Aniplex of America announced today on the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Twitter today that the English dub for the series will premiere on Crunchyroll starting on March 18. A trailer for the English dub was also released, as well as the cast for the series.

The anime’s cast, who reprise their roles from the video game, for the English dub includes:

• 2B voiced by Kira Buckland
• 9S voiced by Kyle McCarley
• A2 voiced by Cherami Leigh
• Commander voiced by Colleen O’Shaughnessey
• Pascal voiced by Alexis Tipton
• Adam voiced by Greg Chun
• Eve voiced by Ray Chase
• Lily voiced by Erica Mendez

Based on the action RPG directed by Yoko Taro, developed by PlatinumGames, and distributed by Square Enix, the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a TV anime is directed by Ryouji Masuyama and features animation production by A-1 Pictures. Crunchyroll currently streams NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, and describes the story of the series as follows:

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.

Source: Official NieR:Automata Ver1.1a English Twitter feed