2009 Version
On April 3, 2009, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya began re-airing on Japanese television networks. However, whereas the original airing comprised only fourteen episodes, the re-airing features twenty-eight episodes, including fourteen new episodes, collectively referred to as 'season two' in DVD releases. All episodes were aired in chronological order, resulting in the new episodes being mixed in with the old ones. The English-dubbed version of the 14 new episodes of the anime was aired on Animax Asia and its subsidiaries from April 6, 2011. DVD versions of the 2006 episodes were shown in the broadcast, featuring small amounts of additional footage and dialogue that were not shown in the original TV broadcast.
| # | Title | Original airdate | English airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 1" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu I" (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱I) |
April 3, 2009 | N/A |
| 02 | "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu II" (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱II) |
April 10, 2009 | N/A |
| 03 | "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 3" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu III" (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱III) |
April 17, 2009 | N/A |
| 04 | "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 4" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu IV" (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱IV) |
April 24, 2009 | N/A |
| 05 | "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 5" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu V" (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱V) |
May 1, 2009 | N/A |
| 06 | "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 6" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu VI" (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱VI) |
May 8, 2009 | N/A |
| 07 | "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Taikutsu" (涼宮ハルヒの退屈) |
May 15, 2009 | N/A |
| 08 | "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" "Sasa no Ha Rapusodi" (笹の葉ラプソディ) |
May 22, 2009 | April 6, 2011 |
| On Tanabata, July 7, Kyon and Mikuru travel back in time on a mission to the Tanabata of three years before. The future Mikuru puts her younger self to sleep and tells Kyon to help a certain person. Carrying the sleeping Mikuru, Kyon finds a young Haruhi sneaking into East Junior High and assists her using the alias "John Smith". After helping her draw strange symbols on the school athletics grounds, Haruhi questions him on the existence of strange beings; Kyon suggests that they might exist because he knows someone like her at his school (referring to her future self). After Haruhi leaves, Kyon wakes up Mikuru and finds that she does not have her time traveling device, or TPDD. They go to see Yuki, who helps them return to their proper time. Kyon wonders if he was the one who inspired Haruhi to attend North High and start searching for strange beings. | |||
| 09 | "Mystérique Sign" "Misuterikku Sain" (ミステリックサイン) |
May 29, 2009 | N/A |
| 10 | "Remote Island Syndrome Part 1" "Kotō Shōkōgun (Zenpen)" (孤島症候群(前編)) |
June 5, 2009 | N/A |
| 11 | "Remote Island Syndrome Part 2" "Kotō Shōkōgun (Kōhen)" (孤島症候群(後編)) |
June 12, 2009 | N/A |
| 12 | "Endless Eight" "Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト) |
June 19, 2009 | April 13, 2011 |
| Kyon's relaxing summer vacation is interrupted by a sudden phone call. It appears that Haruhi wants the SOS Brigade to join her in summer activities and unfortunately for Kyon, Haruhi has a long list of activities she wants to try out. As such, the group is taken on a whirlwind tour of summer activities, from swimming pools to summer festivals, part-time jobs, and bug hunting. Finally, having gone through Haruhi's entire list, the last day of August arrives. Though Kyon tries to make up for his lost time by doing his neglected summer homework, he eventually gives in to distraction and goes to bed without finishing it. | |||
| 13 | "Endless Eight" "Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト) |
June 26, 2009 | April 13, 2011 |
| Like the previous episode, Kyon's easy going summer vacation is interrupted as the group is taken on a whirlwind tour of summer activities. However, Kyon is wracked by a sense of déjà vu. Itsuki is likewise troubled, while Yuki seems even more detached than usual. They finally figure out that Haruhi has put the last two weeks of August into an infinite loop because she refuses to let summer end. They find out that the loop has repeated 15,498 times, but none of them can devise anything to stop the cycle from repeating. Though the repeating cycle changed during the 2391 and 11054th times when the SOS Brigade did not attend the Bon Odori festival, 437 times when they did not go goldfish catching and 9025 times when they did various part time jobs, which is divided into six different jobs. Upon their last meeting in a restaurant on August 30, Kyon calls out after Haruhi in a last-ditch attempt to stop her from leaving, but fails to think of anything he can do, and she leaves. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon, resigned to the loop repeating itself, goes to bed without finishing his summer homework. | |||
| 14 | "Endless Eight" "Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト) |
July 3, 2009 | April 20, 2011 |
| The same exact events in the previous episode once again unfold with slight variations and the gang wearing different clothes. Once again the Brigade, with the exception of Haruhi, finds out that they are trapped in an infinite loop. In this 15,499th loop, Kyon and the others once again are unable to discover how to escape the endless summer. In the same scene in the restaurant, Kyon is unable to stop Haruhi from leaving, hence dooming the world to another summer loop. Kyon again goes to sleep without finishing his homework on the last day of summer. | |||
| 15 | "Endless Eight" "Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト) |
July 10, 2009 | April 20, 2011 |
| The previous time loop continues for the 15,513th time. This time, Kyon mentally senses an even greater familiarity with events and places from previous cycles. Once again, none of the Brigade members can devise anything to stop the cycle from repeating. On their final meeting in the restaurant, Kyon tries to call out after Haruhi but fails to do anything as visions of the loop's events flash in his mind. As Kyon regains his senses, Haruhi has left. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon, resigned to the loop repeating itself, goes to bed without finishing his summer homework. | |||
| 16 | "Endless Eight" "Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト) |
July 17, 2009 | April 27, 2011 |
| The previous time loop continues for the 15,521st time. The scene prior to Haruhi's dismissal of group activities is repeated, showing the same event happening in this loop, and the next two loops. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon once again goes to bed without finishing his summer homework. | |||
| 17 | "Endless Eight" "Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト) |
July 24, 2009 | April 27, 2011 |
| The previous time loop continues for the 15,524th time. Kyon rides his bike and approaches Yuki. In that moment, he speculates his reason for doing so and simply lets her leave without conversation. Kyon goes to bed without finishing his summer homework once again. | |||
| 18 | "Endless Eight" "Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト) |
July 31, 2009 | May 4, 2011 |
| The loop continues for the 15,527th time. The scene where Kyon answers Haruhi's call loops twice, the scene in which Kyon notices Yuki at the pool loops twice, and the scene where Haruhi says she left the last day of summer open just in case also loops twice. Kyon once again goes to bed without finishing his summer homework. | |||
| 19 | "Endless Eight" "Endoresu Eito" (エンドレスエイト) |
August 7, 2009 | May 4, 2011 |
| The loop continues for the 15,532nd time, but as Haruhi leaves on August 30, Kyon beckons the SOS Brigade to finish their summer homework together, thus breaking the endless loop of summer. Irritated, Haruhi berates him, but decides to come anyway even though she has already finished her homework. Kyon wakes up on September 1 to embrace a new school term. | |||
| 20 | "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 1" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki I" (涼宮ハルヒの溜息I) |
August 14, 2009 | May 11, 2011 |
| Upon the start of a new term, North High School is preparing for the annual school Culture Festival. Displeased with the class decision on a questionnaire, Haruhi tells Kyon that the SOS Brigade will do something more interesting. Influenced by a bad film the previous night, Haruhi commits the Brigade for a short independent film with Mikuru and Itsuki as the protagonists, Yuki as the villain, and Kyon doing 'menial tasks' including the filming. Kyon and Mikuru accompany Haruhi as she negotiates shop owners for materials, such as an expensive camcorder and airsoft guns for free upon willingness to sponsor the film. | |||
| 21 | "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki II" (涼宮ハルヒの溜息II) |
August 21, 2009 | May 11, 2011 |
| Preparation for the SOS Brigade's short film continues, with character roles revealed. Mikuru is forced to dress in an embarrassing waitress costume for her role, while Yuki appears as a witch. On the first day of filming, the Brigade film the two commercials to advertise their sponsors, as shown in the episode "The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00". They then film several scenes in a park, and Kyon points out that Haruhi did not actually write a script. | |||
| 22 | "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 3" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki III" (涼宮ハルヒの溜息III) |
August 28, 2009 | May 18, 2011 |
| The SOS Brigade continue filming, though Haruhi is displeased with the battle sequence. Haruhi conjures the idea of the "Mikuru Beam" from her blue-contact lens on the left eye. With Haruhi's powers, the beam turns out to be real and fires dangerous invisible beams. Yuki protects Kyon from the laser shots before tackling Mikuru and removing the contact. While Haruhi changes Mikuru into a bunny girl outfit, the others discuss the situation. After filming for the remainder of the day, Haruhi leaves insisting on a tight filming schedule until the festival, including working on a Sunday. Yuki uses bite-injected nanomachines to counter Haruhi's effects on Mikuru. The next day, Mikuru shows some unwillingness to resume prompting Haruhi to pick her up. Also, Haruhi adds Taniguchi, Kunikida and Tsuruya to be extras in the film. | |||
| 23 | "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 4" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki IV" (涼宮ハルヒの溜息IV) |
September 4, 2009 | May 18, 2011 |
| As the SOS Brigade continues filming, Haruhi tries to give Mikuru another contact lens, ergo another superpower. Yuki quickly takes action and injects her with more nanomachines before any serious damage could be done. After Mikuru is doused in a lake, Tsuruya offers her place as a movie scene. When Kyon notices Mikuru drugged up for a kiss scene with Itsuki, he gets furious about Haruhi's poor treatment of Mikuru and almost hits her, forcing Itsuki to stop him. As a result, Haruhi becomes depressed, since she always thought Kyon would support her. After hearing Taniguchi's rude comments, Kyon realizes he is no better and later talks to Haruhi and reinvigorates her. However, Haruhi becomes a little too encouraged as her powers bloom cherry blossoms out of season. | |||
| 24 | "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 5" "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki V" (涼宮ハルヒの溜息V) |
September 11, 2009 | May 25, 2011 |
| Deciding Yuki needs a familiar for her role, Haruhi picks up a stray cat and names it Shamisen. However, when Haruhi leaves that day, Shamisen starts talking as a result of Haruhi's powers. The other Brigade members meet up, where Itsuki suggests a reminder to Haruhi that her movie is a work of fiction, before reality incurs further damage. Later on, both Mikuru and Yuki share their independent views about Haruhi. As Haruhi's powers continue through filming, Itsuki calls out Kyon to hold back Haruhi's powers. Kyon accomplishes this by convincing Haruhi to add a disclaimer over the credits saying it is a work of fiction. After the filming, Kyon and Haruhi remain at the club room to do the editing. Kyon falls asleep while editing the movie, but wakes up the next day to find the movie had somehow completed itself while he was sleeping. The episode ends with a flashback to May, where Kyon tells Haruhi the truth about the other Brigade members, but she does not believe him. | |||
| 25 | "The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00" "Asahina Mikuru no Bōken Episode 00" (朝比奈ミクルの冒険 Episode00) |
September 18, 2009 | N/A |
| 26 | "Live Alive" "Raibu Araibu" (ライブアライブ) |
September 25, 2009 | N/A |
| 27 | "The Day of Sagittarius" "Iteza no Hi" (射手座の日) |
October 2, 2009 | N/A |
| 28 | "Someday in the Rain" "Samudei in za Rein" (サムデイ イン ザ レイン) |
October 9, 2009 | N/A |
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