The next race will be a relay between clubs.
On your mark!
Get set!
Here I go!
Headband: Filthy Rich
Here.
Headband: Indian Summer
Geez...
I wanted to blast by everybody at the very end,
Headband: Nick of time
but thanks to Yuki, it wasn't even close.
Headband: All Times and Places
An excellent job of running.
Though, I hope the track team doesn't lose their confidence.
You shouldn't be saying that with a smile on your face.
This only adds to our reputation as freaks.
Well...
It's a little late for that.
Incidentally...
It should go without saying...
...that the outfits...
Headband: Without Precedent
...and failed attempt at aphorism were Haruhi's idea.
What's the point, anyway?
Anyway...
Can I take this off now?
I see that...
...Suzumiya and merry friends...
...are still hopelessly out of touch.
Don't mention that.
I'm doing everything I can to live my life in obscurity.
I can't believe you actually ran in that getup.
It certainly made running awkward.
That wasn't what I meant.
It's guaranteed to be in the yearbook.
Can't wait to see it.
Give me a break...
What?
Gross...
You see that?
The one with her hair tied up was a real cutie.
Our seemingly eternal summer vacation had ended,
She definitely likes me.
I didn't get a good look at her face.
and the second term began,
That's because you never pay attention!
only for there to be an athletic festival.
One look at her victims makes it plain to see that...
You always look so happy.
...Haruhi has no intention of lying low on such a sunny day.
In any case,
Haruhi really loves festivals.
DAY BY DAY
unzari da yo ne
うんざりだよね
Getting sick of it all
dakara
だから
Which is why
堂々と断っちゃう
doudou to kotowacchau
you should just be yourself
kimi ni narina yo
キミになりなよ
and turn them all down
OH MY BOY
kippari shinakya
キッパリしなきゃ
Gotta be upfront
uso ni
嘘に
Can't keep up
tsukiatterarenai yo
付きあってられないよ
with all of the lies
semai sekai de
狭い世界で
in this small world
jibun de mitsuketa MYSELF
自分で見つけた myself
I managed to find my myself
suki ni natte touzen
好きになって当然
Only natural to like what I see
kudaranai yarikata kette
くだらないやり方蹴って
Give up your silly ways
subete wa atashi ga kimeru!
すべてはあたしが決める！
I'll decide everything myself!
I SAY I SAY MY HEAVEN
SUPER DRIVER
tosshin makasete
突進まかさて
I'm charging in
nantettatte zenshin
なんてったって前進
Don't stop moving forward
fukanou tobikoete
不可能！飛び越えて
Clear the impossible
DON'T
YOU
STOP
ME
TAKE IT EAZY, GO!!
daishouri tte doukan mochiron
大勝利って同感もちろん
A big win will always feel good
dou nattatte kaikan
どうなったって快感
no matter what happens
hanseikai soreyori saa
反省会？それよりさあ
Don't bother looking back
GET
BACK
TO
WILD
isoide yo
急いでよ
Just hurry up
are mo kore mo mitaiken
あれもこれも未体験
Haven't done this or that before
itsu datte muriyari
いつだってムリヤリ
It always feels forced
maru de maru de mikeiken
まるでまるで未経験
Almost like we've never done this before
kore kara shimashou
これからしましょう
Let's give it a whirl
ikkaisen
一回戦
Round one
are mo kore mo mitaiken
あれもこれも未体剣
Haven't done this or that before
FUNKY ROOKIE GAME
itsu datte totsuzen
いつだってトツゼン
It always comes out of the blue
gyakukaiten
逆回転
More backspin
maru de maru de mikeiken
まるでまるで未経験
Almost like we've never done this before
HONKY TONKY HEAD
sore ga doushita no
それがどうしたの
Does it even matter?
The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi
And so,
with the crazy athletic festival over,
I eagerly anticipated the coming of a new month,
only to learn that a cultural festival was coming up.
At this very moment, our prefectural high school was preparing for the event.
By the way...
If you're wondering what 1-5,
the class Haruhi and I are in, is doing...
Re: Cultural Festival 「Survey」
We copped out and went...
...with some random survey.
After Asakura Ryoko ran off somewhere last spring,
no other student in this class has been crazy enough...
...to take up the leadership position.
Let's go, Kyon.
And with that,
feeling as lethargic as someone with apathy syndrome,
I perform my daily ritual of heading to the classroom.
Why?
The reason would be the girl stomping beside me...
...and saying the following:
A survey is so dumb!
Where's the fun in that?
I totally don't get it.
Then you should have spoken up.
Didn't you see that...
Re: Cultural Festival
...Okabe the educator looked like we were...
...holding a wake in the classroom?
Doesn't matter.
I have no intention of participating in anything the class does.
Except I vaguely remember...
...you contributing to the class winning the all-round championship.
Weren't you the one who ran in multiple events...
...and won every single one?
Or was that someone else?
That's a different story.
This is a cultural festival. A cultural festival!
The super most important event of the year, right?
It is?
It is!
We, the SOS Brigade, will be doing something much more entertaining!
As Suzumiya Haruhi spoke,
her face was shining...
...with an unwavering resolve reminiscent of...
...Hannibal deciding to cross the Alps during the Second Punic War!
The Sigh of Suzumiya Haruhi I
It's the cultural festival. The cultural festival!
You should be a bit more excited!
You can only experience the cultural festival as a high school freshmen once!
Well, yeah.
No reason to make a fuss about it, though.
Yes, there is!
It wouldn't be a festival if people didn't go wild!
That's how all the cultural festivals are that I know about.
Your middle school went really overboard, huh?
Totally not.
It wasn't even a little fun.
That's why this high school cultural festival has to be more fun.
What would you consider fun, then?
Explain it to me so I can understand.
Well, fine.
I'll give you a thorough explanation once we get to the clubroom.
The scent of lavender...
Hello.
I was expecting flowers in full bloom!
I'll have tea ready at once.
No need to mind us!
You're squinting.
Mikuru-chan, where's Koizumi-kun?
He hasn't come yet.
He sure is late...
Mikuru-chan, where's my tea?
Yes!
Right away!
Mikuru-chan...
Yes.
I'm pretty sure I've told you this before.
Don't you remember?
What was it again?
When you carry the tea over,
you're supposed to trip and spill the tea once every three times!
You're not acting the least bit like a clumsy maid!
I'm sorry...
So, what...
She thinks that all maids are supposed to be clumsy?
That's fine, Mikuru-chan.
You can practice on Kyon.
Make sure the teacup ends up flipped over on his head!
Asahina-san!
Only a special group of people find Haruhi's jokes funny.
You should have learned that by now.
Hey, stupid.
I'm not joking!
I'm always serious!
Then it must be worse than we thought.
Fine.
I'll show you how it's done.
You go next, Mikuru-chan.
Hey.
Wait.
Hey!
Don't interfere!
Interfere?
Would anybody just sit there and let boiling water be poured on his head!?
Here you are.
Nagato, you should show a little gratitude.
It'd probably take Taniguchi three days to finish savoring that tea.
I'm terribly sorry.
Homeroom lasted longer than usual.
I apologize if my tardiness delayed the meeting.
Meeting?
What's that?
I forgot to tell you.
I told everyone else during lunch.
Just figured I could tell you whenever.
How can you have time to go to other classrooms,
but not find time to tell the person sitting in front of you in your own classroom?
Who cares?
The issue isn't what you heard or when you heard it,
but what you're doing right now!
Was that supposed to impress me?
Moving on...
Time to think about what to do now!
Distinguish between now, as in this very instant, or now, as in the near future.
And would the subject of that sentence to be a singular "I" or plural "we"?
Of course, I mean all of us!
This is an SOS Brigade event!
Event?
Didn't I just tell you?
The only event of this time of year would the cultural festival!
That wouldn't be a brigade event.
It would be a school event.
If you wanted to promote the cultural festival so badly,
you should have offered to be on the festival committee.
You'd be flooded with pointless menial tasks to do.
That would defeat the point!
We have to do an SOS Brigade-style activity!
I've spent too much effort building up this brigade!
Not a soul in this school can say that they don't know about this super hot group!
Do you understand!?
You have it easy since you just throw out whatever idea comes to your mind,
but what about the suffering that Asahina-san and I have to go through?
Koizumi just sits there with an uncanny smile,
while Nagato is absolutely no help when it comes to brainstorming.
You should show some consideration for the only normal person here.
We have to meet their expectations.
Who exactly is expecting anything from the SOS Brigade?
That's worth having a survey about.
What are you guys doing, Mikuru-chan?
Um...
You mean my class?
A yakisoba café...
You're probably a waitress, right?
How did you know?
Everyone told me to be one...
What about your class, Koizumi-kun?
We've decided to do a play,
but the class is divided between doing an original work or a classical piece.
How lucky of you to be in such a lively class.
Sounds like a pain though.
Yuki?
Fortune-telling.
Fortune-telling?
Yes.
Nagato telling fortunes?
Sure you don't mean telling the future?
Hey!
How's this?
Let's combine everything and do a fortune-telling survey play café.
Stop sounding like an idiot.
Let's get this meeting started!
There's nothing on the board.
What are we supposed to be looking at?
There will be, soon.
Mikuru-chan.
You're the secretary,
so take down every world I say.
Yes.
I have no idea when Asahina-san became the secretary.
I doubt anybody does.
Apparently, it was just decided now.
We, the SOS Brigade,
will be screening a movie!
I have no idea what kind of mutation is going on inside Haruhi's head.
I'll just not think about it.
It's nothing new.
Still...
How is this a meeting?
Isn't this more like an arbitrary speech on general policy?
That's how it always is.
Too close!
Suzumiya-san had decided what we were going to do from the very beginning.
That doesn't leave any room for discussion.
But why a movie?
Maybe she saw a C movie on TV last night,
and its crappiness put her in a miserable mood?
There's something I've always wondered about.
I'm more worried about what's inside your head.
You often see people die in the last episode of TV shows and the like.
Doesn't that feel unnatural?
Why do they just happen to die at that time?
It's strange.
That's why I hate anything where someone dies at the end!
I would never make a movie like that!
SOS Brigade Movie Screening
There you have it!
Understood?
What do you even mean?
All I know is that we're screening a movie.
Who's going to hook us up with a film?
Kyon, you're not too bright.
We're going to make a movie.
And then, we'll screen it at the cultural festival.
With Presented by the SOS Brigade in the credits!
When did we turn into a film society?
What are you talking about?
This will eternally be the SOS Brigade.
I don't remember turning into a stupid film society.
I see.
I understand perfectly.
In other words, we're going to make an independent film...
...and screen the finished product.
Am I correct?
You are correct!
But...
Why did you decide to make a movie?
Last night,
I was having trouble getting to sleep.
So I turned on the TV, and there was this weird movie on.
I knew it!
And it was such a horrible movie.
It was so bad that I wanted to make an international prank call to the director's house.
So then, I thought:
"If this is the best they can do, I can make a movie that's much better!"
So I figured that it was worth a shot!
I don't care if you're aiming...
...to be a director or a producer.
As long as everything goes fine for the rest of us.
What are you talking about?
If we say we don't want to, what would you do?
A director isn't enough to make a movie.
Don't worry.
I've got most of the script thought through.
No, what I'm trying to say is that...
There's nothing for you to fret about.
Just follow me like always.
No need to worry at all!
I'm worried.
Leave the planning to me!
I'll take care of everything!
Now I'm even more worried.
You sure complain a lot.
We're doing this and that's that!
Our goal is to place first in the cultural festivals best event poll!
Then the unreasonable student council...
...may even recognize the SOS Brigade as a club!
No, I'll definitely make them recognize us!
Which means that first, we need public opinion on our side.
What about the production costs?
We have a budget.
Where?
We have the literary club's cut.
That would be the literary club's budget.
It's not for you to use.
But Yuki said it was fine.
Yes.
Everyone got that!?
This takes priority over whatever your class is doing!
If you have any objections, tell me after the festival.
Understood?
The director's orders are absolute!
From brigade chief to director?
What's she planning on becoming in the end?
Please don't say God.
Chief
Then, that's all for today!
The producer has a lot of thinking to do!
I'll go into further detail tomorrow!
Splendid, don't you think?
I'm quite relieved that we aren't...
...trying to capture an extraterrestrial beast to put in a freak show...
...or shooting down an UFO to exhibit its interior.
Besides, I am interested in finding out what kind of movie Suzumiya-san intends to make.
It would appear that this will be a fun cultural festival.
Quite fascinating.
Wh-What is it?
No, it's nothing.
Just wondering what costume Haruhi will bring next.
That's all.
Still, a movie...
A movie, huh.
To be honest,
I was somewhat interested.
Not as interested as Koizumi.
I suppose I could at least look forward to it...
Since I'm guessing nobody's expecting much.
And I'm already eating my words.
Shouldn't have bothered looking forward to this.
It was after school the next day.
I had an extremely unhappy look on my face.
SOS Brigade Movie Screening
* Presented by SOS Brigade
* Executive Supervisor/Executive Director/Direction/Scenario
Suzumiya Haruhi
* Lead Actress
Asahina Mikuru
* Lead Actor
Koizumi Itsuki
* Supporting Actress
Nagato Yuki
Kyon: *Assistant Director/Cameraman/Editing/Carrying Things/Maid/Errand Boy/Roundsman/Other Menial Tasks
So?
What's my role?
Exactly what it says on there.
I'm the lead character?
Um, I'd rather not be in a conspicuous role...
No!
You need to stand out, Mikuru-chan!
You're like the trademark of this brigade!
You should start practicing your autograph.
There'll probably be a lot of requests from the audience at the première!
Where are you going to hold a première?
But I can't act...
Don't worry.
I'll coach you through it perfectly!
Anyway, Yuki and Koizumi-kun aren't very dependable.
I told them that this should take priority,
yet they're late because of class activities.
I'll need to give them a strong warning.
The three of us are the strange ones...
...for being in this place this time of year.
Asahina-san...
Don't you need to participate in your class meeting?
I'm just a waitress,
so the only thing left for me to do would be the costume fitting.
I wonder what they'll have us wear.
I'm kind of looking forward to it.
Asahina-san smiled with a faint flush in her cheeks.
She's grown completely accustomed to dressing up in costumes.
I guess wearing a costume that's appropriate for the situation...
...beats wearing a meaningless costume for SOS Brigade purposes.
What's that, Mikuru-chan?
If you're dying to be a waitress,
I'll get an outfit for you.
Yeah, that works.
Anyway, Kyon...
Do you know what the key to making a movie is?
Innovative concepts and earnest passion in the production, I guess?
It's the camera, obviously.
How do you film a movie without equipment?
I wasn't looking for an abstract response.
I suppose,
but I didn't want to sound too pragmatic...
Eh, whatever.
There you have it, then.
We're going to go scrounge up a video camera now!
Um, Su-Suzumiya-san...
There's...
...s-something I have to...
I need to go back to the class-
Shut up.
Don't worry!
There isn't a single precedent...
...of you telling us not to worry where we actually didn't need to worry.
I won't be using Mikuru-chan's body as payment this time.
I just need your help for a bit.
Tell us what you need her help for!
Or else Asahina-san and I aren't budging a step!
We're going to round up sponsors.
We'll make a better impression if the lead actress is along, right?
You're also coming.
You can carry everything for us.
It's supposed to be fall already,
but the temperature has yet to cool.
I guess Earth finally went senile...
...and forgot to switch the season in Japan to fall.
After we reached the bottom of the hill,
we boarded the local line of the private railway...
...and got off at the third station.
We were near the...
...cherry tree-lined path where...
...Asahina-san and I had taken a stroll.
Shukugawa
Shopping District
Here.
I see.
Ohmori Electronics
Apparently,
she intends to wrangle the equipment for filming the movie out of this place.
But how?
Ohmori Electronics
Hold on.
I'm going to go negotiate.
Hold this.
If Haruhi even remotely looks like she's about to do anything fishy,
I'll take Asahina-san under my arm and run for it.
I should probably warn...
...the kind-looking middle-aged man...
...not to yield to her words so readily.
I wonder what she's doing...
Beats me.
She's probably telling the guy to give her his most advanced digital hand-held video camera free of charge.
Something along those lines...
She's a girl that's capable of saying such things with a straight face.
What a pain.
Haruhi believes her values and judgement to be absolute.
And it's certain that she has no idea that other people,
actually, most people,
may think or feel differently.
If you want to achieve faster-than-light travel,
let Haruhi on board your spaceship.
She'll simply ignore the theory of relativity for you.
It looks like they're done talking.
Ta-da!
The first step was a success.
Everything's going well!
How did you get such an expensive item for free?
Are you holding something over him?
Don't be ridiculous.
He was happy to hand it over after I explained our circumstances.
If he's giving away stuff, hook me up.
What were the magic words?
Nothing special.
I said, "I want to film a movie, so give me one," and he gave it to me.
No problem at all.
No problem now, maybe, but I have a feeling there will be a problem later on.
Stop getting worked up over every little thing.
You just need to keep an open mind and work as my servant.
Come on!
Let's go to the next store!
I was beginning to understand.
When Haruhi pointed at us,
she was actually pointing at Asahina-san.
Looks like she means for Asahina-san...
...to perform some service as payment.
Should I tell her?
Ta-da!
What is it this time?
Weapons.
There.
What are you going to do with these?
We'll use them in action scenes.
Some gun action.
A flashy gunfight is one of the staples of entertainment.
I'd like to blow up a few buildings while we're at it.
Do you happen to know where they sell dynamite?
I wonder if the general store sells any.
How would I know?
I can at least tell you that you're not going to find any on the Internet.
So?
What do we do with all this stuff?
Take everything home for now.
Then, bring everything to the clubroom tomorrow.
It'd be a pain to go back to school at this point.
Me?
You.
A sight rarely seen in the classroom.
Her SOS Brigade-only smile.
And whenever Haruhi smiles like this,
I end up having to run around cleaning up after some disaster.
Like the opposite of the straw millionaire.
Um...
sora kara ochitekitanda
空から落ちてきたんだ
It fell from the sky,
subete no negai wo nosete
全ての願いを乗せて
carrying everybody's wishes.
hitotsu no hoshi ni wa chotto
ひとつの星にはちょっと
I suppose it was too big a load...
omokatta kana?
重かったかな
...for a single shooting star?
yappari nani ka hen da yo
やっぱり何かヘンだよ
Something's wrong here,
kokoro no kimi ga
心のキミが
as you've vanished...
kieta
消えた
...from my heart.
tashika ni oboeterutte
確かに憶えてるって
Can you truly say that...
ieru no kai?
言えるのかい
...you still remember?
tomare!
止マレ
Stop right there!
kako wa jibun no mono
過去は自分のもの
The past belongs to yourself.
touzen
当然
Naturally...
dare to mo torikaetakunai
誰とも取り替えたくない
I would never trade mine away.
naze nara...
なぜなら...
That is because...
BA-SUDEI datta watashi-tachi ni wa
バースデイだった 私達には
It was a birthday for us.
deai ga umareta toki ni
出会いが生まれたときに
The moment we met...
hajimete no yume ga mieru
初めての夢が見える
...was when I first began to dream.
dou shiyou ka tte nayanda koto mo
どうしようかって 悩んだ事も
Looking back now, we can all laugh about...
ima omoeba waraeru hodo nanda yo ne
いま思えば笑えるほどだったよね
...the times we spent worrying about what to do.
mou wasureteta
もう忘れてた
I've already forgotten.
kimi wo sagasou
キミを探そう
I'll look for you.