Didn't they make her a Valley Girl?

On Monday but got the softcover so I can play it off as a normal book.

I refuse to buy any Haruhi merchandise other than the DVDs which I buy because it is my lifelong goal to suck Crispin Freeman's cock as much as humanly possible.

>>20331108
>valley girl

wat

I read the reviews, it doesn't look good.

>Hardcover

awesome

why would I? I read it ages ago and if I want to reread it, I have it saved.

Yes, a while ago.

I plan to if I can get out to Borders any time soon and they actually have it.

Shitty art is shitty.

how many volumes are out in japan? Is it done?

>>20331228
9 are out in Japan. Author's been slacking on the 10th one for a few years now.

Yeah I got mine

>>20331138
omigosh

Not until may for me. :(

I already read AFKs a long time ago. Why do I want to purchase re read it?

>>20331123

Pussy.

>>20331291
Well its superior to both Bakatsuki and AFK.

bought soft cover 2 weeks ago.

oh shit. It's out?

Fuck. Gotta go to Barnes and Noble this weekend I guess. It'll be a nice birthday gift for myself ;___;

HANNAH MONTANA MEETS HEROES.

yes, yes I have. yet another thread to post me reading it on barnes & noble.

>>20331291

So you can read it anywhere you like.

IT'S NOT OUT IN BRITAIN DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME.

>>20331345
What section did you find it in? I always have a hard time trying to find light novels, because sometimes they're put in with the rest of the manga, but other times they'll be someplace else. Shit's a pain.

>>20331123
The bright purple-orange page always grabs peoples attention.

>>20331394
teens, right next to the twilight books. not trolling, lol.

>>20331343
Its like totally awesome, like you guys, we'll like form a club...and stuff!!

>>20331384
Yes it is, if you order it online.

>>20331412
OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE

>>20331412
Yep, that's where I found it too. I cringed a bit.

>>20331384
Haruhi is God

>>20331345
>macbook
>starbucks
>haruhi

10/10

THEY LEFT IN THE WORD MOE

>>20331345

Hahaha, nice paperback, bro.

Yes, I got it a little before April 1st. I'm already up to date with the Japanese release, but thought I'd give the official translation a read. Also, wanted the color pages rather than having them saved on my computer. Also, need more reason for me to get a bigger bookshelf.

Not yet. I need some cash before I can.

>>20331418

Waterstones has it put down as may.

>>20331464
>>20331412
>I browse the Teen section of Barnes and Noble

My bookstore didn't have it, so I ordered it off of amazon. Just got here yesterday. Data Overmind AND I APPROVE

I couldn't find it last time I went to Barnes and Noble. I might pick it up when Hayate V11 comes out. Maybe not.

Yeah I'm reading that shit right now, hardcover copy onry

I heard that some of Kyon's intellectual/science parts were taken out. Is this still worth buying?

fucking barnes and noble is slow with delivering my shit. i want it by thursday because i'll be able to get it signed by crispin freeman on saturday.

Bought the softcover one day, then grabbed hardcover from buy.com and returned the softcover one. The hardcover one's nice.

Oh, and if anyone is scared of the translation quality, I'm pretty sure Strato of a.f.k. is translating them for the US publisher (or they stole and slightly modified his translation).

In any case, it's a quality release. Go buy it so they publish the rest of the novels. If it's not in the manga section look for teen fiction (yes, like twilight). B&N had it here by the few manga they throw in teen fiction for whatever reason. Don't expect to grab a hardcover copy from a store.

buy.com has the hardcover (retail $15) for $9, free shipping after $25.

>>20331614
I don't recall this, All I know its far superior to the bakatsuki shit and its better than AFK

>>20331636

They don't sell hardback copies in stores?

I could kill someone right now...

>>20331502
got it so I could read it in the bus without LOL THEM JAPANESE CARTOONS

buuut, I didn't have the opportunity to ride a bus before finishing it, oh well!

>>20331636
>Oh, and if anyone is scared of the translation quality, I'm pretty sure Strato of a.f.k. is translating them for the US publisher (or they stole and slightly modified his translation).
Fuck off with this, There is only so many different ways you can translate the same fucking shit. Bakatsuki/AFK/US versions all have slightly different wording here and there while still having quite a bit of the same shit doesn't mean they copied.

>>20331688
it's probably going to be hard to find, either because it's (a) sold out or (b) they don't bother to stock em. B&N here had several copies of the softcover though.

>>20331614
If any were, they're likely to be the ones that specifically relate to Japanese culture. I haven't done a side-by-side comparison, though, and so far they seem to mostly keep his references in.

...Also, who else has read the book as if it were the actual characters talking? (Like, you'd mentally read Kyon's narration in Tomokazu Sugita's voice, Haruhi's dialogue would be mentally read in Aya Hirano's voice, etc. [Or Crispin Freeman/whatever, for those who were first introduced to the English dub].)

...Also you know you've gone past the point of no return when you find yourself editing/QCing NOVELS. ;_;

>>20331636
Yeah, it's clearly Strato's (a.f.k.'s) translation properly edited. So you guys should go get it because don't you want to own a REAL ANIME NOVEL

>>20331768
i will definitely read kyon's parts in crispin freeman's voice. everyone else i probably won't bother with. i specifically put off reading this online so i could actually read the official copy and take it with me.

>>20331698

I read a haruhi manga at college once... someone asked me if it was pokemon.

Needless to say, I went red in the face and ran off to avoid social interaction.

>>20331869
Shoulda said yes

http://www.upromise.com/guest/2430794731
Buy stuff through this link

>>20331869
seriously? god i would have just facepalmed.

>>20331709 doesn't mean they copied.
It's far more like that Strato is working for the publisher now. See:

http://spongbros.co.uk/blog/2009/03/30/english-haruhi-light-novel-uses-afks-fan-translation/

>>20331768
do they keep the offhand things that would make no sense to people not knowing? such as haruhi's −273 C glare or the book about the moon of Saturn falling down?

>>20331835
I read it online before (all nine novels, actually). (Mainly during my lunch breaks while I was doing a summer internship in 2007.)

Now that I've bought the first novel and started reading again, the amount of foreshadowing and dramatically ironic comments on Kyon's part are completely delicious. Seriously, it's as if Tanigawa wrote the books so that you'd like them even more when you reread them.

>>20331937
>the amount of foreshadowing and dramatically ironic comments on Kyon's part are completely delicious
PROTIP - Kyon is god and his subconscious is making all this shit happen before he wished for it. Haruhi is his chosen avatar to subject all this shit on.

>>20331925
> the book about the moon of Saturn falling down?
I can say for a fact that that line is indeed kept. If the -273 C line came before that, then either I missed it or it wasn't kept.

>>20331911

Well... I lied when I said I ran off. What I actually did is look up, acknowledge their existence, then carry on reading. They then continually asked me what it was, then I WALKED off.

So I still avoided social interaction...

>>20331989
More common is the stuff where he thinks to himself about aliens and espers and such, making hypothetical connections to the people around him, but making the WRONG ones.

...That's not exactly what I meant, but it's close enough.

>>20331925


0 kelvin, fall of hyperion.

Fuck yeah, I am badass.

>>20331989

/r/ that pic where someone rips this theory to shit, I can't remember what their argument was. Only that it put this retarded theory to rest forever.

>>20332014
also a good alternative.

>>20332085
Bull fucking shit.

Haruhi is indeed worse than K-on, people may masturbate to it, but they also masturbated to Paris Hilton, proving that the Darwin Awards need to set with a higher standard.

>>20332085

>>20331925
>>20331993
>An icy -273C voice froze Asahina and me. Haruhi stood in her gym uniform with her bookbag over her shoulder, looking like she'd just caught her dad molesting someone.

Still there.

>>20332085
This?

>>20332044
you being so proud of getting those annoys me somewhat.

>>20331614
>some of Kyon's intellectual/science parts were taken out.

You answered it yourself. No it's not.

What the fuck is with people masturbating to hard cover so much.

Soft cover is better, especially for light novels. It's handy, it's not some fucking Harry Potter tome.

>>20332308
I tend to dislike soft-cover personally since I usually only read at home and I have sweaty hands courtesy of my dad so my softcovers tend to wear much more quickly.

>>20332308
hard covers are shiny. besides the paperback looks a little plain to me.

>>20332224
I hope that isn't it because that proves nothing.

1. He isn't aware that he is the true god his subconscious chose Haruhi to be his avatar to do all that shit.
2. He wanted to be a fucking "side kick" to time traverls/espers/etc. So what did he do? He traveled back in time with one.
3. 3 years ago he started losing his belief in the supernatural but still secretly wished for it all to be real which is when all the shit started with his subconscious choosing Haruhi and what not.

Also 2 mother fucking "god" girls just happen to be around Kyon a mother fucking "normal" person RIGHT? Why does the author keep making characters and hell Kyon himself repeat that he is fucking normal.

is there a theory of him being more like jesus than god because that's what me and a friend have come up with. he's read all the novels, i haven't.

>Kyon is god
Pic extremely related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20PkwJbkruE&fmt=18

The quiet ones tend to be the kinky ones!

>>20332452

God is hot for Jesus? fapfapfapfapfap

>>20332381
I read this first because it was at the bottom and at first thought it was actually the argument for kyonism. This is the first I've heard of it and kyonism actually makes more sense then anything else.

I got mine in Dymocks.

>>20332572
best. interview. ever.

>>20332572
okay who's the faggot?

Softcover was cheaper, therefore I got it.

>>20331709 Fuck off with this, There is only so many different ways you can translate the same fucking shit. Bakatsuki/AFK/US versions all have slightly different wording here and there while still having quite a bit of the same shit doesn't mean they copied.

The thing is though, is that there are times where the novel near mirrors Stratos at times that it should - that being, times when Stratos essentially 'made up'.

Now sure, there is a chance that two translators could look at a line, and decide to reinterpret in exactly the same non-literal way.. but it's not exactly a big chance

>>20332224

Yep.

>>20332225

Sense the tone.

cheapest place to order this online for non-amerika fags?

stratos translations are the best, they should have stolen his shit for the anime too

>>20332922
amazon

>>20332381

Explain why Kyon would try to destroy the universe.

You are now realizing Kyon is the first friend Haruhi has had in three years.

>>20333100

Taniguchi and that other guy

>>20333100
Wow, I never thought about that.

>>20333024
Durr Kyon didn't try to do anything, He wanted adventure he got adventure.
>>20333100
Isn't it sad Haruhi?

>>20333161

It's not in Kyons personality to put others in danger, or even to hurt others.

>>20333100
It's not like she couldn't make friends, she's just a fucking bitch

>>20333176
Haruhi doesn't like to see others get hurt either. No her picking on Mikuru doesn't count cause that is just playful shit.

Someone please post a download for the stratos translation.

>>20333303
protip its in this fucking thread.

Even Toradora has more plot than iHaruh

>>20333221

So drugging her is playful?

>>20333337
What's iHaruh, an apple product?

>>20333337
i usually don't do this but
0/10
get out

>>20333371
Oh don't start shit you know Haruhi would take a bullet for anyone of the SOS brigade members.

I only buy my manga in Japanese.

Enjoy your localized shit.

>>20333416
>manga

Well good thing we're not talking about manga, isn't it!

>>20333416
>derp

>>20333401

Yes, but, and Kyon agrees with me here, drugging her was going a bit too far.

She may not intend harm, but is reckless enough to cause it.

>>20333463
You're forgetting all the times Kyon mentioned wanting to beat Itsuki up. Its the same shit. And drugging her? Did I miss that or did you mean when she gave Mikuru alcohol ..been a while since I read the novels .. hmm

>>20333550
yeah i was thinking of the alcohol thing too.

>>20333574
Just my opinion but I think Kyon overreacted far too much during that part.

>Kyon mentioned wanting to beat Itsuki up

Like every fucking person on this planet sometimes thinks that in his head, too.

You're all forgetting that after drugging Mikuru, she also punched her several times for the lulz.

yes...

>>20333647
sneaking her alcohol to get her more "flirty", i guess, was a little over the top but it couldve been worse.

>>20331088
I've had it for awhile. I need to get more volumes, but I got Welcome to the NHK instead on this buying run. Next time, though.

>>20333684
Yeah okay she went overboard for the movie thing but wow name other times beside that.

>>20331108
>>20331108

...

Haruhi scowled and walked towards the drunken girl,

"Huh? You're still wearing that contact lens? You should take it off for now!"

She smacked the back of Asahina-san's head, hard.

"O... OUCH!" Asahina-san shook her head and yelled.

"Mikuru-chan, this won't do! When your head gets smacked, you should let your contact lens fly out at once. Let's practice again."

Smack!

"It hurts!"

Smack!

"...KYAA!" Asahina-san shut her eyes tightly.

"STOP IT, YOU IDIOT!" I quickly grabbed Haruhi's hand and stopped her. "What kind of practice is this? This isn't a circus! What's so fun about this?"

"What now? Don't try to stop me. I planned this long ago!"

"Nobody planned this with you! It isn't funny! This is ridiculous! Asahina-san isn't your toy!"

"Well I've decided, Mikuru-chan IS my toy!"

After hearing this, I could feel blood charging up to my brain, I even thought my vision was going red. I was infuriated, suddenly my impulse overrode my reasoning, and I made a subconscious reflex reaction.

Someone grabbed my wrist. I noticed Koizumi had closed his eyes and was slowly shaking his head. When I saw Koizumi holding my hand, I realized I had clenched my right fist and was about to strike Haruhi.

"What the...?"

Haruhi's eyes flashed brightly like a constellation of stars as she stared coldly at me.

"If you have a problem, then say it! All you need to do is just follow my orders anyway! I'm the commander and director... In any case, I won't allow you to stand up against me!"

My eyes went red again. You stupid girl! Koizumi, let go of me! I don't care if it's an animal or a person, but anyone who won't learn deserves to be taught a lesson, even if it means using my fists. Otherwise she'll continue to repel people as though she has spikes on her back, hurting everyone for her whole life.

>>20333867
oh i remember that now. that was pretty bad.

>>20333550

I interpret those times as him being sarcastic.

It's in the filming of the movie, she wants Koizumi to do indecent things to Mikuru, knowing she'd never go along with this whilst awake, she drugs her.

>>20333899
RAGED SO HARD THE FIRST TIME I READ THIS

FUCKING KOIZUMI

>>20333899
Kyon is GAR

>>20333948

Or gets her drunk it seems, a while since I read them.

brb, going to Barnes and Noble

Best scene was when Haruhi and Kyon both got really really drunk on wine.

>>20333867
>>20333899

I've never been one to post more than one reactionimage.jpg in a thread, but FUCKING GODDAMNIT HARUHI

>>20333899
>>20333985

For some reason, all this talk of Koizumi is reminding me of Fye from Tsubasa Chronicle.

Yes, I'm a faggot, I know.

>>20334106
lol

Kyon and Yuki

Crime fighting duo.

I don't read shit.

Mikuru is god.

Because who is really THAT useless?

Remind me when it comes out in Germany ;_;

>>20334241

>I can't read

fixed

>>20334241
You are the said reflection of modern youth. Seriously, books are awesome ;_;

Was about time /a/ had a good Haruhi thread again.

So this translation is legit and worth buying then? There's no Hannah Montana bullshit in there?

>>20334690

idk. I'm reluctant to buy anything even a little associated with the clustertrollfuck that is Haruhi, so I'm probably going to read the whole goddamn thing in the store

>>20334690
Yes its legit and superior to all the internet translations.

>>20334690
...What? Not from what I've read, at least, but still... what?

>>20334735
>read the whole goddamn thing in the store
I hate people like you.

>>20334791
Google "Hannah Montana meets Heroes".

>>20334690
if they really tried to pull that shit there would be a lawsuit from someone.

>>20334690
As long as you get the hardcover. This shit is done right.

>>20334735

Kill yourself, no seriously. I might go to a store to buy my Haruhi book, then your sweaty finger prints are all over the cover, with the cornors of the pages frayed due to your careless thumbing. Or you may still be there reading the damn thing, stood in the way of all the other Haruhi books which I am trying to get to.

Pray the latter does not happen, if it does, I will punch you in the face.

>>20334858
Right, Just like Tokyopop and the fuck they did to Ikkitousen and are still doing

So what are the differences between the hardcover and softcover?

Or is it just cosmetic?

>>20334853
oh yen press. i have their translations of the manga and even they didn't do anything that stupid.

>>20334919
>Ikkitousen

i cannot take that series seriously. its just a fanservice manga anyway.

>>20334922

this

>>20334922
>>20335052

Absolutely nothing.

>>20334901

First off, I am a gentleman and do not rape books. I clean my hands before I read them. And I never, ever bend pages.

Secondly, I usually read a 150-page book over the course of a couple hours.

And thirdly, I'm not fucking paying 15USD for a book that isn't that well-bound, isn't on very good paper and has 16pt text.

>>20335127

Thanks, cause I want to get this but no stores around me have the hardcover, and I'm impatient.

>>20335187

Read it online, then.

The odds are very low, but if I catch you reading in a store, I WILL punch you in the face. I've done it before.

>>20335218

Even with the cover on the paperback? It indecently assaults your eyes.

If my local store doesn't have the hardback, I'll demand they get a copy.

Anyone with the softcover check and see if they left the references in?

>>20334901

And in response to your last two sentences, all I have to say is "lol they only have one copy" and "SAY THAT TO MY FACE FUCKER NOT ONLINE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS".

>>20334410
I read plenty, just don't read shit like Haruhi.

>>20335317
Hardcover and softcover have the same goddamn translation.

Though does the softcover have the little manga preview thing at the end? I have to say looking at it made me 100% certain I am never going to touch the manga .. Kyon looks like such a fag in it.

I'm glad Yen Press picked up Wolf and Spice too. Kinda feel weird that by the time Haruhi or S&W publishings are ending, I'll be nearing 30 years old.

it'd be interesting to have an E-Book of this if possible...

>>20335594
i probably wont read that series until it's out though the sound of anything with economics in it sounds unappealing to me.

Just finished reading guys. It was really good. Much better than the fan translations I've read.

>>20336179

He's one of THEM!

A part of the horse conspiracy!

>>20335827
It's not economics it's Horonomics and economics can actually be very entertaining to read about when done in a fluffy infotainment kind of way and that I can assure you Horonomics most certainly is.

To any faggots complaining about reading, you can't get much more light than the Haruhi novels, I'd suspect ADHD if you can't get through them.

>>20336514
Oh, I got through them. All of them.

Seriously, the last 5 novels are all Kyon talking to himself. It gets really fucking aggravating to hear him repeat his thoughts on Mikuru and Haruhi OVER AND OVER AND FUCKING OVER AGAIN. SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET OTHER PEOPLE SPEAK.

>>20336467
i'll give the first volume a shot and see where it goes from there.

>>20336542
Well yeah, but narration sucks no matter what medium it appears in. The best stories don't need to tell you what's going on, you pick up on it through the characters interacting, the best exposition doesn't feel like exposition, it just blends into the story.

>>20336542
Troll? ..I mean .. seriously..

The Haruhi novels lost their charm after the first few. Then it's all a mess of bullshit time travel adventures and new characters I couldn't care less about.

I may purchase the first, though.

Its in the mail - you net book fags wouldn't understand that some need the tangability of books to read a story. If I'm reading on the internets it ends up tldr;