You know by now, right, that The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya S2 finale'd on Animax last Wednesday? Well, this bookends.
© 2009 Nagaru Tanigawa · Noizi Ito/a member of SOS
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya premieres 1 June 2011, Wednesday, 7PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia. Japanese audio with subtitles.
One morning Kyon arrives only to find that everything has changed. Haruhi and Koizumi are both missing and Ryoko has mysteriously returned. On top of this, Asahina can't seem to recognize Kyon and Nagato is just an ordinary human. For some reason, Kyon is the only one aware of the changes and no one remembers about Haruhi or the SOS Brigade.
Kyon finds a clue left by the alien version of Nagato in the form of a bookmark. She tells him that he has to gather ‘keys’ to run a program. After bringing all the necessary keys for the program built by the alien version of Nagato, Kyon is shocked to find who is behind everything.
–Animax synopsis
Based on the fourth light novel in the Suzumiya Haruhi series—Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu—the Kyoto Animation adapt premiered in Japan on 6 February 2010. It credits Ishihara Tatsuya and Takemoto Yasuhiro as Chief Director and Director. Seiyuu Sugita Tomokazu, Hirano Aya, Chihara Minori, Ono Daisuke, Goto Yuko and Kuwatani Natsuko reprise their roles as Kyon, Suzumiya Haruhi, Nagato Yuki, Koizumi Itsuki, Asahina Mikuru and Asakura Ryoko respectively.
Hirano Aya sings the movie's Bouken de-show de-show?
opening theme, also the first season's OP2. Chihara Minori performs the film's ED Yasashii Boukyaku (優しい忘却).
If you can't catch the The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya's 7PM premiere, check the Animax Asia website for the encores because as at the time of writing, the June sked was not yet live.
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