Why did this show ever get popular? Generic Tsundere Generic

Generic doesn't mean bad, specially when the character dynamics are great and on point. K-On characters were also your average archetypes, but how they interacted with each other was fresh and right now that show is pretty much the golden standard for any cute girls doing cute things show.

Visuals. At the time the show was amazing visually and the story in general was new and fresh and while the characters had some generic archetypes the interactions were entertaining enough. Haruhi pretty much invented modern anime.

>>153298102
>Generic Tsundere
Hell no. Shit tsundere.

t. fan of many many Tsunderes that hates Haruhi

>>153298261
This
Without Haruhi, Kyoanus wouldn't be as big as it is today

>>153298203
>that show is pretty much the golden standard for any cute girls doing cute things show.
K-On was shit at the time and is still shit. If you think it's good cute girls doing cute things you are a dumbass who hasn't watched a lot of cute girls doing cute things like that one retarded tripfag Komeiji who used to defend K-On as if his life depended on it

Because it is extremely good.
Watch it again, Haruhi is the most lovely character in anime.

>>153298102
Following an archetype isn't the same as being generic. Haruhi characters all have their ow-
>Generic Snarky harem self insert
Oh sorry, I was under the impression you might want to discuss something, but I gues you're just baiting.

>>153298748
>Praises KyoAni
>Still calls it KyoAnus
Sasuga /a/.

>>153298877
Nice opinion, pleb.

>>153299082
There's no such thing as discussion on /a/
It's all shitposts and memes

>>153298102
The snarky harem self insert carries the show.

>>153301795
Must be why it's so bad then

>>153298102
>newfags became too dumb to understand Haruhi

This timeline is wrong