Kadokawa Shoten confirmed on Thursday that Nagaru Tanigawa's next Haruhi Suzumiya light novel, The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya, will receive a first printing of 513,000 sets, setting a new record for light novel prints.
The novel will ship in two 300-page volumes on May 25, so Kadokawa is actually publishing over 1 million book volumes for the launch. In addition, the limited first edition of the set will bundle a special booklet containing Tanigawa's short "Rainy Day" story about the protagonist Kyon's time in middle school.
The regular editions of the two volumes will then be sold individually, without the booklet, on June 15.
According to Mantan Web, over 16.5 million copies of the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series have been published in 15 countries, including 8 million in Japan.
Source: Mantan Web via Anime News Network
Source: Mantan Web via Anime News Network