The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Volume 1
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Aya Hirano, Crispin Freeman, Minori Chihara, Tomokazu Sugita, Wendee Lee Brand: BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Unknown; Japanese (Original Language), Unknown; English (Subtitled); English (Published), Unknown; Japanese (Published), Unknown Format: Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.78:1 Running Time: 24 minutes DVD Release Date: 2007-05-29 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Bandai |
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Movie Reviews of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Volume 1
Movie Review: Realistic story in very fantastical setting
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a very orginal and creative title. When I watched the imports, it gave me a fresh interest in old steriotypes. You got the logical alien, the sexy timetraveler, the omipotent being who can destroy the universe, and the annoying esper who knows everything that you want to punch in the face. All this amazing adventures takes place in a high school drama setting.
Basically a guy nicknamed as Kyon just recently matured enough to relise there is nothing special about his life, a completely normal boy who goes to school. This all changes when he meets Haruhi Suzumiya, who is obessed with the paranormal and everything else you find in a Otaku(crazy fan), and utterly bored with her life in general. Because of certain series of events, Kyon is conscripted in start a club with Suzumiya called the SOS brigade. The club is has no real purpose except to solve mysteries and discover paranormal activities. Ironiclly an alien, timetravler, and a esper join the group in disguise revealling there nature and motive to Kyon; the only normal person in the club. All three of them inform Kyon that Suzumiay unknowingly is the a powerful being that can reshape reality to her will. Their mission to keep Suzumiya occupied with fun activities, with the alternative being the destruction of autoevolution/time line/universe.
The main story arc actally takes a back seat, with mainly just drama/comedy antics you find in many anime. there was no real action for the most part, but I couldn't stop watching until I finished it in one day. The main character Kyon with is pessimistic outlook on life, and is tentency to notice plot holes, and maintain a dry sense of humor; made me identiy with him easilly. The animation is high quality in my opinion, and the music.....is abolutely amazing! I spent half the day just listening to the ending credits!
So in short the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a good well rounded title that has everything a anime newbie would like, but still give someing new for those long time otakus.