Audience reviews
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Frankie_Xander
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki is NOT Haruhi. It's a slice of life anime wearing the skin of Haruhi. Seeing that fact while watching it made me enjoy it a lot more. It's watching a heartbreaking show giving its star-crossed characters the happy life they deserve, even if what we see will not happen. The shadow of an alternate universe where these characters will never get their happy ending makes it a really emotionally charged show in retrospect.
A side character in the main show, Yuki is now the main character in this show, with Kyon's interests shifting to her and not Haruhi. Throughout the animated series, we see her grow from a loner to a loner with friends that mean a lot to her. Further beyond that, the manga continues up until (I think) their graduation. The plot essentially mir…
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I was unfortunately late to the Haruhi wave back in the late 2000s. When I did watch it, I found it entertaining, but never really got the appeal. Most of the characters were likable enough, with the exception of the titular character. I really liked the movie, and that's about it.
My rating of this series defies logic. I cannot explain why I find it so charming, despite having watched so many of the dime-a-dozen romcom slop. Something about how the high-concept, sci-fi adventures of the original show happening in parallel to such a small, simple, and wholesome world felt so endearing. . .
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As a fellow extreme introvert who secretly holds the world up, the Yuki parts of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya are truly special, even if it's just at a base wish fulfilment level of feeling recognized and thanked for doing the incredibly stressful and draining activities that are invisible for everyone else until they don't get done. This is why both the Yuki-chan manga and anime are COMPLETE GARBAGE.
It's not just they completely changed the character to a generic cute girl. It's not just the way they try to force the normal series continuity into the new imagination like how Yuki's trying to save the literature club even though we never see her read books. It's not just they have the doorway to explore these characters as normal people, but they strangely are MORE removed from…
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Good show Is what this is, although it is kind of misleading with the title which will get into in a moment Firstly it is good. I like the characters the romantic subtext and your generic high school romcom. That is what this show is so if you’re looking into that then great you’re in luck.
Also, the producers Christopher Sabat And I believe Justin Cook Were the producers on this and this is the first Show I’ve watched of As producers So pretty good Having voice actors being producers But now we have to go into the one negative I have about this show
The disappearance Isn’t really a disappearance But it also is Without saying much, it doesn’t happen until I believe episode 10 There isn’t much of a Theme of the Whole series It was the most impactful episodes It is kind of misleading in…
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PROS:
+ fluffy alternate universe (AU) for more SOS shenanigans
+ references to the main series...
+ everyone's in character...
NEUTRAL:
~ aimed at Yuki/Kyon shippers...
CONS:
- ... feel half-baked in this AU - ... except for Nagato
- ... but even they will find it disappointing
- main pairing feels awkward and forced
- Koizumi and Asahina get shafted
MIXED FEELINGS
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan is a logical watch for Haruhi fans, but is it good? Not really. The show has a strong start as it rattles off the usual slice of life/comedy tropes (Valentine's Day, hot springs, etc), fanservice galore, but it quickly devolves into a snoozeworthy mini-arc that documents... well, the "disappearance" of Nagato. The real disappearance of Nagato is what happened to her character when writ…
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To watch The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, it is imperative that expectations be set. Whether a viewer will like it or not depends largely on this. If you expect a Haruhi S3 OR you like how the characters are written in S1 and S2, you will be disappointed. If you want to explore a certain path branch not taken in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie, you will like (or at least appreciate) this one.
Before I proceed, let's tackle the show's weak points first.
One: The KyoAni visual finish is not present, simply because the studio animating it is not KyoAni. To Satelight's credit, they did not seek to imitate the KyoAni style and do their own thing. That sort of worked in the show's favor by painting the show as being in alt-Nagato's perspective.
Two: The show's latter episodes…
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a generic slice of life anime with haruhi's coat of paint, nothing groundbreaking but really,really enjoyable.
the disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan is a slice of life, romance comedy about our favorite human (ex-alien) character, Nagato, in a disappearance movie-ask reality where she is the true club president of the literature club (bond to become sos bridage), doing normal slice of life practices with her new found friends. this anime is ok but it truly gives a nice vibe, shining on it's base, been a casual, fun to watch anime.
the characters still the same as ever, except Nagato (as you would think) and Kyon, since he's no longer the main protagnist of the story, so no more monologues for him, so beside those two, you can expect the usual thing, like Haruhi's crazy nature (but no mor…
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Imagine getting a whole team of writing staff, directors, an entire animation studio with talented animators, the entirety of both the Japanese and English VA staff back, all of these people ready to bring their A-game to producing 16 episodes. I.e. you have all the ingredients, the perfect recipe to make Haruhi season 3, which will come to the delight of millions of Haruhi fans who've been all patiently waiting since 2010 for this. It is, no brainer, going to be a success with big bucks on the way and the possibility for more in the future. And what do you do? What do you do with all of this at your disposal? You make a generic, slice of life, boring rom com we've seen done before many times in the past and we've seen it done before much much better in the past. I.e. you make an anime eve…
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As a Haruhi Suzumiya fan, I saw this Spin Off and sat through 16 episodes of Hell.. Well, Actually 10 episodes of Hell, after which we got what we came for.
Thing is, you will only watch this Anime if you are a Haruhi watcher, which is fine enough, but the problem was that we were expecting a lot different than what we got.
First was the animation change, I mean ofc we will not get excellent quality like KyoAni, but the animation really stuck with me in a bad way, the voice artists were same so it was ok, but Kyon's face was butchered by making it plain. Yuki looked different (will talk about it later) and only Koizumi, Haruhi and Mikuru had same look.
But apart from animation, main problem was the story, I have read the Manga too, and the story seriously sucks a lot in the first arc. I…
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What I thought this show was going to be was a cute spin-off about the characters in the parallel universe established in the "Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya" movie, primarily focusing on shoujo-type romance and comedic gags. What I ended up getting was a show that was definitely not confident enough in itself to be a 100% shoujo romance, despite the fact that the two main love interests, Yuki and Kyon, have amazing chemistry -- but rather, one that loses its nerves partway through and feels the need to call back to some of the more sci-fi elements of its source material, Haruhi Suzumiya, and the Nagato from the other universe that we've known before. I was *really* disappointed in the actual "Disappearance of Yuki Nagato" arc of episodes in this anime. Hell, I just finished watching all…
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Contains spoilers. Contains rant.
Okay. I am a HUGE fan of the original series. The original series is God-tier for me and will always be one of my most recommended series. If you are in the same boat, you will have grand expectations and this series will either meet these and bask in the same holy light as your favourite series, or it will be judged with the sharpest scrutiny and perhaps earn undeserved hatred - depending entirely on what you liked/ disliked about the original series.
This spinoff is based on the work of art film 'The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya', what made this film so beautiful was Kyon's awareness of the Haruhi world and his determination to find her and rectify the absurdity. This series features an ignorant Kyon; and every treasured character from the original…
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Story
Let me first preface that I was never the biggest fan of the Melachonly of Haruhi Suzumiya. However the series did have a great premise, music, animation, and characters. Now what if I told you there was a spinoff series that feels like a watered down adapation of the original series? That sounds like a wonderful concrpt for a 16 episode series. There is not much of a story since this is a slice of life series, however the biggest letdown is the characters in this show feel like watered down versions of the same characters in the original series. The biggest exception being Nagato, who is almost the polar opposite of who she was in the original. There are no supernatural elements in this series, so it feels more grounded in reality which I feel is one of the biggest detriments to th…
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What if all the science fiction elements were taken out of the Haruhi-verse, and Nagato was the main character? That's the basic premise of this spin-off, and the answer is that you end up with a pleasantly bland slice-of-life show. Your enjoyment will depend almost entirely on how much you already like the characters and want to spend more time watching them, so it's by no means a good place to start if you haven't seen the main Haruhi series.
Stripped of the epic twists of the main series, we're left with a story that feels like slice-of-life-by-numbers for the most part. Most of the usual suspects are checked off the list (beach episode, fireworks, etc) in rote fashion. The one time it deviates from the norm is for the late series story arc that gives this spin-off its name. When you g…
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After hearing only middling-to-negative takes on The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, I went into this series with a considerable amount of hesitancy. But once I had finished the first episode, I sat back and thought "Wow, that was actually pretty fun!" And that opinion, for me, is indicative of the series as a whole: underrated and misunderstood.
(Minor Spoilers for The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya below.)
Within the context of the Haruhi franchise, Nagato Yuki-chan is a black sheep. Taking away most (yes, most) of the supernatural & sci-fi elements that helped give the Haruhi franchise it's own unique charm, some might be led to think "what's the point?"
The point is Yuki Nagato's dream. It may not be immediately evident, but this series is more tightly tied to The Disappearan…
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If you're a fan of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and also a fan of the movie The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, then I say give this a chance. I won't compared this to the other two, because in my personal opinion, I think the movie was AMAZING! I enjoyed the original work too but that was done by a different studio. So if you watch this, the artwork will be completely different from what you expect.
The plot is pretty decent, it really carries us along mainly by depending on the cast. Since it's a cast we're familiar with, one that you probably only watched because we're all waiting for that third season that may or may never come. Anyways, the characters are mainly the same, except Yuki, which she is portray a little bit different. I had mix feeling about her personally. I didn'…
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Out of 100 Nobles watching…
78 were impressed
12 were bored with the do-nothing plot
10 didn’t care for the direction of the last 3rd of the season
This will be in an offload of a few catchup reviews so it likely won’t be as detailed as my usual thoughts. I liked The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki a hefty margin more than both the seasons of Haruhi. Whether that’s saying much given my opinion of the original I don’t know, but I do feel this spinoff was left a tad forgotten.
Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu is a series loosely based on the alternate reality established in Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu where Haruhi has no supernatural powers and the entire cast lives mundane lives. Nagato Yuki in this series is not an alien thought entity but rather a regular bookworm. The series was made by…
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(This review is in Spanish too)
Well, when I finished the previous Haruhi Suzumiya series and started watching this one, it was a strong shock for me. Although it's a Spin-Off, this series reminded me of those generic series about school romance.
Story (5/10)
Much of the episodes are very generic, only in the end is that you will notice that essence of mystery in the style of Haruhi Suzumiya, but it is nothing out of this world.
Art (7/10)
I was pleased to see that style of drawing that makes all people look "pretty" xD. Anyway, the animation and the movements are good. Sound (7/10)
The soundtrack helps you feel those situations or moments that are happening. They usually reuse them but they are not bad at all.
Characters (6/10)
Each character has a unique personality. Perhaps some are…
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This is an anime that doesn't even come close to getting the love that it deserves. I've seen the entirety of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya as well as this series, and believe me when I say this is better than the original in every conceivable way (except maybe art style but that's subjective so let's not worry about that).
I won't get too far into why I disliked The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, that's a review for another time (and before you ask, yes, the movie was fantastic), but I will say that one of the best things about this series is that Haruhi's ego is far more restrained than it was in the original series. In fact, a lot of the characters are written much better. Tsuruya gets the screen time she deserves, Yuki no longer has the personality of a plastic cup, and Kyon... do…
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This spin-off is just a waste of time for the creators and for the fans. I get it that there are fans who like Nagato, so she got this spin-off, but THIS Nagato is not even the same character that people like. She doesn't have the same personality. This Nagato is just a boring dandere type that has no charm of the original Nagato.
And when Haruhi appears on the show, the dandere Nagato got overshadowed completely.
So this spin-off has no value to the fans of Nagato, and also is a waste of time for the fans of the Haruhi series in general.
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This is not a "what if Kyon stayed in the other world" scenario. This is a "what if the genre and narrative changed" scenario.
I have watched the original series and movie and am a huge fan of it, but that being said, one should go into this show with an open mind and realize that this isn't the same show. If you hold onto your belief that the old characters will come back and do SOS Brigade shenanigans, then you shouldn't watch as the entire premise is different. There is no bigger picture or universal scale events, just an eccentric girl crushing on a guy that helped her at the library.
P.S. - I just finished writing this review and re-read the synopsis. Don't trust that, it's wrong. At no point is the literature club in danger. I don't find Asakura to be perky, that makes it sound l…
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