"Nier: Automata Ver1.1a" is a new anime TV series, produced by A-1 Pictures, based on the action role-playing game "Nier: Automata" developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix, now airing on Crunchyroll:
"...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 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 '9, 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..."
