Reitaisai Delayed Due to COVID-19

[N-Forza]

https://reitaisai.com/rts17/?p=574

Reitaisai had previously they would attempt to go on as scheduled, as cancelling would place a huge financial burden on several parties, However, the Japanese government strongly urged for no large-scale events to be held for the immediate future a couple of days ago, prompting the venue itself to ask the organizers to reschedule, so they complied.

They're currently determining the new date for the event. Also, the catalogs which were released a few days ago can still be used.

[Kilgamayan]

Disappointing but not surprising, and absolutely the right call.

[Suspicious person]

Lowkey hoping for an Air Reitaisai tbh

[Lebon14]

I wish circle just release their stuff directly to Melonbooks/BOOTH instead and I would have just cancelled the event straight up. The Coronavirus is serious business.

[N-Forza]

A lot of circles are indeed doing that, selling what they were planning to release through Booth, Melonbooks, and the like.

[Lebon14]

A lot of circles are indeed doing that, selling what they were planning to release through Booth, Melonbooks, and the like.

Yeah. But not all of them it seems. Most seems to just want to wait it out because they want their stuff to be event-only.

[N-Forza]

I wouldn't say they "want" it to be event only; selling stuff on consignment does involve a lot of extra work that not everyone has time for.

In any case, the event committee has announced the new date will be May 17th, placing it roughly 2 weeks after Comiket.

[Helepolis]

Yeah. But not all of them it seems. Most seems to just want to wait it out because they want their stuff to be event-only.

Also don't forget that most circles might have already physical work which is now "dead stock". They invested money in the creation/printing and shipping.

[Lebon14]

And, now, flat-out cancelled:
https://reitaisai.com/rts17/?p=616

That was to be expected tbh.

[shockdude]

Expected but still a bummer. Hope the circles manage ok.

[Branneg Xy]

( I shall correct my other post about " Annual Delay of Comiket 98 and Potential Annual Delay of Reitaisai 17 due to COVID-19on https://www.shrinemaiden.com/index.php?topic=109.msg3872#msg3872  since I switched up the Date of the Announcement and of the Actual Event  )
Important Reminding Announcement ,as given on  Livestram Broadcast Event of  22/03/2020  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98R0Z8k_tf8 ,  :extend,after final confirmation on 5/05/20: https://twilightnewspaper.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/17th-reitaisai-to-be-held-via-live-broadcast-on-may-17/
 "Air Reitasai 17 / Annual Hakurei Shrine Grand festivalAnnual Festival" has been successfully aired https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBehgWrWfO4  on a Broadcast Livestream Session   held on May 17th 2020 (7 AM EST -> 20 PM JP EST) .
The situation about " Well-Being of Circles,Artists,Activities and Dead Stock" has to have been mentioned and updated during it by voice,by a number of replies in the live chat reply,Tweets,Facebook Replies,Blog Replies,etc. and to have sparked further updates.