Is Haruhi a manic pixie dream girl

Talking about the character of Haruhi Suzumiya is downright infuriating. Some things are obvious about Haruhi. For one, she serves the same role as an earthquake or a hurricane in a disaster movie. She is an act of God for the plot to revolve around. That is what characters do, they react to her. Whether […]

Why you shouldn’t trust Kyon and why you have to

Blogger’s note: Yes I did take an extended hiatus. I may explain why someday, but for now, I just want to get back to writing about Haruhi. One of the hardest parts about writing these series of posts is knowing where to start. There are a lot of moving parts in The Melancholy of Haruhi […]

What I talk about when I talk about Haruhi (or how Haruhi was supposed to save us all)

I promised I would start talking about Haruhi Suzumiya this week, and so I am. I’m never really sure what to call these series that I do. I’m not an expert enough to call them a deep dive, and Dewbond already has the market cornered on the term shallow dive. So maybe, I will stick […]

The Otakusphere: Good illnesses, vanishing heroines and a whole lot of honesty

Man, I’m super late this week. I don’t really have an excuse for it. I went to a holiday party last night and I slept in this morning. That’s about it. Anyway, I’m here on my glorious days off ready to take a belated trip around the Otakusphere. I just put up a post about […]