Kadokawa Subs Haruhi Season 2
I posted this in the This Week in Free Anime post, but felt it was important enough to merit its own post. Kadokawa, who has been uploading full RAW Haruhi Suzumiya episodes to YouTube a week after they air on TV this season, recently just put up the first 8 episodes (chronological order) of Haruhi with full English subtitles. This of course includes episode #8- aka the first episode of season two!
The first 7 episodes, which were part of the original first season, are actually Bandai Entertainment's official English subtitles that were used in their DVDs. Episode 8 (aka season 2 episode 1) uses a different font for the subs, & the flow of the translation feels different from Bandai's. It seems Kadokawa is using the same translator from the Haruhi-chan & Nyoron Churuya-san shorts.
These first 8 episodes will stay up on Kadokawa's YouTube channel until July 5th, so they're only giving us a 1 week viewing window. Presumably, more official English subbed episodes will be forthcoming, including more season 2 episodes. & hopefully there'll be a smaller window of time between the Japanese broadcast & the official streaming subbed episodes as well. But for now, let's enjoy our first taste of legal Haruhi season 2. Check out subbed ep 8 above or the playlist player below: