Funimation announced on Thursday that the English-subtitled
simulcast of the
second part of the
Attack on Titan Season 3 television anime will be delayed beginning with episode 54, which will launch on May 29 on FunimationNow,
Hulu,
Crunchyroll, and through all other sublicensees worldwide. New episodes will be delayed from Sundays at 1:35 p.m. EDT to Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. EDT.
Funimation explained that sublicensees leaked new episodes for two weeks in a row in two territories before the premieres in Japan. The licensor decided to give show materials to Funimation after the premieres of upcoming episodes in order to prevent further leaks. Therefore, new episodes will be delayed to Wednesdays "to provide enough time for each company to work on subtitles and quality control, and make sure that all territories can launch at the same time."
Funimation clarified that the delay will not affect the simuldub, which will debut on May 26. The series will also debut on
Adult Swim's
Toonamiprogramming block on May 25.
The anime
premiered in Japan on the
NHK General channel on April 28. The second half of the third season will air for a total of 10 episodes (episodes 50-59). Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Hulu are
streaming the series as it airs in Japan.