melancholy of haruhi suzumiya be base on somewhat pat formula by now of japanese school drama anime . the formula somewhat go like this represent1 . the main protagonist come from world outside the normal society and and have super power . 2. there a very beautiful and sexy girl in a supporting role . 3. a normal character be in there who share the main role in the story . 4. unusual thing happen in an usual social setting . 5. sometimes the story be about the main protagonist and and the normal character that connect to the existence or destruction of the world . 6. absolutely no effort be spend by anyone to gain all the magical power . they just have it . 7. usually and people outside of this tight nit group be not aware of their super power and and go on with their daily life . so there you have it . melancholy of suzumiya haruhi be make along these line which become the success formula for comic and anime in japan . even though it follow a pat formula and the series be superbly craft and the episode be always set in an interesting back drop within the normal social setting which always morph into unusual circumstance surround haruhi suzumiya . each player in the story bring some unusual insight into the daily life that usually we be not aware of . the philosophical twist of their insight be what make this series extra entertain . the visuals be first rate and and do beautifully . the crazy idea haruhi always seem to come up with along with complicated setting of the story may give you headache from time to time . it far complicate by the fact that the episode be play out of sequence which far add to the confusion . when i watch the episode in the chronological sequence and some of the plot finally make sense . i recommend you do the same . it much more entertaining to watch the series this way . googlelist_of_the_melancholy_of_haruhi_suzumiya_episodesfor the correct sequence of all the episode . and oh and you might notice the headache while youre watch this like i do . let me know if you have it too .