#52 - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Review

This week, Tobias, Austin, and Ryan got stuck in a time loop where they were forced to watch The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 15,527 times until they finally did their homework.  Haruhi is now a 12 year old anime series! Time really flies when you're having fun, I guess. Join us as we take a look back at one of the most influential and infamous anime series' of the 00s.  Were you a big fan of Haruhi back in the day? Do you actually like the Endless Eight like we do? Let us know over on twitter!  (01:54 - 14:18) Catch up.  Recapping Asheville Anime Regional Convention 2018, delicious cheesecake, and Ryan starting Steven Universe and Octopath Traveller. (14:18 - 17:11) Talking about the new Third Impact Anime Facebook group! Come join! (17:18 - 42:40) The Background of Haruhi Suzumiya Production notes, studio information, cast, and crew.  (42:40 - 45:41) The Story of Haruhi Suzumiya  (45:41 - 53:24) How we all first got into Haruhi (53:24 - 01:28:38) The Discourse of Haruhi Suzumiya What we thought of the characters and the story, the pros and cons of the viewing methods, the home video releases, spinoff media, what holds up and doesn't hold up, and why we love the endless eight (sometimes).  (01:28:38 - 01:53:02) The Kyon Theory (01:53:02 - 02:05:04) Closing statements, most iconic moments, "best girl", and "best OP". (02:85:38 - END) Twitter questions and social media plugs. Please join our Facebook group to help build the Third Impact Anime Community!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thirdimpactanimecommunity/ And that's it! We hope you enjoyed the show. Please feel free to follow us on social media, and if you could give us a star rating or review on either Facebook or iTunes, that really helps the show out and we would really appreciate it.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Anime Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdimpactanime/ PodBean: https://thirdimpactanimepodcast.podbean.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnD4tDaOg7m3A0xatHfAc1g iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/third-impact-anime-podcast/id1313595090?mt=2 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Il3e2lqbq2awcml5zuxa64lh7m4 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/third-impact-anime-podcast-2361453 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/third-impact-anime-podcast