The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Directed by	Tatsuya Ishihara
Opening theme	Boken Desho Desho? (Season 1, most episodes) and Koi no Mikuru Densetsu (The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00); Super Driver (Season 2)
Ending theme	Hare Hare Yukai (Season 1) ; Tomare! (Season 2)
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Country of origin	Japan
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	28
Production
Running time	Approx 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Chiba TV, SUN-TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, Cartoon Network, Kanagawa, Teletama, Animax
Original run	April 2, 2006 – October 9, 2009
External links
Official website

"This page is for the anime, see here for the disambiguation page."

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu), directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, follows the high school life of Haruhi Suzumiya, a young and very eccentric high school girl and her SOS Brigade. Although Haruhi is the central character, the story is told from Kyon's point of view. In the SOS Brigade, Haruhi managed to gather together Kyon, Yuki Nagato (an alien), Mikuru Asahina (a time traveler), and Itsuki Koizumi (an esper), respectively. Yuki, Mikuru, and Itsuki are supernatural beings sent on a mission to watch over Haruhi to keep her from destroying the world and creating a new one by accident.

Main Characters[]

Click here for a list of Haruhi Suzumiya characters

Setting[]

Main articles: Kobe and Nishinomiya

The anime appears to be set in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan, although the city is never actually named in the series. The manga instead states the series takes place in Kobe, a nearby larger city. North High School, where Kyon, Haruhi, and the rest of the SOS Brigade members attend, is the real life location of Nishinomiya Kita High School. The Kitaguchi Station seen in the anime is actually the Hankyu Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station, and the Kōyōen Station (光陽園駅), is named after the real Hankyu Kōyōen Station (甲陽園駅). Uegahara Pirates (上ヶ原パイレーツ) of the Kwansei Gakuin University is also based on a real team.

Click here for a list of Haruhi Suzumiya places

Plot[]

Kyon is a sardonic, witty student at North High School in Nishinomiya who once sought to have an extraordinary life, but after deeming the notion childish, now seeks little more than a normal life. At school, however, he ends up befriending Haruhi Suzumiya, an eccentric schoolgirl that sits behind him in class who is constantly seeking to make life more interesting for herself, ranging from doing her hair a certain way each day of the week to actively searching for supernatural phenomena and figures. One day, Kyon accidentally plants in Haruhi's head the idea for her to start a club to engage in her eccentricities, so she establishes a club called the "SOS Brigade" (SOS団, Esu-Ō-Esu Dan), short for "Spreading excitement all Over the world with Haruhi Suzumiya Brigade" (世界を大いに盛り上げるための涼宮ハルヒの団, Sekai o Ōini Moriageru Tame no Suzumiya Haruhi no Dan) (In the school's official paperwork Kyon renamed it "Support the Student Body by Overworking to Make the World a Better Place Student Service Brigade") to investigate mysterious events, while roping Kyon into being a member himself.

Haruhi soon recruits three additional members: the laconic bibliophile Yuki Nagato, the shy and timid Mikuru Asahina, and the unflappable transfer student Itsuki Koizumi. Over time, these members soon reveal themselves to Kyon to be the types of extraordinary characters that Haruhi seeks: Yuki is an alien interface sent by a hive mind; Mikuru is a time traveler sent from the future; and Itsuki is an esper that works for a secret society. Each of them have been sent by their respective organizations to observe Haruhi, who is unaware that she is a god that possesses the ability to create and destroy the fabric of reality on a whim. Haruhi's powers activate without her knowledge whenever she wills really hard for something to happen and when she is in a bad mood, and each of the organizations believes that should Haruhi learn of her powers or be put in a bad enough mood, it could destroy the entire universe. As such, the three club members, together with Kyon, work to keep life happy for Haruhi to prevent such an apocalyptic scenario under the guise of being part of the S.O.S. Brigade, as well as combating external threats that seek to exploit Haruhi, all while forming a bond as a band of misfits.

List of episodes[]

Originally, the first season was aired out of order, though the list above has the episodes listed in chronological order. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes were aired in order with the other episodes randomly placed in between them, the final episode of the original broadcast being The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya VI. During the previews for the “next episode”, two different numbers for the following episode were given: one number from Haruhi, who numbered the next episode according to where they actually fit chronologically in the plot, and one number from Kyon, who numbered the episodes in the order in which they aired. The sole exception is episode twelve, which is both the twelfth episode aired and the twelfth episode chronologically, a fact Kyon mentions in the preview. The DVD release of the anime had The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00 as the first episode and then featured the remaining episodes in chronological order.

The second season was not broadcast until 2009, combining previous episodes with new episodes as a single season, and has the episodes arranged in chronological order. The second season proved controversial with the handling of the "Endless Eight" arc. The development leading up to the decisions is highly speculated. Speculation seems to point to the desire to bridge the three-year gap to bring back fan enthusiasm for the movie, make a unique approach to storytelling that was never done before, and have enough material to cover a full season.^[1]^[2] Whatever the decisions were, the end result is the animation of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya as its own movie and filling in the necessary story behind it as part of the second season, including the decision to combine both seasons as a single season and Endless Eight. Regardless, the decision produced enough fan backlash to cast doubts on a third season.

Season One Broadcast	Season Two (Chronological) Broadcast	Title	Original Airdate

02	01	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 1 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu I (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱I)	April 9 2006
The first day of high school. Kyon meets Haruhi after she introduces herself as having no interest in ordinary humans. After trying to talk to Haruhi, Kyon is the first one to get a response from her. This leads to Haruhi forming the SOS Brigade.

03	02	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu II (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱II)	April 16 2006
Haruhi starts the SOS Brigade with four members: Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina, and herself. Haruhi begins to improve the club room's appearance, but still feels that it is missing something—a computer. Going next door to the Computer Society's clubroom, Haruhi manages to obtain a computer through forcing the leader to grab Mikuru's breast and takes pictures saying if they do not give her a computer she will tell everyone they sexually harassed her friend. She enlists the help of Mikuru to help promote the SOS Brigade by dressing up as a bunny girl and handing out fliers. Later, Yuki invites Kyon to her apartment, where she begins to unveil a secret about Haruhi and herself.

05	03	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 3 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu III (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱III)	April 30 2006
Yuki completes her explanation of the Data Integration Thought Entity and how it relates to herself and to Haruhi. Furthermore, she discusses Haruhi's powers, and how she could destroy and recreate the world on a whim. Kyon, while simply trying to understand all of what Yuki had told him, is initially skeptical of her story. The SOS Brigade gets a new member — a mysterious transfer student by the name of Itsuki Koizumi. On a day off from school, the SOS Brigade searches the city in groups to try to investigate mysteries, during which Mikuru reveals to Kyon the existence of time-travelers. Kyon later confronts Itsuki, revealed to be an esper, and learns of the 'Organization'.

10	04	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 4 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu IV (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱IV)	June 4 2006
Haruhi is visibly bored and is not her usual energetic self. Ryōko Asakura, the class president, is concerned and asks Kyon to help her. Kyon later finds a mysterious letter in his locker, which directs to come to a classroom, where Ryōko confronts him. Revealed to also be an alien, Ryōko attempts to kill Kyon in order to provoke a reaction from Haruhi, but is stopped by Yuki. Later, Kyon meets Mikuru's older self that had traveled from the future, who reveals a clue essential to his future: Snow White.

13	05	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 5 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu V (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱V)	June 25 2006
Haruhi enlists the help of Kyon to attempt to investigate what happened to Ryōko, as Haruhi believes it strange that she would transfer without notice. After a fruitless search, Haruhi tells Kyon about her earlier years, and how she changed from an ordinary girl into her present state. Later that day, Itsuki tells Kyon his organization's theories about Haruhi, and shows him some of his powers within closed space.

14	06	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 6 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu VI (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱VI)	July 2 2006
Haruhi becomes frustrated and jealous of Mikuru's friendly relationship with Kyon. One night, Haruhi's power is activated without her knowing, and both she and Kyon become trapped in a closed space at their school. Before long, a blue giant appears and begins to destroy the school and the surrounding area. As more appear, Kyon and Haruhi evacuate the school. Kyon uses hints, provided by Yuki and Mikuru beforehand, to defuse the situation and escape. In the end, he expresses his desire to return to the old world and kisses Haruhi, which brings the two back to the "old world". It remains unknown if the world that Kyon returns to is really the previous world, or if it is the new world that Haruhi created during their time inside closed space, though Yuki, Mikuru, and Itsuki are all glad to see Kyon again.

04	07	The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Taikutsu (涼宮ハルヒの退屈)	April 23 2006
Haruhi has once again become bored. In an effort to alleviate some of this stagnation, Haruhi enters the SOS Brigade into a baseball tournament. Due to a lack of players, Tsuruya, Taniguchi, Kunikida, and Kyon's sister are recruited into the team. However, the team is hopelessly inept, and if they lose, Haruhi might destroy the world. To remedy the situation, Yuki uses her powers to alter the course of the game.

--	08	Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody Sasa no Ha Rapusodi (笹の葉ラプソディ)	May 22 2009
On Tanabata, July 7, Kyon and Mikuru travel back in time on a mission to the Tanabata of three years before. The future Mikuru puts her younger self to sleep and tells Kyon to help a certain person. Carrying the sleeping Mikuru, Kyon finds a young Haruhi sneaking into East Junior High and assists her using the alias "John Smith". After helping her draw strange symbols on the school athletics grounds, Haruhi questions him on the existence of strange beings; Kyon suggests that they might exist because he knows someone like her at his school (referring to her future self). After Haruhi leaves, Kyon wakes up Mikuru and finds that she does not have her time traveling device, or TPDD. They go to see Yuki, who helps them return to their proper time. Kyon wonders if he was the one who inspired Haruhi to attend North High and start searching for strange beings.

07	09	Mystérique Sign Misuterikku Sain (ミステリックサイン)	May 14 2006
The SOS Brigade's website has been created, but it is composed of little more than the club logo. Coincidentally, the SOS Brigade gets their first case after the website goes up — they are to find the missing Computer Research Society President. Upon going to his apartment, they find that he is not there, and nothing seems too out of the ordinary on the surface. After the Brigade leaves, the members, excluding Haruhi, return to the apartment where they find that Haruhi's SOS Brigade logo and a data organism are behind the disappearance.

06	10	Remote Island Syndrome Part 1 Kotō Shōkōgun (Zenpen) (孤島症候群(前編))	May 7 2006
A "distant relative" of Itsuki's allows the SOS Brigade, along with Kyon's sister, to stay at his newly built island villa. On their first day there, they enjoy the island's facilities, but are soon drawn inside by the arrival of a storm. While waiting for the storm to pass, Haruhi and her friends play games in doors and have fun together. Later, the owner of the villa disappears, and everyone starts searching for him. Ultimately, the SOS Brigade members find him dead in his room.

08	11	Remote Island Syndrome Part 2 Kotō Shōkōgun (Kōhen) (孤島症候群(後編))	May 21 2006
Haruhi and the SOS Brigade attempt to find clues to the villa owner's murder. Yutaka, the owner's younger brother, is initially suspect due to having been seen leaving the island the previous day before the storm hit. Haruhi and Kyon head outside during the storm, but find nothing. While drying off inside a cave, Haruhi comes to a startling conclusion about the murder. They return to the villa and set to devising a plan to solve the mystery. In the end, there never was a murder, for all was just a set-up.

--	12	Endless Eight Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト)	June 19 2009
Kyon's relaxing summer vacation is interrupted by a sudden phone call. It appears that Haruhi wants the SOS Brigade to join her in summer activities and unfortunately for Kyon, Haruhi has a long list of activities she wants to try out. As such, the group is taken on a whirlwind tour of summer activities, from swimming pools to summer festivals, part-time jobs, and bug hunting. Finally, having gone through Haruhi's entire list, the last day of August arrives. Though Kyon tries to make up for his lost time by doing his neglected summer homework, he eventually gives in to distraction and goes to bed without finishing it.

--	13	Endless Eight Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト)	June 26 2009
Like the previous episode, Kyon's easy going summer vacation is interrupted as the group is taken on a whirlwind tour of summer activities. However, Kyon is wracked by a sense of déjà vu. Itsuki is likewise troubled, while Yuki seems even more detached than usual. They finally figure out that Haruhi has put the last two weeks of August into an infinite loop because she refuses to let summer end. They find out that the loop has repeated 15,498 times, but none of them can devise anything to stop the cycle from repeating. Though the repeating cycle changed during the 2391 and 11054th times when the SOS Brigade did not attend the Bon Odori festival, 439 times when they did not go goldfish catching and 9025 times when they did various part-time jobs, which is divided into six different jobs. Upon their last meeting in a restaurant on August 30, Kyon calls out after Haruhi in a last-ditch attempt to stop her from leaving, but fails to think of anything he can do, and she leaves. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon, resigned to the loop repeating itself, goes to bed without finishing his summer homework.

--	14	Endless Eight Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト)	July 3 2009
The same exact events in the previous episode once again unfold with slight variations and the gang wearing different clothes. Once again the Brigade, with the exception of Haruhi, finds out that they are trapped in an infinite loop. In this 15,499th loop, Kyon and the others once again are unable to discover how to escape the endless summer. In the same scene in the restaurant, Kyon is unable to stop Haruhi from leaving, hence dooming the world to another summer loop. Kyon again goes to sleep without finishing his homework on the last day of summer.

--	15	Endless Eight Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト)	July 10 2009
The previous time loop continues for the 15,513th time. This time, Kyon mentally senses an even greater familiarity with events and places from previous cycles. Once again, none of the Brigade members can devise anything to stop the cycle from repeating. On their final meeting in the restaurant, Kyon tries to call out after Haruhi but fails to do anything as visions of the loop's events flash in his mind. As Kyon regains his senses, Haruhi has left. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon, resigned to the loop repeating itself, goes to bed without finishing his summer homework.

--	16	Endless Eight Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト)	July 17 2009
The previous time loop continues for the 15,521st time. The scene prior to Haruhi's dismissal of group activities is repeated, showing the same event happening in this loop, and the next two loops. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon once again goes to bed without finishing his summer homework.

--	17	Endless Eight Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト)	July 24 2009
The previous time loop continues for the 15,524th time. Kyon rides his bike and approaches Yuki. In that moment, he speculates his reason for doing so and simply lets her leave without conversation. Kyon goes to bed without finishing his summer homework once again.

--	18	Endless Eight Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト)	July 31 2009
The loop continues for the 15,527th time. The scene where Kyon answers Haruhi's call loops twice, the scene in which Kyon notices Yuki at the pool loops twice, and the scene where Haruhi says she left the last day of summer open just in case also loops twice. Kyon once again goes to bed without finishing his summer homework.

--	19	Endless Eight Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト)	August 7 2009
The loop continues for the 15,532nd time, but as Haruhi leaves on August 30, Kyon beckons the SOS Brigade to finish their summer homework together, thus breaking the endless loop of summer. Irritated, Haruhi berates him, but decides to come anyway even though she has already finished her homework. Kyon wakes up on September 1 to embrace a new school term.

--	20	The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 1 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki I" (涼宮ハルヒの溜息I)	August 14 2009
Upon the start of a new term, North High School is preparing for the annual school Culture Festival. Displeased with the class decision on a questionnaire, Haruhi tells Kyon that the SOS Brigade will do something more interesting. Influenced by a bad film the previous night, Haruhi commits the Brigade for a short independent film with Mikuru and Itsuki as the protagonists, Yuki as the villain, and Kyon doing 'menial tasks' including the filming. Kyon and Mikuru accompany Haruhi as she negotiates shop owners for materials, such as an expensive camcorder and airsoft guns for free upon willingness to sponsor the film.

--	21	The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki II (涼宮ハルヒの溜息II)	August 21 2009
Preparation for the SOS Brigade's short film continues, with character roles revealed. Mikuru is forced to dress in an embarrassing waitress costume for her role, while Yuki appears as a witch. On the first day of filming, the Brigade film the two commercials to advertise their sponsors, as shown in the episode "The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00". They then film several scenes in a park, and Kyon points out that Haruhi did not actually write a script.

--	22	The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 3 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki III" (涼宮ハルヒの溜息III)	August 28 2009
The SOS Brigade continue filming, though Haruhi is displeased with the battle sequence. Haruhi conjures the idea of the "Mikuru Beam" from her blue-contact lens on the left eye. With Haruhi's powers, the beam turns out to be real and fires dangerous invisible beams. Yuki protects Kyon from the laser shots before tackling Mikuru and removing the contact. While Haruhi changes Mikuru into a bunny girl outfit, the others discuss the situation. After filming for the remainder of the day, Haruhi leaves insisting on a tight filming schedule until the festival, including working on a Sunday. Yuki uses bite-injected nanomachines to counter Haruhi's effects on Mikuru. The next day, Mikuru shows some unwillingness to resume prompting Haruhi to pick her up. Also, Haruhi adds Taniguchi, Kunikida and Tsuruya to be extras in the film.

--	23	The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 4 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki IV (涼宮ハルヒの溜息IV)	September 4 2009
As the SOS Brigade continues filming, Haruhi tries to give Mikuru another contact lens, ergo another superpower. Yuki quickly takes action and injects her with more nanomachines before any serious damage could be done. After Mikuru is doused in a lake, Tsuruya offers her place as a movie scene. When Kyon notices Mikuru drugged up for a kiss scene with Itsuki, he gets furious about Haruhi's poor treatment of Mikuru and almost hits her, forcing Itsuki to stop him. As a result, Haruhi becomes depressed, since she always thought Kyon would support her. After hearing Taniguchi's rude comments, Kyon realizes he is no better and later talks to Haruhi and reinvigorates her. However, Haruhi becomes a little too encouraged as her powers bloom cherry blossoms out of season.

--	24	The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 5 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki V (涼宮ハルヒの溜息V)	September 11 2009
Deciding Yuki needs a familiar for her role, Haruhi picks up a stray cat and names it Shamisen. However, when Haruhi leaves that day, Shamisen starts talking as a result of Haruhi's powers. The other Brigade members meet up, where Itsuki suggests a reminder to Haruhi that her movie is a work of fiction, before reality incurs further damage. Later on, both Mikuru and Yuki share their independent views about Haruhi. As Haruhi's powers continue through filming, Itsuki calls out Kyon to hold back Haruhi's powers. Kyon accomplishes this by convincing Haruhi to add a disclaimer over the credits saying it is a work of fiction. After the filming, Kyon and Haruhi remain at the club room to do the editing. Kyon falls asleep while editing the movie, but wakes up the next day to find the movie had somehow completed itself whilst he was sleeping. The episode ends with a flashback to May, where Kyon tells Haruhi the truth about the other Brigade members, but she does not believe him.

01	25	The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00 Asahina Mikuru no Bōken Episode 00 (朝比奈ミクルの冒険 Episode00)	April 2 2006
The SOS Brigade previews their movie of questionable quality. In the movie, Mikuru Asahina stars as a time-travelling waitress from the future who must engage in fights with Yuki Nagato, who is playing as an alien-magician. Mikuru has sworn to protect a young man, played by Itsuki Koizumi, but a love-triangle ensues with both Mikuru and Yuki striving for Itsuki's affections. Kyon is the narrator of the movie, while Haruhi Suzumiya is the director. The production of this movie can be found in the episodes, "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya".

12	26	Live Alive Raibu Araibu (ライブアライブ)	June 18 2006
On the day of the school's cultural festival, the members of the SOS Brigade are involved in different activities. Mikuru, along with Tsuruya, and their class open a fried noodles café, Yuki attempts fortune telling, and Itsuki is in a play. Kyon attempts to enjoy a normal day. Kyon goes to the auditorium, where bands are playing for the audience, and falls asleep. When he awakens, he sees Haruhi walking on stage in a bunny girl costume with a guitar hanging from her shoulders, which makes him surprised at the beginning.

11	27	The Day of Sagittarius Iteza no Hi (射手座の日)	June 11 2006
Hoping to reclaim the computer Haruhi extorted from the Computer Research Society earlier in the year, the Computer Research Society President challenges the SOS Brigade to a computer game they created for the cultural festival entitled The Day of Sagittarius III. Haruhi accepts their challenge, but soon finds out that playing the game is much harder than she thought. Yuki is initially mystified by the computer's operation but catches on quickly, as she will tend to do. Eventually she manages to find out the guys from the Computer Society club are cheating and is able to block and use it against them, thus winning the game and some laptops for the SOS Brigade clubroom.

09	28	Someday in the Rain Samudei in za Rein (サムデイインザレイン)	May 28 2006
The skies are overcast with a chance of rain, and Haruhi instructs Kyon to go pick up a heater. With Kyon gone, Haruhi takes pictures of Mikuru in various costumes for the movie's DVD cover, Itsuki helps how he can, and Yuki is left alone to read. After Kyon returns, he finds only Yuki in the clubroom and decides to wait for the others, but falls asleep. When he awakens, he finds Haruhi alone with him, waiting for him to wake up so they can leave. It has already started raining, so Haruhi borrows an umbrella from school for them to use. When returning home, Kyon finds a more playful side to Haruhi and in the end, she pulls a playful tongue-out face.

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya[]

The storyline of the second season of the anime is followed up by the movie The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Original Airdate

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu (涼宮ハルヒの消失)	Feb 6 2010
One cold Christmas day, Kyon heads over to school and the SOS Brigade's holiday celebration, only to realize that Haruhi Suzumiya seems to have disappeared. Moreover, no one even remembers her or the SOS Brigade; Mikuru Asahina knows nothing and is now afraid of him, and Itsuki Koizumi has also gone missing. The Literature Club, formed only by an uncharacteristically shy Yuki Nagato, now occupies the old SOS club room.

DVDs[]

Music[]

Koi no Mikuru Densetsu (The Mikuru Legend of Love) (恋のミクル伝説) -Yūko Gotō
Bōken Desho Desho? (It's An Adventure Right, Right?) (冒険でしょでしょ) -Aya Hirano
Hare Hare Yukai (Sunny, Sunny Happiness) (ハレ晴レユカイ) -Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, and Yūko Gotō
Tomare! (Stop Right There!) (止マレ！) Aya Hirano
Super Driver - Aya Hirano

Several songs and musical pieces were included in the anime. Among the insert songs used were "God Knows" and "Lost My Music" performed by Aya Hirano in Live Alive. A segment of Symphony No. 4 in F Minor originally composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was used in The Day of Sagittarius. Symphony No. 7 in C Major, "Leningrad", originally composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya V, and Symphony No. 8 in Eb Major, "Symphony of a Thousand" originally composed by Gustav Mahler used in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya VI.
Click here for the list of Haruhi Suzumiya music

Music-related videos[]

SOS Brigade - Hare Hare Yukai PV (Full Dance Version)

Awards[]

The anime won the Animation Kobe Award for TV Feature in 2006. At the Sixth Annual Tokyo Anime Awards, the series won the category "Best TV Anime Series," along with Code Geass and Death Note. Furthermore, Aya Hirano won the "Voice Acting Award." She also was among the "Best Actress in a leading role" category from the first Seiyū Awards.

Video guides[]

Chronexialogy - How To Watch The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya's Timeline

Other Anime[]

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, a spin-off based on The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Parody Spin-offs[]

At least two Original Net Animation spin-offs of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya have been released.

Other Media[]

Japanese staff[]

Series Director: Yutaka Yamamoto (14 episodes)

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara

Screenplay:

Fumihiko Shimo (eps 5-6, 8, 11)
Joe Itou (eps 9, 22)
Katsuhiko Muramoto (4 episodes)
Nagaru Tanigawa (eps 20, 28)
Shoji Gatoh (eps 12, 27)
Tatsuya Ishihara (eps 1, 4, 24)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 13-18, 23)
Yutaka Yamamoto (eps 2-3, 25-26)

Storyboard:

Ichirou Miyoshi (ep 14)
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 3)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (eps 12, 19)
Naoko Yamada (ep 20)
Noriko Takao (eps 15, 21)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (4 episodes)
Satoshi Kadowaki (ep 23)
Shinobu Yoshioka (eps 7, 10)
Taichi Ishidate (4 episodes)
Tatsuya Ishihara (OP1; 4 episodes)
Tomoe Aratani (eps 10-11, 13)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (ED2; OP2; eps 8, 27)
Yutaka Yamamoto (ED1; eps 25-26, 28)

Episode Director:

Ichirou Miyoshi (ep 14)
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 3)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (eps 12, 19)
Naoko Yamada (ep 20)
Noriko Takao (eps 15, 21)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (5 episodes)
Satoshi Kadowaki (ep 23)
Shinobu Yoshioka (eps 7, 10)
Taichi Ishidate (4 episodes)
Tatsuya Ishihara (OP1; 4 episodes)
Tomoe Aratani (eps 11, 13)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (ED2; OP2; eps 8, 27)
Yutaka Yamamoto (ED1; eps 25-26)

Music: Satoru Kousaki (monaca)

Original creator: Nagaru Tanigawa

Original Character Design: Noizi Ito

Character Design: Shoko Ikeda

Art Director: Seiki Tamura

Chief Animation Director:

Futoshi Nishiya (eps 8, 12-24)
Shoko Ikeda (14 episodes)

Animation Director:

Chiyoko Ueno (eps 15, 21)
Futoshi Nishiya (ED2; eps 4, 8-9, 13)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (eps 14, 20)
Kazumi Ikeda (eps 7, 16, 22)
Mariko Takahashi (eps 12, 19)
Miku Kadowaki (eps 17, 23)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (eps 2, 5, 28)
Satoshi Kadowaki (eps 11, 25-26)
Seiichi Akitake (eps 18, 24)
Shoko Ikeda (OP1; ED1; eps 1, 6)
Tomoe Aratani (eps 7, 10)
Yukiko Horiguchi (eps 3, 27)

Mechanical design: Kanetake Ebikawa (ep 27)

Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka

Director of Photography:

Ryūta Nakagami (eps 8, 12-24)
Yoshiko Tanaka (14 episodes)

Executive producer:

Nobuhiko Sakoh (14 episodes)
Shouji Udagawa (14 episodes)
Takeshi Yasuda (14 episodes)
Yoko Hatta (14 episodes)

Producer:

Atsushi Itou (eps 8, 12-24)
Hideaki Hatta (eps 8, 12-24)

2nd Key Animation:

Asako Tomita (eps 3-4)
Emiko Nakano (ep 25)
Kunihiro Hane (eps 3-4, 25)
Nao Naitō (ep 25)
Natsumi Tada (ep 25)
Noriko Kashihara (eps 3-4)
Sayaka Ikeda (ep 3)
Shigeko Kurebayashi (eps 3-4, 25)

Animation producer: Mayumi Yamaguchi (eps 8, 12-24)

Art Establishment:

Joji Unoguchi (ep 27)
Miyuki Hiratoko (eps 7, 10-11)
Seiki Tamura (24 episodes)

Assistant Animation Director:

Chiyoko Ueno (ep 23)
Futoshi Nishiya (ep 24)
Kazumi Ikeda (ep 23)
Mariko Takahashi (ep 23)

Assistant Art Director:

Miyuki Hiratoko (12 episodes)
Naoki Hosokawa (eps 8, 12-24)

Assistant Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 8, 12-24)

Assistant Episode Director:

Hiroko Utsumi (ep 13)
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 6)
Masaharu Watanabe (eps 25-26)

Associate producer:

Gouto Muroichi (Big Shot; 14 episodes)
Masato Hirokawa (Kadokawa Media House; eps 8, 12-24)
Tomoko Suzuki (eps 1-28)
Tsuneo Takechi (eps 1-28)
Yoshimi Nakajima (Big Shot; 14 episodes)

Background Art:

Ayaka Ryūzaki (ep 14)
Cheon Bok Lee (9 episodes)
Emi Kesamaru (10 episodes)
Harumi Ike (eps 14, 18, 22)
Hiroyuki Tsubaki (eps 14, 18, 22)
Hyun Joo Ji (Anime Workshop Basara; eps 14, 18, 22)
Ji Hee Kim (6 episodes)
Joji Unoguchi (16 episodes)
Jung Ah Park (9 episodes)
Kentaro Akiyama (ep 14)
Mi Jin Lee (9 episodes)
Mikiko Watanabe (9 episodes)
Miyuki Hiratoko (9 episodes)
Mutsuo Shinohara (14 episodes)
Naoki Hosokawa (9 episodes)
Natsumi Katou (10 episodes)
Nozomi Ōishi (8 episodes)
Sagako Itakura (eps 14, 18, 22)
Shingo Kasai (8 episodes)
Shinji Matsuura (11 episodes)
Shūhei Okude (9 episodes)
Tomoki Hiraishi (8 episodes)
Tomoko Marukawa (ep 1)
Yoon-Mi Shin (9 episodes)
Yoshikatsu Matsumoto (eps 14, 18, 22)
Yoshiko Kawauchi (10 episodes)
Yukiko Takeuchi (8 episodes)
Yutaka Ito (9 episodes)

Color Check:

Akiyo Takeda (5 episodes)
Ayumi Shimoura (7 episodes)
Mayumi Nagayasu (eps 13, 18, 22)
Naomi Ishida (7 episodes)
Rie Takagi (6 episodes)

Color design: Naomi Ishida

Color Design Assistant: Mayumi Nagayasu (eps 8, 12-24)

Editing:

Kengo Shigemura (Studio Gong)

Finish Animation:

Asako Aisawa (7 episodes)
Aya Toyosawa (6 episodes)
Ayumi Yamamori (7 episodes)
Chiyomi Koura (6 episodes)
Emi Ebisu (4 episodes)
Hitomi Imaizumi (7 episodes)
Kana Kitao (4 episodes)
Kana Miyata (6 episodes)
Masumi Ichinose (6 episodes)
Mayumi Nagayasu (eps 2, 9, 26)
Mayumi Taguchi (7 episodes)
Mihoko Eda (6 episodes)
Nanako Kitaoka (7 episodes)
Rina Itō (4 episodes)
Riri Senami (eps 3-4, 25)
Sachie Tsuda (7 episodes)
Sachiko Sasaki (7 episodes)
Shizuka Uno (6 episodes)
Shōko Doi (eps 13, 17, 21)
Tomoko Shima (6 episodes)
Yasumi Kawai (7 episodes)
Yoshiko Kimura (7 episodes)
Youko Shukuya (6 episodes)
Yūka Yoneda (4 episodes)
Yuusuke Ishihara (6 episodes)

HD Editing: Tomoko Satō (eps 8, 12-24)

In-Between Animation:

Aika Aoki (eps 8, 16, 21)
Akiko Higaki (5 episodes)
Asako Tomita (eps 4, 9)
Aya Satō (4 episodes)
Ayaka Tada (eps 14, 19, 24)
Ayako Endou (eps 7, 11)
Chitose Nakamine (5 episodes)
Chiyo Kurita (eps 1, 6)
Emi Nakano (ep 15)
Hana Hosoda (eps 2, 5)
Hiroko Kuroda (4 episodes)
Jun'ichi Uda (eps 12, 17, 22)
Kaori Furukawa (5 episodes)
Kayo Hikiyama (eps 7, 11)
Kazuhiko Horikawa (eps 13, 18, 23)
Kenji Murayama (5 episodes)
Kiyoka Negi (eps 12, 17, 22)
Kozue Yoshida (eps 15, 20)
Kumi Kuroda (5 episodes)
Kunihiro Hane (eps 4, 9)
Kyōhei Andō (eps 13, 18, 23)
Maiko Nishioka (eps 12, 17, 22)
Maiko Tanigami (eps 8, 16, 21)
Maki Inoue (5 episodes)
Manami Natsumeda (5 episodes)
Mariko Tsutsumi (eps 15, 20)
Masaki Teranishi (eps 15, 20)
Mie Kiyohara (4 episodes)
Minako Usugi (eps 8, 16, 21)
Minoru Ōta (eps 13, 18, 23)
Miyuki Egami (eps 14, 19, 24)
Motoki Matsumura (eps 8, 16, 21)
Nami Iwasaki (eps 15, 20)
Naoko Fujita (5 episodes)
Natsumi Tada (eps 2, 5)
Noriko Kashihara (4 episodes)
Sayaka Ikeda (eps 3, 28)
Shigeko Kurebayashi (eps 2, 5)
Shinpei Sawa (eps 15, 20)
Tatsuya Satou (eps 10, 27)
Tomiko Kisuki (eps 4, 9)
Youhei Kawasaki (5 episodes)
Yūgo Ōhashi (eps 15, 20)
Yuichi Watanabe (eps 12, 17, 22)
Yukina Sadamura (eps 3, 28)
Yumi Fujii (eps 13, 18, 23)
Yumi Ōhashi (4 episodes)
Yumi Ookawa (5 episodes)
Yumiko Hashi (eps 15, 20)

In-Between Check:

Chitose Nakamine (eps 3, 25-26)
Chiyo Kurita (eps 2, 5, 28)
Emi Nakano (10 episodes)
Kenji Murayama (4 episodes)
Mie Kiyohara (4 episodes)
Naoko Fujita (4 episodes)

Insert Song Arrangement: Satoru Kousaki (ep 26)

Insert Song Composition: Satoru Kousaki (ep 26)

Insert Song Lyrics: Aki Hata (ep 26)

Insert Song Performance: Aya Hirano (ep 26)

Key Animation:

Asami Komatsu (eps 1, 4, 9, 26)
Atsuko Abe (eps 4, 9, 26)
Atsushi Saitō (eps 15, 17)
Chiyoko Ueno (6 episodes)
Eisaku Kawanami (9 episodes)
Emiko Nakano (6 episodes)
Eri Matsuo (eps 2, 5, 28)
Fumie Okano (5 episodes)
Fumio Tada (eps 15, 20-21)
Fumiyasu Kodaka (eps 17, 23)
Futoshi Nishiya (OP1; ED2; eps 1, 4, 9, 26)
Hana Hosoda (4 episodes)
Hira Kashiwagi (4 episodes)
Hiroko Utsumi (9 episodes)
Hiroshi Karata (8 episodes)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (7 episodes)
Jun Nakagawa (ep 15)
Jung Ho Kim (eps 17, 23)
Kayo Hikiyama (4 episodes)
Kazuya Sakamoto (OP1; eps 1, 16, 22)
Kunihiro Hane (4 episodes)
Mariko Takahashi (13 episodes)
Masaharu Watanabe (ED1; eps 3, 6, 25-26)
Masato Fukushima (7 episodes)
Masatoshi Tsuji (eps 13, 18, 24)
Masaya Makita (10 episodes)
Midori Nonoue (6 episodes)
Miku Kadowaki (ep 19)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (OP1; 7 episodes)
Nao Naitō (6 episodes)
Naoko Yamada (5 episodes)
Natsumi Tada (4 episodes)
Nobuaki Maruki (eps 13, 18, 24)
Noriko Takao (eps 1, 4, 9, 26)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (OP1; ep 1)
Reiko Oobuke (eps 3, 5-6)
Rie Sezaki (5 episodes)
Rika Ōta (eps 13, 18, 24)
Ryouhei Muta (12 episodes)
Ryouichi Nakano (5 episodes)
Saeko Oofuji (eps 1-2, 5, 28)
Satoshi Kadowaki (ED1; ep 25)
Sayaka Ikeda (eps 17, 23)
Seiichi Akitake (OP; eps 3, 6, 25)
Shinobu Yoshioka (eps 7, 26)
Shoko Ikeda (OP1; 4 episodes)
Taichi Ishidate (ED1; eps 4, 9, 26)
Taichi Ogawa (4 episodes)
Takuya Yamamura (5 episodes)
Tatsuya Satou (5 episodes)
Teruyoshi Shidou (8 episodes)
Tomoe Aratani (4 episodes)
Tomoyo Kamoi (4 episodes)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (ED2)
Yoko Takada (6 episodes)
Yoshinori Urata (8 episodes)
Yūgo Mizutani (eps 8, 14, 20)
Yuichi Itou (6 episodes)
Yukako Nakagawa (4 episodes)
Yukiko Horiguchi (OP1; eps 1, 6)
Yumiko Hashi (eps 2, 5, 28)
Yuusuke Matsuo (eps 1-2, 5, 28)

Logo Design Assistance: Jin Ichikawa (sun graphic)

Logo Design Assistant: Jin Ichikawa (eps 8, 12-24)

Music producer: Shigeru Saitō (Lantis)

Online Editing Manager:

Keiko Oide (14 episodes)
Takayuki Tabata (eps 8, 12-24)

Online Editor:

Gen Itakura (eps 8, 12-24)
Naoki Kanazawa (14 episodes)

Original Illustration: Noizi Ito

Photography:

Hiroki Ueda (eps 8, 12-24)
Kazusa Ishii (14 episodes)
Kazuya Takao (eps 1-20, 22-28)
Kōhei Funamoto (eps 8, 12-24)
Natsumi Hamada (eps 1-28)
Norihiro Tomiita (eps 8, 12-24)
Rin Yamamoto (20 episodes)
Ryūta Nakagami (eps 1-28)
Shin'ya Tomofuji (eps 8, 12-24)
Tetsuo Umetsu (eps 1-28)
Yoshiko Tanaka (eps 1-28)
Yūji Shibata (eps 8, 12-24)

Planning:

Naohisa Yamashita (14 episodes)
Nobuhiko Sakoh (eps 8, 12-24)
Shinichiro Inoue (14 episodes)
Shunji Inoue (eps 8, 12-24)
Takeshi Yasuda (eps 8, 12-24)
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa (eps 8, 12-24)
Yoko Hatta (eps 8, 12-24)

Planning Assistant:

Hiroyuki Watanabe (渡辺啓之; 14 episodes)
Koichi Sakamoto (坂本浩一)
Takashi Takenaka (14 episodes)
Takehiko Nozaki (14 episodes)
Yoshinori Kenno

Planning Producer: Takeshi Yasuda (14 episodes)

Production Advancement:

Atsushi Itou (13 episodes)
Ayana Oohashi (ep 23)
Hideaki Hatta (13 episodes)
Keisuke Yokota (eps 12, 19, 22)
Kunitaka Maeda (eps 15, 21)
Mayumi Yamaguchi (13 episodes)
Nagaharu Ohashi (eps 16-17)
Riri Senami (ep 13)
Ryouko Tomii (eps 1-2, 5, 28)
Shinichirō Hatta (5 episodes)
Sōta Kawano (eps 8, 18, 24)
Takahiro Kurisu (4 episodes)

Production Assistant:

Kumiko Satō (Fujimi Shobo; ep 28)
Masato Itō (Fujimi Shobo; ep 28)
Recording: Satoshi Yano (eps 1-28)

Recording Assistant:

Fumiaki Tanaka (14 episodes)
Mai Sunaba (Studio Gong; 8, 12-24)

Series Composition Assistant: Nagaru Tanigawa

Setting: Hiroyuki Takahashi

Setting Manager:

Kazuki Kurihara (14 episodes)
Riri Senami (eps 8, 12-24)

Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa (Chura Sound/Sound Garden)

Sound Production Manager: Yoshimi Sugiyama (Rakuonsha; eps 1-28)

Special Effects: Rina Miura (eps 1-28)

Theme Song Arrangement:

Junpei Fujita (OP1; ED2)
Satoru Kousaki (OP2-3)
Takahiro Ando (ED1, 3)

Theme Song Composition:

Akiko Tomita (OP1; ED2)
Satoru Kousaki (OP2-3)
Tomokazu Tashiro (ED1, 3)

Theme Song Lyrics:

Aki Hata (OP1-2; ED1-3)
Yutaka Yamamoto (OP3)

Theme Song Performance:

Aya Hirano (OP1-2; ED1-3)
Minori Chihara (ED1, 3)
Yuko Goto (OP3; ED1, 3)

Web Manager:

Atsushi Hatano (Yamaneko; eps 8, 12-24)
Hiromasa Suko (Chara Ani; 14 episodes)

References[]

External links[]

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya season 1, 14 episodes)
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu 2009 (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya season 2, 14 episodes)

Guides

Reddit.com - The Buyer's Guide of Haruhi Suzumiya (September, 2018) - Part 1 by JMSF32 Sep 05 2018 13:39:06 GMT-0700 (PDT)
Reddit.com - The Buyer's Guide of Haruhi Suzumiya (September, 2018) - Part 2 by JMSF32 Sep 05 2018 13:41:45 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Ranked

episode.ninja - The Best Episodes of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; Last Updated: Apr 25, 2018

Tourism

Into Japan: The Official Guide - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

News

SGCafe - We’re not surprised with #1 as fans vote for the Top 20 anime to watch during spring (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is #13) by spartanchef Apr 20th, 2018
Polygon - Overwatch’s new emotes feature a perfect anime reference by Allegra Frank May 23, 2017, 12:15pm EDT
Crunchyroll News - NHK Premium to Re-Broadcast "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" by Kara Dennison February 18, 2017 12:40am MST

[1] ttp://animeyume.com/blog/2010/02/12/the-end-of-the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya/

[2] ttp://www.cartoonleap.com/2010/01/in-order-to-move-forward-you-must-look-back/

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