Welcome Japan’s hottest property and the international phenomenon known as Haruhism!
Kyon is your ordinary high school freshman who has long given up on his childhood dreams of encountering the fantastic and supernatural…or so he thought. From the very first day of school, his classmate — the beautiful but eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya — makes it very clear that her only desire is to meet aliens, time travelers, and psychics! A chance conversation between the two inspires Haruhi to form the SOS Brigade, a school club created for the sole purpose of getting these supernatural beings together. The initial members consist of the mute bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid but voluptuous Mikuru Asahina, and the polite and ever-smiling Itsuki Koizumi. But it isn’t long before Kyon realizes that Haruhi’s “helpless victims” are actually members of secret organizations — both futuristic and alien — keeping watch over Haruhi, as she is the pinnacle of some major calamity on the horizon…
- HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 1 | October 2008
- HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 2 | March 2009
- HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 3 | June 2009
- HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 4 | October 2009
- HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 5 | March 2010
- HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 6 | June 2010
- HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 7 | Coming October 2010
- HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 8 | Coming March 2011
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya © Nagaru TANIGAWA, Noizi ITO / KADOKAWA SHOTEN © Gaku TSUGANO / KADOKAWA SHOTEN
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 1
story by Nagaru Tanigawa, art by Gaku Tsugano, character design by Noizi Ito
October 2008 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2944-1 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 208 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Older Teen
It’s average schoolboy Kyon’s typical first day at an ordinary high school. Little does he know that his humdrum life is about to get a dose of the superfantastic thanks to fellow classmate Haruhi Suzumiya!
Are you ready to join the SOS Brigade?!
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 2
story by Nagaru Tanigawa, art by Gaku Tsugano, character design by Noizi Ito
March 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2945-8 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Older Teen
“Let’s track down aliens, time travelers, and psychics and hang out with them!” Haruhi Suzumiya established the SOS Brigade for that sole purpose. But why’s she been acting so strange of late? So…melancholy? Unable to locate any supernatural beings (even though they’re right there in the club room the whole time), Haruhi’s frustrations turn violent. What’s Kyon gotten himself mixed up in this time?! Enjoy volume 2 of this somewhat abnormal high school story!
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 3
story by Nagaru Tanigawa, art by Gaku Tsugano, character design by Noizi Ito
June 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2946-5 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 208 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Older Teen
The SOS Brigade gets browbeaten into entering a baseball tournament to help their fearless leader stave off boredom. But despite the Brigade’s clear lack of skill Haruhi has no intention of losing…and she’s ready to pitch a fit if her team doesn’t step up to the plate!
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 4
story by Nagaru Tanigawa, art by Gaku Tsugano, character design by Noizi Ito
October 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2947-2 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 208 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Older Teen
When the SOS Brigade receives an urgent message that the Computer Research Society’s president has gone missing, Haruhi confidently promises to locate him, and the SOS Brigade is off!
Of course, they have no idea where to start…
Is the new SOS Brigade insignia that Haruhi designed to blame for all of this???
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 5
story by Nagaru Tanigawa, art by Gaku Tsugano, character design by Noizi Ito
March 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-316-08605-9 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Older Teen
It’s summer break, but not for the SOS Brigade! With only a month of vacation left, Haruhi has devised a plan to pack as much fun as possible into their final days of freedom. But is Kyon up for the “endless summer” Haruhi has in mind?
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 6
story by Nagaru Tanigawa, art by Gaku Tsugano, character design by Noizi Ito
June 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-316-08952-4 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Older Teen
Swapping her Brigade Chief armband for a director’s chair, Haruhi continues production on the SOS Brigade’s school festival film project. As she watches her half-baked plot acted out in front of her, Haruhi longs even more for the supernatural reality depicted in her movie. And for Haruhi, bringing her script to life is wholly possible…and inevitably dangerous!
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 7
story by Nagaru Tanigawa, art by Gaku Tsugano, character design by Noizi Ito
Coming October 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-316-08953-1 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Older Teen
In a last-ditch attempt to recover their stolen equipment, the Computer Research Society challenges the SOS Brigade to a winner-takes-all multi-player space battle simulation! Failure seems inevitable, but losing is not an option! Can the unique members of the SOS Brigade pull together to destroy the expert Computer Research Society before Haruhi destroys the whole city?
THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Volume 8
story by Nagaru Tanigawa, art by Gaku Tsugano, character design by Noizi Ito
Coming March 2011 | ISBN: 978-0-316-08954-8 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Older Teen
Something very, very strange is going on…because nothing strange is going on…Overnight, the SOS Brigade, the existence of supernatural beings, and Haruhi Suzumiya’s obsession with finding them (not to mention Haruhi herself!) have disappeared. Has the goddess lost her touch? And why is Kyon, who so often longed for a normal life, so upset to find all of it suddenly gone?
