The Cries of Haruhi Suzumiya



"I'm pretty sure I don't like this place. We've ran into two girls with weapons, nobody seems trustworthy, and to top it off, Haruhi's acting like a psychopath. Although, compared to what she'd be acting like in a few days, it's practically the pinnacle of sanity. You think this stuff is bad? Wait until people start dying. Then the story really picks up."

The Cries Of Haruhi Suzumiya is a Suzumiya Haruhi / Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Crossover Fanfic written by User:Thnikkafan. It features nearly everything present in both shows: comedy, horror, Mind Screw, a unique style of narration (or not), and death. Lots of death.

As of August 2010, the first arc, Kamigoroshi-hen, is complete. There's humorous moments, but mostly, it's thouroghly a Higurashi question arc. The second arc, Tsukuribanashi-hen, is completed as of December 2011. Like its previous chapter, it follows protocol of the Higurashi question arc.

A basic summary: In the small sleepy town of Hinamizawa, there have been a string of murders connected to the Watanagashi festival. This has piqued the interest of one Haruhi Suzumiya, who has decided to investigate it and bring the SOS Brigade with it. But things, naturally, are more than they seem...

It can be found here and here. There's also a story inspired by this one which Thnikkafan has deemed to be in continuity with The Cries of Haruhi Suzumiya. You can find it here.

Please post your thoughts and your discussions of it in the thread in the fora. Constructive criticism and brainstorming is welcome! Plus, they make (the author) happier and inspire me to work harder, so it gets updated faster. And everyone likes that. -

In addition to the character tropes present in the original work, this story provides examples of:
"Kyon: Now, I know perfectly well how to make curry, but our author lacks knowledge that me, Tanigawa-sama, and probably most Japanese people have about the curry-making process, so it'll have to be glossed over."
 * A God Am I: doesn't quite think she's a god, but rather,
 * Alas, Poor Yorick: Done with head.
 * Anyone Can Die
 * Arbitrary Skepticism: Haruhi is an atheist.
 * Ax Crazy:  and possibly   as well.
 * Back for The Finale:  reappears in the fourth chapter
 * Battle in The Rain: For a certain definition of "battle", but happens in a large rainstorm.
 * Barehanded Blade Block: Yes, it's a parallel to the one in Suzumiya Haruhi. Except it doesn't end as well for.
 * Big Damn Heroes: Nagato, as usual.
 * Rika,
 * Bloody Murder
 * Boom! Headshot!
 * Break the Cutie: Ok, isn't exactly one, but seeing him breaking down is....rather unsettling.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: in Tsukuribanashi-hen:


 * He also makes many references to how the story would be better in another medium, e.g. with images or with sound.
 * : Nagato.
 * Can You Hear Me Now: There's no cell phone service at all in Hinimizawa. In fact, the SOS Brigade can't contact anyone in Hinamizawa. In fact, when they do recieve a call, it suprises everyone.
 * Character Tags: Dark!Psycho!!Haruhi, Canon!Everyone else.
 * Except for.
 * Chekhov's Gun: More like Chekhov's Crossbow.
 * Yuki:
 * Cruel and Unusual Death:
 * What about ? She freaking.
 * Darker and Edgier: It's a given for the Haruhi cast, but arguably it's Darker and Edgier than most Higurashi arcs as well when you take into account the  not to mention the fact that Kamigoroshi-hen has a higher   related body count than any of the official Higurashi arcs.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: Several scenes are intentionally reminiscent of scenes from the source material. In fact, a few scenes have lines directly copied from the scripts as to provide a meta-Ironic Echo.
 * These dominate the sequel, although, this isn't that surprising.
 * Deus Angst Machina: Haruhi considers as this. By name.
 * Did You Actually Believe?: Said by
 * Dude, She's Like, in A Coma: It's heavily implied that after   She didn't, though.
 * Due to The Dead: gets what can only be barely called a funeral, consisting of being buried in a pit by three people and no rites. However,, and  sincerely wishes that she could be given a better burial then the one given.
 * Eye Scream: gets hs eye sliced open with a razorblade arrow. Kyon himself calls it "an impromptu ranged recreation of Un Chien Andalou".
 * Famous Last Words: Quite a few (will be updated as the fanfic updates)
 * "I... I'm very... sorry..."
 * "Who... what are you?!"
 * This is notable because it's forced to be her last words.
 * "No, please, that wasn't-"
 * "Wait... I'm right, aren't I?"
 * "It's good to have met you, Kyon. I'm glad that I met someone so... so interesting."
 * "That would be... you."
 * Fingore: Nearly used when Haruhi drives a nail through Kyon's hand.
 * More properly used when
 * Flat What
 * For Want of a Nail: Kyon refers to this one by name. And a link to the article in the TV Tropes version.
 * I Wished You Were Dead: Haruhi wants Keiichi to "...just die!".
 * I Always Wanted to Say That: Kyon can't resist saying "Round 1: Fight!" as Haruhi and Mion square off.
 * Gory Discretion Shot: Kyon doesn't describe body "for the sake of [our] stomachs".
 * Gratuitous Japanese: Averted: Only Honorifics are retained. Your Mileage May Vary on if this improves the work.
 * Groin Attack: Delivered by Haruhi to Shion.
 * Helpful Hallucination:
 * Gratuitous Japanese: Averted: Only Honorifics are retained. Your Mileage May Vary on if this improves the work.
 * Groin Attack: Delivered by Haruhi to Shion.
 * Helpful Hallucination:


 * It Got Worse: Very quick.
 * Even more so in the sequel, given how.
 * Knight Templar:.
 * Lampshade Hanging: Quite a bit of this creeps into the story, as we see Kyon's take on the craziness of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni.
 * Made of Iron: Yuki gets wailed on by with a golf club, and doesn't take a scratch. Subverted when Haruhi arrives on the scene, forcing the Masquerade and Yuki goes down.
 * Haruhi, too. She manages to survive .
 * Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: Made complicated by what is definite magic from one work and what is definite mundanity (to an extent) from another.
 * Mythology Gag: More or less an in-continuity Historical In-Joke, and it's not directly stated, but it turns out that.
 * Newspaper Dating: Only used as a last-second conformation that : the real notification is that the date on is off.
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Satoko, again, this time by.
 * Non Sequitur Thud: Haruhi gets one (with a Call Back to boot!) after
 * Noodle Implements: Mion wants to do unpleasant things to Kyon with a katana and some leather straps.
 * No Periods, Period: Averted in the worst way possible......
 * No Sense of Direction: Haruhi.
 * Off With His Head: The decapitated corpse..
 * Oracular Urchin: Rika, as usual.
 * Overdrawn At the Blood Bank: Haruhi doesn't care.
 * Painting the Fourth Wall: In the TV Tropes version at least, text size sometimes changes, as does the color. It even "fades out" as  is dying. Occasionally, there are even links to TV Tropes articles and background music too.
 * Also, in first chapter of the second arc, . Good thing Kyon interacts with , as it prevents the reader from missing it altogether.
 * Potty Failure: Poor Satoko...
 * Power Creep, Power Seep: Averted: Yuki and Haruhi are depowered for some reason.
 * It turns out that  What's more, it shows exactly how
 * Precision F-Strike: Right at the end of Chapter 3-5.
 * Also in 4-1, by out of all people.
 * Pretty Little Headshots
 * : Haruhi does this to
 * Right Behind Me: got hit with it, by.
 * Sarcasm Failure
 * Shout-Out: Not on the levels of the original, but they're there.
 * Suspiciously Specific Denial: Used by Kyon, quite a bit. Haruhi references it by name, as well.
 * This Is Sparta
 * Wham! Episode: All the chapters, even the first one.
 * Especially 4-5. 
 * Understatement: A lot of it on Haruhi and Koizumi's parts.
 * Up to Eleven: The story tends to take aspects of Higurashi and take them past the logical conclusion. Bleeding maggots?  Tearing your throat out?
 * Voice of the Legion: Haruhi starts talking with the voices of  after
 * : Finishes off both and Chapter Three.
 * Voice of the Legion: Haruhi starts talking with the voices of  after
 * : Finishes off both and Chapter Three.

Please post your thoughts and your discussions of it in the thread in the fora. Constructive criticism and brainstorming is welcome!