Thoughts on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Today's anime review came as a surprise to me. I tend to not really go for "slice of life" anime, since they seem to be mostly the same. That and the whole School Days/"Nice Boat" debacle kind of ruined the genre for me for a while. However, after going through series such as Welcome to the NHK, I decided to give the genre another try. I kept hearing things about Haruhi online and from other reviewers, so I decided to check it out. The series is to the "slice of life" genre what Gurren Lagann is to the mecha genre. Tropes are thrown out at a breakneck pace, trampled on, manipulated, and twisted to serve a purpose. Both series are irreverent in their approach to their respective genres and both take viewers on an emotionally-charged ride full of high ups and pretty depressing downs. Plus, memes out the you-know-what.

Kind of a spoiler, but not really.

Thoughts on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

7:55 AM Gurren Lagann, Haruhi Suzumiya, insanity, light novel, trope-happy, tropes

(More) Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

A day or so, I received a text from my friend Dre. For those that don't know (read: all except for maybe five of you), Dre is the guy who suggested I check out Gurren Lagann in the first place, the "random college adventures" guy, the Kamina to my Simon. So, when he said that my initial thoughts were a bit pedestrian, I stopped and thought about it.

I agree, wholeheartedly. And not just because he made me GRIT THOSE TEETH! a few times to snap me out of a funk. See, while writing the TTGL review, I was finishing up Wolf's Rain. But, now that I'm not bawling my eyes out like some of my fellow otaku did at the end of Angel Beats (a series which was good, but disjointed at times), I can give a proper follow-up to the original post. Besides, what good is writing about an unforgettable series in a way that's, well, forgettable?

(More) Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

7:43 AM anime, comedy, Gainax, Gurren Lagann, Kamina, Kamina Shades, parody, philosophy, Real Life, Simon the Driller, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, TTGL, wisdom

Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

(This isn't an extensive review on the series, since many of those exist--and I try to do things out of the ordinary)

Thoughts on Gurren Lagann

9:28 AM anime, comedy, Gainax, Gurren Lagann, parody, philosophy, Simon the Driller, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, TTGL