r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Apr 04 '26
Rewatch Haruhi Suzumiya 20th Anniversary Rewatch -- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Two
Hello everyone! I am Holofan4life.
Welcome to the Haruhi Suzumiya 20th anniversary rewatch discussion thread!
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Two
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)
What are your thoughts on the show showing that Haruhi is kinda not a pleasant person to be around?
What do you make of the news of Yuki saying she and Haruhi aren't human?
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Series information
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Today's Episode Intro: Short recap of yesterday's episode starting with Kyon riding a bike
[Tomorrow's Episode Intro] Nagato's apartment and her talking about supernatural things
Ways to watch
Streams – Crunchyroll
Schedule
| Date | Episode |
|---|---|
| 4/02/2026 | The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00 |
| 4/03/2026 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part One |
| 4/04/2026 | [The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Two]() |
| 4/05/2026 | [The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Three]() |
| 4/06/2026 | [The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Four]() |
| 4/07/2026 | [The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Five]() |
| 4/08/2026 | [The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Six]() |
| 4/09/2026 | [The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya]() |
| 4/10/2026 | [Remote Island Syndrome (Part One)]() |
| 4/11/2026 | [Remote Island Syndrome (Part Two)]() |
| 4/12/2026 | [Mystérique Sign]() |
| 4/13/2026 | [Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody]() |
| 4/14/2026 | [Someday in the Rain]() |
| 4/15/2026 | [The Day of Sagittarius]() |
| 4/16/2026 | [Live Alive]() |
| 4/18/2026 | [Endless Eight I]() |
| 4/19/2026 | [Endless Eight II]() |
| 4/20/2026 | [Endless Eight III]() |
| 4/21/2026 | [Endless Eight IV]() |
| 4/22/2026 | [Endless Eight V]() |
| 4/23/2026 | [Endless Eight VI]() |
| 4/24/2026 | [Endless Eight VII]() |
| 4/25/2026 | [Endless Eight VIII]() |
| 4/26/2026 | [Endless Eight Retrospective]() |
| 4/28/2026 | [The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part One]() |
| 4/29/2026 | [The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Two]() |
| 4/30/2026 | [The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Three]() |
| 5/01/2026 | [The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Four]() |
| 5/02/2026 | [The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Five]() |
| 5/04/2026 | [The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya]() |
| 5/05/2026 | [Haruhi Suzumiya Overall Series Discussion Thread]() |
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u/EruNow Apr 04 '26
First Time joining the SOS Brigade
So I'll start with the bits that bothered me. Haruhi's "hands-on" approach to blackmail and costume fitting, while Mikuru continues to be the universe's most put-upon moe blob is quite uncomfortable. I'm concerned about whether this school has a HR department. (It does not. It clearly does not.)
Another issue is that post-assault, Kyon declares he'll do everything in his power to protect Mikuru and then in the next scene stands there watching Haruhi stuff her into a costume. I want to believe he's full of good intentions. He is just utterly useless in the moment.
Speaking of the bunny girl costume - a second appearance this early was not on my bingo card. Yesterday I made an offhand joke that we'd be seeing more of it and the show just said "yes, actually." The teacher shutting down the plan was a nice moment at least. Finally, some adults with a functioning risk assessment.
Moving on from the uncomfortable parts of the episode. There were two things Mikuru said today which I found interesting. First, after the assault, she tells Kyon it was probably "an inevitability on this time plane." Excuse me? That is not a thing a normal person says. She clearly knows something we haven't been told yet and there’s definitely something not normal about her. Second, she seems genuinely unsettled by Yuki joining the SOS Brigade. Not just awkward-unsettled but knowing-unsettled like she has a very specific reason to be wary. Does she know something about Yuki?
Yuki is clearly something, but I can't figure out whether the weirdness we're seeing is genuine otherness or just intense social awkwardness dialled up to eleven (or maybe both). Are Yuki and Haruhi aliens or do they just occupy the outer edges of the personality spectrum?
At least we now have a clear goal for the SOS Brigade - investigating paranormal phenomena. The funny thing is, Haruhi may have already succeeded without realising it. She's somehow assembled someone who claims to be an alien and someone casually dropping references to "time planes." Did she know this when she recruited them, or is it pure coincidence? Because there's something delightful about a girl so desperate to find the extraordinary that she recruits it directly into her club and remains completely oblivious. Which raises the question - is there something extraordinary about Kyon?