Following the reveal of its first trailer and visuals back in September, the NieR:Automata anime revealed more new members of the voice cast alongside the release of a new trailer that shows off a new character.
Specifically, three voice actors reprise their roles from the game, and one of them was highlighted in the preview video that was shared on the Aniplex YouTube channel and the series’ official Twitter account.
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NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Trailer
The new trailer is a short preview featuring the YoRHa Commander who is voiced by Chiaki Kano, the voice actress who also voiced the character in the game.
In case you’re unfamiliar, NieR:Automata is a video game by Square Enix that was directed by Yoko Taro and released initially in early 2017.
This upcoming anime is an adaptation of the said game, and it is being made by A-1 Pictures.
The upcoming anime is officially entitled NieR:Automata Ver1.1a and is expected to be a straight adaptation of the game, though there’s no official word yet on what the game’s story will be.
Because of this, there might be some differences in the anime’s story compared to the source material.
NieR:Automata is set in the far future where humanity has been long gone from Earth.
The game serves as a distant sequel to Yoko Taro’s first NieR game, which is itself a spin-off/sequel to his Drakengard series.
The game is specifically set in the year 11945 AD, and it follows 2B and 9S, two YoRHa androids that were made by humans.
In the game’s world, YoRHa androids are in a proxy war with machine invaders from another world.
YoRHa’s goal is to eradicate the machines from Earth. Once this is done, surviving humans who have hidden on the moon will return to the planet.
NieR:Automata Anime Voice Cast
Joining Kano as part of the returning voice actors from the anime are Keiko Isobe as Operator 6O and Meari Hatsumi as Operator 21O.
These three voice actors join fellow cast members from the game which include:
- 2B – Yui Ishikawa
- 9S – Natsuki Hanae
- Pod 042 – Hiroki Yasumoto
- Pod 153 – Kaoru Akiyama
While these main cast members are confirmed to return for the anime, there’s no word yet on whether the English voice cast of the game will also be asked to do an English dub for the series.
The NieR:Automata anime is scheduled to air in January 2023, though there’s no word yet on a specific release date, nor if it will be released on international platforms such as Crunchyroll.
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