Koizumi: I'll be frank. This is an abnormal situation.
Kyon's pure win face.
Kyon: Do I have to live in this gray world... all alone with Haruhi?
Koizumi: Adam and Eve. If you reproduce enough, it'll work out?
Kyon: I'll smack you. xD
Haruhi: I had a nightmare last night.
Kyon: O-oh *that voice*
These are my favorite lines and moments ever :D:D
I can easily give 10/10 without explaining myself with my usual assessment, but I'm gonna do it for some reason I don't know :D
1. Characters. +1. One of the easiest points I've given in this category ever. Despite Kyon succeeded in becoming my favorite character I still think that he's on pair with Koizumi for me :D Of course Suzumiya is a forever irreplaceable character, she's just one yota less favorite of mine compared to those two guys. Nagato was actually quite a nice character and even Asahina and her green-haired friend never succeeded in boring me.
2. Atmosphere. +1. It's hard to explain my point here but whatever. There was indeed a great atmosphere at least at times - like in my favorite episodes - the one about the rainy day and the episode 13(I watched them in the "confusing" order). Even if there was nothing else, these two episodes just gave enough atmosphere build-up to the show.
3. OST. +1. Great OST, the OP and ED were great too nonetheless and the background music at 2-3 times were just irreplaceable.
4. Animation. +1. Nothing against it, it was actually quite good and I never had a problem with it. I usually give a point for this category to almost any anime, but I actually like this one very much.
5. Background story. +1. The "it started three years ago" story didn't seem very good to me at first, but then when the reason behind of the supernatural trio's appearance was revealed it felt just in place. It's not what you'd call the usual "background story" but it's more than good imo.
6. Storyline. +1. The "confusing" order told me the story in a good way and after the episode finale I feel really well about it. The random events succed in creating a story with at first invisible but then actually a very good bond between them. It's like you can't tell the story if you're asked to, but when you watch it you find it great. Lol, I didn't really say anything here but whatever, I think it was a great story :D
8. Fight scenes. +1. Discussing this category is kind of joke and kind of not :D But with no doubt when there were fight scenes, they were very well done.
9. Drama. Nothing to say here really. This anime is kind of above simple aspects as drama, tragedy or anything else. It has so many sentiments mixed into itself that I can't just say: "Drama here is so good" or "Happyending here is good". So no point in giving point here.
10. Overall affect. +1. It's not easy to explain what do you exactly like about this anime(at least for me) but I didn't spell "irreplaceable" few times accidentally. I can't compare this anime to another one, because it's substance is unique. As I stated above, so many sentiments are mixed here, that at the end you can't point out how powerful is this anime in a certain aspect as let's say Dorama. But one thing is for sure. At the end I feel that Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu is one irreplaceable piece of anime and it stands out in it's own category. After few episodes I liked it so much that I enjoyed every single moment of it. Not a part of it feels out of place when you finish it. And most importantly - it leaves unique affect which you can't really explain. That's why my explanation here sounds so confusing and bad :D
Bonus(extra) point for:... +1. Easily, I give point to this anime just because of Koizumi. He's the most irreplaceable member of the SOS Brigade for me(besides Haruhi and Kyon), his jokes were hilarious and I love the way he explains things to Kyon - he never ceased to give more mystery this anime than anyone else. His style is just so good, I wonder why there aren't any characters like him in other animes :D
Overall score: 10/10, both in my assessment and "I score it this way just because I feel like it". Non-forgettable piece in my opinion. |