We almost tend to believe (wrongly) that the pandemic is behind us and that it can therefore no longer impact the production of the films, games or anime that we expect, but this is far from being the case. . The last project to suffer from this situation is none other than the anime NieR Automata Anime Ver.1.1a, which began airing a few weeks ago. Those who diligently follow the adventures of 2B and 9S on Crunchyroll will not find episode 4 of the series on the platform next weekend, and for good reason: broadcast is suspended until further notice.
No official recovery date yet.
Broadcast postponement due to COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/dGz01S1ywQ
— NieR:Automata – Animation Project (@NieRA_anime_EN) January 21, 2023
The team behind the anime posted a message on their social media to apologize for the interruption of the program, saying that Covid-19 is the cause since the virus has had a strong impact on production.
That’s why episode 4 won’t air next weekend, and that’s also why the next episodes will be delayed. No date is shared for a resumption of broadcasting, which means that the series is entering an indefinite hiatus. However, the team promises to keep us quickly informed of the resumption and the broadcast dates of the next episodes.
We obviously wish a good recovery to all those affected by the pandemic, 2B and 9S can wait.