In 2012, the final film was briefly listed on Khara's website for a 2013 release. Later, in the August 2013 issue of "OtonaFami", it was announced that it would be released around winter 2015. In October 2014, Anno announced that due to other commitments, which was later revealed to be his involvement with "Shin Godzilla", the film will be further delayed to an unknown date despite the previous release date being echoed in the January 2015 issue of "Weekly Bunshun". In 2019 the final film, now called "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time", was scheduled for a June 27, 2020 release date but received two delays due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released on March 8, 2021.