Two big franchises, Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star, are, believe it or not, 20 years old this year. The first Haruhi Suzumiya light novel was published in June 2003, while the Lucky Star manga kicked off in December of the same year. Both properties were …Read more »
KonoSuba: Fantastic Days, the smartphone game based on KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!, is teaming up with the world of Haruhi Suzumiya. The collaboration was teased with a tweet (er, an X?) from the official Fantastic Days Twitter (er, um, X?) account. The …Read more »
Because your kiss, your kiss, is on my list! Since May 23 is “Kiss Day” in Japan, there’s no better time to take a look at some of the most memorable smooches in anime history. The day itself gets the distinction because it lines up …Read more »
Haruhi mania is back thanks to the release of the brand new Haruhi Suzumiya novel. The long-awaited 12th volume of Nagaru Tanigawa’s light novel series—titled The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya—is out now, and KADOKAWA’s official YouTube channel marked the occasion with a special commercial for …Read more »
Which Haruhi Suzumiya character do you love the most? To build up anticipation for this month’s release of the long-awaited 12th volume of Nagaru Tanigawa’s light novel series, The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, KADOKAWA is firing up a poll to get to the bottom of …Read more »
Yen Press is re-releasing the original Haruhi light novels through their Yen On imprint. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya will both come back out in January 2021. Following that, two more Haruhi books will be released each month until …Read more »
The new Haruhi Suzumiya novel was first announced right at the end of August, followed by confirmation of plans for a simultaneous English release. The long-awaited 12th volume, The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, is due out on November 25, and now we have our first …Read more »
If you were feeling melancholic about how long it might take for the new Haruhi Suzumiya novel to get an English release, well, feel melancholic no longer. We just learned the novel, announced just about 24 hours ago, will be released in English at the …Read more »
Well, 2020 doesn’t totally suck after all. A brand-new Twitter account repping the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya franchise opened today, and announced that the first Haruhi novel in nine years is heading to bookstores across Japan soon. The novel, penned by original Haruhi author Nagaru …Read more »
We recently posted about the resurgence of the “Hare Hare Yukai” dance from the ending credits of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, which started with Haruhi voice actress Aya Hirano and quickly pulled in Kyon voice actor Tomokazu Sugita. Now we have a new contender: …Read more »
Remember the famous “Hare Hare Yukai” dance from the ending credits of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya? Of course you do. Stuck at home thanks to COVID-19, Haruhi Suzumiya voice actors Aya Hirano (Haruhi) and Tomokazu Sugita (Kyon) have busted out their webcams and busted …Read more »
If you were following anime back in 2006, you could barely escape the ending theme to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, “Hare Hare Yukai.” The electrifying magic of the song was reignited this weekend at the 20th Anniversary Lantis Matsuri 2019 A • R • I …Read more »
Kadokawa’s former bi-monthly light novel magazine The Sneaker has a special treat in store for fans of the Haruhi Suzumiya series. Original author Nagaru Tanigawa is returning to the wildly popular well with a new short called “Nanafushigi Overtime” (Seven Wonders Overtime), which will be …Read more »
Japanese ranking site Goo is back with another survey, and this time they’ve asked their readers what anime characters have the cutest, most impression-leaving pair of peepers. Specifically, they’ve asked about “ tsurime ,” which kinda means upturned or almond-shaped eyes. Anyway, you’ll get the …Read more »
Studying is not always fun, especially if you are taking a very difficult college entrance exam. Japanese college entrance exams are often called the “Hell Exams” and it is painful to prepare for all the tests. BUT, there is good news for Japanese high school …Read more »
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