The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu^?) is the name of the 2006 television anime about a girl who, unbeknownst to her, possesses the power to change reality. The story is based on the series of novels, the first of which bears the same name. The anime adaptation, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and produced by Kyoto Animation, shares the first novel's plotline, interspersed in six self-contained episodes. Intermixed between them were seven episodes based on chapters from the second, third, fifth, and sixth novels. The ninth episode, "Someday in the Rain", was a new story written specifically for the anime by Nagaru Tanigawa, the author of the novels. The fourteen episode series premiered in Japan on April 2, 2006 and aired until July 2, 2006. Notably, these episodes were not originally broadcast in chronological order. 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Soon after the show aired, Kadokawa Shoten received various offers from companies in regards to licensing the anime, manga, and novels.^[6] On December 22, 2006, the website asosbrigade.com revealed that the anime version of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was licensed for North American distribution by Kadokawa Pictures USA, who sublicensed production and distribution to Bandai Entertainment.^[7][8] The first and second DVDs were released on May 29, 2007 and July 3, 2007, respectively, with the third and fourth on September 25, 2007 and November 6, 2007. Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North American redirects here. ... Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. ... Bandai Entertainment, Inc. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Plot and characters

See also: List of Haruhi Suzumiya characters

Yuki Nagato, Haruhi Suzumiya, and Mikuru Asahina in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, performing the "Hare Hare Yukai" dance.

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. Image File history File linksMetadata The_Melancholy_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya. ... Image File history File linksMetadata The_Melancholy_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya. ... Yuki Nagato ) is a fictional character in the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... For other uses, see Haruhi Suzumiya (disambiguation). ... Mikuru Asahina ) is a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... For other uses, see Haruhi Suzumiya (disambiguation). ... Kyon ) is a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series and the anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita in the original version of the anime, and Crispin Freeman in the English dubbed edition. ...

Kyon is an ordinary freshman high school student who has recently given up his fantasies of espers, time travelers, and aliens as he left middle school.^[9] When he chooses to speak to Haruhi, 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 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 the school, finding only dissatisfaction.^[10] 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 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.^[11]

The first of these new members is Yuki Nagato, a silent bibliophile who usually wants to simply be left alone to read. Without Haruhi knowing, Yuki is in fact a "humanoid interface," or an artificial human, created by the extraterrestrial Integrated Data Entity.^[11] The next member is the shy and timid Mikuru Asahina, who is one year above Haruhi; she is actually a time traveler.^[11] The final member of the SOS Brigade is Itsuki Koizumi, who is almost always smiling and more than willing to give in to Haruhi's strange demands. He turns out to be one of many espers in an organization known as the Agency.^[11] Yuki Nagato ) is a fictional character in the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... Bibliophilia is the love of books; a bibliophile is a lover of books. ... Demographic Male Serialized in The Sneaker (short stories only) Published June 6, 2003 – ongoing Volumes 10 Manga Author Mizuno Makoto (art) Publisher Kadokawa Shoten Demographic Shōnen Serialized in Shōnen Ace Original run May 2004 – December 2004 Volumes 1 Manga Author Gaku Tsugano (art) Publisher Kadokawa Shoten English publisher... Mikuru Asahina ) is a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... Demographic Male Serialized in The Sneaker (short stories only) Published June 6, 2003 – ongoing Volumes 10 Manga Author Mizuno Makoto (art) Publisher Kadokawa Shoten Demographic Shōnen Serialized in Shōnen Ace Original run May 2004 – December 2004 Volumes 1 Manga Author Gaku Tsugano (art) Publisher Kadokawa Shoten English publisher... 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. ... 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. ... Demographic Male Serialized in The Sneaker (short stories only) Published June 6, 2003 – ongoing Volumes 10 Manga Author Mizuno Makoto (art) Publisher Kadokawa Shoten Demographic Shōnen Serialized in Shōnen Ace Original run May 2004 – December 2004 Volumes 1 Manga Author Gaku Tsugano (art) Publisher Kadokawa Shoten English publisher...

Except for Kyon, the members of 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, thus leading to the destruction of the current universe. In order to prevent this, the members of Haruhi's club spend their time attempting to keep their god-like leader entertained, hold her powers in check, and maintain the illusion of a normal life.

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

Setting

The anime is set in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan, which happens to be site of the Kwansei Gakuin University, where Nagaru Tanigawa studied. Names of real train stations and baseball teams were altered in the anime; this includes: the Kitaguchi Station seen in the anime which is actually the Hankyu Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station, the Kōyōen Station (光陽園駅, Kōyōen Station^?) is named after the real Hankyu Kōyōen Station (甲陽園駅, Kōyōen Station^?), only the kanji is different; the rival baseball team featured in episode four, Kamigahara Pirates (上ヶ原パイレーツ, Kamigahara Pirates^?), has the same name of its real life counterpart, Uegahara Pirates of the Kwansei Gakuin University, only the reading of the first kanji (上) is different. North High School where Kyon, Haruhi, and the rest of the SOS Brigade members attend is the real life location of Nishinomiya Kita High School.^[12] In addition, several scenes in the anime include faithful portrayals of the scenery in and around Nishinomiya.^[13][14] Nishinomiya (西宮市; Nishinomiya-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of ÅŒsaka and Kōbe. ... Hyōgo Prefecture ) is located in the Kinki region on HonshÅ« island, Japan. ... Kwansei Gakuin University ), colloquially abbreviated to KG ), is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Nishinomiya, Sanda, and Osaka City, Japan. ... Nagaru Tanigawa ) was born in 1970 and is a Japanese author from Hyougo prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. ... Hankyu Umeda Station and Department Store Hankyu Railway (阪急電鉄, HankyÅ« Dentetsu) is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region. ... Concourse of Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station ) is a railway station of Hankyu Railway in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. ... Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji   ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. ...

Production

Episodes

Main article: List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes

The episodes of the anime were aired in an anachronic order: The prologue; seven chapters of the first novel, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; and epilogue, are arranged into six episodes that were kept in order, but arranged in between these were episodes taken from chapters of some of the later novels. The earliest example of this is that episode two is chronologically the first episode. During the previews for the next episode, the viewers are given two different numbers for the following episode (except for episode number twelve); one number from Haruhi, who numbers the episodes according to where they fit chronologically in the plot, and one number from Kyon, who lists the episode numbers in the order in which they aired. Episode twelve happened to be both the twelfth episode aired and the twelfth episode chronologically; and particularly, Kyon mentions it during its preview.^[15] The standard edition DVD release uses "The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina" as the first episode, but otherwise follows the chronological order.^[16] This is a list of anime series episodes of the 2006 Japanese animated television series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya produced by the Japanese animation studio Kyoto Animation and directed by Tatsuya Ishihara. ... In the arts, the word nonlinear is used to describe events portrayed in a non-chronological manner. ... The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya[1] ) is the first Japanese light novel in the Haruhi Suzumiya series written by Japanese author Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Japanese artist Noizi Ito. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

Music

Main articles: List of Haruhi Suzumiya albums and List of Haruhi Suzumiya character song albums

The anime had two opening themes; the first was "The Mikuru Legend of Love" (恋のミクル伝説, Koi no Mikuru Densetsu^?) in episode one^[17] performed by Yuko Goto, and the second, spanning episode two through thirteen, was "It's an Adventure, Right? Right?" (冒険でしょでしょ？, Bōken Desho Desho?^?) performed by Aya Hirano. The main ending theme of the series was "Sunny Sunny Happiness" (ハレ晴レユカイ, Hare Hare Yukai^?) performed by: Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, and Yuko Goto which spanned the first thirteen episodes. In the last episode, the extended version of "It's an Adventure, Right? Right?" was used as the ending theme.^[18] This is a list of albums attributed to the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel 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. ... This is a list of albums attributed to the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... Yuko Goto , born August 28 in Aichi) is a seiyÅ« who works for Production Baobab. ... This is a list of albums attributed to the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... Aya Hirano , born October 8, 1987) from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a seiyÅ« and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan. ... This is a list of albums attributed to the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... Minori Chihara , born November 18, 1980) is a seiyÅ« who has had roles in several anime series, and a J-pop singer. ...

Several songs and musical pieces were included in the anime. Among the insert songs used were "God knows..." and "Lost my music" performed by Aya Hirano in episode twelve.^[19] A segment of Symphony No. 4 in F Minor ^[20] originally composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was used in episode eleven, Symphony No. 7 in C Major, "Leningrad" ^[21] originally composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in episode thirteen, and Symphony No. 8 in Eb Major, "Symphony of a thousand" ^[22] originally composed by Gustav Mahler used in episode fourteen. This is a list of albums attributed to the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... This is a list of albums attributed to the anime adaptation The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya based from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... Peter Ilich Tchaikovskys Symphony No. ... “Tchaikovsky” redirects here. ... Symphony No. ... Dmitri Shostakovich in 1942 Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich   (Russian: , Dmitrij Dmitrievič Å ostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906 – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ... The Symphony No. ... Mahler redirects here. ...

Live concert event

Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisō (涼宮ハルヒの激奏, The Extravaganza of Haruhi Suzumiya^?) was a live concert event held at Omiya Sonic City on March 18, 2007 that featured songs from the anime sung by the voice actors. The DVD of the concert was released on July 27, 2007. is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Cultural impact

The series was extremely popular and has become a cult television series with a large and dedicated fanbase. As of December 2006, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is the most popular anime in Japan according to Newtype magazine.^[23] Similar to Star Trek's fans as Trekkies, fans of the series call themselves "Haruhiists", and the collective fandom is known as Haruhiism (ハルヒ主義, Haruhi shugi^?).^[24] Cult television, like cult figures, cult film and cult radio, attracts a band of aficionados or appreciators, known as a cult following, devoted to a specific television series or fictional universe. ... Cover of Newtype USA Magazine (November 2003 issue) Newtype is a popular monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, Japanese science fiction and video games). ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... Trekker redirects here. ... Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc. ...

Media sales

DVD sales in Japan have been strong with 70,000 and 90,000 units sold of the first two DVDs respectively as of August 2006.^[25] A 2006 online poll of Japan's top 100 favourite animated television series of all time, conducted by TV Asahi, placed the series in fourth place.^[26] By the end of 2007, the seventh installment of the series sold 45,000 units.^[27] The series has also become somewhat of an internet phenomenon in both Japan and English-speaking countries. Over 2000 clips of the series and user-created parodies and homages were posted to video sharing websites such as YouTube.^[28] The popularity of these clips (and those of other popular Japanese series) lead the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) to request that YouTube remove clips protected under copyright.^[29] TV Asahi Corporation ) (TYO: 9409 ), also known as EX and Tele-Asa ), is a television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The following is a list of countries where English is an official language, in order of population: India United States (de facto only; the USA has no official language) Nigeria Philippines United Kingdom Hong Kong South Africa Canada Kenya Uganda Ghana Sri Lanka Australia Cameroon Zimbabwe Malawi Zambia Sierra Leone... Video sharing refers to websites or software where a user can distribute their video clips. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers) was established in 1939 as a non-profit making organization, and is the largest musical copyright administration society in Japan. ...

Awards

The anime won the Animation Kobe Award for TV Feature in 2006.^[30] At the Sixth Annual Tokyo Anime Awards, the series won the category "Best TV Anime Series," along with Code Geass and Death Note. Furthermore, Aya Hirano won the "Voice Acting Award."^[31][32] She also was among the "Best Actress in a leading role" category from the first Seiyū Awards. The Animation Kobe ) is an event created by Kobe city in 1996, to promote anime and other visual media. ... Original run October 6, 2006[1] – July 28, 2007[2] Episodes 25 TV anime: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Director Gorō Taniguchi Writer Ichirō ÅŒkouchi Studio Sunrise Licensor Bandai Visual Bandai Entertainment[3] Network MBS, TBS, Animax Original run April 6, 2008[4] – ongoing Episodes 25 Code Geass... Death note redirects here. ... The SeiyÅ« Awards are award ceremonies for the recognition of voice acting talent (seiyÅ«) for outstanding performance in anime and other media in Japan. ...

ASOS Brigade

Some of the Haruhi fanbase performing the "Hare Hare Yukai" dance at Anime Expo 2007.

In December 2006, Bandai Entertainment registered the website asosbrigade.com, which was linked to from high-profile anime sites such as Anime News Network during the week of December 18.^[33] On December 22, 2006, the website opened with a live action presentation video resembling a fan-made production featuring Haruka Inoue and Akiyo Yamamoto in the roles of Mikuru Asahina and Yuki Nagato, with Haruhi Suzumiya being played by Patricia Ja Lee.^[7] The video confirmed (in Japanese) the specifics of the licensing arrangement.^{[34][dead link]} A few days afterwards, a subtitled version of the video replaced the original on the site, translating the Japanese licensing announcement into English.^[35][36] The website also linked to a blog on the popular social networking website MySpace, which entered the list of the top 50 most viewed MySpace pages within 24 hours.^[37] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 1024 pixel, file size: 372 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A giant group of people doing the dance for the The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Hare Hare Yukai. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 1024 pixel, file size: 372 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A giant group of people doing the dance for the The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Hare Hare Yukai. ... Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an anime convention that usually takes place on the July 4th weekend for 4 days each year in Southern California. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by flesh-and-blood actors, as opposed to animation. ... Patricia Ja Lee is an actress who was born in 19 July 1975 // Facts Birth Name: Patricia Ja Lee Date of Birth: 19 July 1975 Location of Birth: ? Height: 5 5 (1. ... A social network is a map of the relationships between individuals, indicating the ways in which they are connected through various social familiarities ranging from casual acquaintance to close familial bonds. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

On December 25, the website was updated with a Christmas message and a link to a page (in Japanese) allowing users to listen to and vote for clips of voice actresses performing the part of Mikuru in English. This practice continued as similar audition pages for Yuki,^[36] Itsuki,^[38] Kyon and Haruhi were posted in the days that followed. It was not made clear if the audition results would affect the casting choices at all, but the second audition page claimed that "[the] choices will be noted and taken into consideration." The audition pages have since been taken offline. is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

On May 30, 2007 the SOS Brigade Invasion Tour was announced for Anime Expo 2007 on June 30. Aya Hirano, Yuko Goto, and Minori Chihara were part of this event, "being flown in directly from Japan." Anime Expo attendees were able to participate in the ASOS Dance Contest held on Friday and the winner would have the chance to dance on stage with the guests of honor.^{[39][dead link]} Ever since the event was announced, advance ticket sales for pre-registered attendees have caused AX officials to cut down on the amount of tickets sold due to the overwhelming amount of advanced tickets sold (despite the event being free of charge to attend).^{[40][dead link][41][dead link]} is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an anime convention that usually takes place on the July 4th weekend for 4 days each year in Southern California. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aya Hirano , born October 8, 1987) from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a seiyū and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan. ... Yuko Goto , born August 28 in Aichi) is a seiyū who works for Production Baobab. ... Minori Chihara , born November 18, 1980) is a seiyū who has had roles in several anime series, and a J-pop singer. ...

New season

The new season of the anime series was first announced in a full-page advertisement of Asahi Shimbun on July 7, 2007 in Japan.^[42] Promotional videos for the new season included a live action sequence inspired by the "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" chapter from the third novel which depicts Haruhi and Kyon breaking into school grounds with the footage taken from surveillance cameras. On December 18, 2007, the anime's official website, haruhi.tv, was replaced by a fake 404 error with five form input fields.^[43] If KNSAK (the initials of the SOS Brigade members' family names, with the exception of Kyon, whose initial is taken from his nickname) was inputted, a fake xterm interface opened with messages by "YUKI.N".^{[44][dead link]} At the end of these messages, the enter key could be pressed, which redirected the page to an informational page about the new season.^{[45][dead link]} As reported by Anime News Network, "the 'disappearance' of the website on December 18 at 4:00 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) is a reference to the pivotal date in The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya, the fourth volume in the light novel series and an apparent indication of which novel plot the anime project will adapt."^[43] Asahi-OSAKA office Asahi is a common name in Japan, for other uses see Asahi. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This is a list of light novels for the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... xterm is the standard terminal emulator for the X Window System. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of light novels for the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. ...

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External links

• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya official website (Japanese)
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Kyoto Animation website (Japanese)
• Sosbrigade.com (Japanese)
• Asosbrigade.com Official North American release website
• Official SOS Brigade Australian Division website
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia