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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya poster
Original title
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
Directed by
Tatsuya Ishihara
Genre
coming-of-age anime and manga, ecchi, science fiction anime and manga, supernatural anime
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 28 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 302 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school boy gets caught up in the bizarre activities of his eccentric classmate Haruhi Suzumiya. She unknowingly has reality-altering powers, and their school club deals with aliens, time travelers, and espers.

whimsicalquirkyplayfulmysteriousslow-burncerebralcomedicteen-angled

What happens

Haruhi Suzumiya (Japanese: 涼宮ハルヒ, Hepburn: Suzumiya Haruhi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito. It was first published in 2003 by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan with the novel The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and has since been followed by 12 additional novel volumes, an anime television series adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation, four manga series, an animated film, two original net animation series and several video games. After the anime adaptation aired 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 Yen Press and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 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 Crunchyroll. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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