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Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 42] (ani.social)

submitted 11 hours ago by wjs018@ani.social to c/anime@ani.social

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[–] wjs018@ani.social 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

First off, I have only really watched the two shows so far this season (edit: forgot Campfire Cooking, added):

Dusk Beyond the End of the World - I think this series has a lot of potential. The world is interesting, the mystery is compelling, and the action animation can be gorgeous. However, some of the antagonists have been a weak point. I am hoping that we move past them soon and focus on the way, way more interesting antagonists soon though. A little part of the back of my brain can't help but shake the feeling that this might all unravel a la Metallic Rouge though.
Touring After the Apocalypse - This one is an anthology series about cute anime girls riding a motorcycle around a post-apocalyptic world. I have enjoyed it so far and have appreciated how chill it is most of the time.
Campfire Cooking Season 2 - More of the same from season 1. I have read the manga past this point, so it isn't some great revelation story-wise, but the cooking sakuga delivered once again.

Alright, in the downtime between seasons, I often try to binge a series of old that I missed. This break, I have been working my way through The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I am currently fairly deep in season 2. Some quick non-spoiler thoughts: it has been both fun and infuriating at times and, frankly, I don't think I really get this series. Spoilers ahead...

Haruhi spoiler discussion

I will just say up front that I am watching things in chronological order rather than broadcast order. I feel like it has helped me follow the plot a lot easier based on what I have seen.

I have really liked the ideas within the show. Granting Haruhi the ability to bend the world to her will, but trying to keep her unaware of it is a great mechanic. I also like how the weirdness flares up whenever she is bored, reflecting her inner desire that the world is more interesting (whatever form of interesting she fancies at that point in time). In that way it very much functions in a similar way to Adolescence Syndrome from Bunny Girl Senpai. I think that Kyon and Sakuta are extremely similar characters as well.

The thing that keeps killing this show for me though is the titular character. Haruhi is such an overwhelming personality that it is off-putting. She constantly disregards the opinions/feelings of those closest to her and exerts her will at all costs. I can appreciate that Kyon is basically the only guard rail that Haruhi has, something the Koizumi keeps reminding him about, but it doesn't help me connect with the story when Haruhi is constantly harassing Mikuru et. al.

I have seen elsewhere that the sequel movie is really peak Haruhi, so I am hoping to finish that up before this post next week...but my feelings so far are mixed.