Toho Corporation’s Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet has also been delayed due to the coronavirus. The delay was announced April 3rd, 2020, just a day after Bandai’s Princess Principal: Crown Handler had to announce that it had been postponed due to the pandemic.
The news was made available for Western audiences thanks to Anime Intelligence and Research, who tweeted out the delay just as it was announced on the official Twitter account for the Detective Conan movie.
The Japanese theatrical premiere of “Detective Conan Movie 24: The Scarlet Bullet” has been postponed due to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The new premiere date will be announced once it has been decided.https://t.co/meNcESAMKL pic.twitter.com/rhO6HJGRis
— A.I.R (Anime Intelligence (and) Research) (@AIR_News01) April 3, 2020
If you click through to the original tweet from the official Twitter account, they basically explain that the movie was due to release on April 17th, 2020 during the middle of the month, but it’s been delayed.
It’s a common theme for a ton of other anime films that were all scheduled to release during the early part of 2020, especially during the spring.
This is also affecting any contests that were being scheduled around the premiere, such as the contest being held in conjunction with the Humax Cinemas. They made a news post informing readers that the winners who were supposed to be sent tickets to see the film at the Humax Cinemas would be refunded and that the event that was scheduled to held at the theater has been cancelled.
Anyone who had purchased advanced tickets are also being refunded, and the special program that was scheduled to air on April 6th on Monday has been cancelled.
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet joins dozens of other events and movies that have been cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus. However, more good has come out of it than bad, with highly detestable media such as The Last of Us Part 2 and James Bond: No Time To Die being delayed due to Mistress Corona-chan, much to the delight of normal people. Sadly, some highly awaited projects and anime have been negatively impacted by the virus, though.
(Thanks for the news tip Guardian EvaUnit02)
