The web is buzzing with speculation that The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya has finally been licensed, based largely on a teaser site with teaser links from people who may be in a position to know. So we should know for sure by the end of the week.

But will the news really be good? We’ll probably have to wait even longer to see whether they

• Change the location to Cleveland.
• Give the characters Anglo names.
• Show the episodes in chronological order.