During the 5th Anniversary Livestream of the game, Square Enix has announced that an anime adaptation of the critically acclaimed Nier: Automata is coming.

Nier: Automata Anime Details

A statement was published on the anime’s official website, when roughly translated, states the following:

The stage is a far future where humanity is defeated by the moon in front of the overwhelming force of “mechanical life forms” that aliens carry out. “2B” belonging to the newly organized Android unit “Yorha” will throw himself into a fierce battle to recapture the earth.

According to IGN, Aniplex (Fullmetal Alchemist and Sword Art Online) is said to be part of the production of the anime.

Apart from the announcement, no other details were given, especially with regards to the release date, so we’ll have to wait on further details to see how this goes.

Are you excited about the announcement of this new anime series?