NieR: Automata is a highly acclaimed Action-JRPG released in 2017. Now in 2022, it’s getting an anime adaptation and the video game industry and anime industry cannot hold their breaths for the eventual release.
NieR: Automata blew the expectations of every player that has gripped the controller. The story of 2B and 9S has solidified what excellent storytelling and gripping combat can achieve in the gaming sphere.
Everything that lives is designed to end.
We are perpetually trapped in a never-ending spiral of life and death.The smash hit action RPG from @SquareEnix, NieR:Automata announces an anime adaptation! pic.twitter.com/SFNw35J5xk
— Aniplex of America (@aniplexUSA) February 23, 2022
The question to ‘Is there a Nier Automata anime releasing any time soon?’ is now a resounding yes.
NieR Anime Hype
The whole anime fanbase flipped out when the news of the NieR anime release broke out. The critical reception that NieR received was tremendous which led to the action RPG getting mainstream attention.
This has sky-rocketed the hype that the anime adaption is amassing is insurmountable. The expectations have heightened even more when the teaser trailer dropped six days ago.
What to Expect
For anyone who has evaded the masterclass in action-RPG that is NieR: Automata, firstly you have no idea why this article is praising this game this much, but even more than that you are in one hell of a ride.
The story of NieR takes place in a world where Earth has been taken over by machines sent by aliens planning to take over the planet. While the remaining human population, who are situated on the moon, send androids programmed to destroy these machines.
Among these androids are the two protagonists are, 2B and 9S, who are on the mission to hunt machines and eradicate them from the planet. The journey of the game, takes the two through different terrains, from forests to deserts and amusement parks to destroyed cities.
The game traverses the topic of androids being conscious of the world around them as well as Earth being barren and lifeless without the existence of human being present in the ecosystem.
The story of NieR: Automata is especially praised for the depth that it showers to the world-building and the character relations that keep the player holding the tension between the plot from the beginning to the end.
Look Into Production
The biggest question on the minds of NieR: Automata fans must be about the people handling the production of such a precious and classic entry into the action RPG sphere of the gaming industry.
The first inclination to any news was the launch of the website, which is just as stunning as NieR: Automata itself, which has inspired some hope for an amazing adaptation. You can visit the website here
Well after the initial days of the buzz, news broke out that the production house behind the mega-successful Square Enix game is none other than Aniplex.
Aniplex is the production house behind industry giants like Fullmetal Alchemist and Sword Art Online among others. There is no other production house that can do justice to the material.
High Expectations from Fans
The fans of NieR Automata are buzzing like crazy for the anime to drop or at least get a glimpse of how the animation and the sound design, the two defining features of the game, will be adapted to the anime scene.
nier automata anime in the works 💕💕🎊🎉🎊🎉 pic.twitter.com/xnBWqRC0lo
— ☄Ash Ketchupâ•°( ･ᗜ･)╯(Commissions OPEN) (@MeAshKetchup) February 23, 2022
It will be a hard task to adapt such a story like NieR: Automata for an anime audience, partly because some of the game’s heaviest hitting moments come from the fact you’re the protagonist and controlling every action that 2B takes.
The other factor making this a hard adaptation to press the die-hard fans is the fact that the story’s enhanced by the sound design and multiple POVs, but time will tell if the anime lives up to the potential the video game presents.
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