Haruhi Season 2 Airing Order

The second season of Haruhi is finally underway, and it takes the already confused airing order of the series and makes it more so. However, the apparent airing order has been worked out…

The 13th episode should begin one of the two main story arcs expected for the 2nd season. 涼宮ハルヒの溜息 / Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki (The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya) is the likely next episode, which is almost sure to be a multi-episode story.

This list is merely conjecture by the collective consciousness of 2ch, but seems to be one of the more widely circulated lists online, and did at least accurately predict yesterday’s episode:

Air Date / Episode # / Name

04/02 第01話 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱１ / The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1

04/09 第02話 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱２ / The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2

04/16 第03話 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱３ / The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 3

04/23 第04話 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱４ / The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 4

04/30 第05話 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱５ / The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 5

05/07 第06話 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱６ / The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 6

05/14 第07話 涼宮ハルヒの退屈  / The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya

05/21 第08話 笹の葉ラプソディ　 新作 / Bamboo Rhapsody (NEW)

05/28 第09話 ミステリックサイン / Mystérique Sign

06/04 第10話 孤島症候群（前編）/　 Remote Island Syndrome (Part 1)

06/11 第11話 孤島症候群（後編） / Remote Island Syndrome (Part 2)

06/18 第12話 エンドレスエイト　新作  ←ここまで来た / Endless Eight (NEW)

06/25 第13話 涼宮ハルヒの溜息１　新作 / The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 (NEW)

07/02 第14話 涼宮ハルヒの溜息２　新作 / The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 (NEW)

07/09 第15話 涼宮ハルヒの溜息３　新作 / The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya 3 (NEW)

07/16 第16話 朝比奈ミクルの冒険 Episode00 / The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00

07/23 第17話 ライブアライブ  / Live Alive

07/30 第18話 射手座の日 / The Day of Sagittarius

08/07 第19話 サムデイ イン ザ レイン / Someday in the Rain

08/14 第20話 涼宮ハルヒの消失１　新作 / The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 1 (NEW)

08/21 第21話 涼宮ハルヒの消失２　新作 / The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2 (NEW)

08/28 第22話 涼宮ハルヒの消失３　新作 / The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 3 (NEW)

09/03 第23話 涼宮ハルヒの消失４　新作 / The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 4 (NEW)

09/10 第24話 ヒトメボレLOVERS　新作 / Charmed at First Sight Lover (NEW)

09/17 第25話 雪山症候群(前編)　新作 / Snowy Mountain Syndrome Part 1 (NEW)

09/24 第26話 雪山症候群(後編)　新作 / Snowy Mountain Syndrome Part 1 (NEW)

10/01 第27話 猫はどこにいった?　新作 / Where did the Cat Go? (NEW)

10/08 第28話 消失の後日　新作 / Another Day of the Disappearance (NEW)

The other possible schedules postulated by 2ch are not substantially different, with two of the most likely differences from the list shown above is that next week’s episodes will be some sort of conclusion to Endless Eight, and that The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya will stretch out over more than 3 episodes, to 4 or even 5.

Putting schedule divination aside, the beginning of the bulk of the Season 2 episodes beginning on the same night as the apparent K-On! finale would almost seem too coincidental to some, but whatever the case, Kyoto Animation is set to hold sway over the hearts and minds of otaku for the foreseeable future with a seemingly never ending lineup of shows that seem tailor-made to utterly possess otaku souls.

Considering that only industry legends Gainax and Sunrise have previously reached the level of popularity that KyoAni holds, and that KyoAni produced their first anime series only 6 years ago, the studio definitely appears to be in one of the most enviable positions in the industry.