(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 - Yuko Goto (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)
- 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 - Ryoko 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)
- Daisuke Ishikawa - Baseball Team Captain (ep4)
- Eiji Yanagisawa - Umpire (ep4)
- Hidehiko Kaneko - Kamigahara Pirates Captain (ep4)
- Katsuhiro Harasawa - Vocal (ep12)
- Kimiko Saito - Old Lady A (ep1)
- Mitsuaki Furuya - Member C (eps3, 11)
- Riichi Nishimoto - Kamigahara Pirates Batter (ep4)
- Takamasa Oohashi - Kamigahara Pirates Catcher (ep4)
- Takeshi Aono - Manager (ep13)
- Yasuhiro - Member B (eps3, 11)
- Yuuichi Ishigami - Member A (eps3, 11)
- Yuuki 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: Yuko Goto as Mikuru Asahina
- Bouken de-show de-show? (Opening 2) Sung by: Aya Hirano
- Hare Hare Yukai (Ending 1) Sung by: Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, Yuko Goto
- God knows... (Insert Song; ep12) Sung by: Aya Hirano
- Lost my music (Insert Song; ep12) Sung by: Aya Hirano