
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationsci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturaladventurefantasyactionrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA fantastical animated series that is fresh, expansive and fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
8.0 /10
TMDB · 107 votes
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Seasons
Episodes (24)
1or not to [B]e8 Jan 2023
▶▶ Report: Pod 042 5012 AD. Lifeforms otherwise known as <Aliens> begin their invasion of Earth. Since mankind escaped to the moon, the ground battle between the <androids> created by humans and the <Machine Lifeforms> created by the Aliens has continued for a long time. This craft is the accompanying support unit…
2city e[S]cape15 Jan 2023
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: New data not registered to the existing archive was discovered during the search on ground. Transferring to shared server. The mission of the machine lifeform was to destroy the androids. However, that machine lifeform no longer possessed the will to fight. The machine lifeform found a small…
3break ti[M]e22 Jan 2023
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: YoRHa units 2B and 9S rescued a Resistance group from being attacked by machine lifeforms. The Resistance unit leader identified as <Lily> guides them to their base of residence, the Resistance Camp. During their stay at the camp, units 2B and 9S obtain information about unique machine lifeforms…
4a mountain too [H]igh19 Feb 2023
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: During the investigation in the Desert Zone, several unique entities not found in previously recorded data were confirmed. Entities confirmed were characterized as “machine lifeforms capable of speech” and “machine lifeforms that closely resemble androids”. Details uploaded to the server. In…
5mave[R]ick26 Feb 2023
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: Verifying the trade information between the Resistance and machine lifeforms in the City Ruins. Despite the hostile relationship between androids and machine lifeforms, it appears the machine lifeforms they are trading with hold no hostile responses or combat intentions. This unit will…
6[L]one wolf5 Mar 2023
▶▶ Pod 042 and Pod 153 - Joint Report: Data discovered. Presumed to be part of a record from the past. Transferring to shared server. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 8, 11941. I’ve encountered androids dispatched to Earth on a…
7[Q]uestionable actions12 Mar 2023
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: In the mission so far, this unit has encountered many abnormal machine lifeforms – some of which have even progressed as far as engaging in combat. Each individual’s information has been uploaded to the server as designed. Proposal: In preparation for future encounters, request information…
8aji wo [K]utta ?19 Mar 2023
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: In the Forest Kingdom area, wanted YoRHa unit identified as <A2> was discovered. The fugitive unit in question abandoned her mission and continues to run away to this day. She is designated as a highly dangerous individual. Units 2B and 9S receive orders to track and investigate A2 from…
9hun[G]ry for knowledge23 Jul 2023
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: Communication lost with 9S, the individual of this unit’s accompanying support. While acting alone, 9S encountered a unit appearing to be <A2> in an abandoned building located in the Flooded City and began pursuit. Strong jamming signal emission confirmed throughout the area at the…
10over[Z]ealous23 Jul 2023
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: YoRHa Unit 2B has successfully defeated the abnormal machine lifeform identified as <Eve>. Hypothesis: Machine lifeforms in the region will gradually weaken due to the loss of Eve, the core of the machine network. 9S returns to the Bunker for body repairs and data overhaul. Hereafter, until…
11head[Y] battle23 Jul 2023
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: Construction of new machine lifeform network confirmed. Hypothesis: The entity <Adam> is presumed to be the core. A Goliath-class machine lifeform has begun a hostile rampage during the search for Adam. Analysis: The same phenomenon has been confirmed simultaneously in various regions on the…
12flowers for m[A]chine23 Jul 2023
▶▶ Pod 042 and Pod 153 - Joint Report: Pod 042 Report: The rampant entity <Adam> was hacked by 9S, intercepted by the Resistance, and was bombarded with support fire from the Bunker. It was ■■■■ ―――Communication error――― ―――Communication error――― ―――Communication with Pod 042 is being restored 12 seconds until…
13reckless bra[V]ery5 Jul 2024
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: 5012 AD. Lifeforms from outer space, otherwise known as <Aliens>, suddenly begin their invasion of Earth. Mankind escapes to the moon, and the ground battle between the <Androids> and the <Machine Lifeforms> has continued for a long time. 11945 AD. The <243rd Descent Operation> has…
14mission [F]ailed12 Jul 2024
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: YoHRa Soldiers 2B and 9S both succeed in destroying machine lifeform core units <Adam> and <Eve>. Machine lifeforms are currently confirmed to be in temporary confusion and chaos. Seeing this as an opportunity to annihilate the enemy, the <Army of Humanity> issues an order for all YoRHa units…
15no [I] in team19 Jul 2024
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: The YoRHa soldiers and the Resistance unite to launch a large-scale operation on Earth to exterminate the machine lifeforms. However, a larger-than-expected number of machine lifeform units has been confirmed. Each area has requested assistance. This unit, in collaboration with 2B, the…
16broken [W]ings26 Jul 2024
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: The machine lifeforms not only infected the YoRHa soldier units on the ground, they also infected the <Bunker> with a viral attack, activating a self-destruct sequence. With this, the 13th Orbital Satellite Base <Bunker> was destroyed. 2B and 9S avoided infection from the virus and escaped the…
17bad [J]udgment2 Aug 2024
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: A damaged sector of the memory area found in subject of this unit's support. Commence restoration of remaining data. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 8th, 11941. It was decided that a combat mission would be…
18chil[D]hood's end9 Aug 2024
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: ―― Confirmed that the YoRHa unit <2B>, the subject this unit is supporting, has ceased to function. ―― Going forward, support function will be transferred to YoRHa unit <A2>. Confirmed A2 has suffered damage to her unit due to the impact of the cave-in caused by the appearance of a massive…
19corru[P]tion23 Aug 2024
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: 9S, subject of this unit’s support, was injured when he was caught in the upheaval caused by the appearance of the giant structure identified as the <Tower>. Currently, he still needs maintenance and rest, but unit 9S refuses. He has left the Resistance Camp and is approaching the Tower. It…
20deb[U]nked30 Aug 2024
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: While accompanying unit A2 in visiting the <Machine Lifeform Village> at the request of Lily to procure materials, a large number of hostile machine lifeforms is observed advancing toward the area. Unable to detect command units from this enemy group. Reason for enemy advance is currently…
21[N]o man's village6 Sep 2024
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: As a result of the battle, the <Machine Lifeform Village> was destroyed. The machine lifeforms confirmed alive have evacuated to the <Resistance Camp>. However, a new reaction from a Goliath-class machine lifeform is detected advancing toward the area. ―― SOS Message Received from Resistance…
22just y[O]u and me13 Sep 2024
▶▶ Pod 153 - Report: Unit 9S has successfully obtained the three passcodes necessary to access the main unit of the [Tower]. The following data was confirmed during attempted access to the Tower. Record added to items requiring further…
- 23Episode 2320 Sep 2024
- 24Episode 2427 Sep 2024
Specials
· 2022 · 11 episodesEpisodes (11)
1Newest Information Announcement Special Program28 Dec 2022
Join the cast and staff of NieR:Automata Ver1.1a as they discuss the upcoming anime adaptation and reveal the latest news from the series!
- 2Puppet Play #018 Jan 2023
- 3Puppet Play #0215 Jan 2023
- 4Puppet Play #0322 Jan 2023
- 5Puppet Play #0419 Feb 2023
- 6Puppet Play #0526 Feb 2023
- 7Puppet Play #065 Mar 2023
- 8Puppet Play #0712 Mar 2023
- 9Puppet Play #0819 Mar 2023
- 10Second Cour Pre-Broadcast Special27 Jun 2024
11「NieR:Automata Ver1.1a」 Chapter.13-18 Survey Report16 Aug 2024
In the 243rd Descent Operation started in the year 11945 A.D., various mutations have been confirmed for androids and machine lifeforms. Commencing organization and consultation of record data, gathered and accumulated on the Pod System servers to present.
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- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
The distant future, 5012. The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by <Aliens> and their creations <Machine Lifeforms> led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using <android> soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the <Machine Lifeforms> continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys anew unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: <YoRHa> Newly dispatched to Earth <2B> joins <9S>, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena... This is the story of these lifeless <androids> and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2023
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- A-1 Pictures
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