“The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part Two” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki II” (涼宮ハルヒの溜息II)

Preparation for the SOS Brigade’s short film continues, with character roles revealed. It seems that they take on the roles of their true nature, unbeknownst to Haruhi. On the first day of filming, the club films the two commercials to advertise their sponsors, as shown in the episode “The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00”. They then film several scenes in a park, and Kyon points out that Haruhi did not actually write a script.

するがモンキー 其ノ貳 Suruga Monkey Sono Ni Suruga Monkey - Part 2

Hitagi says she believes that Koyomi was hit by a car. He says he stumbled, which she seems to accept. Koyomi goes to Suruga’s house, and finds that her room is filled with red books. She apologizes for beating him up the previous night.

“The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya Part One” “Suzumiya Haruhi no Tameiki I” (涼宮ハルヒの溜息I)

Upon the start of a new term, North High School is preparing for the annual school cultural festival. Displeased with the class decision on a questionnaire, Haruhi tells Kyon that the SOS Brigade will do something more interesting. Influenced by a bad film the previous night, Haruhi commits the club for a short independent film with Mikuru and Itsuki as the protagonists, Yuki as the villain, and Kyon doing ‘menial tasks’ including the filming. Kyon and Mikuru accompany Haruhi as she negotiates shop owners for materials, such as an expensive camcorder and an airsoft gun for free upon willingness to sponsor the film.

するがモンキー 其ノ壹 Suruga Monkey Sono Ichi Suruga Monkey - Part 1

Koyomi needs to study for upcoming exams and is on his way to Hitagi’s house for help when Hachikuji appears and teases him about his one-on-one “study” session. Also on the way, Konbaru Suruga runs to meet him.

“Endless Eight” “Endoresu Eito” (エンドレスエイト)

The loop continues for the 15,527th time. The scene where Kyon answers Haruhi’s call loops twice, the scene in which Kyon notices Yuki at the pool loops twice, and the scene where Haruhi says she left the last day of summer open just in case also loops twice. Kyon once again goes to bed without finishing his summer homework.

まよいマイマイ 其ノ參 Mayoi Maimai Sono San Mayoi Snail - Part 3

While waiting for Hitagi to arrive, Koyomi begins to find out more about Hachikuji’s life. She is the only child of a couple that had undergone a bitter divorce.

“Endless Eight” “Endoresu Eito” (エンドレスエイト)

The previous time loop continues for the 15,524th time. Kyon rides his bike and approaches Yuki. In that moment, he speculates his reason for doing so and simply lets her leave without conversation. Kyon goes to bed without finishing his summer homework once again.

まよいマイマイ 其ノ貳 Mayoi Maimai Sono Ni Mayoi Snail - Part 2

After talking with Hachikuji, Koyomi discovers that the young girl is trying to get to her mother’s house. However, as he, Hachikuji, and Hitagi try to make their way to the address, they keep getting inexplicably lost.

“Endless Eight” “Endoresu Eito” (エンドレスエイト)

The previous time loop continues for the 15,521st time. The scene prior to Haruhi’s dismissal of group activities is repeated, showing the same event happening in this loop, and the next two loops. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon once again goes to bed without finishing his summer homework.

まよいマイマイ 其ノ壹 Mayoi Maimai Sono Ichi Mayoi Snail - Part 1

Koyomi Araragi sits in the centre of a vast playground, reminiscing about his mother, and his mountain bike. He sees a young, lost girl, Mayoi Hachikuji, whom he does not know, who later leaves.

“Endless Eight” “Endoresu Eito” (エンドレスエイト)

The previous time loop continues for the 15,513th time. This time, Kyon mentally senses an even greater familiarity with events and places from previous cycles. Once again, none of the Brigade members can devise anything to stop the cycle from repeating. On their final meeting in the restaurant, Kyon tries to call out after Haruhi but fails to do anything as visions of the loop’s events flash in his mind. As Kyon regains his senses, Haruhi has left. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon, resigned to the loop repeating itself, goes to bed without finishing his summer homework.

ひたぎクラブ 其の貳 Hitagi Crab Sono Ni Hitagi Crab - Part 2

At Hitagi Senjōgahara’s home Hitagi contemplates her past as she showers, Koyomi Araragi waits for her. Earlier Hitagi was told to wash and change her clothes by Meme Osino, who arranges for all of them to meet at midnight.

“Endless Eight” “Endoresu Eito” (エンドレスエイト)

The same exact events in the previous episode once again unfold with slight variations and the gang wearing different clothes. Once again the Brigade, with the exception of Haruhi, finds out that they are trapped in an infinite loop. In this 15,499th loop, Kyon and the others once again are unable to discover how to escape the endless summer. In the same scene in the restaurant, Kyon is unable to stop Haruhi from leaving, hence dooming the world to another summer loop. Kyon again goes to sleep without finishing his homework on the last day of summer.

ひたぎクラブ 其の壹 Hitagi Crab Sono Ichi Hitagi Crab - Part 1

Koyomi Araragi catches Hitagi Senjougahara as she falls down from a great height, Koyomi immediately notices that Hitagi weighs little to nothing, however he does not mention this to her. Later he asks Tsubasa Hanekawa, the class chairman, about her.

もうひとつの世界杏編 Mō Hitotsu no Sekai Kyō-hen Another World: Kyou Chapter

In one of the timelines (more akin to the Fujibayashi Twins’ route in the visual novel), Ryou confesses her love to Tomoya and they both begin dating. However, Tomoya soon notices that Kyou has been acting strange, and confronts her. Kyou admits that she is also in love with him, but never confessed because she was too scared to risk being rejected or hurting Ryou’s feelings. This creates an uneasy love triangle among Tomoya, Kyou, and Ryou, leading Tomoya to finally admit that he loves Kyou. Ryou, already knowing that Tomoya loves Kyou more, encourages Kyou to work up the courage to confess. Ryou breaks up with Tomoya with no hard feelings, wanting to cherish both the good and painful memories they had together. Tomoya and Kyou then officially become a couple.

“Winter Days!” “Fuyu no Hi!” (冬の日!)

As the cold winter weather moves in, Yui offers to have nabe with everyone, but the girls are drawn away from each other by various concerns and obligations. Mio retreats to the beach alone to get inspiration for her lyrics, Tsumugi gets a part-time job at a fast food restaurant, Ritsu goes to a movie with her little brother Satoshi, and Azusa looks after Jun’s pet kitten. However, Mio cannot think of any lyrics, Tsumugi buckles under the pressure of her first job, and Azusa is left panicked and uncertain what to do when the kitten seems to be ill. A random, silly text from Yui cheers up the others and she goes to help Azusa with the kitten, who was just coughing up a hairball. They all meet up for burgers at Tsumugi’s restaurant later, where Ritsu is shocked to learn that what she thought was a love letter addressed to her were actually song lyrics Mio wrote.

“Endless Eight” “Endoresu Eito” (エンドレスエイト)

Somehow summer vacation has repeated like the previous episode. Kyon is wracked by a sense of déjà vu. Itsuki is likewise troubled, while Yuki seems even more detached than usual. They finally figure out that Haruhi has put the last two weeks of August into an infinite loop because she refuses to let summer end. They find out that the loop has repeated 15,498 times with slight variations, but none of them can devise anything to stop the cycle from repeating. Upon their last meeting in a restaurant on last day, Kyon calls out after Haruhi in a last-ditch attempt to stop her from leaving, but fails to think of anything he can do, and she leaves. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon, resigned to the loop repeating itself, goes to bed without finishing his summer homework.

“Light Music!” “Keion!” (軽音!)

Yui is still sick from her cold, which is possibly attributed to her wearing a short yukata for too long. As the band tries to make do with Azusa as lead guitarist, Yui supposedly shows up over with her cold. However, her playing is too perfect and when she accidentally messes up her honorifics, it is revealed that she is actually Ui, who had managed to play after a few days practice. Yui appears, but is still in no condition to play, so Mio tells her to stay home and recuperate until the day of the live performance. Yui eventually makes it in time, but forgets her guitar at home, so Sawako fills in for her while she goes to get it. Yui returns in time for the second song and the performance goes well, and the band even does an encore.

“Endless Eight” “Endoresu Eito” (エンドレスエイト)

Kyon’s relaxing summer vacation is interrupted by a sudden phone call. It appears that Haruhi wants the SOS Brigade to join her in summer activities and unfortunately for Kyon, Haruhi has a long list of activities she wants to try out. As such, the group is taken on a whirlwind tour of summer activities for the next two weeks. They relax at the swimming pool, attend the upcoming summer festival, shoot off fireworks, hunt for bugs, take on a part-time job, stargaze, and play baseball at a batting range. They also watch a fireworks display, compete in a fishing tournament, travel through a cemetery, watch a blockbuster, go to the beach, go bowling, and sing karaoke. Finally, having gone through Haruhi’s entire list, the last day of August arrives. Though Kyon tries to make up for his lost time by doing his neglected summer homework, he eventually gives in to distraction and goes to bed without finishing it.

“Crisis!” “Pinchi!” (ピンチ!)

When Ritsu is reminded by Nodoka to fill in the stage-use application form in advance, the band members notice they do not have a name yet. Azusa inspects the rust on Yui’s guitar strings, and it becomes apparent that Yui has never given her guitar maintenance before. They take it to the guitar shop, where Mio is entranced by rare left-handed bass guitars. After the guitar is repaired Yui realizes that she has to pay for the maintenance service, but has not brought any money with her. Though Tsumugi offers to pay instead, the shopkeeper, refusing to take money from her, tells her to consider it a free service. Later, Ritsu starts to become jealous of Mio spending time with Nodoka and begins to fall out with her. She ends up with a fever, so Mio visits and smooths things over, joined later by the other girls. Back at school, a recovered Ritsu gets in trouble for failing to turn in the application form on time, but Nodoka backs her up in front of the student council. Since the girls are unable to decide on a name for the band, Sawako makes an executive decision and assigns the name “After School Tea Time” to the band. Yui unfortunately ends up catching Ritsu’s cold.