Haruhi Character Song Albums
So unless Shamisen and Kunikida get their own albums; the series is (virtually) complete. The biggest selling one so far is Vol. 2 - Nagato Yuki. Maybe cos it’s Chihara Minori? Here’s a little review of the newest volumes - finally Itsuki and Kyon get to sing Harehare Yukai!
Vol. 8 - Itsuki Koizumi
I like! This is the first time I’ve heard Non-tan sing and he’s pretty good. Maggare↓Spectacle is a really nice song, and his version of Harehare isn’t too bad though I wish they’d swapped Itsuki’s sort of er….bad 80s pop version with Kyon’s acoustic one.
Rating: ★★★★☆
Volume 9: Kyon
I had low expectations for this because I don’t like Sugita Tomokazu’s singing and well, no surprises really. At least on Kentai Life Returns! he does it in a mock-Kyon comedy style and there are plenty of ad-libs so that kinda covers up the cracks.
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
So looking back through all the character albums; here’s my overall ranking from best to worst:
1. Vol.5 - Asakura Ryoko (Kuwatani Natsuko)
2. Vol.8 - Koizumi Itsuki (Ono Daisuke)
3. Vol.2 - Nagato Yuki (Chihara Minori)
4. Vol.7 - Kimidori Emiri (Shiratori Yuri)
5. Vol.4 - Tsuruya-san (Matsuoka Yuki)
6. Vol.1 - Suzumiya Haruhi (Hirano Aya)
7. Vol.3 - Asahina Mikuru (Goto Yuko)
8. Vol.9 - Kyon (Sugita Tomokazu)
9. Vol.6 - Kyon’s sister (Aoki Sayaka)
My favourite 5 songs throughout the series:
1. COOL EDITION. Asakura Ryoko (Kuwatani Natsuko)
2. Yuki, Muon, Madobe nite. Nagato Yuki (Chihara Minori)
3. Megassa Koukishin. Tsuruya-san (Matsuoka Yuki)
4. Maggare Spectacle. Koizumi Itsuki (Ono Daisuke)
5. Harehare Yukai~Kimidori Emiri ver.~. Kimidori Emiri (Shiratori Yuri)