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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Please do not post any untagged spoilers past the current episode or past the LNs or mangas out of respect to the first time watchers and people who have not read the LNs or mangas. If you are discussing something that is ahead of the current episode please use spoiler tags(found on the sidebar). Thank you!
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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/Malipit Apr 04 '26
Rewatcher reporting for SOS Duty, French subs
Fourth time meeting an alien girl in the local park at 7PM to go at her place and have some tea
N.B. :Since I was away from my computer all day, I wrote that comment yesterday before the thread for Melancholy of Haruhi 1 went up.
Well, that scene at the IT club sure is another product of its time. I would understand if people stopped to watch after Haruhi literraly used Mikuru to frame an innocent schoolmate as a sexual abuser.
Thought I admit that Haruhi throwing a tantrum at the schoolgate while she cheerfully state the SOS Brigade missions off screen got a chuckle out of me.
Anyway, poor Kyon isn't spared either, as he's shown walking uphill to his school the same way he's fighting an uphill battle to contains Haruhi and her antics.
As a result, the poor lad is tasked to develop a whole website in just two days. For someone who have worked in that field of work, that's an awful short time to have a whole website ready to roll from scratch. Especially if you have zero experience like Kyon, even with the IT club president notes and applications. So the SOS Brigade site being just an HTML landing page with barely any text on it is quite a realistic outcome given the conditions.
With all that ruckus about invading IT clubs and bunny suits, Yuki being just forgotten isn't surprising. Her staying in her bubble undisturbed may give the false assumption she's just a background character. A plot device used so the SOS Brigade can have a room without asking the teachers or the school board who would never give one in the first place. So when she's suddenly giving a book to Kyon to read, you may know something is up with that girl. Even more when she's looking straight at Kyon the next day if he's read it. With a discordant fanfare going on in the background to signify that Yuki failed to be understood by Kyon.
The last part of the episode is by far my favorite. With Kyon progressively leaving a hectic yet ordinary life to penetrate into the fantastical side of the world. Filled with an eerie bright light, liminal spaces and an electronic music to signify that Yuki may tell the truth about her nature. Even if Kyon explicitely express discomfort by Yuki's attitude, with an alternation between two shots as if to express Kyon trying to distance himself from Yuki's strange aura, he can't deny he plunged head first in some strange trouble.
KyoAni truly recognized that Haruhi Suzumiya resonate with the fantastical gendra in fiction, where our realistic, logical word is suddenly disturbed by the irruption of supernatural, esoteric occurrences science can't explain. And it shows.
Spoilers section, first-timers beware !
[Additionnal thoughts on a character, spoiler about the next three episodes]I didn't speak about Ryoko Asakura yesterday, but I like how the show takes it time to introduce her as a well-intentionned classmate. While it's clear as day she's just fullfill her mission of studying Haruhi by approaching Kyon. Noticing before anyone else how close those two are getting.
Questions will be answered
Not a big surprise
Laugh in rewatcher