Review of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu or The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzuyima is a classic slice of life anime. It follows the life of Suzumiya but is told from the perspective of a one of her male classmates, Kyon. Out of sheer boredom and some unknowing motivation from Kyon, Suzuyima creates the SOS Brigade in order to basically amuse her. The SOS Brigade has one goal and that is to find aliens, time-travlers, and espers, which coincidentally are the type of people that join the group. story-5 The plot is minimal and just like all other slice of life animes. The one difference that actually sets this oneapart from others is that it wasn't shown in chronological order, the original broadcast order was jumbled, and it lead with an episode that could be either very appealing or completely turn you off from finishing the series. The actual chronological order of the episodes is 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 14, 4, 7, 6, 8, 1, 12, 11, 9. The disarray of the series helps to keep it interesting but also serves to hide the fact that there is little plot.

Art-8
The actual quality of the art was as usual very good. I wouldn't exactly brag about it but Kyoto has done good work and maintained their reputation.

Sound-7
While watching, I didn't tend to notice the background sound which for me is a good thing. This meant is was fluid and went well with the episode without any problems standing out. The opening theme was good, nothing too special but matched the limited plot fairly well. The outro was a fun little dance, admittedly I enjoyed it. :)

character-7
The characters in my opinion were developed well in one season. There were strong relationships built between the characters that weren't exactly obviously seen. The downfall of the characters is the originality, it's the same type of characters that every anime has. You have your laid back main character, a high energy female counter role, an shy/embarrassed attractive girl, a silent character, and someone who is ridiculously nice and accommodating. While not original, I still enjoyed them, I like these sets of characters otherwise I wouldn't watch this genre of anime.

Enjoyment-9
As I've said before, I really did enjoy the season even with its major flaws. I like to watch the unrealistic interactions between people and you definitely get that in Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu. It's quick paced and exciting, but if you don't enjoy random humor then this is not for you.

Overall-7
As far as Slice of life goes this is in the top 3 most popular series I've heard of. I liked it's almost random episodes even with the confusion on the plot. It does what it should and it does it well. A very enjoyable series with not much to complain about.