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With the ongoing Endless Eight debacle disaffecting what remains of their pathetically masochistic fanbase, Kadokawa and Kyoto Animation have seen fit to continue their jolly antics; their latest fascinating marketing strategy is visible in the release details for the DVDs of the “new” series.

As you can see, not only will there likely be four discs of Endless Eight at full price, they are also patting themselves on the back for their cleverness in identifying the discs only by lengthy and non-sequential series of numbers. As expected of marketing geniuses.

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.142857 ¥6,930 (Disc 2)

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.230769 ¥6,930

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.285714 ¥6,930

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.428571 ¥6,930

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.571428 ¥6,930

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.714285 ¥6,930

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.999999 ¥4,830

Doubtless the fact that four of these discs would have to have the same title never even entered into their thinking.

It will certainly be interesting to see the sales figures for these discs…

Via Moon Phase.



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    189 Comments
    Comment by Yggr
    01:49 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    KyoAni is a master troll, even better than SHAFT or Sunrise.

    Comment by mr.demon
    03:02 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    At least shaft and sunrise don't make th same episode 8 times and sell it at the same full price...

    KYOANI are thief!... And I was thinking that they will sell a chronological DVD/BD edition with old and new episodes... how naive I am!

    Comment by Kuro
    07:16 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The new era of copy protection:
    Defeat torrents with duplicate title names and non-integer episode numbers.

    Comment by Storm Wing
    07:39 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Don't buy the DVDs. You'll waaste your money!

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:41 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You mean "waste"? ^^;

    Comment by Hentai Heitai
    15:45 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    No, he means waaste

    Comment by Another Lolicon
    16:32 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    no he means "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaste"

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:45 05/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAthegameAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASTE

    Comment by Floflo
    04:46 29/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    F*** you I just lost the game... T_T

    Comment by NogamI_Aoi
    03:19 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    To think that Shaft just made an anime with 2 almost identical episodes. But then again, "Natsu no Arashi!" Playback Part 1 and Part 2 were interesting and funny.

    Comment by Kaiji
    05:57 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The Cutie Cherry-chan episode was great if only because of the weird cosplaying and Jun's character songs playing in the background. I don't think of it as an identical episode.

    Comment by mr.demon
    15:01 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Those were two episodes... not 9 (nine foking episodes!...)...

    KyoAni Sucks... they make K-on just som kawai-moe anime and miss the yuri thinks of mugi!

    Comment by KorTaku
    10:38 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Dont even care anymore, i like endless eight to the point of watching it but it certainly brought haruhi season 2 down from the top spots in my what-to-fucking-watch list.

    i would say kyoani knows whats good and that they can and will get away with this. Whatever, just end it before episode 10 and ill be happy.

    Comment by giascle
    11:48 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    what is wrong with you

    Comment by vacalok
    14:07 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    that's not genius fans are stupid that's all.

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    For the last seven weeks I've systematically smoked a blunt and watched an episode of Endless 8.

    I think this week is the last one because it's called endless EIGHT and it will be the EIGHTH episode, so like Kortaku, I'm still satisfied.

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:49 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Don't be fool Shaft and Sunrise dont do such thing with their shows.... SZS, MSG OO,etc.

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:39 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yeh well, what do you expect from one company that can't even make out a single word of their name, another stolen from the Japanese flag and the other after another name for cock. Trolls from the moment their companies came into existence I say.

    Comment by jj
    01:58 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This must be the most pathetic insult I've ever come across.

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:42 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    you can't insult the truth.

    Comment by Anonymous
    01:50 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    LoL:D Thats certainly funny xD
    I really like their confidence :)

    Comment by Icy-nee-san
    01:50 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And if I had the money I would buy 8 copies of each!

    Comment by NeonShadows
    06:02 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I will buy endless copies!

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:39 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    then go into endless bankruptcy

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:32 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    an endless night indeed....XD

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:41 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    UNLIMITED ENDLESS WORKS. Wow, that should've been left uninvented.

    Comment by Mikurus Boobs
    18:07 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    If someone told you that a major iconic franchise was gonna pull an "Endless Eight" to the extent that Kadokawa has would you have believed it? This is a cheap-ass way to milk 6-8 episodes out of 1 or 2 voice session.

    Think of the advertising rev when it's 6-8 weeks of showing 90% of the same content recorded once.

    Comment by SenseiSyaoranLi
    07:44 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    if had endless money XD

    Comment by jj
    02:02 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Can't wait until a 2channer does just that...and then annihilates them in a fiery explosion. Yep, this is definitely gonna beat the 2ch Nagi Rage Incident™.

    Comment by hALOTOO
    17:36 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Followed by endless watch and endless fap

    Comment by Anonymous
    01:52 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't get it, why does everyone hate it so much? Should I even watch it?

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:01 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Haruhi = Delicious!
    KyoAni = Communists!

    Comment by Shanyy
    02:23 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't get it, what's the problem with communism? It's delicious in its own way!

    COMMUNISM! IT'S A PARTY!

    Comment by mr.demon
    03:02 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    PARTY IT'S ORGY!...

    what is the problem with it?

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:05 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Okay, the problem is that while season 1 of Haruhi was jawesome, season 2 consists so far of one descent episode and eight repeats of the same one, with different animation and voice overs. So basically, you're watching the same damn thing over and over again eight times. It sucks balls.

    Comment by TeeHee
    02:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Do you even know what communism is?

    More like sadistic capitalism. And I'm digging it.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:59 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That ain't communism but present capitalism dude

    Comment by TeeHee
    03:19 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You misunderstood me.

    For clarification:
    KyoAni = Sadistic Capitalists

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:23 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    stay very far away

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:55 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSg02Ll20s&e

    Comment by lovehate
    03:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm with hitler on this one, damn wish I knew how to speak german! D:

    Comment by Totally a German
    05:11 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    nah,.. it ruins the athmosphere if you think too hard about what he really says, as he is ranting about how he lost the war and will kill himself. But , a few passages are honestly translated, so I guess it gets a little funnier if you speak german.

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    that was just EPIC!!!

    Comment by Forlourned
    04:24 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This is that one of a few times that I'll ever agree with that bastard hilter.

    Hilarious to boot!

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:34 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And all he wanted to see is Moe Nagatochi. ;_;

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:07 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't hate it per se, but I'll never pay money for it. I do think it's a waste of episodes that could cover other arcs.

    Go ahead and watch it, but do yourself a favor and wait till the endless eight is over and either marathon it or watch the first and last two episodes of the arc.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:21 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    just.... fukcing , watch it to see it for yourself.

    Comment by The Big Anime Fan
    10:06 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well if you want to watch the same episode 8 times with slightly different angles and costumes then you most certainly should watch it. And buy the DVDs of course.
    Me.. I'm going to steer clear of this shit.

    Comment by Game8910
    01:52 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    all hail the kings of trolls

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:51 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    looks like Kadokawai got masochist and gay
    who like to buy his stuff, BETTER than former Haruhi fans

    i don't see logic reason for them trolling this much...

    Comment by mikumin
    01:53 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    If I had the money to spare, I'd probably buy them.

    Comment by kamanashi
    06:33 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I will probably buy it when it comes out in the US. I could careless if it's the same episode multiple times. If I can handle school for 180 days a year, I can handle 8 episodes of this.

    Comment by Deth
    01:53 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ~ Hmmm.....

    Comment by Fonzer
    01:56 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Never watched haruhi,i don't undestand the greatness of haruhi.

    Comment by Holly
    02:00 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Me either, I'd like to know more so I know if it's worth watching, but I'm still not sure what the endless eight thing is about?

    Comment by Artefact
    02:01 31/07/2009 # ! Diabolical

    It's not worth watching.

    Comment by TeeHee
    03:24 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I disagree with Artefact. Watch every second of it, or you will be sorry.

    Comment by nonymouse
    03:31 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I've thus far greatly enjoyed watching the same thing every week. Oddly, laughing at the same jokes done in different ways per episode is entertaining in and of itself. Still, there's no way in hell I'd rewatch all eight at once like I would the original fourteen episodes.

    Comment by lovehate
    03:31 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yea, then you'll have a perfectly valid and logical reason to kill yourself! :D

    Comment by tokupoku
    04:28 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This idea of making the same episode *differently* 8 times is kinda neet but they need to listen to their fanbase. The only reason this second season is made is because of the fans, Haruhism exists only because of the fans.

    And the fans are nos so much complaining about endless eight's concept but the pricing, they feel ripped off. And they are right.

    When they antagonize their fan base so much they deserve all the shit that goes their way.
    If the fans are complaining about

    Comment by Holly
    07:03 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Finally I know what this endless eight is about, well for me, if I really enjoy something I like getting any sort of new material.

    But having said that, it just seems extremely lazy, Usually things get repeative after the third of forth times, but eight? It just seems like their asking for trouble.

    It seems to me, and this isn't the first time, that they seem to like or at least continue to treat their fanbase like shit and wall all over them.

    It disturbs me that they can pass this off as a new season and I feel sorry for the people who really enjoy haruhi and get something like this as new content.

    I guess I understand why a lot of people are upset about this.

    Comment by cherii pai
    09:47 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    mmm... if they stopped after the third or fourth, it might have been rewarding to watch; it would pay off in the end.

    with eight, it's definitely not worth it.

    you can only wait in line for your food so long... before you don't want it anymore.

    Comment by marids
    12:19 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ah....but after waiting for 3 years, 8 weeks seems short in comparison.

    *just another haruhi-ist trying to convince himself that what he believes in is true*

    Comment by fxc2
    02:17 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Only if you like moe with some well written cynically super overly sarcastic protagonists though.

    Comment by Geerie
    03:11 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "only if you like generic moe blob crap with rehashed characters were all familiar with."
    fixed

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:46 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    “only if you like generic moe blob crap with rehashed characters were all familiar with.”

    Isn't that K-On?

    Comment by Exia
    06:54 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    we weren't familiar to K-on as we did haruhi, I mean it's three years later of this known franchise and there has been only 1 new episode.

    Dropped it like on the 5th or 6th endless 8 ep can't tell the difference anymore.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:44 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Took you 5-6 episodes?
    When I heard that the episode 3 was the same as episode 2 I stopped bothering with it.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    it's about some girl who's delirious about aliens , eventually end up with some superstition characters : back-to-the-future boobie girl , robot stick girl , japanese-style esper girl , and your average japanese man. Their goal is to observe Haruhi due to her unconscious ability to warp time , ...seriously. and that's the greatness of Haruhi.

    Comment by hALOTOO
    18:32 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    japanese-style esper girl ??? who?

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:38 03/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Mr. T

    Comment by Anon
    01:59 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Every time an Endless Eight episode is aired, haruhists sacrifice a kitten. THINK OF TEH KITTENS! Stop this madness!

    Comment by crash
    02:00 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The numbers in the titles are the number of loop they are on. Damn KyoAni and their trolls!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:11 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    *sniggers*

    No, really, huh? Last I checked they were still below the 20k mark on the loop count, so they have actually reached the 999999th loop, huh? Guess we should be expecting another 10 years worth of Endless Eight?

    Comment by Shimei
    10:07 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Actually, they are, except for one, truncated decimal representations of the fractional DVD numbers. The last one is obviously supposed to be 6, since 5.999... = 6. The first is 5 1/7 and so on.

    The one that doesn't fit is the second DVD. I'm guessing there's a mistake somewhere and there's actually supposed to be a 5.857142 for 5 6/7.

    Comment by davaeron
    20:55 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    5 1/7, 5 3/13, 5 2/7, 5 3/7, 5 4/7, 5 5/7, (6)

    Comment by Omochikaeri
    14:35 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That would have made more sense. 5 + (loop number / 1000000)

    Comment by Kinny Riddle
    02:03 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Kyo-Ani would have done better to label all the previous iterations as "lost episodes" as an Easter Egg DVD special, if you will. (Since canonically, Kyon only remembers the final iteration where they finally get out of the loop. ) Maybe just air the last 2-3 iterations, if not the last one alone.

    I mean, they can even opt to have these "Easter Egg specials" in completely separate DVDs, and people wouldn't have complained about them using such a marketing gimmick.

    But to air them ALL on TV and alienating the fans with this ill-advised publicity stunt? It'll take a very masochistic hardcore to part with his money just to go through this again on DVD.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:21 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Otaku or not baka peoples that suport this are to stupid buy something els figures, manga externe
    HD 1 TB

    02:45 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    W00T?

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:46 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Baka peoples. Suport. Els. Externe.

    Comment by Sergio
    02:22 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    When the sales from DVDs plummet, there will be some in Kyoani -or formerly in Kyoani- who won't feel like showing their "clever" marketing skills never again in their lives

    Comment by anone
    02:28 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    it is possible that they would put the endless episodes in separate dvds so that the episodes will be random non sequential order. the fans would have no choice but to buy all of them to see the other non endless eight episodes

    Comment by Forlourned
    04:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Why the hell would they do that? This whole shit must be in order simple because what reason could you explain how they could do anything else and fall right back into that fucking loop?

    kyutard dropped a Huge pile of shit into the eyes of the Japanese otaku bases and they will reap what they fucking sowed!

    Comment by anone
    13:36 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    well they did that in the tv airing of season 1

    Comment by Amuris
    05:07 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh God, I think you just hit the nail.

    Comment by an oni mouse
    02:40 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Maybe they will pair 1 episode of the "endless eight" and 1 episode of other non-"endless eight" on the CD, and assume that this season 2 will be comprised of 16 episodes and 2 episodes on each CD,,,

    very good marketing strategy there you have, mister

    Comment by Forlourned
    04:32 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ..........

    ..CD?

    You talking about the "Hong Kong" edition release here?

    Comment by an oni mouse
    22:22 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    CD,,, DVD,,, Bluray,,, you name it :P

    Comment by Bob
    02:43 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't care what's on the disc, you will never see me spending $70 for a DVD.

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:09 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    amen

    Comment by Chen
    05:15 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    But it could be Disappearence! You won't know unless you buy, it's what kyoAni is hoping for.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:44 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    How the fuck can japan justify a whooping 7000 yen price tag for an anime dvd. Why not just fuck the customer in the ass whilst they're at it. DVD is a dated 10 year old format too, give us blueray at least.

    This is why piracy is good, pirate away andd hope these greedy fuckers go bankrupt, they deserve it.

    I hope haurhi folds soon, this anime is done, they can't take this shit any further, it's become a sad joke.

    Comment by NogamI_Aoi
    03:17 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Blu-ray will never become as widely supported as DVD, industry thinks that the future lies in internet distribution.

    And DVD isn't really dated, it's enough for ~90% of anime out there. That is, if done properly. Haruhi S1 DVDs were almost perfect.

    Comment by Forlourned
    04:42 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Since the early '00s, the cost of a DvD was in the range of 6,800 yen. If you include the World Wide (Soon to be DEPRESSION) recession. The increase to 6,930 yen wasn't too far to be expected. And don't forget the Sales TAX along with that price-tag.

    Most Blu-ray sale around the $100 range these days and those sales are still not in the ballpark in sales to the "lowly" DvD.

    REMEMBER THIS FACT

    Ever since the ancient days of the Betamax/VHS era, there where always -2- episodes in every tape! That's right, Otakus have been buying those varients since the '80s and that trend won't be stopping anytime soon.. unless the economy bottoms out and EVERTHING will require a barrel cart of cash to buy it.

    No matter how nerdy an Otaku will be, he can't love his anime while starving.

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:43 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "This is why piracy is good, pirate away andd hope these greedy fuckers go bankrupt, they deserve it"

    Yes, and why stop at KyoAni. All those other animation studios should go bankrupt too! :p

    Comment by Exia
    06:57 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    no just no, fool.

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:03 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    For reasons God only knows, people still buy them. I don't know why anybody would, but I also don't know why all those idiots are buying up everything from guitars to rice cookers just because they were in K-On! As ridiculous as it is, I'll bet these DVDs WILL sell. A lot.

    Otaku complain, and they should, but as long as KyoAni still makes a profit, why would they care?

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:48 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    They should release them like a CCG. Each $80 box contains a random episode of Endless Eight - can you collect them all?

    Comment by Doriinatrix
    09:15 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This is SHEER BRILLIANCE my good Anon

    Comment by brotch
    03:07 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Do they actually compete for the trolling master title ?

    If they keep up with E8 for a month, they will earn it. For sure.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3g3P_ZfR0M

    Comment by NogamI_Aoi
    03:12 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Lol what?
    They ARE sequential.
    Discs from 2 to 7, excluding 3 are 5 + x/7, where x is a number from 1 to 5.
    3 is special for some reason, it's 5 + 3/13

    Comment by DeTrun
    03:44 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This is true. Impressive. :) But what about the 8th disc?

    Comment by NogamI_Aoi
    03:47 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't know.
    Rumored re-done Asahina Mikuru no Bouken Episode00, probably?

    Comment by DeTrun
    04:07 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hmm, were there rumors about that? Interesting :)

    I'm not getting something, though. Disc 2 is mentioned with the 1st vol., but where is the first disc or does volume 1 begin with the 2nd disc? I'm a bit confused :)

    Comment by NogamI_Aoi
    05:16 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Um. Let's see.
    2006 Season was released on 8 DVD.
    The first DVD was simply called "Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00". Seven other DVDs were called "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu N", where N was a number from 1 to 7.

    Now, seeing as new episodes are trying to fill up the gaps in Haruhi timeline, DVD 1 of new series is called "4: Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" because it goes in between of original DVD #4 episodes and everything else is called 5.xxx because they go after DVD#5 (Lone Island Syndrome 1-2) and DVD#6 (Live Alive and Day of the Saggitarius).

    Comment by DeTrun
    05:50 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh. That could be right. Maybe some more opinions could help to confirm if more people have the same POV or think this could be correct. Maybe you could tell Artefact about this, he's the one who posted the news. He might correct his/her original post to add this, if that's possible. Oh well :)

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:17 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    We all know that Haruhi looser otaku out there are going to buy like 10 dvds a person and proudly display them.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:34 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    and we will laugh

    Comment by Persocom
    03:40 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I wouldn't buy the endless eight dvds if they gave me a blowjob for doing it.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:41 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Unless it's Hirano Aya, no, even that won't do.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:56 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I would take a blowjob from aya. It'll be a nice way to not have to hear her annoying as fuck voice

    Comment by NogamI_Aoi
    03:58 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hating something is so cool, isn't it?

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:41 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Butthurt much?

    Comment by Schrobby
    08:28 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well... in that case...
    I'd buy them, get the blowjob, then return them unopened for a refund.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:44 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Guys
    8/7 = 1.142857

    Comment by DeTrun
    03:55 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nogami_Aoi has mentioned this a few posts before yours,
    quote (Nogami_Aoi):
    "Lol what?
    They ARE sequential.
    Discs from 2 to 7, excluding 3 are 5 + x/7, where x is a number from 1 to 5.
    3 is special for some reason, it’s 5 + 3/13"

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:51 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh sure I'm buying it.So I can make a video of me taking a shit on it.

    Comment by NogamI_Aoi
    03:57 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Bad anime is one thing, but keep your retarded fetishes to yourself, will ya kindly?

    Comment by Jarmel
    06:13 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I can already see that happening.

    Comment by Schrobby
    08:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    They won't care about your shit as long as you pay for their shit.

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:23 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I remember when people were pissed off at Wolf's Rain having 3 recap episodes in a row in the middle of the series.

    KyoAni is very innovator!

    Comment by Forlourned
    04:56 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wow.. 'Wolf's Rain' did that?

    ..Must of missed them since I fell asleep thru pretty much ALL of the episodes in the middle! What a random series that show was, and why was that? They all made a plan to get from point "A" to point "B".. simple right?

    The INTENSE amount of emo confusion through sooooo many episodes had me on the FF button to get to the RELEVANT talking that's connected to the whole FUCKing >PLOT<!!!

    The final episode was ludicrously stupid to put a hardened ball of turd on the whole damn story, but they got to tie in the ending anime right?!

    Comment by Amuris
    05:12 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't know, I like the "everyone must die" endings

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:33 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Blue and Hige dying was bawwwww though, I think it's their couple was one of the only things I actually liked in the show.

    @Forlourned: Yep, I just skipped those episodes and waited for it to end, just as I've been doing with Haruhi since the second repeat of Endless Eight.

    Comment by Jarmel
    06:16 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    It wasn't that bad but yes it was a slow plot. It had alot of themes in it which most people would have missed due.

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:32 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    that's the most genius plan ever >.>

    Comment by Forlourned
    04:57 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    In Retard World that is.

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:33 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I knew it....

    Comment by Forlourned
    04:57 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ...there is no spoon.

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:40 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ...whosyourdaddy

    Comment by Riiku
    04:51 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    There's a hidden message in those numbers!! Someone need to decipher it, it might be a key to something.

    Serious buisness.

    Comment by Forlourned
    05:08 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    hmm, you're RIGHT! Let me get my whirly bedazzler glasses on and plum into the genius of Kyoto Animation!

    ...hmmmm. I see... I put that there -Right!... Much like the Enigma code, but with a touch of Hieroglyphs codex.. amazing....

    ....Put the i in place of the omega symbol, carry over-

    Oh.. my.. God!

    it says.. It SEZ....it sez!

    "Get Bent you delusional pile of otaku scum and buy this shit we're feeding you!", "You all are Kyoani's little bitches and suck our droppings!"

    Much like those dildos in those Disney "Little Mermaid" posters, some group within (or all of them) are having a big old laugh on this fucking over of the dedicated fans of this series.

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:51 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm still waiting for the news article in which one of the Haruhi dedicated Otaku finally snaps and then goes to stalk and kill a member of KyoAni.

    I mean, if they can stalk a Seiyuu, who do know that they might have to deal with crazed fans (think John Lennon and what happened to him).

    Then to stalk one of these guys, who seem to have nothing but disdain for their audience, and probably think that nothing will happen anyway, should be a lot easier.

    Would be amusing though, that if said fan were to get caught, that he or she'd would be cosplaying Haruhi and that when asked why s/he did it, simply answer. God's Wrath.

    *evil grin*

    Comment by Jarmel
    06:16 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    *smirks*

    Comment by roger
    04:51 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    It may be that they are annoyed by piracy
    They are thinking if you are all going to steal it anyway why bother to give the fans something interesting

    Comment by NogamI_Aoi
    05:18 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yeah, except that sales of Haruhi discs and merchandise were always quite high. Not over-the-top like Gundam, but still.

    Comment by the7k
    04:54 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Alright - the only Haruhi stuff I've watched is the first season. (As well as a little bit of the Haruhi-chan stuff.)

    Is any of the second season worth watching? And if so, what parts exactly? I love Haruhi, but it seems like the second season is only going to make me look at the entire season with scorn.

    Comment by Forlourned
    04:59 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The first episode was classic '~Haruhi' so see if you can catch that one.

    Comment by Schrobby
    08:34 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Watch only the first and last endless ep, the rest should be ok. Probably.

    Comment by Riiku
    05:01 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I thinks it's time for someone to become The Angry Anime Nerd. If you know who I have in mind now.

    Comment by Eva Unit 001
    05:38 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Damn, can KyoAni troll any harder? I would love to see these DVD sales figures as well...

    Comment by Oldtaku
    06:04 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wow, I hope the DVD's tank.

    If they really think anyone is going to pay for 8 episodes of the same shit for fucking $60 a DVD....

    they can go fuck themselves.

    Capitalism means I have a choice in the products I wish to buy. I choose not to buy THIS.

    (whereas if this WAS communism, we would be forced to buy this since it would be for "The Good of All!")

    Comment by Arcane Azmadi
    06:19 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I wonder if KyoAni are just pushing the limits of ridiculous bullshit to see exactly what they can get away with before their last fan stops claiming it's a "genius artistic statement". Seriously, there is NOTHING good about this season, this is probably the single biggest piece of bullshit ever created and people are STILL defending it!

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:19 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I've heard it said that if you want to train a dog, you should not always give it rewards for the desired behavior (but also never punish it for the desired behavior).

    Maybe there's something similar relating to gambling and our monkey-brains ("Maybe... maybe, THIS episode will be 'real'. I'd better watch it just in case").

    Haruhi second season has been on my friends' weekly anime-watching lineup, but I've just been sleeping through them.

    And if I miss something 'real' -- at this point, I just don't care.

    Comment by maxchain
    06:51 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Pssh, I'd like to see Haruhi TRY and swing that sword around in the same room as the likes of Baiken.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:20 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Japan's suicide rate probably increased tenfolds after episode 8 aired. Someone better create a Terminator and go back in time to kick 'em KyoAni's butt. "Hasta la vista baby"

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:26 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I expect some otaku to buy out an entire shop's stock and smash it all right in front of said shop.

    Comment by alexcampos
    08:27 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This should be a perfect chance for all Haruhi fans to take a serious stand against this ridiculous nonsense and boycott these piece of shit dvds maybe Kadokawa will get the hint. HOWEVER knowing how retarded otakus in Japan are, the dvds will probably break record sales.

    Comment by lightningsabre
    08:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The smart thing to do here is just to buy the disc with the actual Endless Eight ending and that's it.

    Comment by Cerenado
    08:33 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    It's not genius marketing... is just that as long as they can make some profit out of this, they won't really give shit about anything else.
    But I still can't decide of what to think of the people that say that they enjoy watching the same shit repeated over and over for more than 8 times. Lest just go with mere pity for now. :D

    Comment by Schrobby
    08:35 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Only braindead will buy them all. Not even free blowjobs can change that.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:42 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Man, how ignorant can you be? Don't blame KyoAni for this, they're as fed up as we are. The producers are Kadokawa. Why the hell would KyoAni do entirely new animation for each episode if they were just looking for a profit? That was their way of rebelling imo, though they could have done it better. Like different animation styles instead of just different angles and shit. That could have been fun. But anyway, they are not responsible for the direct decision.

    Comment by KorTaku
    10:46 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    How sure are you of this?

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:02 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    real fans buy all 8 episodes 8 times! dont think it wont happen, more likely than a guy buying 20 copies of idolmaster

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:06 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    will they sell include the season 1 episodes ???
    could be each volume got 4 episodes.
    or they will put on each volume a endless crap episode ??
    will there also be a Blu Ray version.
    Is there any one here really going buy it plz send your money to me plz ??

    Comment by cherii pai
    09:58 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i cannot understand the senseless crap you are spewing

    Comment by mi
    09:48 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    they created each episode with different director
    so
    i think it should be treated as normal
    because they paid the same as the other episode
    so
    not really marketing genius but marketing failure

    Comment by RyoBase
    10:06 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Kyoani should deserves "Troll of the year" award.

    Comment by Templa
    10:50 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Isn't it worth enough to see Mikuru and Haruhi in all kind of different cute clothes, like bikinis and kimonos?

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:05 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    No.

    I can kinda get the fun-factor in this loop. I don't like it, but I understand the idea behind it. What I cannot believe is the fact that about a third of all Haruhi episodes is going to be the same fucking thing.

    In 5 years, when some kid decides to watch some anime, he's bound to hear about Haruhi. And what does he see ? 8 episodes out of 25 that are identical. It's just a stain on the overall series.

    And I really liked Haruhi...

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:56 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ill just buy the last one since its the same ep as the other 7 for the 1st ep on the disk and the way out of the loop as the second.

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:27 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm thinking Endless Eight was an idea one of the higher-up's girlfriend had, and he had to put it in for the sake of his sex life.

    Comment by Urmom
    11:45 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    sales figures? more like FAIL figures! OLOLOLOLOLOL I MADE A FUNNY!

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:50 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I honestly wonder how many copies they'll sell.

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:40 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Not so many considering people will only need to see one.

    Comment by MaidNiac
    12:27 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Sounds clever (sarcasm) than GONZO's Rosario+Vampire Capu2's censorship and Moetan episode 6 recap marketing strategy..

    Comment by abort-retry-fail
    12:42 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Gives new meaning to capitalist scum...

    Comment by M
    13:30 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And the real sad thing in all this is....people will buy them -_-

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:01 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    When KyoAni and Kadokawa become bankrupt as a result of no one buying any of the 4+ DVDs of Endless Eight, they'll blame this all on torrents + fansubs. :/

    Meh, they have themselves to blame.

    Comment by Lazydabear
    14:05 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Like I said before they were causing controversy in order to sell this crap to market to the masses of fans that would hope this series has something to offer.

    Comment by ChonnyD
    15:33 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Jesus, are they like stupid or something? I hope they didn't over-produce those DVD's because they're going to have huge inventories of surpluses because no one's going to buy a bajillion DVD's of the same goddamn episode.

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:40 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    If Bandai Entertainment is interested in getting the second season for an R1 release, how the hell are they going to release all these identical episodes?

    Comment by MusicalNote
    15:47 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    If this marketing ploy works... Well, all I'll do is face palm. I lost my faith in humanity a long, long time ago over more serious issues than professional trolls.

    Comment by Ray
    18:12 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh KyoAni, when will you stop trolling us?

    Comment by Kintoki
    18:20 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Fail Troll is Fail

    Comment by Gradation
    19:17 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I never expect KyoAni to do something like this. Then again, what the hell do I know.

    Comment by Zetsubou
    20:14 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I think the idea of endless eight as not a bad one, they just carried it too far and ruined it completely, leaving bad after taste.

    Had they only done four episodes, the fourth being the last one, this could have been epic, unprecedented in anime and very much in tune with Haruhi's eccentric fashion of organizing episodes and storyline.

    Second and third would have had to be more different from each other, with the third being close to ending it, (the one with the plane signs) but coming short for the fourth to finish.

    Comment by my mom
    22:08 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I can't wait to see how much they can sell

    Comment by brotch
    23:06 31/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    E8 drives otaku to madness
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3g3P_ZfR0M

    E8 drives otaku to enlightment
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3g3P_ZfR0M

    Comment by Cantido
    01:43 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Woah......he found his NHK device eh?

    Comment by Anonymous
    01:34 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    All the comments here only prove that KyoAni succeeded in epic trolling everybody.

    Comment by shalala
    06:43 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Never the less the might be one hardcore fan that will end up buying 10 of each dvd.

    Comment by PhilB
    15:49 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    KyoAni is trying to mess with my mind. No worries. It impressed me with the first season, but it didn't intoxicate. If it weren't because of K-on! I'd destroy them!!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:55 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    after endless 8, they are gonna make all the new episodes epic.

    that wouldnt surprise me...

    Comment by zxclobber
    18:09 01/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Just wait for it. There gonna do something like"
    "You can't watch this DVD's unless you insert endless 8 disk # in" for the remainder of the season."

    Comment by Metalbunny
    23:11 02/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Damn it all the helll...
    If they copied endless eight 3 times..they should have the time to create THE OTHER EPS..BUt noooooo

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:09 04/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    KYONAI FAIL !!!

    Comment by Kiri
    16:47 07/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

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    涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.230769 (5+3/13)
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    涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.428571 (5+3/7)
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    涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.714285 (5+5/7)
    涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱5.999999 (5+7/7)

    What a nice freaking way to say we're looping your brains out of your heads

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