The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
A schoolgirl who can rewrite reality and has not been told, in an adaptation that first broadcast its episodes deliberately out of order.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya rebuilt its titles: two distinct opening sequences are catalogued here across seasons 1–2, each running 90 seconds.
At 90 seconds at its longest, it opens well above the 58-second median for animation sequences in this catalogue.
Only 139 of the 2,618 shows catalogued here changed their titles at all; The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya did so once.
All 2 opening title sequences
Season 1
90sThe first opening, Bouken Desho Desho?, from the 2006 broadcast.
Season 2
90sThe second opening, Super Driver, written for the 2009 return.
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