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[greyhawk80]

Let me preface this by saying I've never seen this show. I've read about it, seen the stills and illustrations, but haven't pulled up an episode.

To all those who have seen this show: Is it as disturbing as it looks on the surface (and in its advertising)? I mean, every ad I see screams "Hey I'm a school girl in a uniform! Ooogle me!" (not to mention some of the stuff packed in the special edition dvds)

I read the press and hear everyone gushing about this show and am honestly tempted. Yet the fact that it is so rabidly popular with a massive following of otaku (not the good kind, mind you; the bad, middle aged, smelly, "does nothing but watch" kind) gives me pause.

Ye gods, its like Azumanga Daioh! all over again...

[ThePQ4]

It's an anime, so of course it's a little bizarre...but it's totally worth watching! It's cute, funny, and it's got everything --a bit of romance, fan service, aliens...

Check it out. It is really cute, and if you don't like it, well you don't like it, but you shouldn't write it off just 'cause it looks odd.

[Noct]

It's quite odd, and yes there is the oogle factor, but it's also charming and smarter than you'd think from quick little glimpses.  The episodes happen out of chronological order, and it really wouldn't work any other way.  Also, they save the universe... or do they?

[bryanthelion]

watching it now...

[greyhawk80]

It's an anime, so of course it's a little bizarre...but it's totally worth watching! It's cute, funny, and it's got everything --a bit of romance, fan service, aliens...

Check it out. It is really cute, and if you don't like it, well you don't like it, but you shouldn't write it off just 'cause it looks odd.

I don't have a problem with cute. Fanservice with underaged characters is kinda icky, but cute I'm fine with. *points to his old fansub tapes of Kodomo no Omocha as proof*

[thehoopiestfrood]

Hahaha a girl came to our Mentor Training Day at college dressed in a schoolgirl outfit from this. I upset her by asking her if she was meant to be someone from Sailor Moon (when they are schoolgirls).

[ThePQ4]

Well, here's a Youtube Link for the 1st part (of 3, I'm sure the other two parts aren't hard to find) for the first episode. You can decide for yourself. Like was mentioned, the episodes are kind of out of order, and this one is a little...bizarre.

Like my friend Afro-Brian suggested: watch it as though it was a student film. That helps...a little.

[Noct]

Keep in mind that episode 1 of the series is completely unlike the rest of the series, as it takes the form of a student film festival entry (a later plot point).  It's not really representative of the series as the whole, but as long as you get what's going on, it's definitely one of the best first episodes of any series.

Also, a lot of the fan service is very self aware, and so utterly ridiculous that it's not quite as icky as most.  At least, that's how it seems to be.

[pentaen]

Whole season streaming http://www.otaku-station.com/haruhisuzumiya/index.htm  also it gives you the ability to watch it chronologicaly if you want

[pentaen]

should i do this out of or in order?

[ThePQ4]

Do it in order. It's more fun that way. Watching it all chronologically takes away half of the point of enjoying the series, which is saying, "Whaaaaa????" at the beginning of every episode.

[Noct]

Agreed, most definitely watch them in the order they aired, rather than chronological order.  It would be like watching Memento for the first time, backwards.  Just no fun at all.

[bryanthelion]

its not exactly disturbing
but boring

[ThePQ4]

Boring??!!

Blasphemer.