The official website responsible for the anime NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a revealed a teaser this Thursday (13), with the intention of providing a preview of episodes 9-12 of the adaptation.
NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a – Preview of the new episodes
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The episodes will air all at once starting July 23rd. In addition, the four episodes will also air on the Japanese channels Tokyo MX, BS11, and Tochigi TV on July 23rd.
Therefore, the anime premiered on January 7th. The team postponed episode 4 from January 28th to February 18th. The anime's production committee cited COVID-19 as the reason for this delay. In March, the team postponed episodes 9 and later, citing the impact of the increase in COVID-19 infections on their production schedule.
Synopsis
The narrative of NieR:Automata revolves around the androids 2B, 9S, and A2, who find themselves in a battle to reclaim a dystopia controlled by machines and infested with powerful mechanical entities. Humanity, in turn, has been banished from Earth by the mechanical beings from another world. In a last-ditch effort to reclaim the planet, the human resistance dispatches a team of android soldiers with the objective of annihilating the invaders. Thus, a continuous war between machines and androids unfolds, poised to reveal a long-forgotten truth about the world.
Therefore, the direction is by Ryouji Masuyama (Blend S, Hello WeGo!) at A-1 Pictures , CG by Yuusuke Noma, and cinematography by Toshiaki Aoshima. NieR:Automata was released for PlayStation 4 in Japan in 2017. Furthermore, Square Enix released the game on PC in March 2017 and on Xbox One in June 2018.
Source: Official website
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