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In the distant year 11945 AD, humanity lives in lunar exile after alien invaders unleashed devastating Machine Lifeforms upon Earth. To break the millennia-long stalemate, humanity deploys YoRHa, an elite military unit of android combatants. Deployed to the desolate, overgrown ruins of Earth, stoic battle android 2B and curious reconnaissance model 9S conduct dangerous missions against machine forces. However, as the androids encounter machine communities exhibiting self-awareness, emotions, and philosophical curiosity, 2B and 9S begin to question the core dogmas of their endless war, unearthing harrowing existential truths about humanity's fate.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Based on the acclaimed action role-playing video game directed by Yoko Taro and developed by PlatinumGames, *NieR:Automata Ver1.1a* was produced by premier animation studio A-1 Pictures in winter 2023. Directed by Ryouji Masuyama with series composition supervised by Yoko Taro, the twelve-episode adaptation was universally praised for its faithful atmospheric direction, breathtaking background art, and cinematic action sequences. Featuring Keiichi Okabe's haunting original score, the anime delivered a profound existential masterpiece.
