A release date has also been announced.
It has been several months since short teasers of the animation adaptation of the video game Nier automata have been regularly shared. For Christmas Day, a full trailer has finally been released.
In addition to this first trailer, a release date has been communicated: the series will be broadcast from January 7, 2023. Entitled NieR: Automata Ver1.1a, this adaptation is produced by the A-1 Pictures studio.
As a reminder, Nier Automata is an action-RPG and shoot’em up game. It was developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. Its development began in 2014 and the game was then ported to various media (Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC). Nier Automata has been hugely successful, it has now sold over 6.5 million copies across all platforms.
The story takes place in the distant future where aliens tried to eliminate human beings using machines. The last human beings have taken refuge on the Moon and are resisting the invader by sending androids to Earth to fight the alien machines. The androids 2B, 9S and A2 are the main characters of the game. As the story progresses, they will begin to question their existence and their role in this war.
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