The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol. 1 (manga)

It’s average schoolboy Kyon’s typical first day at an ordinary high school. Little does he know that his humdrum life is about to get a dose of the superfantastic thanks to fellow classmate Haruhi Suzumiya!

A chance conversation between the two inspires Haruhi to form the SOS Brigade, a school club created for the sole purpose of getting these supernatural beings together. The initial members consist of the mute bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid but voluptuous Mikuru Asahina, and the polite and ever-smiling Itsuki Koizumi. By the end of this first volume, Kyon quickly finds out that these seemingly “helpless victims” of Haruhi’s are actually members of secret organizations–both futuristic and alien–keeping watch over Haruhi as she is the pinnacle of some major calamity on the horizon…

Are you ready to join the SOS Brigade?!