The franchise of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya it will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with a commemorative project titled Haruhi Suzumiya no Orei, whose first announcement has surprised fans: the theatrical re-release of the film The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya after sixteen years off the big screen.
The film will return to theaters in Japan starting on February 6, 2026 and it will remain on the billboard for two weeks. Features will include a brand new trailer produced for this special revival. The original film was released on February 6, 2010 and, despite being shown in only twenty-four theaters, it became one of the biggest hits among animated adaptations broadcast at night.
A return expected by fans
In this new edition, the film —of 162 minutes— will be projected again in complexes such as Shinjuku Wald 9, allowing a new generation of viewers to experience the story on the big screen. As part of the announcement, the exclusive trailer for the revival was also officially released.
Reflections by author Nagaru Tanigawa
To commemorate the announcement, the original author Nagaru Tanigawa he shared an extensive message remembering the beginnings of anime and the creative process behind the narrative structure that characterized the first season. Tanigawa recalled his first visit to Kyoto Animation in 2005, when the studio broadcast AIR, and how his participation ended up being more active than he initially expected.
According to Tanigawa, his initial proposal was to adapt only the first volume, The Melancholy, to create a complete season whose ending coincided with the last scene of the book. Although the staff told him that this would affect the pace, his second idea —interspersing short stories without chronological order— ended up becoming the basis of the famous broadcast order.
The author highlighted the team's hard work in deciding the final order of the episodes and was deeply grateful that, twenty years later, Haruhi and the other characters are still present thanks to the efforts of the staff and the continued support of the fans.
Two decades after the start of the franchise, this revival marks the first step of a new commemorative stage that promises more surprises for Haruhi Suzumiya fans.
