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So many people have already reviewed this very popular anime, but I guess I can give it a try too.

Story: 8/10
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, at first glance it seems like an average slice of life comedy, but it isn't.
Kyon is a High School Freshman who have stopped to believe in the supernatural, such as aliens, espers and time-travelers to begin a normal life. But when he meets a odd girl named Haruhi Suzumiya, his life becomes far from normal. Together, with three other students, they form a new club. SOS Brigade.

The plot is very unique and is filled with so many ... genres, such as sci-fi, mystery and a little bit of action. Some times it can be quite confusing, but you get around it eventually. The only negative thing I have to say about this point is that it didn't progress as much as I wanted to. The SOS Brigade didn't get involved in so many supernatural missions, which is why it was formed in the first place. Even so, I managed to enjoy the story and got finally a grip of it. Most of the episodes I laughed the whole time. It was very interesting and exciting, I never got extremely bored - or bored at all actually.
One thing that may confuse the watchers when they watch this anime for the first time is how the arcs are divided. First, in broadcast order, then the chronological order and last the DVD order. I recommend to watch the entire series two or three times in those different orders.

Art: 10/10
Yep, a perfect 10! The animation is the reason why I started to watch this series. It's really one of its kind and Kyoto Animation really pulled it off great. The colors are easy to the eye and it adds so many details. There aren't so many animes who can deliver such a great quality, especially for a school themed series. The characters are drawn in a very nice way, which gives away most of their personality right away. Their movements are smooth and realistic, I didn't notice so many flaws at all.
Opening and Ending are also very good animated. I just love the scene when they dance Hare Hare Yukai, it's one of my favorites.

Sound: 9/10
The voice-acting is why I'm giving this category a 9. It fits the characters perfectly and have a nice feel to it - both the english dubbed and original version. Kyon's voice acting must be my favorite. The way he narrate through the story always gives me a good laugh. While many people may get annoyed at Mikuru's voice, I quite like it. It's cute, sometimes so cute I smile and have to go back just to hear funny little sounds again. Though, it can get a little bit annoying at some times.
The songs that were played was catchy and good, God Knows and Bouken Desho Desho is two examples. The BGM wasn't that good though. I got the feeling it wasn't original. It had its moments where they were played at the perfect time and got you excited. But I can't say I liked it.

Characters: 7/10
The characters are likeable, funny, cute, some you can even relate yourself to. There is one problem though: they're stereotypical. They only one who really stood out was Haruhi. It was quite an enjoyment to see when she bosses around with Kyon and Mikuru. In the beginning I thought she was kind of bitcy and uninteresting, but when the development started to kick in I changed my mind about her. Kyon is the ironic and the only "normal" guy in the club. Yuki is the quiet and mysterious bookworm. Mikuru is the fanservice and moe character. And so we have Itsuki, the "happy-go" guy with the long dialogs. They're likeable, but not unique.

Enjoyment: 9/10
Despite the confusing parts, I really enjoyed this series to the fullest. This is one of the few I can hanclle to watch over and over again without getting tired of it. I laughed many times during the episodes and I liked their messed up adventures. I just wished this series was longer than just 14 episodes.

Overall: 9/10
Before I watched this series, I thought it was overrated and not so special. But then I gave it a try one week ago and it blew up my mind as soon as I got into it. It could have been better characters, the story could have been better and the same thing goes with the music. Overall, it's still a great anime and is definitely a must-watch!

Okay, I just want to make one thing straight. This was the worst anime I've ever seen... Seriously. The only reason I even watched this was because I wanted to see why everyone thought it was so bad. Now I see why..

Story: It's not complicated, it's not different, it's very cliché actually. Even though this OVA is short, it could have been portrayed much better. Much, much better.
The beginning was pretty dramatic and I thought it was going to be quite good. But, when that ship/plane/whatever it was just.. crumbled.. my hopes died at that point. it was not a very good introduction to ... the actual plot. Then the rest of the OVA was just plain crap. I don't know if you could even call that a plot. Like I said before. It could have been portrayed much better, when you think about all of the other sci-fi movies when aliens comes to earth, but unfortunately it didn't. At all!

Art: The art didn't stand out. it wasn't like "Wow!". The design of the characters weren't good either. And the ancients.. I thought they were robots at first glance and not aliens. They didn't even look scary enough. The only thing I liked with the animation was the gore. Sorry, but I'm a huge gore fan. But I must say, even the gore looked kind of crappy too. The colors which was used were dark and almost muddled at times. It seemed like the animators didn't do very much effort at that point.

Sound: Most of the OVA didn't have any soundtrack at all. It silent.. and the music played at the most unfitting scenes. And so the voice actors, I don't even want to talk about their job. No emotion! That's what describes their work best.

Character: All of the characters were extremely flat. I've seen shorter OVAs where the characters show their personality better. Takeru seems to be the only one who's decent. But that's all. They weren't even entertaining.

Enjoyment: I think watching this anime was a huge mistake. I wasted 19 minutes, and I'm the kind of person who hates when people comment that. I was bored the entire time, from when the plane crumbled, when that random girl got her head blown off, and the rest. The ending really was a "WTF" moment and I got really disappointed.

Overall: Yes, this truly is the worst anime I've ever seen. Let's stick with that. The only reason why i give it the score 3 is because of the blood.. nothing more.