Joseph Luster
May 28, 2024 
A new promo has debuted for the Nier:Automata Ver 1.1a anime, which now has its second part confirmed for a July 2024 premiere. The promo also samples LiSA’s opening theme song “Black Box,” so get ready for more in the video below.
There’s also a new key visual by Jun Nakai, who serves as the anime’s character designer and chief animation director.
Ryouji Masuyama is directing the NieR: Automata Ver1.1a anime, which is being produced by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online) and is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Synopsis:
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.
