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Fields	USA Info	Japanese Info	Image
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
Related	The Disappearence of Haruhi Suzumiya	Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu
Characters	-- listed below --	-- listed below --

Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Amazon and Anime Nation.

The above info came from atomofish, and was edited by yours truly (contact me). The image came from Anime News Network.

English Name	Japanese Name		English Name	Japanese Name
Computer Society President	Computer Society President		Tsuruya	Tsuruya
Emiri Kimidori	Emiri Kimidori		Yuki Nagato	Yuki Nagato
Haruhi Suzumiya	Haruhi Suzumiya		Arakawa	Arakawa
Itsuki Koizumi	Itsuki Koizumi		Kiyosumi Morimura	Kiyosumi Morimura
Kyon	Kyon		Kunikida	Kunikida
Mai Zaizan	Mai Zaizan		Sonou Mori	Sonou Mori
Mikuru Asahina	Mikuru Asahina		Takako Nakanishi	Takako Nakanishi
Ryōko Asakura	Ryōko Asakura		Taniguchi	Taniguchi

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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.

The above description came from atomofish, and was edited by yours truly (contact me).

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!

The above description came from Katelyn Trachsel, and was edited by yours truly (contact me).