KADOKAWA and ABEMA Launch Free Anniversary Anime Streaming for 10 Titles
The selection spans anniversaries from 5 to 20 years, offering a broad retrospective of KADOKAWA's anime catalog from the mid-2000s to the early 2020s in a single free streaming event.
Key Facts
- The project includes 10 anime titles from KADOKAWA that are celebrating anniversaries in 2026.
- Steins;Gate receives a dedicated ABEMA channel from July 11 to July 16, streaming all TV episodes, the movie, and Steins;Gate 0.
- Two Steins;Gate special episodes (#23β and #25) will stream for the first time on ABEMA, available free for two weeks after airing.
- Re:Zero gets a dedicated ABEMA channel starting August 8.
- The project is a collaboration between KADOKAWA and ABEMA, with a dedicated website launched.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime Anime.
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.
The "KADOKAWA・ABEMA Anniversary Anime Selection" project groups 10 titles by their anniversary milestones in 2026, with two distribution formats: dedicated channels for five series and marathon streams for the other five. The Steins;Gate channel, opening July 11, includes two special episodes never before streamed on ABEMA.
- Steins;Gate: 15th anniversary, dedicated channel from July 11
- Re:Zero: 10th anniversary, dedicated channel from August 8
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: 20th anniversary, dedicated channel opening sequentially
- Konosuba: 10th anniversary, dedicated channel opening sequentially
- Bungo Stray Dogs: 10th anniversary, dedicated channel opening sequentially
- Zero no Tsukaima: 20th anniversary, free marathon stream
- Aria the Scarlet Ammo: 15th anniversary, free marathon stream
- Haganai: 15th anniversary, free marathon stream
- Joker Game: 10th anniversary, free marathon stream
- Pompo: The Cinéphile: 5th anniversary, free marathon stream
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