The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya

HARUHI SUZUMIYA, the fierce and fabulously spontaneous leader of the SOS Brigade (a club for her high school's most extraordinary students) is always a magnet for wild adventures (and trouble). Now get ready to go back in time in this sixth installment of the series! Five short stories reveal never-before-seen events from the SOS Brigade's past exploits, from the much-anticipated school cultural festival to unanswered questions about the ski trip getaway. The last story, which brings back the SOS Brigade to the present, rounds out this collection of entertaining, hilarious, and, as always, unpredictable mis-adventures. Anything is possible in Haruhi's world! (Source: Yen Press)

Two stories continue the adventure in Volume 8 of the Haruhi Suzumiya series. 1. Henshuuchou ★ Itchokusen! (編集長★一直線！, Editor-in-Chief, Straight Ahead!) Since the beginning of the year, the SOS Brigade has been masking as the Literature Club to be recognized as an official high school organization. But when the new student council president threatens to disband the group, the members must write a collection of literature. Naturally, Haruhi assume the role of editor-in-chief and leads the team to publication with hilarious results. 2. Wandering Shadow (ワンダリング・シャドウ) From writers to detectives, the SOS Brigade does it all. When fellow classmate Sanaka comes to the club seeking help, the team (well, Haruhi) is up to the task. A well-trodden popular park path has suddenly begun to terrify the neighborhood dogs, and Haruhi suspects that its being haunted by animal spirits. It looks like the SOS Brigade is about to perform its first first canine exorcism! (Source: Yen Press)

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 getting these supernatural beings together. The initial members consist of the mute bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid but voluptuous Mikuru 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–keeping watch over Haruhi as she is the pinnacle of some major calamity on the horizon… (Source: Yen Press)