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NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a Anime Episode 4 Airs on February 18 After Delay

The official production committee had cited the impact of the increase in COVID-19 infections on its production schedule.

The anime instead aired the first three episodes again starting on January 28.

Square Enix describes the game's story:

NieR:Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

Humanity has been driven from the Earth by mechanical beings from another world. In a final effort to take back the planet, the human resistance sends a force of android soldiers to destroy the invaders. Now, a war between machines and androids rages on... A war that could soon unveil a long-forgotten truth of the world.

The anime's cast includes:

• Yui Ishikawa as 2B
• Natsuki Hanae as 9S
• Hiroki Yasumoto as Pod 042
• Kaoru Akiyama as Pod 153
• Chiaki Kanou as Commander
• Keiko Isobe as Operator 60
• Meari Hatsumi as Operator 210
• Aoi Yūki as Pascal
• Daisuke Namikawa as Adam
• Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Eve
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Lily
• Ayaka Suwa as A2

MONACA is composing the music.

The other staff include:

• Action Supervision, Prop Design: My Senpai Is Annoying)
• CG Action Supervision, Blender Supervision: The God of High School)
• Blender Supervision: Btooom!)
• 2D Work: Mie Hiraga
• Military Research: GATE)
• Art Supervision: He Is My Master)
• Art Director: Visual Prison)
• Art: Totonyan
• Art Setting: Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU)
• Color Key Artist: Golden Kamuy)
• CG Director: Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima)
• Sub CG Director: Gekijō-ban Utano☆Princesama♪ Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours)
• Compositing Director of Photography: Lycoris Recoil)
• Editing: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War)
• Sound Director: One Piece Film Z)

The anime premiered on the streaming the anime.

The NieR:Automata game combined shipments and digital sales number of over 7 million.

Source: NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a anime's Twitter