“If We Do A Haruhi Movie, It’ll Be Endless Eight Again”
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Aug 8, 2009 18:45 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Haruhi, Kyoto Animation, Movies, Production Controversy
Haruhi director Tatsuya Ishihara has expressed an interest in making any movie edition of Haruhi another iteration of the reviled Endless Eight saga.
The interviewer poses the strictly hypothetical question of what material might be used to create a Haruhi movie, much to the consternation of 2ch:
“There are a lot of episodes from the novels which have not been animated. We’d love to hear which of those you would like to make into a movie.”
Ishihara: “Endless Eight… :-) Can’t we do that again, adding some new extras, try some film tricks out? Or is it too much? :-)”
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one word...
NO!!
Now jump of the cliff Ishihara! XD
I'd watch it. Look forward to it too! I'm not kidding/trolling, seriously!
It seems like an unique idea for a movie, I mean, all movies are so similar these days.
In the next exciting episode of haruhi, haruhi takes a shit and kyon has to lick her asshole clean
8 times over
can't wait
If this were to be taken symbolically (Haruhi being KyoAni, and Kyon being the dwindling fanbase), this'd make way too much sense.
Bail out on this ship, Haruhists! And I once considered myself one of your number.
The only thing more awesome than this would be seeing Jerry Springer treating his fans with such sarcasm and condescension.
Such an answer amuses me to no end as it is rife with facetiousness, clearly.
Assuming the interview was from the new Newtype, which has the Endless Eight feature, of course if you keep talking about Endless Eight they'll make a joke about an 'Endless Eight' movie given the chance. They wouldn't give a serious answer because then people will start expecting it.
But they already made an Endless Eight movie, it was called Groundhog Day...
To Hell with this studio.
To Hell with Haruhi.
THIS IS MADNESS
They interviewer should've just walked away. Preferably slapping this guy on his way out.
please!
Sometimes I think they're intentionally flushing Haruhi down the toilet. This series had so much potential...
PRETTY sure he was kidding
And this is the same guy who did Clannad?? What's wrong with him!?
HAHAHAHAH you gotta be bullshitting me this dudes a asshole.
What a magnificent troll this guy is. Maybe even legendary?
I bet they're just doing the endless eight thing cause they have no idea how to continue the series
They did the Endless Eight thing because Kadokawa doesn't want Disappearance animated yet, if at all. Kadokawa has been fighting with the author over royalties ever since the first anime, which is why the tenth novel keeps being delayed. In response, Kadokawa has been dragging its feet on further anime adaptations.
According to the scuttlebutt on 2ch, Kadokawa insisted on doing Endless eight over many episodes, in part to cut costs by reusing footage and in part to avoid doing Disappearance during this series. KyoAni appears to have fought them over it for some time (hence the delay in airing) before MOSTLY giving in ("mostly" because they ended reusing footage much less than Kadokawa wanted). At least one producer has already been fired by Kadokawa because of the backlash.
Of course, no one at either KyoAni or Kadokawa is going to address this openly, but jokes like this one that Ishihara made make it clear that KyoAni isn't happy with how they were forced to do it.
Any SOLID proof behind all your claims except for some random 2ch trollposts?
If it's it japanese, it must be true!
I read the 2ch posts frequently and it's just about everywhere. However, it's still only a rumor. No one has any solid proof and there have been fake articles related to this before...
I, for one, wouldn't be surprised if it were true, but regardless, it happened and we just need to calm down and hopefully get back on track with the series... assuming it comes back on track...
No, no proof, but it seems consistent with the facts that we DO have. MORE consistent, IMO, than just chalking it up to KyoAni either trolling the fanbase or being totally incompetent as so many are doing.
As such, though I usually take rumors of this with SEVERAL grains of salt, I'm inclined to believe that the points here are probably more or less true.
What a boastful Jackass this guy is. Why not just jump off a bridge to see if it might be painful? If this "Endless Eight" was any indication of what not to do maybe drinking ebola water would be a good idea as well?
On the contrary, his tone makes it seem to me that he (and the rest of Kyoto Animation, if you've read some of the other comments that have come out of the studio) are just as unhappy with the situation as the rest of us. Because of the way things work in Japanese society, he can't come right out and SAY that, but just making the joke (which is what this obviously is) IMPLIES as much.
It's pretty clear at this point that stretching out EE was Kadokawa's decision, not KyoAni's. The studio was stuck: either do it the way Kadokawa told them to, or don't do it at all. They decided to try and make the best of a bad situation. It's Kadokawa that deserves the hate, here.
If KyoAni disliked endless eight and had any semblance of integrity they would say "fuck no" so they deserve equal blame.
I hope the dvds sell only a few hundred copies, if not i'd say we need more truckdrivers stabbing every Haruhi fan around akihabara.
I don't necessarily disagree that it might have been better for artistic integrity to walk away than to do it this way, but I don't know what that would have entailed contractually. Breaking a contract isn't always that easy to do - that's just the reality of doing business.
At the very least, I don't think it's fair to say the blame is "equal," and certainly not without knowing the details of the contract.
Does Anonymous have proof of this? That Kadokawa is the one who stipulated that in the contract?
Strangly, the thing that annoyed me most was everytime Haruhi walked in with an ice lolly and told the crew there was no pay for working so hard, she just wanted the bloody suits for herself
only in japan could they get away with this crap.
just with harutards
Endless Trolls: confirmed!
You know, at first I was mad, but now it's something to laugh at. It's kind of like how some people were having Twitter withdrawl and others were revelling in the madness of the moment.
Harutards must be fapping to this
OMG! They are dicks! KyoAni are DICKS!
The movie will still sell well since haruhi fans are basically RETARDS.
Kyoani found a gold mine
It's not funny to even joke about putting fans through this shit a second time
well its offical Kyoani is just laughing at us at this point.
Fuck you Tatsuya. Rot in hell forever you sadistic bastard.
FUCK FUCK FUCK
imagine 2 FUCKING HOURS of THE SAME FUCKING SCENES!!!
FUCK YOU ISHIHARA!!!
Imagine 3 hours of it...owait.
I can't wait to see what I had to suffer seeing again!
Aside from Groundhog Day,their was a similar episode on X-files where a guy try to rob the bank by attaching bomb onto his body and his girlfriend had to live the same nightmare everyday.Unlike EE the ending was good.
*facepalm*
Might be a joke, or it could be that he thinks that he's Hideaki Anno reborn, though that seems kinda hard to do considering that guy isn't dead.
Endless Eight Again! Bring It On!
At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if that happened.
I hope everything turns to applejuice.
I'm just amazed he said they'd make *one* movie instead of eight of them.
They need to remake season 2 without the troll, AND without the shitty LS animation/K-on animation. Hell, even a change of script writers, and directors. I don't really care what people think. I personally abhorred both shows, producing Haruhi in the same mold as those two abominations as opposed to its superior first season is fucking ridiculous.
I want to put a knife in his gut.
Well, no, not really... and if I even lived there... but if it was legal I would definitely threaten him with it.
Because I am so enraged at the sales numbers.
A test for real Haruhi fans I would say.
One needs extreme madness to keep up the series.
Seriously, if u hate the series/movie (because of e8) just don't watch the movie instead of insulting the series (Haruhi), the arc (e8), or even any1 who was (honestly) fine with it. You could said it(e8) is the dullest, the worst, or whatever, but it IS subjective. I myself don't and will never agree. There are some who think like me, and there are some who -insert parameter- dislke it (by now, since a while ago). If u think the movie will waste your time, don't even think of dl/stream it, keep the *nasty* words/sentences to yourself. I honestly want to land a punch or two to those whom saying line(s) which main contents are "dislike*, but in the future they still dl/stream it (contradicting with what they said in the 'past'). Moreover if they start posting rubbish about "wsting my time bla bla bla" after that.
Ishihara: “Endless Eight… :-) Can’t we do that again, adding some new extras, try some film tricks out? Or is it too much? :-)”
This MUST be some kind of ironic joke... I hope!
If he does that, I will train dobermans to lust after human rectums.
Reminds me of that Cartoon Network April Fool's Day where they showed nothing but screwball squirrel for 24 hours.
Does it mean that Hirano is out of a job now? Poor girl, hope she doesn't whore herself to survive the unemployment.
id have to kill him seriously...
Someone tell Ishihara to drop dead literally...
I lol'd.
That makes us two.
I'm pretty sure he's joking, guys. -_-
At least they realize what idiots they are.
I'm damn sure he's joking.
Then again, they did make a movie of this arc before, and it starred Bill Murray.
Endless Eight is more like laziness.... they don't have to write new episodes and after the whole season is done, you only get a handfull of actual NEW eps. Makes for a great marketing scheme for anyone who buys the DVD's of the same crap regurgitated over and over. Haruhi in general is awesome, but I am not financially supporting ANY of the Endless Eight DVD's or potential movie, then I'd might as well walk around with BAKA on my forehead.
Anyone see the Hitler subbed parody of Endless Eight? My sentiments excactly!
KyoAni! King of Trolls, do you have any more Episode 8 variations?
I would only watch if they do a uber hentai totally WILD and 101% uncensored! With 1 trillion hot lolis all the way on eight !!
Joking or no, he should be fired.
I've worked in a movie theater before, and I had to clean human feces off in the women's bathroom - ironically IN that movie theater.
I'm guessing most movie theaters have had this happen at least once. Now, if most movie theater staff has had to endure cleaning human feces, I can't imagine any theater willingly showing an Endless Eight movie, KNOWING what they'd have to deal with afterwards. Surely it wouldn't be limited to the rest rooms.
“There are a lot of episodes from the novels which have not been animated. We’d love to hear which of those you would like to make into a movie.”
Ishihara: “Endless Eight… :-) Can’t we do that again, adding some new extras, try some film tricks out? Or is it too much? :-)”
“I FUCKEN DARE YOU, BIOTCH!”
If this guy isn't joking (which he probably is) then he is going to sink to the level of directors such as Owe Boll and Michael Bay.
A movie of endless eight?! What is this fuckery?! Is Ishihara retarded?! It better all be lies!
The interviewer asked for an unanimated episode from the novels that would be a good movie, Ishihara gave an answer from an already animated story (thus dodging the question). That, and his reply reeks of sarcasm because he knows there'd be hell to pay if they did it.
O Samurai! He is seeking death!
I really hope most of the above pissed off people are joking. Like Ishihara clearly was. Harmless throwaway jests are apparently Serious Business now.
So its like Groundhog Day but kawaii?
can Bill Murray be in it?
Lost in translation 2: The Groundhog Day of Haruhi Suzimiya.
I have 2 words to say to the guy.
FUCK
YOU
PWND!!
I want a musical Endless Eight just for the heck of it.
FUCK YEAH, FUND IT!
NUCLEAR RAGE
The consument is king. Just don't buy the shit and they won't make the shit. Simple, really.
This guy's a sadist.
He is enjoying... orz
Looking forward to that movie!
A idiot will forever be an idiot.
Dear Diary: made the Excalibur face for the first time in days. New record?
Soul Eater's Excalibur? Awesome! =w=
And the Excalibur face is the face people make when they see Excalibur. This made me make that face.
Oh, he can make another 4 loops (2hr divided by 25 min)
Sheesh, it's like they've been taking notes from Nintendo of America on how to piss their fans off.
people missed the sarcasm in his words...
Yes, they did. Because people are stupid.
hes just fucking trolling us...
you can tell by his emocon
indeed, and by the post that you can read below, he fukken trolled a lot of people :D
They should go and make a movie out of Planetarian instead. Second best Key game after Clannad.
You have a great idea there, sir. Need to tell kyoani about this idea of yours, but how?
Agreed, do want.
+1
Though 3 OVAs might be better. My attention span is the usual 23-26 mins, so movies are sort of...
You sir, are a genius.
KyoAni at its finest.
YEAHHHH!! Now this is a waste of money! Kinda makes me wonder why Gonzo is in tight budget these days...
*facepalm*