I’m not going to summarize the events of this episode nor are the screencaps a balanced set - the hard work’s been done by Omni and Garten already. Suffice to say that this episode was almost identical to Ch 7 and epilogue of the volume 1 of the novel. I think only Haruhi’s demand that Kyon fan her and the whole section “Even under the intense radiation of the sun’s rays… a sheriff’s gun in a Western movie” were cut and that Haruhi did wear her bowtie, cuffs and tights. Continue reading ‘The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 14′
It’s the summer holidays and Becky’s former mentor, an archeology professor, summons her to his island dig. She’s joined by the 1-C clique. Crazy stuff happens and an annoying meido/special forces/airhead type character but it turns out the prof just wanted to check on Rebecca. He’s pleased that her students are helping her to be more social and that she hasn’t turn into an evil criminal genius. Continue reading ‘Pani Poni Dash! 9′
Behoimi has an identity crisis as her magical girl role doesn’t seem to be reaping much dividends. I’m not so keen on this character and there wasn’t much cruelty towards Kurumi or Rei bullying Becky but there were still nice touches here and there. Continue reading ‘Pani Poni Dash! 8′