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Originally Posted by LCeh

Just finished volume 3, and still haven't got a clue why he's called John Smith. (I read the HK version I believe)

About volume 3, I wonder why KyotoAni decided to skip Bamboo leaf rhapsody out of the entire book? They animated all of the stories in volume 3 except it, which was one very very important chapter, since it talked about...

Spoiler:

why Haruhi is doing the things she is doing now, and of course, it's all Kyon's fault , also explains why Haruhi finds Kyon's face familiar

Bamboo leaf is skipped because it will be shown in season 2

On John Smith:

Spoiler:

When young Haruhi asked Kyon what's his name, he replied a name, that name is John Smith. I'm not sure what its written in this HK version, but its probably 'yue han si mi si'. There should be a bracket after this name telling you that legend has it that John Smith was the first person who discovered America or something. Kyon used this name for the fun of it, to hide his identity.