Going into Haruhi Suzumiya I really didn't know what to expect, I was somewhat hoping that it'd be a romantic comedy since anime romcoms are all I watch at this point, but at the same time I was kinda hoping it wasn't, and when I finally started watching it, I wasn't disappointed in what I got.
"Even as a kid, I knew better than to believe in an old man wearing a red suit that only worked in Christmas"
-Kyon, 2007
I will start by introducing the characters, or at least the main ones, Kyon isn't the average shy guy that's never felt a woman's touch type of character that is so common in anime now, bros a gigachad, he is an overall likeable, yet slightly apatic character that serves as a counterweight for the other main character, but most importantly, Kyon is logical, this is one of the main focuses of the series, as his world is basically turned upside down by
Haruhi Suzumiya, AKA My wife, the second and in my opinion real main character, Haruhi is...an individual to say the least, she's always doing crazy stuff, sometimes borderline illegal stuff, this is where Kyon's counterweight comes in, he's always trying to talk sense into Haruhi, and overall he's the only person who puts up with her bullshit, as hard as it may be for him.
These are very basic introductions, but I will talk more about them and the other characters as the review goes on, but now on to the plot.
The first episode opens up with a monologue by Kyon going to school, introducing his character, when he gets to school he discovers he now will be sitting to the somewhat infamous Haruhi Suzumiya, although he doesn't know her a lot of people do, and when it's introduction time, haruhi introduces herself as the complete opposite of Kyon
"I am not interested in ordinary humans, if any of you are aliens, time travelers or Espers join me, that is all"
-Haruhi Suzumiya, 2007
This is the way Haruhi introduces herself to the class, Kyon, thinking that she was joking proceeds to try and make conversation with her, only to find out that she wasnt joking, Haruhi was fr, but kyon still wants to try and befriend her, so against everyone's advice he keeps talking to her, and it eventually becomes somewhat of a routine for them to talk to each other every day, until Kyon does his first attempt to talk some sense into Haruhi, he gives her a speech about how we should comform with the things that exist and have around us and leave the crazy ideas to the innovators, scientists, etc. But of course, this backfires on Kyon
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