Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

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 no Yuuutsu aired in a nonlinear order. During the episode previews, Haruhi announces the chronological position of the next episode, while Kyon announces its position in the broadcast order. See More Info for chronological versus broadcast order.

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Adaptation:	Suzumiya Haruhi Series
Sequel:	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (2009), Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu
Spin-off:	Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yuuutsu, Nyoro-n Churuya-san, Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu

Yanagisawa, Eiji
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Hatta, Youko

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Saitou, Shigeru

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Ishihara, Tatsuya

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Tsuruoka, Youta

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	1: "Koi no Mikuru Densetsu (恋のミクル伝説)" by Yuko Goto as Mikuru Asahina (eps 1)
	2: "Bouken Desho Desho? (冒険でしょでしょ?)" by Aya Hirano (eps 2-9,11-13)

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	1: "Hare Hare Yukai (ハレ晴レユカイ)" by Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, and Yuko Goto (eps 1-13)
	2: "Bouken Desho Desho? (冒険でしょでしょ?)" by Aya Hirano (eps 14)

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Aug 16, 2008

TheLlama

Recommended

Warning: This review contains some SPOILERS

I've read many reviews of this show, and they're varied - some people love it, some hate it. Personally, I love this show, and am almost surprised that some people don't. But then again, if you don't like the sheer randomness and wackiness that the show builds on, the anime won't appeal to you.

The setting is as following – a girl (Haruhi Suzumiya) has the power to change reality – a sort of God, in other words. She is unaware of this ability herself. Her wish of meeting espers, aliens and time travelers, combined with the aforementioned power, ends ...

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Jul 11, 2009

Akachi_Tem

Mixed Feelings

I watched this about two years ago.Maybe I was still young and couldn't understand the "greatness" of it.Thinking back to that time even if I re-watched it I doubt it'd make any difference.So I guess I'm just one of those people who didn't like it.So I gathered up all my courage and decided to write a review about it despite all the fans that might get offended by this.

So here I go.

Story 3/10

Never made me excited.Maybe the order I watched the episodes is to be blame,although I highly doubt that's the reason.After all the order they were released was wrong they wouldn't hae done so,so ... I believe it was surving the purpose of making the anime look more interesting and kind of confusing.The whole God thing wasn't really my thing.Actually the story didn't progress at all till the last episode.Except for the info that was shared with the viewers,nothing else really happened.Just daily activities and Haruhi being unaware of her "abilities"(if that's the right word to use)

Art 8/10
I must admit though,despite the story that was offered to us,the art was pretty nice and still is.The characters were beautifully designed,nothing too original but still.Of course let's not forget the animation.I personally was pleased with it.

Sound 7/10
I think I'm being generous at the moment.The Op/ED wasn't all that special.Not to mention that most times I found my time skipping the OP,but meh it wasn't all that bad.It was good but not exceptional just a regular anime OP song.The rest of the sound was ok in the anime.The voice actors did a pretty good job and I think Haruhi had being voiced pretty well,just like the rest of the characters.

Character 2/10
I couldn't get connected with any characters,AT ALL.Maybe with Mikuru at first but it ws futile hoping something would happen during the anime(like she protecting herself from Haruhi,O.o) but no,instead the characters lack depth.Most of the times they seem repetetive and are there just for the so called "story" to progress.In my opinion the anime just focuses on three,Haruhi,Kyon and Mikuru(fanservie) characters and the others are just there for decoration or when they need to get some screentime.
Let's start off with Mikuru,the stereotype of the shy,cutie big-breasted girl,who can be taken advantege of(in this case Haruhi) and serves for fanservice reasons.Doesn't change during all of the episodes.Meaning no development.
Kyon,well to most Haruhi haters,he's the most likeable person.To me he just isn't there.Most of the times I'd ignore him cause to me he looks like he is so tired of living that he just sits there doing nothing.Can't understand what purpose this one serves though.
Last but not least,Haruhi.Yay!!!Or no?
From the first time she appeared I hated her.She's so aggresive and bitchy.How can people like her?I don't understand at all.All she does is take advantage of people in any way she can.She does whatever is possible for her own gain yet you feel like hit by Cupid every time you see this character?Honestly I doubt you would be really like that if she were a real person and it was you who she was treating that way.But she's not,that's why the fans find her to be perfect.She has everything(according to them).She's beautiful,smart and has a weird personality but also dynamic(maybe that's her main attraction).I'm trying to convince myself that I've misunderstood this character,but everytime I see her in the anime she just pisses me off.Really,I never have hated a character this much.Sorry if you got offended by this but it'strue!

Enjoyment 4/10
I should have given this a 1 but there must have been some kind of enjoyment out of it,right?It's not possible to hate every episode.Yes I did enjoy around 2-3 episodes,but that's about it.I was literally pushing my self to bear with it.It only had 13 episodes so sooner or later it'd would end and I really had to watch of all them to understand how "magnificent" this really is and what's the reason why all people have gone crazy over it.

Overall 5/10
I gave it a 5,cause this anime will make you either an extreme fan or an extreme hater in most cases.So me being kind of an extreme hater didn't want to affect my rating.It's not either too good,not too bad.But I personally have weird tastes so if I didn't have those then I believe I might have rated it higher.I wouldn't recommend this to anyone looking for good characters or story but if you just want to relax and sit back just go ahead and watch it.The only thing I'm gonna is don't expect a lot cause you'll be disappointed and won't enjoy it.(my case here)

This is my first review,hope I did well on writing it but more will be coming.I am glad to have shared my opinion/review with you all.Let me know what you thought of it and what I could possibly improve to make better ones in the future.

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Aug 12, 2022

Sii_Kei

Not Recommended

2 things before you read this review:

1) I (unfortunately) watched the series twice, both in airing and chronological order, so I can compare them.
2) This is not a praise Haruhi review, but rather a review from someone who truly dislikes and despises the show. I tried to include all reasons behind this; so even if you are a Haruhi fanatic, please try to understand why I rated it so low.

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MAL is the place where I usually decide the new anime series I want to watch. Unfortunately, this sometimes proves to be disastrous - like the case of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. ...

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