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Haruhi Suzumiya #13
涼宮春日的劇場
《涼宮春日的劇場》終於回來了！繼奇幻篇、銀河篇之後大幅增寫全新篇章！
這次的《涼宮春日》是穿越時空與世界的長篇冒險鉅片！
「勇者春日！」一回神，我們已經身在王宮，國王託我們打敗邪惡魔王──
慢著慢著，這個「世界」是什麼鬼？
暈頭轉向之中，朝比奈學姊的毀滅魔法說炸就炸；
以為任務完成了，卻又在長門的一聲「Mission incomplete」中飛上太空，轉眼又變成西部片，
甚至神話世界──這到底是誰幹的好事？
春日，這次妳又想要些什麼？異想天開的第十三集，開幕！
這次的《涼宮春日》是穿越時空與世界的長篇冒險鉅片！
「勇者春日！」一回神，我們已經身在王宮，國王託我們打敗邪惡魔王──
慢著慢著，這個「世界」是什麼鬼？
暈頭轉向之中，朝比奈學姊的毀滅魔法說炸就炸；
以為任務完成了，卻又在長門的一聲「Mission incomplete」中飛上太空，轉眼又變成西部片，
甚至神話世界──這到底是誰幹的好事？
春日，這次妳又想要些什麼？異想天開的第十三集，開幕！
- GenresLight NovelFantasy
328 pages, Paperback
First published November 29, 2024
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Nagaru Tanigawa
171 books277 followersNagaru Tanigawa ( 谷川 流 Tanigawa Nagaru)
Nagaru Tanigawa is a graduate of the Kwansei Gakuin University School of Law. In 2003, he won Kadokawa's Grand Prize for Literary World for his work on the Haruhi Suzumiya series.
Nagaru Tanigawa is a graduate of the Kwansei Gakuin University School of Law. In 2003, he won Kadokawa's Grand Prize for Literary World for his work on the Haruhi Suzumiya series.
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December 26, 2024Seriously Nagaru?
After another three years of hiatus from book 11, and ten years form book 10, this is your latest work?
I mean, seriously, Isekai and the likes is already outdated by this point. I understand the efforts of writing something for an audience you lost touch after so long, but writing these things for the main casts of Haruhi just feels... so wrong.
At least, in your usual style, the whole mystery and investigation thing may be a bit tedious and dull, but at least I grew fond of it over time. These Isekai, idol pop thing stories are worse in my opinion.
Honestly, the things I like best about Haruhi is the pseudo-intelligent thing even if it is just that, pseudo. I enjoy more of Koizumi talking endless to dance around things, and loved that 'weird girl' who prefers to herself as boku despite the short length. These latest volumes (11, 12) are just a disappointment.
I kind of wonder if I would even give book 13 (if it is written or published at all) at this point.
After another three years of hiatus from book 11, and ten years form book 10, this is your latest work?
I mean, seriously, Isekai and the likes is already outdated by this point. I understand the efforts of writing something for an audience you lost touch after so long, but writing these things for the main casts of Haruhi just feels... so wrong.
At least, in your usual style, the whole mystery and investigation thing may be a bit tedious and dull, but at least I grew fond of it over time. These Isekai, idol pop thing stories are worse in my opinion.
Honestly, the things I like best about Haruhi is the pseudo-intelligent thing even if it is just that, pseudo. I enjoy more of Koizumi talking endless to dance around things, and loved that 'weird girl' who prefers to herself as boku despite the short length. These latest volumes (11, 12) are just a disappointment.
I kind of wonder if I would even give book 13 (if it is written or published at all) at this point.
December 30, 2025
3.5
Honestly if you take into consideration that the ending heavily suggests this takes place right after the festival arc it kinda makes sense chronologically to have a big sprawling isekai arc and honestly I'm surprised it took this long.
Honestly I thought the idea of combining the short story format in a linear fashion was genius and a first for this series. I'm aware the first two stories are previously published works so it's no surprise they feel like old school Haruhi in the best way however it's the two new final chapters specifically world tour that gave confirmation Tanigawa still has the sauce. The way narrative seamlessly changes genre, world mechanics and logic in a sort of post modern dream like simulacrum is inspired and exactly something a Haruhi novel would do. It's honestly so great to read a new novel in this series that remembers how funny haruhi is as a character when she gets some spotlight so I appreciated that.
The story really does work for me however my problems lie in that fact that the philosophical and metaphysical concepts Tanigawa chooses to tackle in this book are extremely derivative of his previous works. Surprise already did the whole quantum entanglement two split timeline shtick and to much better fashion since we actually experience both timelines. The space short story is just reheated nachos from day of sagittarius with less stakes involved despite them actually being in the spaceship and not being a laptop screen. And the final story where Kyon, Koizumi and Nagato rendezvous analzying the metaphysical nature of their predicament and subsequent escape plan being a overly drawn out version of snowy mountain syndrome complete with the twist that it's actually an outside third party involved in their predicament. The whole thing starts as a simulacrum and eventually becomes a pastiche. It is heavily saved by the fact that it does take place before disappearance and after Live Alive. At that point I can see Haruhi wanting one last escapade of unadulterated escapist fantasy before accepting her newfound joy in the sos bridge within the real world. Fundamentally I cannot see this making sense for a Haruhi post surprise or even most dissappearance still indulging in this unregulated fantasy when the series has made her point that since the festival arc she's grown a lot as a character and most of the supernatural occurrences post dissappearance are not from her since she's actually somewhat self actualised and instead her abilities are mostly used as a crux to unconsciously save or help the sos brigade fight outside parties. Overall unless told otherwise I'm going to take the narratives word and presume this takes place after the festival as it'd make most sense for Haruhis arc.
Also I have to say this book has the most art work of any novels and they are a major highlight. Credit to Noizi Ito. I also enjoyed the parallels of Helen of Troy and how it posits whether our gang or the simulacrum is the trojan horse or not. There's a lot more symbolism here but I need to touch up on my Greek literature to really get a better understanding of Tanigawas message
I also liked a surprise Kyons sister cameo and I thought the idea of her being chosen as the observer was genius. Now I'm wondering if their memories were stored in that balloon or the metal rod Kyon found in intrigues.
Fantasy - 7/10
Space 6/10
World Tour - 8/10
Escape - 6/10
Honestly if you take into consideration that the ending heavily suggests this takes place right after the festival arc it kinda makes sense chronologically to have a big sprawling isekai arc and honestly I'm surprised it took this long.
Honestly I thought the idea of combining the short story format in a linear fashion was genius and a first for this series. I'm aware the first two stories are previously published works so it's no surprise they feel like old school Haruhi in the best way however it's the two new final chapters specifically world tour that gave confirmation Tanigawa still has the sauce. The way narrative seamlessly changes genre, world mechanics and logic in a sort of post modern dream like simulacrum is inspired and exactly something a Haruhi novel would do. It's honestly so great to read a new novel in this series that remembers how funny haruhi is as a character when she gets some spotlight so I appreciated that.
The story really does work for me however my problems lie in that fact that the philosophical and metaphysical concepts Tanigawa chooses to tackle in this book are extremely derivative of his previous works. Surprise already did the whole quantum entanglement two split timeline shtick and to much better fashion since we actually experience both timelines. The space short story is just reheated nachos from day of sagittarius with less stakes involved despite them actually being in the spaceship and not being a laptop screen. And the final story where Kyon, Koizumi and Nagato rendezvous analzying the metaphysical nature of their predicament and subsequent escape plan being a overly drawn out version of snowy mountain syndrome complete with the twist that it's actually an outside third party involved in their predicament. The whole thing starts as a simulacrum and eventually becomes a pastiche. It is heavily saved by the fact that it does take place before disappearance and after Live Alive. At that point I can see Haruhi wanting one last escapade of unadulterated escapist fantasy before accepting her newfound joy in the sos bridge within the real world. Fundamentally I cannot see this making sense for a Haruhi post surprise or even most dissappearance still indulging in this unregulated fantasy when the series has made her point that since the festival arc she's grown a lot as a character and most of the supernatural occurrences post dissappearance are not from her since she's actually somewhat self actualised and instead her abilities are mostly used as a crux to unconsciously save or help the sos brigade fight outside parties. Overall unless told otherwise I'm going to take the narratives word and presume this takes place after the festival as it'd make most sense for Haruhis arc.
Also I have to say this book has the most art work of any novels and they are a major highlight. Credit to Noizi Ito. I also enjoyed the parallels of Helen of Troy and how it posits whether our gang or the simulacrum is the trojan horse or not. There's a lot more symbolism here but I need to touch up on my Greek literature to really get a better understanding of Tanigawas message
I also liked a surprise Kyons sister cameo and I thought the idea of her being chosen as the observer was genius. Now I'm wondering if their memories were stored in that balloon or the metal rod Kyon found in intrigues.
Fantasy - 7/10
Space 6/10
World Tour - 8/10
Escape - 6/10
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February 2, 2026Un día, la Brigada SOS se encuentra atrapada en un mundo de fantasía donde Haruhi es la heroína y ellos, el grupo que la ayudará a matar al Rey Demonio. Tras lograrlo, se encuentran en una nave espacial cuyo objetivo es acabar con una banda de piratas. Luego, son vaqueros en un mundo reminiscente al Lejano Oeste. Y miembros de una banda criminal durante la prohibición. Y cazatiburones. Y tripulantes de un barco británico. Y... ya lo pilláis.
El último libro de Haruhi es un regreso a las aventuras fantásticas y desenfadadas de antes de la Desaparición, por lo que no debes ir a él esperándote una historia del calibre de la Disociación ni la Sorpresa. Es, en esencia, una novela episódica que mete en el canon dos historias extra escritas hace más de una década para una revista. Y, como tal, es una lectura muy divertida y muy entretenida.
Echaba mucho de menos ver a la Brigada SOS en una situación así; las historias con Haruhi como participante activa son divertidísimas y dan pie a toda clase de situaciones que son muy entretenidas de leer. El misterio está bien y pega a la perfección con todo lo que sabemos sobre la saga, sirviendo de "foreshadowing inverso" para uno de los principales enemigos de la Brigada. Me da pena que el rol de Mikuru sea tan secundario, eso sí. Supongo que no había mucha razón para que tuviera más protagonismo, pero... la he echado de menos.
No sé si habrá más novelas de Haruhi después de esta, o si las que habrá serán parecidas a esta, pero no me quejaría si ese fuera el caso. Me encantaría otra historia enrevesada y compleja que te arranca el corazón, pero la Disociación y la Sorpresa fueron un final tan bueno para la saga, que no me molestaría que se quedara como tal. Por ahora, sigo disfrutando de estas aventuras cortas, tontas y graciosas. Os quiero mucho, Brigada SOS.
El último libro de Haruhi es un regreso a las aventuras fantásticas y desenfadadas de antes de la Desaparición, por lo que no debes ir a él esperándote una historia del calibre de la Disociación ni la Sorpresa. Es, en esencia, una novela episódica que mete en el canon dos historias extra escritas hace más de una década para una revista. Y, como tal, es una lectura muy divertida y muy entretenida.
Echaba mucho de menos ver a la Brigada SOS en una situación así; las historias con Haruhi como participante activa son divertidísimas y dan pie a toda clase de situaciones que son muy entretenidas de leer. El misterio está bien y pega a la perfección con todo lo que sabemos sobre la saga, sirviendo de "foreshadowing inverso" para uno de los principales enemigos de la Brigada. Me da pena que el rol de Mikuru sea tan secundario, eso sí. Supongo que no había mucha razón para que tuviera más protagonismo, pero... la he echado de menos.
No sé si habrá más novelas de Haruhi después de esta, o si las que habrá serán parecidas a esta, pero no me quejaría si ese fuera el caso. Me encantaría otra historia enrevesada y compleja que te arranca el corazón, pero la Disociación y la Sorpresa fueron un final tan bueno para la saga, que no me molestaría que se quedara como tal. Por ahora, sigo disfrutando de estas aventuras cortas, tontas y graciosas. Os quiero mucho, Brigada SOS.
January 7, 2025
Do you remember watching Endless Eight and being stuck with them for 8 consecutive episodes?
This book is similar, The SOS brigade got stuck in Hollowood film loop, medieval fantasy, Space Opera, Wild Wild West, Gangster, Pirate, Greek Mythology etc etc.
The book paces in loop and startes crunching at the last 30% of the book. The overall of this volume is another episodic arc. The main plot moves nowhere. I'm not sure either how the series trajectory will go at this point. Will it stay episodic trend for next few volumes? or will the main plot move sometime in the future? because in a previous volume, the main plot moves so little, and spends over 50% to discuss on literature critics, in which, I can see Nagaru's passion on his interest. but it doesn't get me engaging like the first few volumes.
However, if you come to read due to being a Haruhi die hard long time fan, love to read films trivia that Nagaru kept inserting in the footnote. (didn't expect to see Homer's Iliad have a heavy role here by the way 😂) Or even if you're a fan of QUANTUM THEORY (superposition, what is real, not real philosophy etc.) this volume may entertain you in some way. but it doesn't intrigue me much.
The first 8 volumes are phenomenon to me btw
This book is similar, The SOS brigade got stuck in Hollowood film loop, medieval fantasy, Space Opera, Wild Wild West, Gangster, Pirate, Greek Mythology etc etc.
The book paces in loop and startes crunching at the last 30% of the book. The overall of this volume is another episodic arc. The main plot moves nowhere. I'm not sure either how the series trajectory will go at this point. Will it stay episodic trend for next few volumes? or will the main plot move sometime in the future? because in a previous volume, the main plot moves so little, and spends over 50% to discuss on literature critics, in which, I can see Nagaru's passion on his interest. but it doesn't get me engaging like the first few volumes.
However, if you come to read due to being a Haruhi die hard long time fan, love to read films trivia that Nagaru kept inserting in the footnote. (didn't expect to see Homer's Iliad have a heavy role here by the way 😂) Or even if you're a fan of QUANTUM THEORY (superposition, what is real, not real philosophy etc.) this volume may entertain you in some way. but it doesn't intrigue me much.
The first 8 volumes are phenomenon to me btw
April 19, 2025
Five years since the last light novel and a decade since the plot actually advanced, The Theatre of Haruhi Suzumiya is for those who thought “Endless Eight” was too short and needed a full-length novelisation.
Jumping around different genres in the usual Haruhi way, this doesn’t even have the pseudo-intellectual elements that made earlier instalments interesting until the very final chapter and yet it just feels like a parody of better stories. Where is this series going now? It’s been years since any real progress was made and half of these stories were first published in the early 2000s. Spinning his wheels, it’s feeling like Nagaru Tanigawa has either written himself into a corner à la George R. R. Martin or is just content to potter around writing the literary equivalent of filler arcs.
As one of the series that got me into anime and light novels all those years ago, I’m aching for a a satisfying conclusion or at the very least, some more substantial development in the series’ plot. Who knows how long that will take?
Jumping around different genres in the usual Haruhi way, this doesn’t even have the pseudo-intellectual elements that made earlier instalments interesting until the very final chapter and yet it just feels like a parody of better stories. Where is this series going now? It’s been years since any real progress was made and half of these stories were first published in the early 2000s. Spinning his wheels, it’s feeling like Nagaru Tanigawa has either written himself into a corner à la George R. R. Martin or is just content to potter around writing the literary equivalent of filler arcs.
As one of the series that got me into anime and light novels all those years ago, I’m aching for a a satisfying conclusion or at the very least, some more substantial development in the series’ plot. Who knows how long that will take?
October 23, 2025
It’s just fun to finally have a new Haruhi book to read, even if it wasn’t what I wanted it to be.
Chronologically, The Theater of… takes place right after “Live Alive,” so any sort of relevancy to the current state of our characters is out the window. Which is very disappointing. I want to know what the weird metal object dug up on Tsuruya’s estate is. I want to know what gift Kyon got Haruhi. I at least want something related to the second year of SOS Brigade activities! We get none of this. Again, all I really need is a new Haruhi book and I won’t complain, but this is only the second one to come out in the past decade (since the massive 3-novel arc finished), and I’m pretty sure I read that Nagaru Tanigawa said he doesn’t have many books left in him. He deserves to retire or move on to something else if he wants (maybe a film adaptation of Amnesia Labyrinth lol), but tie up those loose ends first!
Chronologically, The Theater of… takes place right after “Live Alive,” so any sort of relevancy to the current state of our characters is out the window. Which is very disappointing. I want to know what the weird metal object dug up on Tsuruya’s estate is. I want to know what gift Kyon got Haruhi. I at least want something related to the second year of SOS Brigade activities! We get none of this. Again, all I really need is a new Haruhi book and I won’t complain, but this is only the second one to come out in the past decade (since the massive 3-novel arc finished), and I’m pretty sure I read that Nagaru Tanigawa said he doesn’t have many books left in him. He deserves to retire or move on to something else if he wants (maybe a film adaptation of Amnesia Labyrinth lol), but tie up those loose ends first!
August 10, 2025
It’s a shallow showcase of the cast in various worlds, until the last chapter, with its near-incoherent “I don’t get it, but okay” explanation of their problem and how to get out of it, and then they do, in an essentially “it was all a dream” kind of resolution. Because everything was largely out of their control, it was hard to get invested.
September 6, 2025
I enjoyed it. The English translation does have some errors that a native English speaker will catch. It felt like a fan servicy book that rewards long time fans. However, I am a little sad that there has been no development of the main plotline for over a decade.
January 11, 2025
3.5 stars
December 1, 2024
看到最後居然有點感動🤣 青春的餘暉啊。
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