Prepare to become as gods when the upcoming anime series NieR:Automata Ver1.1a airs on Crunchyroll this weekend! The first episode of the new NieR anime will launch on January 7 at 9:30 a.m. PT. Read on for all the details you need to know for the premiere!

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
Sub Launch Time: January 7 at 9:30 a.m. PT
Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS

2B Trailer

The staff and cast include:

• Director: Ryoji Matsuyama (Blend-S)
• Series Composition: YOKO TARO, Ryoji Matsuyama
• Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Jun Nakai (GATE)
• Music: MONACA (Aikatsu! series)
• Animation Production: A-1 Pictures

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

The anime’s official website describes the story:

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 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 <androids> and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.

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