The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Episode 06 *Blooper Reel Up

[MissAck]

Part C has been RE-RE-rendered, so now everything fits!

Thank you, Akumaryu, for being a great member of the cast. You will be missed greatly in the little adventures of the brigade. We wish you lots of good luck and better analogies.

Thank you.



All BGM thanks to Koichi_Saito.

Took a while for this to get out eh!?
Well not every episode can be as amazing as Episode 05, where it’s out within 16 days…but we can still try 8D

Kyon, has ‘potential superhero’ in his job description, from saving the world – ShiroKaisen
Haruhi, a bit more emotional than usual – MissAck
Yuki, still managed to somehow save Kyon’s ass – Katerinu
Mikuru, still did nothing… oh wait, it’s all her fault – AmyAnn
Itsuki, loves the idea of being creepy and still can’t stop talking – Akumaryu
Taniguchi, the real friend of Kyon – Cruc1f1x21
Kyon’s little sister, can apparently get away with murder – Konata


Comments are greatly appreciated. We all worked hard on this episode and we love to see our fans enjoying our hard work.

Videos are in parts to maintain Epic Quality and to destroy MissAck’s patience.
Youtube is in Epic Quality. It’s so epic it has to be capitalized.
Viddler took away from the quality a little bit, but it’s there as a just-in-case.

Part B on youtube is also not available in some countries… well, continue watching it on Viddler then!
NO EXCUSES

Don’t forget to watch till the end of the episode~

Part A – http://www.viddler.com/explore/MissAck/videos/5/

Part B –http://www.viddler.com/explore/MissAck/videos/6/

Part C – http://www.viddler.com/explore/MissAck/videos/8/

Don’t mind the title of the youtube videos. That’s the crazy episode name I came up with, just like the other episodes. It’s to help keep the account from being terminated.

Part A - [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA6LJqpRv9Y"]YouTube- 06SNAP CLOSED SPACE Part A[/ame]

Part B – [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CfnM4qfnvU"]YouTube- 06SNAP CLOSED SPACE Part B[/ame]

Part C – [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hCMcx0NCVo"]YouTube- 06NAP CLOSED SPACE Part C[/ame]


BLOOPERS? SHIT!

Part A - [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQzUTrYbJNA[/ame]
Part B - [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18pw9EPjo2A[/ame]

[hyperknees91]

Nice episode, can't wait for part C ^^

[MissAck]

Alright! NOW

WATCH AND COMMENT!
PART C IS UP! <3

[AmyAnn]

Yay for iconic episodes!

ShiroKaisen - Kyon
I'm really loving your take on Kyon despite it being alot lower than any other take on him. You get his personality down really well. Just be careful not to sound like you are just reading from the script, emotion seemed to lack at some parts at the beginning but you got better as it went on.

MissAck - Haruhi Suzumiya
Love it. Your voice is less nasally than the original but it goes really well attitude wise and the tone really fits her. You do well with her emotions too and I loved how you were a bit softer during the start of the closed space scene, really fit the scene.

Katerinu - Yuki Nagato
Not much to critique here, you do the character great justice.

AmyAnn - Mikuru Asahina
Sluuuuur. All you do is sluuur. You really need voice training and you hold back the projects too much. END.

Akumaryu - Itsuki Koizumi
I'm gonna miss you, Aku-nii ;~; You do Koizumi so well, very appealing and it fits him perfectly. We're losing out on a great voice actor and there's absolutely nothing I can nitpick at. We shall work together again sometime!!!

Cruc1f1x21 - Taniguchi
Still love your Taniguchi. Your laugh made me crack up, you just fit the role so well and serve it perfect justice. [Also, am I the only person who finds his running-towards-Kyon face hilarious x3?]

Konata - Kyon's Little Sister
So cute! You didn't have alot to say but you did really well as her, very adorable.

Mixing
I have no idea if it's just because of mixing, but there seemed to be alot of microphone qualities here. Some were hollow, some were slightly echoey, others were perfect. Might be distance and such, not sure. The mixing in SFX and music was alot better than the other episodes, they flowed perfectly and volumes were great [nitpicking at the scene were they end up in the closed space, some of the lines were quite quiet compared to the sfx and such].

[JCx]

Hrm I'd have to agree with AmyAnn about microphone qualities...
I definitely have to give props to Koichi_Saito for those BGM's.
But I absolutely love how the visuals were in EPIC quality!! : D

It's interesting how you guys decided to keep with the Japanese pronunciation of the names and not Englishify them. I don't really have an opinion on that, but it DID make my eyebrows go up when I first heard it. Wasn't really expecting it hahaha
Also, I don't think anyone else mentions this anymore but the lip-syncing was great

ShiroKaisen - It's always awesome to see/hear another rendition of Kyon that works well! I can hear that Kyon personality shine through and understand at the same time which direction you were taking your own interpretation to. There were just a few lines that seemed to be kinda flat, like the "I'll punch you for that" line and how it didn't seem very irritated (as his face shows when the camera position switches). Unfortunately, I think the audio quality of your lines was a bit distracting and detracted from the performance a bit, especially since you talk the most out of everyone. It sounds like you're talking quite a distance away from the microphone and it's picking up some of the room acoustic because of that. That's not to say it wasn't enjoyable though. I think performance-wise, it was good in the beginning, then dipped slightly, and then at the end in Part C, it shot up a lot. Great job there!

Akumaryu - Most fantastic Itsuki Koizumi I've ever heard in a fandub. You...ARE...Itsuki Koizumi!! LOL that is what I will say. Great casting choice MissAck!

AmyAnn - LOLL WOW sounds so cute!! I can hear how your nose sounds kinda stuffy hahah (damn them sicknesses huh) But it wasn't that bad...My face melted from the overwhelming Mikuru-dosage ;_; and that's not a bad thing! "HEY what's this?? : D" <- awesome line!
Sorry if this seems off-topic, but I'm impressed how even though the pitch is very similar to Nagisa's, you still manage to make it so that when you see it, you think "oh it's Mikuru!" and not "heyyy Mikuru's like Nagisa...o_o"

Cruc1f1x21 - I really like the energy you had and the way you played Taniguchi. And I'd have to agree, you DO do him justice! Nothing else I can say pretty much, except that Taniguchi is now one of my favorite characters :c

MissAck - Indeed, you do a great Haruhi - I feel you captured all her emotions splendidly especially in Part C. I really like the "what are you, an idiot?!" line before the kiss. You know, like Akumaryu's, I would've thought your part was a professional dub. It's just that the part at the very end where Haruhi busts out some new costumes for Mikuru, it feels like you deviated from all the great stuff you set up throughout the episode and went into a lower-energy down-time. Only slightly though.

Konata - ...Yes to the imouto. YES I SAY!! Hahaha excellently done. There were only a few lines, but I have no complaints whatsoever.

Mixing - All around great I'd say. There were no instances where the audio didn't match the lip flaps because of a mixing mess-up and not a VA mess-up and I think that the BGM sound level works just fine. I think it might just be that I don't remember correctly, but did you use a new BGM in the middle of Part 2 where Kyon is talking with Itsuki? That BGM particularly captured my attention more so than other BGM's but not in a detracting way. If so, great choice! Perhaps the only other thing I can say is that it sometimes felt the volume of the voices weren't on-par with each other - one would be louder than the other (particularly ones with Kyon in them). Otherwise, great!

EDIT:
How did I forget Yuki?! ~_~
Katerinu - Great Yuki Nagato. Like the other "minor" parts in this episode, you played Yuki fantastically and managed to sound monotone w/o sounding...well, bad hahah
On one line though, it sounded like you slurred a little - "...won't let..." Just those two words. Other than that, you be doin' good (=w=)d

[Akumaryu]

TIME FOR EPIC REVIEW OF EPICNESSNESS!!!1

Kyon/ShiroKaisen: I've said this before, but I really love how your Kyon has evolved. You've definitely "fallen" into the character well, and though there's always room for improvement, I feel that you've really done justice to Kyon's character. I actually prefer your treatment of Kyon over Mr. Freeman's, if I may say so. I do agree with the others in that you took some time to warm up to the episode, but that's something very hard to work on, so just do your best, and I'm sure you'll be able to get over that. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to see how you evolve further in future episodes.

Haruhi/MissAck: <3 your Haruhi. Seriously, the emotional roller coaster of this episode was handled VERY well. Haruhi's all over the place, from depression to fear to excitement. It was all treated very well, and the best part about it was that it felt real. Haruhi is an over-the-top character, but that doesn't mean she has to be treated like a fictional character. You played her very real, and that's something that I think shines through this episode. Nicely done.

Yuki/Katerinu: As always, your Yuki rocks. I think my favorite line in this episode was "A lot." It's another one of those lines that's monotonous, but has a lot of personality behind it. Hard to do, but you've done it. So congrats on that. And I hope you get more lines in the future.

Mikuru/AmyAnn: You need to stop being so hard on yourself. What little slurring was there I thought was actually cute. And to be frank, I thought it was purposeful. It brought out a side of Mikuru that really played up her Moe, which is really the most noticeable aspect of the character. The one thing I'd like would be a little more volume, but that's more an issue of mixing than acting. I REALLY enjoyed the scene in the clubroom where Mikuru and Kyon were fighting. There was a nice sense of youthfulness here; don't lose that.

Itsuki/Akumaryu: Thank the gods, you're leaving. You're terrible, and should stop acting.
Just kidding. I think for once, I owe it to myself to be proud of something. Recording around a nasty holiday schedule, two illnesses, and all, this came out well. I'm really going to miss working on this project, because it's honestly been the most fun I've had with a cast in a long time. There's something about everything being consistent that just makes it more fun. All the jokes, the cold reads, everything. I'm really going to miss it. And I hope everyone will be welcoming to the new Itsuki. I'm going to continue to show my support for this project and give you guys worthwhile critiques to the best of my ability in the future.

Taniguchi/Cruc1f1x21: 'Sup, door! Taniguchi's Revenge! Listening to you banter with Kyon is awesome. You really had that "sleezy, awesome, d&$#@ebag friend" quality here, and I loved it. Great way to handle the character, and I'm glad you were part of the cast. Definitely hoping to see more of you in the future.

Kyon no Imouto/Konata: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! You're so adorable! XD It was nice to hear you in this role again. You really have an art for bringing out the childishness of young characters like this. Great job!

Mixing: There were a few issues here. Not major issues, but enough that they're noticeable. The biggest thing is, like other's have said, the difference in microphone quality vs. volume. Mic quality is obviously not something the mixer can fix, as every cast member has a different microphone, but the line volumes should be leveled a little better. Normalizing each line and getting them to work out so that volumes match is very important. The biggest example of this came at the end of Part C, when the scene switches from Kyon and Itsuki to Kyon and Yuki. Yuki's lines are a LOT louder that everyone else's, and it's noticeable. Just be mindful.
Another thing to be careful of is volume of BGM vs. SFX. There weree a couple of moments here where the music was loud and dramatic, but the SFX disappeared into the background. Another volume leveling thing, so just try and pay more attention to that, and I'm sure you'll get the hang of it.

OVERALL: I <3 all of you so much. Best of luck in the rest of the adventure of the SOS Brigade, and I hope you guys will plow on without me and not look back. Enjoy the opportunity, savor it, and really have fun. Because when you do, it shows, and it makes watching the episodes that much more enjoyable. And I'll still be around, lurking in your topix, leaving you reviews.

"Be seeing you after class! ^_^"

[AmyAnn]

AmyAnn - LOLL WOW sounds so cute!! I can hear how your nose sounds kinda stuffy hahah (damn them sicknesses huh) But it wasn't that bad...My face melted from the overwhelming Mikuru-dosage ;_; and that's not a bad thing! "HEY what's this?? : D" <- awesome line!
Sorry if this seems off-topic, but I'm impressed how even though the pitch is very similar to Nagisa's, you still manage to make it so that when you see it, you think "oh it's Mikuru!" and not "heyyy Mikuru's like Nagisa...o_o"

Sickness sucks D: I swear, it's not normal the amount of times I'm sick and it seems to be every time I need to get lines done. I'm glad I can differenci...make a difference between the two xD Thankies JC!!!!!

Mikuru/AmyAnn: You need to stop being so hard on yourself. What little slurring was there I thought was actually cute. And to be frank, I thought it was purposeful. It brought out a side of Mikuru that really played up her Moe, which is really the most noticeable aspect of the character. The one thing I'd like would be a little more volume, but that's more an issue of mixing than acting. I REALLY enjoyed the scene in the clubroom where Mikuru and Kyon were fighting. There was a nice sense of youthfulness here; don't lose that.

I really need to work on volume, yeah. Thankies so much, I'm glad you liked it ;~; I thought I sounded more obnoxious than anything.

I hope you guys will plow on without me and not look back.

I CAN'T DO IT TToTT I JUST CAN'T!!!!!!! I needs you, Aku!!!!!!!!!

[MissAck]

Blooper Reel has been released!

Also thanks to those who commented.

JCx... I know the first part of my last line was really bad DX I could NOT get it to save my life.
But Thank you!!!

[ShiroKaisen]

First off....

I watched the blooper reel just now, and I lol'd for the entire eighteen minutes solid. We are so hilarious. And horribly perverted and offensive, but that's kay.

Kyon - ShiroKaisen
I really can't believe how I seem to ramp my performance up every time. I think I did better this time. Kyon's a fun character to play and I'm glad people like my interpretation. As far as the audio quality, I'm continuosly trying to find better recording techniques. Next time, I'm moving my mic as far as humanly possible from my computer to minimize sound.

Haruhi - MissAck
Love your Haruhi. You're really my favourite Haruhi I've heard. The energy you've got is just fantastic. I really dunno what else to say.

Mikuru - AmyAnn
So cute. You do a great job. I do think that you could have been a little more embarrased and energetic during the "How did you know?! Stupid, stupid, stupid!" bit though. Cause, you know, that lustful sonofabitch Kyon's been staring at your boobs long enough to tell that your tiny mole is star-shaped!


Taniguchi - Cruc1f1x21
You play the character really well and have that sarcastic attitude that defines him. Feels just like that guy one would hang out with in high school. I thought heard a puff once or twice on your mic, but that's about it. Awesome work.

Yuki - Katerinu
I wish you got more to do. Because your Yuki rocks. You pull off emotion in the monotone, which is tough. Great work.

Kyon's Sister - Konata
You played Kyon's cute little sister great. She really sounded like a little girl, and not too old. And you really brought out the cuteness, like everyone's said. Nothing else to say.

Mix--wait, I'm not forgetting anyone, am I? Oh, yeah. THAT GUY.

Itsuki - Akumaryu
When we aren't engaging repeated almost-fanservice-level yaoi jokes, you play Itsuki better than any other VA, pro or not. Seriously, I'd cast you as this guy over any VA I can think of. You have the smooth, friendly, yet sarcastic tone for him that really makes up his character. I'm really sad to see you go, and I can't wait to hear you in a pro role. Go get 'em, bro! Pierce their...cast lists...with your mighty...voice? And if that doesn't work, convince them with a couple non-sequitur metaphors and some red-ball-ness. And Brillo pads coated in Vaseline.


Mixing - MissAck
Another thing that simply gets better and better each episode. The video quality's finally epic, and the SFX were well-placed. The only problem I could tell was volume leveling consistency, which was really partly my fault with my lines. I'll work on that. The next..."episode"...is gonna be incredible all around!

[Akumaryu]

Blooper Reel has been released!

"If Miss Suzumiya is feeling merciful, we might get to see her boobs." XXD

The greatest thing about this blooper reel is that I don't even remember half of them. XD