Reacting to "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Openings & Endings (1-2)" | New Anime Fan!
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My First Time Reaction to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Anime Openings and Endings and WOW this anime looks beautiful and crazy at the same time! This might be one I need to watch and check out as the animation studio behind it really is amazing! Here is my first time reaction to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Openings and Endings
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this anime is a story of strait man Kyon and how those aliens afect his life while titual character is oblivious to anything
must watch all time classic. enjoy!!!
Nana openings and endings?? May be someday...plz 😢
You should do the symphogear ops
Samurai X openings pls
He did it. He finally found god...
Members of Harusism go!
The old god
When will he find out Gabriel dropout 😂
The one true God!
@@kungfuchiefReally? GabDrop is where you go? Not anything like Ah! My Goddess, KamiChu, or Holo from Spice&Wolf?
This was arguably THE biggest (late night) anime of the 00s. Words can not express what a huge, huge deal this anime was in 2006. There just outright isn't a modern equivalent that was as all-consuming as Haruhi back in the day. The funniest thing about this show is how season 2 was released back in the day. After three years of radio silence, they announced they'd be re-airing the series. Then, with zero promotion at all, new episodes started randomly airing in the middle of the re-broadcast of season 1. So technically season 1 is 14 episodes, but season 2 is 28 episodes (technically only 14 episodes, but the 14 from season 1 are included because that's how it originally aired). They loved doing weird stunts like that with Haruhi.
And yeah, this anime was such a big deal that Haruhi's voice actress was cast in bloody everything for the next couple of years. Misa from Death Note is probably the only role you'd recognize, but she was everywhere.
I'd say that Demon Slayer came pretty close. It is still so HUGE that it basically made anime mainstream almost by itself
@@drakesacrum8445 na. Demon Slayer is more of a western gateway. It has a completely different appeal to it and Attack on Titan did what Demon Slayer did too... They both ride the slow growth of anime into the mainstream and push it to the limits.
Haruhi Suzumiya did something completely different... It changed the whole mindset of anime community
Spy x Family is probably the closest to a 2020s equivalent of it, but it lacks something to quite get there.
This is one of my favorite shows ever. Easily. Endless eight is terrifyingly genius.
The movie is crazy too, being the longest animated movie that isn't a compilation or director's cut
Hare Hare Yukai, the first ending, was played practically at every convention back then and there was at least one group of people dancing it perfectly too
Love that!
More Recently Overwatch added the dance under a different name as an emote for one of their heroes.
The dance needs to be brought back to the conventions
The first ending is by far the most famous of the ops/eds. You can still find on RUclips people trying to perform that dance. Hours, days, weeks, and more spent trying to do it perfectly. It's a "legendary" anime dance.
If TikTok had been the thing back then... even without it, the dance hit that level of onmnipresence in the scene.
Love that!!
Even if you don't end up watching the show, "God knows... " is a nice song from this anime.
https_://www_youtube_com/watch?v=WWB01IuMvzA&ab
still my favourite insert song out of any anime I have seen.
An OST?
@@GOTGames it's a song that the characters actually play on stage during one of the episode.
@@GOTGames It's from a scene in the show where she sings in a concert. In 2006, that scene was the most viewed anime-related video on RUclips. (the original upload was eventually taken down, but it had hundreds of millions of views) Back then, nobody had ever seen an anime were the instruments were animated correctly(-ish) (most of the time) before. That scene alone is the reason K-on and Sound! Euphonium exist.
A classic. Nothing but a classic. Any show that can do the Endless Eight incident and still survive and be loved is special.
I love this series. WHEN you watch it the first time, you have to watch it in the order it was aired. The experience is so much better and fits the premise of the show so well.
Edit: I highly recommend listening to the insert song from this series, "God Knows" by Aya Hirano.
I disagree, the disjointed narrative and breaking apart the "main" story (The episodes titled Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya I - VI) which adapt the first novel really does a disservice to how incredible the first novel is. As much of a lark it is to be like "Hah! They aired a completely different episode rather than the second half of a detective mystery" it really doesn't do much beyond that. As a cohesive story, Melancholy is a much stronger and more emotional structured story than even Disappearance, but unfortunately due to people like you who claim that people need to watch it in the wacky broadcast order instead of chronological, that gets missed a lot of the time.
Nah, I'd say you have to watch chronological to integrate season 2 properly
@@megiddoxah, the disjointed nature of Kyon Order (Broadcast Order) is part of what helped hook people on Haruhi in the first place, and actually gives the season as a whole a satisfying ending, where as in Haruhi Order (chronological) it sort of just slowly winks out at the end. A dissatisfying *poof* instead of going out with a *Bang*
The disjointed nature, especially the first episode being the "movie" about Mikuru that they shot told people upfront that this wasn't your average School based Slice of life anime. This was something different. Something special. The impact of it was important.
That said, after watching in Kyon Order, people should also rewatch it in Haruhi Order if they're somehow confused and can't piece it together on their own, especially before watching Season 2 and The Movie.
@@mrmxypltk Exactly. Once you watch it in chronological order, you'll never be able to watch and enjoy Kyon order because it wouldn't hit the same and there'd be no point. But chronological order makes sense if wanting to watch season 2 as well. Ideally, you'd watch Kyon order for season 1 and then chronological order to get season 2, but that's a large time commitment. If you wanted to just get through it with no intent to revisit, then S1/S2 in chronological order followed by the movie would be okay. There are so many other things to watch too, lol.
Watch in release order? Okay! 💯
For today's anime history lesson that nobody asked for:
The Haruhi Suzumiya series is based on a light novel series. Each novel is titled "The (something) of Haruhi Suzumiya" such as "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya", "The Intrigue of Haruhi Suzumiya" etc. The anime adaptation stuck with "Melancholy" as the universal title, despite covering several of the other differently titled novels.
The Haruhi Suzumiya series follows a small club created by our titular heroine out of her melancholy that interesting paranormal things like aliens, time travelers, and ESPers (psychics) don't exist. Unknown to Haruhi, she is actually God, and her friends are secretly the self-same aliens, time travellers, and ESPers she was wishing for, willed into existence by her melancholy. And they're all trying desperately to convince her that everything is "normal" and that paranormal things can't possibly be real, so that she doesn't subconsciously make things worse.
If you enjoy Spy×Family's gimmick of "highly interesting people use their immense skills to try and convince each other and the world that they are actually highly uninteresting," Haruhi Suzumiya is the grandmother of that trope.
The movie at least was called the dissappearence of haruhi suzumiya
God, does THIS one take me back. I remember watching this pirated on old RUclips back in high school. It's a certified classic that EVERYONE should try at least once.
Definitely one I'll watch one day 💯
@@GOTGames the english dub of this anime is so good as japanese dub just like death note and code geas dub
Luke actually pronounced Suzumiya right! Our boy is growing so fast kkkk😂
So, if Dragonball is the quintessential anime every anime watcher knows, Haruhi is the one every hardcore otaku has gotta know! Not a single anime convention wouldn't have a group dancing ED1! *Hell, my japanese teacher performed it with the underclassman girls from my japanese class in the cultural festival way back in the day!* It's beyond being a classic, it's part of otaku history just like the anime!!! Also, **Rise up those in the comments who survived the Endless Eight!** I carry that badge with pride, man!! Only the hardcore can do it kkkk😁😁😁
Harriet Susan Myers. 😁
Endless eight is terrifyingly genius. So much love and hate at the same time.
perfect summary , well done brother
I am so proud to have survived Endless Eight. I watched them all back to back. It was hell. But man did KyoAni earn my respect for trying something crazy like that. And it definitely made me feel the same level of relief that the rest of the group felt when the loop was broken.
**"Rise Up! Rise Up!"**
** Hamilton flashbacks **
Nice! Your title pronunciation was good.
There's also two songs from an episode, which are sung by Aya Hirano (Haruhi's voice); 'God Knows' and 'Lost My Music', both are pretty good and highly recommended.
YES, he must listen to them! He will love them!
Oh boy God knows....
Mikoru song too.
God Knows is phenomenal. I have the song downloaded for every day listening. I love it.
An yes, Hirano Aya is the voice for Suzumiya Haruhi (also Amane Misa from DN) and she is a singer too. She used to be one of the most famous and recognized seiyuus (dubs) in Japan.
This anime is beautiful, the music is top-tier (hinting at God Knows, Itsumo no Fuukei and Koi no mikuru densetsu) and everything is just very enjoyable to watch, it being hilarious! The art style is obviously pretty different compared to more modern anime; however, the more you watch, the themes and comedy will definitely cause it to grow on you. Animation is lovely, and it has barely any important flaws that’ll throw you off or anything like that.
By the way, still waiting on that Ninelie reaction (the one with Aimer, Hiroyuki Sawano and Egoist in it)-😉👌
This show in one of the most influential anime of all time. The ending song and dance still has a special place in the hearts of OG weebs.
Hadn't heard these openings in so long I actually teared up a bit lol
Some extremely underrated and obscure comedy anime I _highly_ recommend are 'Detroit Metal City' and 'Saint Young Men.'
Both shows are something that will never ever win the votes since it's not very popular but they hold a special place in my heart and are absolute *hidden* gems.
Both are really short but a fun experience. One is about a death metal star and the other is about... well... Jesus and Buddha hanging out.
Did I just find the holy grail in a youtube comment section?
Detroit Metal City is also heavy metal opening right? Which he asked about in his Darker than Black reaction 👀🤞🏻
Like you need to listen to the song "God Knows" by Haruhi Suzumiya, Its a song they made for a school festival for the show that has fantastic Japanese and English versions made for the sub and dub of the show sung by the respective voice actors.
Was not expecting this! Also back in the day everyone knew the dance from the first Haruhi ending. Also part of the fun of The first season of Haruhi was the episodes were intentionally out of order and it was up to the viewer to figure out the order, or just look up the intended order later XD.
May a recommend another series from the same era? Eureka Seven.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was a huge anime phenomenon back in the mid 2000s. Some notable factoids without spoilers: The show was originally aired "out of order" intentionally. The second season was actually more of a rebroadcast of the first season but with extra episodes added in. 8 of those extra episodes were the infamous "Endless Eight" arc, where all 8 are basically the same plot but animated a little differently each time. It was very controversial at the time, especially for the weekly viewers. The movie sequel "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya" is considered one of the greatest anime movies of all time by a lot of people. The first ending "Hare Hare Yukai" was a huge phenomenon on it's own, kind of like a TikTok dance before that was a thing. You can even still find videos of people doing it on youtube, including people in a prison! Aya Hirano is the voice actress of Haruhi and the singer of the songs as well so probably the one you were referring to. In another Kyoto Animation show, Lucky Star, Aya Hirano also plays the lead and there is a pretty significant Haruhi Suzumiya cameo/reference made because of it.
This anime is really special. It had a huge Impact in the industry when it came out. It marked the identity of one of the most beloved anime studies of all time. And sadly, many who worked on this show are no longer Alive 😔. The Attack in Kyoto animation studio was one of the worst homicides in all of Japan's history.
The show is actually not that great in the current context 😂. It's some crazy as shit happening in high school. The show is just a high school slice of life but the characters are alien, God, Time traveler, esper and our main character... A normal dude. Even though the premise sounds crazy, at the end of the day, the whole show is funny high school gags. And the show directors experiment with some crazy shits too. Like, the show was aired in Random order of episodes... So nothing made sense 😭😭😭
This show is great because of #1, it's influence all over the industry... And #2, the Movie that follows this show. After the 2 seasons of the anime, they released a movie... Which I consider as the best anime movie related to an anime series ever. The movie made me tear up and feel things that I never expected to feel.
I would say this show is still worth watching just for that one movie experience ❤️. Though it is hard to sit through the show because it's soo 2006 and anime has reached a point where ideas from this show have been explored many times and in many better ways. Don't get me wrong, the show isn't bad. But it's not some bindblowingly cool shit in 2023
Hare hare yukai and the dance was all the rage when i was in high school. People went to cons specifically as a group just to do the dance 😂
Haruhi was huge back in those days. A shame "endless eight" destroyed pretty much any popularity the series had
hell girl died in similar way, only in 4th season which was basically a restream of old episodes
I can't imagine Luke reacting to Endless Eight. LOL
Endless eight has to be one of the boldest moves by any anime studio ever though. And funnily enough, I'm a rare breed who find a purpose for it😂
@@newbie4789I agree completely. Endless 8 was there for a reason. For you as the audience to feel even 1% as frustrated as yuki felt.
It was one of the first anime’s (along with Shugo Chara) I waited weekly to watch it and I LITERALLY thought it was an error on all websites and when I heard someone ask about the ending I was like crap better go back to finish it :’)
This anime is pretty popular with anime fans with the ED dance being iconic: people made dance covers of it (at home, on the street, at cons, etc.). It has 2 seasons, 1 movie, and several spin-offs. The songs are sung by the voice actors and they even have songs they performed in the show.
Another KyoAni anime, Lucky Star, also has a dance OP but the whole dance itself is on the last episode. The MC, Konata, is voiced by the same person that voiced Haruhi. Lucky Star has no particular ED as each episode, Konata sings inside a random anime song inside a karaoke bar for the outro.
Some other popular anime most anime fans from back then know are YuYu Hakusho and Ouran Highschool Host Club.
Luke has actually reacted to some of the Hololive girls singing the Lucky Star OP during one of the Hololive streams. He was mostly distracted by a very bouncy lion though.
@@mrmxypltk That's awesome! Has he seen the Lucky Star dance? I think that's also an important cause it's part of why the song is popular.
@@sanashi27 they did a version of it yes, but I still think he needs to see the full opening someday!
@@mrmxypltk I see. At least he's seen the dance but yeah, he should see the original, too. It was a big part of anime fandom back in the day after all.
@@sanashi27 we're working on it! Each anime unlocks references and memories of other anime that inspired it. I guess I'm one of the "Old" Anime fans now, but I'll keep pushing some of the classics in the discord and twitch chats!
The endless eight arc is definitely my favourite from the anime if your going to watch this anime i cant wait until you get there 😂😂😂
Kyon-kun, denwa.
Longest wait? Gunbuster (6 episodes) followed by Diebuster (6 episodes) 20 years later (and no one expected there'd be a sequel, lol). It's good and not a big time commitment. You'll probably cry at the end, but in the good way. 🙂
Huh, someone else suggesting Gunbuster. Nice.
Hare Hare Yukai was like the national anthem of anime of the 2000s. Haruhi was a lifechanger for anime
By far the best pronunciation of a title you had. Good job 👍
The Haruhi-Dance brought back so many memories and emotions. Have to rewatch the anime... last time is over 5 years ago.
the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya is what got me into anime and is really good but the cherry on top is after you finish s1 and 2, the movie is perfection, among y fav movies of all time
OMG HARE HARE YUKAI 😱😱😱 it was REALLY popular this dance, everybody danced this song, there are a lot of videos in internet of anime fans dancing this song 🙌
This and K-On! literally defined anime as a medium to this very day. In a world where the omnipotent God is literally a bored high school girl unaware of her own powers, a time traveler, an alien robot, and an esper must unite with a seemingly ordinary boy to ensure God never gets bored enough to just delete the world.
One of my all time favorite animes, this helped put my favorite studio on the map. Yes the SOS club is sort of the setting of the show, but it's all about the characters.
As well as having one of the biggest viral anime dances of all time (1st ED) this is generally known to have set the standard for 'Moe Slice-of-life' for the next decade with almost every cliché established and done brilliantly covering VR-style (*not actually VR) space battles, sci-fi incursions, time travel, reality manipulation and... and... none of it matters, it's just a snarky narrated chaotic show about a group of school kids having fun... well, Haruhi is having fun - the rest are in a mad scramble to keep her from accidently destroying the world!
It did have the Endless-Eight arc that made a lot of fans hit their heads against walls for 8 weeks but redeemed itself with one of the best anime films ever.
We who have read the novels are still hoping for a new series... and more novels to conclude the story.
Couple of things!
Aya Hirano, the Voice Actress for Haruhi, is also one of the people singing in all these songs. She has an amazing vocal range. I was lucky enough to see her perform live at a convention years ago!
As far as anime must watches go, in no particular order off the top of my head, here are 5 I think are must watches.
1: FMAB
2: Cowboy Bebop
3: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
4: Fooly Cooly (FLCL)
5: Angel Beats
And as far as additional seasons of anime go, it used to be fairly rare that anime got a second season directly after the first. They often wait until seeing the DVD, manga, and other merch sales before greenlighting additional seasons. This means we sometimes get a break of a few years between them.
The longest I've personally waited for an additional season was 12 years.
Full Metal Panic, a series that KyoAni did Seasons 2 and 3 of, eventually had a Season 4, which aired 12 years after Season 3. I'm still waiting for it's conclusion, season 5. (which hasn't been announced yet. But I'm patient.)
Studio Gonzo did Full Metal Panic in 2002
KyoAni did Full Metal Panic? : Fumofuu! In 2003, and Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid in 2005
We got an OVA also by KyoAni in 2006, and a small Movie series by Studio Gonzo from 2017-2018
Followed by the most recent season, Full Metal Panic Invisible Victory by Studio Xebec in 2018.
I still need to see you reacting to "a whole new world god only knows" ops and endings
(Especially the full versions)
Some really great stuff
Oh God the Nightmares are back. That haruhi dance was basically everywhere on the anime Internet at the time and there were thousands of parodies .
Omg! I did not expect Haruhi Suzumiya in G.O.T Games! My all-time favorite anime! ♥️
the first time I watch Haruhi suzumiya series literally catch my heart..kind of miss this anime after watching this video....let see..i think it`s been more 10 years since i last watch it
The goddess is here!!! Haruhi
the GOD itself 😂❤ Always and forever has a place in my heart. Classic OP & ED love all of them 💜
Haruhi Suzumiya is a certified hood classic. I remember it was the 2nd ever slice of life anime I watched right after Lucky Star cause I finished it and episode one of Haruhi was in the reccomended videos so I clicked on it thinking Haruhi was this brown haired side character and that it was a spin off/sequel series lol, I was pretty young so the logic was kinda weird.
I don't know if I'd say Haruhi's a slice of life, though 😅
@@davguev It literally is though. I get that there are fantasy and sci-fi elements but something can be a fantasy, sci fi and a slice of life. Even look at pretty much any site that lists the genres like Mal.
An alien, an esper, a person from the future a god and a chad. An interesting cast and crew.
ahh the peak of hirano aya's career, such a good time
When you watch this classic, IF you ever decide to watch it, *YOU MUST ENDURE ENDLESS EIGHT!*
both OPs are sung by Haruhi voice actor and the Eds are sung by all 3 female cast
Hare Hare Yukai is pretty known by all animes fans except newer ones. That dance would be anywhere be it on YT or convention. The whole Haruhi franchise was huge back then
The insert songs are alos pretty well likeds
This anime was my first entrance of anime rabbit hole. I miss the old days. Kyoto Animation never disappointing!
KyoAni is my favourite anime studio.
My Top 5 KyoAni shows:
-K-On!
-Clannad
-Violet Evergarden
-Hyouka
-Hibike Euphonium
(honorable mentions to Haruhi Suzuymia)
I haven't seen the anime, but the OPs and EDs were such a great vibe
You’ve got to listen to God knows from this anime
It’s the best song in the anime in my opinion
You nailed the pronunciation. Very proud
this is a case where the anime is good. a classic, but nothing that makes you think it's one of the best.... that is until the final entry. disappearance of haruhi suzumiya is one of the greatest movies ever made period. and probably the most well put together mystery I have seen.
WTH.......
Haruhi is legend anime in my high school.
especially, "GOD KNOWS"
During Quarantine the Voice Actresses and Actor's reunited for an online concert
The ED 1 was HUGELY popular and you'd see people doing the dance in mid 2000s conventions.
This was legendary back in the day. The original flash mob dance
the IMPACT the Hare Hare Yukai had on conventions was insane
I have a feeling we're eventually watching this for the Sunday stream slot.
this anime was the big thing right when I realy dove deeper into anime in the early 2000's after lightly watching anime in the 90's. a absolute classic and is very hard to discribe how big this show was back in the early 2000's. the movie to this day is one of my all time favorite anime films
Kyoto Animations are legends of anime and probably the most respected studios. Most of what they've released have gotten critical acclaim. Just the animation quality alone make all their work must watches. As more and more studios use bad CGI and 3d rendering for budgeting reasons you can always trust KyoAni to have fantastic visuals. Clannad, Kanon, K-On, Violet evergarden, Haruhi and Nichijou to name a few.
This brings back memories. This anime was MASSIVE back in the day. Every community I was a part of had a Haruhi sub community nested inside.
And yes. the S.O.S. Brigade started here.
oh man
i haven't thought about this anime for AGES and hearing the first notes of the opening made me activate like a sleeper agent 😂 so many memories, unlocked in an instant. thanks!
A note about the voices is that in Japan there is a whole... you could call it "subculture" maybe (?) of musician that double as voice actors, so they actually sing the opening and ending for anime and then voice the characters (usually the protagonist, but there are notable exceptions)
The best part of this anime? The protagonist is actually the guy with the face that says "I'm so done with all this"
iconic show , best sci fi highschool show of the 00s
3:24 This anime is a weird one, it is a slice of life, so just watching their day by day lives (often includes comedy in that genre) without spoilers it is about a guy who gets roped into a club that investigates paranormal stuff. He is the ultimate straight man with his reactions, and he works as the perfect foil to Haruhi's hyper positive vibe and the goofiness that occurs. It birthed many memes too, particularly that dance in the ending.
With spoilers:
and pretty major ones, especially for season 2.
The show is about Haruhi who is a near godlike being who can make things happen just by wanting them to, but she doesn't know it. Our MC is like the only person immune? to her, and the show follows all the weird things that happen because of her through his perspective. Season two just as an example is strange because 8 episodes are the exact same thing with minor differences (it is called endless 8 for a reason) that is intentional, Haruhi didn't want summer to end, so she causes a groundhog day type scenario where the same days just repeat.
Saw the title and instantly clicked on
My favorite anime, an all time classic.
haruhi suzumiya became a cult classic before it even finished airing. it was very clever they way the episodes were broadcast out of chronological order intentionally, because its the effect haruhi had with her unknown powers.
I remember anime conventions just being a sea of yellow ribbons and dancing the hare hare yukai back in 2006-2009. Hundreds of weebs doing the same dance everywhere you went
Okay, first thing first. The way you pronounce the title for the first time is correct. Good job.
So, to not spoil it too much, this anime is about the power of mind. Although it's fun most of the time, It can go a bit dark, especially in the movie, but this is the kind that makes you think. The first season is a bit jumbled in episode order, but they re-released it together with 2nd season in chronological order.
This is what I considered 'THE ANIME' when you mentioned about anime, and it's pretty dominant back in 2000's. Even in Japan, I think Haruhi is still a strong figure in anime industry, as it has a good story, music and even a dance from the 1st ending. If you go to most anime expos or convection, you might be able to find someone cosplay as one of its characters easily. Also, some other anime (especially that centralized on parody jokes) are commonly referencing this anime due to its strong influence to anime culture.
Anime of my teenage era. It is symbol of the major anime genre in mid-end of 2000. I could never forget that time when I rushed back home from my tuition school every week just to catch up the latest Haruhi's episode. The anime at that time like Fate Stay Night(Xebec version), Shakugan No Shana, Zero No Tsukaima, Code Geass, Lucky Star, Macross Frontier, Gundam 00....That few years was the period when I enjoyed watching anime to the fullest.
i just literally finished watching your reaction on the last episode of death note then i saw this popped up on my feed aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya is my all-time favorite anime and greatly influenced how i perceive the world and shaped my philosophy; from real life relationships, emotions and inner struggles, to the unfathomable, the absurdity of the cosmos, and the unknown... i really hope you also pick up this anime 😍
You asked about shows that are considered "must watch" for anime fans and I think it really depends on when someone started watching. From this era, Haruhi was one the biggest and most influential. I would say that for me it would either be Gurren Lagann, whose staff went on to form the studio that made your brothers favorite show Kill la Kill, or the Monogatari series with among other things its infamous toothbrush scene was completely inescapable when it aired. You could have never watched the show, but the memes were everywhere. I still see the 4th OP Renai Circulation used frequently which just goes to show how popular it is. All three of these show were massively influential at the time they came out and inspired tons of shows that followed.
Men that bring back memories. I watched this with my brother, very fun times. I planned to read the light novel eventually.
Here is some fun fact. They were doing whole dance from the 1 ending live, all main cast actors. And voice actor of the main character (which in fact is a guy with dark brown hair) at some point just went "f**k choreography" and started doing his own things. He later told that He didn't want to do it, but they forced Him, so he decided that He will sabotage whole show and just did it.
He is also known as the dude who never in his live was fully serious.
0:50 the instant those bells rang a tidal wave of nostalgia hit me like a ton of bricks
this show is my obsession. even with all the amazing anime out there this is still my top 1. i have no idea why
Daaaang it! You nailed that pronunciation on the first try! Contrats! haha
this anime is practically a classic, very funny and intriguing... and musically it has a couple of very cool surprises!!😎
Oh.. and his movie is unbelievably good too! 😃
god knows - the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya ❤
This was probably one of the anime calling cards of the 2000's as you put it. It launches so many imitators and copycats that are being made to this day.
Watching it though is very weird. The anime is very good but it is also very, shall we say without spoiling it, artistic. The series is all too happy to play with your head, expectations, and narratives. Especially the second season. You don't just watch it; you experience it in a way that few movies or shows have even attempted. And that can really put some people off.
That being said, the series is extremely good. The main character/narrator's inner monologue is amazing and hilarious. Haruhi's energy is always fun despite the insanity of it.
Another Kyoto Animation show that is in a similar headspace to the Haruhi Suzumiya series is Hyouka.
There are many anime (particularly nowadays) that the Voice Actors Sing the songs for their characters as well, one of the best in that vein is Assassination Classroom.
If you are into DJ music, there is an anime called D4DJ First Mix that got a second season 2 anime seasons ago in Winter, it has 9 different DJ units who appear in both the show and the mobile game Groovy Mix, the events of which take place after First Mix. All the songs are also performed by the character's VAs
The longest I can think of for an anime having to wait for a continuation to its story without even any spin-off material to tide people over is probably Cardcaptor Sakura at 18 years (ended 2000, new season 2018). If you don't count spin-offs or movies or anything then it's Lupin III at THIRTY YEARS between its Part 3 and Part 4 (ended 1985, resumed 2015, but it's had plenty of spin-offs and movies in that time). The time between Devilman and Devilman Crybaby is also huge (45 years, 1973-2018) but that's not a continuation, it's more of a reboot.
I don't know if this is the longest wait between a season for an anime, but Chihayafuru S3 came 6 years after S2 ended. It has now been over 3 years and there has still been no word yet whether a season 4 will be made or not to complete the series.
I don't know how you are suddenly re-living my early anime days, but I'm full of nostalgia now.
Have you done the openings for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann yet?
3:35 If we're talking about popularity, probably the big 3, that's the ones even people who don't watch anime have seen.
If we're talking about relevance to the medium, Evangelion is the one you should watch, since a bunch of shows make references to it even today.
I would say Haruhi was as big as Eva back in the day, but it became a bit forgotten these days.
It would be nice to make a reaction to it before Eva since nobody really reacted to Haruhi but there is a ton of Eva reactions already.
If talking relevance, it's the original Mobile Suit Gundam that should be watched (and it's a good thing they recently re-uploaded the movies on the official channel). Even NGE was making reference to that with Shinji and his relationship with his dad (Shinji is a much wimpier, less put together Amuro with a much worse dad; Shinji is also specifically the wimpier side of his predecessor Noriko (main character of Gunbuster, the mecha animeade before NGE) who was also based off of Amuro (Gainax really liked Gundam)).
We are waiting for season 4 of Wakfu since 2017 (6 years). The airing was announced recently for September 2023 on French TV 4.
Even though I've never been too fond to this anime, its music is soo fabulous and really take me back to my teenage years, especially the first ending, I remembered the boom it was, and how everyone tried to replicate the dance. I think all weebs from that time knew the steps 🤣🤣 (obviously me included)
Also recommend the anime itself. Well worth watching. First ep a bit slow, but after that, one of the best-written anime comedies ever.
This is one of the most influential anime of 2000
12:44 not all anime adaption is made with the intention to be an independent or complete work, as cruel and a bit crude as it sounds almost all anime that is adapted from a different medium is to be infomercials that promotes the source materials which is why haruhi suzumiya started in 2006 but ended in 2009 as it wasnt really intended to have a 2nd season but the popularity was too good to pass up resulting in a 2nd season much later and this is pretty common in the anime industry as the source material may not even be complete yet like for example shakugan no shana anime is adapted from a novel series and its first season aired oct.5.05 ending mar.23.06 then the 2nd season aired a year later at near similar dates from oct.5.07 to mar.28.08 but then it had a gap of 3 years before its final 3rd season aired in oct.8.11 to mar.24.12 which is also around the time the last SnS novel volume was released and reached its story conclusion with FMA brotherhood having a similar parallel with its manga as the last manga chapter and anime episode were only around a month apart
the anime industry has had different approaches to ongoing source materials over the years as a studio may invent completed new materials in filler arcs to allow the source material to grow before playing catch up (naruto and bleach is notorious for having a huge amount of filler though this did allowed them to air for straight from from early 2000s to early and late 2010s which is why its so well known), others simply decide to divert from the source creating its own new continuity (FMA 2003 was this as the manga was far from finished as is another series too known as black butler) and some studio may simply alter the conclusion to the last story arc they adapting to anime essentially ending this particular adaption as a complete story (some threads may still be attached) though can overlap with diverting from the source but these days the more common approach is to simply leave the ending open-ended or hint at a continuation so they can potentially pick up where they left off on
13:06 im not sure if there was ever a sequel with a gap of like 2 decades between seasons, the longest i can think of right off the top of my head is with magister negi magi (aka negima) and its sequel UQ holder
negima is manga that had an anime adaption 2005-06, it was a cheap anime overall and never had a 2nd season but the IP itself was interesting enough that they retooled it into a 2nd anime with a different continuity but that didnt really take off as far as i know so the studio just kept releasing OVA every few years basically single episodes of the series animating later events that happen in manga but never a full on 2nd season and this continued all the way to 2011 where the studio released a movie animating the ending of the manga but they also completely changed the ending too so not quite there, the manga by this point had already ended with the manga artist purposely ending his work prematurely on purpose to rebel against a potential new law that would have snatched ownership of his work away from him and then he later went on to create a new manga series titled UQ holder that upon first chapter release revealed it to be a stealth sequel to negima under a different name... that is until about a hundred chapters later it changed its name to UQ holder: magister negi magi 2 officializing it as negima's sequel and so when UQ holder got its anime adaption airing in 2017 it also used this name so negima officially had its sequel anime 11 years later
using the negima name also connected it more to its parent series too that the UQ holder anime even went and reused the original negima opening theme [happy material] pretty much bombing fans with nostalgia
For your OST recommendation I would suggest "God Knows..." from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya sung by the VA.
Ending 1's dance is very iconic. Also you'd be right about the va's singing the songs
Omg I would go crazy if you reacted to the whole show
Cowboy Bebop is the anime I would say everyone should watch at some point
This is pure Nostalgia...
Not an anime but a light novel called Slayers with a hiatus of almost 20 years it came back in 2018 with volume 16 and 17 to start the third Arc then became dormant again to this day
In my opinion kyoto animation s the best studio of the lot as they are renound for their very high quality and beautiful animation and often deep and emotional character development and great writing. This studio is also the golden example of a good working environment when compared to most other studios and is one of the only ones to provide decent pay and hire a female majority of workers.
This is one of the must watch animes.
Oh hell yeah, the GOAT of highschool anime.
Gonna try and sell it to you, but it's hard to sell this series to someone without spoiling. Haruhi Suzumiya is well known for being a more on thr light hearted side during the 2 seasons of the TV series (you could say it's actually the series that pretty much started or popularized the trend of Highschool anime back in the mid 2000's) but it takes much more of a serious tone with the movie that takes place after the series, that movie being "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya" which is still imo THE best anime franchise film of all time, and up there one of the best anime films of all time. If you enjoy highschool anime, this is a must watch.
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really love this anime