What is the proper way to watch this series? Was going back to rewatch haruhi as I never finished in on my original watch but I don't know what order to go in. I think I watched it chrono before but after reading about broadcast I decided to give it a go but it feels really all over the place.
I saved this years ago, I don't know how much it'll help.
>>287778456It was meant to be able to watch in either order, but there is a reason why they changed the order in the initial broadcast, to make it flow better as a typical series with mystery in the middle and a big final. If you go by chronological, especially if you include the second season, the pacing is all off.Generally with most media, the publishing order is the best way to go, so you can experience the media like everyone else did.
>>287778487I've seen that as well. What order did you watch it in?
The problem is I have no idea which order the episodes are numbered in when I download it
>mfw endless eight
>>287778495How poor does the pacing get? At the start it feels like it jumps back and forth alot with the release order
>>287778456just fucking watch it, retard
>>287778456Start with episode 0, then follow chronological order
>>287778456release order, skip 6 endless episodes (just watch the first and the ast, maybe the second). the movie makes the journey worth it
>>287778534I watched half of it years ago but if I'm watching again I want to do it in the right order
>>287778456it doesn't matter anymore. you had to be there
I could swear I heard the VA for Kyon recently but can't remember which showIt sounded almost exactly like him
>>287778456release order, the answer is always release order>>287778555>skip endless eightcoward
>>287778607who, Tomokazu Sugita? The most prolific male voice actor in the entire medium of anime? You heard him in a different show??? No way!
>>287778537I disagree with this. When I first watched Haruhi when it was aired, around 6 episodes were released already, thus I knew sort of what it meant to look like. Thus when I started with the "first" episode, I was so confused, I thought I downloaded the wrong anime.IF you go by chronological, do it properly
Random order, while splitscreening 4 at a time, one in Japanese, one in english, one in russian, and one playing different versions of the Hare Hare Yukai on loop, all at different playback rates, with the OST in the left headphone, and the Audio drama in the right
>>287778701Finally a real answer
>>287778701As god intended.
broadcast order is if you're only going to watch season 1 and nothing else. it doesn't make sense otherwise
>>287778555Absolute fucking dogshit opinionYou did NOT watch haruhi
I plan to watch only the Endless EightWhat order should I watch them in?
>>287778845watching the slow paced slog that is season 2, even with only 2-3 endless 8 episodes, in the middle of the show with chronological is just pure boredom. They are just bonus stuff for when you desire "more haruhi".
Can someone redpill me on classified information?
>>287778913Mikuru has a beauty mark on her boobs.
>>287778456
>>287778627>Thus when I started with the "first" episode, I was so confused, I thought I downloaded the wrong anime.It's a great introduction to the characters. A group of friends made a stupid movie, and you get to know all of them a little while they are watching it.
>>287778913Mikuru is Kyon-kun denwa
What are the books written in, chronological or broadcast order?
Broadcast is bestThis means S1 broadcast then S2 broadcast which is everything chronological Yes, you need to rewatch the episodes
>>287778487I watched the chronological order and was disappointed. I don't know if that was the fault of the watch order or the individual episodes not being as good as I expected.
>>287779225The third option: publishing order.
In a world when only season 1 exists: broadcast. In a world with everything else: chronological.
>>287778456Nagisa...
What kind of idiot would watch something in chronological order? Yeah lemme just start with Phantom Menace.
>>287778555At an absolute minimum you should watch 4 episodes of the Endless Eight, and you should watch all 8 at least once, you lose out on a lot by just watching 2 episodes.
>>287778487The alternative order seems pretty good, Im not the biggest fan of splitting up Melancholy, as I believe how watching it broken up leads a new viewer to a false impression of Haruhi being disjointed and random, when it has a quite tight stotyline, however the chronological order suffers from the side stories becoming a bit too stale when watched in succession, so I do understand why one would do this, however I would suggest that a first time viewer watches or reads Melancholy in succession in conjunction with the broadcast order, for the sake of getting a proper introduction to the series. On top of that, this order is superior to the broadcast order and chronological order in how the moves some of the episodes to places where they fit better, such as Day of Sagittarius working better when placed before Endless Eight, as that episodes humanizes Yuki substantially and makes the viewer able to connect to her struggle in Endless Eight more effectively, or Live Alive working far better when placed towards the end as a culmination of Haruhis growth, building upon the things we learn and see from her in Melancholy V & VI and Sigh, and Someday in the Rain obviously fits perfectly as a prelude to Disappearance, and its placement in season 1 never made any sense, other than Tanigawas desire to come out with a story he felt he needed to write in order for Nagatos actions in Disappearance to be properly fleshed out, which he was right about, as without this episode we see little to none of Nagato being neglected by others, and her being a "lonely, melancholic girl", but it obviously still sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of season 1, and is probably the biggest reason why quite a few people dont like this episode, despite its thematic excellence.
>>287778456Broadcast. Don't ruin it for yourself.If you watch chronological you might as well not.
>>287778456The release I downloaded ordered it chronologically and I enjoyed it.
>>287778863First one, then toss the rest in a wheel spin online
>>287780908It was because of the order. The chronological order frontloads all the big stuff and then just sort of faffs around a bit without ending with anything resembling a conclusion.
>Torrented both seasons just recently.>Now I need to figure out if episode 1 in the torrent is "chronological episode 1" or "broadcasting episode 1".>Doubt any episode guide online would specify whether the episode it's describing belongs to which order.I feel like I'd like this series but I don't know why something as simple as "watch it" needs to have such unnecessary knots in it.
