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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Seasons 1 and 2 (Blu-ray)

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Title: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Seasons 1 and 2
Volume: Blu-ray
Running time: 700
Distributor: FUNimation Entertainment

Release date: 2016-09-13
Suggested retail price: $64.98
Age rating: 14+

SKU: FN-01777
UPC: 704400017773 704400017773

Description:
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya contains episodes 1-28.

Kyon is a cynical and sarcastic teenager. The first day of his first year of high school is filled with hopes of a normal school experience hopes that are immediately dashed after meeting the beautiful and eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya. Haruhi is athletic, brilliant, and completely bored with life. At Kyon's accidental suggestion, she decides to create her own club dedicated to finding and observing life's oddities like the aliens, espers, and time travelers she believes walk among normal people. Now, Kyon and a ragtag group of recruits are Haruhi's right-hand men in the newly formed SOS Brigade. But all is not what it seems. The quiet bookworm? Alien. The busty sophomore? Time-traveler. The handsome transfer student? ESPer. And the biggest surprise? They're all there because Haruhi herself has the ability to reshape the world as she sees fit. Maybe Kyon should have joined the literature club.

Special Features: Behind the Scenes of Aya Hirano's Music Video, Anime Expo 2007 Guest of Honor Intro, Uncut Launch Event Video, Nekoman Gallery #1-#5, Broadcast Previews #1-#13, Special Teaser, Endless Eight Prologue - Summer - An Audio Slideshow, Special Ending, Textless Opening Songs: ''Boken desho desho?'', ''Koi no Mikuru Densetsu'' (Ep. 00), ''Super Driver,'' Textless Closing Songs: ''Hare Hare Yukai'', ''Hare Hare Yukai'' (Ep. 00), ''Tomare!'', U.S. Trailer, Special Ending, Textless Opening Song ''Boken desho desho?'', Textless Closing Song ''Hare Hare Yukai'', U.S. Trailer, Trailers, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Making-of, New Mysterious Discoveries Journey, Location Scouting Video, CM #1 - Ver. 1 & Ver. 2, CM #2 - Ver. 1 & Ver. 2, TV Commercial Spot Collection #1, TV Commercial Spot Collection #2, Retail Promo Video , Promo Spots 1-14

Spoken Languages: English, Japanese with English subtitles.

(added on 2016-06-22, modified on 2016-06-22)

Reviewed by Nick Creamer (November 7, 2016)
Reviewed in Shelf Life (September 12, 2016)

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