

But all the same, we have the right to change our opinion depending on the situation

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He heh, well I think I've said it before but the fanservice in Haruhi isn't really fanservice because it does actually bear upon the plot. All the crazyness, the undressing, the outfits, that weird home-made movie, the bunny costume, it's all down to Haruhi's weird personality and aim in life - to get the SOS brigade noticed.

It's not like 10 pairs of pants in every episode of Shuffle or something, it does have a reason.

That's my excuse anyway

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I only came to appreciate the broadcast order when watching the series for a second time. The first time I'd watched it had been in chronological order.

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Post last edited by Saddletank on 02.21.2008, 04:41 PM.

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Do you mind if I ask why? I have never been able to understand people who do that. It's like starting the Harry Potter series with book 6 or something

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Do you know I have never even looked at the episode titles and wasn't aware of them. I live by the numbers:

Broadcast order:

00, 01, 02, 03 --- etc --- 13, 14.

Chronological order:

02, 03, 05, 10, 13, 14, 04, 07, 06, 08, 01, 00, 12, 11, 09

There are only those two sequences, not a third?

Hm, it makes me cross that someone would upload them and not give the original episode numbers, they are not giving the viewer the choice (or delight) of watching it the way it was intended.

And that was my question - why did you watch them that way and not why do you prefer them that way. The answer was rather an anti-climax and also makes me annoyed at the irresponsibility of that uploader.

My Harry Potter example was to make the point that the broadcast order is the sequence the writers/producers intended you to watch them, when it was broadcast you had no choice. To make it sound pompous, it was an artistic statement (bleh! ). J K Rowling wrote and published the Harry Potter books in a specific sequence 01, 02, --- etc. By watching the anime in chronological order you are not doing as the producer wished/intended, hence my example of a reader of the Harry Potter series ignoring the authors intentions and beginning at book 6.

And thus losing out on so much of the fun...

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I'm sorry But I don't agree. You could call the broadcast order an artist statement all you like and sound all pompus about it, but it doesn't change the fact that the chronological order is the closest to the original material.

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If you can handle spoilers I've posted a complete episode guide in another thread.

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I'm sorry But I don't agree. You could call the broadcast order an artist statement all you like and sound all pompus about it, but it doesn't change the fact that the chronological order is the closest to the original material.

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I'm sorry for your wasted writing. I just stopped reading your post at that point.

I have this problem with people who say Earthsea is rubbish because it's nothing like the books.

Its not meant to be "like the books".

Nor is Haruhi (anime) meant to be "like the novels" or "like the manga". Its a different medium, it works in a wholly different way. Forget the novels, forget the manga and the tee shirts and the plastic figures and the cosplaying dancers, just watch the anime as it was intened to be watched, in order 01-14.

It works. Wonderfully! It works far better that way that chronologically. Its the way the anime producers intended us to enjoy it.

Okay, rant over. Disagree if you like but you're wrong

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Post last edited by Saddletank on 02.21.2008, 06:36 PM.

Okay, I'm bored, I'm gonna watch it now.
The question is... chronologically or not?

Not. Watch in episode number order. I saw it after listening to these two geeks spout off about it and it was a lot of fun. The episode number order makes it more disjointed and confusing and I think that is the point, like Kyon the narrator, he is confused as well.

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Okay then... although "disjointed and confused" is not normally whatI look for in an anime...

It's 'disjointed and confusing' in a nice way, it makes you curious about certain scenes. Why did she do that? What's with his reaction there? It whets your appetite.

When you watch it again it makes sense. Sure its just a gimmick but its a neat one.

It is a feelgood show, I felt so good at the end. We need more anime that invoke those kinds of feelings.

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I love this show, I watch it whenever I want to be in a good mood and it makes me want to watch more slice of life/mild romances.

Not to mention Kyon is probably the best male lead I have seen, all the other one s annoy the heck out of me. Great series.

The order doesn't matter, I saw it first in chronological and it was awesome, it doesn't make a difference.

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yo.
im on the 4th ep already.
Its great,I really like it.
The most fn I've had with an anime since AzuDai.

Just keep going until you hit ep 12, which is the cultural festival. Haruhi + Bunny costume + Guitar = *faints*

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People who don't understand the broadcast order simply don't bother figuring out why it's done as such. It's not simply done as a gimmick or a a way to attract viewers.

Bet you guys never knew the novels themselves weren't in chronological order either. In fact, the novel version was rearranged and different from the serialised version, yet NEITHER of them are in order.

But that's all I'm gonna say about this anyway, so I'll just say enjoy the show however you prefer, ain't matter to me anyway.

So long as you don't diss Nagato Yuki.

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I knew about the novels, I like how the anime was a homage to the novels. It is a pretty neat gimmick overall. Something that I hadn't seen done before.

Yuki is definitely cool.

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Yuki I'm sure has an element of Ayanami Rei in her as a tip-of-the-hat / small joke. But yes, she is rather nice.

I can't decide which of the three girls is cuter, my mood shifts day by day. I'm not into children so maybe the older version of Mikuru? She's rather foxy...

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Yeah, I always forget that you are double my age and then some. You always act like us 'kids' here so it slips the mind.

It is definitely Haruhi, she is just awesome. So many cute shots through the whole series. Mikuru has some too, and Yuki is just kinda there, but that would be how I would order them.

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