NieR:Automata Ver1.1a revealed a preview for the finale, which consists of four episodes. The anime adaptation of the popular game will end on July 23. NieR:Automata anime premiered in January of this year, but multiple delays led to the finale airing only now. 4h4d2k
In January of this year, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a announced that the remaining episodes would all air together.
Studio A-1 Pictures is animating the adaptation of the highly popular video game. The staff includes:
Yui Ishikawa and Natsuki Hanae are reprising their roles as the main duo 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). 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.
Crunchyroll describes the plot of NieR:Automata Ver1.1a anime 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 s 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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