You can look as far back as 1996 to find the first movie you could make a good case for as their theatrical debut: Shin Kimagure Orange Road: Summer’s Beginning, featuring none other than Haruhi’s general manager Tatsuya Ishihara as the sole unit director, and with all major animation and painting duties done by his crew at Kyoto. In The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya it is revealed that he is Mikuru's brother, and that his goal is to restore the original timeline in which Mikuru exists. Series 1, Episode 1 14+ CC HD CC SD. Aug 30, … Next Last. Meanwhile Kyon 2 leaves a message to his previous self. Kyon did as instructed, introducing himself to Haruhi as "John Smith". 1; 2; 3; Next. Kyon 1 points his "gun" at this Nagato (Nagato 1) and ponders whether he should change Nagato back, before deciding to do so. After 9.5 years, a new volume of the Haruhi Suzumiya novel series has been announced Thread starter Yasumi; Start date Aug 30, 2020; News ; Forums. According to Nagaru Tanigawa’s official Wikipedia page, as well as statements from various blogs and publications, Tanigawa (The writer) has put the Haruhi project (and all of his projects) on hiatus. into a movie – if anything, that only made things trickier. This reality "overwrites" the previous reality, according to Itsuki Koizumi's explanation in The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya. The SOS Brigade (except Haruhi) would notice the loops many times, and Nagato was completely aware of them, but would take no action against it. Asahina (Big) then uses her TPDD to return with Kyon 2 to, Kyon 1 and Asahina (Small) visit Nagato, who freezes them in time in her guest room. The two middle acts of the film, storyboarded by Noriko Takao, are a master class in understated unpleasantness, a lifeless life depiction that Takemoto equated to a world without the Sun – which is to say, what Kyon’s everyday would be without Haruhi. As a creator endlessly fascinated by the fragile side of male main characters that we rarely see in anime, it’s no wonder that the inner monologue where Kyon is forced to accept Haruhi as an inescapable weakness of his spoke so strongly to Takemoto. , which they began constructing into around 7 TV anime episodes. The following article is a timeline of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Kyon 1 hesitates before pulling the trigger and is tackled by Asakura, who stabs him mortally with her knife. If it wasn't for Mikuru's faction's interference, the boy would not have grow up to develop his own contribution to time travel. Kyon returns from the future at 8 pm and goes to bed. Be the first to share what you think! Nagato left behind an Emergency Escape Program if Kyon wished to revert the changes. While the aforementioned Ishihara had his hands full charting the course of Haruhi’s continuation, someone else was chosen to step in and lead the production itself. . When Asahina mentioned how she was sorry she'd made Nagato do that "in the past" (during The Sigh), Nagato replied that for her, this was the first time she would do so. 1 Personality 2 Rider Forms 3 Equipment 3.1 Devices 3.2 Weapons 3.3 Vehicles Haruhi is a blunt and bossy person who also is a bright, energetic, and athletic high-school student, but can be insensitively cruel. While author Nagaru Tanigawa appears to stumble into interesting ideas in a way that feels accidental sometimes, once he’s chosen a path he’ll follow its natural course no matter what, even if it involves unpleasant arguments or outright removing the most charismatic, titular character. Kyon tells Haruhi and Koizumi about the other world. 9.5 Years Later, Haruhi’s Back! , Kigami looked over every single shot to make sure they were constructed in a way that fit the larger screen, carefully arranged so that the extra real state didn’t lead to empty visuals. Until now. Directed by Noriyuki Kitanohara, Tatsuya Ishihara. The presence of all SOS Brigade members activates the key to the Emergency Escape Program. In The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya, Nagato had to repeatedly inject Asahina with nanites to keep her from making unintentional reality-altered attack. Kyon briefly meets an older version of Haruhi Suzumiya at college. – 15. He found a note telling him to meet her. He returns in The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya, allied with Kuyoh Suoh and Kyoko Tachibana in an effort to transfer Haruhi's power to Sasaki. The two middle acts of the film, storyboarded by, , are a master class in understated unpleasantness, a. depiction that Takemoto equated to a world without the Sun – which is to say, what Kyon’s everyday would be without Haruhi. Bearing in mind that it took Kyoto animation 3 years to finish Season 2, it would be a stretch to assume they have been quietly working on a Season 3 this w… So instead, they began a process of transformation of the studio as a whole that still has palpable consequences to this day. Nagato is unable to synchronize with her future self, who has blocked the connection. Similarly, even his more questionable choices are properly followed through on and have consequences, rather than sweeping them all under the rug. no comments yet. She tells him the. (In the regular reality, it was a girl's school, but now it was co-ed.) The next day, Nagato told Kyon to read the book again. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Their fully in-house method, the strength built on camaraderie with the staff they work with on every single project, they wouldn’t allow for that. By that point, the studio had already earned a reputation for creating animation of the highest quality you could see on TV, but could they actually step up their game to match the large screen? Facebook Twitter. She heals Kyon 1. The first one, by Makoto Mizuno, ran from May to December 2004 and was considerably different from the light novels in its one published volume, having little input from the original author. Kyon met with adult Mikuru, who gave him an assignment: help young Haruhi. She shows him her star-shaped birthmark, but he doesn't recall seeing that before. The world was caught in over 15,000 two-week-long stable time loops due to Haruhi's subconscious over the August vacation in Endless Eight. The r/Haruhi discord will be hosting a groupwatch of Disappearance on the 22nd, once at 20:00 CET subbed and then again at 20:00 EST dubbed if you would like to join in.. Continuing from the last episode, Kyon is now forced to come after school every day to the new clubhouse of the SOS Brigade. These split supervision duties – layouts and specific aspects of the animation – have remained a KyoAni tradition for theatrical projects, where they have to pay extra attention not just to the quality but the way scenes are constructed. That person was none other than the late, , the eternally undervalued backbone of the studio. With Johnny Yong Bosch, Ricco Fajardo, Crispin Freeman, Josh Grelle. So instead, they began a process of transformation of the studio as a whole that still has palpable consequences to this day. appears to stumble into interesting ideas in a way that feels accidental sometimes, once he’s chosen a path he’ll follow its natural course no matter what, even if it involves unpleasant arguments or outright removing the most charismatic, titular character. This event seems to have sundered the timelines of Fujiwara and Mikuru Asahina; the former considers the latter his sister, but the latter says she has no brother. She gives a cryptic warning and a hint: "Snow White". save hide report. Nagato 2 stops Asakura's attack and disintegrates her. Kyon and Nagato were assigned to assist "Michuru", as this version was called, from meeting her other self. The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya and The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya, Mikuru Asahina and Fujiwara have differing futures and originated here. A decade later and despite the tragic losses, its legacy at Kyoto Animation and the industry altogether still endures. demographics than Haruhi when it comes to explaining why I love KyoAni and always will, maybe I wouldn’t even have watched Free! Nagato is present. Title: Suzumiya Haruhi no Gensou Artist: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Street Release Date: June 24, 2009 Music: 15. She gave Kyon a device to convert this Nagato back into a humanoid interface, then had Mikuru take him back. Haruhi Suzumiya is an eccentricity who dislikes the ordinary. As a creator endlessly fascinated by the fragile side of male main characters that we rarely see in anime, it’s no wonder that the inner monologue where Kyon is forced to accept Haruhi as an inescapable weakness of his spoke so strongly to Takemoto. He attempts to kidnap Mikuru later in the book. Time Travelers (miraijin, literally "future person") in the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise are humans who travel though time to complete a certain quest or to ensure that time flows the way it is supposed to, through the use of a TPDD. After Asahina leaves, Nagato also gives him a warning. The team moved forward with an altered plan to rebroadcast the series with 14 new episodes mixed with the 14 original ones – and without properly announcing that, the Haruhi way – but Disappearance was deemed worthy of special treatment and thus became a theatrical project instead. Only one specific date is given in the light novels: 1702 (15th year of the Genroku Emperor), Yauemon Tsuruya, the patriarch of the Tsuruya clan, discovered a mysterious titanium alloy device. Nagato herself converted her previous self from a human to an interface. However, the challenges didn’t end after the decision to make Disappearance into a movie – if anything, that only made things trickier. Haruhi holds a celebration after school with the SOS Brigade. So of course, with that much success and enough material at their disposal, it didn’t take long for the staff to begin planning the next stage of Kyon’s adventures. By that point, the studio had already earned a reputation for creating animation of the highest quality you could see on TV, but could they actually step up their game to match the large screen? The manga is ongoing, but there hasn’t been a new Haruhi novel since 2011. Every time time travel is used with a TPDD, it causes damage to the time plane it punches a hole through. Kyon 1 remained in a coma until December 21st, with the SOS Brigade members taking turns to check on him. While the tremendous financial success is easy to measure even nowadays, its actual impact was much more profound than that, capable of changing an entire subculture and creating new gateways into anime. For all his subtle qualities as a creator, Takemoto’s stern and ambitious personality led to, results as well; it’s not a coincidence that, is a 22 episodes series with more footage than standard two cours anime, and that, was the longest anime movie upon first release, only bested overall by. Kyon 1 realizes he will need to return to, Haruhi arranges for kimonos for the girls. Starring: Tomokazu Sugita, Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara. Afterward he investigated photos of Mikuru, and noticed the mole. One of the secrets behind KyoAni’s enduring quality is that they tore down that wall and effectively make all their anime as if they were movies now; not, the same way because each project has its own circumstances and their best directors are mindful of details like the physical difference between TV and cinema, While the aforementioned Ishihara had his hands full charting the course of, ’s continuation, someone else was chosen to step in and lead the production itself. Hey, thanks for this. In the end, that’s not how things panned out at all. best. Disappearance is in many ways the culmination of what the studio had been building up to: the kind of work that let them walk away from the franchise with a feeling of accomplishment even if it technically didn’t wrap up the narrative. Threadmarks. Disappearance is a movie that pulls back no punches in that regard, even during its quieter moments. Kuyou summons an unconscious Haruhi and drops her from a height. I hurt just thinking about all the incredible, talented folks we lost when that deranged psychopath did what he did, Takemoto probably the most. To this day, it remains a misunderstood stroke of genius and luck. Four years ago (year 0), a frustrated Haruhi Suzumiya created a timequake, supposedly resulting in the creation of espers and drawing the attention of the Data Overmind. When Kyon asks about Haruhi, Taniguchi recalls her, saying she was attending, Kyon rushes out of school early and finds Haruhi and Koizumi at Kouyouen. You can look as far back as 1996 to find the first movie you could make a good case for as their theatrical debut: Shin Kimagure Orange Road: Summer’s Beginning, as the sole unit director, and with all major animation and painting duties done by his crew at Kyoto. God knows... Nipponsei . And yes, that does indeed mean that the reviled Endless Eight arc wasn’t just doing the essential emotional groundwork for Nagato in the upcoming film, it also quite literally enabled its existence by filling a big gap in the TV series after Disappearance split off. Although nuance in acting and thorough polish is something that Kyoto Animation already achieved on the regular, there’s something special to the way that theatrical animation is constructed… or at least there was until everyone began throwing projects made with the same constraints as TV shows into cinemas, but that’s a topic for another day. Kyon 1 refuses to allow her to disappear. Multiple plot points were on the table – including a certain staff favorite by the name of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, which they began constructing into around 7 TV anime episodes. 100% Upvoted. This would restore the culprit's body to its original state. Oct 25, 2017 2,918. While author. In the 2000s, Haruhi Suzumiya and the whole SOS Brigade took the anime community by storm with their widespread success spanning all over the globe. Because Kyon did not stop Nagato from changing the world, only "resetting" it, "X" still exists, and has simply been "covered up". AS). Kyon leaps out the window to catch her. Facebook Twitter. Reader mode. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya I. "Present" Kyon's injuries were later explained as him falling down the stairs. Had they been any other studio, the strategy would have been clear: contact freelance theatrical animation specialists to truly take, to the next level. Kyon was interrupted by Ryoko Asakura, who nearly killed him with her knife. She thanks him. Kyon 1 then falls unconscious. In the early summer of 2007, around a year after the broadcast of the original TV series and right before the official confirmation that the anime would be continuing, producers and core staff were already deep amidst conversations about how to proceed further into, ’s world. Mikuru (small) arranged for Kyon to rescue him from murder and later Mikuru (big) arranged for Kyon to inspire his vision of time travel. In the early summer of 2007, around a year after the broadcast of the original TV series and right before the official confirmation that the anime would be continuing, producers and core staff were already deep amidst conversations about how to proceed further into Haruhi’s world. 7 editions. The program sent him back to the original Tanabata. Member. A decade later and despite the tragic losses, its legacy at Kyoto Animation and the industry altogether still endures. , the single most important animator in the studio’s history, supervised all the. Mysterious phenomena appearing … Haruhiism was kind of a joke, except it wasn’t. Never forget, that this is what Haruhi Suzumiya looks like 15 years later! And, 20 Years Of Ojamajo Doremi: The Ideal Kids Anime Grows Up With Its Audience, Ufotable’s 20th Anniversary: A Tale of Wild But Meticulous Growth, Twilight Wings: A Labor Of Love By The Pokemon Generation, Pokemon Twilight Wings Interview: Series Director Shingo Yamashita & Assistant Yoh Watanabe, Exclusive Interview With Spencer Wan: Studio Grackle’s Technique And Philosophy. I first got into anime back when Haruhi really was synonymous with anime, but I ventured away from the medium for years, and I missed the Disappearance film. Kyon took young Mikuru to see Yuki Nagato, who "froze" them in time three years until the "present day". Everything that he ever touched had a kind of special, understated magic that sometimes seems to have been overlooked. 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