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.
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| 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
