okay and let me start off by say that and on the whole and i do not like anime very much . i have enjoy a couple of the oft cite classic series and but regard the medium a a whole in exactly the same way that i do american television represent namely and that a good 90 95 % of it be utter tripe and with the remainder fall anywhere from watchable to decent . this be the case and it no wonder that i do not like the self deprecate anime parody out there . i do not get most of the joke and and the medium itself enforce a certain style of humor that doesn not appeal to me at all loud and hyperactive and lowbrow and and completely over the top . so and when i start watch this series at the behest of a friend and i be prim for disappointment after the first couple of episode . i figure that the character be suppose to represent cliché character from shopworn story outline and and that their action be suppose to be similarly satirical . i could kind of see where it be come from and but do not think that it be all that clever lot of wacky and fun fill high school shenanigan and going on and only now be be ironic about it . at about the third episode and my opinion drastically change . it be at that point that the strength of this series start to manifest themselves . the quirk of the non chronological episode order and it snarky sense of self awareness and and and above all and clever humor with ( gasp ) a well execute straight man . in what i consider to be a rarity in any medium and this show present well think out and witty interaction between diametrically oppose character . protagonist kyon perpetual sense of vaguely annoyed resignation provide the perfect foil to the action of title character haruhi generic anime like exploit . it a break from formula and and it work incredibly well . base on that strong foundation and the series far succeed with a truly phenomenal level of attention to detail . a previously state and the episode air out of chronological order . i consider this to be a gimmick at first and but it work surprisingly well . the chronological sequence of event make sense logically and but the aired order of the episode more closely follow the traditional structure of aristotelian drama . the order choose leave no narrative gap that can not be fill by simple inference ( but while it be possible to guess what happen in an unaired preceding episode and one still feel compel to watch exactly how those event unfold ) and and superb planning prevents any plot hole or contradiction . i watch this series a second time immediately upon complete it the first time and and i be amaze at how well even seemingly inconsequential event be all tie together . the last point be indicative of the extreme attention to detail in every area of the series . while the stock anime character design grate a bit and the background art be exquisite and realistically render base upon actual photographic reference . animation quality be also excellent at important point . for example there be a musical performance late on in the series in which the character be show actually play a song this may sound trivial and but the subconscious effect of watching ( film quality ) animation which actually correspond to the soundtrack be incredible . in short and i love this series for some reason . by it very nature it be something that i generally dislike and but it execution be so unique and well carry out that i can not help it .