Japan 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 anew 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.
The 2022–2024 Japan Window
219 Japan seriess released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. NieR:Automata Ver1.1a sits at position #40.
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The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when NieR:Automata Ver1.1a premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #600 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #507 of 2,532 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | SQUARE ENIX, Aniplex, A-1 Pictures |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 12 |
| Release Date | January 8, 2023 |
| Official Site | nierautomata-anime.com |