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The eccentric Suzumiya Haruhi wants nothing more than to meet aliens, time travelers and espers… but she’ll have to settle for the everyday Kyon instead! Along with the mysterious Itsuki and the vacant Mikuru, the duo forms the SOS Brigade – a club whose mission is to discover the mysteries of the world. Armed with a razor sharp wit and a skill for manipulation, Haruhi will stop at nothing to have fun at all costs, even at the expense of Mikuru’s dignity!
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Death and reincarnation are inescapable, but what happens in between? Without warning and without his memories, a boy who only recalls his last name - Otonashi - wakes up next to a girl named Yuri who offers him a gun and tells him to shoot an angel. Assuming it must be a misunderstanding, Otonashi is then almost killed by the angel and is drawn into Yuri's army to battle to delay the beginning of his next life. Immortality is within reach, but if Otonashi remembers how he died, will he keep fighting or allow himself to vanish?
The main characters have the same personality, Yuri is bossy like Haruhi, but none of them have bad intentions; and Otonashi is incredulous as Kyon. This personalities are so similar that I can assure you that if you liked one, you would like the other.
Both animes are centered on school students, specifically a club with "particular" and fun activities, one named SOS and the other SSS (even tho this one keeps changing).
You'll enjoy this if you liked this, got a good similar weird plot line and it's just thouroughly epic.
What can I say? Two essentric egotistically female protogonist that warm the viewer hearts! Meanwhile we enjoy the crazy adventures along the way. Hell even the main characters have strong similarity in the the design, leadership style, outfits and looks. SSS club, S.O.S. Brigade...same difference.
Angel Beats! and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya both offer surprisingly though-provoking overtones. Haruhi delves more into the philisophical implications of having someone who is, for lack of a better term, omnipotent, even though she doesn't realize it. Angel Beats, on the other hand, deals more with life after death and finding something to live for. Both anime have great animation syle. That is to say that both offer consistent and beautiful animation. Both have great soundtracks as well. And finally, both have good English voice casts, if you cannot handle subtitles (something I mention only because I know quite a few people who get headaches from reading subtitles or have issues with reading them fast enough)If you're a fan of either Yuri or Haruhi, the other will strike a familiar chord. This isn't because of something like an animation studio re-using a character (the two are very different, both in style and personality) but the overwhelming prescence of each character struck me as quite similar. Especially when they are barking orders.
Feel like AB takes a lot form these series, if you liked charachters in one of those two the other have them also, personalitties are so similar that one could say rip off.
In present day Japan, the life of a school girl is never dull. The easily-bored Konata never finds time to study because of her otaku habits, which frustrates hard-working Kagami to no end. On the other hand, laid-back Tsukasa always manages to go with the flow, while Miyuki is concerned with keeping her status as resident know-it-all. Join these four girls as they muse and meander their way through everyday events such as eating chocolate cones, doing homework, gaming, and trips to the beach galore.
I'd recommend this not just because it's made by the same company but because both animes are "slices of life" and both feature small hints of other animes, such as where in Lucky Star where the main character Konata dresses up as Haruhi Suzumiya and performs, along with the other characters who also dress up as characters from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Either way, both are excellent animes and I'd definitely recommend to watch either one after the other.
in short if you like the one you'll like the other because there both in a high school setting and if you watched haruhi you'll love all the refrences in lucky star to haruhi.
Two animes created by one studio and two main characters - Konata and Haruhi - have the same seiyuu.
Also they're both are comedies (and kinda funny) and about high school students. And I have to admit, that they connect with each other - Konata is a big fan of Haruhi. Plus they have similar humor.
So It's the reasons why you would like both 'Lucky Star' and 'Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'
Lucky star is hilarious. it is made by same company and Haruhi has the same voice actor as konata from lucky star. There is constant references to Haruhi in lukcy star for fans enjoyment
While the shows aren't exactly similar, both share a few qualities that definitely enhance the experience of watching both.Lucky Star is a much more comedic anime, and has great pace and timing. Lucky Star is full of references to other anime, from Kanon to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya and tons of others inbetween. Watching these other shows definetly enhances what the audience will get from Lucky Star, but similarly, watching Lucky Star will enhance those other anime as well!That said, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya isn't to be taken as lightly as Lucky Star. It's a more serious show with more serious moments in it. Similarly, don't take Lucky Star as serious as you might Melancholy. They're different shows in different genres after all. They're just really good together.
Holding strictly to his family's creed, Ko Ichinomiya has never once, in his life of privilege, owed anything to anyone – that is, until a self-proclaimed Venusian named Nino saves him from drowning in the wake of a dire accident involving Ko's pants. Eternally indebted to the supposed extraterrestrial, Ko moves into her little community under the bridge along the Arakawa river. Ripped from his life of luxury and success, the young Tokyo U graduate now must adjust to his well-appointed hovel, strange new neighbors, and peculiar lover, Nino.
Ko and Kyon are in very similar situations: they are both surrounded by a ragtag gang of everything from aliens to egocentric leaderrs. These two protagonsits usualy find themselves in the middle of abnormal to downright crazy situations, and are charged with fixing them, even when they are not the instigators. Both shows are animated well, have a witty and intelegent script and provide both laughter and the ocational touching moment.
Looking for a change, Mikado moves from the countryside to bustling Ikebukuro to attend the same high school as his best friend, Masaomi. Though navigating a new school and friendships can prove tough by itself, Mikado also finds an overwhelming number of new delights and dangers in the district he now calls home. From a friendly Russian sushi bar to the violent color gangs, to even an urban legend in the form of a black motorcycle rider, each resident of Ikebukuro is unique and frightening. But the town is smaller than it seems at first, and these strange events appear to be connected. Will the growing storm sweep up the transplanted country boy and his friends or will Mikado find himself at the center of a dramatic change for Tokyo?
How each person from the group is related to each other and how they will gradually affect the whole story is laid out slowly as the story goes on. I think these kind of surprises made me enjoy the Anime more. It leaves the a viewer a "what? no way!" kinda feel on either one, so If you enjoyed any of these, I'm pretty sure you will enjoy the latter.
Naota Nanbada is a boring young boy who leads a boring life in a boring town. His older brother has left for America, and the closest he comes to any excitement is when his deadbeat dad has too much sake. But things change one day when a bizarre girl zooms up to him on a scooter and smacks him in the face with her guitar. What's more, once Naoto returns home he discovers that this strange woman has arrived ahead of him and moved in! Not only does she constantly engage in perverted activities with Naota's father and flirt with the young man himself, but she also claims to be an alien who is searching for the ‘Pirate King.' Now, Naota must learn to live with this new intruder, deal with an odd government agent who sports exceptionally large eyebrows and the mysterious Medical Mechanica, and come to terms with the fact that there are a variety of robots and weapons emerging out of his head - amongst other things. Perhaps boring wasn't so bad after all...
If you liked the chaotic, confusing, and entrancing world created in this anime, you will love FLCL. It is similiar due to it's character developments and quirky twists. Not only is Haruhi worth a second watch, you will find yourself watching FLCL over and over again as well.
