Kodoani.com – Main website of NieR:Automata Ver 1.1athe television anime adaptation of Square Enix and Platinum Games’ NieR:Automata action RPG game, revealed on Friday that the anime will continue to air episodes 9-12 at the same time on July 23. the final episode will air on Tokyo MX, BS11 and Tochigi TV on July 23 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and will air that evening on Gunma TV.
The anime premiered on January 7. The staff delayed episode 4 from January 28 to February 18. The anime production committee cited COVID-19 as the reason for that delay.
The staff then delayed the 9th and subsequent episodes to March, citing the effect of the increase in COVID-19 infections on the production schedule.
Square Enix describes the game’s story:
NieR: Automata tells the story of cyborgs 2B, 9S, and A2 and their battle to reclaim a backward, machine-driven world ravaged by powerful machines.
Humanity has been evicted from Earth by mechanical beings from another world. In a last-ditch effort to take back the planet, the human resistance sent a force of android soldiers to destroy the invaders. Now, a war between machines and robots breaks out… A war that may soon reveal a long-forgotten truth of the world.
Ryouji Masuyama is directing the anime at A-1 Pictures, and Masuyama is also composing the series along with Yokō Tarō of the original game. Jun Nakai is designing the characters and is the animation director. MONACA is composing music.
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