Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time has been delayed, due to COVID-19.

"Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time" has yet again been delayed. The previous "January 23rd" premiere date of the highly anticipated animation feature in Japan, has since been pulled due to COVID-19 concerns, with no new determined date revealed.

Featured above is the trailer, along with the screen grabbed image from khara.co.jp, while featured below is the (direct) Google Translation;

2021.01.14
Notice of postponement of release of "Shin Evangelion Movie Version"

First of all, I would like to express my deepest sympathies to all the victims of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19). We would also like to express our gratitude and respect to the medical professionals and their stakeholders who are still responding.

We have taken seriously the situation of the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and the issuance of a state of emergency by the Japanese government, and have carefully considered it.

As a result, we decided that the convergence of the spread of infection was the highest priority, and we refrained from releasing "Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version", which was proceeding toward Saturday, January 23, 2021, and decided to postpone it again. I did. In addition, we are carefully considering the time when you can enjoy this work with peace of mind on the new release date. We sincerely apologize to everyone who is looking forward to it, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

As soon as it is decided, we will inform you about the future release schedule on the "Evangelion" official website and official SNS.

In addition, please keep the Mubichike card you have in a safe place as it can be used even after it has been postponed.

Due to this postponement of release, "Shiro SAGISU Music from" SHIN EVANGELION "", which was scheduled to be released on February 10 (Wednesday) as a music collection CD of this work, will also be postponed. We will inform you of the new release date after considering it as soon as the release date is decided.

Thank you for your understanding.

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Color Co., Ltd.
Distribution: Toho Co., Ltd., Toei Co., Ltd., Khara Co., Ltd.”

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/vO2YOfgbEK pic.twitter.com/cht4OhzBXD

— 株式会社カラー (@khara_inc) January 14, 2021