The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is being commemorated for its 20th anniversary in 2026 with a free dedicated ABEMA streaming channel and a physical exhibition in Tokyo.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is marking its 20th anniversary in 2026 with two major events announced in July. KADOKAWA and ABEMA included the series in their KADOKAWA・ABEMA Anniversary Anime Selection project, which offers free streaming of 10 titles celebrating anniversaries. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya received a dedicated ABEMA channel as part of that project, joining Steins;Gate, Re:Zero, Konosuba, and Bungo Stray Dogs. The streaming is free and available through the project's sequential channel openings.
Separately, a 20th anniversary exhibition for the TV anime will be held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo from August 10 to 30, 2026. The exhibition includes a retrospective corner with setting materials and a replica of the SOS Brigade clubroom, as well as a corner on the series' cultural impact. Original goods, admission bonuses, and a limited "Brigade Chief Armband" item will be available. Both the streaming and the exhibition provide fans with ways to revisit the series during its anniversary year, though no new anime projects or releases have been announced in these stories.
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KADOKAWA and ABEMA announced the "KADOKAWA・ABEMA Anniversary Anime Selection" project on July 10, offering free streaming of 10 anime titles that are celebrating anniversaries in 2026. The project includes two types of streaming: dedicated ABEMA channels for some titles and free marathon streams for others. Five titles will receive dedicated channels: Steins;Gate (15th anniversary, channel from July 11), Re:Zero (10th, from August 8), The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (20th), Konosuba (10th), and Bungo Stray Dogs (10th), with channels opening sequentially. The Steins;Gate channel will stream all 24 TV episodes, the movie "STEINS;GATE: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu," all 24 episodes of Steins;Gate 0, and two special episodes (#23β and #25) streaming for the first time on ABEMA, available free for two weeks after airing. The other five titles-Zero no Tsukaima (20th), Aria the Scarlet Ammo (15th), Haganai (15th), Joker Game (10th), and Pompo: The Cinéphile (5th)-will receive free marathon streams. A dedicated website for the project has also been launched.
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ABEMA announced a special project, 'KADOKAWA・ABEMA Anniversary Anime Selection,' offering free streaming of 10 KADOKAWA anime celebrating anniversaries in 2026. The lineup includes dedicated channels for five series, starting with Steins;Gate on July 11, and free marathon streams for five more. The project runs through the year.
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A 20th anniversary exhibition for the TV anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya will be held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo from August 10 to 30, 2026. The event features a retrospective corner with setting materials and a replica of the SOS Brigade clubroom, and a corner on the series' cultural impact. Original goods, admission bonuses, and a limited "Brigade Chief Armband" item will be available.