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.
Oct 11, 2018
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