by Anime culture has now become one of Japan’s most representative contents. Countless new anime works are produced yearly, and some have caused a great sensation with their challenging productions.
The productions are so innovative that they have sometimes left viewers confused. This article will introduce some “unbelievable anime productions” that have particularly baffled anime fans. *This article includes content from each work.
Now a legend!! “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” Endless Eight
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, written by Nagaru Tanigawa, is known as the initiator of the light novel boom and still enjoys charismatic popularity. The anime was a huge hit, and not only the content but also the theme song, voice actors, cosplay, and other aspects greatly impacted the subculture.
The episode that caused a stir in the anime world was “Endless Eight,” an eight-episode series. This is an ultra-experimental episode in which the same story is repeated eight times in different directions. It is simple to call it a “loop story,” but it is an unprecedented challenge in that the characters’ actions, story, and ending are all almost the same for two months.
This anime’s theme is that the heroine’s idiosyncrasies, Haruhi Suzumiya, significantly impact the “world.” In “Endless Eight,” the situation is one in which “summer vacation will not end until Haruhi is satisfied.”
The original work is a short story, but when it was made into an anime, it became a hot topic in the anime world with the surprising technique of telling the same story for eight consecutive episodes. Even though they are the same, the content details differ, including the direction and visuals.
Even small changes have been made to Haruhi’s wish list and the characters’ clothing, and discovering these is one of the joys of the show. Of course, as the series nears the end, the resolution proceeds at a very slow pace. What’s even more interesting is the voice actors’ performances. It has been revealed that the dubbing was done eight times, and there are many parts where the acting has changed for the same lines.
In particular, in the scene where they talk late at night, you can see that the acting has changed, especially for Tomokazu Sugita, who plays Kyon. Even in similar exchanges, it is interesting to see the voice actors’ ad-lib battle in the later episodes.
Episode 8 has some differences, but it is nice to discover parts different from the previous broadcast. “That is what it means. We are endlessly looping at the same time.” If you watch Endless Eight straight through, this line by Ikki Koizumi will burn into your ears.
