Cross-media kids franchise Megaton Musashi is gearing up for the release of Megaton Musashi X on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch next week, its anime series is going to be taking a break for that week so the production team behind it can “maintain the quality of the main story.” 

Episode 19 of Megaton Musashi was set to air this Friday in Japan but has instead been pushed back until December 2. Episode 18 will air again this week in place of the new episode. This is the second delay of an episode for the series, with episode 18 being delayed by two weeks for the same reason. The team apologized for the continuous delays and says that they plan to air episodes consecutively after episode 19, with broadcast schedules after New Year’s to be confirmed.

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The second season of the Megaton Musashi TV anime premiered on Tokyo MX on October 7 in Japan from Yokai Watch film director Shigeharu Takahashi at OLM, with episodes streaming on the Level-5 and Bandai YouTube channels after airing. There is currently no English version of the series. Here’s a rundown on what Megaton Musashi is about:

In an ordinary town, there are people who live peaceful and fulfilling lives. But they don’t know that it is a false peace. The untold truth is … the earth has already been destroyed and 99.9% of the human race has been wiped out by a mysterious alien force from outer space called the “Dracters.” Eventually, a large hole was drilled in the earth and terraformed into a suitable environment for the aliens to live in. Humans have no choice but to hide in shelters to escape their watchful gaze. Waiting for the day of resurrection, which they do not know when it will come… The inhabitants of the shelter Ixia have had their memories of the day of destruction erased, and live a normal life in ignorant bliss. However, some of them, the “chosen ones,” have become pilots, driving giant robots called “Rogue” and fighting against the aliens. Today, another new pilot is selected…

Source: Megaton Musashi on Twitter

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.