Haruhi Suzumiya | |
Japanese version of the first light novel The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya with Haruhi Suzumiya on the cover.
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涼宮ハルヒ (Suzumiya Haruhi) |
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Genre | Comedy, Science fantasy |
Light novel | |
Written by | Nagaru Tanigawa |
Illustrated by | Noizi Ito |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Male |
Magazine | The Sneaker (short stories only) |
Original run | June 6, 2003 – June 15, 2011 |
Volumes | 11 |
Manga | |
Written by | Nagaru Tanigawa |
Illustrated by | Makoto Mizuno |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
Original run | May 2004 – December 2004 |
Volumes | 1 |
Manga | |
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | |
Written by | Nagaru Tanigawa |
Illustrated by | Gaku Tsugano |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
Original run | November 2005 – December 26, 2013 |
Volumes | 20 |
Anime television series | |
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | |
Directed by | Tatsuya Ishihara |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Chiba TV, SUN-TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Kanagawa, Teletama |
English network | |
Original run |
Original airing: April 2, 2006 – July 2, 2006 Rebroadcast: (with new episodes) April 3, 2009 – October 9, 2009 |
Episodes | 14 (original) 28 (rebroadcast) |
Manga | |
The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi-chan | |
Illustrated by | Puyo |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Shōnen Ace, The Sneaker |
Original run | July 26, 2007 – present |
Volumes | 10 |
Manga | |
Nyorōn Churuya-san | |
Illustrated by | Eretto |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Comp Ace |
Original run | November 2008 – October 2009 |
Volumes | 1 |
Original net animation | |
The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya | |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
Licensed by | |
Released | February 13, 2009 – May 15, 2009 |
Runtime | 2–8 minutes |
Episodes | 25 |
Original net animation | |
Nyorōn Churuya-san | |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
Licensed by | |
Released | February 13, 2009 – May 15, 2009 |
Runtime | 2 minutes |
Episodes | 13 |
Manga | |
The Intrigue of Itsuki Koizumi | |
Illustrated by | Puyo |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Altima Ace |
Original run | April 18, 2012 – October 18, 2012 |
Other | |
Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒ Suzumiya Haruhi?) is a series of light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito and which were adapted into other media. Initially released in Japan in 2003 with the novel The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, it was followed by ten additional volumes, an anime television series adaptation, four manga series, an animated film, two original net animation series and several video games.
After the anime adaptation airing in 2006, publishing company Kadokawa Shoten received offers for licensing the novels and their adaptations. The novels are licensed for English language release in the United States by Little, Brown and Company, for young readers by Yen Press and the anime adaptation was licensed for North American distribution by Kadokawa Pictures USA division which then sub-licensed production and distribution to Bandai Entertainment. The anime is currently licensed by Funimation.
Kyon is a cynical and incredulous student of North High School in Nishinomiya. He is dragged along by his classmate, the eponymous protagonist Haruhi Suzumiya, an eccentric girl seeking supernatural phenomena and figures such as aliens, time travelers, and espers. With Kyon's reluctant help, Haruhi establishes a club called the "SOS Brigade" (SOS団 Esu-Ō-Esu Dan?), short for "Spreading excitement all Over the world with Haruhi Suzumiya Brigade" (世界を大いに盛り上げるための涼宮ハルヒの団 Sekai o Ōini Moriageru Tame no Suzumiya Haruhi no Dan?) to investigate mysterious events. Haruhi later recruits three additional members: the laconic bibliophile Yuki Nagato, the shy and timid Mikuru Asahina, and the extremely friendly transfer student Itsuki Koizumi. These members soon reveal themselves (to Kyon) to be the types of extraordinary characters that Haruhi is seeking. They have been sent by their organizations to observe Haruhi — who is unaware that she possesses destructive reality warping powers — and to prevent these powers from being unleashed. This leaves Kyon the task of maintaining the illusion of a normal life for Haruhi.