The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Feb. 3rd, 2012 11:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katikatWith all the talk about dominant, protective women, I was overcome by the sudden craving to re-watch The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, one of my favorite anime!
And, you know, watching it now, a scary thing occurred to me: Haruhi is so much like Sherlock Holmes from BBC's Sherlock it's eerie. She's a genius, headstrong and easily bored, she has no respect for rules or personal boundaries, always craving new adventures. And the perfectly normal, long suffering Kyon with his dry wit? John Watson!
Oh, Kyon. The sole sane person around. I just adore his running commentary on Haruhi's craziness. Like when she started smooshing Asahina's breasts because she was told people loved big breasts - and his "News to me." Or when she admitted that she "arrested" Asahina because she was cute and small and had big breasts - his "She must have been born dumb."
Yet Kyon's also the catalyst for everything that Haruhi does. And it's lovely!
And, you know, watching it now, a scary thing occurred to me: Haruhi is so much like Sherlock Holmes from BBC's Sherlock it's eerie. She's a genius, headstrong and easily bored, she has no respect for rules or personal boundaries, always craving new adventures. And the perfectly normal, long suffering Kyon with his dry wit? John Watson!
Oh, Kyon. The sole sane person around. I just adore his running commentary on Haruhi's craziness. Like when she started smooshing Asahina's breasts because she was told people loved big breasts - and his "News to me." Or when she admitted that she "arrested" Asahina because she was cute and small and had big breasts - his "She must have been born dumb."
Yet Kyon's also the catalyst for everything that Haruhi does. And it's lovely!
