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“Kyon joins Haruhi's SOS Brigade, experiencing supernatural adventures with Mikuru, Yuki, and Itsuki.”
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009)
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
7.23
3,471 rank · 564,422 viewers · 2,487 favorites
Comedy
Mystery
Sci-Fi
School
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Synopsis
Kyon joins Haruhi's SOS Brigade, experiencing supernatural adventures with Mikuru, Yuki, and Itsuki.
Kyon has found himself dragged through many adventures as of late—all because of the SOS Brigade club and its excitable leader, Haruhi Suzumiya. He has stopped believing in the supernatural long ago, but after being forced to join this club based solely on that, he has seen things that cannot be explained logically. Joining Kyon on his various misadventures is the shy and soft-spoken Mikuru Asahina, the bookish Yuki Nagato, and the ever-cheerful Itsuki Koizumi. Whether it is summer vacation or a school festival, things involving their club and Haruhi herself always end up becoming strange.
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Community consensus
Derived from 144 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 144 viewers settled on.
64%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.73
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.73 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.5
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No
Score over time
↑ 1.08
Running avg · May 2009 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I just finished it it was good up until th eight arc but after that it was fine all in all I enjoyed it”
- 10 “Masterpiece. Only fools do not get the amount of artistic vision that went into Endless Eight. I loved every second.”
- 7 “Pretty much an enjoyable filler slice-of-life show with supernatural elements. Lots of interesting things going for it; great art, creative story arcs, and does a lot with themes that could be...”
Verbosity
Short · 26%
Medium · 45%
Long · 28%
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- Format 14 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 36m all episodes
- Aired May 2009 – Sep 2009 Spring 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3602 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- Rakuonsha Producer
- Kadokawa Pictures Japan Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor