NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

On Gunma TV, Tokyo MX

2023–20241 season24 episodes24 min8.1 / 10

A somber, philosophically ambitious sci-fi anime about androids fighting an endless war, grappling with questions of consciousness, purpose, and what it means to be alive.

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.

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