TV Series · 2006

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

23 min · Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation · Ended

Composite

9.0

IMDb

7.7 / 10

10,277 votes

TMDB

7.8 / 10

304 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

I thought that when I entered high school, my days of believing in aliens, time travelers and ESPers were going to be over. That is, until she introduced herself. Claiming to be interested in only aliens, time travelers, and ESPers, Haruhi Suzumiya was the strangest girl I've met in a long time... Before I knew what's going on, I've been dragged into her weird club, and it looks like I'm not the only one who has been drafted into this "SOS Brigade" of hers, because there are three other students who don't seem to be so ordinary themselves.

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Cast

Tomokazu Sugita

Kyon (voice)

Aya Hirano

Haruhi Suzumiya (voice)

Minori Chihara

Yuki Nagato (voice)

Yuko Goto

Mikuru Asahina (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Itsuki Koizumi (voice)

Crew

Art

Seiki Tamura Art Direction
Hiroyuki Takahashi Art Designer
Miyuki Hiratoko Assistant Art Director

Crew

Rina Miura Special Effects

Directing

Tatsuya Ishihara Series Director

Editing

Kengo Shigemura Editor
Naoki Kanazawa Online Editor

Production

Tomoko Suzuki Associate Producer
Tsuneo Takechi Associate Producer

Sound

Yota Tsuruoka Sound Director
Satoru Kosaki Original Music Composer
Satoshi Yano Sound Recordist
Eiko Morikawa Sound Effects
Shigeru Saito Music Producer
Aya Hirano Theme Song Performance

Visual Effects

Shouko Ikeda Character Designer
Naomi Ishida Color Designer

Writing

Nagaru Tanigawa Novel

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (1 ep)

28. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya (5)

Sep 11, 2009 · 23 min

Deciding Yuki needs a familiar for her role, Haruhi picks up a stray cat and names it Shamisen. However, when Haruhi leaves that day, Shamisen starts talking as a result of Haruhi's powers. Itsuki suggests that they need to remind Haruhi her movie is a work of fiction, before reality takes any more damage. The next day at school, Mikuru gives him a coupon for her class's yakisoba café, and gives her views on Haruhi that she couldn't say in front of Itsuki. Kyon later talks with Yuki, who throws up the idea that one of them, including herself, may be lying. As shooting resumes, Haruhi's powers to continue to make Mikuru a deadly weapon. Itsuki calls Kyon out later that night, asking him to find a way to hold back Haruhi's powers. Kyon convinces Haruhi to add a disclaimer at the end, saying the film is a work of fiction, and the rest of the shooting goes without a hitch. Kyon falls asleep whilst editing the movie, only to find it has edited itself overnight. At the very last of this episode, there is a flashback to May that Kyon tries telling Haruhi that Yuki, Mikuru and Itsuki are actually aliens, time travelers and espers, but she doesn't believe him.