On January 22, the official website for NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a, the television anime adaptation of Square Enix and Platinum Games’ NieR:Automata action role-playing game, announced that the anime’s episodes 4 and beyond have been delayed.
The anime’s production committee cited the impact of the increase in COVID-19 infections on its production schedule.
The anime will now air the first 3 episodes again starting on January 28, in lieu of the episodes that have been delayed. The anime’s website and Twitter account are yet to announce the broadcast and streaming schedules of episodes 4 and beyond.
The cast for the anime includes Yui Ishikawa as 2B, Natsuki Hanae as 9S, Hiroki Yasumoto as Pod 042, Kaoru Akiyama as Pod 153, Chiaki Kanou as Commander, Keiko Isobe as Operator 60, Meari Hatsumi as Operator 210, Aoi Yūki as Pascal, Daisuke Namikawa as Adam, Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Eve, Atsumi Tanezaki as Lily, Ayaka Suwa as A2.
Ryouji Masuyama directs the anime at A-1 Pictures, with Masuyama in charge of series composition alongside the original game’s Yokō Tarō. Jun Nakai is slated to be character designer and chief animation director. MONACA is handling the music composition.
The game’s story, as described by Square Enix, is:
NieR:Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
Humanity has been driven from the Earth by mechanical beings from another world. In a final effort to take back the planet, the human resistance sends a force of android soldiers to destroy the invaders. Now, a war between machines and androids rages on… A war that could soon unveil a long-forgotten truth of the world.
The anime premiered on the Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 channels on January 7, 2023. The anime also began streaming on Crunchyroll, DMM TV and, dAnime store.
The NieR:Automata game launched for PlayStation 4 in Japan in February 2017. Square Enix also released the game on PC via Steam in March 2017 and on Xbox One in June 2018.
About NieR: Automata Ver1.1a
NieR: Automata Ver1.1a is the anime adaptation of the popular 2017 action-fantasy RPG game NieR: Automata. A-1 Pictures will be producing the series. The first season will air on January 8, 2023.
The game tells the story of androids 2B, 9S, and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines. Humanity is on the brink of extinction, with few having fled to the moon.
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