"Check and mate, Harutards!" "..."
Anime fans everywhere are bitter about The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's second season, which has consisted almost entirely of repeats of the same episode (with minor changes), which appear to be going on for a full eight episodes, god help us all.
But now Moon Phase reports on the DVD release for the season, which consists of a series of discs priced at ¥6,930 (about $72.50 USD) and numbered...well, oddly:
- 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 5.142857
- 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 5.230769
- 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 5.285714
- 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 5.428571
- 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 5.571428
- 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 5.714285
So that's six, presumably two-episode-each discs-- but there's one more listed: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 5.999999, which is priced at only ¥4,830 ($50.52 USD). It's unclear if that last one will feature only one episode (making the second season 13 episodes), or if there's something else that makes it cheaper. Either way, I'm sure fans are not going to be excited about having to pay a full/regular price for eight nearly-but-not-quite identical episodes.
What do you guys think? Assuming that Bandai or someone picks up the second season, how do you want them to handle the DVD release? I'd lean towards a single season box set myself, but what do you think is fair price-wise?
I think the theory behind the numbering is that the episodes on those discs took place between the 5th and 6th DVDs of Season 1. If that's true...are there other arcs that would fall between those two discs other than endless eight? Or is this a sign that we could, god forbid, get 13 episodes of endless eight?
We're now on episode 7, soon to be 8, and.... ARGH!!!!! END ALREADY! *head explodes from irritation"
In Japan, maybe the otaku will buy the Endless 8 DVDs to show their devotion to Haruhi/Yuki/KyoAni. In America? Trying to sell us the same episode with minor variations 7+ times isn't going to fly. They could dub it, release it in a single season set and put the MSRP at $29.99, and I'm still not convinced it would sell in any quantity.
Better not to take the risk.
$%#@ %$# $#@$! $%#^ &&$#!!!
Skip it.
That is all.
How is that crazy? I don't think anyone wants to see the solution of this arc. It definitely won't be worth seeing all these stupid repeat episodes when the answer is revealed.
DON'T. WASTE. YOUR MONEY.
Just take the funds you had thought up till now you'd be putting towards Haruhi S2, and license something else cool instead, like...idk... Princess Lover or Bakemonogatari.
Aang can save the world ! (oh sorry, wrong show)
But seriously: Bandai shouldn't license these eight episodes only, but I still ferverntly hope that the rest of the season makes up for this debacle.
@Heero: I'd rather the GAME was licensed. It was better. And Bakemonogatari.... I think Funi mgiht do that one better, but that's me.
Such a shame, this season had a lot of high hopes, too. :[