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Another anime series is seeing delays due to the effects of COVID-19, and this time it’s BOFURI: I Don’t Want to get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense. Based on the light novel series written by Yuumikan and illustrated by Koin, the anime adaptation’s …Read more »
COVID-19 related production delays are once again going around in the anime world, and the latest series to cite this as a reason for pushing back episodes include Ayakashi Triangle, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a and idol anime UniteUp!. According to an announcement on the official Ayakashi Triangle …Read more »
The Uncle from Another World TV anime just can’t catch a break. Or, rather, it seems all it can catch are breaks, because it’s been hit with another hiatus due to COVID-19. This time the pandemic has impacted the delivery of materials from China, so …Read more »
The latest Naruto stage play was supposed to open on September 17, but would-be attendees got some disappointing news just two days prior. According to an announcement on the official website, the first 12 performances of Live Spectacle NARUTO – Ninkai Taisen, Kaisen (Shinobi World …Read more »
The second of two Sword Art Online -Progressive- anime films was supposed to open on September 10, but those plans have hit a snag. According to an announcement on the official website, the Scherzo of the Deep Night movie has been delayed due to “the …Read more »
Voice actor agency Aoni Production updated its official website this week to announce that Hiroshi Kamiya—the voice behind Attack on Titan‘s Levi, One Piece‘s Trafalgar Law and more—has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the announcement, Kamiya is recuperating at home and is “currently in …Read more »
Composer Joe Hisaishi—known to anime fans for his work with director Hayao Miyazaki and more—was supposed to have concerts this coming weekend at OVO Arena Wembley in London, but those plans have been postponed. Shortly before they were set to debut, the producers announced that …Read more »
More and more anime voice actors have been testing positive for COVID-19, which should come as little surprise considering the numbers in Tokyo and the rest of the world. Among the many that have contracted COVID lately are four of the nine members of VA …Read more »
Another voice actor has tested positive for COVID-19. The latest is Rie Takahashi, known for voicing popular roles such as Megumin in KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world! and Emilia in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, among many others. According to voice actor …Read more »
Anime production house Doga Kobo recently had to close down from April 6 to April 17 due to a mass outbreak of COVID-19 among staff members, and now some of its productions are feeling the effects. Chief among them is the TV anime adaptation of …Read more »
The Technoroid Overmind anime—which is a mixed media project that comes from Symphogear co-creator Noriyasu Agematsu and anime production house Doga Kobo—has officially been hit with a delay. It was originally scheduled to premiere in Japan this July, but the studio had to shut down …Read more »
Join us in sending our best wishes to voice actor Ryusei Nakao—known for voicing Frieza in the Dragon Ball series and Mayuri Kurotsuchi in Bleach, among many other notable roles—who recently tested positive for COVID-19. After coming down with a slight fever and cough, the …Read more »
Hiroyuki Yoshino is known as the voice behind characters like My Hero Academia‘s Present Mic and ZOMBIE LAND SAGA‘s Policeman A, but the latest news isn’t about a new role. According to the voice actor’s agency, Yoshino has contracted COVID-19 and is currently at home …Read more »
The Tamayura series—which started with an anime project conceived by Junichi Sato in 2010 and went on to inspire OVAs, a TV anime, and a series of four films—was supposed to have a special event this October, but those plans have changed. With COVID-19 concerns …Read more »
Earlier this month, we reported on voice actor Hiro Shimono undergoing treatment for COVID-19. At the time, the voice actor had been diagnosed, with follow-up observations planned, and now we’re happy to pass along the news that Shimono is preparing to return to work. According …Read more »
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