The NieR:Automata anime adaptation has revealed a new visual for its season 2 (announced as the 2nd cour), along with a trailer titled ‘Promotion File 010’ and 2024 premiere date. The official title of the anime is NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, and studio A-1 Pictures is in charge of the animation. Check out the new teaser below.
The first season NieR:Automata Ver1.1a suffered multiple delays since its January 2023 premiere. The anime finally concluded by releasing all 4 of the final episodes at once in July of the same year.
Studio A-1 Pictures also animated the first part of the adaptation, and the staff included:
Yui Ishikawa and Natsuki Hanae are reprising their roles as the main duo 2B and 9S from the games. NieR: Automata anime is based on an action role-playing game originally released in 2017 by PlatinumGames (developer) and Square Enix (publisher).
Crunchyroll is streaming the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime, and they describe its story:
The distant future, 5012. The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by <Aliens> and their creations <Machine Lifeforms> led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using <android> soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the <Machine Lifeforms> continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys a new unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: YoRHa. Newly dispatched to Earth 2B joins 9S, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena… This is the story of these lifeless <androids> and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.
Source: Official Website
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