Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence is the last confirmed anime, in this case from April 2023, with a delay compared to its scheduled airing.
It seems that the COVID-19 really affects the anime industry in this 2023, obviously not at the level of what we saw at the start of the pandemic, but the reality is that today it was announced that another anime, in that case “Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence” will no longer air as scheduled. The “alarming” thing is that the anime in this case belongs to the spring section, and an insider predicted that this will not be the last delay of this type that we will see announced in the coming weeks.
Possible anime that could be affected by COVID-19 in 2023 (speculation)
It must be taken into account that of all the delays (that I have seen at least) that we have in this 2023, only 1 belongs to an anime not produced by Aniplex. Therefore, below I leave you with all the list of confirmed anime the production company has this yearsome as you will see already affected and others who are under his protection:
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (The Separation) – No delay at this time, scheduled to air July 2023.
- Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence – Postponed from April to July 2023.
- Fate/Strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn – Postponed from December 2022 to July 2023
- Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen – No delay at this time, scheduled to air in April 2023.
- Mashle – No delays at this time, scheduled to air in April 2023.
- Ousama Ranking: Yuuki no Takarabako – No delay yet, scheduled to air in April 2023.
- Loving Yamada at Lv999 – No delay at this time, scheduled to air in April 2023.
- Ayakashi Triangle – Delayed indefinitely. It started on January 10, 2023.
- The Misfit of Demon King Academy Ⅱ – No delay at this time, airing from April 8, 2023.
- NieR:Automata Ver1.1a – Delayed indefinitely. Started on January 8, 2023.
- Unite! – Delayed by several weeks, broadcast from January 7, 2023.
- Buddy Daddies – No delays at this time, airing from January 7, 2023.
- Tomo-chan is a girl! – No delay for the moment, it started on January 5, 2023.
- Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro – No delay for now, it opens this 2023.
- Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) – No delay at this time, opening in 2023.
- Solo Leveling – No delay at this time, releases in 2023.
Of course keep in mind that All anime in the list will not be affected yes or yes by COVID-19, because there are several that have been on the air for several weeks and seem to be moving forward without difficulty. However, I think it is necessary to start evaluating the possibility that other names may not be released as planned, especially since Aniplex is by far the production company most affected by COVID-19.