On the official site for the anime Haikyuu !! To The Top, the fourth season of the anime adaptation of the Haruichi Furudate manga, Haikyuu !!, it was announced that the premiere of the second half will be indefinitely delayed.
The statement detailed that the decision was made because the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan significantly affected the production of the series. The premiere was scheduled for next July and the new release date will be announced as soon as it is decided, therefore, the postponement of the release dates of the Blu-ray / DVD compilations # 4 to # 6.【放送延期のご案内】— アニメ「ハイキュー!!」 (@animehaikyu_com) May 22, 2020
7月より第2クールの放送を予定しておりました「ハイキュー!! TO THE TOP」でございますが、新型コロナウイルス感染症拡大の影響を受け、放送開始日を延期させて頂くこととなりました。
放送を楽しみにしてくださった皆様には深くお詫び申し上げます。https://t.co/mrZD17M3AF pic.twitter.com/3TXhgnrYgV
For its part, the first half of the anime premiered on January 10 and had a total of thirteen episodes. Haruichi Furudate has published the manga in Shueisha Publishing Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since February 2012, and a total of 42 compilation volumes have been published to date. The play has inspired several anime adaptations released in April 2014, October 2015, and October 2016.
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