I still don't really get what's going on here
They didn't kill off a character, they didn't otherwise 'ruin' a character, they didn't end the series with a 'it was all a dream' moment, you have not actually paid for the boxed collection of this season yet... effectively, they've done nothing that a fan could actually claim as an affront to them. All they've done is effectively (and only potentially, since you don't know yet), shorten the number of episodes in the season. They're hardly 'trolling' anyone.
The only thing that might stand is this 'after waiting 3 years...' thing, but I don't get that either. Because you waited 3 years, they have to give you X amount of content? Was there a contract to this effect somewhere? Sometimes people just release a couple of OVAs, you know.

Some shows legitimately ruin themselves in a second season. This one just decided to play around in what's honestly a pretty funny way that will likely be remembered for quite awhile. In case no one remembers, the entire first season was broadcast out of chronological order Actually, I remember a lot of people being pissed about that too...

@QuackingShoe

The Shounen Jump animes have a put a general distaste in my mouth about anything that can be misconstrued as filler. I accept that filler is necessary for a show that appears to run year-run. I just don't watch the show until the filler is done. However, this seems like something that was cooked up because they couldn't think of anything better to do.

Throw in some flailing monkeys and it's all good. But there are no flailing monkeys. 3 episodes would be art. 5 would be pushing the limit. But 8 is just crazy! Not in a good way.

　_s(・｀ヘ´・;)ゞ..


They might as well finish the season out doing the same thing, and call it a side show. At least then people wouldn't feel like they were being robbed of their time and interest, although the would be being robbed as they had no preemptive warning. Thought they probably did, somewhere, maybe....

kazelee Wrote:Throw in some flailing monkeys and it's all good. But there are no flailing monkeys. 3 episodes would be art. 5 would be pushing the limit. But 8 is just crazy! Not in a good way.

But 8 and 八 represent infinity.

QuackingShoe Wrote:

kazelee Wrote:Throw in some flailing monkeys and it's all good. But there are no flailing monkeys. 3 episodes would be art. 5 would be pushing the limit. But 8 is just crazy! Not in a good way.

But 8 and 八 represent infinity.

LOL

It also represents two months. 2/3 of a season (assuming it has twelve episodes). Testing someone's patience far more times than sanity would dictate acceptable, though... you know what... that's what you people get. Yeah that's right, "you people."

As shocked as I am that a Japanese animation studio would do something so way past normal is dwarfed by the fact that rational minded people just accepted it. They just took it right up the rear. If you actually sat through all 8 of those episodes, you deserve the mental anguish. You deserve to be pulling your hair out about how mindnumbingly boring that arc was. I hope the execs at that studio make their own Hitler video where they laugh at how easily they made what revenue they made off this series. It is genius. Not in the fact that repeating the same thing 8 times on slightly different implies intelligence, but in the fact that it's all they had to do fill a giant hole in their season.

They eat for another 8 weeks. ムフハッハッハッハアアア！！！

If you enjoyed the arc... well.... uh... your mother was a virgin.

Quote:Testing someone's patients far more times than sanity would dictate acceptable

I thought doctors were supposed to test patients...

Jarvik7 Wrote:

Quote:Testing someone's patients far more times than sanity would dictate acceptable

I thought doctors were supposed to test patients...

Maybe that's why everyone's so pissed.

Jarvik7 Wrote:

Quote:Testing someone's patients far more times than sanity would dictate acceptable

I thought doctors were supposed to test patients...

Javik7, you silly little troll you. Editing quotes like that. Gosh.

*sashays onward, oblivious to the real word*

*tinkerBearsuicide666 enters*

*yesser day I rote a poem, he says*

kazelee,
aside from the fact that I actually slightly and partly agree with you (I think the series was ruined and couldn't be bothered to watch through all the episodes), your point would be somewhat... "stronger" if you had actually watched the show/read the book you are talking about.

nac_est Wrote:your point would be somewhat... "stronger" if you had actually watched the show/read the book you are talking about.

Inevitably this would come up. Much as if it would be necessary for my actual sister to be kidnapped and sold as sex slave for my point against that matter to be stronger.

That's why I just opted for the "It's your own fault" route.

It'd be stronger if you were kidnapped and sold as a sex slave.

QuackingShoe Wrote:It'd be stronger if you were kidnapped and sold as a sex slave.

Hmm. Well now that seems doable. Though I wonder what sort of market there is for a 6'2 Black Asian trans-sexual named Tomoko..... hmmmmm.

More than you might think...

Thank Haruhi it's finally over. I can't believe I waited three years. >_< It's the only anime I follow, too, wouldn't care if I didn't like the show.
They don't have to release new content, but when there's going to be 14 new episodes, you kind of expect it and get all excited for it. Though it would have been even more boring otherwise, it's also somewhat annoying that new animation was wasted on it. Maybe wouldn't have watched it, but kept hoping for the end each week.

Might look back and laugh, I guess. I'm sure it'll be remembered, anyway. If they were going to do it, then I suppose they did it pretty well, the number of the loop being announced and the moment Haruhi leaves the cafe didn't lose it's impact for me.
*Hopes they secretly have more new episodes they haven't announced yet* Ah well, another reason to learn Japanese, so I can read the novels.

Also, XD at Hitler...wait, that sounds wrong.

I guess I'm one of the few people that never got the Haruhi craze at all. There was nothing special about it at all imho. I love Hirano Aya though.

It's funny just how many people are 'one of the few'

QuackingShoe Wrote:It's funny just how many people are 'one of the few'

I will stand up and admit it. I'm one of the few people who likes Haruhi.

I am one of the few who, prior to reading this topic, had only been exposed to Haruhi through random browsing of TV Tropes. I believe that is sufficiently specific as to be an accurate statement.

Never even seen Haruhi.

Jarvik7 Wrote:Never even seen Haruhi.

I've never even heard of Haruhi. What are we talking about?

Jarvik7 Wrote:Never even seen Haruhi.

I'm not surprised.

From endless amounts of lurking you don't seem like the kind of person to like anime, especially that genre.