NieR:Automata, one of the best games of 2017, is getting an anime adaptation. The project was initially announced in February, but there is now a release date and a lengthy teaser for the upcoming adaptation. Series creator Yoko Taro seems interested in offering a new way for people to experience the game’s philosophical history, but she has also teased that returning fans will have something to look forward to. In an age with so many video game adaptations, nier is the perfect property to take advantage of a recent trend in adaptations to expand a game’s world beyond the main story.
Something old – Video game adaptations are a mixed bag that hits all points of the spectrum, from terrible to mediocre to really good. In all cases, adaptations offer us a way to experience a story even if we’re not particularly interested in playing the video game.
For those who don’t love Platinum Games’ brand of hack-n-slash or don’t have the time to put in the 37 hours it takes (according to HowLongToBeat.com) to get to the true ending of NieR:Automatathe upcoming anime is a great way to experience one of the best video game stories of the last decade.
The footage that was shown during the Aniplex Online Fest 2022 over the weekend takes various shots directly from the game and faithfully recreates them.
Even the original Japanese voice actors from 2B and 9S are reprising their roles for the anime. On the surface, it looks like fans can expect a fairly faithful adaptation of the game’s story.
However, when the topic of the game’s story came up, Yoko Taro said that “copying it as-is wouldn’t make an interesting story for an anime”, which means exactly what? “So, I brought up the idea of changing things,” she said. By bringing new story elements to the adaptation, the NieR:Automata The anime will learn the most important lesson from recent successful game adaptations: It’s about the world, not the story of the game.
Something new – almost two years later cyberpunk 2077The disastrous launch of, is currently one of the best-selling games on Steam. While CD Projekt Red has spent a lot of time fixing the game and repairing its reputation with the community, neither of those are the reason for this sudden spike in interest.
On September 13, 2022, Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was released. The series takes place one year before the events of the game, following a completely separate cast of characters from V and Johnny Silverhand. Instead, edgerunners tells an original story in the world and made the public fall in love with its characters. After the show ended, people wanted to go back to that world and went back to cyberpunk 2077.
By departing from the plot of NieR:Automata By adapting the game into anime, Taro and the rest of the production team are giving fans something new and old to invest in. To indicate that this will not be the exact same story that the game tells, Taro officially titled the anime. NieR: Automata Ver1.1a.
The anime adaptation will be directed and co-written by Ryouji Masuyama, who previously worked on the Rebuild of Evangelion films, which are themselves narratives of Neon Genesis Evangelion that create new plot points and endings. Taro is a known fan of Evangelionhaving referenced the series in the original drakengard.
The NieR franchise is no stranger to retelling a story with different outcomes. nier Y NieR:Automata both feature multiple endings and the remake of the original nier received full title NieR Replicator ver.1.22474487139… Fans later found out that the remake featured new content adding to the original story.
Fans of the game and those who are simply excited about the anime are left in the dark as to what Taro will or will not change. NieR: Automata Ver1.1a. Extending the world of the game, the release of the anime in January 2023 will be a long-awaited event.
NieR: Automata It is available now on PS4, Xbox One and PC. It will arrive on Nintendo Switch on October 6, 2022.
