Knights of Sidonia: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi Anime Film Gets Postponed Due to COVID

 

The official Twitter account for the Knights of Sidonia anime franchise announced tonight that the sequel film, Knights of Sidonia: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi, will be postponed from its May 14 premiere to June 4 due to the State of Emergency measures in Japan to combat COVID-19, which sees a majority of theaters in the countries most populous regions close.

 

 

【皆様へ大切なお知らせ①】
5月14日(金)公開を予定しておりました『#シドニアの騎士 あいつむぐほし』について、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大に関する緊急事態宣言期間の延長に伴う各行政機関の発表、および一部映画館の休館状況等を鑑み、劇場公開を6月4日(金)へ変更いたします。#SIDONIA_anime pic.twitter.com/cCjW5m53wJ

— 『シドニアの騎士 あいつむぐほし』6/4(金) 新宿バルト9ほか 全国ロードショー (@SIDONIA_anime) May 10, 2021

 

 

The King Amusement Creative YouTube channel premiered the first 5-minutes of the film last month in the lead-up to the premiere:

 

 

Previously released poster:

 

Knights of Sidonia, based on the manga series by Tsutomu Nihei, about a colony of humans more than a thousand years in the future fleeing from the shapeshifting aliens known as Gauna. Amongst them is Garde pilot Nagate and human/Gauna hybrid Tsumugi. Ai Tsumugu Hoshi will adapt the closing arc of the manga. The film is currently scheduled to be released on June 4.

 

Source: Knights of Sidonia on Twitter

 

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

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