GR Anime Review: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan
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- A Glass Reflection Anime Review of The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan
Originally Released: August 27th 2015
Correction: The story is actually written by the manga artist Puyo. However the original author Nagaru Tanigawa is credited on the cover of every manga volume for the "story" hence the mistake.
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I want a season 3 of Haruhi so much.
You don't deserve haruhi season 3
+The Android Next Door Endless w8...
+The Android Next Door Only if it picks up where the movie left off and keeps a similar level of awesome.
+The Android Next Door Who doesn't!?!
+The Android Next Door JUST DO IT KYOANI, JUST DO IT
this anime was the "The moefication of Haruhi Suzumiya"
So is this like the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya version of Soul Eater Not!
+KellseyAlexHipo Nah Soul Eater Not barely included the original characters but at least the genre was still kind of the same. This on the other hand has NOTHING in common with the original series except the characters, whose personalities might be different in some cases as well.
that's my thoughts too
+KellseyAlexHipo Which means most people will hate, right?
+KellseyAlexHipo Not really.....SoulEater Not should be renamed Lesbian USA
+KellseyAlexHipo No, But it is and Spin-off.
I convinced myself this series takes place in a world where the original Yuki didn't leave Kyon his memories when she switched the world over.
I prefer to think of it as Kyon and the other’s memories being wiped after he rejecting the escape program unlike he did in disappearance.
I just want Haruhi season 3 dammit
"Speaking of sequels, "bait": the series!"-DD+
+Brogan lol I know who you've been watching :P
+Brogan Demo is life
+Brogan lmfao , i love DEMO
I... preferred a lot of things in this spin-off actually. For starters, Haruhi is not so overbearing as she is more of a supporting character and in that sense really shines. Asakura was one of my favorites as just the total mom of the group and they basically turned a filler character into a main supporting character. Along with Haruhi the less of Koizumi the better.
There is a whole section in my schools library dedicated to manga
where do u live and whts your school....im moving
I wish my school would do that. I could finally get into manga....
i wish we had a weeb section
Ah, the fabled "Virgin Section."
Lucky Lucky
i LOVED this series , and i loved how it sort of connected to the parallel universe all of us know and love.
Personally, I felt like this really didn't have all that much substance to it. Yes, I understand that it is a slice-of-life, and is in no way related to the whole original canon of the original Haruhi, but there really wasn't anything that I was really special about it. Yes, we have the Haruhi characters, yes there were some great wacky moments and references, but aside from that, there wasn't really much. The romance (like almost all anime love stories) goes nowhere, there're hints of a love triangle that never took off, the ending was somewhat infuriating seeing as how they just leave it like that, the disappearance arc really didn't make all that much sense, and I wish they left the whole "John" thing out of the series. It confused me seeing as how present day Kyon met little Haruhi, and that whole field marking signal for aliens thing happened. I thought that only pertained to the original timeline; butterfly effect maybe?
+Jonathan “PyraXadon” Tick "the disappearance arc really didn't make all that much sense"
And this is why we have opinions. You were probably too busy hating it instead of appreciating it. The Disappearance arc was extremely straightforward IMO and it's easily the best part of the show.
+asianyeti Ok...then how did Yuki just switch personalities all of a sudden? Just...how did that happen? (And I am not hating it. If I was, I wouldn't say that I enjoyed the more comical moments.) Seriously though, how did Yuki switch personalities? Explain please.
+Jonathan “PyraXadon” Tick she was a real human and not an alien at that point you dumbfuck they came out and said it straight like 8 times do you just watch anime for the pictures and not even listen (or read) what the characters are saying
***** Yuki's mental state went into a shock when she almost got ran over by a car. This caused her main consciousness/personality to be held in stasis (which in turn, the "fake" personality feels like it's reading another person's memory even though it is his/her own). This is something that happens a lot in real life as well although it is rare and different compared to something more common like amnesia.
+KingHalbatorix :p. I...don't know where you're getting at. Of course this Yuki nagato is human. Why wouldn't she be?
Kyon isnt nearly as cynical in this then in the original series, I really don't enjoy it, it plays like a fan fiction.
Kyon becomes Marxist and based...
I have only watched a few sparse episodes from the original, but I adore this series, mostly because Yuki is basically reminds me of the kind of girl I was back in school (hell the kind of girl I still am in a way). I so wish I had a Kyon of my own back then!
SpiritKitten DanicaLoy Kyon is best husbando
Thanks for reviewing this. I just finished the show and it is adorable. It is amazing that Haruhi ends up getting them all to do the same activities as the main show--minus the sci fi--a year later than the main show.
This series was something of a hit and miss for me. I really enjoyed seeing the show progress with the characters I know and love coming back to just bring a smile back to my face again, yet it was not to last long. Their were a few good moments that got me invested in the plot but I felt more could have been done with it. Make it more than romance, give it more of a connection to something otherworldly like the original series did only differently. We get a glimpse of the flaws original Yuki made when creating this world when Nagato returns to her old persona for a short amount of time. More stuff like that would have been fantastic. I love the series for it's atmosphere here but I felt myself get truly bored with it after a decent amount of time. The story just went no where and you need to get somewhere with your show or....well you stop. Really without the SHEER nostalgia factor from the original series, I would not even bother with this show. It HEAVILY rides on the popularity of the show it's based on as a means to get by with its run time and that really shows. As a fan I'm glad to have seen this show, but I can't turn a blind eye to it's shortcomings. I don't like to say it but I honestly expected more.
You did it. Up next, gonna buy the whole Haruhi series and the Nagato Yuki-chan spinoff series (that is if it ever is released in BluRay and/or DVD) complete to start off my anime collection. Thanks for helping me make up my mind. Also, keep up the absolutely awesome work! Love your reviews and first reactions! Hope you won't stop anytime soon
About 7 years later but I just wanted to say that I adored and absolutely fell for this show *Hard.* Mostly because of how I interpreted the show itself. I know it's "technically" not _"officially"_ a direct canon continuation from The Melancholy anime or The Disappearance film, *However* the the viewing is still that much more impactful if you see it as still *Attached* to the original anime in it's own way (parallel or alternate universes).
Specifically I see it as Yuki taking some of Haruhi's power and finally forming a world and life that she wants (Which is basically what she did in the film anyway). Instead of being an emotionless robotic alien, she gets to finally be the exact opposite and can experience human connections.
My favorite implication is that both _The Disappearance_ film Nagato and this "Yuki-Chan" Nagato both fell for Kyon super hard, so it's _implied_ that the original Alien Nagato probably did as well, but couldn't make anything of it for obvious reasons (robot alien).
And why wouldn't she fall for him? He's the only one who seemed to really care for her so much as a person, and even saved her when the Data Entity planned to get rid of her.
My main issue with this show is the artwork: Kyon now looks like a really generic character and the background looked flat at many parts.
Music wasn't so bad, but there was so much Clair de Lune misuse.
It isn't very interesting story-wise, since Haruhi isn't always there, but I suppose it's nice to see all those characters do stuff together again.
This kinda gives hope that season 3 will finally be produced, although I wouldn't want Satelight to do it (in the event that KyoAni gives up).
There'll be Season 3, right? Right?
... :(
7 years later, no season 3 here lmao
I want a season 2 of this!!!
Micheal Myers
Arkarda's opening lit a light bulb over my head. And it's great how he sees anime adaptions as stand alone pieces. I get recommendations from others to read the manga over watching the anime but the problem is I just love animation too much.
The characters of Haruhi Suzumiya are some of my all time favorite characters in anime. This truth alone made watching The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan a fun, cute experience, but the latter half of the spin-off made it gorgeous.
I do agree with what you said about the romantic relationships in the original series for the most part but might I also add in that we also have a bit of a romance with Yuki at the end of the disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya in that Kyon better understands Nagato's true feelings for him by the end which I would be interested to see where that goes if they ever do a continuation of Haruhi
+Derp13465256 My thoughts exactly.
Derp13465256 ***Late comment alert
I agree, but from the way the light novels went before their indefinite hiatus, I doubt we'd be getting that. Romance really isn't a big thing in the Haruhi universe, and from the way things are going, even if Kyon did end up with someone in the end, it's likely going to be Haruhi. (Unlike a large portion of the fanbase though, I don't ship Kyon and Haruhi. I can't see them as more than close friends, and I already ship him with Yuki and Koizumi lol)
That last bit about Kyon understanding how Yuki broke down emotionally due to his reliance on her and the Endless Eight causing her to become depressed made me feel a lot of empathy for Yuki in this arc. I really enjoyed this animation.
+glass reflection could you do a review on chuunibyo if it is not to much trouble :)
Yeah that would be hilarious!
+arkham avenger I was considering The Daily Lives of Highschool Boys
Joshua Lopez sounds great :)
Still waiting for the kiss
+Joshua Lopez Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou!!!! OH!
Honestly what I’d find most interesting would be a crossover from this show with Harahi just to see how everyone would react to a Yuki Nagato with actual emotions and how she’d react to their world (and maybe finding out some things like what happened to her best friend in that timeline, etc.)
i never watched any Haruhi but i loved Nagato Yuki-chan for what it brought,i genuinely had emtional attachmet growing as i watched each and every episode,i just hope whats left of the plot in this,mostly the romantic plot line is finished
Am I the only one who preferes shy Yuki over stoic one?
Much cuter. Isn't she?
Nothing on the soundtrack?
+DucksAreWin I came to point that. But still uses the music as background. mmmmh
+DucksAreWin ducks always win ( 50 ducks in a hot tub channel )
i love this show! I just didnt realize that the last episode was the last episode. I waited the next week only to find out a different show was airing :(
Knowing all haruhi suzumiya episodes really had an impact! I was hoping they's be able to connect it back to the main timeline where kyon like in the disappearance of HSuzumiya movie, had to choose whether to stay or go back to that timeline. That wouldve been a mind blower!
The Yuki Nagato as we knew her in the original 28 Episodes of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" was a very enjoyable and very good written character. The alternate Yuki Nagato as we got to see her in the movie "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya" was someone I personally couldn't get enough of. I bingewatched the whole series plus the movie in 2 days, and few minutes right after the movie this series here would follow. Since I loved what the actual Yuki Nagato that we got in the movie was like, my bar for this Anime was set sky high... only for this bar to be used as a weapon to stab me right in the gut after I saw only *30 SECONDS* of it... This character was so out of the character that I've seen mere minutes before in the movie... so extremely, so exaggeratingly shy and awkward (yes, much, much more than she was in the movie), I was (successfully) able to predict the quality of this slice-of-life-romcom in its first 30 seconds... It was a blessing when Haruhi came and joined the main cast again, her cheer and hype and crazy thought process hadn't changed in the slightest... Too bad that this is an alternate universe where Haruhi never got any powers in the first place... A bit of crazy things happening could have really helped this show... Besides completely butchering the main character, the good things about this anime would be the fact that they haven't changed any of the other characters in the slightest (besides Kyon getting a redesign which you may or may not get used to), the other good points being that this anime will make you get a good amount of nostalgia (depending on how long it's been that you watched the main series) mostly involving Haruhi and her usual eccentric awesome self and also the fact that the story keeps full continuity based off of the altered world in the Disappearance movie (if you wanna know the timeline placement: this anime starts a day after the day where the original series left off, so it's also just before the Disappearance movie would take place. If this helps you: the setting is essentially the exact same like the altered world from the movie except that Kyon doesn't have any memories from the unaltered world. Of course in reality he naturally never experienced any of the stuff that happened that happened in that unaltered world because it never existed)
In any case: Is this anime worth watching? For the sake of seeing more of our King-of-Snark-Protagonist and our Queen-of-Eccentricity (and in general something new from our beloved franchise, yes. For the sake of seeing a good romcom and a sweet well developed love story, definitely not. If you don't know about anything of the original franchise, you will get bored rather quickly... very quickly... extremely quickly..
If someone still manages to keep up their patience long enough into this series though, there is a very enjoyable and first and foremost interesting arc waiting for you (more for the original fans though than any newcomers)
6.5/10 for me
Yup...
They destroyed everything they set up with HS and Disappearance . This had potential but they chose to make and stoop to a BS cliche anime like a thousand others. HS was different and above all
Haruhi S3 please
If you think about it, this was pretty much what the new timeline Nagato created in the movie would have been.
It is strongly hinted that it is that way through the entire season, which just makes you think and feel for what the original Nagato felt during the main series.
Still sucks though.
The ending was infuriating.
Am I only person who loves to watch GR reviews at night in the dark right before I go to bed? For some reason these videos just feel right in this setting.
I've been watching anime for a very long time now, but I've never seen an anime girl with such eyebrows on fleek like the one in this!
I dropped it because I don't ship Kyon x Nagato
As an early comer, I'll put in my generic request.
I'd love a review of Zero no Tsukaima. I can hope.
Rie Kugimiya OWNED her role as Louise.
in case you want to see a review for it (not arkada unfortunately) check out ShadowACS. he's not the most professional but he basically got me into anime and I watched Zero no Tsukaima because of him (I freaking loved that show!)
PokemonMasterAlpha I've seen his review. I pulled an all nighter trying to marathon zero, and then realized it's 4 seasons so I'm gonna sleep now and hopefully pick it back up tomorrow (currently on season 2 episode 4)
AsterSea I like Louise for the most part, except how she beats Saito so much, but maybe that changes (I'm on season 2 episode 4 right now). I'll pick it back up once I'm done recovering from my all nighter, trying to marathon Zero. I failed, only getting through season 1.
+isaiah.exe ooh well yeah I suppose hey insensitivity towards saito is a problem. but aside from anything wrong with this show I think it pulls through well in the end. Some parts are really sad and suspenseful, especially the season 2 finale!
LOVED this. Marathoned this for New Years as I begin to try to catch up on stuff from the past years. The dub is glo-ri-ous.
You know, if you had asked me some years ago whether the proliferation of money and sensitive plots in anime was a positive thing I would have said no, but this show kind of changed my mind. Who knows how many other masterpieces I am missing, is what I thought watching this. Because this got like no buzz but it turns out to be very solid.
I love your reviews! So well structured, honest and clear. Very informative and entertaining. I'm also enjoying your first impressions series as well. Keep it up :D
Just watched it. It's disappointing at its best. I wanted them to pursue the love triangle subplot more. Instead they focused on a checklist of SoL tropes. Beach, hotspring, trip, etc wtf.
And the characters came out like watered down version of themselves.
Kyon - still has some of the same snark, but lacked the innate negativity he had
Haruhi - probably the one closest to her original version, although a bit more reasonable and kinder
Itsuki - screwed the character so bad, they made him like an oversexed bisexual
Asahina - stayed true to her character, but they unneedlessly made her love pointless objects. Like, what?
Yuki - the worst offender here. They butchered the Disappearance Yuki. It was a bad interpretation of an existing character (granted she had small screen time)
1:22
SHIT!!! You made me spill my water!
Yuki-chan is so freaking adorable. I never finished the first anime. I actually prefer this one. As always loved this video 💕
I don't really share the same opinions with you for most of your anime reviews, but from this review.... you've earned my full respect.
I also love the English VA cast to death, but the first episode turned me off really hard. Maybe I'll try it again since you said that it gets better.
You can read a Manga volume in 20 minutes? How's that even possible?
Exactly! I feel like he just skims through it or something. I take my time when reading a chapter.
Manga volumes aren't too long... You should time yourself next time you read one you might be surprised.
There just isn't the same amount of text compared to a book roughly the same size of a single volume.
It's really not that hard to do it so fast. I have to buy manga by the box-set just so I can have more than one sitting with reading the series. if I'm lucky.
It's not that hard a manga is just like a picture book all you really need to do is look at a picture and read the few lines in a spech/thought bubble and move the page it only takes me about fifteen minutes but that's because I'm a speed reader
As a big fan of the both the original series and the incredible movie, I have to say that I dropped this a couple episodes in. Is it honestly worth going back and watching it in Dub?
+Aurtle The Turtle I don´t like dub but I would say it became a little bit more interesting for like episode 9 and 10 and the finale was a disappointment wouldn´t recommend.
+Aurtle The Turtle dont do it
+Aurtle The Turtle It's fucking shit. If you really liked Haruhi, you will fucking hate every second of it.
+Aurtle The Turtle I personally enjoyed it, haven't finished it though since the final episode has not released yet (on kissanime)
I personally love the dub. Crispin Free,an is amazing as Kyon. The rest are... okay at best, but not terrible. Crisping Freeman and Johny Yong Bosh are what makes it amazing. >w
I want a season three!! seeing the winter mountain syndrome arc would be so cool in anime form!!
I caught every little thing. There's even a part where Asuhina and Haruhi are wearing a sheep and penguin outfit which is a homage to The Melancholy Of Harui-chan Suzumiya. There's a joke made about Kyon getting stabbed from behind. Also, the last two episodes are throwbacks to the Endless Eight, there's even a part after the credits of the last episode where it's like the opening to the Endless Eight and it ends with the blue haired chick asking him if he did his homework. I just love these characters so much. I want to see them all again. Now I have the biggest hole in my life to fill. I've watched everything relating to Haruhi ;-;
that is so creepy I was just watching your review of hariu suzimia (sorry for spelling) then I thought I wonder what else this company has done then I get a notification and hear I am
I instantly clicked on this the moment I got the notif XD
+Pamela Rodriguez me to lol nice profile picture by the way eye of the wicked lord approves ;)
+arkham avenger if you're talking studio-wise, then Kyoani did Haruhi whereas Satelight (Log Horizon 2) actually did this one.
+lonelytree oh OK thanks for clearing that up
Kyon and Asakura are nothing like their characters in the original Haruhi anime. Kyon's change from a self-reflective, cynical, and snarky personality to the very essence of bland is particularly an issue for me. His transformation into Joe Everyboy Romance Protagonist was the keystone in changing this--for me--from a "What If" in the Haurhi universe to just another dime-a-dozen romcom. You could replace Kyon and Yuki with just about anyone (in the first half of the series, anyway), and it wouldn't change at all.
+Abderian I like to think that this Yuki made him less snarky. While exposure to Haruhi brought out and intensely magnified his snark.
@@Rthe47 But that doesn't make sense because in the very first episode of the original, he was having a cynical monologue about how he doesn't believe in Santa, Time-Travelers or Espers before he met haruhi.
Ironically I just finished this anime, and you suddenly upload a review of it. Very convenient.
I reaaaally love the Haruhi franchise and I know everyone is split about this show, but I really like this spin off. Any excuse to go back and see the characters we all know and love is good enough for me.
Fan of yours, keep up the awesome vids Arkada! Thank You!
Wait, some people actually buy and pay for their anime and manga?
+Blaze Fork
Well considering that mangakas and animators hasn't gone bankrupt we can be sure that some one is paying...... though unless you are implying that merchandises is enough to pay for the costs.
Imagine that!
They da real MVPs
I do
I didn't think the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was *that* special.
Now...
*CRUCIFY ME!!!*
+Laer Bear name a anime that is exactly like it then
+Laer Bear Especially if you watched it later after the hype died down.
you mind of bad to watch it back when it was made because anime wasn't really like that back then. now we have like 3 to 4 haruhi like anime every year where as back then you maybe got one.
+Abeltensor In 2006/2007 how wrong can you be maybe in terms of slice of life or moe school anime but in those years great anime came out.
+Laer Bear May Haruhi have mercy on your soul.
I'd love to see you review Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. I came across it on Netflix not too long ago and ended up loving it a lot, it's weird that it's not more popular than it is. It would be cool to see your breakdown on it and everything!
I originally saw this anime while I was on Hulu looking to see if they had Haruhi. I still haven't watched it and plan on rewatching Haruhi before I do. Yuki Nagato was personally my favorite character besides maybe Kyon and seeing her in the disappearance movie was rather beautiful to me. I always wondered what went on in Yuki's head and always wondered what it would be like if she had feelings NOW I GET A WHOLE ANIME ABOUT THAT SO I'M HAPPY.
Now if you're looking for another light hearted romantic comedy, I suggest *_"Ouran High School Host Club."_* It is a hilarious anime with a bit of reverse harem in there but the comedy overshadows that so drastically that I am pleased to say that anime lovers of either sex will like it. Please note that it i an anime that deserved a first season but of current date does not have one.
This show is an 8/10
It was very good and I enjoyed it!
The Disappointment of Nagato Yuki-Chan :(
Best reviewer out there in my opinion. The editing you do in your videos is on point, as an amv/gmv editor I truly respect you. Not to mention you tend to actually...well do good reviews lol xD keep it up!
I was really surprised about what you said on manga. I guess because I did my own series briefly; I can appreciate it so much more than the next person. I've always preferred manga over anime tho.
I'm not gonna watch it, because i'm ship loyalist >.< , and i know it would break my mindset about Haruhi x Kyon acction ;_;
I loved the original Haruhi and absolutely loved the movie, but I would rather watch endless eight again than rewatch this boring spin off.
@Joshua Ikujuni read* the manga oWo
This show picked a really weird place to end (especially as one who read the manga) but it was fun!
I hope we get a Season 3 and I reacted as you did to the returning cast as well.
The story and journey of Yuki Nagato as a character is honestly insane: starting as an alien robot in the original series, becoming a regular human in the movie only to have Kyon leave back to the original world, getting her own spinoff world in the anime where her attempts at a relationship with Kyon take agonizingly long to blossom, to finally *spoiler* getting together with Kyon at the end of the manga. What a journey for Nagato as a character!
What he said: "I don't have the money to buy and read manga."
What I heard: "Send me the entire manga series with the anime for fan mail"
AS YOU WISH ARKADA SENPAI!
In comparison to the original series it's kind of a generic shitfest.
Hey, since you've reviewed the show, the movie, and the spin off, you should do a review of The Melancholy of Haruhi Chan Suzumiya.
Fantastic, a review I can sit and unwind to before I pack for college. Thanks Arkada!
You tell to buy shir anime, but to stream good anime..
shit*
+ExTamplier I personally think this anime is one of best new shows of this year
Opinions get use to them
+ExTamplier don't forget he bashes enjoyable anime like "monthly girls' nozaki-kun" and "food wars" because he misses the main theme
***** pretty much what GS64 said, but I am more disappointed that below average shows get a buying suggestion.
Wow I'm early
Hi. I was wondering if you could review Pandora Hearts someday. I usually hate read the manga endings, but this show is so unique, it's worth it. I love how the show captures the atmosphere. Plus, since the manga is now finished it's possible that they will do a reboot. I also haven't seen anyone review it. It's not that well know which is a shame. It's a real hidden gem.The music is also really great. The soundtrack is composed by Yuki Kadro( I know I spelled that wrong). Your favorite! :)
Go to the library to read manga! You can suggest purchases or sometimes get it sent from other libraries.
biggest disappointment animu of all time for me.
+XanthelinHS Then you probably haven't watched much anime. Or you're just very easily disappointed.
+jmcm30 or they don't watch shit anime consistently
Rochyan This show is extremely average, not particularly shit. If this was enough to disappoint him, then he probably expected Haruhi season 3 or something, which is his own fault.
+jmcm30 Personally, I wasn't expecting Haruhi season three, since this takes place in the disappearance world and not the original haruhi world, but the issue was the fact that you have Haruhi characters, which would make one expect something like the Haruhi franchise.
Of course, putting that aside, the boorish story with the meandering plot of slice-of-lifeness that really didn't have anything interesting to add had a profoundly negative impact on the series. Other slice-of-life series have something interesting in each one of them in order to make them stand out from the rest (aka, Non Non Biyori's countryside setting, Mushishi's mystical feeling, the nonsensicalness of Lucky Star) whereas Yuki Nagato didn't really have much to offer. Plus, the whole disappearance thing aspect of the show came out of left field, and I did not appreciate that.
Yes I was disappointed
Ok i have problems. Absolutely none of the characters are like their original counterpart. I will excuse Nagato as that's the whole point of the series. Haruhi retains her spunk but is made to be more likable , The original Haruhi was a control freak and always had her way that was the beauty of her character. Koizumi is a little bitch who is no longer a cool calm collected esper but is reduced to Haruhis side bitch. kyons sister is apparently abusive now. Even Tsuruya is more like Haruhi lite rather than that kind rich girl who laughs at everything. But the biggest change is Kyon. Wtf was Kyon in this show, he lost all of his cynical sarcasm and care free attitude. Kyon is super nice in this show but in the original he was a normal high schooler who was trying his best to be nice whereas in this show he is just straight up nice. Thank God for Mikuru and Taniguchi who are the only characters who stayed the same. Only compliment i have is Asakura who was a really warm welcome and was a fully fledged character who retained her motherly qualities from the original and disappearance (minus the killer stuff). Asakura was so good i kinda wish we got to see more of this version of her in the original. In the end this anime could have been done with different characters and did not need to Haruhi brand label.
I FUCKING LOVE YOU! I just watched the disappearance and watched your review and then saw this in the videos and I was like Yo! woot!!!!!!!
didn't realize this anime existed
I will watch this in like a week after I watch this anime
Your KyoAni beg resonated with me. I do love the studio so so much.
This series was so disappointing. Nagato is really unlikable in this series.
WhatAreYouBuyen Ya sure?
I totally agree tbh
I'm surprised you didn't mention anything about the music. The ED to Nagato Yuki-chan is heavenly
Dude I freaking love your videos! I've been subscribed to you for a while now but due to studying A2s this year I haven't been watching for about month, so getting back into watching your videos has been really enjoyable! Even the simple jingle(?) you use to open this video was awesome! Deep, building tension and then sweet piano note which reminds me of Angel Beats... Very anime... Very cool! Keep up the great work! :)
I like how the anime ended on a "read the manga" ending, and the manga ended on a "read the light novel" ending, only a lot more subtle about it.
Arkada, you should make a video listing your top 20 (or 10... or however many you want) favorite anime characters (:
If I'm not mistaken, a throwback I thought I saw was on the final episode at the beginning. It reminded me of endless eights' beginning.
I saw this first and I was hooked found the anime it was based on and was blown away then I watched the movie and it fills holes (amazing movie btw). love this show so much.
Hey Arkada I think you should review an anime called Mekakucity Actors. I like it a lot and I honestly think you'll like it too. Just a suggestion though! Keep up the great work!
As always, great review! I love your videos and look forward to the next one!
I like to think that this show is basically what happens if Kyon decides to double down on the normal world in Disappearance and let that timeline take full precedence.
Great Review, I am always looking forward to your videos !
For anyone who's watched Durarara, does anyone else notice that Kyon and Itsuki have the same voice actors as Shizuo and Izaya? I find it funny because although Izaya sounds for the most part the same as Itsuki, Shizuo sounds WAY more aggressive than Kyon.
Koizumi's Japanese voice also does Shizuo.
***** wow thats funny xD
Except here Kyon ain't trying to kill Itsuki he just finds him annoying
Thank you very much, I knew this was coming^^
The very good arc you were talking about is it the return of old Yuki part? At least that was the part that convinced me.
And are there other references to the original besides some Endless Eight references?
woah, never thought he would actually review this.
If you haven't, you should totally review The Tatami Galaxy. I'm watching it now, and I'd like to see your views.
I was actually debating on watching this, glad Tristan could help.
The Last 6 Episodes made me cry
i didn't know this anime existed, i now have a new anime i must watch. This is good, this should hold me over til Phantom Pain drops
i see it as a romcom using haruhi characters as tropes (a la tsundere, etc etc), establishing character background and identity at episode one (maybe except nagato yuki).
if season 3 does not materialize (it never will), a movie series (like boukoku no akito style) might do, focusing on the important arcs leading up to the confusing-to-read alpha and beta timelines and Sasaki the god.
To be honest, I liked it. Now this is really because I really liked the charecters because of the original and without the original I don't know if I would of liked it quite as much if at all but seeing after the movie and the two series I quite liked it.
"Not Haruhi" sums it up pretty well. Do not want / "You can have this back."
Thanks for being so careful not to spoil it !
Arkada is my favorite Reviewer, he is just perfect in every aspect to me :)
If he reads that change allll the he´s into youuuuu.
Thanks for all the good and very engoyable reviews :)
It took me SO long to used to how they changed kyon's facial design. But for the feel if this, it works
8 years, no season 3 Sadge
Hey Arkada, I'm not sure if you've read the light novels for Haruhi, but I just started them and found an interesting thing. When Haruhi introduces herself, she says she's interested in "aliens, time travellers, SLIDERS, or espers". Kyon has always been the standalone straight man normal guy, but, while earlier ones are slipping my mind, the Disappearance proves that Kyon himself is a slider, a person who travels between parallel dimensions, alternate worlds. That could lead to some serious implications for his character, maybe, in his boredom he slid into this world with Haruhi being God without even knowing it. But I rather not jump into that rabbit hole, just thought I'd point out that Kyon isn't really that "normal guy" that the show likes to portray him as
I haven't been following Yotsubato! at all. I've been meaning to rectify that, though.
I meant to watch this as it aired, but I never got around to it, especially from all that I heard, I just kinda backed away. Although... I watched Haruhi dubbed all the way through, so I guess I was waiting for a dub before I would watch it, and to hear they got the original cast back is enough to get me interested again.
The last minute of the final episode though. That legit gave me horrible flashbacks, especially considering how many episodes would've been left in a typical 23-24 episode run.