NieR: Automata Officially Returns With Trailer And Release Date For Season 1's Second Cour

A new trailer showed off what to expect in A-1 Pictures’ Nier: Automata Ver1.1a second part. The anime, which broadcast its first 12 episodes last year, will continue its story this July.

The trailer was recently uploaded to both X and Aniplex’s YouTube channel. It confirms at the least that the YoRHA androids 2B, 9S, and A2 will return, and showcases a new opening credits song by LiSA, titled “Black Box”.

Nier: Automata Is Set to Continue Its Plot Past the First Cour

While the first run tied up Automata’s story rather neatly, it ended on a rather ominous cliffhanger. Fans of the original game, meanwhile, know that there is much more story that the anime has yet to cover to completion. While the trailer does not confirm any international broadcast, Crunchyroll’s streaming of the series last year means fans can easily expect the service to do the same once the new cour of Nier: Automata Ver1.1a arrives later in July.

NieR: Automata Ver1.1a

Based on the video game developed by PlatinumGames and Square Enix, NieR: Automata 1.1a is an adaptation that centers around members of a special android force created by Humanity in the distant future. In the year 5012, with Humanity at the brink of extinction and Earth all but claimed by Alien invaders with Machine Lifeforms, Humanity launches a counterattack to reclaim the planet. 9S, an elite attack unit, is sent to convene with an analysis unit known as 9S to eradicate the threat. But as the two learn about the world and themselves, they ponder the meaning of existence and whether they’re more than just weapons of destruction.

Release Date

January 8, 2023

Seasons

1

Writers

Ryouji Masuyama , Yoko Taro

Directors

Ryouji Masuyama