haruhi suzumiya

haruhi suzumiya

• title character
• bossy, demanding, immature, selfish
• god-like ability to destroy, reshape, create reality
• unaware of her powers
• created the SOS Briagde

kyon

• narrator and protagonist
• no full name, just 'Kyon'
• saracastic and cynical
• no supernatural powers
• implied feelings for Haruhi, Yuki, Mikuru

yuki nagato

• alien, artificial human being
• starts out with zero emotion
• develops emotions later on
• has the power to manipulate data

itsuki koizumi

• an ESPer, can use powers in Closed Space
• follows Haruhi's commands with a smile
• hinted darker side, never exploited
• part of The Organization/The Agency
• implied feelings for Haruhi Suzumiya

mikuru asahina

• assigned "mascot" of the SOS Brigade
• time traveler from the future
• really good at making tea
• very innocent and naive
• implied feelings for Kyon

the anime

• two seasons
• 3-hr movie "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya"
• produced by KyoAni/licensed by Bandai Entertainment
• both seasons have 14 episodes each
• chronologically, the 2nd season is set in the middle of the 1st

the books

• several volumes not yet animated
• many characters only seen in books
• Sasaki, Kyon's friend from middle school
• more drama and action, jealousy and emotion

spinoffs

• The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi-chan
• Nyoron Churuya
• The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan