{"rewrite":{"id":"r_23d1f870f78696cf36d5f732","clusterId":"c_209fcb1742f4527a90c8a5fb","slug":"abema-lines-up-six-sports-anime-for-free-marathon-runs-from-september-12","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"ABEMA Lines Up Six Sports Anime For Free Marathon Runs From September 12","summary":"ABEMA will run free marathon broadcasts of six sports anime starting Saturday, September 12, 2026. The lineup includes Major, Kuroko's Basketball, and Haikyu!!, plus Inazuma Eleven the Movie 2025, the Hajime no Ippo TV special Champion Road, the OVA Mashiba vs Kimura Execution, and the New Challenger and Rising seasons. Episodes stay free for one week after broadcast.","whyItMatters":"ABEMA is scheduling its autumn sports slate around marathons of established titles rather than new premieres, with each episode free for a week after broadcast.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe marathons run across ABEMA Anime 2 Channel, Natsukashi Anime 00\u0026#39;s Channel, Anime SPECIAL 2 Channel, and Family 2 Channel. The Hajime no Ippo block carries the heaviest load: Champion Road airs Saturday, September 26 at midnight, Mashiba vs Kimura Execution at 1:40 a.m., and the New Challenger and Rising seasons fill a rolling schedule from September 12 through October 10. Inazuma Eleven the Movie 2025 gets a Sunday, September 27 slot at 11:00 p.m. and again at 1:00 a.m.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInazuma Eleven the Movie 2025\u003c/strong\u003e: Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 11:00 p.m. and from 1:00 a.m.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHajime no Ippo TV Special ~Champion Road~\u003c/strong\u003e: Saturday, September 26, 2026, from midnight\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHajime no Ippo OVA Mashiba vs Kimura Execution\u003c/strong\u003e: Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 1:40 a.m.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHajime no Ippo New Challenger\u003c/strong\u003e: Sequential broadcasts from September 12 through October 10\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHajime no Ippo Rising\u003c/strong\u003e: Sequential broadcasts from September 12 through October 10\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMajor, Kuroko\u0026#39;s Basketball, Haikyu!! and other sports anime\u003c/strong\u003e: Free sequential marathon broadcasts on ABEMA\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"ABEMA's six-title marathon folds the Hajime no Ippo TV special, its OVA, and the New Challenger and Rising seasons into one block, so the run reads as a full chronology instead of a sampler.","twitterPost":"ABEMA's marathon pairs the Hajime no Ippo TV special with its OVA and two later seasons, so the run plays as one chronology, not a sampler.","threadsPost":"ABEMA's marathon puts the Hajime no Ippo TV special, the Mashiba vs Kimura OVA, New Challenger, and Rising in one run. Stacking those together turns the block into a single chronology rather than a scattering of highlights, which is a different ask of a viewer than a clip show.","newsletterBlurb":"ABEMA is stacking its sports anime marathons starting September 12, 2026, with six titles running free across four channels. Hajime no Ippo gets the deepest treatment, including Champion Road and the Mashiba vs Kimura OVA. Every episode stays watchable free for a week after it airs.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/635066\",\"title\":\"Haikyu!!, Kuroko's Basketball, and 4 Other Popular Sports Anime to Air Free in Marathon Broadcasts! Coming to ABEMA Starting September 12\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5282,"outputTokens":849,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789123485,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T10:40:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T10:43:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T10:43:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_209fcb1742f4527a90c8a5fb","canonicalTitle":"『ハイキュー!!』『黒子のバスケ』など人気スポーツアニメ6作品が無料一挙放送！9月12日からABEMAで続々","representativeArticleId":"a_55c308348f043abe15272714","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Haikyu!!\",\"Kuroko's Basketball\",\"Major\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ABEMA\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T09:55:46.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T09:55:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T10:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Nijimen","url":"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/635066","title":"『ハイキュー!!』『黒子のバスケ』など人気スポーツアニメ6作品が無料一挙放送！9月12日からABEMAで続々"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Haikyu!!","Kuroko's Basketball","Major"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ABEMA"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}