Chiaki J. Konaka
On March 23, 2021, writer Chiaki J. Konaka said that the anime of Despera was 80% funded and that the core staff had done a considerable amount of work on it. Production was halted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but by the time of the tweet, the team had resumed development. He also mentioned that there won't be an announcement in 2021, and stated that Yoshitoshi ABe and him had been working on Despera for over 18 years.