The new original anime from Ghost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii , Vlad Love, has been delayed due to Covid-19. The official Twitter account announced today (May 8th) that they decided to change the release date of Vlad Love to protect their team from the coronavirus, but advised that they will update the schedule when it is determined.
Although production is currently on hold, Mamoru posted a message saying, "It's been fun creating the first serialized anime in so long. I'm very interested to see how this comedy will be received by the audience."
Synopsis of Vlad Love
Mitsugu Bamba is a high school student who believes donating blood is important. She frequently visits a blood bank to donate, despite always being treated poorly by the nurse. One day, she encounters a beautiful girl who appears to be a foreigner at the blood bank. The pale girl looks like she's about to faint at any moment, but instead, she starts destroying the blood bank. The girl loses consciousness, and Mitsugu takes her home…
Vlad Love will have 12 episodes. Mamoru Oshii is the general director and screenwriter, along with Junju Nishimura as director. Kenji Kawai is in charge of the soundtrack. The anime was scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2020, but now has no set date.
Source: @VLADLOVE_ANIME