(The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is an anime based on the
light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito. It was produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Tetsuya Ishihara. The original run contained 14 episodes and was aired between April 2 and July 2, 2006. The second season aired between April 3, 2009 and October 9, 2009.
The English adaption of the anime is licensed by Bandai Entertainment.
Voice Cast
Main Cast
- Haruhi Suzumiya - Aya Hirano (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)
- Kyon - Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese), Crispin Freeman (English)
Secondary Cast
- Itsuki Koizumi - Daisuke Ono (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
- Kunikida - Megumi Matsumoto (Japanese), Brianne Siddall (English)
- Kyon's Little Sister - Sayaka Aoki (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)
- Mikuru Asahina - Yūko Gotō (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English)
- Ryoko Asakura - Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese), Bridget Hoffman (English)
- Taniguchi - Minoru Shiraishi (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English)
- Tsuruya-san - Yuki Matsuoka (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)
- Yuki Nagato - Minori Chihara (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
Minor Cast
- Arakawa - Akio Ohtsuka (Japanese), Michael Forest (English)
- Computer Club President - Nobuyuki Kobushi (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English)
- Eijiro Omori - Hirokazu Hiramatsu (Japanese)
- Emiri Kimidori - Yuri Shiratori (Japanese), Hynden Walch (English)
- Keiichi Tamaru - Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English)
- Kiyosumi Morimura - Eiji Yanagisawa (Japanese), Michael McConnohie (English)
- Mai Zaizen - Sara Nakayama (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)
- Mitsuaki Furuya - Nobuyuki Kobushi (Japanese)
- Miyuki Enomoto - Mai Kadowaki (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
- Mizuki Okajima - Mina Hiroe (Japanese), Patricia Ja Lee (English)
- Okabe-sensei - Eiji Yanagisawa (Japanese), Michael McConnohie (English)
- Shamisen - Kenichi Ogata (Japanese), Steve Kramer, Michael McConnohie (English)
- Sono Mori - Akane Omae (Japanese), Hynden Walch (English)
- Takako Nakanishi - Ryōko Nagata (Japanese), Megan Hollingshead (English)
- Yutaka Tamaru - Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese), Vic Mignogna (English)
- Yuusuke Suzuki - Kenichi Mochizuki (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English)
Additional Voices
Japanese
- Aiko Hibi - Old Lady B (ep1)
- Airi Sakuno - Female Elementary Student (ep18)
- Akira Kirihara - Female Elementary Student (ep13)
- Arise Satou - Female Elementary Student (ep15)
- Aya Uchida - Child (ep21)
- Daisuke Ishikawa - Baseball Team Captain (ep4)
- Eiji Yanagisawa - Umpire (ep4)
- Go Inoue - Mask Shop Man (ep14)
- Goichi Komiya - Mask Shop Man (ep12)
- Haruka Kouno - Male Elementary Student (ep15)
- Haruka Nakanishi - Actress (ep17)
- Hidehiko Kaneko - Kamigahara Pirates Captain (ep4)
- Hideki Tasaka - Announcer (eps12-19), Warrior Man (ep24)
- Iori Nomizu - Female Elementary Student (ep12)
- Jin Domon - Commentary (eps12-19), Dwarf Man (ep24)
- Katsuhiro Harasawa - Vocal (ep12)
- Kimiko Saitō - Old Lady A (ep1)
- Kousuke Takeuchi - Starter (ep20)
- Kōta Satō - Mask Shop Man (ep15)
- Mai Ishikawa - Female Elementary Student (ep19)
- Mihoko Nakamichi - Mother (ep21)
- Mina - Female Elementary Student (ep13)
- Mitsuaki Furuya - Member C (eps3, 11)
- Mitsuru Takakuwa - Mask Shop Man (ep16)
- Nami Kanda - Site Announcer (ep16)
- Riichi Nishimoto - Kamigahara Pirates Batter (ep4)
- Ryōko Shimizu - Female Elementary Student (ep14)
- Ryūichi Yoshida - Mask Shop Man (ep18)
- Shiori Mikami - Girl A (ep20)
- Taeko Kitamura - Female Elementary Student (ep19)
- Taira Kikumoto - Passerby (ep21)
- Takako Uemura - Female Elementary Student (ep18)
- Takamasa Oohashi - Kamigahara Pirates Catcher (ep4)
- Takeshi Aono - Manager (ep13)
- Tohru Inamura - Mask Shop Man (ep19)
- Tomosa Murata - Female Elementary Student (ep14)
- Tsuguo Mogami - Shinto Priest (ep22)
- Yasufumi Saitō - Mask Shop Man (ep17)
- Yasuhiro - Member B (eps3, 11)
- Yoshikazu Nagano - Mask Shop Man (ep13)
- Yuka Saitō - Girl B (ep20)
- Yuuichi Ishigami - Member A (eps3, 11)
- Yūki Ono - Member D (ep11)
English
- Liam O'Brien - Baseball Team Captain (ep8)
- Merrilyn Crouch - Old Lady A (ep1), Schoolgirl (ep2)
- Michael McConnohie - Kamigahara Pirates Captain (ep8), Member A (ep3)
- Patricia Ja Lee - Schoolgirl (ep2)
- Steve Kramer - Manager (ep5), Umpire (ep8)
Theme Songs
- Koi no Mikuru Densetsu (Opening 1) Sung by: Yūko Gotō as Mikuru Asahina
- Bouken de-show de-show? (Opening 2) Sung by: Aya Hirano
- Super Driver (Opening 3) Sung by: Aya Hirano
- Hare Hare Yukai (Ending 1) Sung by: Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, Yūko Gotō
- Tomare! (Ending 2) Sung by: Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, Yūko Gotō
- God knows... (Insert Song; ep12) Sung by: Aya Hirano
- Lost my music (Insert Song; ep12) Sung by: Aya Hirano