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[Ascaloth] Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (2009), Episode 16: Endless Eight

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Popularity: 7% [?] Published by Ascaloth July 17th, 2009 in Ascaloth, Anime

The Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody of three weeks ago was but a teaser to whet appetites, but this week the God Empress Herself makes an emphatic return. And how! It has been three years since the first season burst out from obscurity to capture the imagination of an entire generation of otaku, and things have changed a lot since then. The franchise is no longer the surprise cult hit it started out as; it has become the most anticipated thing in the industry. The iconic dancing ED is a thing of the past. The assorted fan-created media is not as widespread as they used to be, even though they had a good long run. It may no longer be a one-of-a-kind series; it may instead be the original that spawned an entire genre of anime in the 21st century. But though these three years have brought about a host of changes from the heady days of 2006, there are some things that remain the same. And for one, it’s still the same Haruhi we came to love 3 years ago. The SOS Brigade is back for good.

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (2009), Episode 12 13 14 16: Endless Eight.

Coming off the events of Lone Island Syndrome, to Haruhi it is of course clear that summer vacation is the time to do all the fun stuff that is usually associated with it, and who better to enjoy summer vacation to the fullest with than with her friends? And this is but just one of the reasons she is so loved; she truly lives life to the fullest.

And first on the itinenary is a trip to the local swimming pool; which means another chance to showcase the girls in their flattering swimsuits….and not forgetting a little dose of FABULOUSness for good measure, of course. Urgh, the swimsuits are great and all, but I wish I didn’t have to see that.

You know, somehow it feels like I’ve seen all this somewhere before….oh never mind, it must be my imagination. With all of the trolling that Kadokawa has foisted on us since they first made an announcement about Disappearance, I’m probably just worrying too much.

On another note…Nagisa-chan, is that you?

Splat

Yuki’s been looking a little weird lately. I mean, she’s a humanoid interface, so she’s supposed to be acting differently from normal humans, but still….there’s something different even from her usual self. I mean, look at her. When was the last time we ever saw her not reading a book? If she would read a book with one hand while water-skiing with the other, you’d think she’ll be reading again here.

Azu-nyan, is that you?

Come to think of it, Haruhi is the type to drag lazy bums off their couches, out of their houses to really live life in the outside world; certainly a very different type of character from the kind that get love from today’s anime fans nowadays. Yet, she remains the most popular of them all even to this day despite that, and one must wonder why. Is it because it’s precisely because of her proactive attitude towards life? Are we all Kyons who secretly wish for a Haruhi to drag us out of our comfort zone to really live life?

It seems I’m not the only one who thinks Yuki isn’t quite in character all this while, if Kyon’s approach is anything to go by. It’s a funny thing how one of the boundaries separating the strange from the everyday is, well….time. Pure and simple. Even Yuki being Yuki becomes normal enough given enough time, which brings us to a potentially terrifying question; what happens when Yuki, well, isn’t quite being Yuki?

Of course, another staple Japanese summertime activity is participation in the O-bon Festival, and this is the time when the ladies bring out their yukatas to add to the festivity of the occasion. And, if anything, the girls look splendid enough in their yukatas alright….

….you know, this whole O-bon thing feels strangely….familiar. I mean, it’s pretty much a given that an O-bon in any particular given year probably doesn’t differ much from another such festival in some other given year, but even so, it’s almost as if I knew I was going to see a scene like this. Huh. Oh well, I guess this is the kind of thing that happens when one, like me, goes and read the Endless Eight chapter on Baka-Tsuki just before watching the animated version of it. Shouldn’t have done that, huh?

It’s always the small things with Haruhi. From all appearances, she might not seem to know the meaning of the word "subtle", but sometimes some of the small things she does are just that.

I can sympathize with Kyon, and I’ll bet most others can too. There’s always this one guy or girl who’s so good with homework, they always manage to finish off the vacation assignments very early somehow, while the rest of us have to slog through it for the entire period, with probably quite a bit of procrastination to the last day thrown in for good measure. Vacation homework is the bane of student life alright; how do these people deal with it so easily?

I guess this is what is meant by ‘time flies when you are having fun"? Catching cicadas one day, working a part-time job the next, vacation sure flies by more quickly than any of us are able to keep track. Although, being stuck in those suits on a blistering hot summer day doesn’t seem like much fun to me….wait a minute. Isn’t that the frog costume that appeared in Someday In The Rain?

As if all the summer activities Haruhi keeps dragging them around to wasn’t enough, the SOS Brigade sans Haruhi herself suddenly decides to have meeting in the dead of night, just to have a meeting regarding…..wait, what? WUUUUUUUUUUUUT.

So….the deal here is, the SOS Brigade has become stuck in an endless recursion of time, starting from the 17th of August to the 31st. And when they reach the end of this timeframe, everything resets to the "save point" of the 17th, and all the activities they’ve done so far and will do until the 31st will be repeated once again. Which means….it’s not just that I’ve felt like it was that way, I HAVE done all this before. The question is, how many times? Mikuru’s the time traveller here, maybe she can tell us….

….excuse me, Mikuru-chan, but what the hell is classified information? Bah, let’s ask someone else. Maybe Yuki…..

….and she says this is the 15,521th loop. Oooooookay. I think my head hurts already just trying to think about the magnitude of that number. And if that whole ‘flashback from previous incarnations’ BS that Koizumi spouted is anything to go by, at least the whole deja vu moments isn’t simply because I read Endless Eight on Baka-Tsuki beforehand. Come to think of it, I suppose I could ask Yuki how many times I read the chapter before watching the episode….but I’m kinda afraid of the answer she’ll give. Yeah, let’s leave that aside….in any case, how many episodes does this make it again? Probably the 15,533th…..bah, let’s go with a random number and leave it at that. Maybe….16 sounds good, Let’s go with that.

In any case, it’s all because, despite all of the activities that Haruhi has been dragging the rest of the SOS Brigade around, there still ends up something which she always never got around to doing, despite only subconsciously having any clue as to what that could be. And if she herself doesn’t consciously know, what less the rest of the Brigade….you know, Kyon has always been pretty quick to get pissed at Haruhi, but I think that if there’s actually a good reason to be so, this would be it. Heck, I’ll bet even Yuki’s patience would be tested at something like this.

You know, I’d comment on how good the two looked sleeping together like that. I’d compare the two lookers, comment on which one I’ll choose if I had to pick between the both of them, and comment on how different people might have different tastes in girls. I’ll probably even mention that I’ll be cool just to see them bond with each other, if you know what I mean. But, I get the feeling I’ve already said all of that most out of 15,521 times before, so I’ll just leave it here.

And despite looping itself over and over at the behest of the God Empress’s will, time still flies all too fast, especially when there’s still so much to do until the end of summer. And even then, who knows what unfulfiled wish in Haruhi’s heart is causing the looping? What is that one last summer activity that, out of 15,521 endless summers, is the one thing that the SOS Brigade has not managed to do?

Whatever it is, it’s all up to you now, Kyon.

C’mon, think of something! Anything!

Before she leaves for good and loops another Endless Eight all over again…!

…..no good, huh?

Oh, whatever. I don’t care anymore. If we’re just going to loop, there’s no point to ending this whole fiasco properly anyway, since it’s just going to start all over again. Whether a new episode comes or not….Well, I’ll leave that up to "myself" then.

I’m going to crash. See you bitches next loop in….

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9 Responses to “[Ascaloth] Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (2009), Episode 16: Endless Eight”

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1 risingstar3110 6 comments Jul 17th, 2009 at 9:23 pm

Just want to say (even when i have strange dejavu that i said it before): Keep up the good works on commenting about Endless Eight ^^
2 Yoshi0810 1 comment Jul 18th, 2009 at 1:01 am

this is probably my 15,521st time saying this, but that was a good comment.. it was quite entertaining..
3 SnooSnoo Jul 18th, 2009 at 1:20 am

I still can’t believe people think Mikuru’s crying and inability to explain the situation w/o pissing me off is moe. Also, classified information my ass. If its classified then don’t bother speaking at all.

tl;dr
Butthurt
4 Hypernova 22 comments Jul 18th, 2009 at 2:06 am

I’m strangely enjoying these. Seriously.
5 hashi 31 comments Jul 18th, 2009 at 2:43 am

Great solution to the problem of how to write about this thing. Amusing and enlightening: enjoyed the slight differences among the several shots of Haruhi leaving. (Go after her, Kyon, you fool!) Three episodes would have done the job almost as well as six, but this is still a real tour de force.
6 Slacker85 1 comment Jul 18th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

Anyone else get the feeling that they are keeping this up for lack of better ideas? For me its gone past the point of no return two or three may be mildly entertaining but this has become just plain retarded. I don’t know if the production team was trying to be clever or maybe it was the original creator but one of my favorites is gone now.
7 Niker 17 comments Jul 20th, 2009 at 2:26 am

Hm…

I won’t bore you with my story, but back in 2005 I tried ot watch The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya… but dropped it on the 3rd chapter, mainly because I didn’t understand a word they spouted…

Well… this week I decided to make an anime library, And after finishing Clannad ( great covering job Ascaloth ) I got lucky star, school days, and a couple of others I think but the thing is now that the 2009 season is out…

Well… What can I say… I’m having a headache…

15.5034321123 times writing this? Jeez..

Ok well… basically, After watching Clannad, this just feels plain dumb, and even with all the eye candy, I’m getting a bit turned off…

My idea of getting out of this ENDLESS SUMMER, would be if kyon (almost wrote kyou… ) hits on haruhi… I wonder when he will just get her laid.

I mean c’mon… which girl doesn’t want that in the summer?

Cheers;
Nick
8 Hata 9 comments Jul 22nd, 2009 at 10:02 pm

Hmm somehow I *classified information* the time when *classified information* feel that *classifiend information* *classifiend information* to *classifiend information*

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9 Niker 17 comments Jul 23rd, 2009 at 6:06 am

Guys, Not to be a party pooper.

SPOILERS*

I actually went through the pertinent light novel… And found the SINGLE CHAPTER that is this 6 episode lapse.

Aparently, Haruhi kept repeating those 2 weeks because Kyon hadn’t done his homework… In the end kyon blurts out that he didn’t finish his homework, and as such, a huge crunch fest is held the last day.

After that, they enter school the next day.

/SPOILERS*

Bye bye sweet dreams.

Cheers;
Nick

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