Aniplex of America has announced that the English dub for NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a, the television anime of Square Enix and Platinum Games' NieR: Automata action role-playing game, will debut on Crunchyroll on Saturday.
The company streamed a trailer and revealed the English cast, which includes returning cast members from the NieR: Automata game, reports Anime News Network.
The anime premiered on the Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 channels on January 7, before running on other television channels.
It also began streaming on DMM TV and dAnime Store in Japan on January 7, and on other streaming services in Japan starting on January 10. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime.
The fourth episode was delayed on January 28, with the anime's production committee citing the impact of the increase in COVID-19 infections on its production schedule. The anime resumed with episode 4 on February 18.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
Humanity has been driven from the Earth by mechanical beings from another world. In a final effort to take back the planet, the human resistance sends a force of android soldiers to destroy the invaders.
Now, a war between machines and androids rages on... A war that could soon unveil a long-forgotten truth of the world.
Ryouji Masuyama (Blend S, Hello WeGo!) is directing the anime at A-1 Pictures, and Masuyama is also in charge of series composition alongside the original game's Yokō Tarō. Jun Nakai is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.
The NieR: Automata game shipped for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in February 2017, followed by North America and Europe in March 2017.
Square Enix also released the game on PC via Steam in March 2017, and on Xbox One in June 2018. The game launched on Nintendo Switch on October 6. The game has a combined shipment and digital download sales number of over 7 million.
