Kotaku: haruhi suzumiya

SEGA Says "Ahoy!" With Haruhi Suzumiya

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:00:00 MST

What's better than a pirate? A Haruhi Suzumiya pirate! SEGA's upcoming Wii title The Parallel of Haruhi Suzumiya is getting its own limited edition "heroine collection."

Priced at ¥12,075 (US$135), the collection includes cover by manga/game artist Noizi Ito and a set of the SOS Bridgade figures: Haruhi pirate, Yuki Nagato space ninja, and apron dress wearing Mikuru Asahina.

Bundle goes on sale in Japan on March 26.

Wii「涼宮ハルヒの並列超SOS団ヒロインコレクション」のサンプル [Moeyo! NSFW]

Haruhi Wii Game Pushed Back To January

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:00:00 MDT

Those eagerly waiting next month to get the Wii Haruhi Suzumiya game, wait some more. The title, based on the popular anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, won't get released now until late January next year. As we previously posted, the game apparently no longer has dancing in it — or something. For those of you who either do not know who Haruhi is or aren't yet sick of the Haruhi dance, click over.

Haruhi Site Announces New Release Date [Official Site]

Suggestive Rodeo Riding Machine Shame!!

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:00:00 MDT

A little background: Panasonic released "Joba" in 2005, a horseback riding machine. The machine mimics, well, horseback riding and provides riders with an ab workout. Aimed at seniors and those not keen on doing actual exercise, the key feature of Joba is that you really don't have to do more than simply sit on it to get a workout. (Though, arm movements are encouraged.) What's more, unlike, say, a treadmill, Joba does not take up much space in cramped Japanese dwellings. Panasonic has launched this product outside Japan to varying degrees of success.

Some shameful individuals have noticed how the machine is quite suggestive. And those shameful individuals have created embarrassing fan-made clips of video game characters riding the rodeo machines. Sadly, we have posted a few of the more game related ones after the jump — THE iDOLM@STER and Haruhi. Remember: These poor characters are supposed to be on the horseback riding machines. So! If you find that offensive, do not click over. The clips are possibly NSFW.

Yayoi from Xbox 360 title THE iDOLM@STER. Ritsuko from Xbox 360 title THE iDOLM@STER. Haruhi from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

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Let Pokemon Show You The Haruhi Dance

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:00:00 MDT

We haven't posted a Haruhi Suzumiya dance clip recently. For good reason, because we've already posted tons. Too many actually! Haruhi overload!! Because of that, the bar for Haruhi dance clips is high. Few things can effortlessly jump over that bar as Pikachu can. Quality stuff, this.

Phoney Haruhi Suzumiya On Real Russian Chocolate

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:00:00 MDT

How popular is anime Haruhi Suzumiya? Popular enough to get its own PSP game and Wii game. Popular enough to be ripped off for the Bejing Olympics. And now, popular enough for Russian copyright infringement. Pictured, Haruhi appears on a tasty treat. But remember kids, in Russia, Haruhi Suzumiya infringement eats YOU! Heh.

Comparison after the jump!

What copyright? [Neko are blog]

Haruhi Dances Up The Wii

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 MDT

Certainly! By now you must have seen the credit sequence for anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Catchy, huh? No wonder the Wii Haruhi game is going to be a dancing game. Well, not a straight up dancing game as it'll have a "Story Mode" (with dancing) and a "Free Mode" (with dancing). The game's about half done and slated for this year. Hum~ming!

And yes, Haruhi dance after the jump.

Wii Haruhi Dancing Game [My game News Flash]

Big Headed Freaky Assed Haruhi Suzumiya Doll

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:37 MDT

Ack! CREEPY. Human heads are not that big. Found at the Den-Den Town Kotobukiya shop, these are staff-created customized Haruhi Suzumiya Pullip dolls — poses, uniform and everything. There's another nightmare inducing pic of these dolls after the jump. *shiver*

Pullip Dolls [Senaka Blog]

How Many Haruhis Fit in a Phone Booth?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:00:43 MDT

This has been bothering us. Really. We've been dying to know. For ages. The question: How many Haruhis fit into a telephone booth? Such a simple, yet profound question. Hit the jump for the exciting conclusion! Do it!!

FIVE. Whew, all better.
Haruhi College Students [Akiba Blog]

From Seiyuu To Dirty Parody Stars...

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:00:11 MDT

Previously, we've brought word of the risky Haruhi Suzumiya adult parody flick. But how do those stack up with the animated versions and the various manga incarnations? Or even the characters' voice actors? NOT SO GOOD. Check out these charts that show the characters' voice actors (seiyuu), various artists interpretations including the anime and ending up with the TMA dirty movie actors and actresses. Hit the jump to look at the fugly dude porn actors.

Interesting to note: The Mizuno Makoto manga was so despised by fans that it's not even considered part of the Haruhi canon.
Haruhis [Neta Michelin via Danny Choo]

Cosplay Haruhi Suzumiya Dance on Ice and in Snow

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:00:26 MST

We've done so many Haruhi Suzumiya, that we've become jaded. From inmates to global nerds, we've seen it all! Well, almost. Here a motley crew of cosplayers brave the snow and ice of Gunma Prefecture for some Haruhi. The dancing isn't great. Hell, it's not even good. But, it is in the freezing cold, and that alone is worth something. What exactly, no clue.

Life-Size Haruhi Suzumiya Has "Moveable Groin"

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:00:29 MST

Ack! Freaky giant doll alert. March 1st (tomorrow!) pre-orders start for this huge, freaky-assed life-sized Haruhi Suzumiya figurine in Japan. According to the maker, the five-foot statue has a moveable head, shoulders, elbows, lower back, knees, ankles, fingertips and, ahem, "groin." This Haruhi has an expected sticker price of ¥380,000 (US$ 3,628.72). But can you really put a price on something so creepy? Yes, apparently!

Haruhi Sample [Akiba Hobby]

Cosplaying with Cosplay Figurine

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:00:08 MST

This is a Kotaku first, I believe. We've featured cosplaying tons on Kotaku. Ditto for figurines. But, we've never covered people cosplaying with figurines that are cosplaying. Here, cosplayer Usagi Tsukimiya poses with a Hobby Wave Haruhi Suzumiya bunny figure. Even though Tsukimiya was a Hobby Wave booth companion at the recent Wonder Festival in Japan, something about this photo shoot seems oddly profound. A cosplayer posing as a figurine character in cosplay? Damn, that's deep.

Haruhi Cosplay Figure Review [Moeyo]

Haruhi, Lucky Star, Nazis

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:00:53 MST

Over the weekend, garage kit convention Tokyo Wonder Festival kicked off. Cosplayers came in droves, dressing up as everything from Haruhi Suzumiya to Lucky Star or from Haruhi Suzumiya to Dead or Alive's Kasumi or from Haurhi Suzumiya to Nazis. Always marvel at folks who think dressing up as genocidal killers is a good idea. (Hey, maybe they're getting ready for Indy 4! Oh, wait...) Click through the gallery below for pics.

Wonder Festival [Akiba Blog]

Unofficial Haruhi Suzumiya Game Smacked Down

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:40:06 MST

Doujin-made game The Fierce Fighting of Haruhi Suzumiya has been killed off! The doujin circle behind the game has pulled it at the (scary?) request of Kadokawa Shoten, the publisher that originally put out the Haruhi light novels and manga, plus distributes the anime and is releasing the upcoming Wii game. The totally unofficial The Fierce Fighting of Haruhi Suzumiya had characters from the franchise battle each other in Dynasty Warriors-style battles. Rad! It even had cameos from another Kadokawa property, Lucky Star! Kadokawa hates on those who use its IP without authorization, going as far as to make YouTube take down unauthorized vids and whatnot. I can understand where Kadokawa is coming from, but it seems like a place in the oh so distant past.
Haruhi Doujin Game Canned [Canned Dogs via Anime News Network Thanks, icepick314!]

Pick Your Favorite Haruhi

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:00:24 MST

Oh, Haruhi Suzumiya. We love you even when you are not dancing. Japanese site Byonabi has a collection of various Haruhi incarnations — some official, some not. My question: Which one do you like best?
Haruhis [Byonabi]

SEGA Brings The Skimpy Maid Outfits

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:40:50 MST

Saucy! That's not just any old maid outfit. It's a UFO Catcher prize from SEGA! The prize is a maid costume that Mikuru Asahina from anime Haruhi Suzumiya that Mikuru wears while making and serving tea at her school club. The costume is actually slightly different from the one Mikuru wears, and it looks shameful — like you'd find in an adult novelty shop. The prize doesn't include the salmon colored undershirt, the wig or the faceless mannequin. No mannequin, can you believe it?! The nerve!
SEGA Adult Goods [Hobby Blog]

Phoney Haruhi Promotes Bejing Olympics

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:00:29 MST

Fugly! This Chinese middle school pamphelet features a crummy Haruhi Suzumiya rip-off. It's to promote the Bejing Olympics. And since Haruhi has fuck-all to do with the Bejing Olympics, you'd think that the rip-off artists could have done a slightly better job of tracing. You'd think. Though, it might be the fugly part that's keeping the publisher from getting its pants sued off by Haruhi creator Nagaru Tanigawa.
Haruhi China [Enjoy Korea via Canned Dogs]

Don't Look Up Haruhi's Skirt!

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:00:34 MST

This post is so embarrassing. On January 31st, PS2 game Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi goes on sale. To get everyone excited, Akihabara retailer Messe Sanoh has a life-sized Haruhi Suzumiya figurine in front of the shop. Some might get a little too excited and have the urge to shame poor Haruhi. How the store is combating that, after the jump:

Yep.
Low Underground [Akiba Blog]

Haruhi Figures You Can Move All Smooth Like

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:00:46 MST

Wow, we've made it 11 days into the new year without posting the Haruhi Suzumiya dance video. WTF is wrong with us?! (Hit the jump for that.) This Japanese ad features a Max Factory "Figma" figurine of character Yuki Nagato from hit anime/manga/game Haruhi Suzumiya. The Figma line supposedly poses very well. By the looks of that stop motion animation, it does! Goes on sale Valentine's Day. How romantic.

Horrible Haruhi Figurine

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:40:35 MST

Jaw meet floor. This shockingly bad figurine of popular anime/manga/game character Haruhi Suzumiya has gotten the face right (very important!), but those joins are hideous. Sure, it's supposed to be a posable toy, but couldn't they have tried to raise the bar above freakazoid. This looks like those posable wooden statues for sketching with a Haruhi head stuck on it. So sad.
Fugly Haruhi [AmiAmi via Danny Choo]