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Aug 23, 2012 5:52 AM

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What's this confidence made from? Two milligrams will do, just share some with me.
Kyon is so funny sometimes lol XD
Aug 25, 2012 9:44 AM

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Whow, great episode, one of the best imo. Koizumi is probably my favorite character and he got so much screentime this ep. But at the end of it all(because, yeah, it feels really bad but there's only one episode left) the episode order makes more and more sense. I probably wouldn't like as much this anime if I watched them in the original order.

Only one, last, episode remains, what's gonna happen :S
Oct 25, 2012 3:45 AM
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For me i watched the computer game ep, and I loved this episode, it was awsome
Dec 17, 2012 11:02 AM

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Nagato was badass as always~
Jun 14, 2013 12:49 PM
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Yuki!!! Haha she's seriously my favorite character. I find it interesting that she listens to Kyon's (and Haruhi's) orders and needs confirmation. That was cute at the end when she said maybe she'll spend some time with the computer club once in a while :) She's grown too as a character.
Jul 22, 2013 2:39 AM

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I'm commenting about the "actual episode 13" and not the arranged order.


Didn't expect something like "plot's being crazy" or something.


Aug 29, 2014 10:24 PM

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smh taking until episode 13 to explain what closed space is or what espers even do.



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Sep 8, 2014 3:23 PM

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Half of the episode was repeated ..
Poor Nagato. I hope the last ep will conclude nicely.
Oct 9, 2014 1:02 PM

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A deja vu. Now I see where this is going and why this is considered to
be the most boring part in this show. I hope it'll be worth it in the end.
Dec 11, 2014 10:13 AM

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the same thing happened again

Oct 5, 2015 3:27 PM
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Feb 2015
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That cliffhanger dammit
Jan 26, 2016 3:17 PM

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Watched Melancholy Part V. The Ergo Proxy vibe is strong with this one, and it's not just the BGM. Really interesting considering both shows originally aired at the same time.

Also, while I agree that Suzumiya's animation quality and detail is amazing, especially for the time it was made in, it also makes me appreciate Ergo Proxy even more. Animation wise that show was at least on par with Suzumiya.
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Feb 17, 2016 7:39 PM

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[Watching in broadcast order]

Dang, a lot of information regarding the closed space and espers.
Don't forget the relationship between Haruhi and the universe at the same time.

I can definitely relate to Haruhi, just how insignificant everything is.
May 8, 2016 11:11 AM

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I saw the ep where they're trapped in a time loop...
It was a pretty cool and trippy experience. Felt a little mind fucked.
Good ep. 4/5.
May 24, 2016 7:59 AM

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Endless Eight -realization of infinite time loop-

All I can say is mind fuck and mind blowing. At first, it is a same repetitive event with different camera angle but it did recycled over more than thousands!!! HOLY!!!

Mikuru when she cried is moegasm. She is too cute <3
Kissing Haruhi will be the best solution to get out of this loop or maybe going out or dating.

This series is worth 10/10
This is worth reading Light novel for the true conclusion to this series. Good job author!! You never fail to surprise me.

5/5
Aug 14, 2017 6:20 AM

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Endless 8 part 2....so they've repeated this over 15000 times, Haruhi maybe you should speak up for once at the end?
Sep 20, 2017 6:40 PM

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Cool...I love time-loop stories!

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May 3, 2018 5:53 PM

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Rewind summer antics episode.

I hate Haruhi and Kyon and Koizumi. I am sad that they all have to play along with Haruhi's torture for her wishes. And Kyon doesn't try to solve the riddle of the time loop even on the last day. This sucks. Along with the cliche forced romantic plot development. What bothers me the most is that the time traveler noticed this the first time in this loop, even though no matter how many loops she had been, she should have noticed it before. Fuck her classified info.

Koizumi wants Kyon and Haruhi to have sex so that Haruhi won't bother with dangling the world anymore. This sucks. Kyon can't even think that the deja vu is weird even after seeing the ridiculous things he seen before.

I am relieved next is final episode. I am impatient AF to get over with this series.

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May 8, 2018 10:12 AM

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15,498 times that's crazy lmao.
Nov 27, 2019 8:15 AM

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Wow, the episode took a depressing turn when Haruhi explained our insignificance. She might actually be the most relatable person in this series (I mean time travellers, robot aliens, and espers don't count). She doesn't want to be a normal, boring person, and sometimes I think that way too.

I'm honestly kinda afraid of Haruhi sometimes. How powerful she is... and how much she doesn't know it. That enclosed space with the divine man... that was really freaky, and more so when Koizumi mentioned that the world could be consumed by that enclosed space if the divine man wasn't stopped.

Sometimes this show creeps me out. But I love it.
Jan 14, 2020 8:47 AM
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A time loop, huh? I knew that's going to happen because I knew that there's this one "really hated" arc in this anime. It's looking interesting to me though.
Feb 2, 2020 9:28 PM

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Day of Sagittarius one. Rewatched it, and still one of my favourites. The battle scenes were awesome and hilarious at the same time, especially Mikuru's useless fleet. But what's most awesome is seeing Nagato at her A-game and in her field. She was like a one-woman oiled machine, probably because she kind of is. Loved it!
Jun 8, 2020 4:10 AM

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god dammit it's another time loop
Oct 8, 2020 5:55 AM

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I've known about the absurd broadcast/chronological orders for a while now, but I wasn't aware of how much they fuck up the way this series is viewed. I'm not sure how I should go about updating this series (given I'm technically already on to season two), but the best option is always the laziest. I hope the people back in 2009 enjoyed having to switch discs if they wanted the optimal way to view this series.

Quite a good episode overall, though I was surprised by how stupid Kyon was. He's usually pretty good at putting two and two together, which is why it so was strange for him to doubt that time was repeating itself. I'm also confused by how these characters recognised their feelings of deja vu. Koizumi says that Kyon and himself are only capable of experiencing such a thing because 'him and Kyon are the closest to Haruhi', though I can't recall an instance where Koizumi and Haruhi have actually spoken to one another (aside from when he was joining the SOS Brigade). I suppose Koizumi does have some closeness to Haruhi because he fights her destructive emotions, but Haruhi has always taken more of a liking to Asahina. I'm pretty sure the only reason she isn't experiencing similar emotions is because she could catch on to time repeating itself way sooner.

I hear that the second season loses its edge in more ways than one, and I suppose my gripes might just be a result of that. I may come out hating the endless eight arc, but I would be glad to have suffered through it with the handful of people who have bothered to comment on the discussion pages. Until this arc concludes, I dub every one to be a realest one, regardless of whether you're watching the chronological order or not.
Jan 9, 2021 1:00 PM

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I just watched the episode about the alternate dimension. According to MAL this episode 13 is actually about Itsuki telling Kyon about Haruhi being able to create said dimension. And now people here say this episode is actually about the Endless Eight. WHY. WHAT IS THE ACTUAL ORDER. HELP.
(The episode I watched was good though, I really liked it, but it felt like a finale episode without being one according to MAL, that's all the more confusing)
Mar 15, 2021 5:17 PM

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So, seeing that this is some alternative version of the last episode I saw, I'm assuming that this must be part of the famous "Endless Eight" that I've been hearing about. Interesting.

Apr 10, 2021 12:33 AM
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I've begun the Endless Eight it would seem.
May 10, 2021 8:10 PM

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15.499th time loop incoming...

I do appreciate that there are minor differences between each loop though.

Hard to believe there's only one episode left.
Jul 24, 2021 7:02 AM

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[Chronological order]

Wow, what a twist.

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Jul 29, 2021 4:31 PM

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I'm so confused. Last discussion, everyone was talking about some music or concert episode but now everyone is on endless eight like I was? LOL I'm more upset about the fact that it's so messed up rather than the fact that it repeats lmao

But damn.. poor yuki :(




Aug 5, 2021 8:54 AM

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too much classified information XD. this ep is i liked the most

big appreciation for Nagato
Dec 23, 2021 7:58 AM

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[CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER]

Too much information about dimensional void, espers. And Haruhi feeling her insignificance, damn she was depressed there.
Jan 31, 2022 6:05 AM

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airing order~

wow, just wow, truly mindfuck episode, starting with haruhi 'melancholy", continuing with nagato 'espar' powers explanations.
except for explaining a lot on episode 4, kyon "commentary" in the end made me think a lot about the slow and quite episodes for a fact.
the episode actually made me go back to episode 7 where nagato talked about the enclosed place they are in and saying "my powers have somewhat ability here", probably because it's not haruhi's powers who created that enclosed place.

things are just becoming crazier lol.
Aug 30, 2022 11:46 PM

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Overall it was very boring as it was a repeat of episode 12, since I watched the anime from episode 1 to 14 in that order & pretty much nothing interesting happened at all.
Nov 14, 2022 6:43 AM

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15,498, poor nagato:(
Jan 4, 2023 11:08 PM
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(endless eight part 2)

Is it just me, or was there almost NO re-used shots from the first endless eight episode???!!! Angles and perspectives are different, clothes are different, holy sh*t if Kyoto Animation actually made each of the endless eight unique in such a way, I think it'd be a waste to not at least watch what their efforts have created- or rather, recycled. But I'll be frank right now: I am actually very intrigued. The part in which I thought I'd just lose all hope with this series, is where all hope is restored. I don't know if I'll still feel the same as I get deeper into these following endless eight episodes, but as I feel right now, I am ready to consume ALL of them.

It is recommended that if you wish to skip over most of the endless eight, apparently you watch the first, second (or is it third, legit one place I think I saw SEVENTH...), and last episode. So maybe the reason I'm excited right now is because I watched the last episode which is actually interesting- because here we see they have realized that they are in a loop. Or perhaps they have come to a point where they realized they are in a loop over 15,000 times already. But the point is this is where we as the audience get to see them realize this fact. 

Will we continue to get subtle and not-so-subtle changes in the following episodes to come? Or is this 2nd episode the last one that is remotely interesting, before the pointless cycle of doom continues? Whatever it is, I actually believe to get the full of effect of relief when this cycle inevitably gets broken, we do have to watch them all as intended. I believe they give us enough differences from episode to episode to keep us going- unlike what I expected which was the EXACT SAME EPISODE EVERY TIME, frame for frame, line for line. But that is not the case. We get things shaken up, and I think the end of this will make it all worth it.

Anyway, one more episode and I'll have technically finished season 1, which chronologically ends with endless eight part 3. It's basically all just one season though, I disagree with splitting it up into two seasons like they did here on MAL. Without further ado, onto episode 3. If it still holds my attention by the end of that one, I think I might very well just watch them all. 


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Apr 23, 2023 4:39 PM
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i have entered the Endless Eight it appears
Apr 25, 2023 2:08 PM

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So, the name The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya makes a lot of sense now. This series is about the absurdity of existence. I love how Haruhi can be completely random, chaotic, sarcastic yet philosophically endearing at the same time.


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May 30, 2023 3:33 PM

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rewatch- chronological- ep13

endless eight 2

i feel that this was better than the first episode of this arc xDD
probably due the added mystery.

the OST of this series is just crazy good

mikuru finally putted "that" swimsuit :p
Jul 9, 2023 7:58 AM

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We finally get a good look at that giant monster we saw all the way back in episode 4. I think just about everything has been explained now. We now know what Haruhi is, and we know what everyone else is too.

If I understand it all, Haruhi is an unaware God with the power to create anything she wishes for without knowing it. Mikuru is a time traveller, Nagoto is an Alien, and Koizumi is an Esper, and finally, Kyon is the sort of catalyst in this whole situation, he's the one who gave Haruhi the idea to start the SOS Brigade and is basically responsible for everything we've seen up until now... This show is awesome! I am so glad I watched this in broadcast order. Everything has suddenly come together now. I don't think there's anything that's unexplained now, apart from the first episode of course
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Between this and the last, Haruhi is getting a lot more depth than usual

Feb 18, 12:17 PM
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Endless Eight II - Chronological Order
"Deja Vu", huh kyon? Almost like summer is endless, like everything has already happened before...
"15,498 Times" said Yuki Nagato. It's really sad that she's repeated those two weeks that many times, really makes you wonder how she feels. What's really sad is that the number only goes up. Do something Kyon, break the endless loop. "A different version of me will have to deal with it."
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