12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki and Haruhi’s Wager

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki is a charming spinoff full of amusing nods to the better-known anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. But although Haruhi gets booted from the title, she still has a major presence in the story. Of relevance to the current season, her approach to Santa Claus aligns surprisingly well with a… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki and Haruhi’s Wager

Haruhi’s Five Ways, Way V: The Finality of Haruhi Suzumiya

After all our philosophical adventures, let me finally introduce you to the curious case of Haruhi Suzumiya, an intelligent girl who, nevertheless, acts completely nuts. Haruhi has both good looks and the desire for romance, yet she blows away her chances at it in the most spectacular ways. She’s fairly athletic, has an artistic sensibility,… Read More Haruhi’s Five Ways, Way V: The Finality of Haruhi Suzumiya

Haruhi’s Five Ways, Way IV: The Participation of Yuki Nagato

Premise one, premise two, conclusion. Measures, data, ciphers. For quite some time, that’s all we get from Yuki Nagato of the one-member Literature Club, whose clubroom is invaded by Haruhi’s crazy SOS Brigade. Unfazed by the fact that she’s been “inherited” along with the clubroom’s equipment, the stone-faced girl reveals herself to our protagonist as… Read More Haruhi’s Five Ways, Way IV: The Participation of Yuki Nagato