Yutaka Yamamoto, or Yamakan, famed for being the director of the original Haruhi series and formerly with Kyoto Animation, has apologised to fans over the direction the series has taken with the hated Endless Eight arc, calling it “inexcusable.”
His comments were made in a recent interview held at American convention Otakon, visible below:
Important quotes, immediately seized upon by 2ch:
“I knew from a year ago.”
“When I was with Kyoto Animation, this idea was already floating around, I was against to it. I thought 2 episodes was the limit.”
“I feel responsible for this. I’ll say it, I’m prepared to. As a representative of the SOS-Dan production committee, I want to apologise here – this was inexcusable.”
Of course, the validity of an apology on behalf of the makers of Haruhi from someone long since no longer with the company and who can now say whatever he likes is questionable, but it at least shows that at some point the production committee seems to have been taken over by people with a strange idea of how to properly take the series forward…
I like Yamamoto-san, but I’m a little pissed he didn’t stay at KyoAni to try to keep THE SIT from hitting THE FAN.
Well, at least he’s got Kannagi. Is good.
Also, nice picture FTW.
*facepalm*
“keep THE *s♥♥t* from hitting THE FAN.”
haruhi started out great, it is still great mind you, but with the current higher ups in the production staff…
ugh they’re even going to make us wait another few years for disapearence i bet…
you know, it could have been fine if they played around and snuck in little changes in each of the episodes, enough to make it interesting, you know?
oh yeah, no more endless eight, the neverending story finish!!!! =D
Even The Game says that the current G-Unot album blows.
I thought Yamakan sucked for doing Kannagi. But then again he had been flung out by a SUCK company that doesn’t know how to perform blowjobs well. I’m not surprised at all.