The film will be shown again in Japan for two weeks, accompanied by a special trailer.
The franchise of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a commemorative project titled Haruhi Suzumiya no Oreiwhose first announcement has surprised fans: the re-release of the film in theaters 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 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—by 162 minutes— will be projected again in complexes such as Shinjuku Wald 9allowing 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 the author Nagaru Tanigawa
To commemorate the announcement, the original author Nagaru Tanigawa shared an extensive message remembering the beginnings of the 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 AIRand 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 Melancholyto create an entire 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 hard work of the team 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 continuous support of the fans.
Two decades after the beginning of the franchise, this revival marks the first step of a new commemorative stage that promises more surprises for Haruhi Suzumiya fans.
