The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol. 1 (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, #1)

Haruhi holds the fate of the universe in her hands . . . lucky for you she doesn't know it! Meet Haruhi - a cute, determined girl, starting high school in a city where nothing exciting happens and absolutely no one understands her. Meet Kyon - the sarcastic guy who sits behind Haruhi in homeroom and the only boy Haruhi has ever opened up to. His fate is now tied to hers. Meet the S.O.S. Brigade - an after-school club organized by Haruhi with a mission to seek out the extraordinary. Oh, and their second mission? Keeping Haruhi happy . . . because even though she doesn't know it, Haruhi has the power to destroy the universe. Seriously. Word Count : 56022 Page : 227 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... Haruhi Holds The Fate Of The Universe In Her Hands . . . Lucky For You She Doesn't Know It! Meet Haruhi - A Cute, Determined Girl, Starting High School In A City Where Nothing Exciting Happens And Absolutely No One Understands Her. Meet Kyon - The Sarcastic Guy Who Sits Behind Haruhi In Homeroom And The Only Boy Haruhi Has Ever Opened Up To. His Fate Is Now Tied To Hers. Meet The S.o.s. Brigade - An After-school Club Organized By Haruhi With A Mission To Seek Out The Extraordinary. Oh, And Their Second Mission? Keeping Haruhi Happy . . . Because Even Though She Doesn't Know It, Haruhi Has The Power To Destroy The Universe. Seriously. The Phenomenon That Took Japan By Storm - With More Than 4.5 Million Copies Sold - Is Now Available In The First-ever English Edition. Trapped on the snowy mountain by both a storm and the supernatural forces that have cut off Yuki from the Data Overmind, Kyon is slowly roused from sleep by Asahina slowly unbuttoning her nightshirt as she climbs into his bed. Knowing that it's not real, he must find a means of escape before it's too late On the first day at a Japanese high school, an irrepressible girl announces her lack of interest in "ordinary humans" and proceeds to form a club dedicated to finding aliens, time travelers, and other forms of supernatural life, with the intention of having fun with them. "It's average schoolby Kyon's typical first day at an ordinary high school. LIttle does he know that his humdrum life is about to get a dose of the superfantastic, thanks to fellow classmate Haruhi Suzumiya."--Cover, p.4 Welcome Japan's hottest property and the international phenomenon known as Haruhism!