NieR:Automata Ver1.1a TV Anime Postponed From Episode 4 Due to COVID-19

 

Following the airing of the third episode of the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a TV anime, the official Twitter account announced that the series will be on hiatus starting with episode four. No date has been confirmed for when the fourth episode of the series will air.

 

 

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— TVアニメ『NieR:Automata』（ニーア オートマタ） (@NieR_A_ANIME) January 21, 2023

 

 

The producers of NieR:Automata Ver1.1a revealed on the anime’s official website that the hiatus is due to the “unforeseen circumstance” of COVID-19 having an effect on the production of the series. Episodes one to three will be broadcast in place of the next episodes starting January 28 onwards. 

 

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Inspired by the popular RPG series created by Yoko Taro and developed by PlatinumGames​​​​​​, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a is directed by Ryouji Masuyama (BLEND-S), who also serves as the series composer, at A-1 Pictures with character designs and chief animation direction by Jun Nakai (GATE) and music by MONACA (Summer Time Rendering).

 

Crunchyroll is streaming NieR:Automata Ver1.1a as it airs in Japan, describing the series as such:

 

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: NieR:Automata Ver1.1a on Twitter

 

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.