Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

If a survey were conducted to see if people believed in aliens, time travelers, or maybe espers, most would say they do not; average high school student Kyon considers himself among the non-believers. However, on his first day of school, he meets a girl who soon turns his world upside down.

During class introductions, the beautiful Haruhi Suzumiya boldly announces her boredom with "normal" people and her intention of meeting supernatural beings. Dumbfounded, Kyon learns of her frustration with the lack of paranormal-focused clubs at their school and unwittingly inspires her to start her own club. She creates the Spreading Fun all Over the World with Haruhi Suzumiya Brigade, otherwise known as the SOS Brigade.

Following the SOS Brigade's founding, Haruhi manages to recruit Kyon and three other members: quiet bookworm Yuki Nagato, shy upperclassman Mikuru Asahina, and perpetually positive Itsuki Koizumi. Despite their normal appearance, the new members of the SOS Brigade each carry their own secrets related to Haruhi. Caught up in the mystery surrounding the eccentric club leader, Kyon is whisked away on a series of misadventures by Haruhi and the SOS Brigade, each one bringing him closer to the truth about who and what she is.

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Suzumiya, Haruhi Main

Hirano, Aya Japanese

Kyon Main

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Nagato, Yuki Main

Chihara, Minori Japanese

Asahina, Mikuru Main

Gotou, Yuuko Japanese

Koizumi, Itsuki Main

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Tsuruya Supporting

Matsuoka, Yuki Japanese

Asakura, Ryouko Supporting

Kuwatani, Natsuko Japanese

Shamisen Supporting

Ogata, Kenichi Japanese

Kyon's Sister Supporting

Aoki, Sayaka Japanese

Okabe Supporting

Yanagisawa, Eiji Japanese

Hatta, Youko Producer

Saitou, Shigeru Producer

Ishihara, Tatsuya Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard

Tsuruoka, Youta Sound Director

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Jan 20, 2024

MxS7HGS

Recommended

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya should be watched in a chronological order. The broadcast order deviates from a linear timeline, which can cause confusion. It is an exciting story, full of unpredictable twists and turns. One of the most intriguing aspects in this story is a developing relationship between two main characters, Haruhi and Kyon. The characters are unique and well-defined, and each has a compelling personal story that adds brilliance to the plot. It is the character of Haruhi who makes her different from others because she has unnatural sense of right and wrong. She constantly seeks amusement and craves for adventures, which often ... leads to funny moments when she drags her club the SOS Brigade.

While there is a slight romantic undertone, it doesn't lead to anything substantial. Nonetheless, it adds a delightful touch to the story, punctuated by a few tender moments. All in all, it is a must see show which is full of funny and amazing storyline excellent character development and interesting personalities.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 4, 2024

Cecylb

Mixed Feelings

Despite the rating I gave it, I don't necessarily think it was a bad "show" - it has an ok animation, and to me, it wasn't a torture to watch, like, for example, flcl was. But just like flcl, this show is just too pretentious for what it is. I get it, it's a "parody" - but having still shots that last a couple of minutes, barely understandable philosophical rants and other "quirks" is not required to make a good parody show. Because in the end, even if it's just a mask, it's one of a cheerful SoL comedy. Lucky star, in my opinion, is ... an example of a parody show done right - not being overly dramatic or philosophic yet steadily breaking the 4th wall with the viewer.
Because of this show's specific, I don't think you'll be disappointed watching it, but I still can't give it more than 3/10 - I really don't like my comedy shows trying to appear smarter than they really are

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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Feb 23, 2024

Curlybrace101

Not Recommended

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is an anime about an unaware reality warper named Haruhi Suzumiya getting into wacky hijinks with her friends because they have to make sure she doesn't get bored and tear the fabric of reality itself.

No, that's not right. Let me try again

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a 2006 anime adapted from a 2003 light novel series written by Nagaru Tanigawa.

No, that's not it either.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is one of the most popular anime of all time and a sheer cultural sensation from the mid-to-late 2000s.

... No, no, no!

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is...not very good.

I know, I know. "Blasphemy!" I hear you cry! Revoke my weeb card! But truly, I do not understand what had people so captivated by this anime.

Actually, that's a lie. I know exactly what had people so captivated by this anime. A cute, quirky, super special girl who they could either imagine being in a relationship with (if male) or being (if female).

Haruhi Suzumiya is the draw of Haruhi Suzumiya. Truly, a character who deserves to have the show named after her. The problem is that she sucks.

I understand that part of the appeal of her character is her dubious morality. I understand that the author and audiences alike are well aware that her behavior is bad. I understand that we are not always supposed to like or agree with her. However, the keyword to that last statement is "always," and that's what makes this self-awareness mean absolutely nothing.

Haruhi Suzumiya is a mean, selfish, bad friend and people literally cannot say no to her for fear of altering reality itself, and most of the time her behavior is brushed off and played for comedy. It's horribly mean-spirited and I struggle to see what's supposed to be "funny" about it.

Haruhi Suzmiya is canonically bisexual, so she has romantic tension with a man and sexually assaults women. No, really. Enter Mikuru Asahina.

Mikuru Asahina is a character who also isn't very good on her own anyways. She has a stupidly high pitched voice and is a very basic, one-dimensional shrinking violet-type. She could give Fluttershy a run for her money. However, her entire character just gets thrown out the window because about 50% of her screen time is eaten up by Haruhi sexually assaulting her. I am not kidding or exaggerating. Forcibly stripping her, groping her breasts, biting her ear, forcing other people to grope her breasts, forcing her into revealing outfits, and (in the second season) essentially roofie-ing her to make a (also unwilling) male classmate kiss her---all while she squeals and protests at the top of her terribly squeaky lungs. And the vast majority of the time it's played for comedy. In fact, the one time it isn't played for comedy, I was convinced we'd see some legitimate character growth and improvement on Haruhi's part, but nope! She literally just goes back to doing the same exact routine.

Our other main characters don't leave much to be desired either. Nagato is an incredibly blatant Rei Ayanami clone who doesn't have much original going for her. Her whole bit is speaking in monotone and calculating. That's it. Koizumi is a character so remarkably boring I forget he's in the show when he's not directly on screen. He has maybe one character trait which is...idk, chill? Vaguely homosexual? The only thing I can remember about him is that he has a habit of getting too close to Kyon's face.

Speaking of, Kyon, the protagonist of our tale, is somehow the best character. If your stock light novel everyman is the best character, you've done something wrong. However, he's the only one who ever stands up to Haruhi (although, probably because he's the only one she would let do that), is usually kind to Mikuru, is generally helpful to everyone else, and has a very strong narrative voice. He's essentially the saving grace of this show that makes it even slightly interesting or funny at all because of his tightly-written, witty narration.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a product of its time. Unfortunately, it's time was absolutely terrible.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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