johncoolgun
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Well, three years later, they finally got around to it. This April (most likely), the S.O.S. Brigade is coming back. Japanese commercials advertising the March issue of Newtype confirm that the magazine's cover story will be revealing the first details of a sequel to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Comments after the quote:
Well, obviously a lot of otaku have been wanting this since the first series, so I'm rather surprised that it took them this long to get it going for real. Personally, I have some interest though I'm not dying with anticipation. The original Haruhi series was a surprise, corabining a very strange narrative approach (i.e. the now famous out-of-order storytelling) with a blend of eccentric stories and the occasional parody from episode to episode. I'm really wondering if they can repeat that sort of thing a second time, mostly because of all the otaku-centric merchandising that has gone on.
Now that Haruhi has become a huge phenomenon among the fandom, the big question looms: will they continue making a show that appeals to otaku crowd while daring to be different in various ways, or will it be written for the crowd that has fallen in love with the tropes and "moe" elements of the first series? For instance, will they milk Hare Hare Yukai some more or come up with something that is both amusing and different?
A key part of this issue may be whether this series will be "based on" the original light novels, or if they will go for straightforward adaptations of the source material. I gather that this is what the first series basically was, and I would hope that they would repeat that and not let the series' new popularity impact things too much.
They could make this the next Lucky Star, or it could get lost in the shadow of the original series. The imminent details will be interesting. I don't doubt that it will at least be funnier than much of what tries to pass for anime comedy. Also, the return of Kyon's wit will be welcome.
Well, obviously a lot of otaku have been wanting this since the first series, so I'm rather surprised that it took them this long to get it going for real. Personally, I have some interest though I'm not dying with anticipation. The original Haruhi series was a surprise, corabining a very strange narrative approach (i.e. the now famous out-of-order storytelling) with a blend of eccentric stories and the occasional parody from episode to episode. I'm really wondering if they can repeat that sort of thing a second time, mostly because of all the otaku-centric merchandising that has gone on.
Now that Haruhi has become a huge phenomenon among the fandom, the big question looms: will they continue making a show that appeals to otaku crowd while daring to be different in various ways, or will it be written for the crowd that has fallen in love with the tropes and "moe" elements of the first series? For instance, will they milk Hare Hare Yukai some more or come up with something that is both amusing and different?
A key part of this issue may be whether this series will be "based on" the original light novels, or if they will go for straightforward adaptations of the source material. I gather that this is what the first series basically was, and I would hope that they would repeat that and not let the series' new popularity impact things too much.
They could make this the next Lucky Star, or it could get lost in the shadow of the original series. The imminent details will be interesting. I don't doubt that it will at least be funnier than much of what tries to pass for anime comedy. Also, the return of Kyon's wit will be welcome.