Why is Quality Assurance in Another World, Ep 5 not airing on August 2nd? When will it?

Fans of the ongoing fantasy anime Quality Assurance in Another World will be wondering what happened to Episode 5 when Saturday, August 3rd rolls around as, although it was originally scheduled to air/stream then, it will be noticeably absent.

That is because Quality Assurance in Another World, Episode 5 has been postponed until the following Thursday — August 8th — due to the Olympic Games currently taking place in Paris.

According to the anime’s official website, Episode 5 will be aired/streamed on August 8th followed by Episode 6 on August 10th at its usual time.

In other words, after the anime takes a short break, two episodes will be releasing almost back-to-back.

You can find out exactly when Episode 5 of the anime will be airing/streaming in Japan on which channel via the same website.

Outside Japan, Crunchyroll will be streaming the anime.

Quality Assurance in Another World details

The Quality Assurance in Another World anime is based on the popular manga by Masamichi Sato.

The manga’s English language version is being published by Kodansha USA, with 10 volumes currently out.

Kodansha explains its plot like this:

Nikola is just a village girl working at the inn…until the day dragons invade, and she meets Haga, a scholar of everything around him. He’s a part of an elite society called “Seeker,” created to address a series of maladies plaguing their usually peaceful world.

But both Nikola and Haga have secrets they hide…ones that will change each other’s very existence.

Quality Assurance in Another World is being directed by Kei Umabiki (ClassicaLoid 2), with Shougo Yasukawa (Ayakashi Triangle) in charge of scripts and series composition, and Shigeo Akahori (Record of Ragnarok) designing the characters.

Its first four episodes are now streaming on Crunchyroll.

About Michelle Topham

Brit-American journalist based in Austria,. Former radio DJ at 97X WOXY, and Founder/CEO of Leo Sigh. I've covered K-drama, K-pop, anime, and manga news for over a decade.