“Mystérique Sign” “Misuterikku Sain” (ミステリックサイン)

The website of the SOS Brigade website has been created, but it is composed of little more than the club logo. Coincidentally, the SOS Brigade gets their first case after the website goes up, in which the Computer Research Society president has been reported missing by Emiri Kimidori, who falsely claims to be his girlfriend. Upon going to his apartment, the club members see that he is nowhere to be found, and nothing seems too out of the ordinary on the surface. However, after Haruhi leaves, the others return back to the apartment where they enter a sealed reality somehow created by the president, trapped inside a data entity known as a camel cricket. Kyon and Mikuru watches as Yuki and Itsuki defeat the camel cricket, thereby recovering the president. It is later realized that the club logo that Haruhi had drawn was the catalyst for the sealed reality.

“Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody” “Sasa no Ha Rapusodi” (笹の葉ラプソディ)

On Tanabata, Kyon time travels with Mikuru on a mission exactly three years in the past. Kyon is guided by the future Mikuru to carry younger self, that she put to sleep, and is told to help someone. He finds a young Haruhi sneaking into her junior high school, and is forced to assist her, though keeping his name anonymous. After helping her draw strange symbols on the school athletics grounds, Haruhi questions him on the existence of strange beings, and Kyon suggests that they might exist because he knows someone like her at his school. After Haruhi leaves, Kyon wakes up Mikuru, only to find that she misplaces her time traveling device. They go to see Yuki, who helps them return to their proper time. Kyon wonders if he was the one who inspired Haruhi to attend his high school and start searching for strange beings.

“The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Taikutsu” (涼宮ハルヒの退屈)

Haruhi has once again become bored. In an effort to alleviate some of this stagnation, Haruhi enters the SOS Brigade into a baseball tournament. Due to a lack of players, Tsuruya, Taniguchi, Kunikida, and Kyon’s sister are recruited into the team. However, the team is hopelessly inept, and if they lose, Haruhi might destroy the world. To remedy the situation, Yuki uses her powers to alter the course of the game.

“The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Six” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu VI” (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱VI)

One night, Haruhi’s power is activated without her knowing, and both she and Kyon become trapped in a sealed reality at their school. As Haruhi goes out on her own, Kyon is met by Itsuki, who tell Kyon that Haruhi might have created this world to be alone with Kyon. Yuki contacts Kyon via computer and gives the hint of Sleeping Beauty as a means to return back. Kyon and Haruhi are forced to evacuate when blue giant entities appear and begin to destroy the school and the surrounding area. Using hints provided by Yuki and Mikuru beforehand in order to defuse the situation and escape, Kyon kisses Haruhi as he expresses his desire to return to the old world. It remains unknown whether or not this world is the old one or a new one, however the three other members are glad to see Kyon back again.

“The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Five” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu V” (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱V)

Kyon is dragged into helping Haruhi attempting to investigate what happened to Ryoko’s strange disappearance without notice. After a fruitless search, Haruhi tells Kyon about her earlier years, and how she changed from an ordinary girl into her present state. Later that day, Itsuki tells Kyon about the theory of the anthropic principle correlating with Haruhi, and he believes that Kyon is the reason why Haruhi was able to wish of such extraterrestrial beings to exist. Itsuki brings Kyon into a sealed reality, where the latter watches the espers destroy a blue giant entity subconsciously created by Haruhi. When returning to his house, Kyon is told by Itsuki to look after Haruhi.

“The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Four” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu IV” (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱IV)

Haruhi is visibly bored and is not her usual energetic self. Ryoko Asakura, the class president, is concerned and asks Kyon to help her. Kyon later finds a mysterious letter in his locker, which directs to come to a classroom, where Ryoko confronts him. Revealed to also be an alien, Ryoko attempts to kill Kyon in order to provoke a reaction from Haruhi, but is stopped by Yuki. Later, Kyon meets Mikuru’s older self that had traveled from the future, who reveals that Snow White is the clue essential to his future. Ryoko was reported to never have transferred into the high school, much to Haruhi’s suspicion.

“The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Three” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu III” (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱III)

Yuki completes her explanation of the Integrated Data Sentient Entity and how it relates to herself and to Haruhi. Furthermore, she discusses Haruhi’s powers, and how she could destroy and recreate the world on a whim, even though she is not aware of her powers. Kyon, while simply trying to understand all of what Yuki had told him, is initially skeptical of her story. The SOS Brigade gets a new member, a mysterious transfer student by the name of Itsuki Koizumi. On a day off from school, the SOS Brigade searches the city in groups to try to investigate mysteries, during which Mikuru reveals to Kyon her existence as a time-traveler and her mission in relation to Haruhi. Kyon later confronts Itsuki, revealed to be an esper, and as he learns of the purpose of the Agency. All three of these members confirm that Haruhi somehow altered the reality of the universe three years ago.

“The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Two” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu II” (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱II)

Haruhi begins to improve the appearance of the clubroom, but still feels that it is missing something, that being a computer. Going next door, Haruhi manages to obtain a computer by having photographic proof of making it seem that the Computer Research Society president sexually harass Mikuru. She enlists the help of Mikuru to help promote the SOS Brigade by dressing up in a bunny costume and handing out fliers. Later, Yuki invites Kyon to her apartment, where she unveils that she and Haruhi are considered aliens.

“The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part One” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu I” (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱I)

Kyon enters high school as a first year student and meets a strange girl by the name of Haruhi Suzumiya. During her class introduction, she states that she has no time for normal humans and asks that any time-travelers, aliens, or espers come out and join her. Interested in her, Kyon becomes the first person to solicit a normal conversation from Haruhi. This leads Kyon and Haruhi to form the SOS Brigade. They recruit the soft-spoken Yuki Nagato and the timid Mikuru Asahina.

“A Toast to the Brilliant Future!” “Kagayaku Mirai ni Kanpai!” (輝く未来に乾杯!)

After recovering from their injuries, Kakeru, Najimi and Kizaki chase after the Mixed Juice Akikan. Kakeru begs the Mixed Juice Akikan to return Melon to him, but she just responds by sending a Zero of her to attack her. However, the Zero hesitates to finish Kakeru, and he uses his emotions to recover Melon’s juice to her can. Otoya appears with Misaki, and recovers Yell and Budoko’s cans, allowing Najimi and Misaki to recover them as well. The Mixed Juice Akikan sends all of her Zeros to attack them, but Melon, Yell and Budoko defeat them all, and combine their attacks to defeat her. She explains that her owner is a cat who ran off the moment they had met, causing her to hate Akikans with owners. Kakeru decides to give her the name, Miku, and Otoya points her in the right direction to finding her owner. Everyone heads back to Kakeru’s house for a toast to the future.

“Shockingly! The Strongest Akikan” “Shinkan! Saikyō Akikan” (震撼! 最強アキカン)

A mysterious Akikan attacks Otoya and leaves Kizaki hospitalized. The next day, Misaki approaches Melon and Kakeru saying that Budoko has gone missing. A possessed Budoko shows up and fights Yell, but she is defeated when the mysterious Akikan takes a shot at Najimi, and then absorbs Yell. Kizaki explains that the attacker was ’the strongest Akikan’ who attacks Akikans regardless of being steel or aluminium. Later, Melon gets attacked by Yell and Budoko, who Kakeru deduces are copies. They manage to defeat them, but then the mysterious Akikan attacks. She reveals herself as a Mixed Juice Akikan, who can absorb other Akikans and use their powers to summon Zeros. Melon attacks the mysterious Akikan, but to no avail. She absorbs Melon’s powers and leaves Kakeru with the empty can, leaving him devastated.

“Acknowledgement of a Never Changing Day” “Kawaranu Kyō ni Kansha!” (変わらぬ今日に感謝!)

This episode shows how the Akikans spend their day at home when their owners aren’t around. Melon tries to wash and dry the clothes while batting off the hot weather. Budoko is shocked to find a cat had messed up her hair while she was sleeping, only to find an opportunity to have some fun with a new hairstyle. Yell cuts out some coupons, learns what ‘Yell’ stands for, attracting several cats in the process, and tidies up the house, only to wreck it again while chasing a dragonfly.

“The moment hearts connect” “Kokoro, Tsunagaru Shunkan” (心、繋がる瞬間)

Melon gets a part-time job at a maid café ran by a transvestite in order to pay for her phone bill. While Kakeru teases her about it, Yell becomes intrigued by the idea of work, although Najimi tells her she doesn’t need to. As Melon goes home, she notices some kids playing catch. Yell goes missing overnight and while Kakeru, Melon and Najimi look for her, Melon becomes concerned about how close Kakeru and Najimi appear. They eventually find Yell working part time as a construction worker, and Najimi gets angry at her for not telling her, causing her to run off. When going over to Najimi’s house, Melon gets mad at Kakeru and runs off, and Kakeru notices she had written several unsent text messages saying she was lonely. Meanwhile, Najimi learns that Yell wanted to keep her work a secret so she could buy her a replacement for her watch that broke the other day. Najimi manages to find Yell, apologises and tells her she loves her, and Kakeru manages to find Melon and play catch with her. They then attend a Halloween themed birthday party for Yurika.

“Swimsuit Sensitivity!?” “Mizugi de Binkan!?” (水着で敏感!?)

Kakeru goes with Najima to a swimming pool in order to fulfil his promise to take her on a date, although he is not as enthusiastic as she is about it. Melon and Yell, as well as Goro and Yurika, decide to tail them, and Yell starts to feel uneasy seeing Najimi with Kakeru. Otoya and Kizaki are also there on a day off, who tries to pull some moves on Goro; as well as Budoko, who tails Melon and Yell before being inadvertently scared off by Yell. After giving him swimming lessons and going down a water slide together, Najimi decides to take Kakeru on the Ferris Wheel, where she decides to make a confession to him. However, he falls asleep and misses the confession, and some rocking combined with misunderstandings leads Yell to go as far as leaping on top of the Ferris Wheel to stop them, with Melon having to break her off. Najimi decides to postpone her confession, and Yell contemplates her feelings and actions.

“Transfer Student, Welcome!” “Tenkōsei, Daikangei!” (転校生、大歓迎!)

Najima decides to enroll Yell into class where she becomes popular with the class for announcing herself as a maid. Kakeru makes a habit out of flustering Kizaki, who is acting as their teacher. Later on, the class plays a game of baseball, but neither Melon nor Yell can get a good grip of the rules and end up running around town. Jealous of her relationship with Najima, Yurika challengs Yell to a showdown, but Yell loses due to being distracted by Yurika’s bouncing breasts. Otoya calls Kakeru reminding him of the Akikan Elect, but Kakeru refuses to hear it. He then decides to buy Melon a cell phone so they can stay in touch easier.

“Deeply touched! Humans and Akikans” “Kandō! Hito to Akikan to” (感動!人とアキカンと)

Melon discovers Yell who had just harmed Kakeru with her sword. Before the battle could continue, Najima returns Yell to can form, apologises and runs off. Kakeru declines going to the hospital, since it would get Najima in trouble. Feeling responsible for his injuries, Melon decides to fight Yell on her own. Yell tries to console her owner, but Najima is still in shock. Melon arrives, tells Najima to go to Kakeru, and tells Yell to follow her to the baseball stadium where none would get hurt. When Kakeru becomes aware of the situation, he starts to head off to find them. Najima asks if he likes Melon, he said he thinks of both of them as his important friends, and wants to be friends with Yell too. Stuck in a traffic jam, they ask Goro to come by with his motorbike. When it almost crashes, Yurika appears as a fully fledged witch and carries them to safety. The fight between Melon and Yell had reached a critical point with both of them reaching their limits, but Kakeru stops the fight and tells everyone to get along.

“Dating Relationship?” “Dēto!? na Kankei” (デート!?な関係)

Kakeru starts to become curious about where the Akikan owner is, while Najima notices the ringtab on Melon’s ear. When she asks Kakeru concerning the date, she is told it would have to be postponed indefinitely. Later, Melon spots someone on a baseball game that looked similar to the Akikan she fought, and they go off to investigate, visiting an amusement park and a baseball game, where it turns out the girl in question was just a sports drink vendor. Najima spots the two together, and orders Yell to punish Kakeru. Yell then proceeds to slash her energy sword across his stomach.

“Lost running and thinking” “Mayotte Hashitte Kangaete” (迷って走って考えて)

Yell is left behind at the vending machine, while Najima has gone home, where during her still-drunkenness, she asks Kakeru on a date for the following Sunday. Meanwhile, Melon encounters Yell, where they discover they are both Akikans and start to fight, but they soon lose each other. The next day, Otoya and Kizaki arrive at Najima’s house with Yell to explain the Akikan Elect. Both her and Kakeru are given scanners for detecting other Akikans, and Kakeru is informed that one of the owners goes to the same school as him. Najima tells Yell that she should go wherever she wanted, but she comes back wishing to stay with her owner, which Najima accepts.

“The feelings of an empty can” “Akikan no Kanjō” (アキカンの感情)

Kakeru and Melon are confronted a small aluminium Akikan named Budoko, whose powers come from her grape juice nature. She explains that Akikan types can be told by which ear a ringtab is on. While her primary attacks seem to have little effect on Melon besides annoyance, her explosive attacks are more dangerous. Melon gains the upper hand, but Kakeru breaks the fight up and Budoko escapes. Melon and Kakeru argue about their different standings on the Akikan Elect. After some talking, Kakeru decides they will participate in the Akikan Elect, but they will always try to avoid fighting if necessary. Afterwards, Kakeru, Yurika and Goro go over to Najima’s house for a study session. While having a few drinks, Najima gets ‘drunk’ on carbonated drinks. When she goes to buy some more drinks, she drinks an energy drink which turns out to be an aluminium Akikan named Yell, stealing her first kiss.

“During studying time” “Obenkyō no Jikan” (お勉強の時間)

Kakeru notices that Melon doesn’t do much during the day, and decides she should go to school with him, where he introduces her as her cousin. There is a bit of hostility between Melon and Kakeru’s friend, Najima Tenkuji. When trying to find a place to put Melon back into a can, Kakeru enters a freezer room, and when Najima enters as well, they get locked in. During the cold, Najima recalls the time when Kakeru saved her from being kidnapped.