#the disappearance of nagato yuki-chan

[blueberry-lemon]

messing around in MS Paint, on occasion

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[tobiasdrake]

Yuki Spinoff, Episode 2: Joy to the World

Episode 3 is titled "Haruhi Suzumiya!!" so Yuki better enjoy her Christmas Party 'cause her life's about to go dramatically downhill.

Gonna have to make this one two posts 'cause I have a lot to say about this episode.

I noticed this in the first episode but I love the decision to change Yuki from a strict book-reader to also being a gamer. It does demonstrate the change in times, as Melancholy was released in 2006 while Disappearance of Yuki Nagato is from 2015, and gaming has become more proliferated over time.

But, more importantly, it also demonstrates the change in Yuki. Yuki Prime's never gone into detail about why she reads, but it's a fair assumption that she does it for the same reason most of us consume media: A desire to absorb information, experiences, and emotions through characters and situations.

Media exists in conversation with culture. By consuming media, Yuki is participating in culture. You could assume that she's only doing it to gather information, being a robot, but Yuki specifically reads fiction. She's looking for the same things everybody else is.

However, her media of choice is strictly text. She doesn't have a TV or video games or anything. She consumes experiences and emotions through text. Because Yuki herself is text. She can't watch a neutral expression on a screen slowly grow into a smile and immediately relate and understand what that means. She's more comfortable with a narrative structure that explains outright in words what the characters are feeling and going through. That's what Yuki can understand.

But this new Yuki, her ideal escapist form of Yuki with a full three-dimensional range of emotions, isn't limited in the same way. She shares Yuki Prime's love of media, shares her fascination with living vicariously through characters. But she can indulge her interests in ways the original could not, because she knows what it feels like to smile and enjoy things, to get excited by a rare drop, or to grieve a beloved character.

She is Yuki Unchained.

Ryoko has the perfect pre-"I hope you got your affairs in order because CHILD NOBODY IS GOING TO SEE YOU ALIVE AGAIN" Pleasant Mom Smile.

I wonder if Ryoko has parents? Yuki lives alone because Yuki Prime lives alone, because she's a space robot. But Escapist Yuki isn't a space robot, so the fact that she has no parents is simply a consequence of living situation transference she can't comprehend.

By the same logic, Ryoko should be a space robot. But Ryoko did have parents on paper. They weren't real and nobody ever saw them, but they did legally exist. "Her dad" even called the school when she "moved to Canada".

So I wonder what her living situation is here? Does she live alone like Yuki? Did this reality manifest real parents for her? Did it manifest real parents but they're out-of-country? Is she knowingly deceiving people into thinking she has parents?

What is your parental situation, Ryoko?

Ignoring the Skip Intro button from the shady piracy website providing my screenshots, can we all take a moment to acknowledge how great my character looks in this show that's not about her?

Black monochrome is a fantastic look for Haruhi because it's a color-scheme that matches her personality. Haruhi's always exuded Mean Girl Energy, pretty much from the moment we met her. She's a weird Mean Girl but she's a violent, self-absorbed misanthrope.

In a lot of other shows, she would be the protagonist's bully.

In her own show... that's still fairly accurate, yeah. It gets weirdly romanticized but it's still more or less her and Kyon's dynamic. She's like if Hey, Arnold! actually had its title character fall in love with Helga Pataki.

And just like that, I have dated myself to a billion years old. Okay. But it's true! That's what Haruhi and Kyon remind me of.

Haruhi most commonly sports the same outfit that everyone else is wearing due to Japanese school uniformity. But, courtesy of the decision Disappearance made to put her in a different school in Yuki World, this is the first time she's had her own unique aesthetic among the main cast. Well, apart from Itsuki, but he's a devout follower anyway.

This contrast against the uniformity of the rest of the cast makes Haruhi pop. She's eye-catchingly unique among a sea of brown blazers, as befits the center of the universe (in persona, even if no longer in power or character role). And the near-all-black color scheme gives her a wicked edge to her appearance, perfectly conveying her Mean Girl status.

Basically what I'm getting at is that I don't know how Haruhi's going to be used in this show but I wish she looked like this back in the original because holy hell is that the perfect Haruhi aesthetic.

I could watch Yuki and Kyon have a fun snowball fight for twenty straight minutes. That could be all this episode is and I would be satisfied.

Look at her. Look at how happy she is. This is all she wanted when she reshaped the universe. Haruhi twisted time and space to make time travelers and space aliens and espers and sliders, but Yuki did it to make this.

Meanwhile Ryoko remains MVP of this show. This subversion of the typical "surprised character hit in the face by thing as they walk into the room" gag is beautiful and conveys the composed and professional persona of Class President Ryoko Asakura.

I love how coy the show is playing about... like... how Ryoko she is. She vaporized the cotton snowball in her hand and then releases her battle aura. It's a funny gag. But. Also. There is a deep tension inherent to this incredibly likable character, to the point that it's not clear how literally we're meant to take this.

She did not actually blast Yuki and Kyon out the window with a Kamehameha beam of pure disapproval. But maybe she could? I don't know.

And then straight to the turkey! Like that didn't happen. XD

I'm so glad Yuki got her turkey. She wanted a turkey so bad. This is her first Christmas with full emotional range and all of it was invested in getting this turkey. She put her whole psyche into it every single time she exclaimed the English word "TURKEY!" last episode.

I became very invested in Yuki getting a turkey. Now she has one. I am very satisfied right now.

Oh, Yuki. This is Melancholy tone. A little bit of selfishness is what makes the universe go 'round.

Maybe my mind's bent from too much reality-warping but this conversation feels subtextually linked to Yuki's decision to eat Haruhi, remake the universe, and resurrect Ryoko in the first place.

Like. They're literally talking about the fate of Yuki Yuki Literature Club but the vibe feels much grander. That Yuki begins the conversation speaking in her emotionless Space Robot voice gives it this... between-the-worlds tone.

Like. Remember the last episode of PMMM when Madoka, Sayaka, and Mami were eating cake in a heavenly extradimensional Mami's Apartment Reality while they discuss Madoka's wish? That's what this feels like, to me.

Literally, this scene is an actual conversation that occurred between them in Yuki's World. But symbolically, subtextually, they're talking about the decision to manifest their reality in the first place. Saving the Literature Club here is, for the characters, exactly what it sounds like; But for the audience, it stands in for creating this world.

Look at her.

Only a monster wouldn't want her to have this turkey. This is the greatest moment of her... six days of life.

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[calim3ro]

The disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan EP 03

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[figurecollection]

Yuki Nagato Prize Figure by SEGA, from The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan

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[halloweengirl1225]

imagine if spanton was in a slice of life anime or like the melencholy of haruhi suzumia and the disapearence of nagato yuki-chan combined

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[letyukisayfuck]

Hello yes I was just listening to the Yuki-Chan OST today and realized Yozora Kagayaku is a custom verse of a shortened version of an old Scottish party-ending song called The Parting Glass and since it appears no one has documented this I am spreading this information to the entire brigade, enjoy your psychic damage

yuki-chan is truly the thing that keeps on giving. not sure what, but it is giving!

#ruby.txt #asks #poketoa #the disappearance of nagato yuki-chan

[mci-writing]

How am I supposed to watch The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan if I’m an avid Haruhi and Kyon shipper??? 😔😔😔

#mci rambles #the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya #the disappearance of nagato yuki-chan #and I haven’t heard a lot of good things about it as a spin-off 😣 #especially in regards to characterization- #but also… I want more Haruhi

[regarding-stories]

Cute! The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan

So, I recently looked at "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" classic anime series and its associated movie, "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya". While I had some issues with the former, it definitely set the stage for the latter and made it a highly enjoyable experience full of references.

It doesn't stop there.

So, there is a spinoff series called "The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan" that picks up the alternate reality thread from the movie. In the feature film (spoiling the movie here... again) resident alien Yuki Nagato rewrites reality because she cannot deal with the emergence of emotions and creates an alternate reality persona of herself which is a shy, human girl that can live these emotions. She uses up Haruhi's power to create this new version of the world and so in that universe Haruhi isn't a god-like being nor the heroine by default.

Won't spoil this one (much)

The basic setup is, especially for watchers of the movie, unsurprising. Yuki develops feelings for Kyon (who in the movie chose to retain the original reality where Haruhi is center). For the most part, the show is then a classical high school romantic comedy centered on the same characters.

The show, bit by bit, reuses the same cast, sometimes in different ways (it's after all a rewritten reality). It's also crazy full of references to the movie, and the longer it runs, the series. Even "Endless Eight"... *shakes head forcefully banishing ghosts of the past*

It's funny and lighthearted for most of its run, but in the second half it will get a bit more unexpectedly dramatic. A sort of curveball, but very appropriate for the show and the setting of the original series.

It's interesting to see the characters this way, including the emergence of similar structures and dynamics as in the original series but under a shifted premise. The art style has been severely updated from the original, especially girls no longer have strangely proportioned bodies with overly long legs. It's also softer than the strong, harsh outlines of "Melancholy", and given the feel of the show this is very appropriate. (Also several characters seem more likable and less abrasive. Except Koizumi. Definitely not Koizumi.)

I generally would recommend to watch it, especially if you slogged through "Melancholy" first to get all the references as a bonus. (Skip. Most of. Endless. Eight.) It's a somewhat unfinished story, though, so you might want to continue in the manga, volume 6 (of 10). A fate shared by many romance anime, but the anime series also ends in a rewarding way - depending how you see it.

#the disappearance of nagato yuki chan #the disappearance of haruhi suzumiya #haruhiverse #anime series #manga series #high school anime #romantic anime

[doublebassawareness]

Okay guys, sorry but Lucky Star is much more a spiritual successor to Haruhi Suzumiya than the Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan could ever be.

And Lucky Star doesn’t even feature the og characters as main characters, but Yuki-chan does

#haruhi suzumiya #melancholy of haruhi suzumiya #lucky star #disappearance of nagato yuki chan

[shinigami-striker]

Crispin Freeman | Friday, 02.09.24

Same voice actor, different characters - featuring Crispin Freeman.

Happy birthday! 🎂

2000

Captain Justy Ueki Tylor - The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (anime; English dub)

2002

Koichi Kimura - Digimon Frontier (anime; English dub) (2002-2003)

2007

Kyon - The Melancholy of Harumi Suzumiya (anime/movies; English dub) (2007)/The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (anime; English dub) (2015)

2010

Will Harper (Red Arrow) - Young Justice (TV series/video games; 2010-2022)

2011

Shizuo Heiwajima - Durarara!! (anime; English dub)

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[blueberry-lemon]

this never happens to me

…but i'm finally in a scenario where i'm obsessed with an anime that nobody seems to care about. can't find fanart, fanfics, fan comics, positive fan discussion, nothing. i'm fucking starving dude. i'm stranded in a desert.

am i just gonna have to make shit myself and hope someone finds it one day???

#the disappearance of nagato yuki-chan

[tobiasdrake]

In Dragon Ball Fighterz, the playable character Captain Ginyu stood in for the Ginyu Force as a whole. Most of his special moves would have a different member of the Ginyu Force jump in and attack the opponent on his behalf.

This move summons Guldo to paralyze the foe. That move summons Recoome to hit the opponent. Etc.

Yuki Show episode 3 made a compelling argument that in a Haruhi Suzumiya fighting game, Haruhi's movelist should work like Captain Ginyu's. All of her special moves summon her minions to attack - With Yuki, Mikuru, and Itsuki attacking the foe of their own volition, while Kyon's attack consists of her reaching offscreen or behind her or something, grabbing him by the face, and hurling him at the opponent as her projectile.

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[calim3ro]

The disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan EP 15

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[re-reclass]

for the positive take meme: favorite thing about your least favorite episode of melancholy of haruhi suzumiya series? (including the spin offs if you want!)

Oooh that's a good question!

I've made it no secret that I don't particularly care for the spinoff The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan. However I think they generally write Haruhi herself really well, and I remember her first real scene with Kyon, where the two of them are searching for water imps in the river, gave the two of them rather electric chemistry. Also it's just nice to hear the VAs again.

My least favorite episode of Yuki-chan is the one where they go to the hot springs, but I recall that one having a really nice moment of Mikuru characterization when she's going shopping. It's small, but given how the even Melancholy anime itself doesn't give Mikuru a lot of material, it's a nice gesture.

Speaking of the Melancholy anime, my least favorite episode of the main series is probably Mysterique Sign, but I do love the over-the-top shonen action sequence they have at the climax. Especially because it's a rare opportunity to see Koizumi use his powers (and if you're watching broadcast order, it's the first time you get a glimpse of them!)

It also gave us this iconic logo:

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[endlessame]

Okay I’m.  Hm.

I started watching recently the Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan with my wife and I began doing a long ass post about an in-depth analysis of the first episode (which I still plan on uploading when I’m done with it) but one of the main points of that post was whether this series was localized in its own closed space or was set entirely after the Disappearance. I’m gonna quote a part of that post where I explain it:

My first question was an easy one: was this a world entirely set on the timeline of the Disappearance, with a Kyon who grew in that universe, or was it set literally after the Disappearance, if Kyon had chosen to stay? [...] This Kyon doesn’t seem to remember anything from his past life in the old universe. Not just that, he doesn’t seem like the Kyon we know at all. So I think that what we’re seeing here is what would happen if Kyon missed the deadline of December 20th. Yuki would understand that, if he hadn’t changed anything by then, then he was okay with this reality and she would make him fit in her storyline. Taking into account that the first episode begins with Christmas just around the corner (and it seems like that’s gonna be the main plot driver as of now), it’s safe to assume that we’re near the same time frame as the ending of the Disappearance.

I was theorizing after just watching the first episode so I didn’t have a lot of solid proof to any of those theories.

Until today, I saw the opening subbed for the first time. Look, I love Fure Fure Mirai, and I have listened to it tons of times, but never until today saw the lyrics in English.

And well...

Hm! The opening leaves it clear and those two episodes leave TONS of hints that really seem to be trying to tell us that this is, in fact, set right after the Disappearance. This isn’t an AU in the normal sense of the term, this is an actual “What if”. Something that could’ve happened in the normal timeline.

I still plan on analyzing this series because it really has a LOT to talk about. But what surprised me the most it that... it’s actually really good? I was expecting to like it, because I like every piece of Haruhi content, but this is genuinely really really good. Watch this series if you have watched Haruhi, I love it here.

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[letyukisayfuck]

if the disappearance of nagato yuki-chan has a million haters, then i am one of them. if it has ten haters, then i am one of them. if it has only one hater then that is me. if the disappearance of nagato yuki-chan has no haters, then that means i am no longer on earth. if the world loves the disappearance of nagato yuki-chan, then i am against the world.

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