Scheduled to start its broadcast on October 8th, TV anime “World’s End Harem” announced that episode 2 and later episodes will be postponed to January 2022, due to a need of “close examination”. Episode 1 will air on October 8th as “special prior broadcast”. The original work of “World’s End Harem” is a “near-future erotic suspense” comic produced by LINK and Kotaro Yoino that is currently serialized in “SHONEN JUMP +.” The story is set in a world where an unknown virus eradicated 99.9% of the male population on earth. The main character Reito is one of the “Numbers”, men who have a tolerance to this virus. To prevent humans from extinction, Reito is given a mission of “mating”, making babies with the female who survived the pandemic, and eventually be involved in a world-class conspiracy in regard to the “Numbers”. On October 8th, the day of episode 1 broadcast, a “notice of broadcast/distribution delay” was posted on the official website. They commented that “We have to announce that we decided to postpone the broadcast of episode 2 and onwards of “World’s End Harem,” from October 15th to the next season starting from January 2022 due to a need for close examination of depiction. We sincerely apologize to those who were looking forward to our work.” They concluded the announcement by commenting, “We will continue our hard work to deliver the charm of this work and appreciate your continued support.” Episode 1 will air on October 8th as scheduled, but as a “special prior broadcast.” However, they have postponed the streaming date of the whole episode to January 2022. The updated broadcast date will be announced on the official website and Twitter as soon as detailed information is available. Original Work: LINK, Kotaro Yoino (serialized on Shueisha ‘Shonen Jump+’) Director: Yu Nobuta 'Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear', ‘High School Fleet’ Series Composer: Ryuya Takahashi ‘Katana Maidens Toji No Miko’, ‘Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles’ Character Design: Miyabi Ozeki ‘Maesetsu!’, ‘Seven Mortal Sins’ Animation Director: Miyabi Ozeki, Naoki Yamauchi Main Prop Design: Shigeyuki Koresawa (Digital Noise), Yumeakari (Digital Noise) Sub Costume Design: Michiru Odaka Art director: Rin Katsu (Studio Tulip) Art Settings: Tomoyasu Fujise (Chiptune) Color Design: Aiko Matsuyama Shooting Director: Sota Mikami (Chiptune) Editor: Utako Hagiwara Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go Music: Shigenobu Okawa OP Theme Song: ’JUST DO IT’ by H-el-ical// ED Theme Song: ‘ENDiNG MiRAGE’ by EXiNA Animation Studio: Studio Gokumi x AXsiZ ‘Maesetsu!’, ‘Kin-iro Mosaic’ Series Reito Mizuhara: Taichi Ichikawa Mira Suou: Haruka Shiraishi Akane Ryuzoji: You Taichi Sui Yamada: Aya Yamane Rea Katagiri: Keiko Watanabe Mahiru Mizuhara: Yukina Shuto Kyoji Hino: Takuya Eguchi Neneko Isuguri: Shizuka Ishigami Rena Kitayama: Satomi Amano Shota Doi: Kazuki Ura Karen Kamiya: Ayana Taketatsu Shunka Hiiragi: Haruka Michii Natsu Ichijo: Arisa Aihara Akira Todo: Riho Iida Chifuyu Rehn Kuroda: Natsumi Takamori (C) LINK・Kotaro Yoino/ Shueisha・World’s End Harem Production Committee

It was decided that near-future erotic suspense "World's End Harem" that is serialized in Shueisha "Shonen Jump+" magazine will be turned into a TV anime series in 2021. Also, a special message from the original creator LINK and Shono Kotaro arrived to commemorate the anime announcement. "World's End Harem" is an erotic suspense series that has been serialized in Shueisha "Shonen Jump+" and has over 5 million copies published in total. The story starts in Tokyo Japan in the near future of 2045. A young man, Reito, who is suffering from an intractable disease, promises to see his childhood friend Elisa again and decides to "cold sleep" to cure the disease. Five years later, Reita finds himself waking up in a world with 5 billion women and only a handful of men... "World's End Harem" will become a TV anime series in 2021. An interview with LINK and Shouno Kotaro is on the official website of "World's End Harem" and "Shonen Jump+". (C)LINK・Shouno Kotaro / Shueisha