Some anime are geared for the broadest possible audience; others seem designed for fans. This isn't a criticism, just a fact: you wouldn't give Finnegans Wake to someone just cutting their teeth on the classics, for the same reason you probably wouldn't want a newcomer to anime watching a "400-level show".
But some of those more fan-oriented shows are just about impossible not to run into even if you're a newcomer to anime. Among them is the Haruhi Suzumiya series (compare prices), center of a whirlwind of fandom that's engulfed audiences both in Japan and abroad, and which persists to this day.
Haruhi Suzumiya -- the actual TV series is named The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, but the name applies to the general franchise -- revolves around the adventures of the titular girl and a group of her friends at school. "Friends" is the wrong word -- they're more like witnesses to the car crash that is Haruhi. She's a whirlwind of energy and ambition, enlisting people into her crazy quests to find aliens, time travelers, and psychics. The punchline to that particular joke is that she finds them -- and that's when things begin to get really crazy.
The concept and appeal of Haruhi Suzumiya is hard to sum up in just a few sentences, so head on over to our full profile to learn more about this most offbeat of fan-favorite shows.
Image: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, courtesy Pricegrabber.
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