The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (light novel)
| What is your opinion of the Endless Eight episodes? There is no way something like this will be possible nowadays, having the same episode reanimated 8 times in a row. Was the light novel handled in the same way? For me this was actually quite an effective method to make me understand how a time loop feels like. |
| Endless Eight isn't that bad if you're binging it, but it would have been rough in real time as it was airing. I've watched this series several times and by extension the Endless Eight several times, and I actually like it now. From what I understand the novel covered the whole Endless Eight in one or two chapters, but I haven't read it yet. |
Reply to Kanudelgruber
Endless Eight isn't that bad if you're binging it, but it would have been rough in real time as it was airing. I've watched this series several times and by extension the Endless Eight several times, and I actually like it now. From what I understand the novel covered the whole Endless Eight in one or two chapters, but I haven't read it yet.
| @Kanudelgruber I was quite shoked actually that the loop was not resolved on the second episode, like it typically does and was quite satisfied on the eight episode, having binged all of them and finally being free from the loop. |
| It's an ingenious idea that keeps people frequently mentioning the series even today, one of the most effective types of advertising. |
Larsonsan10 said: The best part was that all eight episodes of Endless Eight were completely reanimated from scratch each time, rather than reusing the same animation. KyoAni put in the effort to animate each episode individually. If they did not reanimate and change clothes I would have gone crazy |
konoha16 said: Was the light novel handled in the same way? The novel only covers the final loop. I didn't watch all 8 episodes and I wouldn't have read it 8 times either, because I didn't even like this story the 1st time. |
| その目だれの目？ |
man, i remember this part, i just like what the?? am i download the wrong episode?? the story are same, and i download again but different sources, and i watch again, and what the????🤣 is dis dejavuuu??🤣 |
| I think they are brilliant. They are fully reanimated every time but they are also a little different everytime, and imo especially the first time someone watches the series I think it’s essential to watch all 8 of them. I have rewatched this series 3 times and watched them every time, it’s really not a slog, as some people would like you to believe. It helps you understand better what the characters are going through by experiencing just a small taste of it for yourself. This entire series, endless summer included, is pure art. |
| "Do you want me to take you away... to a place in this city where wishes come true?" |
Anime_God_King said: killed the show, killed the franchise. all the hype and goodwill the show had was lost. then they tried to make up for it with a so so movie and a spin off nobody wanted. The best anime film of all time that covers the end of the series actually did extremely well. There is no more to adapt, that’s the end of the light novels. It certainly didn’t “kill the franchise” lol you’re way off the mark. |
| "Do you want me to take you away... to a place in this city where wishes come true?" |
| The worst and pointless arc of the whole series to me. LN readers told me there're only 2 loops in the book and they're executed a lot better. |
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| Endless Eight was genius, actually too genius for a TV show, which is the problem. I have never seen any other show pull out such a bold move. They made us feel exactly like Kyon did during those episodes, we felt his anxiety like a truck, specially for us who were watching it live, having to wait for a week between releases. And they didn't go for 2 or 3 episodes, they went for EIGHT, so you could never stop thinking "this week he might break the loop, I can feel it", only to watch him failing again and again. I respect so much this show for this, it was genius, but it clearly wasn't a good idea as it was too bold of a move. |
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| I'd be pissed about the endless 8 if I was watching weekly but since I watched it long after its released I just skipped them and watched YouTube videos going through the differences |
| I liked it. The second time they repeated it, it was pretty shocking and the mystery element was pretty solid. It did get a bit repetitive but at least we got multiple swimsuits. Anyways, it was a pretty genius concept and I dont know why they chose eight episodes specifically especially when the loop went on for over 15000 times. Next time make 15000 episodes. |
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.  |
| I agree, tough, if you're watching it on weekly broadcast, especially since it was 2 months, but intriguing now that I'm watching it more adult. |
Batteru!  |
| I was binging this shit on nearly three days of no sleep. I vividly remember finishing six of the eight episodes, pausing during the ED, laughing like an absolute lunatic for a few seconds then going completely silent, getting out of my chair, walking to my bed, and passing out for like 12 hours. |
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