Everybody here at Project Haruhi would like to wish Ritsu Tainaka, the cute fictional drummer of K-On!’s fictional band, a fictional Happy Birthday. Cheers! As a present, we offer some of the best Ritsu art yet discovered on the Internets. (Click on the images to view their full-sized versions.)
Three days of packed, sweaty chaos at the height of the Japanese summer has seen 560,000 people pass through Tokyo Big Sight’s doors for the 76th bi-annual Comiket. According to attendance figures this number is an increase of over 10,000 people when compared to last years festival, enough to completely swamp the local public transport facilities. With recorded waiting periods of over 4 hours just to get inside, you’d certainly have to be already cashed up and ready to spend, as the extra attendance emptied every single ATM within the conference center. Cash stricken attendees inside the convention notified others of the large problem via the Twitter website.
With such mind boggling numbers over such a small time period, it seems (judging from the photos of ENORMOUS QUEUES) that you have to be very dedicated and prepared just to get in, i.e. plenty of water and your choice of folding chair and/or cushion…
–via ANN. Photo sourced from aaroninjapan09.
As seen in the video below the break, this year’s Comiket crowd is absolutely huge; it makes Tokyo rush-hour commuting on the subway look like child’s play.
Good news, Ghost in the Shell fans! You can now own drool over pictures of a real, live version of the Tachikoma tank!
The last month has seen quite a few interesting new Haruhi-related MADS and AMVs. Here are the best ones I’ve found so far…
The wacky folks at the SOS Brigade Seitenkan have tried their hand at baking an SOS logo cake. The final results are *ahem* less than impressive…
We are still awaiting reports on the tastiness of said cake. Based on the video below, PH’s food analysts are now projecting that the cake was, despite its appearance, quite delicious.
Vote in our new poll, and let us know what you thought of Endless Eight! You can vote below, or on our Poll page.
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The arc may have ended, but the aftershocks continue….
While hardcore fans are most definitely going to buy all of the four Endless Eight DVDs, some people may point out that each DVD contains only two episodes; that each DVD will be retailing for $70 USD apiece; and that overall they say each DVD is a complete and utter waste of money until a box set comes out.
But not us at Project Haruhi! No siree!
In memory of Endless Eight, the worst idea ever. May you achieve in death what you never could in life: serving as a wake-up call to the anime industry to get their act together. For better or worse, we will never forget you.
After reviewing the submissions I’ve declared Stilts to be the winner.
His creation is humorous and relevant as well.
I wish to thank those who took the time and entered the contest.
