The official website for Shika no Ō: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi (The Deer King: The Promised Journey With Yuna), the anime film of Nahoko Uehashi‘s Shika no Ō (The Deer King) medical fantasy novel series, announced on Thursday that the film’s opening is delayed to an as-yet unannounced date due to the ongoing new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The film was originally slated to open on September 10. The film was already delayed earlier from a September 18, 2020 release date. Anime Limited plans to release the film in cinemas in the United Kingdom in 2021 if the COVID-19 situation permits. GKIDS will theatrically screen the film with both English subtitles and an English dub in North America in early 2022.
The film screened last month in competition at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film is also screening this month at the Fantasia International…
