Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu

PROS:
+ fluffy alternate universe (AU) for more SOS shenanigans
+ references to the main series...
+ everyone's in character...

NEUTRAL:
~ aimed at Yuki/Kyon shippers...

CONS:
- ... feel half-baked in this AU
... - ... except for Nagato
- ... but even they will find it disappointing
- main pairing feels awkward and forced
- Koizumi and Asahina get shafted

MIXED FEELINGS

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan is a logical watch for Haruhi fans, but is it good? Not really. The show has a strong start as it rattles off the usual slice of life/comedy tropes (Valentine's Day, hot springs, etc), fanservice galore, but it quickly devolves into a snoozeworthy mini-arc that documents... well, the "disappearance" of Nagato. The real disappearance of Nagato is what happened to her character when writing the show. Instead of the demure, bookish girl she was in the Disappearance movie, she's now this Tomoko Kuoroki-esque girl who's obsessed with video games and spazzes out all the time.

I would recommend this ONLY if you're desperate for more Haruhi, and even then it's going to be disappointing.

For my personal point of view this anime were so underrated I don't know why some people dislike the anime. The story were so fine for a wholesome school story without a strong plot twist, I like the art because it was appropriate for wholesome school life plot. There is also a heart breaking feels for our semi-antoganist.. The story is like a copy paste from Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya so not so good but not so bad.. For my personal point of view this anime were so underrated I don't know why some people dislike the anime. The story were so fine for a ... wholesome school story without a strong plot twist, I like the art because it was appropriate for wholesome school life plot. There is also a heart breaking feels for our semi-antoganist.. The story is like a copy paste from Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya so not so good but not so bad..

This is an anime that doesn't even come close to getting the love that it deserves. I've seen the entirety of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya as well as this series, and believe me when I say this is better than the original in every conceivable way (except maybe art style but that's subjective so let's not worry about that).

I won't get too far into why I disliked The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, that's a review for another time (and before you ask, yes, the movie was fantastic), but I will say that one of the best things about this series is that Haruhi's ego ... is far more restrained than it was in the original series. In fact, a lot of the characters are written much better. Tsuruya gets the screen time she deserves, Yuki no longer has the personality of a plastic cup, and Kyon... doesn't change much but he was already the best character of the series so it's actually a good thing. Would I have liked a little more focus on Mikuru? Sure, but that's only a minor complaint.

As a whole this series is just a lot more emotional, wholesome, charming, and smart than the original, and if the art style or some other aspect of the show is turning you off, I recommend at least giving it a shot, especially if you liked the original.

Alright buckle up boys and girls, cause this reviewer is bout to rage!

Question time: Do you like Haruhi Suzumiya? Its genius philosophy, supernatural comedic charm, time traveling, kickass music and general random happenings?

Now imagine if the Haruhi Suzumiya series had NONE of that at all.
Well there you go, Disapparance of Nagato-Yuki in a nutshell.

Story 2/10
So the premise is basically "What if Kyon never tried to stop Nagato and just let her rewrite the universe where everyone is normal"

My honest opinion: If you were like me and felt really sorry for Nagato at the ending of Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, well don't feel sorry any ... longer! Cause this anime will help you come to the decision that Nagato is better off as an emotionless robot after all(This should be a f**king ad!)

A series known for being unique and even greatly influenced anime culture is thrown out of context and replaced with a mediocre slice of life rom-com! And here's the best f**king part, there isn't even a gaddamn confession! Seriously the purpose a rom com is that you build up to a somewhat epic love confession at the last episode and they can't even f**king do that! (Yeah, I can feel all the slice of fans raging over this)

The whole shows feels like an insult to the Haruhi series. Filled with bad plot, recycled jokes from the main Haruhi series (Hell, at one point they tried to reenact Endless Eight) Just...dreadful to watch

Art and Sound 2/10
I know a different studio handled this adaption so I won't point fingers on this part. But just know its still shit

Characters 3/10
Now you may be wondering why I gave this a 3? Well that's cause the show's only saving grace was its side character. Who is this side character you ask? Well, its the f**king diva queen herself, Haruhi gaddamn Suzumiya. In the original series I may have hated her guts but in this one I welcomed it with open arms. I enjoyed every second she was on screen cause she actually advances the plot! (On the 5th episode she marched right in North High and started the uhm...Literature Brigade?)

The other saving grace would be Nagato Yuki herself, halfway through the series Nagato gets in a spontaneous car accident (for plot reasons) and wakes up as the emotionless Nagato we all know and love. When that happened I literally threw my arms in the air and shouted "YES" as loud as I could (Don't get your hopes up tho, it only last for 3 episodes, that was the only good point of the series.)

Btw if you're some horny dude that enjoys all the fanservice Asahina gave in the main series? Forget it, the amount of screen time she got in this series can probably amount up to 1 and a half episodes.


Enjoyment and Overall 1/10
You know how to tell when an anime is bad? Its when the mandatory beach/hotspring episode can't even save the series. Hell, they had BOTH beach and hotspring epsiodes back to back and it still sucked!

Honestly I've never given such a low review before on a series. (Except maybe for Glasslips, now thats another shit stain I'll probably rage about later)

Its so bad that if I had to choose between watching Endless Eight all over again over this series? I'll take my chances with Endless Eight.

But in general, don't watch this, whether you're a Haruhi fan or not just don't watch this garbage

I am not really a fan of the whole Haruhi Suzumiya franchise, however I will admit that I have enjoyed aspects of it and of course enjoyed the characters themselves. The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki -Chan evaded me for awhile so I was really curious as to what it was about. From what I saw it did not meet with rave reviews, but I still wanted to see it anyway, just in case Haruhi was not in it.

I have always enjoyed Yuki as a character, she was always overshadowed by Haruhi and at times seemed to blend into the background noise, and the Yuki in ... this show was very similar. A small timid, if somewhat clumsy girl who tries to find love amidst the usual high school rom-com atmosphere that seems to typify a lot of anime of this genre. Not a lot goes on during the first 10 episodes, in fact you could probably condense it into a third of that length because we have really seen it all before. Unfortunately Haruhi raises her head and that was where my hackles rose because that was the last thing I needed to see. I am not a fan of Haruhi as a character, but early in this series he does not seem to be that overbearing irritating main character that she was in everything else.

Artwork is simple, soft lighting and simple designs, and at times I really liked it, but I did find the overly white faces a bit jarring; what were they trying to convey? I also felt that there was a lot of skipping over detail, and rehashing of scenes. At times the story is boring, but I did like the Yuki I was seeing here, she was shy and soft and just that little bit vulnerable, missing the efficient, machinelike Yuki from the original series. Kyon was like he always was. A likable guy who seems to spend the time trying to appease and get along with the girls who he is surrounded by, and being used as a handy punchbag/scapegoat/skivvy by everybody except Yuki and Miss Asahina. Oh yes, she is there, and her character is pretty similar to what we are used to, although she just makes a token appearance when required to. I was pleased that Kyon's sister also makes an appearance too, she was always good for a surprise moment.

ED is wonderful, although I did not really notice the OP.

And then there is episode 11-13: and these three episodes were really what it was about, everything else was just filler. I especially liked the poignant moments in 13. I think you could probably get away with watching 10-13 without missing any of the earlier episodes. Everything after 13 seems like a rehash of something we have seen before.

The big question is: Why? Why did they make this in the first place? It really does not lend anything to the franchise and frankly it pales in significance to the original Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and is nowhere as good as The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. My guess it is to cash in on the popularity of the former and latter (and trying to deflect criticism of the woeful Endless Eight).

I rated it a 7 because I did enjoy it and I was feeling generous, but that was because I am a Yuki fan, but other than that? it was OK. Not great, just OK. There is a lot better out there, and I am afraid that any follow up will probably slip past my radar with nary a glimpse.

a generic slice of life anime with haruhi's coat of paint, nothing groundbreaking but really,really enjoyable.

the disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan is a slice of life, romance comedy about our favorite human (ex-alien) character, Nagato, in a disappearance movie-ask reality where she is the true club president of the literature club (bond to become sos bridage), doing normal slice of life practises with her new found friends. this anime is nothing short of amazing, but truly give a nice vibe, shining on it's base, been a casual, fun to watch anime.

the characters still the same as ever, except Nagato (as you would think) and Kyon, since ... he's no longer the main protagnist of the story, so no more monologes for him, so beside those to, you can expect the usual think, like Haruhi's crazy nature.

if you're going to this anime expecting something strange as the original haruhi series, you not going to like this anime, but if you're going because you like slice of ife or only wants to see the cast again, this anime is for you, in this case i truly recommend.

As a Haruhi Suzumiya fan, I saw this Spin Off and sat through 16 episodes of Hell.. Well, Actually 10 episodes of Hell, after which we got what we came for.

Thing is, you will only watch this Anime if you are a Haruhi watcher, which is fine enough, but the problem was that we were expecting a lot different than what we got.

First was the animation change, I mean ofc we will not get excellent quality like KyoAni, but the animation really stuck with me in a bad way, the voice artists were same so it was ok, but Kyon's face was butchered by making ... it plain. Yuki looked different (will talk about it later) and only Koizumi, Haruhi and Mikuru had same look.
But apart from animation, main problem was the story, I have read the Manga too, and the story seriously sucks a lot in the first arc. I get that the writer is literally not a Romance type guy as the romance grandly sucks in comparison to the master piece of the weirdness that follows in 2nd arc.

Talking about Yuki herself, they destroyed her with making her meek and awkward, if they followed and made Yuki more like the Yuki we know, it would be best. I mean I undy they made the new one meek and silent, but the silent Yuki in Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya was far better than this one. Another thing is the Perspective change from Kyon's to Yuki/Free one, we don't get Kyon's or Yuki's inner monologue and that's why most of the time it feels empty.

Biggest problem is the romance of this Anime, the current Yuki is so boring that ultimately we ship Haruhi and Kyon unilaterally as well, their chemistry still hits at next level. Yuki's relationship is forced upon us and Kyon, best example is Valentine's pre-day episode and valentine's episode. Then when the shit happens, then the relationship is far, way far better than Haruhi X Kyon, I mean we all fantasied Yuki and Kyon's relationship. The rating increased from 4-5 to 8 for me after the actual Disappearance of Nagato Yuki.... Why they waited so long?

If they had Yuki's character unchanged and then used Kyon to change her; or if they had total 12 episodes with turning point in ep 7, then this Anime would be cult classic and got 10/10 instead of 6/10.... Again, it's more like story's fault but at the end, an average watcher will not love this, we wanted Yuki Nagato soft, cold version, not Onodera Kosaki light version....

At the end, I would ask you to watch first 2 episodes, then from episode 11 till the end,

This show is basically a high school AU of a series that was already set in high school. It's also a giant middle finger to everyone who wanted a 3rd "real" season of Haruhi.
[POSSIBLE MILD SPOILERS FOR THE HARUHI SERIES, BUT NOT THIS SHOW (though I can't imagine why you'd even be here if you haven't seen the original)]

Where to begin? Let's star with our main charater, Yuki Nagato. I'll do my best to refrain from making this whole review just a comparison to the original, but the stark contrast in characterization between this show and the original in the character of Yuki Nagato is ... just astounding. Originally, Yuki was a direct homage/shout-out to Neon Genesis Evangelion's Rei Ayanami, being a very quiet, passive bookworm emotionless-girl character. She did occasionally display hints of emotion however (much like Rei), which is what made her interesting. However, the main character of this show (whom I'll be referring to as Yuki-chan) is a completely different character. Yuki-chan is some kind of hopeless romantic who has barely any depth and doesn't even read books (preferring video games instead). Let me repeat that, SHE DOESN'T EVEN READ BOOKS.

Let me back up a bit. Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu (or NYcnS) is loosely based on an alternate universe which was a major plot point in the Disappearance arc of Haruhi canon. In it, everyone is "normal." A notable feature of it is that Yuki is no longer "emotionless" but rather acts more like a human being should, and the rest of her personality (being an extremely quiet and reclusive bookworm) is left in tact. She still reads books! NYcnS more or less uses this universe as its setting, with the main difference being that the main character Kyon doesn't realize anything is wrong (and is also no longer the main character... more on him later).

But the thing is, NYcnS's version of Yuki doesn't even use the canon Disappearance-arc AU Yuki. As I said, she doesn't even read books. Instead, she's more of just a generic moé blob who has an obvious crush on a classmate, and happens to share Yuki's general appearance. All subtlety and depth to her character are gone. Her defining character traits are gone. Actually, why was she even in the literature club in the first place? I don't recall the show ever explaining this.

But enough about Yuki-chan, there's plenty more wrong with this show.

I won't pretend that the original series was perfect, or that its characters were especially well developed, but NYcnS somehow makes them all even more bland and forgettable than before. This is reflected rather well in the equally generic and bland art style. Art-wise, ex-main character Kyon might be the biggest victim, looking almost nothing like he did and instead looking like a bland anime boy (more so than normal). Where before, Kyon was the viewpoint-character of the series, whose deadpan-snarker personality and inner-monologue quips added a lot of humor to the show and made him a fun audience surrogate character that stands out from most. But now, with him being merely a supporting character, whose thoughts we can't hear, he's become pretty pointless, generic, and bland. Kyon's only function in the story now is to be the object of Yuki-chan's desires. I know I've been using words like "bland" and "generic" a lot, but those words pretty much sum up this whole show.

Throughout the show, there are numerous references and shout-outs to the original series, but the problem is that they all just make me wish I was watching that instead. The most egregious example is when someone says something like "someone I know threw a murder-mystery event last year as a joke." (referencing a mini-arc from the original) Wow, that sounds fun! Much more fun than whatever we're doing right now. Gee, I wish we could be watching that instead.

Another big glaring problem with this show is how much it relies on bad anime tropes and cliches. The original at least had the "well, Haruhi wishes it to be that way" justification hand-wave, but this show has no excuse. I know I've been comparing it to the original a lot, but I would like to stress that I do not think this show works on its own either. The comedy is weak and the story is so forgettable I barely even remember there being one.

The thing is, I really don't have a problem with this *type* of show, in that a light-hearted rom-com set in high school can be, and sometimes is, a lot of fun, even without much depth. The problem is that there just isn't anything interesting here. Really, what's the point of this show existing? Who sat down and said "lets make a more boring version of Haruhi" ? There are plenty more canon Haruhi light novels that haven't been adapted, why did they instead go with this? Imagine if there was an X-Files spinoff, where Mulder and Scully weren't FBI agents and nothing supernatural ever happened, and also Scully had a vastly different personality and Mulder didn't care about supernatural stuff at all. You'd say "but wait, why are the characters even called Mulder and Skully? There's nothing X-Files about this." That's basically this show.

All in all, not worth you time, whether you're a fan of the Haruhi series or not. I've seen worse, but there are so many better shows in this genre. I just hope that if we ever see Haruhi again, she'll be the leader of the SOS Brigade once more.

First time reviewing an anime :D

No spoilers, just how I feel :P

A real treat for those who enjoyed the original "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya" (or "Disappearance"). Really enjoyed the meticulous details, quotes, and "easter eggs", if you will, that come from the original series.

The plot is your typical slice of life I would say, but with the addition of a romantic driver. Although the art style is drastically different from the original series, it is not bad; I think it is part of it's charm. The fact that the studio was able to bring back all the original voice actors to do this ... anime makes it all the much more enjoyable (for Haruhi fans).

I'd say with no Haruhi background, it can be a fine watch as just a stand-alone romantic slice of life, but the enjoyment level really steps up for those who have seen the original show.

Overall, I think it was a wonderful watch, and I definitely recommend it!
I give it a solid 8.5/10.

I was interested with this "spin off-what if" but, i just don´t like. In the Suzumiya Haruhi original serie, things were changing and have a little drama (a lot in the movie) but here... the world is like a rainbow where nothing crucial happens. From the start at the end of the anime. Later, in episode 11, i thought that the history was just starting, and I really was excited, then everything just happen with a boring "drama" if i can call it like that (excepting the love confession). Finally, in episode 16 everythings just... nah, restart button and nothing happen.
About characters... they were like ... in the original excepting Yuki, who now was more social, changes books for videogames, was naive and some moe. Very different from the movie.
Finally, i think this is a 4/10, not more, not less.

First off, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is my favorite anime. That show has basically become my life as a whole. I love the show, the movie, and the Haruhi chan spinoff. I figured I would love the Disappearance of Nagato Yuki chan just as much, as I love all the characters, and couldn't wait to see all my children in action again. Long story short, I was thoroughly disappointed.

First off, THERE IS NO WAY TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE A HARUHI SUZUMIYA SERIES WITHOUT SCI FI STUFF! The sci fi stuff is the thing I love most about the series, which kinda turned me ... off about the series. For another thing, making the series a cheesy romance was NOT ok. I get some people enjoy romance, and as much as romance is not my favorite genre, the romance isn't what I hate. Haruhi Suzumiya was not meant to be a romance. That's what I hate.

Next, the characters. I love the characters in Haruhi Suzumiya. Now, I haven't finished the series yet, and probably won't, but from where I am, the characters seem totally different, and not the same children I adopted. Tsuruya and Haruhi basically just rape Mikuru all the time, which I get Haruhi kinda did in Melancholy, but Tsuruya didn't do that. Mikuru is too weak, and is just there to be raped and add sex appeal, which is NOT her role in the Melancholy. Yuki shows FAR too much emotion, which I get she's capable of that here, but she shouldn't show that much of it. Minor emotion, people. Give her some, but not too much. Small bits of it. Kyon is too oblivious to emotions, more so than in the Melancholy, and Itsuki's too much of a pushover. Only Asakura feels right.

The animation of the series on its own isn't that bad. Not my favorite animation in a show, but not terrible. However, it's too different from the animation in the Melancholy, and just feels wrong. Its not like the drawings are bad, the characters just don't look right.

The music actually isn't all bad, unlike the rest of the series. I mean, the ending song was kinda REALLY bad. Too slow, and didn't fit with the rest of the show. However, the opening was GREAT. Everything someone could want in an opening theme. Between the super upbeat music and the flashy pictures, someone can completely forget how much they feel like gouging their eyes out while watching and enjoy the music. The opening was the ONLY thing in the series that I actually enjoyed.

Long story short: I you're a fan of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and hate cheesy romance stuff, DON'T watch this series. You'll regret it, and waste your life.

Ahh the Disappearance of Yuki Nagato-chan; the latest literary warfare of the S.S. Yuki X Kyon. And let me tell you, it throws quite a punch. Much has been said about this series. Just go to its MAL page and the score says a lot. But why is that? Well, let’s try to break down where does this series stand, shall we?

This is a SPIN-OFF (I’ll be using caps ‘cause I can’t use underlines) of an existing story that was last updated by its author 4 years ago since the release of this anime adaptation. Spin-offs are usually an author playing with a what-if scenario ... from a story (in this case, Yuki X Kyon shipment) and trying to write a cohesive narrative out of it. And while true, the Haruhism community is still alive and kicking, basing from the people I’ve talked to, they are a minority (at least, outside Japan). So basically this is a story that is pandering to only a specific people from an already miniscule community. And oh yeah, it has 16 episodes. This went on in my mind prior to the release, thinking “it must be a pretty good story to be given this kind of luxury.” But like Haruhi, the guys in the production have no idea about the term “moderation”.

Riding on the impression that this adaptation will carry the same spirit of the original series, I was greeted with a snore fest at the start more intense than a math teacher giving lectures in a monotone voice. The setting, as it is, is boring. But the thing about it is it’s supposed to be boring. The setting was taken from the alternate universe in the Disappearance arc of the original series and the reason that it works so well on the original story was because of an X Factor: Kyon. Kyon was the reason living in such a peaceful world feels ironically uneasy. He was the reason that being in that place was a distress. This in turn gave a unique predicament and, of course, an interesting story. But this spin-off seemed to capitalize on the dependent variable of that setup (i.e. boring world) and tried to make it work. Our man (or in this case, maiden) of the hour is one Yuki Nagato: the super shy, game-playing version. The story revolves around her confessing her love for Kyon and 164 other shoujo romance clichés.

Thankfully though, the story does pick up… by a mere TEN EPISODES LATER (good grief, that’s worse than endless eight). And when it does pick up, the series can actually tell a good story. But now the question is: “Why did it take 10 episodes for the story to get interesting?” because trust me, if those 10 episodes were at least entertaining, I wouldn’t be asking that, and I'm a pretty lenient person. There was an introduction of characters who we’ve already known and retelling of the adventures of the S.O.S. Brigade told, of course, differently ─But the changes they’ve made weren’t anything substantial or intriguing.

With how the story played out, we could’ve immediately jumped from episode 4 to episode 10. Ignoring the obvious reason of cha-ching, the only defense I can say about the 10-episode thing is nostalgia. But it’s hard to appreciate the gesture when it’s not the same studio who did it (it’s Studio Satelight who did this one). And as we all know, for legal reasons, they cannot use the original looks on KyoAni’s adaptation. And don’t give me the “It’s to bring in a new crowd” bullcrap because again, it’s a SPIN-OFF and not one that represents the original series too well.

(Edited:) AND SPEAKING ABOUT ORIGINAL LOOKS, art. Right, I forgot about this one. This is one factor that should also be an interesting subject. As said before, due to the series being handed to a different studio, the art of the characters have to be changed. And this metamorphosis was the brainchild of Ito Ikuko. So whether or not you liked her work, the responsibility of receiving your sentiment belongs to her. In my experience, the art did take some time to get used to, but it seems that Kyon's face was on hard mode as it was the one that took me the longest to, for lack of a better word, accept (actually if you look at it, there was a gradual elongation of Kyon's face throughout the series as the studio's response to the problem). But to Ms. Ito's credit, her rendition of the characters resembled closer to the one on the spin-off manga (this is based from the manga's cover that I've seen). Moving on, the overall art style had the saturation taken up a notch (as opposed to the original adaptation) as most of the scenes in the series are done with pop and bright colors fitting of a standard slice-of-life anime with the exception for some of the scenes in the disappearance arc in order to match the tone.

(Not edited anymore, sorry about that:) Despite the many elements that makes this a bad successor on one of the most popular series in the late 2000’s, let’s give credit where credit’s due. At least there was a tiny effort to make those 10 episodes worth enduring. I say tiny because unless you’ve read the many iterations of the series and are super analytic about it, you’ll never notice it, or be glad that you noticed it. There’s also the effort of making the voice actors and actresses (even of the English dub) reprise their roles that was super cool. Add to that, some of the soundtracks from KyoAni’s adaptation got to be played here (so KyoAni DOES care). Actually, when you have little-to-no care about the narrative of the story, you start to notice its technicalities and that brought about my appreciation of this series’ OST which was a huge help on me finishing this. And lastly, the sequencing and direction on the “Disappearance of Yuki-chan” arc. There was a scene (which I’m not gonna put effort to find which specific episode) where there’s just sequences of imagery. You hear no dialogue, just the soundtrack but you can understand everything that’s happening. Like I said, they’ve made the effort of making it interesting and it’s rare you see that in any visual medium, not excluding anime.

So it all comes down to my final verdict. Is it worth your time? That is a definite NO ─ with exceptions. If it wasn’t clear already, this is for the fans of the YukiXKyon ship so if you’re all aboard on that then you’ll probably like this one. If not, then it would take a lot of your fandom energy to find this interesting. Probably the best way to enjoy this is watching up to episode 4 then skip to 10 onward like I said.

Yuki Nagato's story is a spinoff of one of the most beloved anime satires, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It takes the premise of the movie - using an alternate dimension where this show's protagonist is a normal girl - and gives her a somewhat normal life. It borrows some great characters, and puts a new, shoujo-ish rom-com spin on the show with a new story.

Most of the characters are preserved nicely enough. Haruhi, strangely, translates even better than in the original show, showing a sense of humanity and being something other than a plot device. She's learned empathy. Koizumi is the strange, awkwardly smiling ... idiot from before. Mikuru is still a big blog of kawaii, if not even more kawaii with the new studio lending their trademark cutesy animation style (to a mixed reception). Unfortunately, screen time for our old club members is shot and they lose their half-episode monologues, so become firm members of the supporting cast. The various other members of the backline such as Tsuruya are basically the same and aren't worth writing about.

The problems come from the leads. Our old protagonist, our new protagonist and Ryouko.

Kyon is almost exactly the same. However, whereas before he was simultaneously the catalyst and the cure for the chaos, keeping a level head for the audience, he is now just a chill guy doing normal things with some sarcastic remarks.

Ryouko is very good side-lead-character material, and the show does develop her character. Unfortunately, her character is pretty much dominated by the few character-traits that we saw in the original show; her mothering quality and her psychotic qualities, and it ramps these up to annoying. It's nice to see a character so briefly seen given some new screentime, but I wished they were more daring and introduced a new side to her, and actually expanded upon the source material.

Because they didn't even do that with our protagonist, Yuki Nagato. If you watched the movie, you'll remember her alternate personality. It's the same, and no where near enough to be the leading persona.

She's dainty and wimpy and does nothing of her own accord. She's not very funny. She doesn't inspire change in the show's plotline. It's hard to care about her. The only thing going for her is her crush on Kyon, which is kinda generic for the genre.

In fact, as far as the genre goes, it's bland and cliche. Every single club-anime trope makes an appearance, and unlike when the source material did it, no unique spin is added. The Disappearance of Yuki Nagato-chan aims for average and barely lands.

The story plods along for 6 or 7 episodes in the exact same territory you've been used to for years. When the old club members and Haruhi come into the show, it becomes a bit more interesting, though nothing above mediocre, decently charming trash.

When it finally does something different, it goes the extra mile, taking a leaf out of the original show to write an arc using some of the trippy imagery that Kyon was forced to witness. It's so poorly written and repetitive that it becomes frustrating, and carries barely any interest. It's not like it's even an evolution of the narrative (I had to check I hadn't missed something like a post-credit scene), and relies solely on a random event outside of the character's control to even happen.

After a misstep that could have been refreshing, we go back to normal, almost as if nothing's happened, for a generic firework's episode. I'm not sure what else I expected.

The thing that made this watchable was the wink-wink nudges. The jokes referencing the 28, solid episodes. The returning musical hooks. The sounds I'd grown up with and hummed and repeated for years.

But they're layered on top of mediocrity and it sullies the name I loved.

Let me be honest, as a follower of Haruhi-ism, i had very high hope for the disappearance of Nagato Yuki, even though it's just a spin-off and not done by KyoAni. But man, this show was a pretty disappointment.

Dont get me wrong, i enjoy seeing my goddess on the scene again and actually i enjoyed this show. But how can you make a slice-of-life series out of one of the best slice-of-life show ever made and even for a slice-of-life mix with romance elements, it's not even that good.

Now to the story, remember that scene where Kyon made a library card for Nagato, you remembered ... ? Good, coz someone came up with an idea to create a sol show out of that situation and there we got The disapearance of Nagato Yuki, bravo. The show has many references to its original which i find very interesting.

The characters are the same except for Nagato of course, she turns into a really shy girl instead of holy cold and Asahina is bit quackier.

The artstyle is normal, the colors are bright, fit with the show. The op and ed are pleasant to hear.

So if you wanna see Haruhi and Nagato again, you should watch the show, and somehow you will enjoy it

The biggest problem with this anime spin-off is the the "lead heroine", Yuki-chan, is a moe blob. She blushes, she stammers, she looks shy. She's boring as all hell. It's really quite the achievement if you consider the fact that her alternate world self is supposed to be the emotionless and inexpressive character. Instead, for the brief 3 episodes where Yuki-chan acts more like her character from the main continuity, the show actually gets interesting! Unfortunately this actually only serves to underscore the fact that on her own, "Yuki-chan" is terrible.

It's pretty obvious that the writers even recognized this since most of the interaction in ... this anime happens between Kyon and other cast members. In fact, the best interactions are, almost as expected, between Kyon and Haruhi. It's somewhat sad that considering this is supposed to be Yuki's show, that it's more fun to watch Kyon get annoyed at Haruhi than it is to see him interact with Yuki. This tells you pretty much everything you need to know about Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu.

If you do watch this show as an independent production, meaning you haven't watched Suzumiya Haruhi,yet; let us know how you think about it. honestly.

As it is a spin-off, one has to assume there are elements that meet the original. There are.

I have been able to gain some smirking and leisure smiling off of it.

My opinion in whole is based on the fact that i have finished the show in a streak with the original plus the movie, all in chronological order (as i always do; bingecore-coma-coming!). So i am biased as the emotions are fresh and i am able to see where it fits ... nicely and where it is too vague. The latter is, i have to say it, too often the case.

While i wonder how it would feel if watching it on its own, i must state that the story does make no sense in far too many scenes, independent of specific episodes, it is just 'absent' sometimes, without leaving an idea of 'hey-that-is-intended'; you are just left clueless. Whatever the heck and why? I dunno. There is always a: "But how should one understand that, without watching the original show?"- adding a "Even if you watched its origins, wut da frag?"- -impression.

So i have to say ..
.. that i seldom ( as in 'never' ... ) do express what i don't like, at least i don't leave it as a comment or review or whatever you may call it, because there's always a gang of haters doing that fine'nuff. Nevertheless i feel the need to point that out, as this 'alternative'-representation of Suzu-Haru could have been a perfect add-on to it's origin, by just doubling the num of episodes and leave some question marks in the in-between to bait you for watching the former series.

Also using a change in style (as very well done in the progress of the 'Endless Eight'-arc of Suzumiya Haruhi) to make clear that this is a show on its own, but there still are heavyweight-connections, would have been helpful; especially if used on Asakuri, who plays a tremendously important role in both series. Shamisen, could|should have been used as a 'bridger' too. Yet, they haven't done that ...

Asides the visuals, everything else is simply dull, a good decent null, dull; in contrast to Suzu-Haru even the music, only playing along, neither used as a beneficiary factor to dote the storytelling, nor at least synced to the action to bend the impression, just dull, decent-null, dull.

All in all the ( good, but dull .. decent-null .. -eye-catching .. dull ) artwork is more than fine for the whole show on an identical level as Suzu-Haru, giving that typical slice-of-life feel, retouching the CG almost all-over.

But it is dull, decent-null, dull. ( I am intrigued there's a pattern hidden ... Hmmmmmmm ?!? ... )

Whereas most masses might be comfy by scoring based on visuals and story in forefront, there is also the ear in need of syntactical-sugar and asides the voice-acting on it self to transport what is happening, there is also writing needed to allow the actors to tongue-twist some audible candy.
In Suzu-Haru that auditive ingredient was done vell .. very well .. vell. There the main-male-character isn't the usual somewhat-sturdy, quietly nifty nitpicker bathing in dry-humour; There is more to him. He has opinions on almost everything. And for me ( white | male | westerner | disabled | intelligent | sarcastic | parent ) these .. h-opinions .. are very likable and the comedic offspring lies in the voice-acting more than in the character-drawing.
This vital point is audaciously missing in Naga-Yuki and therefore it seems to be showing off the same looks of him, but is in the end displaying a totally different person, at least i feel so; while that pin-point is needed and good enough done for Yuki, it definitely is not for Kyon.

So to sum it up:

Yes, i am abusing the possibility to write a 'Review' for a sort-out of pieces that don't meet the whole Suzu-Haru- | Naga-Yuki- -puzzle.

I have absolutely no idea how to describe this show, which by the way i won't do ever, at least not like the most of MAL-Users.

If on its own or in contrast to its origin; there is none but that pressing 'something is missing'.

I am eager to know how one would review Naga-yuki when it was watched first, not second in row with Suzu-Hara.

No anger is rising that this show doesn't fit into the Suzumiya-Haruhi-Universe as a Near-by-Galaxy, but a disappointment and that static-noise-of-feeling-wrong didn't decay for a while now.

I think the artists could have done so much more with it, without working-to-death- or sunk-some-cash- -bombs;

It is sad. Simply said: I am sad.

You may watch it. Or you won't. Makes no difference. Just that it's there isn't reason enough to watch it. Although, it won't do you any harm; but that can obviously assumed, as it's just there.

You may watch it.

Or you won't.

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- No thievery done for this Review.
- No summary at all, in any way, as usual.
- I totally pointed out the WHY i disliked this show.
- This brainchild is not spoiled.
- Asides abusing hypothetical users as lead-in for a sentence, no MAL-member|-review was focused and|or harmed.
- Ain't no Barbie-code included.
- The public is reviewed.

If you're considering watching "Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu" because you are a fan of the Suzumiya Haruhi series, pause now and reconsider. This anime is a blatant attempt to milk the viewership of its predecessors, tossing the cast into an utterly mediocre high-school anime and forgetting everything that made the original series good in the first place. Even the characters are changed to fit into this most mundane trope: Kyon is now a typical male love interest, Nagato a shy girl, and Haruhi a forgettable side character. Disposing of these key personalities as well as any supernatural underpinnings, Yuki-chan is a disappointment. I would recommend ... avoiding this anime!

Just as a note, the series description implies that Yuki-chan takes place in the alternative world seen in the Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi film. That may have been the inspiration for this series, but that's as far as the connection goes.

Story [3/10]: Shy female protagonist is attracted to the male lead, who starts to show reciprocated feelings, but random coincidences stop them from confessing to each other. Does this sound familiar? Yuki-chan takes this mediocre trope and works it to death. Only the final plot arc seems to have any forward momentum, but that is obliterated by the empty finale.

Pacing [4/10]: Yuki-chan is paced just a tad better than the Endless Eight arc. In fact, you might say that the development of Nagato's character proceeds at around the same rate.

Art [7/10]: Nothing spectacular, the artwork in Yuki-chan certainly can't salvage this series.

Sound [6/10]: The soundtrack is standard fare for high school anime.

Character [4/10]: Not only are the characters plain and undistinguished, they also overwrite the fun personalities created in Melancholy. The show spends plenty of screen time on the relationship between the two main characters without forming a strong emotional connection between them. In fact, the single rooftop scene in Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi between Kyon and Nagato is more satisfying than the entirety of Yuki-chan.

Enjoyment [4/10]: I watched the entirety of Yuki-chan waiting for them to bring back the refreshing elements of Melancholy, to no avail. Even worse, Yuki-chan is unable to stand on its own merit. Avoid this series and consider it time saved.

Overall: [4/10]

When I decided to watch this, I was hoping for something different than the Haruhi anime. The first few episodes were great. But then Haruhi's character joined and that was it for me. I have decided to drop this anime because I didn't enjoy Haruhi's character in this or the other anime. She is too out going and I can't handle that. This anime is called Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu, so why does Haruhi play a big part in the series. I was enjoying the anime up until they met her. The art looks amazing. It really does look like a different series completely. I ... had to check to see if they had the same voice actors, because it looked so different.

this anime is so bad it really is
if you liked the haruhi series stay far away this has to be the worst anime i have ever watched or finished ever
i only watched this shit cuz i liked haruhi THATS IT it was horribly painful the characters are not similair at all to either the movie universe or the original universe PITIFUL anime and a pathetic attempt to milk the fanbase without doing anything

1. Characters are 1 dimensional and not like any version of themselves from the original or movie
2. Haruhi is just bad in this anime all ... of the things that made her a interesting fun character are removed she's beyond mediocre shes horrible.
3. Yuki isn't much better she turned into a moe dumby and not in a good way not at all how she was before.
4. Voices sound different and theyre BAD
5.ANIMATION IS NOT KYOTO ANIMAtiON AND EVEN BEYOND THAT ITS AWFUL AND GENERIC NOT.
6. Story is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad like the worst
7. Every generic anime trope ever
8. this anime suckz

I've never been a fan of the Suzumiya Haruhi series, nor of any of the characters. Moreover, Haruhi is one of those arrogant school kids who likes bossing people around and forcing her ways, so that you want to punch her in the face and tell her to get real. Actually, I could have become a fan of the series if it weren't for Haruhi - this girl pissed me off in every single episode. Unfortunately, following my principles, I had to watch the spin off, for I've already seen the main series.

From the very beginning of its announcement, I knew Nagato Yuki-chan was going ... to be a total disaster of a show. I don't usually like Slice of Life shows, except when they are good. Well, Nagato Yuki-chan is definitely not a good SoL. I knew I'll be bored watching it, I knew I'll stop every 2 episodes to get a snack, and I knew I'm gonna rate it low. This explains why I watched it in 1080p BD rip - I've been stalling it forever. But I had to see it, that is, I felt obliged because I had already seen the rest of the franchise.

Starting with the story, there is no trace of it. Really. Halfway into the series, I couldn't grasp the plot of it. One could claim that the plot is about Nagato's attempts to overcome her uncertainty and confess her feelings to Kyon. However, this happened to be a tiny part of this mess of a show and could be summed up in the three episodes bearing the name of the series. 3 out of 16. Moreover, the show contains at least one of each cliche episodes in the anime industry, namely a hot springs episode (a couple of them), a beach episode, and a summer festival episode. The series also rehashes some of the original one's episodes, which is plain plagiarism and shows a lack or originality. It is in the end of episode 9 when they finally decided to throw in some conflict which, however, was vague as hell and resolved ITSELF in 3 episodes. Pathetic.

As for the characters, they are as shallow as the story. As much as I wasn't a fan of the original series, I could still find charm in some of the characters, like Kyon and Nagato. This spin off, however, destroys the personalities of the characters and replaces them with cardboard ones (probably to suit the shallowness of the plot). No one in the main cast acts like "themselves", especially Kyon, Haruhi and Nagato. I liked Kyon in the original series, but I find him spineless here. And Haruhi was the bane of the original show, while here I don't care about her. Even in the episodes where she plays a major role, I still can't find her as annoying as I used to in the main series. The most ruined character, unfortunately, is Nagato. I understand that this series is supposed to be a parallel universe existing in the course of The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi movie, but as far as I remember, the human Nagato from the movie wasn't the same person as the Nagato from this spin off - the movie Nagato was better. The rest of the cast is even worse, but at least they weren't that important in the main series either. Mikuru exists in the story only to swoon and to have her breasts fondled by the rest of the girls. Tsuruya is there to tease Mikuru and to provide an excuse for the characters to visit the beach and a hot springs resort (since her family owns them). Itsuki is reduced to the "other guy" with questionable orientation - a common archetype in stories with five main characters where two of them are boys, the one being the protagonist. Ryouko is the only character that had more appeal to me than she did in the main series, but even she was just the overused archetype of the "onee-san".

As for the art and sound, I'm gonna sum them up in one paragraph, for I didn't find anything in them worthy of an own paragraph. All in all, they were mediocre. The art was plain compared to the original series and the character designs were kind of unsymmetrical. Overused, as well. The animation was cheap with nothing especially well animated. The sound was forgettable, the songs were annoying, especially the OP song. The ED was better, but still mediocre. I liked that they hired the original VAs, but that's all. Anyone, who knows what I value the most in an anime, will understand my rating based only on this paragraph.

As for my enjoyment, it was nonexistent as the plot. This show is not even some mindless watch. Shounen series with crisp animation and lots of fighting are that (at least to me). Nagato Yuki-chan was plain boring, so much that I have been stalling it for more than a year.

Overall, I knew the series was going to be bad and I went into it with low expectations, but it didn't help. If you are a fan of the original series, you may find some appeal in it, or you may feel cheated depending on your expectations. However, don't expect it to be even an ounce similar to the main series. Nagato Yuki-chan is a boring SoL compared to the mystery and fantasy of the original anime.