The first one, by Makoto Mizuno, ran from May to December 2004 issues of Shōnen Ace and was partially compiled in one volume published in August 2004. It was considerably different from the light novels in its one published volume, having little input from the original author.
The second series, illustrated by Gaku Tsugano, ran from November 2005 to November 2013 issues,[1] with a younger target audience than the original novels. On April 17, 2008, Yen Press announced that they had acquired the license for the North American release of the first four volumes of the second manga series, promising the manga would not be censored.[2]
The third adaptation, was an official parody four-panelcomic strip titled The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi-chan by Puyo started serialization in Shōnen Ace on July 26, 2007, and in The Sneaker on August 30, 2007.
Yen Press licensed the Haruhi-chan manga series for an English release in North America[3] and released the first volume on October 26, 2010.[4]
Another manga, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (長門有希ちゃんの消失, Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu), also by Puyo, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace between July 2009 and August 2016. It is set in the alternate timeline established in the fourth light novel, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, where Yuki Nagato is a shy schoolgirl as opposed to an alien.[5] The series has also been licensed in North America by Yen Press.[6]
A dōjinshi of note is the four-panel parody manga Nyorōn Churuya-san by Eretto (Utsura Uraraka). Starring a super deformed, smoked cheese-loving version of Tsuruya this manga was published in three volumes (released in August 2006, February 2007, and October 2007)[7] before beginning serialization in the magazine Comp Ace in November 2008.[8]
01. "Suzumiya Haruhi and the SOS Dan enliven the World!"
02. "Welcome to Nagato's World"
03. "A Trip through the City"
04. "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody"
05. "Let's play baseball!"
Chapter 1 tells the story of how Kyon inspired Haruhi to create the SOS Brigade. Chapter 2 is about Nagato telling Kyon about her true identity and Haruhi getting a computer for the Brigade. Chapter 3 is about Kyon going with Mikuru to the city to look for strange beings, and Mikuru tells him her true identity and that Haruhi can destroy the world. Chapter 4 is about Kyon going back in time to meet a younger Haruhi, and motivating her to come to North High. Chapter 5 is about the Brigade playing baseball.
A high school freshman known only as Kyon encounters a strange individual named Haruhi Suzumiya. Somewhat influenced by Kyon, Haruhi sets up the SOS Brigade, recruiting Yuki Nagato. Kyon learns from Yuki that she is an alien in charge of monitoring Haruhi, who has god-like abilities to subconsciously affect the world. Another alien in Kyon's class, Ryoko Asakura, attempts to kill him to try to get a reaction from Haruhi, but Yuki stops her. Haruhi recruits Mikuru Asahina, using her to blackmail a computer out of the computer club. A transfer student named Itsuki Koizumi joins the club. Mikuru reveals to Kyon that she is a time traveller sent to monitor Haruhi. Itsuki reveals himself to be an esper who reveres Haruhi as a god.
Kyon meets an older Mikuru, who gives him some advice concerning a future dilemma. Later, Itsuki takes Kyon to a closed space, a realm subconsciously created by Haruhi, where he fights a large blue giant. As Haruhi becomes increasingly bored, she pulls Kyon and herself inside one of these closed spaces. Using advice he received from Yuki and the elder Mikuru, Kyon breaks free from the closed space by kissing Haruhi.
In "The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya", Haruhi enters the SOS Brigade into a baseball tournament. Yuki uses her powers to win the opening game and prevent Haruhi from destroying the world. In the manga-only story "Knowing Me, Knowing You", Mikuru invites Kyon to go shopping with her whilst trying to keep it a secret from Haruhi. In "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody", on Tanabata, Mikuru takes Kyon three years into the past where he helps a young Haruhi draw weird lines inside a schoolyard, influencing her desire to seek out aliens, time travellers and espers.
In "Mysterique Sign", the SOS Brigade are tasked with seeking out the computer club president, who has gone missing due to a weird symbol on the SOS Brigade website. In the manga-exclusive "Mysterique Sign Returns", the SOS Brigade pursues its follow-up investigation of other people who viewed the symbol on the website, one of whom is Kyon's grandfather. In "Remote Island Syndrome", the SOS Brigade vacations at a mansion on a remote island, and are thrust into a murder mystery when they find their host with a knife in his chest.
22. "A Perspective on Life from Shamisen the Stray"
23. "Get in the Ring"
24. "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya I"
25. "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya II"
As an activity-packed summer incites a lot of deja-vu within Kyon, he learns that they have been repeating the last two weeks of summer thousands of times due to Haruhi's desire to not let summer end without doing everything she wants. In the manga-only story "A Perspective on Life from Shamisen the Stray", set between scenes of "Endless Eight", Shamisen makes observances on humans. Another manga-only story, "Get in the Ring", is a fuller account of the school sports festival shown briefly in the light novel and anime versions of The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya. Haruhi's powers cause the teams to keep switching places, leaving the SOS Brigade to try and figure out what she desires. In "The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya", as the cultural festival approaches, Haruhi decides to make her own film.
As production on the SOS Brigade's movie continues, Haruhi's desire for amazing effects causes lasers and other bizarre effects to come into reality. Furthermore, Haruhi's shabby treatment of Mikuru enrages Kyon to the point that he almost hits her. In a diversion from the light novel and anime versions, rather than make up with Haruhi after their fight, Kyon goads her into continuing with the movie by hijacking the school's broadcast room and running a preview of the movie. Kyon puts a stop to the crazy phenomenon by having Haruhi add a disclaimer that the movie is a work of fiction. In the manga-only story "Show Must Go On", Kyon's sister sneaks into the cultural festival, and she and Kyon end up performing in the play put on by Koizumi's class. In "Live a Live", the movie is shown at the cultural festival, and Haruhi acts as a stand-in for a band's performance. In another manga exclusive, "Tales from the Thousand Lakes", the SOS Brigade takes a trip to a pair of lakes and rent priestess costumes for the girls. They are mistaken for real priestesses by a young girl, who enlists their help in finding her missing brother.
In "The Day of Sagittaruis", in an attempt to recover their stolen equipment, the Computer Research Society challenges the SOS Brigade to a space battle simulation game. The SOS Brigade start off at an advantage due to both their inexperience and the computer club's cheating, but with Nagato's help they win. In the manga-exclusive sequel, "The Day of Sagittarius Aftermath", the Computer Research Society takes advantage of Haruhi's permission to let Nagato spend time with their group by attempting to make both Nagato and Asahina permanent members. In "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya", Kyon wakes up to find his whole world has changed. Haruhi and Koizumi are missing, Asakura has returned, Asahina and Tsuruya have no memory of him, and Nagato is a normal, shy human being.
42. "Parallel Sidestory I: A Sudden Cinderella Story"
43. "Parallel Sidestory II: Mikurion Dollar Baby"
Kyon finds a message from the original Nagato, telling him to gather a set of keys. As he starts to get used to the new world, getting to know the new Nagato, he learns from Taniguchi that Haruhi has been at a different school the entire time. By introducing himself as "John Smith", the alias he used when he travelled back in time to assist the young Haruhi, Kyon gets Haruhi to believe his story. She gathers all the members of the SOS Brigade in the classroom, providing the keys necessary to activate the program from Nagato, offering him a way to fix things. The manga-only "Parallel Sidestory" series is a collection of one-shot stories set in alternate universes in which the SOS Brigade members are all adults. In "A Sudden Cinderella Story", the members of the SOS Brigade comprise SO3 Studio, a struggling talent agency. In "Mikurion Dollar Baby", Asahina is a rising boxer and Haruhi is her manager.
48. "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya: Epilogue"
49. "Parallel Sidestory III: Message From Meiji 38, All Clear Out Here"
Travelling back to the Tanabata of three years ago, Kyon teams up with adult Asahina and goes to see Nagato. Nagato explains that, after accumulating a lot of stress over the years, she stole Haruhi's powers and used them to eliminate everything paranormal from the world. Receiving an antidote to reverse the effects of Nagato's alteration, Kyon returns to the point when everything changed. He is stabbed by Asakura but is rescued by future counterparts of Nagato, Asahina, and himself. Returning to his normal timeline, Kyon assures Nagato that if the Data Overmind does anything to harm her, he will reveal his hidden alias to Haruhi and use her powers to stop them. The manga-only story "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya: Epilogue" accounts an alternate version of the Christmas party which is seen in "Snowy Mountain Syndrome" in the light novels. In "Message From Meiji 38, All Clear Out Here", the members of the SOS Brigade are wandering travelers living near the end of the Meiji era, searching for "fifth dimensional tea".
In "Lover at First Sight" (an adaptation of "Love at First Sight" from the light novels), Kyon receives a phone call from his middle school classmate, Nakagawa, who has feelings for Nagato and asks Kyon to hook them up. In "Snowy Mountain Syndrome", the SOS Brigade go on a ski trip to celebrate New Year's, but find themselves caught in a snowstorm. They take shelter in a strange mansion where the very concept of time is distorted. Furthermore, they learn Nagato has been disconnected from the Data Overmind.
Kyon is approached by a lustful Asahina, who turns out to be a fake. After discovering the others had similar visions, Nagato comes down with a fever. Kyon and Koizumi discover a strange door complete with a puzzle. With help from Nagato, Kyon and Koizumi solve the puzzle and return to reality. In "Where Did the Cat Go?", Koizumi holds another murder mystery. In the manga-only story "Red Data Elegy", the SOS Brigade's winter vacation continues with an encounter with a mysterious wolf.
60. "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya ~Another Day~"
61. "The Melancholy of Mikuru Asahina I"
62. "The Melancholy of Mikuru Asahina II"
63. "Editor in Chief ☆ Full Speed Ahead! I"
64. "Editor in Chief ☆ Full Speed Ahead! II"
In "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya ~Another Day~", an adaptation of the prologue chapter of The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kyon assembles Asahina and Nagato and travels back in time in order to rescue himself from Asakura and put the timeline back on track. In "The Melancholy of Mikuru Asahina", Mikuru asks Kyon to help her buy some tea leaves, but it turns out to be part of a time travel mission. In "Editor in Chief ☆ Full Speed Ahead!", the new student council president threatens to disband the SOS Brigade, so the members must produce a collection of literature. Haruhi declares herself the publication's editor and threatens to reject any submissions that aren't good.
Haruhi assigns Nagato a horror story, Asahina a fairy tale, Koizumi a mystery, and Kyon a love story, and solicits contributions from numerous other students. Koizumi realizes that Haruhi intended that Kyon get the love story so she could learn about his romantic history, since his lack of imagination would force him to write about his own experiences. He writes a pseudo love story about the time he took one of his little sister's friends, Miyokichi, to see an adult movie that she couldn't get into on her own. Haruhi's soliciting contributions acts as unintentional advertising for the publication, causing it to promptly "sell out". In the manga-only story "Welcome to the House of Terror", set near the end of "Editor in Chief ☆ Full Speed Ahead!", Haruhi, Kyon, and Taniguchi are working on the literary publication at Kyon's house when Miyokichi asks them to go with her to an abandoned house where a family was supposedly murdered. In "The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya", Kyon is concerned when Haruhi becomes unusually subdued. He encounters a more immediate crisis when he finds a second Asahina hiding in the broom closet.
The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi-chan is an official gag manga series written and illustrated by Puyo in which the cast are depicted in chibi forms.[49]
This is an omnibus of three anthologies containing short stories from several different manga artists. On March 4, 2014, Yen Press announced they had acquired the license for the North American release.[100]
The cover art is by Noizi Ito and the colour illustrations inside are by Puyo, Gaku Tsugano, Hiroaki Samura, Naru Nanao, Yasu, Miki Miyashita, Kaishuku, Jinsei Kataoka, Sekihiko Inui, TO18, Hajime Katoki, Okama, TIV and Mine Yoshizaki. There is an afterword at the end of the book that includes comments from every credited author and illustrator.
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"The Contest of Haruhi Suzumiya" (涼宮ハルヒの競演, Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyōen)
This is a one off collection of nineteen short stories by fifteen different manga artists. On April 8, 2012, Yen Press announced they had acquired the license for the North American release.[105]
The cover art is by Aya Shouoto and the colour illustrations inside are by Akiho Narimiya and Ren Hidoh. There is an afterword at the end of the book that includes comments from every credited author and illustrator.