Sidonia no Kishi) manga, revealed on Monday that the staff are delaying the film to June 4 due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the extended state of emergency in Japan. A stage greeting event scheduled for Saturday is now canceled. The film was previously scheduled to open in Japan on Friday. The new film takes a different path from the manga, and features a brand new story supervised by Nihei. The film brings back the returning cast members. The all-new story is set 10 years after the television series with characters returning from the previous story. Knights of Sidonia anime co-director