History Trivia / HaruhiSuzumiya

* BuryYourArt: The 2004 manga was only released [[NoExportForYou in Japan]], and only saw a limited print run, to where a physical copy is hard to find even ''with'' the help of the internet. The artist of this particular iteration got fired, either due to the artist drawing and selling unauthorized {{Hentai}} for the series he was drawing for, or the artwork seen in this series being less than stellar (most likely the latter). Either way, the publisher would rather forget it ever existed, going as far as to commission a completely new manga series to another artist rather than reprinting this one once the Anime got popular.

* NoExportForYou: The various {{Licensed Game}}s were never released outside of Japan. Then there's the 2004 manga, for reasons stated above.

* CashCowFranchise: In its heyday, the franchise had radio dramas, an impressive amount of {{Image Song}}s (even for relatively minor characters), and video games for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]], the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS]], and two games to choose from on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} (though these were all [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]]).

* CreatorBacklash: Several cast members, and even producers, spoke about how poorly handled the ''Endless Eight'' was done in the anime adaptation. The English cast members were frustrated by the fact they were recording the same lines over and over and not being really free to change it up, and some of the staff that produced the show outright apologized for the handling of it.

** ''Disappearance'' was originally going to be part of the anime's second season and there were scripts for it planned out, but during production it was shifted to a film instead. The Endless Eight arc ended up being as long as it was so it could fill in for the time the anime would have spent on ''Disappearance''.

* FranchiseKiller: The Endless Eight arc. Prior the franchise was absolutely ''humongous'', basically being the face of anime in the late 2000s and [[CashCowFranchise raking in money like leaves.]] Then the [[GroundhogDayLoop Endless Eight arc]] hit in the anime, and the damage it did due to it's poor quality basically killed the franchise overnight. While the Light Novels still exist, the franchise is nowhere near the juggernaut it used to be.

* FranchiseKiller: The Endless Eight arc. Prior the franchise was absolutely ''humongous'', basically being the face of anime in the late 2000s and [[CashCowFranchise raking in money like leaves.]] Then the [[GroundhogsDayLoop Endless Eight arc]] hit in the anime, and the damage it did due to it's poor quality basically killed the franchise overnight. While the Light Novels still exist, the franchise is nowhere near the juggernaut it used to be.

* CashCowFranchise: In its heyday, the franchise had radio dramas, an impressive amount of {{Image Song}}s (even for relatively minor characters), and video games for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]], the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoDS DS]], and two games to choose from on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} (though these were all [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]]). Sadly, this was no longer the case by the beginning of TheNewTens, after several factors which led to [[FranchiseKiller the death of the franchise]].

* FranchiseKiller: No one decision could lay claim to being the main culprit as to why ''Haruhi'' as a series had faltered, but rather, a chain of events did the series in. After the first season of the anime became phenomenally popular among the anime community, the second season was the most anticipated anime imaginable. People were craving it for years as it got [[ScheduleSlip increasingly delayed]]. After it finally aired in 2009, many fans found the second season rather underwhelming (with the ''Endless Eight'' arc becoming one of the most-despised anime storylines ''of all time''), but the movie adaptation of ''Disappearance'' was both a critical and a popular success, and the DVD sales of the Endless Eight episodes, while certainly not comparable to that of the first season, were still decent. Despite this, there were still some major factors that led to the franchise's downfall; a combination of ScheduleSlip of the light novels, Creator/KyotoAnimation realizing that self-owned [=IPs=] would be economically more profitable for them in the long run than animating Kadokawa's [=IPs=] (of which ''Haruhi'' is one), and the demotion of Atsushi Ito, the Kadokawa executive who primarily pushed for ''Haruhi'' in anime form. While the franchise's reputation recovered after a while, it's no longer the CashCowFranchise it used to be and the second season is a black stain that the series will [[NeverLiveItDown most likely never get rid of]].

* TheWikiRule: [[http://haruhi.wikia.com/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya_Wiki The Haruhi Suzumiya Wiki]].

** In episode 8 of ''LightNovel/MyStepmomsDaughterIsMyEx'', Isana is seen reading the first volume of the original ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' light novels.

* DoingItForTheArt: "Endless Eight", each episode of which is completely re-animated, even though there are only minor differences.

** The 2004 manga was only released [[NoExportForYou in Japan]], and only saw a limited print run, to where a physical copy is hard to find even ''with'' the help of the internet. The artist of this particular iteration got fired, either due to the artist drawing and selling unauthorized {{Hentai}} for the series he was drawing for, or the artwork seen in this series being less than stellar (most likely the latter). Either way, the publisher [[OldShame would rather forget it ever existed]], going as far as to commision a completely new manga series to another artist rather than reprinting this one once the Anime got popular.

* OldShame: The 2004 manga. See KeepCirculatingTheTapes above.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: This isn't the first time Creator/CrispinFreeman has been jealous of [[Anime/EurekaSeven a relationship between characters]] voiced by Sheh and Bosch, nor promised to protect a character voiced by Sheh.
** Steve Kramer and Michael [=McConnohie=] have previously worked together on two ''Transformers'' series (''Generation 1'' and the 2001 incarnation of ''Robots in Disguise'').

* TalkingToHimself: Never seen on English and Japanese dubs, only in Filipino dub.
** Hazel Hernan voices the titular character and Kyon's little sister.
** Jefferson Utanes voices Kyon and Arakawa.
** Anthony Steven San Juan voices Kyon's friends Taniguchi and Kunikida. His performance as Kunikida would also fall into aversion from cross-dressing voices.

* FranchiseKiller: After the first season of the anime became phenomenally popular among the anime community, the second season was the most anticipated anime imaginable. People were craving it for years as it got [[ScheduleSlip increasingly delayed]]. After it finally aired in 2009, many fans found the second season rather underwhelming (with the ''Endless Eight'' arc becoming one of the most-despised anime storylines ''of all time''), but the movie adaptation of ''Disappearance'' was both a critical and a popular success, and the DVD sales of the Endless Eight episodes, while certainly not comparable to that of the first season, were still decent. Despite this, there were still some major factors that led to the franchise's downfall; a combination of ScheduleSlip of the light novels, Creator/KyotoAnimation realizing that self-owned [=IPs=] would be economically more profitable for them in the long run than animating Kadokawa's [=IPs=] (of which ''Haruhi'' is one), and the demotion of Atsushi Ito, the Kadokawa executive who primarily pushed for ''Haruhi'' in anime form. While the franchise's reputation recovered after a while, it's no longer the CashCowFranchise it used to be and the second season is a black stain that the series will [[NeverLiveItDown most likely never get rid of]].

** When it came to dubbing the second season's [[GroundhogDayLoop Endless Eight]] arc, Bandai considered turning it into a GagDub, with the voice actors switching characters, or doing each episode with a different accent. In the end, they decided to do a straight dub instead, though Crispin Freeman did get to improvise some lines.

** In episode 8 of ''Literature/MyStepmomsDaughterIsMyEx'', Isana is seen reading the first volume of the original ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' light novels.

** ''Manga/LuckyStar'''s anime adaptation makes a ''lot'' of references to ''Haruhi Suzumiya'', which is [[OtakuSurrogate Konata's]] favourite series. Many of these double as {{Actor Allusion}}s and CompanyCrossReferences, since Konata and Haruhi are both voiced by Creator/AyaHirano and both series were animated by Kyoto Animation.

-->"Didn't anybody ever warn you? The dumbest place in the world to attack is a girls' school in Japan."

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: It took 4 years to publish ''Surprise''.[[note]] for comparison, each previous volume took from three to six months and ''Dissociation'' took roughly a year[[/note]] According to WordOfGod, there was no particular reason for it, mostly due to [[WritersBlock laziness on the author's behalf]]. And after that, ''Intuition'' then took '''nine and a half years''' to release.

* DevelopmentHell: It took 4 years to publish ''Surprise''.[[note]] for comparison, each previous volume took from three to six months and ''Dissociation'' took roughly a year[[/note]] According to WordOfGod, there was no particular reason for it, mostly due to [[WritersBlock laziness on the author's behalf]]. And after that, ''Intuition'' then took '''nine and a half years''' to release.

* FanNickname:
** The philosophy of "[[JustForFun/IntellectualPropertyReligion Haruhiism]]", or "SOS Brigade".
** Haruhi: [[MarySue Mary Suzumiya]], "[[GodEmperor God Empress]]" Haruhi.[[invoked]]
** Tsuruya: "[[DissonantLaughter LOL]] [[CuteLittleFangs Fang-tan]]"

* DoingItForTheArt: "Endless Eight", each episode of which is completely re-animated, even though there are only minor differences. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools This doesn't keep some people from thinking it was a horrible idea.]]

** Dub only: For the second season's [[GroundhogDayLoop Endless Eight]] arc, Bandai considered turning it into a GagDub, with the voice actors switching characters, or doing each episode with a different accent. (Un)fortunately, they decided to do a straight dub instead, even though Crispin Freeman gets to improvise some lines.

** ''Manga/LuckyStar'''s anime adaptation makes a ''lot'' of references to ''Haruhi Suzumiya'', which is [[OtakuSurrogate Konata's]] favourite series. Many of these double as {{Actor Allusion}}s, since Konata and Haruhi are both voiced by Creator/AyaHirano.