
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.
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An official interview with the Kyoto Animation production staff of Haruhi’s much loathed Endless Eight arc reveals that staff are angry enough to allow their displeasure a public airing.
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The dwindling core of masochists calling themselves Haruhi fans are all but convinced that the Endless Eight arc will indeed run to eight episodes, as the latest episode is yet another variation on the Endless Eight recursion fans have come to dread, and even Yamakan found disgusting…
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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:
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Haruhi’s continuing Endless Eight story arc is exasperating fans, and the usual demented otaku antics ensue, with 2ch providing examples of otaku driven to destruction.
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The all-seeing eyes of 2ch have noticed a distressing number of instances where K-ON!’s Tsumugi is the victim of some unfortunate terrestrial TV channel “censorship”.
This is all presumably due to the varying aspect ratios between the standard and widescreen versions, but that likely will come as a poor excuse to fans of Mugi, and her delightful eyebrows…
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As those familiar with the light novels expected, the latest episode of Haruhi that aired earlier today was indeed a continuation of the previous episode‘s Endless Eight story arc.
Defying what was originally thought by many to be the new season’s broadcast order, the episode also began to explain the strange calmness and normality found in the first Endless Eight episode story, nothing new to fans of the novels, but went on to reveal what may be a puzzle even to them…
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Recently concluded K-ON! offered during its run a plethora of easter eggs for otaku sleuths to identify, photograph, and in many cases, purchase for their ever-growing collections.
Cameos of real world locations featured in the show (such as Azusa’s musical hall) are plentiful, but pales in comparison to the truly staggering number of actual consumer products seen and identified in the show:
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The second season of Haruhi is finally underway, and it takes the already confused airing order of the series and makes it more so. However, the apparent airing order has been worked out…
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The 12th episode of the Haruhi broadcast has aired, once again giving confirmation that the re-broadcast is indeed a reshuffling of the original episodes, intended to allow for the light novel’s stories to appear in their correct chronological order.
Since only 4 of the first season’s episodes remain unaired with 16 more episodes remaining in the broadcast, the 2nd Haruhi season can essentially be considered to have fully begun.
The newest episode, which will probably come to be known as episode 12 in the overall series, is “Endless Eight”, a short story from the novels detailing the SOS Brigade’s playful summer vacation. Again, a bevy of screenshots from the episode and a recap is available below:
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The last episode of K-ON! has aired, but crestfallen otaku have been given a fortunate reprieve – the “Next Episode” segment promises a bonus extra episode next week, something sure to come as good news to those many dreadfully bereaved by the ending of the series.
Below is an extensive collection of screenshots with a recap of the finale episode, if you are so inclined:
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