▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁for ▁release ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁No it am ina ▁to ▁Blue ▁Lyn x , ▁Fu ji ▁TV ' s ▁y ao i ▁an ime ▁label ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁production ▁staff ▁and ▁voice ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁an ime ▁adaptation ▁will ▁return ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁including ▁H ik aru ▁Yam ag uch i ▁as ▁director ▁and ▁Y un iko ▁Ay ana ▁as ▁screen writer . ▁The ▁film ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁direct ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁an ime ▁series ▁and ▁will ▁adapt ▁the ▁second ▁arc ▁of ▁the ▁m anga , ▁which ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Har uki ▁and ▁A kih iko . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁been ▁delayed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁Other ▁media ▁A ▁ ▁stage ▁play ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Given ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁to ▁be ▁st aged ▁at ▁the aters ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Ky oto , ▁and ▁Os aka ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁September ▁ 6 . ▁The ▁play ▁will ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁F umi ya ▁M ats uz aki , ▁with ▁Given ▁an ime ▁screen play ▁writer ▁Y un iko ▁Ay ana ▁returning ▁as ▁script writer . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁M anga ▁The ▁second