The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Holy Bizzle! Is Haruhi that popular?!

Haruhi at the Gaza Strip..

! http://xs410.xs.to/xs410/06512/haruhigazat.jpg
http://xs510.xs.to/xs510/06512/haruhi2.jpg
No, this isn't a photoshop, this is REAL, in fact, many are blogging this right now.

Ramza

@Daisuke:

Holy Bizzle! Is Haruhi that popular?!

Haruhi at the Gaza Strip..

! http://xs410.xs.to/xs410/06512/haruhigazat.jpg
http://xs510.xs.to/xs510/06512/haruhi2.jpg
No, this isn't a photoshop, this is REAL, in fact, many are blogging this right now.

wow talk about Haruhism…its spreading throughout the world!!

the future rise of the new religion!!

http://www.afpbb.com/article/1174867

Official Article to support evidence if any doubters here.

Buuhan1

I don't know wth is going on but…the first image you linked to isn't working. XD

Cr4zy

Arabs protesting against something Japanese-related is beyond me.

EDIT: sarcasm

Malintex_Terek

There were child murders in Gaza and the little girl is holding up a poster that says, "Spare the Children". Haruhi is obviously being depicted as a child; it's actually rather poignant and moving, but all the weeaboo are fussing over is the "spread" of Haruhi to the Middle East.

Yeah, really impressive dipshacks.

igalsfy

@Mr.Prince:

Arabs protesting against something Japanese-related is beyond me.

posting stuff like that without even trying to understand what's going on is also beyond me.

EDIT: oh, my bad.

bennyb

HARUHI IS OUR GOD NOW

thus begins a new holy war

but all the weeaboo are fussing over is the "spread" of Haruhi to the Middle East.

Yeah, really impressive dipshacks.

Fuck XD! My mistake, and I was one of those weeaboo. Oh well.

Cr4zy

@igalsfy:

posting stuff like that without even trying to understand what's going on is also beyond me.

that's it, I have to result to putting down a sarcasm everytime I try to joke.

Malintex_Terek

@Daisuke:

Fuck XD! My mistake, and I was one of those weeaboo. Oh well.

No, you're not. If you didn't know about what the poster said, it's understandable that you would react to Haruhi's depiction; I'm talking about the people who said, "who cares about death in the Gaza Strip? Haruhi's influence is growing!"

Oh, that's watcha meant.

December 22, 2006 is Judgement Day as the mysterious US Haruhi site in this blog states..Haruhi will be lisenced that day, its not a matter of fucking time.
http://www.darkmirage.com/2006/12/21/north-america-haruhi-site-updated/

Malintex_Terek

I'm gonna die. I am seriously gonna die. That was the most entertaining night EVER. GOSH, that marketing was "MAXIMUM"!

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Win win win win win.

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Post scriptum, Bandai + Kadokawa are working together on this. Not a bad choice, I would say.

igalsfy

just for this, the us site is awesome:

Bandai + Kadokawa

This'll be good, I agree. Haruhi is coming to the USA officially ^^ More Haruhists to increase since the rise of Narutards hence the Naruto dub XD

Malintex_Terek

Dear folks,

If you want to see the Haruhi manga and novels published by a good company that is not VIZ Media, please register here and vote your support for a license.

Seven Seas Entertainment.

They're the only company ballsy enough to go and purchase light novel rights as a serious product, and they have a great relationship with their fans.

Buuhan1

Dammit, its licensed. I was looking forward to fandubbing it one day. ><

Guys seen the video on the official american website? I'm watching it now…this is the horror of cosplay, people.

Ramza

i did not expect bandai…when i think of bandai...i think of mecha...

i did not expect bandai…when i think of bandai...i think of mecha...

Bandai isn't doing the dubbing productions, they're just the ones who distribute it while Kadokawa does the actuall dubbing.

Malintex_Terek

No, Bandai is doing the distribution, but the dubbing will be assigned to a recording studio; hopefully it's Animaze.

Animaze FTW ^^ Yeah, that studio is good.

Malintex_Terek

Hey folks, check out auditions for Mikuru and do not forget to vote.

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After listening to a couple of them I, uh...feel a bit weird. :wassat:

I like the 2nd one the best and the 4th one (i think.) when she said, " I don't want to." sounded like she wanted to. The first one got alittle to crazy with the screaming in one part and the 3rd got kinda crazy too.

Buuhan1

I voted 1 after listening to all 4 only to go back to number 2 and notice its the best. Crap.

Malintex_Terek

Round two, folks! Yuki at bat.

I liked VA No. 1 the best. I must say-This is how dub casting should be officially chosen ^^

HEATXZ

I voted for number 1 because her voice sounds very cute

I have a tie with 1 & 3. -_-

captain usopp

@Daisuke:

I liked VA No. 1 the best. I must say-This is how dub casting should be officially chosen ^^

well, not neccisarily. It is nice to have a say, but I tend to view the general public as "stupid" Plus we are not profesionals, what do we know about voice actors and talent?

I chose #3 1 and 4 had a hint of emotion in their voice, and that just didn't read well for the charicter to me.

Malintex_Terek

@captain:

Plus we are not profesionals, what do we know about voice actors and talent?

Or, what do you not know about voice actors and talent? A funny secret about the "professional" world is that people become professionals by simply working as comissioned amateurs; pick someone from off a street and have him/her evaluate voices for any period of time and he/she will become a "professional".

It's just that those professionals have a resume of their work, whereas amateurs have none.

If you've watched enough television, you'll gain a degree of expertise in regard to what you watch/remember the most.

captain usopp

i still don't trust the general public :P

Buuhan1

#1 by far is the best, sounds just like the character.

Also, I notice they pronounce it "Har-you-he" and I thought it was "Har-you-hi".

SaiyaJedi

@Buuhan1:

#1 by far is the best, sounds just like the character.

Also, I notice they pronounce it "Har-you-he" and I thought it was "Har-you-hi".

*Neither of those is right.

It should be (roughly, of course) "Ha-roo-hee." Romaji transcriptions of Japanese are phonologically-based, so you can tell what the pronunciation is (minus pitch accent) just by looking, regardless of whether or not you know the word already. I realize that's hard for a lot of us native English speakers to wrap our heads around (a system of spelling that makes some semblance of sense?! :-o), but it's true.

Malintex_Terek

Haha, guess who?

I think 4 sounded the best and 2 being the worst.

I dunno, I kinda thought 5 was good by 4 fits as well.

Malintex_Terek

I voted #3. #1 and #5 are terrible.

Mr. All Sunday

1 and 2 I thought were crap, I voted for #4; I voted 4 for Mikuru and 1 for Nagato. I can't wait to here the auditions for Haruhi.

HEATXZ

I voted for 1, 5 was terrible

Ramza

@Malintex_Terek:

I voted #3. #1 and #5 are terrible.

meh…i thought 3 was the worst....the voice is good...but it feels like the person is constantly reading off the script...(meant it as in not as natural...like reading the page during a presentation)

there are long silences in between his words...
"blah blah.........blah blah..blah......blah..."

Malintex_Terek

He screwed up the audition, but I know enough about public speaking to say that such shouldn't be taken into account when evaluating aptitude for a certain role. Frankly, none of the actors fit Itsuki, but I arrived at #3 as my pick because his voice had potential and a slight amount of "gayness" to it. Itsuki is naturally flamboyant, which is why people like to call him homosexual, but that eccentricity wasn't maintained in #1 and #5.

#2, #3, and #4 were all better than #1 and #5 in my mind, but the reason the latter two are doing so well is that people recognize Bosch and Freeman and immediately vote for them based on "ooh, he feels right for the role".

That's the wrong way to go about this; people should listen and evaluate the voices based on merit, not brand name. As such, I thought both #1 and #5 were weak; #5 was distinctive, but it was full of arrogance and Itsuki has none of that. #1 was bland.

Mr. All Sunday

3 and 4 were Bosch and Freeman? I didn't even notice that.

Malintex_Terek

@Mr.:

3 and 4 were Bosch and Freeman? I didn't even notice that.

No, otherwise they would be doing well. #1 is Bosch, #5 is Freeman. Here's the match-ups:

1: Johnny Yong Bosch (Ichigo, Bleach)
2: Yuri Lowenthal (Sasuke, Naruto)
3: Steve Staley (Shiro Amada, 08th MS Team)
4: Dave Wittenberg (Lee Sampson, Cowboy Bebop: KOHD)
5: Crispin Freeman (Alucard, Hellsing)

Mr. All Sunday

Really? I must have a really bad ear for such things, I couldn't even tell.

Malintex_Terek

Finally, the man himself is up for decision. From what Yotsuba says…the voices are terrible. :/

I couldn't choose between 1 & 4. Most of the voices were eh but these two were the better ones.

captain usopp

@Malintex_Terek:

#2, #3, and #4 were all better than #1 and #5 in my mind, but the reason the latter two are doing so well is that people recognize Bosch and Freeman and immediately vote for them based on "ooh, he feels right for the role".

lol that's what I'm talking about with the general public. I did however choose #1 for this charicter. I've never seen bleach btw. I just thought the voice suited the charicter nicely, even if it is not an exact match. Also, The other voices were over-emotional for the conversation. I like how calmly #1 was speaking about the event.

I voted #4 for "the man, himself" Just read the lines very nicely. #2 was ok, until he stopped the naritive conversation, and stated talking to people. #3 was breathing to much. #5 sounded like a surfer boy. #1 was too emotional for the charicter.

Mr. All Sunday

5 and 1 didn't sound even remotely like Kyon. I voted for 2, he did the whole exasperated thing pretty well.

Buuhan1

I voted for 5, the others just sounded awkward, 5 sounded like a normal nice guy which is what he is basically. Well…a normal nice guy with physic powers.

Voted number 1 for Kyon, the voice seems to hold the energy for Kyon when he has his outbursts.

Voted 5 for Itsuki ^^