【NieR:Automata】No spoilers! Started airing on January 7th! What kind of anime is NieR? Let us explain quickly!

2023-01-11
※This article does not contain any important spoilers of the first episode of the anime version or game version. This article is written to explain an overview of NieR:Automata as simply as we can.
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Hello, everyone! It’s Mafuyu from Goods Republic!
2023 has just started!! New winter anime series have just started as well! What new anime or sequel anime are you going to watch?
Started airing in January, 2023!
Tokyo Revengers, Bungou Stray Dogs and more! Popular sequels have started one after another!
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Today, I want to introduce one of the hot anime of the season! One of the popular game series was made into anime to celebrate its 10th anniversary! The first episode was already aired, but if you want to know the overview of the story, I can explain in this article!

【NieR:Automata】
No spoilers! Started airing on January 7th!
What kind of anime is NieR? Let us explain quickly!

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You may have heard the name of the NieR Series before. One of 4 NieR Series, NieR:Automata was made into anime and started airing in January 2023!

What is NieR Series?

The charm of the story is beauty and insanity!
Dark fantasy RPG was developed and released by SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd!

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NieR Series was a dark fantasy RPG series that inherited the major settings, worldview, and atmosphere of NieR Gestalt and Nier Replicant sold in 2010. The series has 4 titles including NieR Gestalt, NieR Replicant, NieR: Automata which was made into anime this time, and NieR Reincarnation which is a game for smartphones.
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The story has a sad and touching tone and is highly evaluated!
It is a classic RPG, but the main characters will have to overcome various difficulties and make tough decisions in the story.

Released in 2010.
The story of NieR Gestalt and NieR Replicant takes place in the dual time when the main character is 21 years-old and 44 years-old!

What kind of story is NieR:Automata?

This title is the official sequel of NieR Gestalt and NieR Replicant.
Earth was invaded by aliens. Humans who escaped from Earth try to recapture Earth with the help of androids (Automata).

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NieR:Automata takes place in the future time of NieR Gestalt and NieR Replicant. Although NieR: Automata is a sequel of NieR Gestalt and NieR Replicant, there are not many common settings in the story.
So even if you haven’t played these two previous games, NieR: Automata is created as a standalone story and this game can be completed by itself!
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The story begins when Earth was invaded by aliens. Humans who escaped from Earth try to recapture Earth with the help of androids (Automata). The characters in the anime key visuals are Automata, YoRHa 2B and YoRHa 9S. They are actively working for humans.
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The two Automata are called “YoRHa.” 2B is built to battle against enemies. 9S is specialized for investigative purposes and infiltrating enemy systems.
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Invaded Earth was destroyed by aliens and the devastated planet was controlled by the mysterious Machines. The two characters conduct various investigations, collect information, and fight against Machines in order to recapture Earth.
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If you know about the story up to this point, you will be able to understand the story when you watch the first episode of NieR:Automata.

What is “Ver1.1a” added to the anime title?

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The title of anime version is different from its original game. “Ver1.1a” was added to it. The reason is that the story of the original NieR:Automata was created for the game.
The creators thought that using the same story to make an anime would not help telling the charm of the game, so the anime version should be developed under a slightly different story. That is why, they added “Ver1.1a” to the anime title.
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This was revealed by the original author, Yokoo Tarou-San. He also shared that he got into some disagreements between the anime creators. Some of them thought that anime version should be true to the original for the game fans. I wonder what happened to the story now.
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Furthermore, anime creators were all impressed by the beautiful graphics in the game. So they wanted to continue the impression of the beautiful images of the game in the animation while they create their own version of animation.
They strongly hoped that the game fans will watch this anime version because many anime scenes will remind them of specific game scenes just like game movies.
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Okay! The first episode of “NieR:Automata Ver1.1a” was aired on January 7th! I am looking forward to checking it! I hope you can try it as well!
NieR Series
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That is all for today! I will see you in the next article!
See you soon!

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