{"id":148472,"date":"2021-01-06T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/feature-status-update-what-happened-to-anime-affected-by-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2021-01-06T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T16:00:00","slug":"feature-status-update-what-happened-to-anime-affected-by-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-status-update-what-happened-to-anime-affected-by-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"#FEATURE: Status Update \u2014 What Happened to Anime Affected by COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358ad5990b9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358ad5990b9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-status-update-what-happened-to-anime-affected-by-covid-19\/#UPCOMING_TITLES\" >UPCOMING TITLES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-status-update-what-happened-to-anime-affected-by-covid-19\/#RELEASED_TITLES\" >RELEASED TITLES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-status-update-what-happened-to-anime-affected-by-covid-19\/#RELEASED_DUBS\" >RELEASED DUBS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#FEATURE: Status Update \u2014 What H<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anime<\/a> Affected by COVID-19?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Haikyu!!\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire3\/a400461b868f0377fe1661603c37ec8f1609221128_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since the initial announcement that projects would be put on a hiatus due to COVID-19, the anime industry has <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-feature\/2020\/07\/02\/the-future-of-anime-production-in-a-covid-19-world\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">adjusted<\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-feature\/2020\/07\/02\/the-future-of-anime-production-in-a-covid-19-world\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong> its processes<\/strong><\/span><\/a> looking into remote work options and creating an environment where work can safely continue in order to move forward. Due to updated work models, the industry has been getting back on track. Not only has the anime industry in Japan adjusted to a new workflow, but so has the anime English dubbing industry, which has adapted to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-feature\/2020\/08\/25-1\/interview-keeping-english-dubbing-alive-in-the-wake-of-covid-19\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>remote recordings<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. While working under these new guidelines, both productions and dubs have slowly started back up and have been able to continue their broadcasts, as well as releasing exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> regarding the continuation of everyone&#039;s favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UPCOMING_TITLES\"><\/span><strong>UPCOMING TITLES<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\n<em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/the-promised-neverland?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">The Promised Neverland<\/span><\/a><\/strong> <\/em>left fans at the edge of their seat when the first season wrapped back in March of 2019. Fans were eagerly looking forward to the next chapter, but due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, the second season of the hit series saw its original release date postponed from spooky October 2020 to January 2021. There were also plans to rebroadcast the first season in July, but in April there was an announcement the <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/neverland-anime.com\/news\/?id=54047\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">rebroadcast<\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/neverland-anime.com\/news\/?id=54047\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>&nbsp;would be postponed<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the delay, the second season has moved forward, releasing a new teaser trailer for the upcoming season which featured the opening theme song &quot;Identity,&quot; by Kiro Akiyama. In an <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/yakuneba_staff\/status\/1339611801281970177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1339611801281970177%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animenewsnetwork.com%2Fnews%2F2020-12-17%2Fmyuk-sings-the-promised-neverland-anime-season-2-ending-theme%2F.167565\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">official Twitter post<\/span><\/a><\/strong> from December 17, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/neverland-anime.com\/news\/?id=55843\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>fans received the news<\/strong><\/span><\/a> that &quot;Magic,&quot; by Myuk would be the season&#039;s ending theme, with Eve contributing to the music. The highly anticipated second season <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/neverland-anime.com\/news\/?id=55534\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>will officially premiere<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Thursday, January 7.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ja\" style=\"text-align: center\">????Season 2 PV\u516c\u958b<br \/>\n\u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u30bf\u306e\u7279\u5225\u756a\u7d44\u3067\u521d\u516c\u958b\u3057\u305f\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E7%B4%84%E3%83%8D%E3%83%90?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u7d04\u30cd\u30d0<\/a> Season 2 PV\u3092Web\u516c\u958b\u2728<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqqmQ8SCvY\">https:\/\/t.co\/qqqmQ8SCvY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1\u67087\u65e5\u3088\u308a\u30d5\u30b8\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3&quot;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%8E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30ce\u30a4\u30bf\u30df\u30ca<\/a>&quot;\u307b\u304b\u306b\u3066\u6bce\u9031\u6728\u66dc25:25\uff5e\u653e\u9001\uff01<br \/>\nAmazon Prime Video\u306b\u3066\u898b\u653e\u984c\u72ec\u5360\u914d\u4fe1 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CinV9LNAoy\">pic.twitter.com\/CinV9LNAoy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u300e\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u30cd\u30d0\u30fc\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u300f\u516c\u5f0f (@yakuneba_staff) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yakuneba_staff\/status\/1340558099522834433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nOctober 2020 would have also seen the return of <em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>, but the second season&#039;s broadcast <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ten_sura_anime\/status\/1265840542815936513\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>would be pushed<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from October to January 2021. The second season is set to debut on January 12, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>With production continuing and the next season coming soon, a series of events have been planned to get fans ready for the premiere of Season 2. It was announced <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ten-sura.com\/news\/anime\/tensura\/news\/post\/4314\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>Stereo Dive Foundation<\/strong><\/span><\/a> will be behind the season&#039;s ending theme, and <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ten-sura.com\/news\/anime\/news\/post\/4311\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Episodes 1- 8<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span>of Season 1 will air for free on a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channels for two weeks starting December 18. A special online <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ten-sura.com\/news\/anime\/tensura\/event\/post\/4349\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">pre-screening<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span>featuring members of the cast would also be held on December 26.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moon Prism Power Make-Up! January 8, 2021, will see the release of the first <em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/06\/18-1\/sailor-moon-eternal-anime-films-move-to-early-2021-due-to-covid-19\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Sailor Moon Eternal<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/span>film, while the second film is set to hit Japanese theaters on February 11 of that year. Despite the films&#039; delay, promotion for <em><strong>Sailor Moon<\/strong><\/em> was able to continue, safely of course!<\/p>\n<p>On June 30, in commemoration of Usagi&#039;s birthday, fans were treated to a <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sailormoon-official.com\/information\/usagi_birthday_special_movie.php\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">special 25th-anniversary <strong>video<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>featuring an array of collaborations, collections, and stunningly vibrant complete editions of Naoko Takeuchi&#039;s beloved work. Fans were kept updated on the various casting announcements for the <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sailormoon-official.com\/information\/eternal_15.php\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Amazon Trio<\/span><\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sailormoon-official.com\/information\/eternal_17.php\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Quartet.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More recently, a series of new trailers featuring our dynamic duo&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JrUX69e4DBw\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Usagi and Mamoru<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, the <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z8zaZ_aqykY\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">sailor soldiers<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, and Chibiusa,&nbsp;was released&nbsp;and a <em><strong>Sailor Moon <\/strong><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sailormoon-official.com\/information\/post_945.php\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>TV special<\/strong><\/span><\/a> premiered in Japan. For the special, fans could vote in a series of categories that included their favorite characters and episodes. The broadcast also included a great lineup of <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sailormoon-official.com\/information\/post_966.php\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">guests <\/span><\/a><\/strong>and was a fun, interactive experience fans could participate in from the comfort of their homes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RELEASED_TITLES\"><\/span><strong>RELEASED TITLES<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\nIt&#039;s not uncommon for an anime series to go on hiatus, and while anime fans have seen some of their favorite series delayed, that fate wasn&#039;t necessarily the case for long-running series like <strong><em>Pok&eacute;mon<\/em><\/strong> and <em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/one-piece?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">One Piece<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>. Both of these properties have been on the air since the late &#039;90s and in their 20-ish years gracing the television (or computer) screens of anime fans, both&nbsp;series had rarely experienced a hiatus. But due to the pandemic, both series found themselves on a break.<\/p>\n<p>On April 20, the official Twitter account for Toei Animation announced future episodes of the most recent arc, <strong><em>One Piece: WANO KUNI,<\/em><\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ToeiAnimation\/status\/1252039906483793920\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>would be delayed<\/strong><\/span><\/a> after they &quot;carefully considered the safety measures for the spread,&quot; of COVID-19. The series would continue its broadcast starting <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToeiAnimation\/status\/1273827910361640966\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">June 28<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, and more recently, would even get its own 24\/7 <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlutoTV\/status\/1338947833962115073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1338947833962115073%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crunchyroll.com%2Fanime-news%2F2020%2F12%2F15-1%2Fone-piece-gets-a-dedicated-channel-on-pluto-tv\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>dedicated to catching up on all the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe virus also impacted <em><strong>Pok&eacute;mon Journeys, Pok&eacute;mon: Twilight Wings,<\/strong><\/em> and the upcoming film, <em><strong>Pok&eacute;mon the Movie: Coco<\/strong><\/em>. After it was announced on April 19 that <strong><em>Pok&eacute;mon Journeys<\/em><\/strong> would be going on hiatus and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anipoke_PR\/status\/1251805236231954435\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>suspending production,<\/strong><\/span><\/a> the series would <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/anipoke_PR\/status\/1266866984760651777\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">continue<\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/anipoke_PR\/status\/1266866984760651777\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong> its Japanese broadcast<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on June 7, and would also become available on Netflix starting June 12. Likewise, <em><strong>Pok&eacute;mon: Twilight Wings<\/strong><\/em> would delay its fifth episode to June 5, and the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-feature\/2020\/04\/21-1\/i-hope-pokmon-twilight-wings-lasts-literally-forever\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>fan-favorite web anime series<\/strong><\/span><\/a> would return again in November with a <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/11\/05-1\/pokmon-twilight-wings-web-anime-returns-for-one-more-journey-through-galars-expansion-pass\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">special episode<\/span><\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Like <em><strong>Pok&eacute;mon Journeys<\/strong><\/em> and<strong><em> Pok&eacute;mon: Twilight Wings, Pok&eacute;mon the Movie: Coco<\/em><\/strong> was delayed and the original release date of July 10, 2020, would be <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/oricon\/status\/1272265314235891712\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">pushed<\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/oricon\/status\/1272265314235891712\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>&nbsp;back<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. The film would set a new release date for this upcoming winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pok&eacute;mon Journeys<\/em><\/strong>&#039; hiatus resulted in the longest amount of time the series <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/05\/30\/pokmon-journeys-tv-anime-returns-to-japanese-screens-on-june-7\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">didn&#039;t air <\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/05\/30\/pokmon-journeys-tv-anime-returns-to-japanese-screens-on-june-7\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>on Japanese television<\/strong><\/span><\/a> since the Porygon episode of 1997, and <em><strong>Pok&eacute;mon the Movie: Coco <\/strong><\/em>marks the first <em><strong>Pok&eacute;mon<\/strong><\/em> film to not have a <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/06\/14-1\/pocket-monsters-the-movie-coco-release-date-in-japan-postponed-to-this-winter\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">July <\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/06\/14-1\/pocket-monsters-the-movie-coco-release-date-in-japan-postponed-to-this-winter\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>release date for Japanese theaters<\/strong><\/span><\/a> since 1998.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\nAfter the production committee for <strong><em>Violet Evergarden: the Movie<\/em><\/strong> announced in a post on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/violet-evergarden.jp\/news\/?id=108\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>official website<\/strong><\/span><\/a> the film was being postponed, the film was <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/06\/24\/violet-evergarden-the-movie-finally-set-for-release-on-september-18-2020#:~:text=Violet%20Evergarden%20The%20Movie%20Finally%20Set%20for%20Release%20on%20September%2018%2C%202020,-The%20release%20has\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">released<\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/06\/24\/violet-evergarden-the-movie-finally-set-for-release-on-september-18-2020#:~:text=Violet%20Evergarden%20The%20Movie%20Finally%20Set%20for%20Release%20on%20September%2018%2C%202020,-The%20release%20has\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong> in Japanese theaters<\/strong><\/span><\/a> a few months later on September 18, 2020, and became <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Madman\/status\/1329567654462492674\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">available<\/span><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Madman\/status\/1329567654462492674\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"> in New Zealand<\/span><\/a><\/strong> and Australia on December 3.<\/p>\n<p>Since the premiere, <strong><em>Violet Evergarden: the Movie<\/em><\/strong> has achieved many accomplishments. The film&#039;s already stunning animation was amplified because of a conversion to <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Violet_Letter\/status\/1322028171206643712\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Dolby Vision HDR<\/span><\/a><\/strong> and became the <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/10\/29-1\/kyoto-animations-violet-evergarden-the-movie-to-be-1st-anime-film-to-be-screened-in-dolby-vision-hdr\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">first <\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/10\/29-1\/kyoto-animations-violet-evergarden-the-movie-to-be-1st-anime-film-to-be-screened-in-dolby-vision-hdr\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>anime movie to be screened this way<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. In addition to receiving a special screening of this type, <strong><em>Violet Evergarden: the Movie <\/em><\/strong>has also continued to perform at the box office. On December 7, <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oricon.co.jp\/news\/2178667\/full\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Oricon<\/span><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oricon.co.jp\/news\/2178667\/full\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">reported<\/span><\/strong> the film <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Violet_Letter\/status\/1335857612710023169\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">surpassed <\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Violet_Letter\/status\/1335857612710023169\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>2 billion yen<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, (US&nbsp;$19,315,670), an impressive milestone. This achievement is likely to grow, seeing as the film expanded to additional theaters starting on December 11.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/sword-art-online?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/span>second cour was set to premiere on April 25, 2020, but an announcement from the series <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sao-alicization.net\/news\/?article_id=53963\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">official website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>confirmed the premiere would be delayed. A new <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sao-alicization.net\/news\/?article_id=54277\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">launch date<\/span><\/a><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/sao-alicization.net\/news\/?article_id=54277\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong> of July 11<\/strong><\/span><\/a> was declared and a rebroadcast of the show&#039;s first season aired in its place.<\/p>\n<p>With the Japanese broadcast of <strong><em>Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld<\/em><\/strong> being delayed, the series also saw the delay of its English dub, but on November 7, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SwordArtUSA\/status\/1318613492455309314\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>the English dub would return<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and a new trailer previewed just what fans can expect when <em><strong>SAO<\/strong><\/em> comes home to Cartoon Network&#039;s Toonami block.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RELEASED_DUBS\"><\/span><strong>RELEASED DUBS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\nWith studios looking into ways to continue dubbing anime safely, fans were able to pick up right where they left off on a great slate of dubs including <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/inspectre?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong><em>In\/Spectre<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/science-fell-in-love-so-i-tried-to-prove-it?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong><em>Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/welcome-to-demon-school-iruma-kun?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong><em>Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/somali-and-the-forest-spirit?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong><em>Somali and the Forest Spirit, <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/the-8th-son-are-you-kidding-me?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">The 8th son? Are you kidding me? <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>starting in May 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Also in May 2020, a full line-up of new dubs was released which included <strong><em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/tower-of-god?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Tower of God<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong> and <em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/my-next-life-as-a-villainess-all-routes-lead-to-doom?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/my-next-life-as-a-villainess-all-routes-lead-to-doom?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire4\/e637f206e790cef9cf222d8440a83faf1609223463_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\nYou can check out a full, updated list of anime series, movies, and dubs delayed by COVID-19 <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/anime-news\/2020\/04\/20-1\/heres-a-list-of-all-the-anime-impacted-by-covid-19\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">here<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which anime series are you looking forward to seeing return? What about a series you were happy to see resume? 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