# The Gender-Flip of Haruhi Suzumiya The Gender-Flip of Haruhi Suzumiya is a Japanese and English fan art and fiction series swapping the sexes of characters from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, with the gender-flipped Kyon called Kyonko and the male Haruhi named Haruhiko in Japan or Haruki in the West. The fad kicked off on Nico Nico Douga in January 2008 after a user traced the character song CD covers with each character's sex reversed. By September 2008, Japanese late-night program The Net Star profiled the trend as a notable NND event. ## Origin Gender-bent Haruhi doujin had circulated in hentai doujin circles before the fad went online, but drew little notice since gender-swapping was a small genre in doujin work[5]. The first widely seen fan video was uploaded to Nico Nico Douga on January 31, 2008 under the title "ＳＯＳ団とユカイな仲間たちを性転換させてみた" (translated from Japanese: I Tried Gender-Swapping the SOS Brigade and Friends), tracing the official character song CD cover art with each character's sex reversed[1]. A second NND video posted on February 24, 2008 sent the idea viral, inspiring more illustrations and short fiction across Japanese sites[2]. Fans soon settled on Haruhiko as the Japanese name for the male Haruhi, a naming later documented in Nico Nico Pedia and the pixiv encyclopedia[7]. - **Platform:** Nico Nico Douga (origin) / pixiv and 2channel (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2008 ## Overview Fan creations in the Haruhi Genderbending Series swap each SOS Brigade member for an opposite-sex counterpart while keeping personalities and relationships intact[5]. Kyonko, the female version of Kyon, became the breakout figure, while Haruki or Haruhiko stands in for Haruhi and Itsuko replaces Itsuki[6]. Illustrations copy the show's art style and often retrace existing promotional artwork from the anime and light novels. Japanese fans assembled a loose shared canon through designs and plot setups passed between NND, pixiv, and 2channel threads[3]. Short stories compiled under the title "The Melancholy of Haruhiko Suzumiya" (涼宮ハルヒコの憂鬱, translated from Japanese) formed the Japanese branch of the fandom[7]. On English sites, the parallel title "The Melancholy of Haruki Suzumiya" caught on instead[11]. ## How to Use Typical entries flip one or more SOS Brigade characters to the opposite sex while keeping personalities and story beats close to canon. Common conventions include female Kyon as Kyonko with longer hair, male Haruhi as Haruhiko in Japan or Haruki in English fandom, and Itsuko in place of Itsuki. Artists often retrace promotional illustrations from the anime, swapping the characters' features while keeping poses and composition recognizable[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is The Gender-Flip of Haruhi Suzumiya? A Japanese and English fan series flipping the sexes of SOS Brigade characters from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, led by Kyonko and Haruhiko or Haruki[5]. ### Where did The Gender-Flip of Haruhi Suzumiya come from? The first widely seen video was uploaded to Nico Nico Douga on January 31, 2008, tracing the character song CD covers with each character's sex reversed[1]. ### What does The Gender-Flip of Haruhi Suzumiya mean? It refers to gender-swapped versions of the Haruhi cast, with Kyonko as the female Kyon and Haruhiko in Japan or Haruki in English fandom as the male Haruhi[7]. ### How do you use The Gender-Flip of Haruhi Suzumiya? Fans redraw the characters in opposite-sex versions or write short fiction keeping the SOS Brigade's personalities intact under the alternate names[4]. ### Is The Gender-Flip of Haruhi Suzumiya still popular? The fad peaked in 2008 with Japanese TV coverage on The Net Star in September 2008[9], and it survives as a classic doujin topic rather than a current trend. ## References 1. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2184311]() 2. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2416947]() 3. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%92%E6%80%A7%E8%BB%A2%E6%8F%9B%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA]() 4. [https://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag&word=%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%92%E6%80%A7%E8%BB%A2%E6%8F%9B%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-gender-flip-of-haruhi-suzumiya]() 6. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bender]() 7. [https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E6%B6%BC%E5%AE%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%92%E3%82%B3%E3%81%AE%E6%86%82%E9%AC%B1]() 8. [http://wiki.livedoor.jp/haruhiko_yuutsu/]() 9. [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E2%98%86%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC!]() 10. [http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1446680=860]() 11. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/SuzumiyaHaruhiNoSeitenkan]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/the-gender-flip-of-haruhi-suzumiya Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library