Haruhi SuzumiyaThe first time I've watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was six months ago. I, like most people, watched it in the original anachronistic order. Though it seems many viewers became entirely enamored by the rather unusual lead who's name is a part of the title of the series, I saw her as a manipulative, bossy, selfish, and cute bitch. Others get taken by Mikuru Asashina or even Yuki Nagato (Mostly Mikuru, it seems. Heck, I'd still take her even if she's been "ruined for marraige". Especially her adult form.... woof woof!), but neither of them nor Koizumi Itsuki really serve as little more than parodies of characters found in other (admittedly, usually lesser) animes.