Review of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

After the rise of Full Metal Panic! 2nd & Air, Kyoto Animation create something different but effective that makes the anime world order into a shimmy like an earthquake. Yes, this is The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya !. In the era of 2006, this series became a big hit in Japan and became one of the most popular anime in the history of anime. Haruhi also has a very huge fanbase, lovers might very highly praised the series, while haters may think the show is rubbish. That was a little glimpse of the series, but what about the story itself? The series told us about ahigh school boy known as Kyon who encounters Haruhi Suzumiya, an eccentric school girl who somehow possesses unconscious abilities that can alter or rewrite the universe. One of the good things contained in this anime is the unique premise, a bizarre yet genius idea for an anime which makes the audience interested in what was happening in the story. If you remember Baccano! & Ergo Proxy, the same narrative technique is contained in this anime. The anime present their plot in nonlinear order, some of you may think the plot is mess up or bad, but it’s not. A non-linear narrative is a narrative technique that often used in novels, film, & other media, some people may think “It’s confusing” or “What is happening?!!”. Actually, this is not a mistake, but rather a narrative technique, and if you pay attention and understand the story correctly, you certainly know what really happens. Many blamed the filler in this 14 episodes. Of course, with that short episodes, the director should be more focused the story to a better path, instead of exacerbating the situation by putting in place fan service.

For the 2006 era, the animation of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu really exceeded the given standard. The character is not rigid in their movement, light and shading effect is quite good, although sometimes the character became less detail if the screen were zoom out. But for 2006, the animation is very good.

Sound settings are fairly good, OP / ED its very easy to remember also the voice actor is very good, with good design and sound matching, the character becomes rigid and easy to remember.

The character in this anime is often tagged as “unoriginal” and “typical stereotype”, we have a certainly simple character division. We have the Eccentric & Bossy Heroine, the Lackey Male Lead, the Genius Stoic, the Clumsy Crybaby (she is the fan service doll), and the Charismatic Transfer Student. Despite of that, Haruhi Suzumiya actually became a symbolic character that even becoming a byword in her triumphed era, the charismatic of Haruhi Suzumiya is beyond the boundary. There is some minor character development we got from our main character (Haruhi). Other main characters do their roles pretty well, but one-dimensional. Some supporting characters appear just for plot devices. Nevertheless, the main characters is pretty memorable and unforgettable.

Well, if you into Sci-Fi and prefer a unique setting in Slice of Life, this anime might be recommended. But if you seek for character development & other things, seek another door. Anyway the show really put a lot of enjoyment that can even make you addicted if you love all of the aspects. It is a fairly good series indeed.