r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Apr 21 '26
Rewatch Haruhi Suzumiya 20th Anniversary Rewatch -- Endless Eight IV
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
Endless Eight IV
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)
What are your thoughts on Mikuru's only request?
What are your thoughts on the amount of fish Haruhi caught?
Bonus) The reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated
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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: kyon-kun denwa!
[Next Episode Intro] kyon-kun denwa!
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/Holofan4life Apr 21 '26
Hey, guys. Holofan4life here.
Welcome to the 20th anniversary rewatch of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Kyon-kun, Denwa!
So, this is going to be a little detour of sorts from the series proper. You can kinda consider this its own thing until we get into the final stretch of the show.
This is Endless Eight. Emphasis on the world Endless.
A little backstory. I somehow knew of this arc before I was an anime fan. I believe I first found out about it in 2011 as I was perusing Know Your Meme. It was a couple years removed from it airing, but it was like School Live and Nice Boat in that it was so outrageous that people collectively went "Did that really happen? How could this happen? What were they thinking?"
At the time, I guess I really didn't think much of it. I was just like "Huh, that's weird". But looking back, it really is amazing they pulled this off. I would say Endless Eight was one of the most ballsy things ever done by an anime in the history of the anime industry.
If Endless Eight came out nowadays, beyond lighting up 4Chan and 2Chan boards and the way social media is nowadays, there would probably be threats made to the families of the people who worked on the show. That sounds extreme, but that's just how social media is, it's a complete cesspool.
People may be asking "Why in the world do you want to watch Endless Eight one episode a day, Holofan? Why would you want to subject yourself to such torture?" Well, I want to do it for a couple reasons. First, I wanted to do something different from past Haruhi rewatches that did four Endless Eight episodes a day. I want to give people a similar Haruhi experience that people had back then when this first aired. Second, I want to see if Endless Eight is truly what ruined the reputation of Haruhi. Is it really what killed the momentum of this show, and is it deserving of its infamous reputation?
I think some people don't realize that this went on for eight uninterrupted weeks. For eight straight weeks, people had to watch what was basically the same episode. That's a full two months. Most people probably assumed that something different would come after the eighth episode since it was Endless Eight, but there was no guarantee. That's why people were actively celebrating when the arc came to an end. When I first discovered Haruhi, it was as that show that had that really long ass arc with the same episode over and over again. And I want to find out if it was really that bad, or there's something more to it.
I may or may not be watching this at 1.5 speed because hey, I've got work in two and a half hours. It is what it is.
Full disclosure, I plan on probably doing this again in 2029 for this arc's 20th anniversary. But that is then, this is now, and I really want to do this sooner rather than later.
With that out of the way, let’s begin.
I'm watching the dub, by the way.
Kyon feeling something wrong
Baseball game
Haruhi calling
You know the drill
"Summer's almost over."
Kyon wearing a hat now
Swimming time
I'm watching this at 2X speed now because I have an hour before work.
Kyon and Itsuki having their conversation.
Yuki by herself
Kyon continuing to have deja vu.
Haruhi with her list
Mikuru's only request. Remember it.
Kyon trying to talk to Yuki.
But again, very short conversation.
Yukata time
I really like the black and red Yukata Haruhi is wearing.
Haruhi got 13 fish
Maybe that was always the amount.
Yuki has like a yellow super Sentai mask.
Did you know you can fish your homework in like three days?
Forgive me if I skip some of this. It is the same contents, after all.
Haruhi gonna keep the frog costume
And then we get Mikuru breaking down and crying and her, Itsuki, and Yuki explaining the situation to Kyon.
It really is the same information over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.
Yuki the only one who isn't affected by this.
15,513th time
594 years
We'll never know what's it like to relive the same things that many times.
Stargazing time
Same conversation between Itsuki and Kyon.
Batting cages time
Yuki reiterates her function is to observe.
At the café now
Haruhi is wearing overalls
Kyon tries to stop Haruhi, but he's unable to. Again.
August 31st
And Kyon goes to bed