a few more minor thought stragglers for Melancholy of Haruhi

[timepiececlock]

1. I was totally right about Haruhi being the antagonist of the series. As much as there is a villain, she's it, even if she's not aware of the fact. Actually, the title says it best: it is Haruhi's boredom, her melancholy, her mood swings, that are the force of negative events and conflict.



2. There are a few scenes in the opening that I don't remmber ever seeing in the actual episodes: Haruhi at the piano, Haruhi behind Kyon on the bicycle. I'm sure there's others as well.

3. The natural movement and visual "feel" of the animation really took this series to another level. I don't know if I'd've loved it nearly as much if it didn't look and move so well. The facial expressions and gestures are more detailed and expressive than most anime series havea budget for.

4. I got a laugh out of the homoerotic vibe with every scene between Itsuko and Kyon; Kyon also noticed and his minor freakouts whenever it became awkward (which lessened over time, haha) amused me, as did Itsuko's blase reaction.

Comments

[herongale]

If you ever want to lose a million years finding out what happens next, read the Light Novels (conveniently translated here.

The animation for that series is truly stunning. When I was watching it I realized that although I value high production values in an action series, you can really see the importance in a comic, character-driven series such as that... the timing and facial expressions need to be perfect and fluid, and Melancholy Etc really nails it.

And I think I am totally in love with Kyon.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Spot on about the fluidity. "fluid" is the perfect description for why the animation looks so great.

Thanks for the link, I might check them out later.


I'm not in love with Kyon, but I understand why Haruhi is. :D