During the event Aniplex Online Fest 2022 More information has been revealed about the previously announced anime adaptation of the video game from Square Enix Y platinum games, NieR: Automata. The highlight is undoubtedly a couple of promotional videos posted on the official Aniplex channel to introduce the play’s main characters, B2 and S9.
In addition, it was announced that this series will be released in January 2023 and that the studio in charge of production will be neither more nor less than A-1 Picturesrecognized in the industry as the animating house of the franchise Sword Art Online.
Finally, in a mutual interview that took place between the animation director of the series Ryoji Matsuyama and the creator of the game Yoko Taroit was mentioned that this project will not be a faithful adaptation of the game, but a new story with the iconic characters of this franchise.
Also, 2 new visuals have been released for the series.
The production of the video game started in 2014 with the creator of the series Yoko TaroThe producer Yusuke Saito and the main composer Keiichi Okabe Return to their respective roles, and the artist Akihiko Yoshida take responsibility for the character design. The game was praised for its story and themes, gameplay, and music. Some visual and technical issues were criticized, but sales exceeded expectations. As of July 2021, the game had sold over 6 million copies worldwide.
voice output
- Yui Ishikawa like 2B.
- Natsuki Hanae like 9S.
production team
- The series is directed by Ryoji Matsuyama in the studios A-1 Pictures.
- matsuyama will also participate in the composition process of the series on the side Yoko Taro.
- Jun Nakai He will be responsible for character design and will also serve as animation director.
- The composer is responsible for the soundtrack Monaco.
Synopsis for Nier: Automata
NieR: Automata tells the story of the androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their struggle to reclaim the machine dystopia overrun by powerful machines. Mankind was expelled from Earth by mechanical beings from another world. In a last-ditch effort to reclaim the planet, the human resistance sends a force of android soldiers to destroy the invaders. Now the war between the machines and the androids continues… A war that may soon reveal a long-forgotten truth to the world.
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