» The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Episode S2 Episode 6 - 8*
By Proon the Cyclops at 1:08 am
I didn’t know until about a week ago that this whole Endless Eight thing was big news to people. Apparently it is, so there’s not much for me to say about it. It’s either a truly retarded move orchestrated by some of the worst minds in the industry, or it’s a colossal troll of the fans. Trolling is good, and as a troll it really does go above and beyond - this is corporate level trolling folks - but considering the current economy, and the current state of the anime market in both Japan and globally, compounded by the sheer fact that each episode contains 100% new animation, I can’t see this being anything but an absolute disaster which will drag Kyoto Animation way into the red. Hasten believes that the same fanatics who have been propping up the market will eat this shit up, since it’s Haruhi, but I have to disagree. With two episodes on an $80 DVD, assuming they don’t switch to Blu-Ray - heh - are the pathetic chobs going to buy $320 worth of the same episode, or get more Lucky Star merchandise? I get the feeling they’ll side with Lucky Star.
Hell, I’d side with Lucky Star and I hate the show.
Bottom line, I wish I had more to report about anime, but the truth is I was only watching Haruhi, and, well, I won’t pick it up again until it’s gotten over its episode. Maybe I’ll start watching Eden of the East.