Newest Evangelion Film Postponed Again Due to COVID-19

It has been announced on Twitter, via the official account for the Evangelion franchise, that the premiere of the final Evangelion film got postponed. According to the information, it won’t happen on January 23, 2021. Firstly, they canceled the midnight screenings and now they are canceling the entire premiere. Those things are happening due to the new state of emergency in Japan. Said emergency was a result of the spread of new coronavirus disease. We don’t know the new premiere date for now. What’s more the CD release of Shiro Sagisu’s music from SHIN EVANGELION is also getting delayed.

You can see the Tweet about the postponement of the Evangelion film below:

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

What’s more, you can watch the trailer featuring the theme song for the final Evangelion movie below:

12月25日(金)より全国の劇場(一部除く)にて

『#シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版』
🎁本予告公開
🎂宇多田ヒカル「One Last Kiss」一部初公開
🎅総作画監督／錦織敦史さんによる劇場用ポスター公開

※ポスター＆チラシは順次、掲出・設置#シンエヴァ 公開まであと 29日

🎄𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐗𝐦𝐚𝐬🎄 pic.twitter.com/XxRQV75nIQ

— エヴァンゲリオン公式 (@evangelion_co) December 25, 2020

Even though the final Evangelion film got postponed, let’s hope that the film will premiere soon. There are tons of people waiting for it after all. Some artists would probably draw some fan art while waiting, but unfortunately, the new guidelines released back in December might make them scratch some of their drafts.

Source: Evangelion’s franchise official Twitter account

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