A while back, we went over The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, the TV anime that revolved around Haruhi, Kyon, and the rest of the SOS Brigade. The movie The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya sort of deviates from that, as it's a film made from the fourth novel of the Haruhi Suzumiya series.
Set after the events of the Japanese Cultural Festival, the time is December 16th, a little more than a week preceding Christmas Eve. As usual, Haruhi has the SOS gang doing plannings for a Christmas Party, with Kyon acting his usual self. Just when the plans are in order to have the party, then comes the morning of December 18th. It was odd enough that Tanaguchi, one of his friends, came down with a cold that lasted a while, as he was just fine yesterday. The oddity strikes when Ryoko Asakura, someone who was wiped from existence before, returned, and that Haruhi was forgotten. In addition, the other SOS Brigade members appeared to forgot not only her, but supposedly of each other. The only one who remembers, even though he is made to be a fool towards everyone else, is Kyon. Rooms were gone, people weren't there, and the SOS brigade didn't exist. These are things he didn't want to believe.
With everything and everyone different than before, Kyon stands as the only outcast in a world that seemingly normal. Only a bookmark left behind was a significant clue about the life he knew. With this evidence, he gets to know the human Yuki Nagato and learned that from the Tanaguchi in this period, a Haruhi Suzumiya does exist, but in a different school. With the bookmark telling him to gather the keys necessary to use a program built by the alien Yuki, Kyon must gather the members, alongside the Haruhi of this time, in order to use this machine, should he want to go back to the life he had, where his knack of getting dragged into danger was normal.
About 3 hours long, this film is animated the same way as the TV anime, maybe enhanced a bit. It's currently in Japanese dubbing, but a license for US disbribution has been acquired by Bandai Entertainment, who also licensed the TV anime. As such, an English language version is in the works, set for release in September. It is interesting to note that the spin-off manga, The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan, takes place in a similar setting, with the Nagato of this story as the main character. In fact, her character in the film, her relationship with Ryoko, and her gradual relationship with Kyon in the film is built upon in the spin-off manga.
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya gains an 8.4 of 10 for the time being, and will be updated upon seeing the dubbed version of the film. I suppose from one of the TV episodes, it answers the question about the significance of his second alias, but otherwise, it retains the air of the TV anime.
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