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Aug 22, 2009 11:17 AM
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I think it's purpose was to make it an memorable anime and to remove the "fans" of haruhi.
Only the real fans saw it.
What was the purpose in your opinion ?
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Aug 22, 2009 11:18 AM
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Obviously it was just some hardcore trolling.

Pure awesome~
Aug 22, 2009 1:52 PM
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Simple. It was to drive on the patience of the fans -- right down to the ground. Then when the end finally comes, it appears better than it actually is.

Not just that, it make people feel impatience and the torture of it - such that we can pretty much relate to Nagato, who in character has the same or similar perspective on the time loop as we do. We know what's going on; but we can't do a thing about it (other than bitch).

To think, some had gone as far as destroying their memoribilia in protest. LOL.

Nekoo said:
Obviously it was just some hardcore trolling.

Pure awesome~


The best of its kind.

"If people want to achieve time travel,they should just put Haruhi on a spaceship.She'd probably just ignore the theory of relativity." - Kyon


I LOL'd.

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Anyways. I remember some people's comments after the first Endless Eight episodes. It was something like this:
"Oh, is that it?"
"OK, let's move on and see what's next."
(Those who read the novels in their eyes, that was it.)
But, because Endless Eight got looped -- we're not going to forget it. >:D
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Aug 22, 2009 7:44 PM
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Being the hardcore otaku that I am, I was really pissed with the "Endless Eight" arc. I think they just got lazy when writing the story. I can see 4 episodes, but 8? That's just too much.
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Aug 24, 2009 12:13 PM
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To give ppl something to do over the summer...

And to drive Hitler completely mad. :)

Thanks to Shiro-chan for scripting! ♥
Aug 25, 2009 9:41 AM
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To repackage the same DVD 4 times and see if people will pay $120 for it.
Aug 25, 2009 9:48 AM
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Basically, to annoy the hell out of the fans for their own lulz.


Aug 25, 2009 10:01 AM
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To make people ask questions like this.
Aug 25, 2009 6:49 PM
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to get over 662 posts on MAL on episode 5's fourm.
Aug 25, 2009 7:22 PM
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To see if they cuold get away with it.
Aug 25, 2009 10:43 PM

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I don't think there was a purpose, they probably made 8 episodes of Endless Eight because of well... the episode title. They also probably wanted the arc to last all Summer because the episodes does take place in Summer. I really have no idea, but I also heard that they gave the Endless Eight script to 8 groups to make the episodes and animate it. That would explain the different animation qualities in the episodes and why after Endless Eight ended, the animation went back to the first season style.

Quote from old article where the director of Haruhi's first season aplogizes:

Yutaka Yamamoto a.k.a. "Yamakan," director of Haruhi's first season, offered his thoughts about the second season while attending Otakon 2009. Through his interpreter he stated that the "Endless Eight" concept came up while he was still onboard with KyoAni (he later left to direct Kannagi and form his own studio). He noted that he was against the idea, and that "two episodes was the most [they] can do." Clearly that advice did not stick, as the episode has been repeated five times to date.

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Aug 26, 2009 1:05 AM

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I was just annoyed with it. I waited every week to see if Kyon finally figured it out, and got shot down 6 times til the 7th time loop (8th episode) where I went: "...REALLY?!"

So yeah, I endured Endless Eight, but I think I lost some of my sanity in the process.
I just hope the rest of this season redeems itself.
Aug 26, 2009 4:21 AM

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To show the fans how the were wrong to rate this season 10 after the first episode.
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Aug 26, 2009 4:23 AM

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They took the Endless Eight to heart and gave it 8 episodes. Simple, no?
Aug 26, 2009 5:07 AM

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PockyLoveLove said:

And to drive Hitler completely mad. :)


lol, this xD

netripper said:
To show the fans how the were wrong to rate this season 10 after the first episode.


lol

Valandis said:
For the lulz.


O_o

Mow123 said:
to get over 662 posts on MAL on episode 5's fourm.


and this xD hahaha
Aug 26, 2009 8:25 AM

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Three things:

This! v
Tachii said:
They took the Endless Eight to heart and gave it 8 episodes. Simple, no?


To separate the true fans from the tag alongs.

And finally to create the greatest troll in history. ^_^
Aug 26, 2009 11:42 AM

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Oh, did I mention their purpose was to also piss off the voice actors? I'm sure the voice actor for Nagato got tired of saying how many times the Summer repeated. Koizumi's voice actor probably got tired of saying "I rab you" and Asahina's voice actor probably hurt her throat crying over the phone eight times.
Aug 26, 2009 9:16 PM

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i've heard that it was to allow the fans to feel how Yuki was feeling in that time and feeling her boredom of the repetition.

i do not approve of this method, however, at least it's over and we can actually enjoy our favorite show now
Aug 26, 2009 9:20 PM
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Valandis said:
For the lulz.


Meaning of life you got right there.
Aug 28, 2009 1:37 PM

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successfull troll is successfull?
Aug 28, 2009 3:35 PM
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It's about money.

They won't get mine anymore, that's for sure.
Aug 28, 2009 3:41 PM

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TO MAKE PEOPLE GO INSANE
Aug 28, 2009 3:59 PM

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To entice people to rage.



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Aug 28, 2009 6:56 PM

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To let us see who Yuki must have felt.
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Sep 1, 2009 4:22 AM

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To make more episode in a easily way, to have more DVD to sell.
Sep 1, 2009 4:35 AM

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Wow lol, nobody of you guys understood anything, and this from a lot of episodes repeated. Congrats guys! This proves that KyoAni made an awesome choice =D It reminds me of when Hideaki Anno had to face the raged fans for Evangelion's Ending and then answered with The End of Evangelion. Pure genius.

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