Review of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

7/10

Recommended

October 07, 2012

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Well most people will tell you that this is a show that you'll either fall in love with or completely hate, and judging from most other reviews you can see thats pretty much the case. I However found myself in the unusual position of finding The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya to be just "ok". Maybe a little better than average. If I had to compare this show to one other, it would be like watching only the happy, carefree moments of Higurashi(if you havnt seen this show I highly reccomend it btw, a 10/10 if ever there was one). And the mysterious plots and supernatural themesfurther link those two animes. However where Higurashi delves into much darker areas in between its lighthearted moments, bringing forth character development and a fascinating plot, Haruhi no Yuutsu simply felt "shallow" for lack of a better word throughout the series.

The characters are not original, despite what anyone else may say, "The cute ditsy girl", "The apathetic, emotionless girl" "The nice guy" and the two leads: "The spunky girl" and "The straight man"
Though none of these characters are particularly original(save for the main protagonists, who 'slightly' deviate from their molds on rare occasion), I DID find myself enjoying the entire cast despite myself, just because youve seen it before dosnt mean it aint funny(for myself in any case)

Art and sound were impressive, if you enjoy high quality animation Haruhi no Yuutsu wont dissapoint.

Which brings us to story...Well, its "original" I'll give it that much. I personally found the plot to be severely lacking, it was more like an excuse for the gang to get into crazy, non-connected situations. And on top of everything it made little to no sense.

HOWEVER despite poor character and plot, I still found myself enjoying this anime. Much more than I wouldve thought in fact. The groups crazy activities, the funny, if unoriginal cast, and the great animation made up for any shortcomings IMHO. In short, if youve got nothing better to watch, Haruhi no Yuutsu is worth a try.