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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)
Original name: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: On his first day of high school, Kyon meets an eccentric girl named Haruhi Suzumiya, who announces to the class that she is interested only in meeting aliens, time travelers, and espers. Discontent with the selection of afterschool clubs presented before her, she starts a new club called the SOS Brigade and enlists Kyon, a quiet bookworm named Yuki Nagato, a shy but beautiful junior named Mikuru Asahina, and a grinning and loyal transfer named Itsuki Koizumi. Each of them except Kyon is secretly part of one of the groups Haruhi desired to meet, and they all must keep close watch on her. If she ever grows dissatisfied with reality, she may unintentionally destroy the world.
Style: anime, semi serious, humorous, captivating, feel good, entertaining, seinen, offbeat
Plot: alien, time travel, high school, supernatural ability, secret movement, danger, alien encounter, slice of life, student, schoolgirl, female protagonist, supernatural, teenage girl, teenage life, teenager, japanese schoolgirl, school club, high school life, strong female lead, groundhog day, magic realism, youth, romance
Time: 2000s
Place: japan, asia

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Duration: 3 min.
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