Most Popular Books by Nagaru Tanigawa

Kyon is your ordinary high school freshman who has long given up on his childhood dreams of encountering the fantastic and supernatural...or so he thought. From the very first day of school, his classmate-the beautiful but eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya-makes it very clear that her only desire is to meet aliens, time travelers, and psychics! A chance conversation between the two inspires Haruhi to form the SOS Brigade, a school club created for the sole purpose of gathering together such supernatural beings. The initial members consist of the mute bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid but voluptuous Miharu Asahina, and the polite and ever-smiling Itsuki Koizumi. By the end of this first volume, Kyon quickly finds out that these seemingly "helpless victims" of Haruhi''s are actually members of secret organizations-both futuristic and alien-with the single aim of keeping watch over Haruhi Suzumiya as she is the pinnacle of some major calamity on the horizon...

Kyon is your ordinary high school freshman who has long given up on his childhood dreams of encountering the fantastic and supernatural...or so he thought. From the very first day of school, his classmate-the beautiful but eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya-makes it very clear that her only desire is to meet aliens, time travelers, and psychics! A chance conversation between the two inspires Haruhi to form the SOS Brigade, a school club created for the sole purpose of gathering together such supernatural beings. The initial members consist of the mute bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid but voluptuous Miharu Asahina, and the polite and ever-smiling Itsuki Koizumi. By the end of this first volume, Kyon quickly finds out that these seemingly "helpless victims" of Haruhi''s are actually members of secret organizations-both futuristic and alien-with the single aim of keeping watch over Haruhi Suzumiya as she is the pinnacle of some major calamity on the horizon...

The second book in Japan''s hottest property, the international phenomenon known as Haruhism!

HARUHI’S SHOW MUST GO ON!Kyon has woken up in strange places before, but a classic fantasy world where Haruhi’s the legendary hero is a first, even for him. He can’t remember how he or the rest of the SOS Brigade got there, and it doesn’t seem like there’s any way to leave. Things get even stranger when the gang falls face-first into one genre after another—from spaghetti westerns to space operas! It looks like the only way to go home is to break a leg and get these shows on the road!

After closing a time loop fiasco in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, our protagonist Kyon is ready to start a new year with a blank slate--no time travel, no apocalyptic worries, and maybe some actual peace and quiet with the SOS Brigade, a club comprised of his high school''s most extraordinary students. Their leader is Haruhi, a bold, brash girl who doesn''t realize that she''s actually a powerful goddess whose moods can easily change the balance of the universe.Just as Kyon starts to get comfortable, he gets a visit from his friend Mikuru. Except this isn''t his Mikuru; it''s a Mikuru from eight days in the future! Time traveling shenanigans start all over again as Kyon, guided by the future Mikuru, attempts to stop a terrible future from becoming a reality.

The popular Haruhi Suzumiya series returns with another collection of surprising and quirky short stories starring our heroine and the SOS Brigade, comprised of the high school''s extraordinary students. Short prose pieces help establish where the stories take place in the timeline.Endless Eight: The SOS Brigade are having a great time during the last two weeks of summer. Such a great time that Haruhi won''t let it end, and the members of the SOS Brigade realize that Haruhi wishes have caused their summer to loop back 15,498 times!The Day of Sagittarius: The computer club challenges the SOS Brigade to a videogame tournament. Kyon begs the club to set aside their super powers in order to compete fairly, but when they discover that the Computer Society is cheating, Yuki steps up to level the playing field.SnowyMountain Syndrome: While skiing, the SOS Brigade are trapped by a mysterious blizzard, and take refuge in a deserted mansion. Yuki suddenly loses her powers, but Itsuki swears that Haruhi is not behind this. The SOS Brigade discover they have a mysterious nemesis who is out to take down the club.

SOMETIMES EVEN HARUHI DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS! While the SOS Brigade visits a shrine to ring in the New Year, Kyon can’t help but notice a distinct lack of supernatural or reality-bending phenomena. Despite this, he’s as wary as ever. After all, Haruhi has a tendency to turn even the most mundane events into impossible uproars! That danger could not be more pressing when their club activities lead them into a world of school wonders and whodunit mysteries. Even peaceful moments are remarkably bizarre when Haruhi is around...

When the SOS Brigade receives an urgent message that the Computer Research Society''s president has gone missing, Haruhi confidently promises to locate him, and the SOS Brigade is off! Of course, they have no idea where to start... Is the new SOS Brigade insignia that Haruhi designed to blame for all of this???

This third volume in the Haruhi Suzumiya series is a collection of four exciting short stories that chronologically take place before The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya. The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya: In her latest attempt to give the S.O.S. Brigade more public exposure, Haruhi signs the group up for the city-wide baseball tournament. Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody: It''s like Back To the Future! In order to prevent an impending disaster, Mikuru takes Kyon back in time, where he meets Haruhi as a seventh grader. Mysterique Sign: The computer club president at school mysteriously disappears, and it''s up to the S.O.S. Brigade to get to the bottom of it! Remote Island Syndrome: It''s vacation time when a relative of Itsuki''s invites the S.O.S. Brigade to stay at his island villa. But then a dead body turns up, and Haruhi and the gang get mixed up in a thrilling murder mystery.

Quite out of the blue, Kyon receives a phone call from his middle school classmate Nakagawa. Six months ago, he spotted Kyon walking with the most beautiful girl he''d ever seen and instantly fell in love! Now he wants Kyon''s help conveying his feelings. But Nakagawa has no idea that the fair maiden who stole his heart is actually an otherworldly being...Nagato?! How will the stoic alien react to Nakagawa''s affections?!

As a member of the SOS Brigade, Kyon has had his fair share of close encounters (of the bizarre kind). But as Mikuru the Elder''s scavenger hunt sends Kyon and "Michiru" into trouble, Kyon realizes that the scope of his friends'' supernatural connections are far beyond what even he could ever have imagined-and far more dangerous...

In Book 6 in the series, readers take a step into a time warp in five short stories. Head back to events from the previous books, and previously unseen scenes and perspectives to uncover mysteries that had been left unanswered. Live Alive Kyon peruses the stalls at the cultural festival and visits Mikuru''s noodle stall. Everything seems normal for once, until a surprise band shows up to perform. The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina: Episode 00 The movie that the SOS Brigade created in The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya (Book 2) is shown, and the Bridage gets to see it in its final form. Love at First Sight Kyon meets with an old friend, who describes seeing a girl he''s fallen in love with--and it turns out to be Yuki! Will this mere human have a chance with the world''s most stoic robot? Where Did the Cat Go? This story takes readers back to Book 3 (The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya) in which the SOS Brigade finally begins the main event for the Snow Mountain retreat murder mystery. The Melancholy of Mikuru Asahina Mikuru asks Kyon to accompany her to buy tea leaves, but a secret motive may be involved.

Swapping her Brigade Chief armband for a director''s chair, Haruhi continues production on the SOS Brigade''s school festival film project. As she watches her half-baked plot acted out in front of her, Haruhi longs even more for the supernatural reality depicted in her movie. And for Haruhi, bringing her script to life is wholly possible...and inevitably dangerous!

As the second year of high school begins, Haruhi''s cynical and sarcastic confidant Kyon, the only "normal" member of the SOS Brigade, finds himself meeting Sasaki, an old friend from his days in junior high. Haruhi and Sasaki''s shared friendship with Kyon and, possibly, shared abilities, causes tension between the two and Kyon knows Haurhi''s dissatisfaction can have dire consequences! Kyon and Sasaki''s chance meeting could affect his future, the future of the SOS Brigade, and the world forever. This ninth volume of the Haruhi Suzumiya series is the first to use two alternate stories for the same plot with different endings. The story continues in the next novel, The Astonishment of Haruhi Suzumiya.

What if you woke up one morning, and everything changed? It''s one week before Christmas Eve, and Haruhi and the S.O.S. Brigade (a club for her high school''s strangest and most extraordinary students) are gearing up for holiday festivities. But just before the fun kicks off, Kyon, the only "normal" member, wakes up in a weird alternate dimension, one where Haruhi attends another school entirely, Nagato the time traveling robot is just an ordinary human, and Mikuru (the cute girl of Kyon''s dreams) doesn''t even recognize him-in other words, S.O.S. Brigade never existed. The only clue Kyon can find is a bookmark left by the robot version of Nagato, which leads him on a quest back in time, where he interacts with the storyline from "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody", a short story from the previous Haruhi book, The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya. This fun and quirky holiday tale is reminiscent of A Christmas Carol and It''sa Wonderful Life.

Haruhism has seized the nation with the release of the highly successful animated series DVD that was one of the top ten bestselling anime properties in 2007. Yen Press and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will publish the novel and manga series back-to-back, with hardcovers of the novels with the original Japanese cover art for libraries and hard core fans of the property. When Haruhi Suzumiya introduces herself to Kyon by asking if he''s an alien, time traveler, or psychic, he knows his chances for a normal high school experience are ruined. Bold Haruhi takes a shine to him, and uses the force of her irrepressible personality to draft him into her club to find paranormal beings. Kyon soon discovers what she''s looking for: Haruhi herself has the power to destroy and create entire universes at her whim. But if she knew about her ability, it could spell disaster for everyone.

Translation of: Suzumiya Haruhi no fungai.