Aniplex Online Fest 2022 streamed two new trailers for NieR: Automata anime, titled ‘NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a‘, on Sep 24, 2022, one each for the main characters, combat android 2B and scanner android 9S.

New key visuals were also released for the two androids.

NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a will start airing in January 2023 in Japan.

NieR: Automata‘s anime adaptation was announced on Feb 23, 2022. The official website also revealed the staff and cast that will be working on the anime.

The cast for NieR: Automata anime includes:

• Yui Ishikawa as 2B
• Natsuki Hanae as 9S
• Hiroki Yasumoto as Pod 042
• Kaoru Akiyama as Pod 153

A-1 Pictures will be in charge of animating the adaptation. The following staff members have been revealed for the anime:

• Director: Ryoji Masuyama
• Series Composition: Yoto Taro, Ryoji Masuyama
• Character Design/ Chief Animation Director: Jun Nakai
• Music: MONACA

Nier: Automata is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

In the game players take the role of these combat androids from the YoRHa units across an open world. The story requires multiple playthroughs, each unlocking additional story elements.

The plot of the anime is described as follows:

A small number of humans who escaped to the moon began a counterattack operation using <android> soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the battle falls into a stalemate in front of <machine lifeforms> that continue to multiply infinitely. As the ultimate weapon, mankind dispatches a new android <Yorha> unit to Earth. <2B>, who was newly dispatched to Earth, joins up with <9S>, an advanced investigator, and goes on a mission, but in the midst of that, he encounters a number of mysterious phenomena… This is the story of a lifeless android who continues to fight for humanity.

When rumors about the game’s anime adaptation had surfaced online, fans were skeptical about the development, arguing that the story of the game was too complex to be adapted properly into an anime.

Source: Official Website of NieR:Automata anime