NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Anime Reveals Plans to Continue

The delayed episodes 9-12 finally premiered this weekend for the NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a anime, and with them came confirmation that the series will continue with a second cour. There’s no release date at the moment, but you can see a special trailer that came along with the announcement of production below.

Ryouji Masuyama is directing the NieR: Automata Ver1.1a anime, which is being produced by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online) and is available to stream on Crunchyroll.

Synopsis:

The distant future, 5012.

The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by and their creations led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys a new unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: YoRHa.

Newly dispatched to Earth 2B joins 9S, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena…

This is the story of these lifeless and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.

Source: Official Twitter