After entering K, N, S, A, K and clicking the button, you will be presented with a console terminal running Yuki’s escape program.

これをあなたが読んでいるæ‚、わたしはわたしではないだろう。
By the time you are reading this, I am probably no longer myself.

このメッセージが表示されたということは、そこにはあなた、わたし、涼宮ハルヒ、朝比奈みくる、古泉一樹が存在しているはずである。
Since this message is being displayed, it means that you, me, Haruhi Suzumiya, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi exist in that world.

それが鍵。あなたは解答を見つけ出した。
That is the key. You have found the answer.

これは緊急脱出プログラムである。起動させる場合はエンターキーを、そうでない場合はそれ以外のキーを選択せよ。起動させた場合、あなたはæ‚空修正の機会を得る。ただし成功は保障できない。また帰還の保障もできない。
This is an emergency escape program. Press the Enter key to activate it, or press any other key to abort. If activated, you will receive a chance to repair the space-time continuum. However, I cannot guarantee that it will succeed. Neither can I guarantee your return.

このプログラムが起動ãã‚‹ã®ã¯ä¸€åº¦ãã‚Šã§ã‚る。実行ののち、消去される。非実行が選択された場合は起動せずに消去される。Ready?
This program can only be activated once. It will be deleted immediately upon execution. If you choose to abort, the program will be deleted without being executed. Ready?

After hitting the Enter key, you are brought to this page displaying a single JPG picture. The picture says that Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu season 2 has been cancelled but a new Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu anime series has been confirmed. I’m guessing they are planning to change the title of the new series to Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya).

The new director will be Yasuhiro Takemoto, who also directed Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. And of course, it’s still Kyoto Animation.

On another note, this website now has a Haruhi and Yuki banner in addition to the Miku one.

No further info is forthcoming but you can view a video with more shots of it here.

Anyway, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! May you have lots of fishes.

While I have nothing against Yuki and in fact like her as a character, fate is cruel and a choice must be made.

There comes a point in every person’s life where we have to make a decision. Everyone knows the right choice to make, but only those with the courage will make it. We have reached that crossroad and you know that Haruhi-sama is the right choice.

Haruhi-sama is the epitome of moé, she represents everything that the word stands for. Episode 12 of the anime series will forever leave a mark in the eternal halls of anime history. “God knows…” will forever be on our playlists. Rich Japanese otaku are paying thousands of dollars for a painted resin figurine made in Haruhi-sama’s divine likeness. I think it says a lot about the kind of moé level Haruhi-sama has attained. She’s on a whole new plane of existence in the moé universe. In fact, she is the universe.

Haruhiism is neither fanboyism nor a cult, Haruhiism is a way of life. Haruhiism exists everywhere. We live because of Haruhi-sama. You know that it is true. You know that Haruhi-sama is the right choice. Vote for her tomorrow. Vote for a better future. Vote Haruhi-sama in Saimoé Tournament 2006.

ハルヒ様に一票！でないと死刑だからね！
Vote for Haruhi-sama! Death penalty if you don’t!

*steps off the soapbox*

How to Vote

It is currently just around midnight Tokyo time. The voting begins in about 1 hours’ time. Here’s how you can help make the world a better place by casting your support for Haruhi-sama:

When voting has started, go to:
http://banana236.maido3.com/~bs5114/a06/

Click on the only link on that page (which should be “こちら”)

If voting has already started, you should see a list of voting codes. Choose and copy one of them.

Go to:
http://etc4.2ch.net/vote/

Look for the thread “アニメ最萌トーナメント2006　投票スレRound***” where *** is a number. It should be the top thread.

Scroll down to the box for posting. Paste the code into the first line of your message body.

Leave an empty line.

Paste

第１試合
< <涼宮ハルヒ＠涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱>>

into the next two lines.

Click on “書き込む” to post.

LONG LIVE HARUHIISM!!!

This picture of Yuki has nothing to do with
what I am going to blog about today.

Here’s a little recap on just what the hell I have been wasting my life on for the past two weeks…

GADGET TRIAL

Moé level: High
Official site:
http://www.kogado.com/html/kuma/gt/
Genre: Turn-based strategy

Description: Turn-based strategy game ripped unit by unit from Advance Wars, but instead of tanks, planes and ships, you get cosplaying bio-engineered girls. Each girl represents one category of units. Izen is infantry, Nei is armour, Souka is air, Yuri is artillery and Hisoka is sea. You score points for winning battles and you can use them to unlock new costumes. Different costumes give different stats.

Verdicts: AI is not too smart. Once you learn the rules, it’s pretty much impossible to lose. Bombers are overpowered. That said, it’s still quite a challenge to achieve Rank S for some of the later levels. Nei-san and Hisoka = love <3. P.S. Nei-san is voiced by Shizuka Itou (Tamaki from TH2).

Time wasted: 10 hours so far.

グリンスヴァールの森の中 ～ 成長ãã‚‹å­¦åœ’ ～
Greenvale no Mori no Naka ~seichou suru gakuen~

Moé level: Medium
Official site:
http://shchara.co.jp/04develop/green/
Genre: Simulation

Description: School-building simulator with lots of girls. Balance stats, make money, construct buildings and fight battles. Fulfill certain criterias in order to access the story paths of the various girls.

Verdicts: Gameplay isn’t very well-balanced, but still fun. Making money is a pain. Art and voice works are not bad. Not much replayability for a simulation game. P.S. Herue’s seiyuu is Yuki Matsunaga (Nerine from Shuffle!).

Time wasted: 12 hours.

彼女たちの流儀
Kanojo-tachi no Ryuugi (Kanogi)

Moé level: High
Official site:
http://13cm.jp/130cm/games/theirstyles
Genre: 18-kin AVG

Description: You play a girl guy who looks like a girl, is voiced by a girl and, on numerous occasions in the game, is forced to cross-dress as a girl. I guess that isn’t what the story is about but I had to get it out of the way… Anyway, you return to live with your loli elder sisters, Tobari and Akane, after years of separation only to find out that they are actually vampires. Blood-sucking, rape and hilarity ensue, usually at the main character’s expenses. Sort of like Tsukihime except loli-er.

Verdicts: Quite a short game. Predictable scenarios. Cheap-looking interface. Music is around doujin quality (“acquired taste”). Voice overs range from average to horrible. Too much loli and incest. Akane is funny sometimes when she’s not raping you. P.S. I like Suzutsuki more than Tobari.

Time wasted: 5 hours.

Scarlett

Moé level: Low
Official site:
http://www.din.or.jp/~nekoneko/game.htm
Genre: 18-kin AVG

Description: 17-year-old Akito takes a one-year break from school and travels around Japan on his own. While practising with his airsoft M92F Beratta on the Okinawa beach near the US military base (I know, he’s not exactly very bright), he meets Shizuka, a mysterious girl with a slightly tsundere personality. Various incidents take place, involving everything from CIA, B2 bombers, US Aegis cruisers, a former Israeli intelligence agent, a gunfight in Canberra, a bank in Lichtenstein and a presidential election in a fictional African state suspiciously similar to South Africa…

Verdicts: The story is not typical of AVG and it’s a refreshing change. Production value is quite high. Great art. Interface is well-designed and the in-game encycopedia is hilarious. Story is somewhat unbelieveable if you are used to Tom Clancy-style realism.

Time wasted: 7 hours so far.

SummerDays

Moé level: High
Official site:
http://schooldays.0verflow.com/sd_index.html
Genre: 18-kin AVG

Description: Based on the 2005 game School Days and takes place in an alternative timeline before the events of the first game. Setsuna is now the main character. Plagued by a premature release, numerous bugs and too many patches to count.

Verdicts: After the 1.05 patch, the game is mostly playable now. The first half of the game has been radically revamped but the second half is still painful to play. Animation is less used and of a lower quality as compared to the first game. Parts of the game were outsourced to China. Story lacks the punch of the original. New characters are annoying and useless. Setsuna rocks. Not enough Setsuna. Waiting for everything to be patched up before doing anything else with the game.

Time wasted: 6 hours so far.

舞-HiME 運命の系統樹 修羅
Mai-HiME Unmei no Keitouju Ashura

Moé level: High
Official site:
http://circus.nandemo.gr.jp/common/maihime_top/maihime_top.html
Genre: AVG

Description: Finally, the PS2 game is now available for the PC, and with new paths and scenarios to boot.

Verdicts: Shizuru forever. All other comments withheld until I finish a significant portion of the game.

Time wasted: 20 minutes so far.

Now you see why I haven’t been getting much work done…