The Hikaru no Go TV anime is streaming free on two services as of late August 2026: all 75 episodes ran in an ABEMA marathon from August 13 to 18, and the series is now among the Viz Media titles headed to RetroCrush.
The Hikaru no Go anime's current life is on streaming. ABEMA ran all 75 episodes free in a marathon from August 13 to 18, 2026, in three blocks on the Anime SPECIAL Channel, with each episode staying free for a week after it aired. Within days, RetroCrush confirmed the series as part of a slate of Viz Media anime films and series coming to the free service.
The two moves differ in shape. The ABEMA run is a full-series event compressed into six days, organized as a marathon rather than a rolling catalog addition. The RetroCrush addition is a licensing play, grouped with Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse, Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge, Accel World, both Captain Tsubasa series, and Vampire Knight. RetroCrush did not give a start date for the additions.
The anime is based on the manga by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata. Coverage of the ABEMA marathon describes the original broadcast as running from 2001 to 2003, and ties the series to a Heisei-era Go boom. The RetroCrush and ABEMA stories agree on the basic facts: 75 episodes, free to watch, no subscription barrier named for either service.
What is settled is distribution. The series has a current home on ABEMA for Japanese viewers and a coming home on RetroCrush. Neither story states a disc release, a new production, or any change to the original run.
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Aug 14
ABEMA will broadcast all 75 episodes of the Hikaru no Go TV anime for free in a marathon from August 13 to 18, 2026. The broadcast runs in three blocks on the Anime SPECIAL Channel, and each episode remains free to view for one week after airing. The series is based on the manga by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata.