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May 16, 2014 1:06 PM

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"Don't you, also, need to talk to me?" awesome phrase! it left me speechless! awesome humor in this series!
Jun 10, 2014 6:36 AM

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i can't understand anything from this anime..yet, i like it !
Aug 28, 2014 4:09 AM

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These discussion topics are useless considering people are actually watching different episodes... but omg, Haruhi is so over the top and crazy she almost makes me want to rethink my utter hatred of tsundere characters.



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Sep 12, 2014 9:03 AM

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Broadcast order

My God this episode sucked! Haruhi was so annoying! But annoying is insufficient, I'd say more vexing. And also Kyon when he letted Mikuru being forced by Haruhi after having illuded her was an ass. It's since School Days that I haven't cringed for character's actions like that.
Nov 13, 2014 7:12 PM
Dec 4, 2014 11:01 AM

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-is that girl alien or what?
the heck why she talk like that? is she shy

Aug 23, 2015 12:05 PM
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=_= There's sexual harassment in almost every episode.
Dec 2, 2015 8:14 AM

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Seeing the comentaries It seems im watching this in chronological order lol I was okay watching in broadcast order but this is fine too

so, Haruhi is quite a bully with Mikuru, I almost feel bad for her, but it seems she enjoy it, if not why doesn't she quit instead?

and that last scene got me curious, is this going that rute for real? or ar we're talking about chuunibyo case? mmm

Feb 13, 2016 1:34 PM

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[Watching in broadcast order]

LMAO ... Haruhi is so cunning :D
Love how fast Kyon ran out the room as soon as he saw Haruhi undress.

Yuki mentioning that Haruhi and herself arent human but aliens, I somehow believe her with all the random stuff Haruhi has done ^^.


I dont see how people find the broadcast order confusing or hard to follow, sure there's some questions but it's fun to try and figure it out.
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More follies with a surprise at the end.



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May 22, 2016 3:57 AM

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Whats going on?? The wish of Haruhi has granted and now Alien, Girl came from future and esper has gathered around her??? This is starting to get interesting. I thought this show was just slice of life but unexpectedly Sci-Fi is strong in this show, man.

Now Mikuru is my favorite girl. Absolutely she is the kind of girl that I want to date.

Holy Shitts, Haruhi is now God, LOL.

4.5/5
This episode is unexpectedly good!!
Oct 23, 2016 12:18 AM

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Episode 3:

Nagato explaining the situation to Kyon :3

The new mystery transfer student have appeared, his name is Koizumi, a person with a laidback attitude and always with a smile (creepy for Kyon lol X3) :3

Haruhis attiude is definitely not ordinary :3

Second to reveal their identity is Asahina-san, a time traveler from the future :3

I just love the characters more and more for each episode <3
>w<

Last person to reveal (or Kyon approach him) his identity is Koizumi-kun, an esper ;3

Nagato an alien!
Asahina-san a time traveler!?
Koizumi-kun a esper!?

Just because Haruhi wished for it, wow that ability can be considered divine if Haruhi didn't know anything about her hidden powers :3

Can't wait for next episode >________<
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Dec 24, 2016 7:29 PM

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broadcast order

Rewatching this for the second time I really feel that this episode could have set up what might have been an interesting conflict between three organizations with different agendas regarding what is more or less a sentient WMD.

But nope, just high school hijinks to look forward to
"I like young-girl sexual creations, Lolicon is just one hobby of my many hobbies," he says.
I ask what his wife, standing nearby, thinks of his "hobby".
"She probably thinks no problem," he replies. "Because she loves young boys sexually interacting with each other."
Aug 9, 2017 6:01 AM

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How convenient, a time traveler, an alien, and an esper walk into a club room.
Sep 15, 2017 6:25 PM

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I really didn't care much for the first 2 episodes, but this one got my attention. Curious to see where it goes from here.

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Mar 26, 2018 10:06 AM

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Judging by Proxanto's post, I am also watching in broadcast order.

I L O V E these series. When Nagato gave *Hyperion* to Kyon, that's when i was completely convinced that writers of this show are my kind of people. <3
Mar 30, 2018 11:05 AM

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I just watched the esper episode. IT was okay. I am not believing the fact that all 3 of them are superhumans, rather that they are just kidding/brainwashed.

Anyhoo, that naked cute girl was funny and hot, also, I think Haruhi has a crush on MC(isn't it obvious?)

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


Apr 1, 2018 7:46 PM

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Whew exposition dump much, all the screwing around with the perspective and such during the Yuki reveal was admittedly pretty cool, but it's still ultimately pointless since I'm pretty sure Aure0lin was right, nothing is ever going to come of this.


Oh Ryoko wasn't in this episode, I missed her even though there wasn't much of her to miss.
May 2, 2018 2:29 PM

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Poor girl, that's literaly bullying.
I don't know why that airhead is still
Going to the club.
Nov 13, 2019 4:22 AM

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Watching in the broadcast order. Gotta say the randomness and overall weirdness of this serious is really hilarious and fun to watch. Poor Mikuru though :(

"As bold as thieves." Considering that Haruhi literally used her own member to blackmail the computer club showing no hesitation at all while smiling the whole way, I'd say she's bolder than thieves.

Haruhi completely doesn't know privacy, forcefully changing Mikuru and also changing herself with Kyon right in the room lol

Gotta say she's hot though. Mikuru too.
Feb 18, 2020 10:37 PM
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Re-watching some episodes in Broadcast Order again

Gotta say, I really question how there was not a total disaster over Haruhi's molestation with Mikuru, like I could see half of the viewer base going to Kyoto Animations and asking "How the fuck is this okay?". If I was not a sadist jerk who didn't really care about the characters at the beginning (though Kyon was already great for me), I would have also been mad, but Mikuru's cute yells made me laugh instead. The blackmail part also kinda seemed unfair (though, that was episode 2, but let's just make this my "review" for the first 3 episodes), but I let it go, because Haruhi was really clever in it.
Apr 26, 2020 10:30 PM
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Ohhhh I am not sure why but that scene where Haruhi puts on Nagato's glasses so seamlessly was just so hilarious!
Jun 7, 2020 5:15 AM

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Everyone is deluded except Kyon xD
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Jun 27, 2020 11:56 PM

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Does Haruhi not know what harassment is? Someone needs to slap some sense into her honestly. I fail to find her funny.
Mar 13, 2021 4:55 PM

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So, Mikuru and Itsuki aren't normal, either. Kyon appears to be somewhat believing it now.

Also, I'm watching the dub, and when Kyon fell asleep in the library, and woke up to the sound of his phone, I burst out laughing.

Mar 14, 2021 1:39 PM
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I started laughing when Mikuru went off on how she was a time traveler, and I got the impression that Kyon just wasn't paying attention.
May 7, 2021 10:32 PM

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I don't know if I've ever felt this sorry for a protagonist … Subaru from Re:Zero included haha.
Jul 21, 2021 5:49 AM

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[Funimation order]

Oh damn, what a twist. Very interesting direction this show took. I always thought this show was just some Chunibyo show, but once the watch order was known, it was quite obvious is about time travel.

Anyways, I can't wait what's in store. Now the anticipation for the movie is killing me. I need to know why it's rated so high.

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Jul 29, 2021 12:29 PM

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I don't like how everyone is special but oh well. That seems like a main point of the series and I'll probably get used to it (hopefully)

The mikuru fanservice doesn't seem like it'll end anytime soon lol



Nov 22, 2021 11:31 PM
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So..... much...... exposition....... if this were more "show, don't tell", this could've been mildly entertaining

I'm not the biggest fan of the monogatari series either which is composed of mostly lengthy dialogue-heavy scenes, but at least there the characters are having actual conversations, not just explaining stuff for what seems for hours on end

I'll give it one more episode, but it's still the same dull + annoying combo, gonna drop this shit and not look back


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Dec 20, 2021 1:57 PM

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[CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER]

Lol Haruhi making full use of that voluptuous figure of Mikuru.


But hey Yuki in the end there, saying she and Haruhi aren't normal beings, and i'm guessing Mikuru too is one of them. But well time will tell what she meant there.
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Dec 30, 2021 3:53 PM

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What's the watch order for this?
Jan 30, 2022 7:35 AM

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haruhi personality is masterpiece. mikuru not so much lol.
wonder what that ending gonna give lol.
Jul 4, 2022 11:26 AM

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This is surely interesting.
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Jul 12, 2022 5:54 AM

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i dont think theres another series that hooked me so much and then instantly disappointed me like this.

Sexual harrasment isn't funny
Aug 30, 2022 8:23 PM

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I liked Suzumiya in the 2nd episode, but in this episode she was totally detestable

Sep 25, 2022 9:43 AM

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Koizumi explained it much better than those two combined.
Oct 18, 2022 5:12 PM
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Quite an interesting episode
Feb 26, 2023 3:11 PM

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I think it's already evident from my previous comment but I'll say it one more time, WOW
Apr 20, 2023 5:26 PM

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Re-watch (broadcast order): the queerness of Haruhi is becoming even more clear by each episode, this series is pure culture.


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May 28, 2023 3:36 PM

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rewatch- chronological order- ep3

this is where the anime begin to mess with your mind lol

and also where you can see how this series is combining serious story telling while keeping everything light and fun.
truly masterpiece.
Jul 7, 2023 2:10 PM

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... What? LOL so a lot happened in this episode. Poor Mikuru ;_; and what happened towards the end? That suddenly took a different turn compared to everything else up until now
Jul 27, 2023 8:42 PM
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Action and conflict starts cool to see
Oct 18, 2023 10:08 AM

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rewatch- chronological order- ep3

Whenever they draw and Kyon ends up on a date with another girl, you can tell how pissed Haruhi is. She was hopping it would be her instead, but at the same time her trying to avoid her feelings could be why she never ended up with him during this episode, her actualization power may have unconsciously acted here.
Nice editing and animation whenever the reveal of the alien, time traveler and esper occurs, it fits the moment
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