For the first time since 2017, Kyoto Animation put on their bi-yearly Thanks Event – which thanks fans for their support of the studio. Though due to various circumstances, instead of putting on an exhibition, KyoAni put on a music festival, highlighting music from their entire past catalog. Our Japan correspondent was there to see it and cry his eyes out in the meantime. Read the report after the jump!
As a special event to mark the end of the tenth anniversary year of the release of the 2010 film The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, a special one-day-only screening of the film is set to be held at Tokorozawa Sakura Town Japan Pavilion Hall B in Saitama Prefecture on December 18 - the "World Alteration Day" - 2021. Hit the jump for more details.
Nagaru Tanigawa's popular light novel series Haruhi Suzumiya will release three collaboration goods to promote the publication of "You or Other Than You? ROLAND's Words to You," a new book by ROLAND, a famous Japanese host. He has been known as a fan of the series. Hit the jump for more details.
After a nine-year break, The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya light novel graced bookshelves of Japan and digital storefronts around the world. The charming tales were hyped up to be a return of the hyperactive God and her disciples of mystery, who exist to make sure Haruhi isn’t bored. Read Daryl Harding's review of the light novel after the jump!
According to Oricon's weekly sales report for November 23-29, the long-awaited 12th volume of Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokkan / The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, sold 77,544 copies in its first week, becoming the top-selling bunko and light novel of the week in Japan. Hit the jump for more details.
ENOZ, the famous band from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's "Live Alive" episode, came to life today for a real-world performance to cap off a week that saw the first Haruhi Suzumiya light novel release in 9 years. Go past the jump to jam out!
One day after the release of the long-awaited 12th volume of Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, KADOKAWA's anime official YouTube channel posted a two-and-half minute "mysterious message" video introducing an alien language message written on the ground of Tokorozawa Sakura Town in Saitama Prefecture. See it for yourself after the jump!
Welcome back, Haruhi! On the release day of the long-awaited 12th volume of Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series in Japan, Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokkan / The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, KADOKAWA's anime official YouTube channel has started streaming a 15-second CM for the volume narrated by none other than Aya Hirano, the voice of Haruhi Suzumiya in the anime series. Watch the special clip after the jump!
After a long hiatus from the publishing realm, Haruhi Suzumiya returns to our world with her new book released today. To celebrate the release, Haruhi's voice actor Aya Hirano released her back catalog on streaming services in Japan and the Kadokawa-run Tokorozawa Sakura Town dresses up in Haruhi motifs! Check it all out after the jump!
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