The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
2010 2h 42m movie Film Japan

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

涼宮ハルヒの消失

Synopsis

涼宮ハルヒの消失

It is mid-december, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi start preparing everything for the party, such as costumes and decorations. But a couple of days later, Kyon arrives at school only to find that Haruhi is missing. Not only that, but Mikuru claims she has never known Kyon before, Koizumi is also missing, and Yuki has become the sole member of the literature club. The SOS Brigade seems to have never existed, nor has Haruhi Suzumiya. No one in the school has ever heard about her… except for Kyon.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Kyoto Animation

Comedy + Science Fiction in Japan

68 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya itself).

The 2009–2011 Japan Window

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya holds position #69 of 400 Japan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Maid Sama!
    #6

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010
  7. Steins;Gate
    #7

    Steins;Gate

    ★ 8.5 · 2011
  8. The Tatami Galaxy
    #8

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya premiered alongside 136 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.

The 2288th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

209
Reviews
86th
Review-volume percentile
81st
Popularity percentile

209 audience reviews — more than 86% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 81th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • alternate dimension · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • holiday · 10
  • christmas · 10
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • japan · 454
  • high school · 88

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
209
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #903 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #351 of 1,411 (top 25%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesKyoto Animation, Lantis, Kadokawa Shoten, KADOKAWA, THE KLOCKWORX
Runtime2h 42m
Release DateFebruary 5, 2010
IMDbtt1572781
Official Siteharuhi.tv

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