Sunday, May 24, 2009

Haruhi Season 2 Episode 1: Tectonic shift

The 2nd season of Haruhi kicked off with it's usual surprise, much like the first season opened with Episode Zero. According to limulux, season two began with a sneak attack on the fans. During another run of the series, the new episode was slipped in during the chronological order without any announcement. It had a cold start, so there was no warning from a new opening sequence.

These people still know how to take risks.

The animation quality was up to par with the old episodes and the directing clever. Most of it followed the novel, though the opening bit about studying was skipped.

I believe that there was a significant shift. It was small, but it was strong. While the episode showed a lot more Asahina than usual, the biggest scene belonged to Yuki. At the end of there three year status there is a look exchanged between Kyon & Yuki that says so much without words.

I'm hoping for more soon, though there was no episode preview.

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