"Suzumiya Haruhi no yûutsu" (2006) TV series 2006-????

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

2 April 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Prepare yourselves for the invasion!

Plot:

On his first day of high school, Kyon meets an eccentric girl named Haruhi Suzumiya, who announces to...

Plot Keywords:

Bunny Suit | Anime | Alien | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Tomokazu Sugita	...	Kyon (15 episodes, 2006-2009)
Aya Hirano	...	Haruhi Suzumiya (15 episodes, 2006-2009)
Minori Chihara	...	Yuki Nagato (15 episodes, 2006-2009)
Yuko Goto	...	Mikuru Asahira (14 episodes, 2006-2009)
Crispin Freeman	...	Kyon (14 episodes, 2006)
Wendee Lee	...	Haruhi Suzumiya (14 episodes, 2006)
Michelle Ruff	...	Yuki (14 episodes, 2006)
Daisuke Ono	...	Itsuki Koizumi (13 episodes, 2006-2009)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Mikuru Asahina (13 episodes, 2006)
Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Itsuki Koizumi (11 episodes, 2006)
Minoru Shiraishi	...	Taniguchi (7 episodes, 2006)

Also Known As:

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (International: English title)

Runtime:

24 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:TV-14 | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG (some episodes) | UK:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13

Company:

Kadokawa Entertainment

Trivia:

In the Mikuru movie, when the story progresses into where Koizumi and Mikuru started living together, Koizumi, Mikuru and Kyon's sister are seen playing UNO cards.

Quotes:

[Haruhi has been told that her plot to frame the Computer Brigade leader of harassing Mikruru will fail because so many witnesses will deny it]
Haruhi Suzumiya: Then I'll tell everyone you thugs gained up on her and
[bleep]
Haruhi Suzumiya: ed her!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Raki suta: Ringu (#1.16)" (2007)

Great series - a lot like the novels

Good animation, nice character design, and a light-hearted story make Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu enjoyable to watch.

After my first viewing, I thought that this anime was pretty good, but but was much better on for a second watch.

This is because it is done out of chronological order, and once you re watch it in correct order you notice connections you didn't see before. (OR it may be that you see a second meaning to some events you didn't notice before) You may want to read the original novels (not manga) by Tanigawa Nagaru before/after seeing this. The anime is very good at visualizing every detail in the stories it shows.

However, there are some short stories from the book that are not animated, but are referenced to.(bamboo w/ wishes attached shown in episode 14) Overall, this anime is actually very good once after brief analyzation of the plot (reading the book improves upon it as well). It is a nice break from the shounen-jump anime that seem to be taking over.