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Title	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu(涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱)
Released		14 TV Episodes
Dates		April 2, 2006–July 2, 2006
Company	Bandai Ent.	Kyoto Animation/SOS Dan
Creator		Nagaru Tanigawa
Director		Tatsuya Ishihara, Hiroshi Yamamoto
Genre	Comedy, Paranormal, Sci-Fi	Comedy, Paranormal, Sci-Fi
Characters	Emiri Kimidori	Emiri Kimidori
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Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Amazon and Anime Nation.

In this very unusual anime, we follow an eccentric schoolgirl named Haruhi Suzumiya. She is getting ready for her first year of High School. However, she proclaims that instead of other regular students, she requests the company of aliens, time travelers, and other paranormal beings!

The story is told from the point of view of Kyon, a boy who sits in front of Haruhi and is the only one that talks to her. After trying in vain to fit into the schools clubs, she decides to start her own. And the S.O.S. Brigade is born. The only ones who can apply are the same paranormal beings she's been searching for. However, Haruhi finally gets her wish as aliens, ghosts, and cross-dimensional beings finally cross paths with our heroes, and things only proceed to get even weirder after that...

Unlike most anime shows, the episodes in Haruhi Suzumiya are laid out in a more disjointed order. One early episode can actually take place much later chronologically within the story.

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Ever wonder what life with a god would be like? Ever wonder what a god looks like? Like bunny suits? Then this anime is probably for you!

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu) is a fourteen episode anime based on a simple notion: keep a cute high school girl entertained or the world will end.

The anime follows Kyon, Haruhi's not-so-apparent love interest and reluctant friend, and how he deals with the situations she unconsciously puts him in (including a space battle and fighting a giant cricket). Unconsciously? Yes. Haruhi isn't exactly aware she has superhuman powers over the structure and fate of the universe.

As their high school lives go on, Haruhi eventually surrounds herself (and Kyon) with a set of strange characters including an esper (Itsuki Koizumi), a time traveler (Mikuru Asahina), and a humanoid interface (Yuki Nagato). All three attempting to keep Haruhi happy, and observing her in the process. Combine that with an apathetic Kyon and a hyperactive, bossy Haruhi, and you get one fantastic ride! The only problem is it's too short!

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