NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
Seen it?2023 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The distant future, 5012. The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by ＜Aliens＞ and their creations ＜Machine Lifeforms＞ led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using ＜android＞ soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the ＜Machine Lifeforms＞ continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys anew 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 ＜androids＞ and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 65K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
- Yui Ishikawa2B (voice)
- Natsuki Hanae9S (voice)
- Ayaka SuwaA2 (voice)
- Hiroki YasumotoPod 042 (voice)
- Kaoru AkiyamaPod 153 (voice)
- Daisuke NamikawaAdam (voice)
- Tatsuhisa SuzukiEve (voice)
- Aoi YukiPascal (voice)
- Chiaki KanoCommander (voice)
- Keiko IsobeOperator 60 (voice)