Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu

In a familiar yet different universe, shy bookworm and gamer Yuki Nagato is the president of North High School's Literary Club. Her friends, the overly-cautious Ryouko Asakura and completely average Kyon, are the only other members of the club. Nevertheless, Yuki enjoys the peace and quiet she shares with them, especially when she is with Kyon, whom she has a crush on. Added to the mix are Tsuruya and Mikuru Asahina, two friends with opposite personalities who frequently stop by the Literary Club.

While walking back to her apartment on a cold December day, Yuki is coerced into drawing strange symbols on the ground by a girl supposedly attempting to capture Santa Claus. The girl introduces herself as Haruhi Suzumiya, an eccentric student from the prestigious Kouyouen Academy who is on the hunt for aliens, time travelers, and espers. When Haruhi and her friend Itsuki Koizumi make a sudden appearance in the clubroom, they declare themselves as official members of the Literary Club, with Haruhi taking up residence as the executive president.

With the tranquil days of the Literary Club now behind them, Yuki and her friends get caught up in a series of misadventures under Haruhi's leadership—with each incident bringing Yuki and Kyon closer than ever before.

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Kyon Main

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Nagato, Yuki Main

Chihara, Minori Japanese

Suzumiya, Haruhi Supporting

Hirano, Aya Japanese

Asahina, Mikuru Supporting

Gotou, Yuuko Japanese

Koizumi, Itsuki Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Tsuruya Supporting

Matsuoka, Yuki Japanese

Asakura, Ryouko Supporting

Kuwatani, Natsuko Japanese

Kyon's Sister Supporting

Aoki, Sayaka Japanese

Taniguchi Supporting

Shiraishi, Minoru Japanese

Arakawa, Hajime Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Sabat, Christopher Producer

Cook, Justin Producer

Eguchi, Kouhei Producer

Chiba, Makoto Assistant Producer

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Aug 20, 2025

Frankie_Xander

Recommended

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki is NOT Haruhi. It's a slice of life anime wearing the skin of Haruhi. Seeing that fact while watching it made me enjoy it a lot more. It's watching a heartbreaking show giving its star-crossed characters the happy life they deserve, even if what we see will not happen. The shadow of an alternate universe where these characters will never get their happy ending makes it a really emotionally charged show in retrospect.

A side character in the main show, Yuki is now the main character in this show, with Kyon's interests shifting to her and not Haruhi. Throughout the animated ... series, we see her grow from a loner to a loner with friends that mean a lot to her. Further beyond that, the manga continues up until (I think) their graduation. The plot essentially mirrors the main series, with the key difference that there is no supernatural element anywhere in the series. For some people who grew up on action anime, this sounds boring, but to one who enjoys slice of life, this is a gift. More shows should really make something like this.

If you plan on watching this, PLEASE watch it a while after the main show. The ideal mindset when watching this is with a sorta nostalgic feeling to Haruhi, a lingering familiarity of certain elements from the main show.

If you watched the original series as it aired, and haven't watched this, watch this show. The nostalgia factor will definitely kick in.

TL;DR: Disappearance is a slice of life anime with Haruhi branding, ideal for nostalgic watching.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Feb 27, 2023

AnimeIsWrong

Mixed Feelings

PROS:
+ fluffy alternate universe (AU) for more SOS shenanigans
+ references to the main series...
+ everyone's in character...

NEUTRAL:
~ aimed at Yuki/Kyon shippers...

CONS:
- ... feel half-baked in this AU
... - ... except for Nagato
- ... but even they will find it disappointing
- main pairing feels awkward and forced
- Koizumi and Asahina get shafted

MIXED FEELINGS

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan is a logical watch for Haruhi fans, but is it good? Not really. The show has a strong start as it rattles off the usual slice of life/comedy tropes (Valentine's Day, hot springs, etc), fanservice galore, but it quickly devolves into a snoozeworthy mini-arc that documents... well, the "disappearance" of Nagato. The real disappearance of Nagato is what happened to her character when writing the show. Instead of the demure, bookish girl she was in the Disappearance movie, she's now this Tomoko Kuoroki-esque girl who's obsessed with video games and spazzes out all the time.

I would recommend this ONLY if you're desperate for more Haruhi, and even then it's going to be disappointing.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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Jul 27, 2024

JoeStraatmann

Not Recommended

As a fellow extreme introvert who secretly holds the world up, the Yuki parts of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya are truly special, even if it's just at a base wish fulfilment level of feeling recognized and thanked for doing the incredibly stressful and draining activities that are invisible for everyone else until they don't get done. This is why both the Yuki-chan manga and anime are COMPLETE GARBAGE.

It's not just they completely changed the character to a generic cute girl. It's not just the way they try to force the normal series continuity into the new imagination like how Yuki's trying to save ... the literature club even though we never see her read books. It's not just they have the doorway to explore these characters as normal people, but they strangely are MORE removed from reality (Instead of creating parents or lives for these characters, they all seem to suffer from "parents are overseas" syndrome so they don't have to deal with anything more than they have to). It's not just it seems to start in mid-season blues taken to extreme measures where it's so inert or adverse to conflict like utilizing Haruhi as a romantic rival that it has black holes of content like a THREE-EPISODE filler field trip arc.

The show has all of these problems, to be sure. But also, there are a few episodes/chapters where it is EXACTLY what it should be. Everyone involved knows how to make this series good. The anime has great visual metaphors and atmosphere that matches during these moments to boot.

Then... it immediately goes back to the way it was. No, WORSE than what it was, because the anime takes away the narrative from the main character and doubles down on ANYTHING consequential happening. It even has the gall to end on a joke that knows EXACTLY how much it wasted your time.

Ha ha ha ha... go to Hell, Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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