Showing posts with label Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya. Show all posts
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Monday, April 16, 2012

The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya (anime), via Crunchyroll

From what I can tell, this series was probably originally shown on the Internet, specifically YouTube, which means neither my "TV series" tag nor my "OVA" tag applies. I don't really want to make yet another tag, so, for now, it's just going to be "anime."

The show is composed of 25 episodes, each of which runs from 2 to 5 minutes long.

Synopsis:

This is a parody series featuring the entire cast of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, only almost everyone is a little different. Nagato was a quiet alien in the original series. In this series, she's more mischievous and plays erotic/pornographic games. Mikuru is even more pathetic and emotional, Haruhi is louder and more abusive towards Kyon, and Koizumi is even more capable of calling up whatever help is needed. Arakawa and Mori, Koizumi's comrades, can do amazing things, and Tsuruya, Mikuru's friend, suddenly exhibits fantastic fighting skills. Oh, and Asakura, the other alien in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, is back, except she's trapped in chibi form and has been renamed Achakura. And there's also a sentient little yellow-green balloon dog.

Review:

I wouldn't recommend this series to anyone who isn't at least a little familiar with the original The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya series. A good portion of the humor in The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya depends upon knowing what the original characters were like, so you can better appreciate how those characters have been warped. Plus, this spin-off references the occasional scene from the original series, like the part where Asakura attacks Kyon, and doesn't bother to explain, even at the most basic level, how all the characters came to be together, who and what they are, and why they're doing what they're doing. The assumption is that you've watched the original series, already know all of that, and are primarily interested in watching all the characters be funny.