‘I brought up the idea of changing things around’.
It was way back in February of this year that we learnt NieR: Automata would be getting its own anime series. As a sword-swinging action JRPG set in a dystopian future, this decision made a lot of sense. After seven long months of silence on the project, however, this weekend’s Aniplex Online Fest provided us with some brand new details on the series, including what we can expect from its story and setting its release date for January 2023.
The announcement trailer (found above) features interviews with the original game director Yoko Taro and the series director, Ryoji Mausyama, as well as the anime’s two lead cast members, Yui Ishikawa and Natsuke Hanae. The former of these conversations is particularly interesting in respect to the anime’s relationship to the game’s story.
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