On the official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki, Nanatsu no Taizai, it was announced that the premiere of the fourth season, titled Nanatsu no Taizai: Fundo no Shinpan, will be delayed.
【放送延期のお知らせ】— TVアニメ＆劇場版「七つの大罪」 (@7_taizai) May 26, 2020
2020年10月放送を予定しておりました『七つの大罪 憤怒の審判』ですが、新型コロナウイルス感染症の影響を受け、放送を延期させていただくことになりました。
放送を楽しみにしてくださった方々には深くお詫び申し上げます。https://t.co/O6M8j1sljo#七つの大罪
The release was scheduled for the month of October this year, however, due to the effects of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on production, the decision was made to delay it. The new release date will be announced as soon as it is decided.
Suzuki started publishing the manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine in October 2012 and finished it in March 2020, with a total of 41 compilation volumes.
The play has inspired other spin-off manga and animations. The first season of the anime had 24 episodes, produced by A-1 Pictures studios, directed by Tensai Okamura and scripts written by Shoutarou Suga, and released in October 2014. A second 24-episode season produced by the same studios. , directed by Takeshi Furuta and scripts written by Takao Yoshioka, premiered in January 2018.
However, from the third season there was a change in the animation studio. This season had 24 episodes and was produced by Studio Deen, directed by Susumu Nishizawa and scripts written by Rintarou Ikeda, and premiered in October 2019. A false rumor claims that the new season will have J.C. Staff in the animation, but it was denied shortly after.
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