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

User Rating:

9.0/10   

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 starts a new...

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 Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya" (International: English title) (second season title)
"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

Company:

Kadokawa Entertainment

Trivia:

In a end of credit preview the title was written in the same way as the title for "Higurashi no naku koro ni" (2006), a highly successful fan made murder mystery sound novel (and concurrently airing anime), correct down to the black background, white words, and single red letter.

Quotes:

Mikuru Asahina: [holding a gun] You should never shoot this while pointing at other people, you should only shoot empty cans with it!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Suzumiya Hahiru no yûutsu (2006) (V)

Worth watching carefully

At first sight this is yet another highschool anime with lots of excuses for 'fanservice', but there is a lot more going on. The 'fanservice' is part of the plot, the main character is a tired cynic (unusual), and most importantly there is a clever plot that ties all the episodes together, and that poses some interesting questions. The episodes are deliberately non-chronological, and it is certainly worth watching the series again in chronological order.

The series is worth watching carefully, because there are a lot of casual hints in there that foreshadow and explain things, plus a good number of in-jokes about other series, anime and other.