NieR:Automata anime is delaying the fourth episode due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the production schedule. The first three episodes will be rebroadcast, implying that the delay is at least three weeks long. The broadcast date will be revealed soon on the official website, and social media accounts. The third episode premiered earlier today.
This is is the first delay for the anime that is titled NieR:Automata Ver1.1a. The staff includes:
Crunchyroll is streaming the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime and describes the plot as:
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.
NieR: Automata anime is based on an action role-playing game originally released in 2017 by PlatinumGames (developer) and Square Enix (publisher). In 2021 a remake version of the game, titled Replicant ver.1.22474487139., was released. NieR games are a part of Yoko Taro’s Drakengard universe. Creative director Yoko Taro, game producer Yosuke Saito, designer Takahisa Taura (who supervised Automata), made appearances during the special stream, along with Keiichi Okabe, who is one of the music composers on the game. The stream is available in full on Square Enix YouTube page:
Source: Official Website
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