List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes
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The episodes of the Japanese animated
television series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya are produced by Kyoto Animation
and directed by Tatsuya Ishihara
. The 2006 anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya contains fourteen episodes which aired between April 2 and July 2, 2006 on a number of Japanese television networks. The re-broadcast of the anime began on April 3, 2009, with the first new episode airing on May 22, 2009. The anime is based on the Haruhi Suzumiya series of light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa
and illustrated by Noizi Ito
, centering on the title character Haruhi Suzumiya, a young high school girl, and her strange antics with her friends in a club she formed called the SOS Brigade, although it is told from the perspective of the male lead, Kyon
in nonlinear narrative.
The episodes of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" in 2006 were aired in a nonlinear
order: The prologue and seven chapters of the first novel, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, are arranged into six episodes that were kept in order, but arranged in between these were episodes taken from chapters of some of the later novels. During the previews for the next episode, two different numbers for the following episode are given: one number from Haruhi, who numbers the episodes according to where they actually fit chronologically in the plot, and one number from Kyon
, who numbers the episodes in the order in which they aired. The sole exception is episode twelve, which is both the twelfth episode aired and the twelfth episode chronologically, a fact Kyon mentions in the preview. Both the Japanese and English standard edition DVD
releases use "The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00" as the first episode, but otherwise follow the chronological order. The episodes are distributed throughout the volumes as follows: episodes one through four in volume one, episodes five through eight in volume two, episodes nine through eleven in volume three, and episodes twelve through fourteen in volume four. The title menu of the English standard edition DVD release lists the episodes starting with "00", such that the menu number is one less than the listed episode number.
and its subsidiaries from April 6, 2011. DVD versions of the 2006 episodes were shown in the broadcast, featuring small amounts of additional footage and dialogue that were not shown in the original TV broadcast. The Endless Eight episodes aired on 7mate
in 2011.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya are produced by Kyoto Animation
Kyoto Animation
, abbreviated , is a Japanese animation studio located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1981, became a limited company in 1985 and then became a corporation in 1999. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is affiliated with noted studio Sunrise and is also parent to the studio...
and directed by Tatsuya Ishihara
Tatsuya Ishihara
is a Japanese anime director from Maizuru, Kyoto working for the Japanese animation studio Kyoto Animation.-Series directed:*Air Series Director*Aka-chan to Boku*Clannad *Fushigi Yuugi...
. The 2006 anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya contains fourteen episodes which aired between April 2 and July 2, 2006 on a number of Japanese television networks. The re-broadcast of the anime began on April 3, 2009, with the first new episode airing on May 22, 2009. The anime is based on the Haruhi Suzumiya series of light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa
Nagaru Tanigawa
is a Japanese author from Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. He is a graduate of the law school at Kwansei Gakuin University. He is best known for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for which he won the grand prize at eighth annual Sneaker Awards and has been adapted as an anime...
and illustrated by Noizi Ito
Noizi Ito
is a Japanese manga and game artist from Hyōgo, Japan. She is employed by the H-game maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine...
, centering on the title character Haruhi Suzumiya, a young high school girl, and her strange antics with her friends in a club she formed called the SOS Brigade, although it is told from the perspective of the male lead, Kyon
Kyon
is a fictional character, protagonist and narrator of the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series and the anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita in the original version of the anime, and Crispin Freeman in the English dubbed edition. The name Kyon is actually a...
in nonlinear narrative.
2006 version
Note: B = episode number by broadcast order (nonlinear or "Kyon order"), C = episode number chronologically ("Haruhi order"), D = DVD episode order. Click the arrows next to the column headers to change the ordering of the list.The episodes of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" in 2006 were aired in a nonlinear
Nonlinear (arts)
Nonlinear narrative, disjointed narrative or disrupted narrative is a narrative technique, sometimes used in literature, film, hypertext websites and other narratives, wherein events are portrayed out of chronological order...
order: The prologue and seven chapters of the first novel, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, are arranged into six episodes that were kept in order, but arranged in between these were episodes taken from chapters of some of the later novels. During the previews for the next episode, two different numbers for the following episode are given: one number from Haruhi, who numbers the episodes according to where they actually fit chronologically in the plot, and one number from Kyon
Kyon
is a fictional character, protagonist and narrator of the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series and the anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita in the original version of the anime, and Crispin Freeman in the English dubbed edition. The name Kyon is actually a...
, who numbers the episodes in the order in which they aired. The sole exception is episode twelve, which is both the twelfth episode aired and the twelfth episode chronologically, a fact Kyon mentions in the preview. Both the Japanese and English standard edition DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
releases use "The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00" as the first episode, but otherwise follow the chronological order. The episodes are distributed throughout the volumes as follows: episodes one through four in volume one, episodes five through eight in volume two, episodes nine through eleven in volume three, and episodes twelve through fourteen in volume four. The title menu of the English standard edition DVD release lists the episodes starting with "00", such that the menu number is one less than the listed episode number.
| B | C | D | Title / Original air date |
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2009 version
On April 3, 2009, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya began re-airing on Japanese television networks. However, whereas the original airing comprised only fourteen episodes, the re-airing features twenty-eight episodes, including fourteen new episodes, collectively referred to as 'season two' in DVD releases. All episodes were aired in chronological order, resulting in the new episodes being mixed in with the old ones. The English-dubbed version of the 14 new episodes of the anime was aired on Animax AsiaAnimax Asia
Animax Asia is the Japanese anime TV network Animaxs English language feeds in Southeast Asia and South Asia, as well as its feeds across other regions of mainland Asia, including Hong Kong and Taiwan...
and its subsidiaries from April 6, 2011. DVD versions of the 2006 episodes were shown in the broadcast, featuring small amounts of additional footage and dialogue that were not shown in the original TV broadcast. The Endless Eight episodes aired on 7mate
7mate
7mate is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, which was launched by the Seven Network on 25 September 2010.The network stated that 7mate would contain sport and regular programs aimed primarily at a male audience, with programming drawn from a combination of new...
in 2011.
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