Should you watch The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya?
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Anime · 2006
I thought that when I entered high school, my days of believing in aliens, time travelers and ESPers were going to be over. That is, until she introduced herself. Claiming to be interested in only aliens, time travelers, and ESPers, Haruhi Suzumiya was the strangest girl I've met in a long time... Before I knew what's going on, I've been dragged into her weird club, and it looks like I'm not the only one who has been drafted into this "SOS Brigade" of hers, because there are three other students who don't seem to be so ordinary themselves.
The sides of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- A girl who only wants to meet aliens and time travelers
- A club called the SOS Brigade
- A tired narrator dragged along
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is good for you if…
- you like a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it.
- you like Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes.
- you like episodes that make more sense once you know the whole story.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you need sci fi with rules that are explained.
About: boredom · friendship · the extraordinary
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