Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, The

Aside from the fact that both series are animated by the same company (Kyoto Animations), they both share hilarious and unorthodox episodes. Many episodes of Lucky Star have at least one reference to Melancholy, and Aya Hirano voices the main characters for both series (Suzumiya Haruhi / Konata) .

Both Lucky Star and Haruhi have received mixed reviews from the general anime fan scene, but, what goes without question is that they are truly perfect for each other. These two series provide real laughing out loud moments to the point where you wonder who may have heard you guffaw at 2 o'clock in the morning. A mix of characters in both series provides you with numerous absurd and wacky scenarios, and a combination of sarcasm, imitation and pure comedy genius moments makes both of these series pure dynamite.

There are a lot of similarities with these two anime! They have the same humor and cuteness in them!! <3

If you're impatiently waiting for the next season of Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi you should watch Lucky Star. Both of these shows are school comedies made by Kyoto Animation and thus share a variety of things like style, humour, voice actors and much more. On the top of that there are references to MoSH almost in every episode. Need I say more?

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star are anime which have lots of randomness involved to keep the watcher guessing what might happen next. Aya Hirano voices main characters in both giving them a kawaii factor.

Although the art style is different, Lucky Star is similar to the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. They show the otaku's point of view to the anime. Otaku Konota Izumi, played by Aya Hirano aka Haruhi, shows her love for gaming, anime, and manga; she shares her love hysterically with her friends Kagami, Tsukasa, and Miyuki. They face their adventures of their last two years of their high school life. Lucky Star has the same voices as the ones on the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime. It is the Family Guy of Japan or Family Girls of Japan.

Both are a story about the lifestyle of a strange high school girl and her friends. Besides the tons of jokes that may or may not be random, there are plenty of other things that put these two anime apart from the rest. There is the "different" atmosphere and the major emphasis on the female lead's character -- not only character development, but also discovering things about her nature. The stories also can change topics immediately to something else.

As a last note I'd advise people to watch Lucky Star after Suzumiya Haruhi, since there are a lot of references to it in Lucky Star.

Lucky Star parodies heavily on Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu; not only do they share the same female voice lead (seiyuu), but Suzumiya Haruhi shows up more than once in Lucky Star. Lucky Star also looks on anime (and Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu) from an otaku point of view. In terms of reasoning you could say Lucky Star is a meta-'Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu'.

If it exist, both series will make fun of it. They're both hilarious, nonsensical, and make you laugh at what's really nothing.

Both animes have this streak of zany, wildly insane humour running through them. Lucky Star will definitely strike a chord with you if you liked The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, because of main character Konata's obsession with Haruhi, and the similar wackiness in each.

I suggest Lucky Star because of how they are both purely random stories, combined with a likeable yet slightly abnormal main character. If you liked The Melacholy of Haruhi Suzimya because of Suzumiya Haruhi's odd ways of thinking, then you'll probably like Lucky Star because of Izumi Konata. Also, if you understood and enjoyed The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's sense of humor, then you'll most likely enjoy the same style of humor in Lucky Star.

Haruhi is voiced by the same person as Konata, which is Aya Hirano. They both have great music and amazing art. Although, Haruhi has more paranormal stuff in it, Lucky Star is very random. But, they both have lots of humor.

both series have jokes of normal high school students lifes, in addition to a variety of jokes for manga, games and anime.

Aya Hirano lends her voice to the main character in both series, bringing both of their quirky personalities to life. Both series are just crazy enough so that if you liked one, there's no question that you would like the other.

Seeing as Lucky Star consistently rips off Haruhi, and has several of the same voice actors (not to mention cameos from all the main characters of Haruhi), a fan of Haruhi would find Lucky Star an enjoyable ride.

The reason for this recommendation is very simple. the main character Lucky star, Konata, is obsessed with Haruhi Suzumiya and as a consequence many refrences to Haruhi are made, not subtle either.

Other than the obvious, both explore lives of high school girls who have a rather strange, irrational way of looking at life. (and the people they drag along with them)

Their created by the same studio and are made in a similar random funny, but still manages to have a plot style. Lucky Star has a few references to Haruhi which we watchers love to search for and point out. Both are adorably cute and great to watch.

After seeing Haruhi, you'll love all of the little Haruhi references scattered throughout Lucky Star. Even though Lucky Star is more of a slice of life anime, fans of Haruhi will just love Lucky star.

Lucky Star is a parody show that often capitalizes on the popularity of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (both shows were created by the same studio) as the former is full of references to the latter. They are very similar in terms of humour and premise; Lucky Star seems as though it is aimed partially at The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya fans.

If you have only seen Lucky Star, you would understand a lot more of the references the series makes if you were to watch The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Both light hearted (for the most part) comedy slice of life shows. 

Share most of the voice cast and the Lead Lucky Star character constantly references Haruhi. 

Whether you want to get the references origin or want to see the references for a show you've watched, its all good.

Both shows have a pushy, somewhat unhinged female lead. Also, hilarity and fan-service abound! Both are worth watching more than once.

Furi Kuri (FLCL) is a must see for fans of Melancholy. They both have similar senses of humor, both in the randomness and perverseness of them. Although it's on the short side, FLCL is definitely worth the time to watch it.

Both Haruhi and FLCL involve eccentric and, at times, overbearing female characters who possess some kind of secrecy/supernatural nature unknown to the lead male character during the first episodes.

Both series come off as completely crazy, nonsensical series with absolutely no point but to make you split your sides laughing at nothing. However, despite being comedies, they both contain deep, philosophical meanings.

Both series are absoulutely funny and random. Both series also feature a bizarre, often confusing storyline - if you watch them in their original formats - featuring students, unusual romances, aliens, and other strange things happening in an otherwise normal worldinvolving romance and bizarre happenings . Both series feature a high-energy character, whose name - in both series, oddly enough - starts with "Haru" If you love one, there's a good chance you'll love the other, too.

Haruhi Suzumiya spans many genres with it's craziness. In fact, it's so crazy thatshould you enjoy it, FLCL should be an easy jump due to the randomosity of it. The eccentrics Haruhi and Haruko complement each other from across the gap, making these two hit anime really bring on the laughs.

While FLCL is only about 6 episodes long with only the skeleton of a plot, both FLCL and Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya have the sort of humor that appeals to people with dry humor. The charactes constantly get into strange situations, and the interactions are hillarious.

If utter confusion interspersed with hilarity are your sort of thing, both of these are essential viewing. 'nuf said.

I will make this one short: absurd, absurd, absurd, somewhat weak, confused boy who is strongly influenced by vivid, eccentric, noisy girl, absurd one more time. If this is what you were looking for - try this one!

Both of these are strange, humorous, "out there" science fiction series with a strong, charismatic, and somewhat mysterious felmal lead.  They both have drama, adventure, and loveable characters.  These are two of my favorite anime and if you like one, you are sure to like the other.

There are a few reasons that Clannad is similar to the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Clannad's main male role is once again an apathetic (yet present) and inactively humorous character, who tells the kind of jokes you're used to seeing from Kyon in Haruhi. Although Clannad's male role is not the focus of attention, the story is told from his point of view. Also, there are supernatural forces going, although not on such a scale as those in Haruhi. There is a hint of love here as well, although, as of the seventh episode, it's not very obvious. A fan of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya should enjoy this new anime.

Tomoya Okazaki and Haruhi Suzumiya are both bored. After all it's the same thing day after day. I think you will enjoy how life gets interesting all of a sudden for when the right people and an idea come together.

Enjoy the manic craziness of Suzumiya? Then maybe Clannad is something to try. Initially Tomoya is similar to Suzumiya, both have the ability to say some crazy things and everyone seems to be oblivious to it.

The series also uses 'over the top' scenes to hammer home some of the more comical moments. Worth a watch.

In Clannad and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya the main characters are bored and want to make a club. They also both have supernatural aspects to them and a bunch of crazy situations, with comical moments intertwined.

I think there is "something" what is connecting this series. I can't tell what exactly it is, maybe the crankiness (<- first use of this word ;) ) of both anime.

But there are many obvious facts which connects these anime ex. both anime are around some club in school (the topis of both clubs are extremely different, but in both there is reactivating or creating new club), both main male characters are similar (bored, but when they meet main female they change a bit).

In Clannad there is more, what I called it, philosophy babble.

Clannad is little worse than Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, but if someone very like the second he will also enjoy Clannad.

Both series are about a group of high school friends having many ideas and problems in the same time. The main characters are boy and a girl who have some feelings for each other. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, these anime are much alike.