This is a lot of fun.
Episode 1:
To start this series off, we get an obviously low budget interpretation of pretty much any fanservicy mahou shoujo series ever made. The narration alone is wildly interesting and full of everything I’ve ever wanted to say when watching those type of shows. In the end we find out that it’s a project for the school cultural festival. Boom, episode 1 is over, and we’re left wondering who the heck just twisted our shorts, and who in the heck is Suzumiya Haruhi.
Episode 2:
I went cap crazy on this episode. Particularly on the daily hairstyles of our heroine.
In episode two, or one as Haruhi says, we actually get to meet the masterminds of episode one’s show within the show. The narrator from the first episode continues to narrate here. He goes by his childhood nickname of Kyon. We start by seeing him start High School and then meeting Suzumiya Haruhi in his new High School class. It’s an odd meeting. Haruhi is easily the hottest girl in the class. She’s awfully quirky, and I don’t mean in the American romantic comedy type of quirky, I mean, if you’re not an esper, time traveller, alien or otherwise interesting person, she wants nothing to do with you.
Kyon actually has good conversation with her, and perplexes anyone that knew her previously. What else is interesting about Haruhi…hmmm:
- She changes hairstyles every day at least until she gets her hair cut (See above)
- She is fantastic at sports
- She is great in school
- She doesn’t have much shame
- She doesn’t say no when guys ask her out.
- She breaks up with guys at record speeds…see above
I’m sure there’s lots more, but that’s why there are more episodes. The club that Haruhi starts when all of the other clubs are declared lame, is called the SOS brigade, and interesting characters abound here, likely recruited by Haruhi against their will.
The show itself is looking like a High School comedy/slice of life type series. I like High School comedy pretty much, and really like the slice of life genre, so this works out well for me. The animation is very good, and the coloring is nice and pretty. The opening animation is well done, and the ending with its little dance number makes me smile. This show is a gem, don’t miss it.
