Poker Chase is cutting the deck with one of anime’s most iconic troublemakers. The battle royale-style online poker game is teaming up with TV anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya（涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱）for its first-ever collaboration event from November 26 to December 17, 2025, and yes—overseas fans can sit at the same virtual tables too. Whether you’re a long-time SOS Brigade member or just curious about anime-style Texas Hold’em, this quick guide walks you through the dates, rewards, and how to join in on mobile or PC before the event vanishes like a missing school day.
Poker Chase x Haruhi Suzumiya Event Dates, Platforms, Basics
Poker Chase is a battle royale-style online Texas Hold’em game operated by Skyfall, where players knock each other out by taking all their chips. The special collaboration with The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya runs from November 26, 2025 (after maintenance), until December 17, 2025 at 11:59 JST.
During this window, the game is packed with Haruhi-themed content: limited pickup slots, special missions, ranking events, tournaments, and a social campaign on X (formerly Twitter). Play is available on iOS, Android, and PC browsers, with basic access free and optional in-app purchases.
Playable Haruhi Characters Joining the Poker Chase Tables
Six familiar faces from the SOS Brigade and their friends are joining the Poker Chase roster as playable collaboration characters:
・Haruhi Suzumiya (CV: Aya Hirano)
・Kyon (CV: Tomokazu Sugita)
・Yuki Nagato (CV: Minori Chihara)
・Mikuru Asahina (CV: Yuko Goto)
・Itsuki Koizumi (CV: Daisuke Ono)
・Tsuruya-san (CV: Yuki Matsuoka)
These characters appear in collaboration pickup slots, letting you roll for them along with themed decorations such as card backs, chips, and table designs. Exact slot rates and item details are listed in-game, so be sure to check the info screens before you spin.
Earning Haruhi Collaboration Coins, Titles, and Rankings
Throughout the event, you’ll earn special currency called Collaboration Coins 【The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya】 by playing ranked matches, clearing collaboration missions, completing weekly missions, joining tournaments, and logging in during the campaign.
A dedicated ranking event tracks your total collaboration coin intake. Climb the leaderboard to secure PCM (premium currency) and exclusive event titles that show off your SOS Brigade grind. In addition, you can spend collaboration coins in a limited shop to unlock Haruhi-themed cosmetics and items used to evolve collaboration characters.
There’s also a bonus system: the more collaboration characters you own, the more collaboration coins you earn. Owning one collab character boosts coin gains by 50%, two characters by 150%, and three to five characters by 300%, with up to three characters counted for the bonus.
Tournaments, Deep Structure Matches, and SOS Brigade Prizes
If you’d rather jump straight into high-stakes play, the collaboration also features special tournaments from November 26 to December 16, 2025. Two formats are available: the usual structure and a “DEEP” structure designed to last up to around four hours, giving skilled players more room to show off their poker reads and strategy.
Top players can earn flashy Haruhi-themed rewards. Finishing in the top 10 can net you the showdown effect 【super driver】 and an SOS Brigade title. Up to the top 50, players can unlock a full SOS Brigade visual set, including a background, table, playing cards, and chips—plus PCM and collaboration coins, with exact amounts depending on tournament size.
Login Bonuses and Free Rewards for Casual Poker Fans
Even if you don’t have time for long sessions, the event is very login-friendly. During the collaboration, a special seven-day login bonus tracks how many days you show up. Rewards include a Haruhi collaboration home background on day one, multiple 100–200 coin drops across days two to six, and a big 500-coin payout on day seven.
Because the bonuses are counted by cumulative days during the event period, casual players can chip away at them without logging in every single day. Just remember that logging in before maintenance on November 26 won’t count—you’ll start receiving bonuses from November 27 if you log in early.
Overseas Access, Regions, and Supported Poker Chase Devices
Poker Chase runs on iOS, Android, and PC browsers, with the official site linking to both the App Store and Google Play versions as well as browser play. The game itself is primarily geared toward a Japanese audience, but overseas players can generally download it if it’s available in their local App Store or Google Play region, or access it via browser.
Service details and availability may differ by country, so if your usual store doesn’t show Poker Chase, switching stores or trying the PC browser route might be the best option. Once installed, you can play for free, join ranked matches, clear missions, and fully enjoy the Haruhi collaboration without mandatory spending.
Download Links and Tips to Start the Haruhi Collaboration Fast
To jump into the collaboration as efficiently as possible, start by visiting the official site at Poker Chase official page, then grab the app via the download link at Download Poker Chase.
Once you’re in, clear the tutorial, set a Haruhi character as your partner if you unlock one, and aim to log in at least seven days during the event, play ranked matches and collaboration missions to farm coins, and join at least one collaboration tournament to go after SOS Brigade rewards.
If you want a hype boost before you play, the collaboration PV is available on YouTube: Haruhi x Poker Chase collaboration PV. And for social rewards, don’t forget the official X campaign: follow the Poker Chase account, post with the hashtag #ポカチェ涼宮ハルヒコラボ, and you might win a playable collaboration character or even a signed board from the main cast.
Join the SOS Brigade at the Poker Table While You Can
In short: log in, earn collaboration coins, and chase those SOS Brigade cosmetics while they’re still on the table. Whether you’re an old-school Haruhi fan or just here for stylish online poker, this crossover is a limited-time excuse to shuffle up, go all in, and maybe flex a super driver showdown on your opponents.
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