The Japanese government is about to start a new state of emergency after hitting a new high of around 4,000 positive cases on Covid-19. Under the new guidelines currently in force through January 31, There is also an obligation to work from home, News that may affect the production and distribution of anime series.
Of course, the choice of government is necessary to protect the health of its citizens. as there were about four times as many cases in Japan last Novemberand that despite the arrival of vaccines, fear of the spread of the English variant continues. However, the new rules will undoubtedly cause harm to the entertainment industry as it is forbidden to leave the house after 8pm until the end of the month. Cinemas and theaters in particular will undoubtedly suffer.
January will be an extremely important month for the anime industry as well. Gintama’s film, released January 8th it will almost certainly be postponedGiven that Tokyo, Saitama and Chiba, areas of millions of residents, have already announced that they will apply the restrictions even before the state of emergency is announced. Among other, is The postponement of Evangelion 3-0 + 1.0 is also extremely likely.
While we wait to learn more, we remind you that many anime series will also be released in January, starting with the highly anticipated Beastars 2 going through The Promised Neverland 2 and The Seven Deadly Sins 4. We shall see whether the commitment to work smart will delay or less.
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