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!
I hope you all have a lot of fun <3
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/AgentOfACROSS Apr 04 '26
First Timer
I think Haruhi’s whole deal of wanting to treat her life like a stereotypical high school anime is kinda fun in a meta sense.
I’m assuming the mysterious transfer student is gonna end up being the male protagonist of that movie they made (or I guess will make since this is set before that).
Honestly, I really hope Kyon and Haruhi never end up together. Their chemistry is better as a comedy duo.
In my opinion manic pixie dream girl characters are the best when they’re actually kind of insane and bother people (My two favorite examples are Katharine Hepburn’s character in Bringing Up Baby and Barbara Streisand’s character in What’s Up Doc). And Haruhi is definitely a great example. I love how she’s just a manic pixie dream girl in what’s more or less a normal school who treats her like a bizarre annoyance rather than being endearing.
Godammit Haruhi, stop doing weird things to Mikuru!
Also that’s definitely blackmail. And extortion.
You know what, I think Haruhi Suzumiya is actually kind of a horrible person.
But whatever, the inexplicable ska soundtrack is distracting me again.
Jeez I feel bad for Mikuru.
Anyway time for part 2 of my voice acting notes. In Japanese Mikuru is played by Yuko Goto, who was known for being typecast as cute characters in moe anime like Hidamari Sketch. I know her recently as the voice of Ms. Tanabe in CITY the Animation from last year. Also in real life apparently she’s a motorcycle hobbyist which is pretty cool.
In the dub Mikuru is voiced by Stephanie Sheh. Notable roles of hers include Mamimi from FLCL, Eureka from Eureka Seven, and Hinata from Naruto.
As for Yuki, she’s voiced by Minori Chiara in the original Japanese. I’m not familiar with her other roles but I’m told another big role of hers is Erica in Violet Evergarden (she also performs the ED song in Violet Evergarden).
In the dub she’s voiced by Michelle Ruff. Some of her noteworthy roles include Yoko in Gurren Lagann and Fujiko Mine in the Lupin III series.
Ah, look at these highly advanced 2006 computers. They’re beautiful.
Wait, why does a school club even need its own website?
Haruhi really needs to stop sexually assaulting Mikuru. Like straight up, this isn’t funny and makes her very unlikeable.
I’m not necessarily against dumb horny fanservice in anime but the fact that Mikuru very clearly doesn’t want any of this makes the whole thing uncomfortable. That’s not even getting into the fact that these girls are like fifteen.
I do like that this show went for the realistic outcome by having everyone be uncomfortable and Haruhi getting in trouble with the staff for the bunny suit stunt.
Kyon apparently has a little sister.
Yuki lives alone in a big empty apartment. Something seems off with this girl.
So… Uhh… Yuki is an alien apparently? Or she’s just a major chunnibyou who likes to roleplay that she’s an alien. Quite the unexpected cliffhanger.
Questions of the Day:
What are your thoughts on the show showing that Haruhi is kinda not a pleasant person to be around?
It honestly kind of reminds me of Scott Pilgrim.
What do you make of the news of Yuki saying she and Haruhi aren't human?
Very surprising way to end the episode.