This movie Shimajiro and the Flying Ship was originally going to be released on February 28, 2020 but was delayed due to the coronavirus spread in Japan which has caused this Anime film to be postponed for safety and health reasons. Later on the movie was released on March 12, 2021.
The final film of Saori Sugimoto.
The first Shimajiro 3D animated film and the only Shimajiro film to be fully in CGI animation while the other Shimajiro films are in 2D animation. The later Shimajiro TV show from the 2020s are also filmed in CGI.