Have you ever felt so bored that you imagined an entire world into existence? Well, maybe not physically, but we’ve all had the privilege of coming up with exciting scenarios during slow and dull lessons.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya follows the story of a high school student who ends up creating an entire physical world around her out of sheer boredom, without even realizing it.
The show is a superb slice of life anime with brilliant animation and an iconic end theme.
If you’re a true otaku, the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a must-watch for you!
1. Release Order
I. TV Series
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2 (2009)
II. Movies
- The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
III. OVAs
- The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya (2009)
IV. Chronological Order
Chronology of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is episodic, and hence could be confusing.
- Season 1 Episode 2: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya I
- Season 1 Episode 3: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya II
- Season 1 Episode 5: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya III
- Season 1 Episode 10: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya IV
- Season 1 Episode 13: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya V
- Season 1 Episode 14: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya VI
- Season 1 Episode 4: The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Season 2 Episode 1: Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody
- Season 1 Episode 7: Mysterique Sign
- Season 1 Episode 6: Remote Island Syndrome (Part 1)
- Season 1 Episode 8: Remote Island Syndrome (Part 2)
- Season 2 Episode 2: Endless Eight (1)
- Season 2 Episode 3: Endless Eight (2)
- Season 2 Episode 4: Endless Eight (3)
- Season 2 Episode 5: Endless Eight (4)
- Season 2 Episode 6: Endless Eight (5)
- Season 2 Episode 7: Endless Eight (6)
- Season 2 Episode 8: Endless Eight (7)
- Season 2 Episode 9: Endless Eight (8)
- Season 2 Episode 10: The Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya I
- Season 2 Episode 11: The Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya II
- Season 2 Episode 12: The Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya III
- Season 2 Episode 13: The Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya IV
- Season 2 Episode 14: The Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya V
- Season 1 Episode 1: Mikuru Asahina’s Adventures
- Season 1 Episode 12: Live Alive
- Season 1 Episode 11: The Day of Sagittarius
- Season 1 Episode 9: Someday in the Rain
- The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (movie)
2. Conclusion
The episodes of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya were not released in chronological order on purpose! Both the release as well as the chronological order have their own merits and demerits. Still, you should follow the order mentioned below.
If you’re a first-time viewer, the recommended order to watch The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is its release order. This way, you will get a proper introduction to the plot and characters.
If you’re planning to revisit the anime then, watch it in the chronological order. Yes, it will be tedious, but you’ll really enjoy it!
Note: The episodes are already in their chronological order on Crunchyroll so, if you’re a first-time viewer, try to watch it elsewhere.
The OVA series is a collection of short comedic chibi episodes and can be skipped.
3. Should You Watch All The Endless Eight Episodes?
If you’re new to the series, the Endless Eight arc is an eight-episode (Season 2, Ep 2-8) arc that repeats the same events taking place in place in season 2, episode 2. On the surface, it seems as if the same episode is repeated again and again.
Still, there are subtle differences such as changes in camera angles in various scenes, changes in dialogue delivery, and so on.Whether you should skip them or not depends on your preferences.
If you’re watching Haruhi Suzumiya for the sake of the plot, feel free to skip this arc. Just watch episode 2 and episode 9.If you love paying attention to little details and are patient enough, then you might just enjoy these episodes!
You will surely notice how the tone increasingly becomes tense as we inch towards episode 9 and how the deja vus get more and more intense as the loop proceeds.
4. About The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Kyon considers himself to be an average high school student. Although he is bored with his mundane life, he does absolutely nothing to change it.
However, his regular life goes mayhem when he meets an overly eccentric girl, Haruhi Suzumiya. While introducing herself to Kyon, she states that she would only talk to aliens, time travelers, and espers.
Similar to Kyon, Haruhi is also extremely bored of her life, but tires to engage herself every possible club but find nothing worth her time.
Inspired by Kyon’s idea, Haruhi forms her own club, the SOS Brigade, that specializes in all things supernatural. Unknowingly, Haruhi creates things and people that take her and Kyon on a fantastic adventure.
In this adventure, they meet new friends and get tangled into a weird mess where they must work together to turn everything back to normal.
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