- Format: Dubbed, Subtitled, NTSC, Import
- Language: Japanese, English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 4
- Studio: Bandai
- Release Date: Aug 17 2010
- Run Time: 350 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B003RDPYBM
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The second season of the offbeat supernatural comedy The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is even odder than the first. High-school sophomore Haruhi retains her impatience with the ordinariness of everyday life--and her godlike powers to transform reality. In the multi-part adventure "Endless Eight," she tries to wring every possible bit of fun out of summer vacation. Unsatisfied, she traps the members of her SOS Brigade--Koizumi, Nagato, Asahina, and put-upon narrator Kyon--in a Groundhog Day-like time loop. Haruhi doesn't feel like she's had all the fun she can, so the days between August 17 and 31 repeat more than 15,000 times. It's a clever idea, but the filmmakers repeat the same episode with only minor variations; viewers can skip from episode 3 to 9 without missing anything. Once Kyon finds a way to break the loop, school begins and Haruhi decides the Brigade will make a film for the arts festival. Once again, things Haruhi imagines begin happening: Asahina shoots laser beams from her left eye, a cat starts talking, and cherry trees blossom out of season. Koizumi's comments to Kyon in episode 13 about the various organizations battling over Haruhi's powers suggest that a third season may already be in the works. The extras include promotional spots, video of location-scouting trips, behind-the-scenes clips of Aya Hirano's music video, and a CD. However they fail to include an explanation of Tanabata, a festival unfamiliar to most Americans, which is the focus of episode 1. In Japan, people celebrate the summer night when the stars Vega and Altair look closest together by writing wishes on pieces of paper and hanging them on branches of bamboo, which the Brigade members do. (Rated 13 and older: risqué humor, alcohol use, cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon
(1. Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody, 2. Endless Eight Part 1, 3. Endless Eight Part 2, 4. Endless Eight Part 3, 5. Endless Eight Part 4, 6. Endless Eight Part 5, 7. Endless Eight Part 6, 8. Endless Eight Part 7, 9. Endless Eight Part 8, 10. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 1, 11. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2, 12. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 3, 13. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 4, 14. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 5)
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Haruhi continues her search for exciting ways to keep her world from being boring. Unfortunately, for Kyon and the rest of the SOS Brigade, they are forced to go along for the ride.
On the night of the Tanabata Star Festival, Kyon is transported back in time by Mikuru Asahina to what may be the source of what led Haruhi to search for aliens, time travelers and espers.
In the last two weeks of summer vacation, Haruhi leads the brigade on a dizzying list of summer time activities that leads the brigade into experiencing what they think is dejavu but they're actually re-living the same two weeks of summer over and over again. It's up to Kyon to figure out what's missing to get them out of this endless loop.
As fall rolls around, everyone prepares for the school arts festival, but Haruhi isn't content with their classes survey project. She, instead, hatches her own plan for the SOS Brigade to film and screen their own movie. Step behind the camera to see what went on to create the cinematic 'masterpiece' that is The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00. Contains 4 DVDs and 1 CD.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's very entertaining,
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This review is from: Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Season 2 Complete Collection (DVD)
The stories are great, but despite the number of episodes there's only three stories here (though one of them comprises an entire novel). This season has a different focus than the first. While the first season only deal with the cast dealing with "side-effects" of Haruhi's actions, in this season they have to deal with it directly, and of course Haruhi is completely oblivious to what she's causing.The three stories are Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody (a fantastic episode), Endless 8, and The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya (the second novel). For some inexplicable reason, Kyoto Animation used eight episodes for Endless 8, and it's unfortunate (I can't figure out how they had the budget to pull that off). In the novel, you only read one iteration of it. It is a good story, actually, but it could have been achieved with one episode; the extra seven are really wasteful. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya is the last five episodes, in the same manner that the first six episodes of the first season encompassed the first novel (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya). This is an absolutely excellent and entertaining story, and also takes place in the middle of the timeframe of the first season's stories. The extras are great too, as they go through the real life city that the story takes place in, exploring the high school, the riverside, Nagato's apartment complex, the cafe they frequent, and so on. Frankly it makes up for the extra Endless 8 episodes.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rating for the season, not the dvd it's self...,
By Edward Sebele "E. Sebele" (Niagara Falls, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Season 2 Complete Collection (DVD)
Though I'm not sure what they've included in the special features, I did enjoy the second season. The re-animation was a gamble at most for Kadokawa, but I found myself extremely impressed. The Endless Eight were meant to be watched all the way through in order to create an emotion which matches the characters in the show, so that you can feel the same as they do when it's all over. I suggest grabbing a big bag of snacks and grinding through it all in one night. As for the second half of episodes in season 2, I thought they were very entertaining. The first season actually has some stuff in it that you wont understand until you watch the second season.I suggest buying it just for the sake of owning it, especially if you're buying the first season with it.
4 of 9 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth it,
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This review is from: Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Season 2 Complete Collection (DVD)
Let me start off saying I am a fan of Haruhi Suzumiya I picked up season 1 a few years ago just to see what the hype around the anime community was about and it was great. Funny and entertaining with good characters and each episode was something new, from sports teams to space battles. So when I stumbled onto season 2 here I was really excited and with the quality of the first one I had high hopes for this one. But my hope was crushed. There is really only 2.5 new stories in the hole season, ep1 was new, ep 2 through 9 is a time loop story where nothing changes but the characters clothing and small pieces dialogue an add scene in ep 4 and a new 5 min scene at the end of episode 9, and the last four episode are an extended version of one of season 1 stories it looked like they even reused some that episodes film. This box set is a waste of money and a major disappointment.
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