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Nov 3, 2014 4:27 AM

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hen na yatsu,...
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy."
Nov 9, 2014 5:56 AM

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Nov 23, 2014 5:04 PM

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this episode felt so mono
Dec 12, 2014 11:55 AM

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wait so this is the movie episode

Apr 11, 2015 1:50 PM

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Rewatching it in chronological order this time. :^)
May 25, 2015 2:16 PM

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That was... certainly something. For a while I thought the whole series was going to be in this style, but hopefully it was just creators screwing with us. I still don't know what to expect from the rest of the show.
Aug 23, 2015 11:59 AM
Ceasefire NOW

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Love how this anime makes viewers confused.
Sep 22, 2015 3:36 AM

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Funny thing is this could very well be turned into an actual anime movie story, lol.
Nov 30, 2015 5:13 PM

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lol this episode wtf, I can already tell Mikuru is going to be the "moe stupid" girl on these series.

Feb 13, 2016 10:06 AM

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[Watching in broadcast order]

As much as I really dislike "moe" girls this fiction based B movie was hilarious.
Wonder what this SOS Brigade is.

This was a hilarious first episode though.
Apr 25, 2016 5:02 PM

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Kyon's commentary definitely make the movie all the more interesting and funny to watch.
Apr 26, 2016 8:36 AM
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Late as fuck, just saying this was the best first episode of any anime ever. Peace
May 16, 2016 8:29 AM
🥊 CHAMPION 🥊

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A different way to start. We'll see how continues.



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Una forma diferente de empezar. Veremos como continua.
May 21, 2016 8:40 PM

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I like Suzumiya Haruhi ideals. She changes hair everyday that thats what Im gonna do if I born as a girl. I also like that she is different from ordinary people just like me. Its like she is living in a different world.

SOS was formed.

ED song: 3/5

Episode: 3.9/5
Not the best start but Haruhi has potential (not the title)
Jun 27, 2016 2:30 PM

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That's one hell of a way to start a series, lol. This Haruhi character sure is something else.

Kyon's swag level is over a million. I love his sarcastic attitude, and it's something I can definitely relate to.
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Sep 28, 2016 12:26 PM

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Gonna start my Rewatch for this great Series >w<
Kyon is my favorite Male character I love how he comments in a sarcastic manner ^w^
Nagato is so cute, she is my favorite Female Character ^w^

Haruhi's unique personality makes her a great interesting character ^w^
"No matter what painful things happens, even when it looks like you'll lose... when no one else in the world believes in you... when you don't even believe in yourself... I will believe in you!"

Sep 28, 2016 12:28 PM

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Raijin-sama619 said:
I like Suzumiya Haruhi ideals. She changes hair everyday that thats what Im gonna do if I born as a girl. I also like that she is different from ordinary people just like me. Its like she is living in a different world.

SOS was formed.

ED song: 3/5

Episode: 3.9/5
Not the best start but Haruhi has potential (not the title)


"I also like that she is different from ordinary people just like me. Its like she is living in a different world."

What makes you so different from ordinary humans? :3
Are you delusional for living in a different world? :3
"No matter what painful things happens, even when it looks like you'll lose... when no one else in the world believes in you... when you don't even believe in yourself... I will believe in you!"

Oct 29, 2016 12:36 AM

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This is my first time watching this anime and I've got to say, the first episode looks promising but kind of generic. From what I've heard, this changes later in the series so I'll keep watching to see what happens.
Oct 29, 2016 11:05 PM

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kelpso said:
This is my first time watching this anime and I've got to say, the first episode looks promising but kind of generic. From what I've heard, this changes later in the series so I'll keep watching to see what happens.


I see you watched 11/14 Episodes of Haruhi, what do you think so far and score would you give it? :3
"No matter what painful things happens, even when it looks like you'll lose... when no one else in the world believes in you... when you don't even believe in yourself... I will believe in you!"

Aug 9, 2017 4:57 AM

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Well she's nothing if not energetic.
Sep 14, 2017 10:09 PM

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Not bad, but nothing really grabbed me. Maybe it will get better.

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Sep 27, 2017 9:27 AM

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Interesting... I dropped this anime a years ago and decided to watch it now.. again. I'm liking it now lol

Oct 12, 2017 10:29 AM

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It took few minutes for my brain to figure it out that this was a short amateur film filmed by high school students.
What a way to start a show, props to them.

Edit: Watching in broadcast order. I see not many people do that here.
Katsu-kunOct 13, 2017 7:45 AM
Oct 22, 2017 11:26 AM

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I knew what this was going to be before watching, but honestly, I can't imagine the puzzlement of spectators watching this on TV when it first aired.
Also, thinking of all the efforts and details that were put in this episode to make it look like it didn't take any effort at all, made it even more funny.
Nov 3, 2017 12:19 AM

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Well, good to see Haruhi again! Since this was just released on Crunchyroll, I decided to re-watch it. I watched it years ago (one of my first intros to anime) and I wanted to watch it with older eyes, hopefully from a different perspective. I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode, it was just as I remembered it. I also forgot how pervy Haruhi was, it's amazing what one may overlook when they're younger (I don't know how, it was blatantly obvious, but whatever.) Haruhi is what first got me interested in what I'm currently majoring in at university, and what I share a deep love-hate relationship with: philosophy (Thanks, Haruhi ;p)

Also, Haruhi says that important things (like asking someone out) should not be done over the phone, but face to face. I have followed this religiously since I first watched Haruhi. It's funny to look back and rediscover where I got certain practices from, I guess.

I'm looking forward to watch the rest of this series, so join me, and I'll take you to a place where wishes come true. What? Wrong anime? Dang it.
"The will to live is stronger than anything else"
Nov 18, 2017 4:38 AM

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Out of all the things I didn't expect in this episode, it had to be the talking cat, wow.

"It was ventriloquism" lol

I think this was an effective 'first episode' and I'm interested to see where the series is going!


Mar 25, 2018 5:13 PM

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This was the funniest episode of an anime I have ever watched, simply brilliant!
It had a very Terry Pratchett kind of vibe to it. Loved it, loved it, loved it.
Mar 29, 2018 10:43 AM

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The OP and ED had such nice dance moves. Also, Haruhi and Asahina are so moe. Also, Asahina is so kawaii. I hope to see more of her.

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


Apr 1, 2018 6:44 PM

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Deciding to finally watch this in the middle of the night with a headache was a good idea and I totally won't regret it in the morning.

Haven't seen this before but I have watched Haruhi-chan a billion times so I have a unique perspective. It was odd already seeing the club only just getting started.

Anyway a decent start until Mikuru showed up, I fucking hated that speech about moe, Haruhi sounded like one of those executives currently ruining the industry. You know gotta get all that otaku money.


May 1, 2018 5:15 AM

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Damn I should've just skipped episode 00.
Sep 18, 2018 10:36 AM

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I'm watching this on Funimation, so my 1st ep is different from what everyone else saw. In this ep, Haruhi started the SOS Brigade.

The girl is just too much. Instead of getting swept up in her rhythm, they should all just run the other way.


"Are you intoxicated, or just insane?"
Oct 20, 2018 3:53 PM
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Had a blast with this tbh.
Jan 3, 2019 6:54 PM

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Went in with no expectations; just heard it was good.
And it was; i hope it can keep up the intrigue.
Mar 15, 2019 11:49 AM
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Wow, Mikuru's opening was too cute haha. She was about to start crying every second.

I have no idea of how the hell I'm supposed to be watching this. All explanations made me regret doing it but this episode was so much fun. Wish me luck.
May 30, 2019 8:54 AM

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I love this episode.
Nov 12, 2019 6:48 PM

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Starting, I had no idea what was happening lol. I was even confused whether I had accidentally watched a spin-off or something because the title clearly said Haruhi Suzumiya (watching on Netflix) but why was there this Asahina Mikuru girl? Then I realised this must be a sort of movie they're making because it said "Directed by Suzumiya Haruhi". That was one of the funniest opening episodes I've ever watched.

I'm not much of a fan of comedy anime, that is I might like them but the comedy rarely makes me laugh. The only ones that did were OreGairu season 1 and Kaguya-sama, but this first episode was so hilarious in its corniness and making absolutely no sense. Hooked me right into it.

Though I got confused by all the discussions of broadcast and chronological order so had to research a bit lol

Time to see the rest of the series and see why this series has been so popular and influential.
May 1, 2020 12:26 AM

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Yuki's "No regrets" comment when she's defeated made me laugh for some reason.
May 11, 2020 2:50 PM

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I'm watching the entire series in chronological order so I only got to this episode after watching the "Sighs" arc in Season 2 so it makes a lot more sense - I'm not sure how well this would actually work as an introduction to the franchise. Nevertheless, I found it absolutely fudging hilarious - hearing some of the best voice actors of our generation (Johnny Yong Bosch et al.) doing intentionally terrible deadpan delivery had me in stitches!
May 24, 2020 11:54 PM
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I just need to know if it's an anime or if it's available in webtoon. Its about a boy pretending to be a girl to get close to a girl who's afraid of guys.
Jun 6, 2020 1:41 PM

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what the hell... so random xD
Jun 27, 2020 11:02 PM

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I already find Haruhi annoying, but she doesn't have 16k likes for nothing...

Episode 1 hasn't hooked me so far, but I'll keep going to see where this is going.
Jul 2, 2020 5:09 AM

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Kyon looks like a interesting mc. Haruhi is...well kinda strange. Anyway, the first episode got me hooked already, time to see where all this hype comes from.
Jan 15, 2021 8:20 AM
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What the actual fuck did i just watched?
Jan 20, 2021 5:40 PM
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Idk why but this was just a perfect episode to me. Every character has so much charm, haruhi and kyon especially. Although whenever kyon talks I only hear gintoki lol, not necessarily a downside. This is the first show I'm going into with basically no knowledge of (apart from the endless eight) but I already know this will be a great ride.
Feb 21, 2021 2:10 AM

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For everyone who's wondering what the hell is happening in this episode, watch the show in chronological order and then it'll make much sense.
Mar 13, 2021 12:20 PM
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Love this girl already. She turned down a bunch of guys cause they weren't weird enough.
Mar 13, 2021 3:54 PM

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Never did I think a day would come that I'd be watching this anime, but now 15 years later, here I am. The fact that there are so many nice anime figures of Haruhi out there made me cave in, and give this a shot.

Haruhi is certainly a bit "out there," lol.

May 7, 2021 9:17 PM

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Oh boy. You can tell this will be a wild ride. I like the idea of a narrator/protagonist who resents his involvement in the story though.
May 9, 2021 2:14 AM
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A weird ass start to the series but if u look in a different picture, this episode is actually amazing
Jul 20, 2021 7:40 AM

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Damn, reading this forum is making my head explode.

Personally, I don't get why people watch the chronological order. It's like watching Baccano or Pulp Fiction in the "right" order. It just beats the purpose of it. To me, it makes more sense watching the way the original creator wanted to. But preference is preference.

Anyways, for the show itself, I really liked the narration. I hope it stays. And the MC changing seats sitting beside the window? Certified MC. And as for Haruhi's character, I personally dont find her annoying.

And as for the dub goes, I'm really like it—a lot of well-received VAs.

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