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Anime like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Not everyone loves The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it.

  2. You like Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes.

  3. You like episodes that make more sense once you know the whole story.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer1984

    • a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it
    • Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes

    Good for you if you like a dream that folds in on itself until nothing feels solid.

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time2006

    • Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes

    Good for you if you like Makoto leaping back in time to redo a test or sing karaoke for hours.

  • Kokoro Connect2012

    • a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it

    Good for you if you like a premise where bodies switch without warning.

  • Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -2018

    • a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it
    • Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes

    Good for you if you like absurd gags that escalate out of nowhere.

  • Please Put Them On, Takamine-san2025

    • a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it
    • Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes

    Good for you if you like an absurd premise played completely straight.

  • The Day I Became a God2020

    • Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes

    Good for you if you like Hina's silly predictions and summer misadventures.

  • Tomo-chan Is a Girl!2023

    • Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes

    Good for you if you like Tomo hitting Junichiro every time she means to flirt.

  • Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts2010

    • a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it
    • Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes

    Good for you if you like Akihisa and his friends being proudly, loudly stupid.

  • The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.2016

    • a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it
    • Kyon's dry inner comments on Haruhi's schemes

    Good for you if you like fast gags about a psychic who just wants to be left alone.

  • Monogatari2009

    • a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it

    Good for you if you like ghosts and spirits from Japanese folklore hiding inside teenage problems.

  • FLCL2000

    • a school comedy where the strange girl might be reshaping the world without knowing it

    Good for you if you like robots bursting out of a kid's forehead with no explanation.

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