Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu

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Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu
Original title 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 憂鬱
transcription Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu
Suzumiya Haruhi no yuutsu logo.jpg
genre Comedy, mystery
Light novel
country JapanJapan Japan
author Nagaru Tanigawa
illustrator Noizi Ito
publishing company Kadokawa Shoten
First publication June 6, 2003 - June 15, 2011
expenditure 11
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Mizuno Makoto
First publication May 2004 - December 2004
expenditure 1
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Gaku Tsugano
magazine Shonen Ace
First publication November 2005 - September 2013
expenditure 20th
Anime television series
► The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006/2009)
► Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu (2010)
► Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu (2015)

Haruhi Suzumiya ( Jap. 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 , literally: The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi ) is a franchise of media from the eponymous title of the first light novel (illustrated novel ) from the series Haruhi Suzumiya Japanese author Nagaru Tanigawa emerged . Moreover, it is the Japanese name of the anime - television series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , based on extracts from these novel series.

At the latest through the adaptation as an anime by Kyōto Animation in 2006, the story and its characters became internationally known and supplemented by other media. In addition to radio plays, mangas, fan articles and live performances by the speakers, the franchise also includes numerous music publications that set new sales records for the implementation of a light novel.

action

Kyon is a commonplace student who just switched to high school and has stopped believing in time travelers, aliens, or telepathy since leaving middle school. Haruhi Suzumiya , of all people, sitting behind him - a beautiful, intelligent and bright girl, who is also considered eccentric and unpredictable and avoids social contacts - tells the first time that she is in front of the class that she is only for aliens , gifted ESP , time travelers and similar abnormalities and have little interest in "normal people". Amazed by this, Kyon tries to get closer to her in order to have a normal dialogue with her. After commenting on Haruhi's dissatisfaction with the existing school clubs, he found himself a member of a newly formed school club, the SOS Brigade ( SOS 団 , SOS-dan , short for Sekai o ōi ni moriageru tame no Suzumiya Haruhi no dan , 世界 を大 い に 盛 り 上 げ る た め の 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 団 , English Suzumiya Haruhi's group to improve the mood in the world considerably ) again. With this she wants to get on the track of supernatural occurrences.

Haruhi claims the space of the literature club and its only member, the quiet, book-loving Yuki Nagato , as the property of the SOS Brigade. Shortly thereafter, she “captured” Mikuru Asahina , a very shy but cute girl, because of her Moe factor. She doesn't dare to stand up against Haruhi and is often, against her will, dressed up in costumes to promote the newly founded club. A little later, Itsuki Koizumi joins this group when Haruhi is looking for a mysterious exchange student for her club. He always smiles, is very polite and tends to make extravagant explanations accompanied by exaggerated gestures.

As the story progresses, Kyon finds that all of these "innocent victims" are Haruhi's fantastic characters. These were sent to watch Haruhi , as she is able to adjust the universe according to her ideas. Yuki is an alien sent because Haruhi is the source of unusual energies. Mikuru became a time traveler due to a space-time disturbance presumably caused by Haruhi . The agent of an organization of people with supernatural abilities Itsuki is supposed to take care that Haruhi does no harm with her power and thinks she is the creator of the universe.

At the same time, Haruhi is not aware of her abilities and could therefore simply enter another universe or destroy it if she is not satisfied with the reality of the current one. To prevent this from happening, Haruhi's club members spend their time entertaining their leader and maintaining the illusion of normal life.

Characters

All characters appearing in the light novel series, or their special characteristics, were invented by the author Nagaru Tanigawa . However, the visual implementation was done by illustrator Noizi Ito , who gave them their characteristic appearance. Many of the characters fulfill the clichés of Moe characters, which appeal to a male audience in particular.

main characters

At the center of the light novel are the members of the SOS brigade . They include the “divine” founder Haruhi Suzumiya and the male protagonist Kyon, from whose point of view the story is told. At Haruhi's request, three more "students" join the club. These are: the alien Yuki Nagato, the time traveler Mikuru Asahina and the ESP talented Itsuki Koizumi.

Haruhi Suzumiya (涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ , Suzumiya Haruhi )

Haruhi is the central figure in the book series. In the factory she is introduced as a freshly enrolled student at the northern high school in Nishinomiya . She has the ability to shape the world according to her thoughts. However, she knows nothing of this “divine gift”. Nevertheless, their state of mind and their desires continue to affect the real world.
Her personality is described as eccentric and unpredictable. Driven by the goal of discovering new phenomena, she develops a strong feeling of joy with new ideas with an accompanying enthusiasm, which does not make her shy away from ruthlessly using the people around her for her own purposes. So she likes to order her friends around and use her "favorite victim" Mikuru against her will for advertising purposes and countless meannesses, some of which take the form of teasing abuse or even a mock rape. Despite her general rejection of normal people and everyday things, she is interested in Kyon. At a later point in the plot, this is justified with Kyon's time travel to her past. Many of the audience saw it as an impending romance and suspect a character development in the sense of a Tsundere , since Kyon as a normal person would not correspond to her scheme at all.

Kyon (キ ョ ン , Kyon )

Although Haruhi is named as the protagonist in the title of the franchise and she is the cause of all events, the plot is told from the perspective of Kyon, the only normal, human club member. As a male high school student in his first year, he reports with sarcastic comments about the absurdity of the club's activities. He is not aimed directly at the audience, but rather presents an internal monologue . In the light novel it is often unclear whether only his inner thoughts are depicted or whether the words are spoken out loud, as the other characters partially respond to these utterances. Kyon already includes future events in his statements, but without revealing more precise details about them.

Yuki Nagato (長 門 有 希 , Nagato Yuki )

Created by the Integrated Data Entity as a "human interface" (an alien ), Yuki is supposed to monitor Haruhi's activities and, if necessary, keep them under control, without exerting any great influence on the world. Because of its origins, it has many abnormal abilities that it uses extremely sparingly. For example, Yuki can change the properties of all things in their immediate vicinity, which Kyon calls " Bogu's magic". For example, she could manipulate a baseball game so that the ball alone sought out the bat or avoided it.

Mikuru Asahina (朝 比 奈 み く る , Asahina Mikuru )

Mikuru is a time traveler who is stuck in the past due to a disturbance in the timeline caused by Haruhi. In the present, Mikuru is portrayed as an extremely cute girl with childlike naivete who, although she comes from the future, has no special skills and is also completely untalented in sports. In the work itself, she is described by Haruhi as "Loli de Kyonyū" (Eng. "Lolita [ie very young-looking girl] with huge breasts"), whose clumsy manner is imposed by Haruhi. Since she is only helpless and not responsible for her own misfortunes, she does not do justice to the concept of a dojikko .

Itsuki Koizumi (古 泉 一 樹 , Koizumi Itsuki )

As the last member to join the club, he was recruited by Haruhi as a "mysterious exchange student". He allowed himself to be "captured" by her in order to shadow her on behalf of the Agency ( 機関 , Kikan ), a secret organization of ESP-talented people , and to keep Haruhi's emotions under control. Despite his talent, he never reveals himself to Haruhi as such and fights the Shinjin she emanates . During the clashes he uses attacks whose names are Fumoffu and Second Raid, the name of the anime series in the Full Metal Panic! are borrowed.

Supporting characters

Although Ryōko Asakura, Tsuruya and Kyon's sister only act as supporting characters in the work, they were often part of the public impact of the franchise, such as the character singles . While Ryōko was known in fandom for her lust for murder, the parodies of Tsuruya managed to draw the license owner Kadokawa Shoten's attention to them and to publish them officially.

Ryōko Asakura ( 朝 倉 涼子 , Asakura Ryōko ), spoken by Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese), Christin Springer (German)

Initially, Ryōko is portrayed as an ambitious student who works hard for her goals and is admired by Kyon's friends for her beauty. Because of her popularity, she is also elected class representative and has worked hard to promote the relationship between Kyon and Haruhi. Soon it turns out, however, that she was sent to support Yuki and is also a "human interface" - an alien - created by the Integrated Data Entity . Like Yuki, she has problems understanding people's feelings.
Although she is much more social with other people, at one point in the plot she comes to the conclusion that she has to kill Kyon in order to better observe Haruhi's reactions by creating a special situation. The attempt to kill Kyon in an isolated location failed due to the intervention of Yuki. In the ensuing argument, she loses to Yuki, who she also removes from the "physical world". In doing so, she maintains her sincere and friendly personality until the end. Her death / disappearance is then veiled with her alleged sudden emigration to Canada. Ironically, her disappearance provokes exactly the reaction she'd hoped for Kyon's death.
In the fourth light novel Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu she reappears within an alternate timeline. There she is described as a normal girl who is close friends with the alternative Yuki. Nevertheless, she is also predisposed to psychotic murders in this world, which is why she is often illustrated with a knife in her hand in fandom.

Tsuruya ( 鶴 屋 , Tsuruya ), spoken by Yuki Matsuoka (Japanese), Anne Predleus (German)

Tsuruya is Mikuru's hyperactive friend who is characterized by her loud voice, knee-length hair, strong laughter and a very caring personality. She has upstream canine teeth and an idiosyncratic way of speaking, which is expressed in light lisp, omitted syllables and thus incorrectly pronounced words, as well as in the filler words "megas" and "nyorō". This was also reflected in the title of the parody Nyorōn Churuya-san . Tsuruya laughs very hard, even at things that other characters don't even begin to find funny.
Little goes into her family background, but her family has close ties to the Agency . This is particularly evident from the fact that she has in-depth background knowledge. Her family is described as wealthy in the light novel, and although she is not a member of the SOS brigade, she appears in several episodes in the anime. However, it is far less present there than is the case in the light novel. Her good relationship with Haruhi is based on the fact that both are crazy in their own way.

Kyon's little sister ( キ ョ ン の 妹 , Kyon no Imōto ), spoken by Sayaka Aoki (Japanese), Anja Rybiczka (German)

Kyon's younger sister is in fifth grade and is referred to by the other characters as Kyon's little sister or little sister ( 妹 ち ゃ ん , Imōto-chan ). As with her brother, her real name is not known. In the anime, she only appears briefly in several episodes and fulfills the role of a young sister who is not discouraged by anything and appears mainly in scenes inside Kyon's apartment. As a carefree and playful sister, she gets along very well with the club members and develops a sisterly relationship with Mikuru and Tsuraya.

Taniguchi ( 谷口 , Taniguchi ), spoken by Minoru Shiraishi (Japanese), Jesco Wirthgen (German)

Taniguchi attended the same middle school as Haruhi and later switched to Kyon's class. As a result, he has a lot of information about Haruhi and in particular gave Kyon a lot of negative hints at the beginning, which could not prevent Kyon from getting involved with Haruhi. Like Tsuraya and Kyon's sister, he acts as a temporary helper in the SOS Brigade. In class he is often with his close friend Kunikida and is very fixated on beautiful girls. In the first week of school, for example, he rated all the new girls by giving them grades and remembering the full names of everyone he gave an 'A' grade to.

Kunikida ( 国 木田 , Kunikida ), spoken by Megumi Matsumoto (Japanese), Dirk Petrick (German)

Kunikunda is much quieter than Taniguchi and plays a lesser role of both. However, as a counterpart to Taniguchi, he knows the past of Kyon very well and described him as a type who likes "strange girls". This statement is also seen as an indication and hook for the romantic relationship between Kyon and Haruhi.

Chairman of the Computer Club ( コ ン ピ ュ ー タ 研究 会 部長 , Kompyūta Kenkyūkai Buchō ), spoken by Nobuyuki Kobushi (Japanese)

As chairman of the computer clubs, he shares a room with the other members right next to that of the SOS brigade. He is never addressed by his real name and is "blackmailed and robbed" several times by Haruhi. For example, she pressed his hands against Mikuru's breasts and then threw him at them to photograph them both in a position that looks like a rape. As a result, he is forced to hand over the best computers to Haruhi and has been in an argument with her ever since. Obsessed with finding out what Haruhi is using his computer for, he constantly visits the SOS Brigade website. Haruhi, on the other hand, sees the increasing number of visitors as an interest in her brigade.

Emiri Kimidori ( 喜 緑 江 美 里 , Kimidori Emiri ), spoken by Yuri Shiratori (Japanese)

She is a second year student with a soft voice and a very well-groomed appearance. She had her first appearance in the third chapter Mystérique Sign of the third light novel Suzumiya Haruhi no Taikutsu ( Eng . "The boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya"). There she pretends to be the friend of the chairman of the computer club. As Kyon later found out, this is not the case, which arouses the suspicion that she is also a "human interface" like Yuki. In later chapters she reappears as the secretary of the school council chairman and it is implied that she is Yuki's superior or at least decides on the use of Yuki's abilities. Against the will of the chairman she finally works in a café that is regularly visited by the SOS brigade.

Okabe ( 岡 部 ), spoken by Eiji Yanagisawa (Japanese)

He is Kyon and Haruhi's class teacher, who is only addressed by his last name. After class he is also responsible for running the school's handball club.

Characters not featured in the anime

Since the anime achieved great popularity, its characters are in the foreground. Nevertheless, the light novel series contains other characters relevant to them that do not appear in the anime and its filmed chapters: Sasaki is another character who has "divine abilities" and also from a smaller group of envoys from the various Is surrounded by secret organizations.

Club member counterparts

Sasaki ( 佐 々 木 )

She is a friend of Kyon's middle school and makes her first appearance in the ninth publication of the light novel. Sasaki introduces himself as a "close friend" of Kyon and creates feelings of jealousy in Haruhi. The relationship with her gave Kyon the reputation of a lover of "strange girls", as Sasaki uses the masculine personal pronoun boku (dt. Me ). It attracts the attention of the organizations because it should be able to create another form of parallel world. She has a lot of character in common with Haruhi, which leads to friction between the two. In contrast to Haruhi, however, she is aware of the aliens, time travelers and ESP-gifted people around her.

Kuyō Suō ( 周 防 九 曜 , Suō Kuyō )

Like Yuki Nagato, she is a human interface that was sent to Earth by the Canopy Dominion . She appears as a girl with very long hair, which most of the time is not noticed by the people around her. She hardly speaks or in very incomprehensible sentences. Their mission on earth is not further explained.

Kyōko Tachibana ( 橘 京 子 , Tachibana Kyōko )

Like Itsuki, she is ESP gifted , but was sent by another organization that saw Sasaki instead of Haruhi as the trigger for events and the source of her power. The organization behind her then claims that Haruhi stole the powers from Sasaki and that they need to be transferred back. Similar to Itsuki, he has the ability to enter the parallel worlds created by Sasaki. In a calm and friendly way, she tries to win the other characters for her mission and is often disappointed by their lack of willingness to help.

student

Chairman of the School Council ( 生 徒 会長 , Seitokaichō )

Chosen by Itsuki, he is used by the Agency as the worst adversary of the founded club to employ Haruhi. As a “vigilante”, he repeatedly attacks the school club on the grounds that it is not a legitimate club that complies with the school rules. In his role as an adversary, he always wears glasses and reacts closed and calm. As soon as Haruhi is not around, he drops this facade, removes his glasses and even smokes cigarettes. Gradually, however, he likes this role more and more and he enjoys using his power.
As with some of the other characters, his real name is never mentioned despite his constant attacks. He does not appear in the television series because he does not yet play a role in the corresponding chapters of the light novel series.

Miyoko Yoshimura ( 吉 村 美 代 子 , Yoshimura Miyoko )

She is the girl Kyon wrote about when he was asked to write a romantic story for the literature club. However, despite being his younger sister's classmate, she makes the other characters appear as if she is in a relationship with Kyon. It only appears within the book series and was not seen in the anime.

Nakagawa ( 中 河 )

Kyon and Nakagawa have known each other since middle school and have been good friends ever since. Nakagawa falls in love with Yuki Nagato at first sight. His affection for her is so extreme that he is intensively involved in his studies in order to one day fit in with his "goddess". However, this is only the impression he leaves on the other characters. In reality, he sees in Yuki only an interface to the Integrated Data Entity , whose wealth, power and knowledge he let himself be overwhelmed by. When Yuki discovers this secret, too, she removes his ability to see the entity .

Publications

Light novel series

The light novel series Suzumiya Haruhi ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ ), named after the Japanese name of its main character, is written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito . Each of these books focuses on the student Haruhi Suzumiya, her unusual views and her friends from the SOS Brigade . The series has a continuous storyline and has been expanded with more and more characters over time. The series has been published in eleven volumes since June 2003 (as of May 2015), the last of which was published in May 2011. The tenth book, entitled Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyogaku , has been divided into two volumes for length. It was first published on May 25, 2011 as a special limited edition with an additional volume, and finally appeared as a normal edition on June 16, 2011. A large part of the chapters was previously published in The Sneaker , a his novel magazine from the Japanese publisher Kadokawa Shoten .

No. title Japanese title Publication date ISBN Figure of the binding
1 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 憂鬱 June 6, 2003 ISBN 978-4-04-429201-0 Haruhi Suzumiya
2 Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 溜 息 September 30, 2003 ISBN 978-4-04-429202-7 Mikuru Asahina
3 Suzumiya Haruhi no Taikutsu 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 退 屈 December 27, 2003 ISBN 978-4-04-429203-4 Yuki Nagato
4th Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 消失 4th July 2004 ISBN 978-4-04-429204-1 Ryōko Asakura
5 Suzumiya Haruhi no Bōsō 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 暴走 October 1, 2004 ISBN 978-4-04-429205-8 Tsuruya and Kyon's sister
6th Suzumiya Haruhi no Dōyō 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 動 揺 March 21, 2005 ISBN 978-4-04-429206-5 Haruhi Suzumiya
7th Suzumiya Haruhi no Inbo 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 陰謀 August 31, 2005 ISBN 978-4-04-429207-2 Mikuru Asahina
8th Suzumiya Haruhi no Fungai 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 憤慨 May 1, 2006 ISBN 978-4-04-429208-9 Yuki Nagato
9 Suzumiya Haruhi no Bunretsu 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 分裂 April 1, 2007 ISBN 978-4-04-429209-6 Haruhi Suzumiya
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11		 Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyōgaku
(special edition)		 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 驚愕 May 25, 2011 ISBN 978-4-04-429210-2 Haruhi Suzumiya
10 Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyōgaku (zen) 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 驚愕 （前） June 16, 2011 ISBN 978-4-04-429211-9 Haruhi Suzumiya
11 Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyōgaku (go) 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 驚愕 （後） June 16, 2011 ISBN 978-4-04-429212-6 Sasaki

The first publication, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu , won the Grand Prize of the eighth Sneaker Awards , which is only the third time that it has been awarded. By June 30, 2007, the series had sold over 4.3 million copies in Japan. In April 2008, Anime News Network reported 4.5 million copies sold. In 2006, the edition Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu , published since June 2003, jumped into the sales charts of Amazon Japan as a result of the broadcast of the anime adaptation and was able to claim 14th place in the books sold. This affected all seven editions, which, according to Anime News Network, took positions 5-11 on the bestseller list, just behind the pre-orders of Harry Potter and the editions of Da Vinci Code. In the annual sales charts of 2007, the ninth edition Suzumiya Haruhi no Bunretsu took seventh place. In 2008, it was ranked seventh among light novel publications .

Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyōgaku appeared only four years after the last publication on May 25, 2011 in a limited special edition with 600 pages, and on June 16, 2011 as two separate volumes. Despite the long waiting time, 341,000 copies (rounded to the nearest thousand) were sold in the first week, which put the light novel in first place in the Oricon ranking in the week from 23 to 29 May 2011 . The band also set a new sales record in the Bunko ( pocket book format ) category , which Oricon has been recording since 2008. It was commissioned to print 513,000 copies prior to publication, which is also a new record for light novels.

Outside of Japan, the series has been licensed by Kadokawa Media for Taiwan , Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China . In South Korea , Daiwon CI secured the license. In the English-speaking world, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers began to publish the series as hardback and paperback on May 7, 2009. Hachette published the first volume in the series in French. Ivrea has been publishing the light novel series in Spanish since April 2010.

Manga

In the beginning, the plot of the first publications was adapted by Mizuno Makoto . Building on the book, he drew a manga that appeared from May 2004 to December 2004 and was summarized in a single anthology ( Tankōbon ). The reasons given for the early termination of the publication are the content, which deviates significantly from the original, and the low involvement of the original author.

A second implementation of the series as a manga appears like its predecessor within the magazine Shōnen Ace . The manga deliberately addresses a younger target group in order to increase the base of fans. Illustrated by Gaku Tsugano , it will be published from November 2005 to September 26, 2013. The series also appeared in the form of 20 tankōbon issues. As of January 5, 2009, 123,394 copies of the manga volumes had been sold in Japan.

After Yen Press licensed the manga for publication in the United States in April 2008 , the first edition of the manga appeared in English on October 28, 2008. Pika Édition has been publishing a French translation of the manga since July 1st, 2009 and Ivrea has been publishing a Spanish translation since January 2010.

Spin-offs

The official parody of the light novel series is titled Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yūutsu ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ ち ゃ ん の 憂鬱 ) and is drawn by Puyo in the form of a Yonkoma , with each chapter also containing a longer story in a free panel sequence. The manga has been published in Shōnen Ace magazine since July 26, 2007 , and in The Sneaker since August 30. The first bound volume in the series was released on May 26, 2008, the second was released on December 26, 2008, and sold 141,566 copies through January 5. Thus possessed Haruhi-chan a slightly higher circulation than the seventh volume of the second Mangas, both as published at the same time. Eight volumes have now been published. Yen Press licensed the series for the English-speaking world and published the first volume in October 2010.

The Dōjinshi Nyorōn Churuya-san ( に ょ ろ ー ん ち ゅ る や さ ん ) drawn by Eretto from the circle Uraraka Utsura was so successful that he was adopted by Kadokawa Shoten. Since November 2008, the parody of the character Tsuruya, which is held in the style of a Yonkoma , appears in the Shōnen magazine Comp Ace . In addition, the circle had published parodies of the characters Haruhi Suzumiya and Ryōko Asakura.

As a result of the popularity of the parodies Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yūutsu and Nyorōn Churuya-san between February 14 (originally announced for the 13th) and May 25, 2009, short films were broadcast on the Kadokawa YouTube channel. The 25 or 13 episodes of the Original Net Animation were then released on three DVDs and supplemented by three audio CDs about Churuya-san.

Yuki Nagato received her own series in the monthly manga magazine Young Ace in 2009 with the title Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu ( 長 門 有 希 ち ゃ ん の 消失 ). This is based on the parallel world depicted in the fourth volume of the novel or in the movie. She is drawn like Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yūutsu by Puyo, but in a free panel sequence. This manga got an anime series in 2015.

Puyo also wrote a parody with the character of Itsuki Koizumi as the protagonist. This manga called Koizumi Itsuki-kun no Inbō ( 古 泉 一 樹 く ん の 陰謀 ) started on April 18, 2012 (Vol. 4/2012) in Ultima Ace magazine and ended on October 18, 2012 (Vol. 7/2012) with the discontinuation of the magazine.

Anime

→ Main article: The melancholy of the Haruhi Suzumiya

In 2006, Kyōto Animation produced the 14-part anime television series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , which is based on the novel. After broadcasting in Japan and being released on DVD, the series has been licensed and released in numerous countries. It was so successful that it achieved cult status. When it was repeated in 2009, the episodes of the 1st season were mixed with those of the 2nd season.

Motion picture

On February 6, 2010, the movie Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 消失 ) based on the fourth novel of the same name in Japanese cinemas. Although the film only screened in 24 theaters, it reached number 7 on the Japanese box office over the weekend with grossing 100 million yen. It played 200 million yen the first week and was watched by 140,000 viewers.

Suzumiya Haruhi no Shōshitsu was awarded at the 15th Animation Kobe as the best feature film.

Anime versions of the spin-offs

Short films for the two parodies Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yūutsu and Nyorōn Churuya-san were announced for February 13, 2009 and were to be published on the Kadokawa YouTube channel. Both parodies use the stylistic device of super deformation intensively . Instead of the first episode announced for 10 a.m. (Japanese time), an apology based on the Nice Boat at School Days was initially set, which simply said that they did not make it on time. One day late, the first episodes of both short series were available for streaming on YouTube and were viewed more than 323,000 times (195,000 Haruhi-chan, 128,000 Nyorōn Churuya-san) within the first 15 hours. After five days, the first episode of Haruhi-chan had more than 500,000 views, that of Nyorōn Churuya-san more than 350,000 views. The episodes of both series appear in a Japanese version and one with English subtitles . By May 15, 2009, at the end of the two short series, 25 episodes and the ending of Haruhi-chan and 13 episodes of Nyorōn Churuya-san appeared.

Both series were released between May 29 and July 31, 2009 as Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Yūutsu & Nyorōn Churuya-san ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ ち ゃ ん の 憂鬱 & に ょ ろ ー ん ☆ ち ゅ る や さ ん ) on 3 DVDs. At the 14th Animation Kobe both received the prize for the best work in the Internet category. The first DVD reached number 4 on the DVD charts, the second number 9 and the last again number 4.

The manga Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu was adapted as an anime series by Studio Satelight . Directed by Jun'ichi Wada, while Ikuko Itō adapts the character design of the manga for the anime. The series has aired since April 2015. It was licensed by Kazé in Germany in March 2015 and is due to appear under the title The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan .

Games

On December 27, 2007, the adventure Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 約束 , Eng. "The promise of the Haruhi Suzumiya") by Namco Bandai Games was released . The game is based on the second novel Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki , in which the SOS Brigade is shooting a film for the school festival, which was also implemented in the anime episode The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina , but uses a newly written scenario. The mini-games include beach volleyball, The day of Sagittarius and Love Love Poker . The game uses a new method called Motion Portrait that can be used to create different facial expressions based on a single image. It was awarded the Game Award Future ( フ ュ ー チ ャ ー 部門 , Fyūchā bumon ) at the Nihon Game Daishō 2007 ( 日本 ゲ ー ム 大 賞 , German "Great Game Prize from Japan") .

On January 31, 2008, Banpresto released the adventure Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 戸 惑 , Eng . "The perplexity of Haruhi Suzumiya") for the PlayStation 2 . In March 2008 Kadokawa Shoten published the companion book Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi: Kōshiki Fanbook ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 戸 惑 公式 フ ァ ン ブ ッ ク , dt. "The perplexity of Haruhi Suzumiya: Official fan book"). The plot of the game revolves around the creation of a video game decided by Haruhi. She leaves the planning to Kyon, the player-controlled figure who assigns the members of the SOS Brigade to individual tasks. The game is created piece by piece in interactive sequences with the other characters and can be played by the player at the end. At the beginning there is only one raising sim based on Princess Maker with Mikuru and Nagato as girls to be educated. After successfully completing the PS2 game, the option to create a strategy role-playing game similar to Super Robot Taisen and an 8-bit role -playing game similar to Dragon Quest will also be activated.

An implementation as a computer game with the title Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidō ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 激動 , dt. "The great uproar of Haruhi Suzumiya") is to be published for Nintendo Wii on January 22, 2009, with the initial announcement for November 27, 2008 . The game is a mixture of anime dance choreography and action , in which the characters have to be controlled with the Wii controller while dancing or the player has dialogues with the characters. The dance interludes are comparable to those of the games Patapon and Guitar Hero .

Sega announced two adventures for March 26th, 2009 : Suzumiya Haruhi no Heiretsu ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 並列 , dt. "The parallel connection of the Haruhi Suzumiya") for the Wii and Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokuretsu ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ d „, dt." The series connection of Haruhi Suzumiya ”) for Nintendo DS . While the former was being released at this point, the latter wasn't released until May 28, a week after the first episode of Season 2 was broadcast.

In mid-February 2010, the mini game The Day of Sagittarius III ( TDOS3 for iPhone ) based on episode 13 of the anime series was published in English in Apple's App Store . A variant called The Day of Sagittarius III: Drill Edition ( TDOS3 Drill Edition for iPhone ) followed on July 15, 2010 .

A mahjong game for the PlayStation Portable entitled Suzumiya Haruhi-chan no Mājan ( 涼 宮 ハ ル ヒ ち ゃ ん の 麻雀 ) is due to be released on February 24, 2011 by Kadokawa Shoten . Unlike the previous games, it uses characters from the Haruhi-chan parody.

There are also a variety of dojin games .

Music publications

→ Main article: List of music releases from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu

Four singles were released for Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu . These were Bōken Desho Desho? , Hare Hare Yukai , Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsumeawase and Saikyō Pare Parade . According to Oricon, Hare Hare Yukai and Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsumeawase reached the 5th place in the Japanese singles charts and were listed there for 90 and 118 weeks respectively. Bōken Desho Desho? and Saikyō Pare Parade establish the top positions 10 and 9.

Furthermore, nine so-called character singles were published, in each of which a voice actor, who he had also spoken in the series, sings songs that were not used in the series, but were produced especially for this release. These include the five main characters and other secondary characters. Each of these character singles has, apart from at least one song specially written for this single, its own version of the ending topic Hare Hare Yukai. The text of this song has been partially adjusted so that it better fits the respective character. The music itself was also varied in the last four singles ( Kyon no Imōto (Kyon's little sister), Kimidori Emiri , Koizumi Itsuki and Kyon ), but the theme itself remained clearly recognizable.

Radio plays

In 2006 three radio plays on Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu were published. Another radio play was added in 2007.

reception

External perception of the characters

Due to the great success of the Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu franchise , the characters became known worldwide and, like the work itself, achieved cult status in Japan. Pictures of them can be found in commercial advertisements and also on posters during a protest in the Gaza Strip . Another prominent example is Haruhi's appearance as a modified mascot at the 2008 Summer Olympics , which, however, was not approved by the Japanese license holder. However, the organizers of the Olympics rejected the charge and any involvement. In response to this, this copy, called "Harbin", appeared, for example, in the manga and the OVA by Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei , where the real Haruhi together with the characters from Lucky Star is described as "cannot be copied".

Within the Japanese entertainment industry, Haruhi and other characters from the franchise were picked up again and again. There are numerous parodies and cameos in other manga and anime.

Gender swap

In the fan scene, there were gender- swapped implementations of Haruhi and Kyon as Haruki (also Haruhiko , ハ ル ヒ コ ) and Kyonko ( キ ョ ン 子 , also Kyon-chan ). Haruki is a male version of Haruhi which, like the female version of Kyon, spread in the fandom of the franchise. As a result of the increasing popularity of these two newly introduced "gender reassignments", equivalent opposite-sex counterparts developed for almost all characters. Among them are lower other Mitsuru Asahina (also Michiru or Minoru ), Yuuki Nagato (also Yukihiko or Yukio ) and Itsuko Koizumi (also Itsukihime ). Numerous doujinshi were ultimately based on this idea , which were either passed on to fans for free or offered at comiket and anime conventions . T-shirts and other fan articles also depicted the new creations and were presented at the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention 2008 . The extent of the interest in this development is often justified simply with the more than 13,000 entries in the Animesuki forum thread , in which the initial idea of ​​this implementation is also assumed, even if the idea of ​​such sex reassignments is not new.

literature

  • Official Fanbook Suzumiya Haruhi no Kōshiki . Kadokawa Shoten, 2006, ISBN 978-4-04-853991-3 (Original title: オ フ ィ シ ャ ル フ ァ ン ブ ッ ク 涼 宮 宮 ハ ル ヒ の 公式 .).
  • Kazuhisa Fujie: Haruhi Suzumiya Yearbook: A Guide to the Many Moods of Haruhi Suzumiya . Cocoro Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-932897-62-3 .
  • Shigehiro Ichikawa: Kisha ga yū chūbu nikoniko dōga būmu ni norenai riyū . Impress Japan, 2008, ISBN 978-4-8443-2584-0 (Original title: 心 に 響 く ウ ェ ブ 動画 マ ​​ー ケ テ ィ ン グ。. ).
  • Takurō Morinaga: Otaku ni mirai wa aru no ka !? PHP Institute (PHP 研究所), 2008, ISBN 978-4-569-69924-0 (Original title: オ タ ク に 未来 は あ る の か!? .).

Individual evidence

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