Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll released a brand-new English dub trailer for the second cour of the NieR: Automata Ver1.1a anime. The second cour will continue from where episode 12 left this past summer.
NieR: Automata Ver1.1a made its debut January 7 as an anime adaptation of NieR: Automata game with additional scenes & context. Produced by A-1 Pictures, the anime delves into the stories of YoRHa androids 2B, 9S, and A2 in a dystopian Earth taken over by machine lifeforms. After various delays, the final four episodes of the first cour were released in a single batch this past July.
NieR: Automata Ver1.1a Second Cour English Dub
The new trailer provides a first look into the English dub for NieR: Automata Ver1.1a. The English dub from the first cour will return, and the staff has been revealed. A release date for the second cour is still unknown, however.
Here’s the staff and cast of NieR: Automata Ver1.1a:
Cast
- 2B: Kira Buckland
- 9S: Kyle McCarley
- A2: Cherami Leigh
- Commander: Colleen O’Shaughnessey
- Pascal: Alexis Tipton
- Adam: Greg Chun
- Eve: Ray Chase
- Lily: Erica Mendez
Staff
- Original Work: NieR: Automata (Square Enix)
- Director: Ryoji Masuyama
- Series Composition: YOKO TARO /Ryoji Masuyama
- Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Jun Nakai
- Action Director/Prop Design: Shun Tachibana
- CG Action Director/Blender Supervisor: Masaki Inada
- Blender Supervisor: Takahiro Kawakoshi
- 2D Works: Mie Hiraga
- Military Advisor: Kenichi Kaneko
- Art Supervisor: Hiroshi Kato (totonyan)
- Art Director: Hirofumi Sakagami (totonyan)
- Art: totonyan
- Art Setting: Takeshi Takahashi
- Color Setting: Takahiro Mogi
- CG Director: Yusuuke Noma
- Sub CG Director: Takeshi Ookawa
- Director of Photography: Toshiaki Aoshima
- Editor: Akinori Mishima (Mishima Editing Room)
- Music: MONACA
- Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
- Production: A-1 Pictures
- Production Committee: Council of Humanity
Watch the new trailer below.
Official Trailer
The first 12 episodes of NieR: Automata Ver1.1a are available now to stream on Crunchyroll, making up the first cour. The second cour will likely include another 12 episodes, bringing the total number of episodes to 24. Moreover, fans can expect the second cour to arrive on Crunchyroll as the anime airs in Japan.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, via 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 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 a new 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.
