Audience reviews
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rivaj
SquereEnix didnt went cheap on this one.
Visual is decent, story is interesting, NGE inspiration is clear and VA all star meeting.
Are you familiar with the joke what starts like this:
"Okarun listening a conversation between Violet and Frieren who looks like Maomao, while Maomao flying around as a robot?"
The joke is, this isn't a joke and there is more, mark my word.
Sound preaty enjoyable, right?
However i never played Nier, i wartched few hours longplay, til the amusement park.
Based on that experience, the show is authenticly remade the game's key elements, events and bosses.
I liked it, for an adaptation is better than 7.5
My spoiler free down is, i didn't noticed that attachment between 2B and 9S. So i missed the tension too.
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An excellent demonstration of successfully turning a video game into an anime adaptation with great visual storytelling, striking presentation, and a mostly good narrative conversion. NieR: Automata Ver1.1a was able to deliver a good experience because it retained what made it beloved, such as the breathtaking soundtrack, while still adding fresh components, such as intriguing story changes and gorgeous action animation. Including the multiple endings as a puppet show at the end of each episode was also a fun idea! The production did suffer near the beginning, and some story elements were hard to follow, but this had little impact on the end product.
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Great fan service, but hard to imagine for those who experience the Nier series for the first time, I think Ver1.1a should be an OVA instead of a full anime.
From anime only watcher's stands point. To be frank the pacing is awful and the story telling is bad, the anime includes many side quests from the game they are important for the overall development but without any exposition or conflicts it reaches climax and just end within 5 minutes that is also awkwardly jammed in between the main storyline, as a player I can understand what going on and why it is here but the exactions are horrible. Besides, as an action game adaptation there is no action, the MCs slice through the problems with easies, there is neither struggle nor hardship, no raising action nor conflicts, the supposedly ‘boss…
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Avid fan of “NieR:Automata” here. It's good enough.
I'll talk about it on both sides of the spectrum, whether you've played the game, or watched with fresh eyes.
The story depicts the apocalyptic world of NieR. A mysterious landscape, with AI running things from good side and bad side. Both in a never-ending spiral of constant fights, constant horrors, and sacrifices. While the good side is inevitably the most human, there's something about the bad one that peeks into something greater. Some sort of humanity, brewing deep inside.
We follow two androids, the cool-headed power girl, and the bashful and curious dude. Perfect duo, which discovers the reality of this world while making their own choices, something not done in a long time by the group they work with.
I enjoyed the setup, t…
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7.5/10
Ranking how to feel about an adaptation is always going to be a bit tricky, especially when that adaptation is of one of your favourite pieces of media in general of all time. NieR Automata (and NieR as whole) means a lot to me, so I might be a bit biased when I say this, but I really enjoyed this show! It's definitely at its weakest when it just tries to emulate the game as precisely as possible - the first episode is a great example of this, mimicking everything right down to using the game's cutscenes as overlay and reference material for certain shots.
Where the show really gets interesting for me is all of the ways the show is different and is changed from the original game. The hacking scenes are a big stand-out, as they are all visually super cool and lend the show a lot of…
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As someone new to the Nier franchise and unfamiliar with its games, I found "Nier: Automata Ver1.1a" a really good show. Despite some production delays, the animation was crisp and beautiful, except for some awkward CGI in the first episode and a few inconsistent frames. Given the quality of the anime, I'm debating whether I should start playing the game. Compared to other anime adaptations of video games, which often turn out mediocre, the Nier adaptation stands out as one of the best.
Regarding the narrative and storytelling, I particularly enjoyed the standalone episode where 9S and 2B explore the emotional side of the machine lifeforms. Seeing machines mimic human emotions was both intriguing and terrifying. The machine designs are impressive, giving off an innocent yet menacing vibe,…
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Automata is absolute peak, but just like the game, the anime is plagued by technical limitations. The animation is kept minimal, and the use of CGI is criminal. It also differs from the game at times for meaningless reasons. The quest-giver android from the resistance camp didn't need a full-on episode dedicated to her past. The fights are also so damn short to the point where it feels like someone has cut all the cutscenes together from the game and skipped all gameplay. I know NIER was more of a narrative-driven game, but some action would have been nice too. Nier is really interesting since it discusses the meaning(les) of life, and the anime does a decent job of conveying this message, but even if you aren't into videogames, you should still just play the game instead. Pacing is really…
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Everyone has already said it: its weird that NieR: Automata got an anime adaptation; because the game has a complete story that is already loved by fans for how it is and theres no material for sequels, so, what exactly would the anime producers do? Would they make a simple copy of the story in the game? But which parts would be adapted and which wouldnt? The game has multiple endings and simultaneous events. Isnt it just better to do something new instead?
Anyway, by the time this review is posted, I have seen all the episodes of the first part and I can say that they followed the general structure of the in-game story but they made some changes here and there and also added new stuff. I'll be trying to discuss the anime in a way that interests both groups: the ones that have played the g…
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I didn't play the NieR games so I cannot comment on how accurate it is to the original game or something like that. I just came across the anime without prior knowledge, and it was just, amazing. Loved 2B and 9S's relation and how they were together in the end, along with the show's concept of consciousness in robots. The show also explains stuff nicely when needed so I never really got confused with the story. Give it a shot!
Maybe a slight spoiler:
(Adam got what he deserved in the end, I don't wanna see anyone feeling bad for him he did it to himself)
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While I had some hope for this I knew going in this would not hit the same as the video game as most adaptations rarely do. What we did get wasn't bad, it retained most major plot points and kept most things intact it also rushed a lot of them leading to them feeling empty and lacking the weight that came with them in the game. I really like that they brought in the original voice actors from the game and it made it a delight to watch in the least. The animation is good and the soundtrack borrows nicely from the game. As a standalone anime I could recommend this to people but I would highly urge anyone to just play the game instead and come back and watch this if you need more Nier in your life. I will say I hope we get the other playthroughs adapted as well.
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If you live on this planet, you have probably heard of Nier Automata, the legendary video game created by Yoko Taro and released in 2017.
I am a big fan of the video game and I really waited for the premiere of this anime with great excitement and expectations. Nier Automata has an extraordinary story, incredible characters, and truly impressive plot twists that made me fantasize to the fullest of what could be achieved by turning this game into an anime series.
However, there is an absolute reality that clearly escaped Yoko Taro and that I did not count on: the narrative of a video game is completely different from the narrative of an anime.
In a video game, you are the protagonist. The player delves into the adventure and discovers, thanks to their own effort, every corner of it. The…
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A lot of the time, video game adaptations are hit or miss. You will undoubtedly enjoy this show whether or not you are familiar with the Nier videogame series, but it will certainly be helpful if you are to understand how things came to be because many technical terms were just thrown around without much of an introduction or explanation.
Since there are little discrepancies between the animation and the game, it cannot be said that the animation is an exact replica of the game. Except for some poorly executed CGI, the animation's visual design and acting were excellent. With the original voice cast from the game also voicing in the anime, they were also able to depict 2B's brooding nature and 9S' questioning personality very well.
If you've played Nier Automata, you know that it boasts…
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As someone who has almost no familiarity with nier aside from the final fantasy 14 raid, I enjoyed this anime. It does drag for the first 2 episodes and its exploration of humanity is surface-level deep. But what I did thoroughly enjoy is its inspired, unconventional world building, wacko characters, at times really beautiful scenes and solid and measured action, and while the story never quite reaches its lofty aspirations it does have some very emotional and heartfelt moments, overall I’m hooked and will watch season 2, but this one’s definitely an acquired taste
P.S. the opening song is hype and has been a mainstay on my Spotify for weeks now
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First of all you may be hype cause you may heard about Nier game and the respect of it from players but this is " Nier anime not Nier game" do not raise your expectations too high
everybody may seen the score of anime and it will Doubt the viewers , dont worry about it , thats happened cause they stopped the show airing in EP3 and it made a gap and decrease the hype
the story is same with game its enough good to attract you. the art of characters is Eye-catching and also there is no prob in movements & display viewing angle & storytelling & the quality of the voice actors and stuff.
The strength of this anime is its musics, all of them are really great (actually the anime alone is 7 for me but i give it 8 cause of great used musics)
The main weakness of this show is the CGs which mostly u…
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tl;dr play the game, it's infinitely better, and maybe just maybe, come back to watch it later
There are just two works in all media that have ever made me cry: Nier Automata (game) and Tengen Toppa. Nier Automata is my favorite game of all time; I even have it tattooed on my skin as a tribute. I truly love the Nier series, and I'll be honest, this anime adaptation is a HUGE disappointment.
Aniplex is known for doing amazing work, and A-1 Studio has produced some good shows too, although others not so much. But the point is: WHY did they have to mess up the Nier adaptation like this? All the problems during production of my favorite series make me wonder: 'tell me god, are you punishing me? It's the price I'm paying for my past mistakes?'
No, it's simply Aniplex and A-1's incompetence,…
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For any fans of the game, as you watch this anime you might realize some things are not the same, this is not because the animation studio or writers messed up. The creator of both the game's and anime's story Yoko Taro has stated that the story in the game was made to be that of a game and would not be as entertaining or have the same impact in the anime medium. A lot of people are hating on this adaptation because they were expecting a one-to-one adaptation. I can somewhat understand as I was also one of those people but seeing how quickly they announced season 2 I can tell that they really want to make this its own story and they want to see it through to the end. I can't wait for more honestly.
Aside from that, in terms of anime, it is amazing. The world, the music, the animation, all…
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A visibly very beautiful anime. Its audiovisual aspects are undeniably very well done. Very cool and attractive kind of post-apocalyptic setting but unfortunately it is stopped by a very confusing and unexciting script.
First of all, I'm not someone who had access to the original material, I never played the adapted game, so this anime was my first contact with the universe of Nier Automata and right away I saw a huge potential for entertainment, but throughout this season the script was making the anime extremely tiring. It was hard to stay motivated, even more so with all the Staff problems that this anime ended up having.
In the final stretch, there were few things that I even remembered clearly. It is a fact that this anime did not manage to hold my attention after its second episode…
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"NieR:Automata Ver1.1a" is not bad, just DISAPPOINTING. I'm a huge fan of the "NieR" universe and this show made me feel LOST too many times (and not in the good way...) There were some episodes that did GREAT things with the lore (spoiler alert: A2's "origin" and those promising glimpses of Replicant) and THAT IS what this show should've been: a COMPLEMENT to its source material, NOT an intent to tell its story in a WAY shorter and less complex form of media. "Is this for newcomers or veterans?" I wonder, because I can't see myself feeling satisfied as any of them. Art and animation are average at best, with a couple moments of brilliancy, but too many of mediocrity (also, those gratuitous butt-shots of 2B are cringy to say the least). The OP song by Aimer is horrendous (and I love Aimer)…
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Anime adaptations that attempt to capture the essence and depth of the story and characters of a video game nearly always end up failing in doing the source material justice, unfortunately. This is because adapting such an intricate and interactive medium like video games–which typically have multiple branching paths and endings based on player choices and actions as well–into a linear narrative and with the need to condense a lengthy gaming experience into a handful of episodes, may as well be likened to the adversity of defying causality itself. It inevitably leads to a rushed storyline, lack of characterization and cast development, the omission of plot points, and a less immersive experience in general. And so, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a–which sought to adapt one of the most acclaimed video…
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Some shows are virtually inseparable from the narratives surrounding their creation, and for 2023’s *NieR: Automata Ver1.1a*, it had two narratives that it needed to reconcile. The most-obvious of the two was its troubled production life, subjected to delays that finally led to a months-long hiatus before at last returning to remind the anime community that it was, indeed, still a thing. Wondering whether it was actually Covid, or if that was just a convenient excuse to make up for the lack of time, is ultimately not the point. What does matter is that it was plagued with much woe, leaving all involved in the ruins of a production to salvage; the long separation equated to something akin to a Game Over, needing to restart from the last save point and do some level grinding before it finall…
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