The Ayakashi Triangle anime adaptation will postpone the broadcast of its fifth episode, with the official statement citing COVID-19 as the cause of the production schedule’s delays.

Episodes 1 to 4 will be rebroadcast starting from February 6. The new release date for Episode 5 will be announced soon.

The anime’s Blu-rays are also receiving a delay, with volume 1 now set to release on September 27 instead of March 29. The other five volumes are currently planned to be released on October 25, November 22, December 27, January 31, and February 28 respectively.

Ayakashi Triangle is based on the Shueisha-published “ayakashi love fantasy” manga from Black Cat creator and To-Love Ru artist Kentarou Yabuki. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the story as:

Matsuri Kazamaki’s job as an exorcist ninja means that his livelihood depends on driving away the ayakashi spirits who endanger humans. He’s been protecting his childhood friend, Suzu Kanade, from the shadows for years, as she effortlessly attracts ayakashi. What will happen when Suzu encounters a creature who looks like a simple cat, but who is really Shirogane, the king of ayakashi?

The staff includes Noriaki Akitaya (The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest) as director, Kei Umabiki (ClassicaLoid Season 2 director) as assistant director, Shougo Yasukawa (The Executioner and Her Way of Life) as series composer, Hideki Furukawa (“Azur Lane x The Idolmaster” collab short anime PV, Strike the Blood III co-character designer) as character designer, and Rei Ishizuka (A Couple of Cuckoos) as music composer. CONNECT is the animation production company.

Meanwhile, the cast includes Shoya Chiba as Matsuri Kazemaki (Male), Miyu Tomita as Matsuri Kazemaki (Female), Kana Ichinose as Suzu Kanade, Tesshou Genda as Shirogane.