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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu · 2006–2009

A club hunting aliens already contains one.

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StatusFinished Airing SeasonSpring 2009 StudioKyoto Animation SourceLight novel
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Haruhi Suzumiya announces on her first day that she is only interested in aliens, time travelers, and espers, and then founds a club to find them. Kyon, roped in against his will, discovers that the three other members she recruited are in fact an alien, a time traveler, and an esper, all assigned to observe Haruhi because she can unconsciously reshape reality and must never learn it. The series is broadcast out of chronological order and treats its own structure as part of the puzzle.

⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Adapted from Nagaru Tanigawa's light novels by Kyoto Animation, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was a cultural phenomenon on release, driving the light novel adaptation boom and influencing an entire generation of anime production. Its non-chronological broadcast order, its ending dance sequence, and its self-aware structure all became widely imitated. The franchise's cultural footprint during the late 2000s was enormous, and it remains a foundational reference point for anime fandom of that period. Its non-chronological broadcast and self-aware structure were widely imitated afterward. Its cultural footprint during that period was genuinely enormous.
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