Ouran's Characters 5th: Kyoya Ootori

Type: Cool
Grade: Second Year, Class A
Birthday: November 22 (Scorpio)
Height: 5' 10"
Blood Type: AB
Favorite Food: Spicy 

Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze (anime), Junichi Suwabe (drama CDs), J. Michael Tatum (English)

Bio:Kyoya Ootori (鳳 鏡夜 Ōtori Kyōya), age 17, is a second-year student at Ouran High School and the cunning and sly vice-president of the Host Club. Kyoya is best friends with Tamaki, despite their completely different demeanors. Tamaki tends to call him "Mom", or "Mother", in reference to Tamaki calling himself "Daddy". Kyoya is secretive and intelligent, being able to calculate any benefits that would come out of the Host Club's misadventures. Despite having quite antagonistic traits, the Host Club wouldn't be as half as successful without Kyoya's uptight resourcefulness. Although he doesn't put an act for the women, he is considered the "cool type." He lives with his father, an affluent zaibatsu owner specializing in hospital management, two brothers that he has to surpass to become his father's successor, and an older sister who deeply cares about him. According to an author's note, if Hatori Bisco had been allotted 40 pages for the first chapter of the manga instead of 50, she would have cut Kyoya from the cast, but is glad this did not happen as, "Since the rest of the members are the way they are, he is invaluable for maintaining order and offering explanations." Bisco named him after his characteristic of wearing glasses by taking the last syllable of gankyō, meaning a pair of glasses. His name is romanized by Viz Media as Kyoya Ootori, by Chuang Yi as Kyoya Ootori, and by Nippon Television's Japanese-language website as Kyoya Ohtori.

Ouran's Characters 3rd and 4th: Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin

Type: Little devil
Grade: First Year, Class A
Birthday: June 9 (Gemini)
Height: 5’ 9"
Blood Type: B
Favorite Food:Italian, super spicy, Maple syrup 

Hikaru voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese anime and later drama CDs), Soichiro Hoshi (early drama CDs), Todd Haberkorn (English)

Kaoru voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita (Japanese anime and later drama CDs), Kenichi Suzumura (early drama CDs), Greg Ayres (English)

Bio:Hikaru Hitachiin (常陸院 光 Hitachīn Hikaru) and Kaoru Hitachiin (常陸院 馨 Hitachīn Kaoru), age 16, are first-year students at Ouran High School. They are depicted as mischievous, devious, and otherwise childish young men who often toy with fellow classmate and Host Club member, Haruhi. However, as they get to know her better, they start to care for her deeply, especially since they discovered that Haruhi can tell them apart even when they mess up their hair (the easiest way to tell them apart is the way they part their hair), something that no one has ever done before. When they were very young, a maid they were close to betrayed them, and when they asked her if she could play the "Which one is Hikaru?" game, she denied, telling them instead that no one would ever be able to tell them apart. They believed that no one could possibly win the game, and that no one cared about them enough to really try. Tamaki Suoh, however, in their last year of middle school, repeatedly followed them, tossing out random guesses as to who was Hikaru and who was Kaoru to get them to join the Host Club, citing his intuition each time. Finally they crumbled, and decided to just try out the Host Club, and thus took a step towards a wider world, also developing a deep bond with Tamaki. For this reason, they were originally cynical to the world before joining the Host Club, believing that anyone who is not the other twin cannot possibly compare to their bond. Additionally, because their parents were often away, they developed a deep dependence on each other through loneliness, but seem to open up to others recently, thus their relationship with Haruhi is a large part of their life. The Hitachiin twins show many instances of "brotherly love" (or twincest, as later mentioned in the manga) which gets girls to fall for them left and right (they even admit to having "homosexual tendencies" in the fifth episode of the anime). They are the little devil type to attract customers. However, they do have their differences. Kaoru is nicer, more mature, and considerate to the thoughts of others, while Hikaru is more childish and immature. Kaoru also chooses not to go after his feelings for Haruhi so that Hikaru can realize his own feelings first. The personality differences are only shown when they are separated, and there is a slight difference in the way they talk. They live with their mother, Yuzuha, a fashion designer, and their considerably meeker father, a computer software designer.

Ouran's Characters 2nd: Haruhi Fujioka (iMori's Favorite Chara)

Type: Natural
Grade: First Year, Class A
Birthday:February 4 (Aquarius)
Height: 5’ 0"
Blood Type: O
Favorite Food: Sushi, ramen, strawberries 

Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese anime and later drama CDs), Aya Hisakawa (early drama CDs), Caitlin Glass (English)

Bio:Haruhi Fujioka (藤岡 ハルヒ Fujioka Haruhi?) Age 16, is the main character of the series. She is an intelligent but poor first-year student attending exclusive Ouran High School on a special scholarship that requires her rank first in her class. One day, while looking for a quiet place to study, she stumbles upon the Ouran Host Club and accidentally breaks an expensive vase belonging to the famed Host Club and must work off her debt as a host for them; to do this, she must disguise herself as a boy, which she finds easy to do because she does not feel that her gender dominates her personality. She soon realizes she enjoys acting as a host to other girls, which she takes to naturally, though she does not like taking time away from studying and finds the antics of the other hosts extremely irritating. Although habitually quiet and unflappable, she has a deep fear of thunderstorms. Haruhi lives with her okama (drag queen) father and has become skilled in household chores due to her mother's death when she was 6. Although her independent, straight-forward personality clashes with those of the other, more outgoing hosts, Haruhi becomes friends with them, especially the Hitachiin twins, who are in her class, a fact that is exceedingly troublesome to the Host Club King, Tamaki.
Her home was formatted after a former Hatori residence.

Ouran's Characters 1st: Tamaki Suoh

Type: Prince
Grade: Sophomore Year, Class A
Birthday: April 8 (Aries)
Height: 6’ 0"
Blood Type: A

Favorite Food: Common folk ramen and common folk sweets

Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (anime and later drama CDs), Hikaru Midorikawa (early drama CDs), Vic Mignogna (English)

Bio:Tamaki Suoh (須王 環 Suō Tamaki), age 17, is a second-year student at Ouran High School and the founder and president of the Host Club. While flamboyant and narcissistic (Suō means "rightfully becoming king" or "to become a king"), he is very dedicated to his duty as a host. He is the Prince type to "entertain" customers. He is partial to classic piano music and plays quite well, one of his favorites being Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D major. He, like Hunny, also has a stuffed animal, a teddy called Kuma-chan ("Beary" in English; kuma is Japanese for bear). The main comic relief character of the series, Tamaki can be viewed as outspoken and naive for his age, especially since he only views himself as an obsessive father figure to Haruhi, when in reality he's in love with her. Mei (as well as Hunny) points out his naivete when it comes to how he truly feels about Haruhi, and the rest of the club sees this too; this applies to his overall dense approach to his own feelings though he is very perceptive about other people's. He often gets jealous of other boys who get close to her and admires her when she shows her natural abilities. Tamaki is half-Japanese and half-French, and lives with his father, the wealthy superintendent of Ouran Academy. They both live separately from his French mother because of a deal between his Mother and his bitterly cold paternal grandmother. Despite his grandmother being the reason he can't see his mother, he is very gentle to her, and is constantly trying to get her to accept him as a part of the Suoh family. However, his grandmother does not like Tamaki and is always cold toward him. His family name is romanized by VIZ Media as Suoh and by Chuang Yi and Nippon Television's Japanese-language website as Suoh. His full name is revealed in chapter 55 to be Rene Tamaki Richard Grantaine.

Thirty first: Ouran High School Host Club (iMori's Favorite)

Alternative title: 
Ouran Host Club : Le lycée de la séduction (French)
Ouran Koukou Host Club (Japanese)
桜蘭高校ホスト部 (Japanese)
櫻蘭高校男公關部 (Chinese (Taiwan))
오란고교 사교클럽 (Korean)
오란고교 호스트부 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life 
Themes: bishounen, crossdressing, male harem, school 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Synopsis:Ouran Academy: An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning comes secondary to luxury. But for studious Haruhi Fujioka, education is a privilege that must be earned, being on scholarship and out of place among the moneyed. That is until the day Haruhi stumbles upon the Host Club, a stumble which leaves the freshman indebted for millions of yen. And the only way to pay for the damages? Well, Haruhi will work as a Host. There’s only one problem: Haru-he is actually a Haru-she! 

From the troublesome twins with their little games to the self-proclaimed “king” obsessed with the club’s newest member, these boys will cater to any desire. Freshman year definitely looks like it will be one to remember!

Thirty first: Ouran High School Host Club (iMori's Favorite)

Alternative title: 
Ouran Host Club : Le lycée de la séduction (French)
Ouran Koukou Host Club (Japanese)
桜蘭高校ホスト部 (Japanese)
櫻蘭高校男公關部 (Chinese (Taiwan))
오란고교 사교클럽 (Korean)
오란고교 호스트부 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life 
Themes: bishounen, crossdressing, male harem, school 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Plot Summary:Ouran Academy is an institution of extravagance and prestige where learning comes secondary to luxury. But for studious Haruhi Fujioka, education is a privilege that must be earned, being on scholarship and out of place among the moneyed. That is until the day Haruhi stumbles upon the Host Club, a stumble which leaves the freshman indebted for millions of yen. And the only way to pay for the damages? Well, Haruhi will work as a Host. There’s only one problem: Haru-he is actually a Haru-she! 

From the troublesome twins with their little games to the self-proclaimed “king” obsessed with the club’s newest member, these boys will cater to any desire. Freshman year definitely looks like it will be one to remember!

Thirtieth: Honey and Clover

Alternative title: 
HachiKuro (Japanese)
Hachimitsu to Clover (Japanese)
ハチミツとクローバー (Japanese)
蜂蜜幸運草 (Chinese (Taiwan))
벌꿀과 클로버 (Korean)
허니와 클로버 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life 
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) 
Plot Summary: Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi, and Morita Shinobu are college students who share the small apartment. Even though they live in poverty, the three of them are able to obtain pleasure through small things in life. The story follows these characters' life stories as poor college students, as well as their love lives when a short but talented 18 year old girl called Hanamoto Hagumi appears.

Twenty Ninth: Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kai

Alternative title: 
The 'Effect' of When They Cry - Higurashi
When Cicadas Cry - Solutions
When The Higurashi Cry - 'Counter of Occurances'
ひぐらしのなく頃に解 (Japanese)
쓰르라미 울 적에 해 (Korean)
Genres: drama, horror, mystery, psychological 
Plot Summary: 
The endless cycle of hatred and death that befell the small village of Hinamizawa continues. Rika Furude, who is the sole witness of all those tragedies, tries to find a way out of it with her friends' help, without knowing if there is one after all.
The village of Hinamizawa has a population of 2000. Here, the sounds of cicadas can be heard in the late evening. Though at a first glance the village seems normal, however, here is where lies a horrible secret which the villagers try to keep secret from newcomers. The curse of Oyashiro-sama. Unusual murders have been occuring ever since the dam construction plan. Is it a coincidence or part of a plot taken place.

Twenty eighth: Kino's Journey

Alternative Tittle:

Kino no Tabi - the Beautiful World - (Japanese)

Kino's Journey - The Beautiful World
Kino's Travels - the Beautiful World -
L'Odyssée de Kino (French)
رحلة كينو (Arabic)
キノの旅 - the Beautiful World - (Japanese)
키노의 여행 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama, psychological 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: The story follows the travels of Kino, a young adventurer who rides a talking motorcycle named Hermes. They explore the people and cultures of different places throughout their adventures, spending only three days at each location.

Twenty Seventh: Mononoke

Alternative title: 
モノノ怪 (Japanese)
Genres: mystery, supernatural 
Plot Summary: "Mononoke" continues the story of the medicine seller from the "Bakeneko" arc of "Ayakashi," as he continues to face various dangerous spirits.

Twenty Sixth: Fighting Spirit

Alternative title: 
Espíritu de Lucha (Spanish)
Espiritu de Pelea (Spanish)
Hajime no Ippo (Japanese)
Ippo le Challenger (French)
Knock Out (Tagalog)
The First Step 
はじめの一歩 (Japanese)
더 파이팅 (Korean)
시작의 일보 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, drama, tournament 
Themes: Sports 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: Ippo, a timid highschooler, is one day saved from being beaten up by Takamura, a boxer. Enthralled by Takamura's skills Ippo begins to learn boxing, soon finding love for the sport and a drive to challenge the boxing world.

Twenty Fifth: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Alternative title: 
Guerreros del Viento (Spanish)
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä (Japanese)
La Princesse des Étoiles (French)
Nausicaa aus dem Tal der Winde (German)
Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (French)
Nausicaa del Valle del Viento (Spanish)
Nausicaa della Valle del Vento (Italian)
Nausicaä z Doliny Wiatru (Polish)
Nauszika - A szél harcosai
SternenKrieger (German)
Vindens krigare
Warriors of the Wind
Навсикаа из Долины Ветра (Russian)
風の谷のナウシカ (Japanese)
風之谷 (Chinese (Taiwan))
바람 계곡의 나우시카 (Korean)
바람의 골짜기의 나우시카 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, fantasy 
Themes: post-apocalyptic 
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) 
Plot Summary: In the post-apocalyptic future, large parts of the world have been swallowed up by forests of poisonous fungi. The remaining humans live near the fungus and its monstrous insectoid inhabitants, trying to prevent its spread. One of the human kingdoms, the peaceful Valley of Wind, loves its gentle Princess Nausicaä and her father the king, but their peace is about to be broken, as they are swallowed up in the machinations of their larger, warmongering neighbours. However, Nausicaä has hidden potential, and may yet change the fate of the world.

Twenty Fourth: Baccano!

Alternative title: 
バッカーノ！ (Japanese)
바카노 (Korean)
Genres: action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, horror 
Themes: Historical 
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence) 
Plot Summary: Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral farther and farther out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction mashed together for a world straight out of the movies.

Twenty Third: 5 Centimeters Per Second

Alternative title: 
Byousoku 5 Centimeter - a chain of short stories about their distance. (Japanese)
Byousoku 5 cm
Five Centimeters Per Second
Пять сантиметров в секунду (Russian)
خمسة سنتيمترات في الثانية (Arabic)
秒速5センチメートル (Japanese)
秒速5公分 (Chinese (Taiwan))
초속 5 cm (Korean)
초속 5 센티미터 (Korean)
5 Centimetros por Segundo (Spanish)
5 cm pro Sekunde (German)
5 cm/sec
5 sentimeetrit sekundis
5cm per Second
Genres: drama, romance, slice of life 
Plot Summary: A tale of two people, Tono Takaki and Shinohara Akari, who were close friends but gradually grow farther and farther apart as time moves on. They become separated because of their families yet continue to exchange contact in the form of letters. Yet as time continues to trudge on, their contact with one another begins to cease. Years pass and the rift between them grows ever larger. However, Takaki remembers the times they have shared together, but as life continues to unfold for him, he wonders if he would be given the chance to meet Akari again as the tale embarks on Takaki's realization of the world and people around him.

Twenty Second: Ef - a tale of memories

Alternative title: 
ef - Un Cuento De Recuerdos (Spanish)
Эф - история воспоминаний (Russian)
에프 - 어 테일 오브 메모리즈 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, supernatural  
Plot Summary: The anime revolves around two protagonists, Hirono Hiro and Asou Renji. On Christmas Eve, Hirono Hiro meets a girl named Miyamura Miyako who was chasing a purse snatcher. Hiro later finds out that Miyako also goes to the same school as he does and they start hanging out together. This made Hiro's childhood friend, Shindou Kei, feel left out. Kei then tries to compete with Miyako for Hiro's affection and a love triangle ensues. The anime also tells the story of Asou Renji. Renji meets a girl named Shindou Chihiro at an abandoned train station. He soon learns that Chihiro suffers from a type of amnesia where her memory span only lasts for 13 hours. He also discovers Chihiro's dream of writing a novel, but she has never been able to fulfill that dream due to her condition. Renji then decides to help her fulfill that dream.

Billboard MTV Top 20 Singles

Let's take a break...

Yea, actually i wanna try to post something else..

Not only anime... For that one, i'll continue tomorrow

Now, music time!

Copied from MTV 

Top 20 Singles

1. T.I. "Live Your Life" 

 

2. T.I. "Whatever You Like" 

 

3. Beyoncé "If I Were A Boy" 

 

4. Katy Perry "Hot n Cold" 

 

5. Pink "So What" 

 

6. Kevin Rudolf "Let It Rock" 

 

7. Britney Spears "Womanizer" 

 

8. Akon "Right Now (Na Na Na)" 

 

9. "" (i don't know what does it mean)

 

10. Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" 

 

11. Ne-Yo "Miss Independent" 

 

12. Kanye West "Heartless" 

 

13. Taylor Swift "White Horse" 

 

14. T-Pain "Can't Believe It" 

 

15. Rihanna "Disturbia" 

 

16. Lady Gaga "Just Dance" 

 

17. Leona Lewis "Better In Time" 

 

18. Taylor Swift "Love Story" 

 

19. Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd "Mrs. Officer" 

 

20. Nickelback "Gotta Be Somebody"

Top 10 Japanese Song

1) Sadistic Desire 



 
2) Art of Life 



 
3) Endless Rain 



 
4) Kurenai 



 
5) Tears 



 
6) Silent Jealousy 



 
7) Without You 



 
8) Weekend 



 
9) I.V. 





 
10) I'll Kill You

Top 10 Anime Songs

10. Akatsuki no Kuruma, Gundam SEED insert song

9. Kanashii Senshi, Gundam Movie II insert song

8. innocent starter, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha OP

7. Platinium, Card Captor Sakura OP3

6. dis-, Infinite Ryvius OP

5. Give a reason, Slayers NEXT OP

4. Happy Material, Mahou Sensei Negima

3. Butter-Fly, Digimon Adventure OP

2. Tori no Uta, Air OP

1. Sousei no Aquarion, Sousei no Aquarion OP

BEST ANIME SONG OF ALL TIME: Cruel Angel Thesis, Evangelion OP

Twenty First: Aria the Origination

Alternative title: 
アリア ジ・オリジネーション (Japanese)
아리아 디 오리지네이션 (Korean)
Genres: drama, science fiction, slice of life 
Plot Summary: It is the year 2301. Man has terraformed Mars into a beautiful water planet, and has renamed it "Aqua". Built upon it is Neo-Venezia, an exact replica of old Venice, with beautiful waterways, palaces and plazas. Akari Mizunashi, a 15 year old girl arrives from Man-Home (formerly known as Earth) to become a gondolier trainee at a company called Aria Company. The company is lead by Alicia Florence, one of the three best gondoliers, also known as the three Water Fairies. Trough hard training, Akari aims to become a Prima herself. Many encounters and mysterious events are sure to follow on this planet of miracles.

Twentieth: Clannad After Story

Alternative title: 
クラナド アフターストーリー (Japanese)
Genres: comedy, romance, slice of life 
Plot Summary: A sequel to the recently wrapped anime based on the Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a path that opens in the original visual novel after all the other paths have been opened.

Nineteenth: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season

Alternative title: 
Gundam 00 Second Season
機動戦士ガンダム００ [ダブルオー] セカンドシーズン (Japanese)
Genres: action, drama, science fiction 
Themes: Mecha, Military, real robot 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: 
2312 A.D. Four years have passed since the final battle between Celestial Being and the UN Forces. Humanity, after having established the Earth Sphere Federation, forms an independent security force, A-LAWS, separate from the formal Federation army to further unify nations and the will of mankind. But in reality it is simply inhumane oppression of anti-government powers, doctrines, and ideologies in the name of unity. Setsuna F. Seiei, after surviving the battle four years ago, has decided to once again fight with his Gundam.
2312 A.D. Four years have passed since the final battle between Celestial Being and the UN Forces. Humanity, after having established the Earth Sphere Federation, forms an independent security force, A-LAWS, separate from the formal Federation army to further unify nations and the will of mankind. But the reality is the inhumane oppression of anti-government powers, doctrines, and ideologies in the name of unity. Setsuna F. Seiei, after surviving the battle four years ago, has decided to once again fight with his Gundam.

Eighteenth: Grave of the Fireflies

Alternative title: 
Das Grab der Leuchtkäfer (German)
Die letzten Glühwürmchen (German)
Die Letzten Leuchtkäfer (German)
Eldflugornas grav (Swedish)
Graf van de Vuurvliegjes (Dutch)
Grobowiec świetlików (Polish)
Hotaru No Haka (Japanese)
Hrob svetlusek
La Tumba de las Luciernagas (Spanish)
Le tombeau des lucioles (French)
O Túmulo dos Pirilampos (Portuguese)
Szentjánosbogarak sírja
Tombstone of the Fireflies
Tulikärpästen hauta
Túmulo dos Vaga-lumes (Portuguese)
Una Tomba Per Le Lucciole (Italian)
Могила светлячков (Russian)
קבר הגחליליות
سيتا الأخ الحنون (Arabic)
火垂るの墓 (Japanese)
반딧불의 묘 (Korean)
Genres: drama 
Themes: Historical, Military, War, World War Two 
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) 
Plot Summary: On the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air-raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling-out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency funds and rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko must struggle to survive their hardships as well as those of their country, which is on the losing end of the war.

Seventeenth: Kanon

Alternative title: 
カノン (Japanese)
華音 (Chinese (Taiwan))
카논 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, drama, romance, supernatural 
Themes: moe 
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) 
Plot Summary: Yuichi Aizawa returns to this city after seven years. In his childhood, he often visited it, but something happend in the past which caused him to block out his memories of the events of seven years ago. On the day after he gets settled in, he meets a girl carrying a backpack with wings on it. Her name is Tsukimiya Ayu and he begins to recall the memories he had lost.

Sixteenth: Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Alternative title: 
Ginga Eiyu Densetsu (Japanese)
Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel (German)
Les Héros de la Galaxie (French)
حرب الكواكب (Arabic)
銀河英雄伝説 (Japanese)
銀河英雄傳說 (Chinese (Taiwan))
은하영웅전설 (Korean)
Genres: drama, romance, science fiction 
Themes: Military, Space 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA's Yang Wen-Li. As they deal with superiors and subordinates, maneuver through complicated political arrangements, plot strategies, and win battles, each will be tested, and ultimately, changed, by the reality of war.

Fifteenth: Code Geass: Lelouch of Rebellion

Alternative title: 
Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch (Japanese)
Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion
CODE GEASS 反叛的魯路修 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Код Гиасс: Восставший Лелуш (Russian)
كود جياس: لولوش المتمرد (Arabic)
コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ (Japanese)
코드 기어스 반역의 를르슈 (Korean)
Genres: action, drama, psychological, science fiction, supernatural 
Themes: Mecha, Military, Real Robot 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: The Empire of Britannia has invaded Japan using giant robot weapons called Knightmare Frames. Japan is now referred to as Area 11, and its people the 11's. A Britannian who was living in Japan at the time, Lelouch, vowed to his Japanese friend Suzaku that he'd destroy Britannia. Years later, Lelouch is in high school, but regularly skips out of school to go play chess and gamble on himself. One day, he stumbles on terrorists 11's who've stolen a military secret and is caught by a member of the Britannian task force sent after them, who is Suzaku. As the rest of the squad arrives, Suzaku is shot for disobeying orders, while the military secret, a young girl, gives Lelouch the power of Geass, which makes anyone obey any order. While Suzaku is secretly made the pilot of Britannia's brand new prototype Knightmare, Lancelot, Lelouch becomes the masked Zero to lead the rebellion to destroy Britannia once and for all.

fourteenth: Honey and Clover II

Alternative title: 
Hachikuro II (Japanese)
Hachimitsu to Clover II (Japanese)
ハチミツとクローバー II (Japanese)
蜂蜜幸運草II (Chinese (Taiwan))
벌꿀과 클로버 II (Korean)
허니와 클로버 II (Korean)
Genres: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life 
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) 
Plot Summary: The sequel and final installment to the highly popular series once again delves into the life stories and love lives of Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi and Morita Shinobu. The story continues where the first season left off, after Takemoto's self-discovery journey around Japan. Of course, the love triangles and tribulations they face will continue, and eventually decide the paths to their future.

Haruhi Suzumiya Characters 5th: Itsuki Koizumi

Voiced by Daisuke Ono (Japanese)
Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
Profile
Gender Male
Species Human
Occupation SOS Brigade Vice Commander / "Agency" member (esper) / North High student (second year)

Itsuki Koizumi (古泉 一樹 Koizumi Itsuki) is a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series; in the anime he is voiced by Daisuke Ono in the original version, and Johnny Yong Bosch in the English dubbed edition. Itsuki is the last member to have joined the SOS Brigade, having been recruited by Haruhi as a "mysterious transfer student". Itsuki was sent to observe and keep Haruhi emotionally stable, in order to protect the rest of humanity. Although he is an esper, which is exactly one of the sorts of people Haruhi desires to meet, Itsuki never reveals himself as such, at least, not to her.

Personality

Itsuki is constantly smiling and always speaks in a formal and polite manner. He is also prone to giving long and detailed explanations, usually illustrated by exaggerated hand gestures. Itsuki has confirmed to Kyon once that his outer personality is merely an artificial image he fakes in accordance to Haruhi's impression of him, and hints that his true character is something quite different, being "less pleasing" in the eyes of others. Maintaining his casual, constantly smiling self, however, is vital for keeping Haruhi's mentality balanced. Kyon himself thinks that he prefers seeing him smiling instead of looking melancholic, although the feeling makes him uncomfortable.

Out of the four Brigade members, Kyon is initially the least fond of Itsuki. He often finds himself annoyed with Itsuki's plastic smile, his willingness to acquiesce to Haruhi's outrageous schemes, playful teasing and his various forays into his psychological and philosophical theories (e.g., omphalos hypothesis, Anthropic principle, etc.). He is also distrustful of Itsuki's intentions, comparing him to Yuki Nagato when it comes to deciphering his expressions. However, he eventually comes to trust Itsuki, and despite his constant protests, is more often seen conversing with Itsuki than any of the other members, Yuki usually being completely silent and Mikuru usually being abused by Haruhi. Itsuki's fondness for speculation often causes him to produce explanations for situations involving the SOS Brigade, its members and related events. Ironically, Itsuki can only share his theories with Kyon and also enthusiastically plays different kinds of board games with him to pass the time, despite losing all the time. Despite Kyon's less-than-enthusiastic approach to the SOS Brigade and the various external forces at work around it, Itsuki is usually the one to explain supernatural phenomenon to Kyon when necessary.

Although Itsuki was named official second-in-command by Haruhi for providing the Brigade a place for their vacation/mystery investigation (Remote Island Syndrome Part I), this title appears to be little more than formality since, in every aspect, Kyon is still technically Haruhi's right-hand man.

Itsuki is often seen fighting various Shinjin in closed spaces throughout the anime. During these instances, Itsuki displays some of his esper abilities. His esper attacks are named "Fumoffu" and "Second Raid", both references to the mecha anime Full Metal Panic!.

Agency
 

Itsuki is a member in a secret association which he simply refers to as the "Agency" (機関 Kikan, "The Organization" in the English dub). The members of this society consist of special humans known as espers who gained unique ESP-like powers and special knowledge regarding Haruhi three years ago. Since then, they have been actively protecting humanity by fighting giant beings known as Shinjin (神人 Lit. "godlike person") within the closed spaces generated by Haruhi. Should the destruction of the Shinjin be left unchecked, the Closed Spaces generated would eventually take reality's place. He often gives his gratitude to Kyon for keeping Haruhi emotionally stable, and in turn, reducing the workload he and his colleagues are required to perform.

Despite the theory he advances in which Haruhi is the equivalent of God, Itsuki says that there are many differing lines of speculation about Haruhi within "The Agency". Itsuki himself does not believe in a singular God, although he reveals that he has colleagues that do. Apparently, most of the questions that he raises about Haruhi's true nature are philosophical in nature and do not necessarily represent his personal beliefs. Itsuki also reveals that the majority of "The Agency" advocates are observing Haruhi instead of doing anything that might provoke her.

Itsuki has also revealed that there are other factions that have not yet been revealed by Haruhi, and that "The Agency" is often in conflict with the other factions backing their respective agents within the SOS Brigade (not to mention various groups which have either not put in an appearance or appear to be enemies). For example, he suspects that Mikuru was chosen by the time-travelers for her beauty and for her ability to seduce Kyon, in order to control the group dynamic within the SOS Brigade, although Itsuki later suggests that he had been lying about this suspicion.

Relationship with other SOS Brigade members

Haruhi recruited Itsuki to the SOS Brigade as the stock "mysterious transfer student" manga character. Itsuki's relationship with Haruhi seems to comprise of him agreeing with her every demands and actions. This has been stated by Kyon himself, who called him Haruhi's 'yes-man'. During the events of the light novel The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, in the alternate world created by Yuki where everyone has normal lives and no memory of the SOS Brigade (with the exception of Kyon), Itsuki is a normal transfer student in the elite Kōyōen School (in the original world it is a prestigious girl's school), and claims that he fancies Haruhi, who is his classmate. He is also concerned with Haruhi's well being in the normal reality. It could be due to the fact that Closed Spaces appear when she is upset, but it could also be his genuine concern of her, as he had observed her with "The Agency" during the three years prior to Haruhi meeting Kyon. At one time in the light novel, Itsuki actually snapped at Kyon when he commented that Haruhi only causes trouble for everyone, even when she is asleep.

Itsuki seems to be the only one in the SOS Brigade that observes Yuki almost as much as Kyon. Whenever an extraordinary event occurs, he formulates his own theories and tries to enter into discussion with Yuki. Itsuki seems to get along with Mikuru Asahina, however both the organization he belongs to and Mikuru's superior have conflicting ideas regarding Haruhi. Mikuru even personally went to Kyon's class with Tsuruya to ask Kyon to disbelieve Itsuki's theories regarding Haruhi. Itsuki also seems to distrust Mikuru's future self, telling Kyon to be wary of her.

Out of all SOS Brigade's members, Itsuki gets along with Kyon the most. Although Kyon gets annoyed with him most of the time, he often discusses his concerns with him. At times, he even shows Kyon his true self behind the smiling facade, and only Kyon notices when Itsuki is particularly upset or concerned with things. Itsuki constantly tries to get Kyon to realize Kyon's importance to Haruhi, and has expressed amazement and surprise that Kyon does not realize this fact yet. He has told Kyon that he wishes for the time when he could be his friend normally, where his duties as an Esper wouldn't matter. However, when Kyon shrewdly asks him whether he will truly be satisfied with that, he avoids the subject.

Haruhi Suzumiya Characters 4th: Mikuru Asahina

Voiced by Yuko Goto (Japanese)
Stephanie Sheh (English)
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Gender Female
Species Human
Occupation North High student (third year; junior in English anime) / SOS Brigade Deputy Vice Commander & "mascot" / time traveler

Mikuru Asahina (朝比奈 みくる Asahina Mikuru) is a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. She is the fourth member to make an appearance, and is also the only character other than Kyon to be brought into the SOS Brigade against her will. She is defined by Kyon to be extremely cute, and is often sexually harassed by Haruhi Suzumiya. She is in fact a time traveler from the future with the purpose of observing Haruhi Suzumiya during the course of the story line. One possible way of writing her name in kanji is 未来, meaning "future". She is voiced by Yuko Goto in the Japanese anime adaption and Stephanie Sheh in English version.

Background

Considered one of the most beautiful girls in high school, Mikuru, a second-year high school student (a junior in the English anime), is described as being an "untouchable flower on the mountain" by the male student body. Her popularity among the boys, however, doesn't detract her from being very shy and easily embarrassed. Before being forced to join the SOS Brigade, she was originally a member of the Calligraphy Club. She's best friends with Tsuruya, who is also a second-year student. In addition to starring in the SOS Brigade's amateur-movie in the first episode, both Mikuru and Tsuruya were waitresses for The Acorn, a short-stop dine-in for fried soba that was run by all the girls in Mikuru's class during the school festival.

Unlike Haruhi and Yuki, Mikuru has no athletic ability. She does, however, show a gift for brewing and making tea and is often praised for it by Kyon.

Mikuru is actually a time traveler, sent back to investigate a massive timequake that occurred three years prior, the cause of which is Haruhi. As a result of this event, time-travel beyond that point had become impossible. Mikuru is very knowledgeable about the science and theories of time and time-travel and shows it when giving Kyon a brief explanation about why she is in his time plane. She refers to her presence in the past as like adding an extra picture in a flip book. Because of the dangers involved with time-travel, as well as the sensitivity of the mission, most information regarding the future, Haruhi, Yuki, Itsuki and herself are highly classified. She states this whenever Kyon asks her questions involving such topics. There have been instances when she was instructed by Kyon, without the consent from her future peers, to travel back in time in order to alter certain events relative to the Brigade. For the most part, Mikuru strictly follows standard protocol and obeys any orders given by her superiors in her organization. Additionally, she is forbidden in engaging in any romantic relationships with anyone outside of her original time span.
 

An older, adult Mikuru from farther into the future traveled back in time to give Kyon some critical information regarding future events relative to his time span. However, like her younger time-variant, she was still unable to go into much detail and was only able to provide short, rather vague pieces of information. Also, she was strictly prohibited from letting her younger self become aware of her presence in the same time and had to plan accordingly.

Yet, despite all these precautions and limitations, she accidentally let slip a small bit regarding the star-shaped mole on her chest, which she never knew she had until Kyon told her about it, when proving that she really was Mikuru. Kyon was completely unaware of this mole until she told him it was there, despite the past fact that she didn't know about it until he told her, thus creating a minor time loop.

In order to differentiate between the older and younger versions, whenever the older self is present in the same time span, Kyon refers to her older self as Asahina-san (big) and to the younger Mikuru as Asahina-san (small). Despite both names ending in -san, the differentiation is in the inclusion of (big) and (small) that is written in the light novels. Kyon never uses the -chan suffix to refer to Mikuru.

Personality

A shy and timid girl with a childish naïveté, Mikuru is depicted as kind, caring and thoughtful. She easily gets scared or flustered, more so in times whenever Haruhi is involved and makes her do embarrassing things. Apparently prone to daydreaming, she can also be rather clumsy at times. Nevertheless, she can be surprisingly resilient and is capable of recovering from even the most discomforting of situations. However, because of her gentle nature she seems rather helpless most of the time. Kyon sees it as his duty to always watch over and protect her; although when it comes to Haruhi there is no rescue.

Despite being reluctant to continue after the bunny-girl incident, where she was forced to wear a bunny-girl costume and pass out fliers on school grounds, Mikuru remains loyal and dedicated to the Brigade as well as her mission as a time-traveler.

Haruhi Suzumiya Characters 3rd: Yuki Nagato (iMori's Favorite Female Chara)

Voiced by Minori Chihara (Japanese)
Michelle Ruff (English)
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Gender Female
Species Data Entity
Occupation SOS Brigade fifth seat / North High student (second year) / former Literature Club Captain (technically still acting as such)

Yuki Nagato (長門 有希 Nagato Yuki) is a fictional character in the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. She is initially portrayed as an introverted, taciturn bibliophile. She is actually an artificial human created by the Integrated Data Entity, and possesses supernatural powers as a result. She joins Haruhi Suzumiya's SOS Brigade in order to observe her on the behalf of the Integrated Data Entity. In addition, she is present to ensure that Haruhi does not use her godlike powers, and aids the other Brigade members in stopping forces that wish her to do so.

Appearance

Apparently, Yuki has extremely pale skin, as there are numerous times in the original light novels where Kyon describes her face, neck, hands, or fingers (as she flips the pages of the book she is reading) as "white". Also, Kyon always comments on how Yuki has the uncanny ability to walk "soundlessly". Yuki is attractive enough to earn an "A-" grade from Taniguchi.

Background

Yuki Nagato is a quiet high school freshman that is the only member of the SOS Brigade that willingly joined Haruhi's SOS Brigade and was not "voluntarily arrested," or forced into joining, by Haruhi Suzumiya. She was a member of the Literary Club, whose other members were all seniors who graduated, leaving Yuki the sole member of the club. She lives alone in the same apartment complex as Ryōko Asakura, in room 708. She wears glasses and her school uniform at all times, permanently discarding the former only after Kyon told her that she was cuter without them, and first wearing a different outfit when the SOS Brigade went on vacation to a remote island.

Yuki is a "humanoid interface", or artificial human, created by the Integrated Data Entity for the purposes of interacting with and observing events on Earth. Specifically, she has been created to observe Haruhi, who can create huge quantities of data from nothing. Haruhi represents the potential for an evolution in autonomy; an ability that the Integrated Data Entity does not have.

As an artificial human, she has numerous paranormal abilities. She is capable of manipulating the properties of the environment and any materials within it at any scale to her desire, referred to as "bogus magic" by Kyon. For instance, she can modify a baseball bat to hit only home runs, nullify data links (removing other artificial interface connections from their bodies), plus she is able to make a cover up story (since Ryōko was gone, she made a cover up story that she moved to Canada), and reconstruct a classroom, down to the last detail, after everything in it was completely destroyed. As a result, she is capable of feats of superhuman strength, agility, and stamina. In one instance, she was unfazed while impaled by multiple metal spikes, and effortlessly reconstructed her body afterwards. Her state also affords her an extreme level of intelligence. She can comprehend the rules and concepts of a game instantaneously, as well as create flawless strategies based on her observations, and was able to learn how to play a guitar mere moments after receiving one. However, she has been seen to be fallible, such as when she reconstructed the devastated classroom but forgot to reconstruct her broken glasses. Yuki also has a lack of understanding towards social norms and earth technology, as demonstrated by her bluntly literal future predictions and her clumsy attempts at using a computer mouse. This is likely due to her self-imposed state of near-total isolation in order to interfere with as little of the environment around Haruhi as possible.

Personality

Yuki has a very stoic and introverted personality, preferring simple body language rather than speaking. When prompted to speak, she does so in a very concise manner, always speaking in a monotone and displaying a dispassionate expression. She thinks very rationally, and finds it difficult to communicate with normal humans due to her intelligence and lack of empathy. She enjoys reading, and is seen reading a book in the majority of her appearances, typically of the science fiction or mystery genres. As the series continues, she displays an enjoyment of computer games and develops a sense of humor, although her unchanging facial expressions make it near-impossible to discern whether she is joking or not. Despite her reserved manner, she is reliable and trustworthy, resulting in Kyon trusting her more than any other member of the SOS Brigade. Though seemingly cold and devoid of emotions at first glance, Yuki subtly shows a genuinely warm care and concern for her fellow SOS Brigade members, Kyon in particular. This is shown by her keeping Kyon warm with her cardigan as he fell asleep in the club room, and her taking care of Mikuru when she fainted from terror in the "Murder Island" incident. At the end of The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya, she also expresses gratitude towards Kyon's promise to protect her from being deleted with a simple "thank you" (even though up this point, expressing gratitude or emotion is supposedly uncharacteristic of her).

Haruhi Suzumiya Characters 2nd: Kyon

Created by Nagaru Tanigawa
Voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese)
Crispin Freeman (English)
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Nicknames Kyon (by his sister)
Aliases John Smith (by him)
Gender Male
Species Human
Occupation North High student (second year) / SOS Brigade co-founder and fourth seat / series narrator

Kyon (キョン?) is a fictional character, protagonist and narrator of the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series and the anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita in the original version of the anime, and Crispin Freeman in the English dubbed edition. The name Kyon is also actually a nickname given to him by his aunt. His sister is responsible for spreading its use to his schoolmates, much to the embarrassment of Kyon, who misses being called Onii-chan (お兄ちゃん? Lit. "older brother") by his sister. Not much is known about Kyon's real name. However, in the ninth volume of the light novel (The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya), his real name is hinted in a conversation between him and Sasaki; a girl who had known Kyon since middle school, saying it was a very majestic name that didn't seem to fit him.

Kyon is one of Haruhi's companions, and the second founding member of the SOS Brigade. Upon his entry into high school, he resigns himself to a lifestyle where his adolescent fantasies such as aliens, time travelers, and espers have no place. After one small conversation with him, Haruhi unexpectedly opened up to him and dragged him into her new club. His reputation and fate have since become entangled with Haruhi's.

Overview

Although Haruhi Suzumiya is the title character, the story is told from Kyon's point of view. He narrates with sarcastic commentary on the various absurdities of Haruhi, club activities and events related to Haruhi. Kyon may also direct his thoughts at Haruhi, which Haruhi might respond to, thus making it unclear whether he is speaking aloud or merely thinking to himself. This could also be interpreted as an ability for Haruhi to occasionally achieve nearly telepathic empathy with Kyon. Kyon's narration follows the format of a Greek Chorus, speaking directly to the audience through internal dialogue. Though a self-described barely-above-average student, Kyon—particularly in the light novels—very often peppers his narration and dialogue with references to ancient mythology, advanced scientific concepts (the laws of thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, etc.), alternately well-known and/or obscure pop culture (he identifies a Marilyn Manson song Haruhi hums in the second light novel), and various esoteric subjects, often comparing the Brigade's situation to a typical role playing game.

He is also the only "normal" human in a club otherwise assembled to include a membership of an alien, esper and a time traveler. This is a cause of curiosity and concern amongst many parties, since Haruhi is "not interested in ordinary humans". Yuki refers to Kyon as an "irregular factor near Haruhi" responsible for an abrupt change in the data around Haruhi. Itsuki goes as far as to investigate Kyon's identity, only to affirm that Kyon is indeed an ordinary human. Asakura herself is quite puzzled by Haruhi's interest in Kyon and asks how it was that he has gotten Haruhi to open up.

He can be very observant and quite intelligent, despite his dismal grades. It is Kyon who solves the murder mystery during the events of the Lonely Island in the light novel, not Haruhi. He had known the truth since the beginning, as he does not believe that Haruhi will wish for someone to die and comes to the truth after he notices several facts.

In an article that interviewed Nagaru Tanigawa, the author admitted that Kyon was originally supposed to be an esper, but while writing The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kyon was instead portrayed as an ordinary student.

Relation to other Brigade members

Ever since Kyon interacted with Haruhi when nobody in her class would, Kyon becomes Haruhi's main partner for discussion and advice. This includes discussion on the creation of the SOS Brigade to revealing personal thoughts and asking for advice on how to run the brigade. According to Itsuki Koizumi, Haruhi "chose" Kyon, though the meaning of this has not been clarified to the reader, but the general idea is that Kyon is the only one that Haruhi would want to have with her if a new dimension was made. During SOS Brigade meetings, he feels certain that Haruhi should learn that not everything can go her way. With that skepticism, Kyon develops a bond of trust with Haruhi, evidently noted by Itsuki. When thinking of what Haruhi meant to him in comparison to the other three members of the SOS Brigade, Kyon described her as being "more than just a classmate". Throughout the series he develops a sort of love/hate relationship with Haruhi wherein he cannot stand the things she does, but will remain by her side, even though he really does not want to. This is also evident whenever Mikuru is just merely physically close to Kyon, prompting generally violent reactions (one of which was the aforementioned new dimension). When Kyon was placed in a coma for three days, during which the events of The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya takes place, despite the supernatural Brigade members each taking turns looking after him, it was Haruhi who remained with him in all those three days.

Why Haruhi "chose" Kyon, however, seems to remain a mystery, but a very likely reason is because of his resemblance to John Smith, which is amusing since he and John Smith are the same person. A less likely, but still very likely, reason is he is the first person in her class who actually opened up to her when no one else would, something Ryoko Asakura noted herself.

The three brigade members of "supernatural" origin all revealed their secrets to Kyon. Reasons for revealing to Kyon in particular are unknown. All three happen to rely on Kyon for interaction with Haruhi, in a matter such that her boredom would not risk the universe. They also seem to rely on him as a sounding board for their ongoing missions to monitor Haruhi.

Yuki was the first to tell Kyon her true identity, and thereafter Kyon views her as the most reliable member in their brigade. Yuki tends to readily accept commands from Kyon instead of Haruhi, and seems to look to him for his approval when confronted with decisions she must make. Several times, she has saved him from impending death; something that Kyon feels a responsibility to pay her back for. He becomes invested in Yuki's well-being, taking out a library card for her and wondering if she ever gets lonely. Though Yuki is completely expressionless and unemotional, Kyon eventually learns how to sense changes in her moods, such as when he realized she was having fun when they were playing "The Day of Sagittarius III" against the Computer Club.

With Mikuru, a bit of flirtation between the two occur; once, he secretly saves Mikuru's maid pictures, while making Haruhi believe he deleted them. Some sentiment on Mikuru's part can be observed from her future self visiting Kyon; the first time her future self meets him, she tries to offer proof of her identity by showing him the star-shaped mole on her breast, even urging him to touch it to make sure it's not fake. In fact, future Mikuru informs Kyon that he is the one who told Mikuru about the mole when she had no idea herself, though this creates a minor temporal paradox when Kyon tells the present Mikuru about the mole; later, before she returns to her real time, in the anime she embraces him, while in the light novel he tries to kiss her but she stops him. Mikuru's action in the light novel could be due to the dangers of time travelers having relationships with members of the past, or more likely because of the dangerous effect she believes a relationship with Kyon would have on Haruhi. Kyon also stands as the one obstacle preventing Haruhi from the further harassment of Mikuru, and in turn Mikuru looks to Kyon as a sort of protector, becoming overjoyed when he pledges to guard her from Haruhi and grabbing onto his arm on reflex when frightened.

Itsuki has been Kyon's other major source of information, aside from Yuki. Along with his esper powers, he gained certain knowledge regarding Haruhi and various phenomena in relation to her. He reveals some of this information to Kyon; and he even showed him the activities of the Organization fighting large energy monsters within closed space. As the only two male members of the SOS Brigade, they tend to converse among themselves, usually about Haruhi and her inclinations, while the three girls are occupied with different things. Despite this, of the three brigade members, it is Itsuki who annoys Kyon the most, partly because of his relentlessly cheerful personality (which Kyon considers a facade) and wordy lecturing, and partly because of Itsuki's tendency to violate Kyon's personal space by putting his face too close and paying him borderline-outrageous comments. In addition, of all the Brigade members, Itsuki is most likely to agree with whatever idea Haruhi's warped mind thinks up.

John Smith

John Smith (ジョン・スミス Jon Sumisu?) is a pseudonym used by Kyon during one of his travels into the past. He told Haruhi his name is "John Smith" in order to hide his identity. Although just a passing thought to name himself that in the chapter "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody", it becomes a critical factor in volume four, The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya. Seemingly presented with a normal high school life, a world without Haruhi, the extent of his "normalness" and of his attachment to the Brigade and Haruhi are made evident. "John Smith" is referenced in the first novel and in the anime shortly after Haruhi and Kyon 'first' meet. Haruhi asks him if they had met before, to which he replies that they haven't (which is true, from his perspective). Kyon has said on occasion, at the end of The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya and at other intervals, that revealing he is John Smith will be his last ace in the hole should something arise regarding Haruhi. However, Kyon feels it is a last resort measure in case something like the events of the book happen again in which he has no support from anyone. To that end, he was willing to defy even the Integrated Data Entity, for he realized that while Haruhi was the one with reality-altering powers from which, supposedly, no one was safe, he was the lone exception, the only thing keeping Haruhi from throwing everything out of whack. He realized then that he had become linked with Haruhi (in the intended sense and more), that even something like the Entity wouldn't exist without his keeping Haruhi's powers stable. His revealing himself to Haruhi as John Smith would radically change everything.

Haruhi Suzumiya Characters 1st: Haruhi Suzumiya

Voiced by Aya Hirano (Japanese)
Wendee Lee (English)
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Age 17
Gender Female
Species Human
Occupation SOS Brigade chief and founder/ North High School student (second year)
Title Temporal Distortion (Future Humans), Self-evolution Possibility (Integrated Data Entity), God (Organization)

Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮 ハルヒ Suzumiya Haruhi?) is the title character of the Haruhi Suzumiya series, created by Nagaru Tanigawa and developed into a media franchise. First introduced in the light novels, which were then adapted into two manga and an anime series, with a forthcoming sequel, she is the main focus of the series. In an interview with Tanigawa, he stated that the idea for her character came during a sleepless night at the beginning of the 21st century.

In the beginning of the story, she is initially shown as anti-social and displayed various personality quirks, but as the series progressed, she became more open with her emotions, whilst still remaining highly active. She became the founder of, and recruiter for, the SOS Brigade, forcibly enlisting Kyon, Yuki Nagato (the only member of the Literature Club), Mikuru Asahina, and Itsuki Koizumi. She is responsible for organizing most of their activities as a group.

Unknown to her, she has the power to change, destroy, or create a new reality based on her inner desires and feelings. She is described in various ways; Yuki states that she has 'the potential for auto-evolution', Mikuru believes that she is the originator of a large time-quake and finally Itsuki declares her to be 'God'. Due to this, she is the main focus of the Integrated Data Entity, the Organization, and an organization of future humans.

Background

Haruhi Suzumiya, a first year student at North High School (in novels 1-8), and second year (in the 9th and latest novel), can be characterized as funny, eccentric, and somewhat unpredictable. In the series, she is introduced declaring her interests in aliens, espers and time travelers and does not care for 'ordinary' human beings. The last thing on her mind is a normal high school life. With a burning desire to find such phenomena in the world, she is generally unapproachable and finds ordinary people boring and uninteresting. As a result of this, many of her classmates choose to avoid and confront her. She deals with her emotions by creating a parallel universe, where she inadvertently releases transparent creatures who tear up and destroy everything that comes into contact with them. Espers are the ones who can stop these creatures by cutting and destroying them, because if these creatures are left alone destroying everything as well as the outer barrier it could affect the outside world. She also likes to dress up Mikuru in random outfits.

Kyon is the first character to engage with her in a serious conversation. From this encounter, she gradually begins to soften up to others and starts to open up with her classmates. Later on, Haruhi took Kyon against his will and forced him to help her start the SOS Brigade, thus she has taken an unknown interests to Kyon later in the series. It is hinted that one of the reasons as to why Haruhi opened up to Kyon was that he resembled John Smith; John Smith and Kyon are the same person.

She is noted as smart, athletic, and naturally talented in any extra-curricular activities. She once joined every activity club in her school and quit because she found them boring, despite pleas by the club members for her membership. Her musical talent was highlighted when she stood in as the emergency lead singer and guitarist, along with Yuki, for the band ENOZ during the school festival.

Her childhood is cited as an originator for her interests in strange phenomena.[2] While attending a baseball game with her family, she was shocked to see the vast number of people who had come to see the game. Before then, she had often thought of herself and her life as being special and interesting, yet then came to realize that they were just ordinary normal occurrences and habits and that she is just one of many living human in all of Japan in which Japan is just part of Earth. Consequently, she believed then that there must be at least one person in the world who is living an interesting and truly unique life and sought out to effectively be that person thus motivating her to seek out the extraordinary.

After this realization she became notorious in middle school for doing odd things which included painting strange hieroglyphs all over the school grounds using a field marker and placing all the school desks in the halls. Additionally, she accepted and rejected every guy who had ever asked her out, the longest lasting a week and the shortest being five minutes. She only seeks relationships with aliens, espers, and time travelers. This shows the depth of her interest in finding non-humans and strange phenomena.

In actuality, Haruhi is believed to be either a crack in the space-time continuum, the first technological singularity to be spontaneously born in the universe, or some sort of deity, depending on point of view. This belief stems from a massive spontaneous universal event that occurred three years prior to Haruhi meeting Kyon, of which Haruhi is said to be the cause. The event attracted the attention of three prominent groups: the Extraterrestrial Integrated Data Entity, time travelers from a distant future, and a group of espers known as the "Agency".

Her powers which are capable of altering, creating, or destroying reality are triggered by her emotions and inner desires. It's been theorized by the espers that the current universe may be just one in a string that Haruhi had subconsciously created. In order to relieve stress whenever she becomes too emotionally unstable, patches of alternate dimension referred to as "closed space" are created and within resides gigantic blue entities that destroy the surrounding area. Despite having these powers Haruhi is completely oblivious to them or the existence of aliens, time travelers, and espers.

Personality

At first, Haruhi seems very indifferent and cold but underneath that front she is very spontaneous, upbeat, and hyperactive. Her determination, persistence, and resourcefulness drive her endeavors of finding strange phenomenon and promoting the SOS Brigade. Because of her dedication, she becomes hot-headed when things don't go her way. Hand-in-hand with her cleverness and creativity, and a certain ruthlessness, even seeming amorality, she can often get what she wants, an example of such is when she blackmailed the Computer Society President into giving her a brand new computer for the SOS Brigade. Haruhi tends to pursue her goals regardless of who gets in the way, or is hurt, such as Mikuru in the aforementioned blackmail. She also has a tendency to be jealous and angry when Kyon gets too friendly with any girl. Evidently, the universe was almost destroyed and recreated when Haruhi's jealousy was pushed too far.

Haruhi also has a very competitive personality and accepts without hesitation any challenge that crosses her, regardless of difficulty or time constraint. Her constant optimism and over-confidence make her seem arrogant. She has very high standards and won't accept anything less than perfection from herself and her Brigade. She places a lot of trust in her Brigade members, especially Kyon, to get the task done whatever it may be. This can sometimes make her seem selfish and unkind.

She is not shy and often attracts a lot of attention to the point of not minding changing clothes in front of various people, more so when her SOS Brigade is in mind. When it comes to Mikuru she is very physically playful. She often comments on Mikuru's attractiveness and seems to find a kind of enjoyment in exploiting it to her own ends, often through forcing Mikuru into and out of various costumes such as a bunny girl costume as if she were a human dress-up doll.

Haruhi also seems to hate showing signs of vulnerability to others. Following her concert performance at the school's culture festival when she and Yuki filled in for two members of the band ENOZ, Haruhi showed awkwardness towards the band members when they thanked her the following day. As Kyon pointed out, Haruhi was not used to receiving praise from others because of how mischievous she regularly acts towards others because of her abnormal interests.

Thirteeenth: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (iMori's Favorite)

Alternative title: 
A Melancolia de Haruhi Suzumiya (Portuguese)
Die Melancholie der Haruhi Suzumiya (German)
La Malinconia di Haruhi Suzumiya (Italian)
La Melancolía de Suzumiya Haruhi (Spanish)
La Melancolie de Haruhi Suzumiya (French)
Melancholia Haruhi Suzumiyi (Polish)
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu (Japanese)
Меланхолия Харухи Судзумии (Russian)
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 (Japanese)
涼宮春日的憂鬱 (Chinese (Taiwan))
스즈미야 하루히의 우울 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, mystery, psychological, science fiction, slice of life, supernatural 
Themes: otaku, school 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: On the first day of high school a beautiful girl named Haruhi Suzumiya introduces herself as having "no interest in ordinary humans". She asks for any aliens, time travelers, sliders or espers to join her. Watching her weird behaviour is Kyon who sits in front of Haruhi and is the only person who talks to her. When Kyon comments about Haruhi's joining every club in school and then quitting he unwittingly gives Haruhi an idea to start her own after school club. Thereafter Kyon and several others find themselves dragged, literally, into the Save our world by Overloading it with fun Suzumiya Haruhi's Brigade (the S.O.S. Brigade for short).

Twelfth: Nodame Cantabile

Alternative title: 
Нодамэ Кантабиле (Russian)
のだめカンタービレ (Japanese)
노다메 칸타빌레 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, romance, slice of life 
Themes: music 
Plot Summary: At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki's arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he's demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a conductor while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki's girlfriend. It doesn't help that Noda, who insists on being called Nodame, lives right next door to him.

Eleventh: Monster

Alternative title: 
O Monstro (Portuguese)
Монстр (Russian)
モンスター (Japanese)
몬스터

Genres: drama, horror, mystery, psychological, thriller 

Themes: Crime, Historical, Police 
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence) 
Plot Summary: Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, had it all: incredible skill at his work, a rich and beautiful fiancee, and a promising career at his hospital. However, after becoming disenchanted by hospital politics, he chose to save the life of a young boy who got shot in the head over the life of the mayor. As a result he lost the support of the hospital director, as well as his position in the hospital and his fiance. A short time later, the hospital director and the doctors that replaced him were murdered, and once again he was catapulted back onto the top. But as the chief suspect of the murders, Tenma did not get a easy life. As a matter of fact, it seems that the boy he saved was much more than he had appeared to be... Now to clear his name and to correct his past mistake, Tenma must get to the bottom of these and other murders, and investigate the truth of the Monster who is behind all of this.

Tenth: Fullmetal Alchemist

Alternative title: 
El alquimista de acero (Spanish)
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Japanese)
Hagaren
Stalowy Alchemik (Polish)
Стальной алхимик (Russian)
Цельнометаллический Алхимик (Russian)
الكيميائي المعدني الكامل (Arabic) 
鋼の錬金術師 (Japanese)
鋼之鍊金術師 (Chinese (Taiwan))
강철의 연금술사 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy 
Themes: Military, steampunk 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: After losing their mother, Alphonse and Edward Elric attempt to bring her back using the forbidden science of human alchemy. However, alchemy operates on the theory of equivalent trade, and breaking the human alchemy taboo carries a heavy price. Ed loses his leg, and Al loses his body. Ed is able to seal Al's soul inside of a huge suit of armor, at the cost of his arm. Years later, Ed (now with two mechanical limbs) and Al (still trapped in the armor) leave their childhood home, each brother concerned with the other's happiness. Ed, who has a natural talent and skill for alchemy, becomes nationally certified and is soon known everywhere as the "Fullmetal Alchemist." Their true objective is to search for any information on the fabled Philosopher's Stone, hoping it will allow them to regain their old bodies. All of their hopes rest with this mythical stone, which may not even exist at all. However, the brothers soon learn that they are not the only ones after the powerful stone.

Ninth: Gurren Lagann

Alternative title: 

Maiking Break-Through Gurren-Lagann
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Japanese)
Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann (Japanese)
Гуррен-Лаганн - На прорыв (Russian)
天元突破グレンラガン (Japanese)
천원돌파 그렌라간 (Korean)
Genres: action, adventure, comedy, drama, science fiction 
Themes: Mecha, post-apocalyptic, Super Robot 
Plot Summary: In their closed-off underground village, Kamina and Simon chafe at the limits imposed by the village elder. Yet all this will change, when Simon stumbles across a fantastic device - just as the village's peace is broken by a violent intrusion.

Eight: Princess Mononoke

Alternative title: 

Księżniczka Mononoke (Polish)
La Princesa Mononoke (Spanish)
Mononoke Hime (Japanese)
Princesa Mononoke (Portuguese)
Princesse Mononoké (French)
Principessa Mononoke (Italian)
Prinsessan Mononoke (Swedish)
Prinzessin Mononoke (German)
Принцесса Мононоке (Russian)
الأميرة مونونوك (Arabic)
もののけ姫 (Japanese)
幽靈公主 (Chinese (Hong Kong))
魔法公主 (Chinese (Taiwan))
모노노케 히메 (Korean)
원령공주 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy 
Themes: Forest Spirit 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: While fighting to save his village from the attack of a demon-god Ashitaka comes in contact with it and is inflicted with a deadly curse. In his search for a cure he is forced to leave his village forever and journey to the forest inhabited by animal gods. There he finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and a village led by lady Eboshi.

Eight: Princess Mononoke

Alternative title: 

Księżniczka Mononoke (Polish)
La Princesa Mononoke (Spanish)
Mononoke Hime (Japanese)
Princesa Mononoke (Portuguese)
Princesse Mononoké (French)
Principessa Mononoke (Italian)
Prinsessan Mononoke (Swedish)
Prinzessin Mononoke (German)
Принцесса Мононоке (Russian)
الأميرة مونونوك (Arabic)
もののけ姫 (Japanese)
幽靈公主 (Chinese (Hong Kong))
魔法公主 (Chinese (Taiwan))
모노노케 히메 (Korean)
원령공주 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy 
Themes: Forest Spirit 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: While fighting to save his village from the attack of a demon-god Ashitaka comes in contact with it and is inflicted with a deadly curse. In his search for a cure he is forced to leave his village forever and journey to the forest inhabited by animal gods. There he finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and a village led by lady Eboshi.

Seventh: Spirited Away

Alternative title: 

A Viagem de Chihiro (Portuguese)
Chihiro og heksene (Danish)
Chihiro Szellemországban
Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland (German)
De reis van Chihiro (Dutch)
El Viaje de Chihiro (Spanish)
La Città Incantata (Italian)
Las Aventuras de Chihiro (Spanish)
Le Voyage de Chihiro (French)
Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Japanese)
Spirited Away: W krainie bogów (Polish)
Унесённые призраками (Russian)
千と千尋の神隠し (Japanese)
千與千尋 (Chinese (Hong Kong))
神隱少女 (Chinese (Taiwan))
센과 치히로의 행방불명 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, supernatural 
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) 
Plot Summary: On their way to their new home, a young girl, Chihiro, and her parents stumble into what appears to be an abandoned theme park. But all is not as it seems, as the theme park is a bath-house for the spirits, and not a place where humans are welcome. Chihiro must fend for herself and rescue her parents, as they have been turned to pigs as punishment for eating the food meant for the gods.

Sixth: Mushi-shi

Alternative title: 

Мущищи (Russian)
موشيشي (Arabic)
蟲師 (Japanese)
무시시 (Korean)
충사 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama, mystery, psychological, supernatural 
Themes: Folklore, Mythology 
Plot Summary: They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as "Mushi". Their existence and appearance are unknown to many and only a limited number of humans are aware of them. Ginko is a "Mushi-shi" who travels around to investigate and find out more about the "Mushi". In the process, he also lends a helping hand to people who face problems with supernatural occurances which may be related to the "Mushi".

Fifth: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Alternative title: 
Das Mädchen, das durch die Zeit sprang (German)
La ragazza che saltava nel tempo (Italian)
La traversée du temps (French)
O dziewczynie skaczącej przez czas (Polish)
Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (Japanese)
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (Japanese)
TokiKake (Japanese)
Девочка, покорившая время (Russian)
الفتاة التي قفزت خلال الوقت (Arabic)
الفتاة التي قفزت عبر الزمن (Arabic)
時をかける少女 (Japanese)
穿越時空的少女 (Chinese (Hong Kong))
跳躍吧！時空少女 (Chinese (Taiwan))
시간을 건너온 소녀 (Korean)
시간을 달리는 소녀 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama, romance, science fiction 
Plot Summary: When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

Fourth: Cowboy Bebop

Alternative title: 
Ковбой Бибоп (Russian)
カウボーイビバップ (Japanese)
카우보이 비밥 (Korean)
Genres: action, drama, science fiction 
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence) 
Plot Summary: Spike Spiegel, a bounty Hunter with a dark past, lives on bounty to bounty, barely making it each time, or not making it at all. His partners Jet Black, Faye Valentine, Ed and Ein the dog all help him in his adventures from planet to planet.

Third: Death Note

Alternative title: 
Carnet de la Mort (French)
Dödens Anteckningsbok (Swedish)
El Libro De La Muerte (Spanish)
Notatnik Śmierci (Polish)
Тетрадь смерти (Russian)
مذكرة الموت (Arabic)
デスノート (Japanese)
데스 노트 (Korean)
Genres: drama, mystery, psychological, supernatural, thriller 
Themes: Police, shinigami, Suicide 
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) 
Plot Summary: Yagami Light is an ace student with great prospects, who's bored out of his mind. One day he finds the "Death Note": a notebook from the realm of the Death Gods, with the power to kill people in any way he desires. With the Death Note in hand, Light decides to create his perfect world, without crime or criminals. However, when criminals start dropping dead one by one, the authorites send the legendary detective L to track down the killer, and a battle of wits, deception and logic ensues...

Second: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2

Alternative title: 
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 (Japanese)
Код Гиасс: Восстание Лелуша R2 (Russian)
شفرة جياس : تمرد لولوش 2 (Arabic) 
شيفرة جيس R2 (Arabic) 
كود جياس R2 (Arabic)
コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2 (Japanese)
Genres: action, drama, magic, mystery, psychological, science fiction 
Themes: Mecha, Military, Real Robot 
Plot Summary: It's been one year since the failure of the Black Rebellion and the supposed death of Zero. Britannia has assigned Area 11 a "correctional education" status, where Elevens are made an example of by brute force, to try to prevent any future uprisings and suppress rebellious thoughts. Unsuspecting high school student Lelouch, oblivious to his rebellious past as Zero, stumbles upon a scheme on his life and the life of a mysterious woman known as C.C., who reveals to him his forgotten purpose and his "true" self. Destroying his assailants and declaring himself Zero once again, Lelouch sets out to finish what he started.

First Rank: Samurai X - Trust & Betrayal

Alternative title: 
Kenshin le Vagabond - Le chapitre de la mémoire (French)
Kenshin Samurai Vagabondo: Memorie Del Passato (Italian)
Kenshin, el Guerrero Samurai (Spanish)
Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku Hen (Japanese - Romaji)
Rurouni Kenshin OVA
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku Hen (Japanese)
Samurai X: Reminiscence
Бродяга Кеншин - История любви Эпохи Мэйдзи (Russian)
الساموراي اكس: الثقة والخيانة (Arabic)
るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚―追憶編 (Japanese)
루로우니 켄신 -메이지 검객 낭만담- 추억편 (Korean)
바람의 검심: 추억편 (Korean)
Genres: action, drama, psychological, romance 
Themes: Historical, samurai 
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence) 
Plot Summary:

Taken by slavers when he was a child, Himura Kenshin is rescued only when an encounter with bandits kills off everyone but him. He is found by a master of the Divine Justice School of Swordmanship, a school so deadly that to train in it, means death for either the master or student, there can only be one master. Taken by the master, Kenshin is trained in this school, only to leave before finishing so that he may join the Meiji restoration and help prevent further tragedies like his own. Thus is born the Battousai, the greatest strength of the Ishin Patriots, a boy of 15 who kills for the sake of building a new, better world. One night, he comes across a mysterious woman, Tomoe. He must hide with her when the revolution stumbles. They marry for appearances, but soon fall in love. Tomoe has another reason to be with Kenshin, one she regrets but cannot stop. Revenge must be satisfied, and only blood can do that.

Top 50 Anime

From: Anime News Network 
1 Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal (OAV)
2 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (TV)
3 Death Note (TV)
4 Cowboy Bebop (TV)
5 (The) Girl Who Leapt Through Time (movie)
6 Mushi-Shi (TV)
7 Spirited Away (movie)
8 Princess Mononoke (movie)
9 Gurren Lagann (TV)
10 Fullmetal Alchemist (TV)
11 Monster (TV)
12 Nodame Cantabile (TV)
13 (The) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV)
14 Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OAV)
15 Honey and Clover II (TV)
16 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV)
17 Kanon (TV 2/2006)
18 Grave of the Fireflies (movie)
19 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season (TV)
20 Ef - a tale of memories (TV)
21 Aria the Origination (TV)
22 Clannad After Story (TV)
23 5 Centimeters Per Second (movie)
24 Baccano! (TV)
25 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie)
26 Ef - a tale of melodies. (TV)
27 Fighting Spirit (TV)
28 Mononoke (TV)
29 Kino's Journey (TV)
30 Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kai (TV)
31 Honey and Clover (TV)
32 Ouran High School Host Club (TV)
33 Whisper of the Heart (movie)
34 My Neighbor Totoro (movie)
35 Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (TV)
36 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (TV)
37 Clannad (TV)
38 Great Teacher Onizuka (TV)
39 Dennō Coil (TV)
40 Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit (TV)
41 Kara no Kyoukai - the Garden of sinners (movie)
42 Planetes (TV)
43 Millennium Actress (movie)
44 Haibane Renmei (TV)
45 Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations (OAV)
46 Junjō Romantica 2 (TV)
47 Howl's Moving Castle (movie)
48 Eve no Jikan (ONA)
49 Baby Blue (movie)
50 Sword of the Stranger (movie)