The Pachinko Game of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jul 21, 2014 19:09 JST
- Tags: Haruhi, Kyoto Animation, Marketing, Pachinko, Sankyo, Video Gallery
What looks to be the last SOS of Haruhi Suzumiya has arrived, in the form of a full-on pachinko adaptation sure to induce despair and much protest amongst fans who still awaited a new anime in vain hope…
As previously reported, the Haruhi Hunting campaign orchestrated by pachinko firm Sankyo is underway this summer, and a series of PVs have been released highlighting the characters and their attendant machines:
Haruhi:
Mikuru:
Nagato:
Koizumi:
Kyon:
Kyon’s Imouto:
Tsuruya:
Taniguchi:
Kunikida:
Older Mikuru:
Asakura:
Computer Club buchou:
Pachinko, aside from notionally being illegal in Japan, enjoys a reputation for being a franchise graveyard amongst anime fans (or at least the vocal minority who moan about every new development online) – despite the likes of Evangelion for years having been highly successful in the ball dropping arena.
Sankyo has also provided a video to demonstrate ball-less gameplay with clips from the anime:
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round x Tatsunoko
One Piece: Burning Blood Busting It Up
Extended Valkyria: Azure Revolution Trailer Calls to Battle
Atelier Shallie Plus “Ayesha Returns!”
Gate “Endlessly Tragic…”
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Distressingly Melancholic
Cooking Mishap Asuna Figure
Donald Trump Supporters “Masturbate to Anime!”
Hypnos F*** Absolutely Mesmerizing
Puzzle & Dragons X Gets “More RPG Elements!”
Eager Index Bunny Girl Figure
Shingeki no Kyojin PV More Colossal Than Ever
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 “Owner’s Mode” = “SJW Bait”
Musaigen no Phantom World Relentlessly Cute
Dragon Quest Stage Event Highly Promising
Project X Zone 2 Trailer Hits Hard
Kagura Ero-Figure Extremely Tentacular
Monmusu BD “Bigger With Every Release!”
MLP Futanari: “Bronies Weirder Than Ever…”
Blade & Soul Launch Unexpectedly Voluptuous
Kuroneko Cosplay by Mikehouse Full of Life
Busty Hotaru Cosplay Delightfully Delectable
Adorable Ati Cosplay by Kaieda Kai Kemonomimi Chaos
Momo Velia Deviluke Cosplay Bursting With Bridal Beauty
Skimpy Sonico Cosplay Barely Contained
Kumiko & Reina Cosplay Hardly Blows At All
Skimpy Elf Bikini Cosplay by Saku Supremely Sexy
Gothic Lolita Hatsune Miku Cosplay Busts Out
Delectable Dizzy Cosplay by Lechat
Dark Elf Cosplay by Non Very Dark Indeed
this is good, isn't it.
Here's to you.
So many Youtube videos loading make my Firefox cry!
Im not interested in this series at all anymore. that is, unless we all get the fucking head of the guy who came up with the endless repeating episodes on a bloody silver platter. also what the fuck is up with that mole hair?
That was so utterly, unbelievably uninspired, I'm at a complete loss to feel anything at all about the matter.
Pachinko is illegal?
Well, he said "notionally". Porn is also "notionally" illegal in Japan.
Glad she's being humiliated for once. Enjoy it Haruhi-chan you've earned it.
is Hirano Aya voicing Haruhi in this? or is just voice samples?
I liked reading the novels... but then the author decided to go on a very long hiatus and I completely lost all interest in the series.
You should try Berserk lol
Guyver?
What console is this
Lol, none. It's a trumped up slot machine.
Pachinko isn't illegal. It's amazing how people who wright here doesn't know a shit about Japan.
Look up the meaning to notionally and re-read the sentence.
RIP old timer. You have earned your rest.
RIP? Pachinko necro'd the deceased corpse that is the Suzumiya franchise and you say they've earned their rest? Heresy.
haruhi is such a sexy beast
Haruhi is dead to me. Kyo-Ani fumbled it so hard and one thing lead to another and the next thing we know it's been 5 years since the last season...
It's for pachinko machine since the start of the campaign. What do they expect dude ??
Blame the stupidity of Japanese otaku and 2ch people who makes the VA cry and retire.
All this does is show they are readying the waters for new Haruhi material. Guilty Gear released a Pachinko game and the. Shortly afterwards released a new actual game.
This is the EXACT opposite of saying this is the end of the franchise.
Greed killed Haruhi. Kyoto Animations decision to animate 8 episodes of the same shit drove people away. They were clearly motivated by money and ultimately no one but the hardcore fanboys bought it.
You could have easily have done Endless Eight in 3-4 episodes at most.
Did the creators not watch Stargate SG1? Window of Opportunity? They covered an endless timeloop in 45 minutes lol.
The book had only the last loop.
Anyway Haruhi franchise never died. The movie was great and I bet they will get all the attention they want if they make another movie/season. Haruhi have a story good enough for that and Kyoani knows that.
We'll never get more Haruhi, thus its dead.
As far as anime license pachinko machines go, it's hard to top the Evangelion machines. Those are just fucking awesomeness, wrapped in win, fortified with hell yes.
Kyoani still trolling their fans I see.
Sigh. When will people get it through their skulls that KyoAni don't own Haruhi? This is not their call.