The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is in the middle of its 20th anniversary year, with an exhibition in Ikebukuro, an ABEMA streaming channel, and a wave of merchandise. A crossover project with Hatsune Miku is announced, with details still to come.
The franchise's 20th anniversary runs through 2026 as a series of events and merchandise tied to the 2006 TV anime. The centerpiece is the SOS Exhibition at Ikebukuro Sunshine City, held August 10 to 30, with new artwork by Noizi Ito, a chronological episode retrospective, production materials, voice actor signatures from all five main cast members plus supporting roles, and a recreation of Kyon's classroom seat. ABEMA opened a dedicated Haruhi Suzumiya channel from August 16 to 19, streaming all 28 episodes of the 2009 broadcast version and The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya for free, with all eight Endless Eight episodes running for 12 consecutive hours on August 17. The channel is part of the KADOKAWA and ABEMA Anniversary Anime Selection, which offers free streaming for 10 KADOKAWA titles marking anniversaries in 2026.
Merchandise spans model kits, figures, plushies, gashapon, and trading cards. Aoshima is reissuing The Tuned Car 1/24 FD3S RX-7 '02 as an anniversary kit, with preorders open at 4,400 yen against a reference price of 5,720 yen. TAITO is releasing roughly 60 cm plushies of Haruhi, Mikuru, and Yuki, while Bandai's gashapon mini CD collection covers eight miniature jackets and KADOKAWA's Kadost store lists a Haruhi figure in Megumin's outfit. MediaWorks' card-with-wafer collection carries 24 card types.
The most recent development is a partnership with Hatsune Miku, announced with a wordplay on the S.O.S. Brigade's full name and a promise of more information. It follows the February 2026 theatrical re-release of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. Coverage has also turned the Endless Eight arc into a fan challenge, with an ABEMA social media quiz asking viewers to identify loop iterations from yukata appearances.
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Voice actress Aya Hirano posted photos on X of the Haruhi Suzumiya voice cast gathered for a joint birthday party. Hirano wrote that Haruhi, Kyon, the younger sister, and Taniguchi were all born in October, so Yuki, Mikuru, Koizumi, and Kunikida celebrated for them. She added that the five had gathered often this year with the 20th anniversary, and that eating a meal with this group meant 20 years had passed.
Bandai is selling a Gashapon mini CD collection based on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. The lineup has eight types: Boken desho desho?, Hare Hare Yukai, Super Driver, Tomare!, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Tsumeawase, and Character Song Vol.1 Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol.2 Yuki Nagato, and Vol.3 Mikuru Asahina. Each play costs 500 yen including tax. Reservations close at 23:59 on September 27, with shipping around late January 2027.
Aoshima is reissuing The Tuned Car 1/24 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu FD3S RX-7 '02 plastic model in a new format, with the kit marking the 20th anniversary of the TV anime broadcast. The reissue adds clear stickers alongside water-transfer decals for beginners. It is an air suspension custom spec that allows ride height, camber angle, and steering angle to be changed after assembly. Preorders are open on Rakuten Books at 4,400 yen, against a reference price of 5,720 yen.
The Haruhi Suzumiya franchise announced a partnership with Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku, teasing a new project with a wordplay on the S.O.S. Brigade's full name. Details are limited, but staff promised more information. The announcement comes after the February 2026 theatrical re-release of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.
The "SOS Exhibition" celebrating 20 years of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is running at Ikebukuro Sunshine City from August 10 to 30. The event features new artwork by Noizi Ito, a chronological episode retrospective with production materials, voice actor signatures from all five main cast members plus supporting roles, and a sit-in recreation of Kyon's classroom seat.
Aoshima is releasing the 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya' spec FD3S RX-7 as a 1/24 plastic model in its 'The Tuned Car' series. The kit, priced at 5,720 yen, arrives in January 2027 and marks the 20th anniversary of the TV anime broadcast. It includes water-transfer decals and new clear stickers for beginners.
Bandai will begin accepting reservations for a gashapon mini CD collection based on the TV anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya on August 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM. The collection includes eight miniature CD jackets from the series, each about 4cm by 4.5cm. The lineup features the opening theme 'Bouken Desho Desho?', the iconic ending theme 'Hare Hare Yukai', 'Super Driver', 'Tomare!', 'Haruhi Suzumiya no Tsumiawase', and three character song volumes: Vol.1 Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol.2 Yuki Nagato, and Vol.3 Mikuru Asahina. Each play costs 500 yen including tax. Reservations run until September 27 at 11:59 PM, and delivery is scheduled for around late January 2027. The miniature items include a mini CD case and a CD-style disc, plus a booklet made of paper. The collection may also be sold at capsule vending machines nationwide before delivery. Bandai is the publisher of the product, which is listed on Gashapon Online.
MediaWorks is releasing a 20th anniversary trading card-with-wafer for the TV anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya on October 18, 2026. Preorders opened August 21 at Animate stores and the online shop. The product includes 24 total card types, mixing 12 visual cards and 12 story cards.
ABEMA's official anime social media posted a quiz tied to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's Endless Eight arc, asking fans to identify which loop iteration Haruhi, Yuki, and Mikuru's yukata appearances belong to. The difficulty drew reactions on social media, with comments calling it too hard and crazy. The quiz accompanies the ABEMA channel celebrating the anime's 20th anniversary.
KADOKAWA's official store Kadost opened preorders for summer 2026 KDcolle figures and Kadopla plastic models, including a Haruhi Suzumiya figure in Megumin's outfit, two Louise figures for Zero no Tsukaima's 20th anniversary, and an Arbalest model from Full Metal Panic!. Orders close between September and October 2026, with releases scheduled for 2027.
ABEMA will open a dedicated Haruhi Suzumiya channel from August 16 to 19, streaming all 28 episodes of the 2009 broadcast version and the film The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya for free. On August 17, the date the Endless Eight loop begins in the story, all eight episodes of that arc will stream for 12 consecutive hours.
TAITO is releasing approximately 60 cm tall plushies of Haruhi Suzumiya, Mikuru Asahina, and Yuki Nagato from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya as part of its Dokyūto Puchi series. Pre-orders open July 24 through August 31 at TAITO GEAR & GOODS, with each priced at 22,000 yen and shipping scheduled for January 2027.
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.
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.
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.