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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya^[1] (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu^?) is the first Japanese light novel in the Haruhi Suzumiya series written by Japanese author Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Japanese artist Noizi Ito. It was first published on June 6, 2003 (ISBN 4-04-429201-9). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (537x800, 67 KB) Summary Source: http://www. ... Seinen ) (not to be confused with adult )) is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at an 18â€“30 year old male audience, but the audience can be much older with some comics aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke[[ laughter in general). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The Haruhi Suzumiya series is one of the most popular light novel series in Japan. ... Nagaru Tanigawa ) was born in 1970 and is a Japanese author from Hyougo prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. ... cover of Colorful Uniform Book Noizi Ito (Japanese: ã„ã¨ã†ã®ã„ã¢) is a Japanese manga and game artist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Daiwon C&A Holdings, headquartered in Seoul, Korea, is a major Korean anime, manga and Japanese entertainment company formed by the merger of Daiwon. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Haruhi Suzumiya series is one of the most popular light novel series in Japan. ... The Haruhi Suzumiya ) series is a collection of Japanese light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito centering around the high school girl Haruhi Suzumiya, her strange antics, and her friends in a club she formed called SOS Brigade. ... Nagaru Tanigawa ) was born in 1970 and is a Japanese author from Hyougo prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. ... cover of Colorful Uniform Book Noizi Ito (Japanese: ã„ã¨ã†ã®ã„ã¢) is a Japanese manga and game artist. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya follows the high school life of Haruhi Suzumiya, a young and very active high school girl, and those who are caught up in her antics. While Haruhi is the central character to the plot, the story is told from the point of view of Kyon, one of Haruhi's classmates. The Suzumiya Haruhi ) series is a collection of Japanese light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito centering around the high school girl Haruhi Suzumiya, her strange antics, and her friends in a club she formed called SOS Brigade. ... A six foot tall Potawatomi Indian with Kung Fu skills. ...

Kyon is an ordinary freshman high school student who only recently given up his fantasies of espers, time travelers, aliens as he left middle school. When he chooses to speak to one eccentric girl by the name of Haruhi Suzumiya, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events which drag him into surreal situations; he is drawn further into a world eerily like the fantasies he had just managed to outgrow, with Haruhi Suzumiya at its center. The term and concept Esper has existed in the field of parapsychology, and in the mainstream of science fiction, for some time, since at least 1950. ...

Searching for a group that interests her, Haruhi joins and quits every club in school finding only dissatisfaction. Kyon makes a snide remark about her actions and accidentally provides Haruhi the inspiration to create a club of her own. To help start the club, Haruhi forcefully drafts Kyon, who only stays in the club to protect (or try to protect) other helpless victims of Haruhi's "voluntary arrests". As the story progresses, Kyon finds that each of these supposedly "helpless victims" has a specific reason to be there.

Except for Kyon, the students in the club are secret agents of various organizations who are sent to observe Haruhi. They gradually explain that Haruhi has superhuman control over every aspect of the universe — an ability which she is unaware of. Whenever Haruhi becomes bored or otherwise dissatisfied with reality, she unconsciously creates a new universe — one more to her liking — and attempts to switch over. This leads to the destruction of the current universe. To prevent this, the members of Haruhi's club spend their time trying to keep their god-like leader entertained, hold her powers in check, and maintain the illusion of a normal life.

The novel never clarifies whether the club members gathered around Haruhi by their own free will, were drawn together by her subconscious, or were simply created out of thin air for Haruhi's amusement. The question of their origin is a motif. In literature, a motif is a recurring element or theme that has symbolic significance in the story. ...

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Categories: Haruhi Suzumiya | Light novels | Science fiction book series | Science fiction novels Haruhi Suzumiya from the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya The Haruhi Suzumiya ) franchise, originally created by Nagaru Tanigawa in 2003, is an internationally popular teen and young adult series. ... The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ) is the name of the 2006 television anime based on the series of novels, the first of which bears the same name. ... This article contains the complete listing of all 14 episodes of the 2006 Japanese animated television series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based on the series of light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito. ... The Haruhi Suzumiya ) series is a collection of Japanese light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito centering around the high school girl Haruhi Suzumiya, her strange antics, and her friends in a club she formed called SOS Brigade. ... The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya[1] ) is the second of eight volumes in the Suzumiya Haruhi series written by Japanse author Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Japanese artist Noizi Ito. ... The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya[1] ) is the third of eight light novels in the Haruhi Suzumiya series written by Japanese author Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Japanese artist Noizi Ito. ... The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya[1] ) is the fourth volume in the Haruhi Suzumiya series written by Japanese author Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Japanese artist Noizi Ito. ... The Rashness of Haruhi Suzumiya[1] ) is the fifth volume in the Haruhi Suzumiya series written by Japanese author Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Japanese artist Noizi Ito. ... This article or section on an anime and manga-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... The Suzumiya Haruhi ) series is a collection of Japanese light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito centering around the high school girl Haruhi Suzumiya, her strange antics, and her friends in a club she formed called SOS Brigade. ... A six foot tall Potawatomi Indian with Kung Fu skills. ... Yuki Nagato ) is a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, voiced by Minori Chihara in the original version, and Michelle Ruff in the English dubbed edition. ... Mikuru Asahina ) is a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, voiced by Yuko Goto in the original version and Stephanie Sheh in the English dubbed edition. ... Itsuki Koizumi ) Itsuki Koizumi is the last member to have joined the SOS Brigade, having been recruited by Haruhi as a mysterious transfer student. Itsuki was sent to observe and keep Haruhi emotionally stable, in order to protect the rest of humanity. ... This article lists the albums attributed to the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based from the Suzumiya Haruhi series. ... The following music albums are from the anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya sung by the seiyÅ« for the three main female and two main male characters in the series along with four other supporting female characters, making the total number of character albums nine in all. ...

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