Matt Schley
January 14, 2021 
You can (never) watch. Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time has been delayed for a second time due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
That’s the word from the film’s official Twitter feed. The film had been set for January 23 (and before that, June 27, 2020).
The official tweet states the delay is due to Japan’s current state of emergency, set by the government January 8. While not an official lockdown, the state of emergency requests that people in several major prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, stay home whenever possible.
A new release date for the film has not yet been announced. We imagine Studio Khara and the distributors will wait until COVID-19 cases are at a low enough level that theaters can open safely, as was the case when the Demon Slayer film broke box office records last year.
Vaccinations for COVID-19 in Japan, by the way, are expected to kick off starting in late February. Here’s hoping we can see the film sometime this year!
この度の緊急事態宣言の発出を受け慎重に検討を重ねた結果、感染拡大の収束が最優先であると判断し、1月23日の『シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版』公開を自粛し、再延期を決定致しました。
皆様には再びお待たせしてしまう事となり、誠に申し訳なく、深くお詫び申し上げます。https://t.co/tKwRyyWkBl pic.twitter.com/3VhD60v69a— エヴァンゲリオン公式 (@evangelion_co) January 14, 2021
Source: Official Evangelion Twitter feed
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