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Which anime girl deserved better?
Best girl from a good show, but she could’ve been used better? Best girl who’s great, but the show was a trainwreck? Show that’s worth watching just for…
NieR Automata – 03
「break ti[M]e」 I can't believe they're leaving us hanging like this.
Nier Automata – 02
「city e[S]cape」 “Your voice, it somehow puts me at ease," she said. And I squealed with joy.
NieR Automata – 04
「a mountain too [H]igh」 NieR is finally back and 9S is a cold and heartless android.
Tokyo Ghoul Deserved Better
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Nier Automata anime first impressions review
This is a review of the new Nier Automata animation based on the original game by Yoko Taro. I’ve been looking forward to this anime for a very…
NieR/Automata Ver1.1a – 01
"Or not to [B]e" One of the most anticipated shows of the winter season has finally aired. 9S and 2B hit the screens.
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a Anime Review: A Seamless Convergence of Gaming and Animation
One of the best anime this 2023, NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a is an anime adaptation of the action RPG NieR: Automata handled by A1 Pictures
OSMcast! Show #162: NieR: Automata
When in doubt, sleep in and have androids do the work. Especially if humanity is is threated by extinction via machines sent for our doom by space aliens.…
Nier Automata v1.1a #08 — Splashdown
Eat the fish and end it all. Impressions: That A-1 animation budget collapse really is in full force, huh? Another barely animated episode that seemed more designed…
Indie Spotlight: Belle Automata
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NieR Automata Ver1.1a #01 — Replaying the Tutorial
Yeeep, this sure is what I remember of the game. Three down. Halfway done, just an idol, psuedo-idol, and cheat power show to go. Nowhere but down.…
The Coke ad that inspired Nier: Automata
NieR: Automata (other wise just Nier or Nier automata) was a 2017 RPG game released by Square Enix and developed by Platinum games, and almost immediately became a…
NieR Automata v1.1a #19 — Even the Younglings
Why are we bothering swording them when their house is getting blown up right after? Impressions: This is the filler part of the game, isn't it? Where…
Nier Automata v1.1a #02 — Wall-E
This is why you don't teach robots to read. Impressions: I was about to say that the whole Wall-E/Bastion bit through the first half definitely wasn't part…
NieR Automata v1.1a #16 — Snake Balls
But seriously, why are we in a desert fighting this thing? Impressions: A whole episode milking tragically dying, which, again, is undercut by the already multiple stabbings…
Nier Automata v1.1a #06 — Girl Talk
Sad snake to the face. Impressions: I know it's not really a Nier/Yoko Taro thing, but I feel like this would work a lot better if anything…
Nier Automata v1.1a #17 — Deja Vu
"Pretty sure I've seen this episode before… yep." Impressions: Remember back to March, 2023? When we first saw this episode? Back in episode 6? Well, it hasn't…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1A – Episode 1
Nier: Automata is not a work that should be adapted into a passive medium. But here it is, and so we must proceed.
NieR Automata v1.1a #11-12 — Enter the Matrix
Hackerman. Impressions: Not to repeat myself, but my opinion from yesterday remains largely the same; any investment I felt evaporated in the five month break, and all…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 14 – Hacking the Hackers
With the loss of Adam and Eve the Machine Lifeforms are leaderless and uncoordinated. Authorized to use satellite lasers and provide advanced weaponry to the Resistance, Commander White…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 04 – The Play’s the Thing
After a three-week, Covid-induced hiatus, NieR: Automata returns, opening with the Machine Lifeforms doing weird-ass Machine Lifeform shit. To whit: they’re putting on a play. MLs play the ro…
NieR Automata v1.1a #20 — Again, Followup, Important
You just recalled all your scouts after the first sortie? Impressions: I really have to question what it is we're even doing here at this point. There's…
NieR Automata ver1.1a #24 — Deus Ex Pod
Thanks, flying trashcans. Impressions: The crowning moment highlighting the pointlessness of this episode was not the multiple minute long scenes of the two Pods hovering as they…
NieR Automata v1.1a #23 — Empty Final Dungeon
I hope the game's last area was slightly more populated than this. Impressions: If the show's going to keep repeating itself, then so am I. Get on with…
Nier Automata v1.1a #09-10 — Robo Pope
Oh no. A robo schism. Impressions: Oh, hey. Remember this show? I barely do. But I guess I'll finish off at least this first half today split…
NieR Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 15 - Electrocuted 2B
2B suffered an EMP attack as she wore heavy armor. Then things got much worse! NieR Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 15 - Electrocuted 2B
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 22 – Don’t Apologize
This week is very Devola and Popola-forward, starting with a storybook tale narrated by the twins of the original Devola and Popola, designed to be observers of Project…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a Delayed Ver 2
As an anime-only viewer, I was really getting into NieR, and the stories of 2B and 9S and Adam and Eve looked finally ready to connect. Unfortunately, Covid…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 16 – Cloud Nines
So much for last hope…2B and 9S don’t make it to solid ground before their flight units are intercepted by a squadron of their virus-infected counterparts. Before this…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 19 – Role Reversal
Nines’ exceedingly shitty time back on the surface doesn’t let up even after the show took a weeklong hiatus. He reaches the mysterious white tower only to find…
NieR Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 3 - Shirei-Kan
The YorHa Commander watched 2B and 9S's progress from her orbiting space station. She was impatient. NieR Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 3
Nier Automata v1.1a #05 — Scavenging Giant Tables
They went for the tighty whities before pants? Impressions: Oh, so now we're capable of nuance and not violently killing every robot that says "Please don't kill…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 08 – Sea Breeze
When they return to the Resistance base, 2B and 9S ask Lily if she’s ever seen A2, whom Commander White has ordered them to pursue, investigate and ultimately…
NieR Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 9 - 2B Kicks
2B would not let anything get in her way to rescue 9S, not even heavy digital cathedral doors. NieR Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 9
Nier Automata v1.1a #03 — Defeated By Covid
Really, a character named Jackass. Impressions: Welp, there goes the one Saturday show, and the sole thing that has at least maintained some of its animation budget after…
Nier Automata v1.1a #07 — Completely Empty Dungeon
That's one way to save on the budget. Impressions: This is nothing new, but it's always weird for me when shows lurch from excessively melodramatic to doing…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 23 – Cannon Fodder
By the time A2 reaches the base of the Tower, Devola has been infected by the virus that claimed Popola. A2 assures her she and her sister were…
NieR Automata #13 — Stabby Time Once Again
She's just not into you, dude. Impressions: While I did finish the first season, I wasn't the biggest fan, and the massive production issues, including a five month…
Nier Automata v1.1a #14 — Mass Android Penetration
Template template template template. Impressions: Maybe I'll just accept that Fridays are high fantasy day with mediocre action shows; turn off my brain and bask in the…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 10 – Missing Eve
In the aftermath of the big Adam & Eve battle, 9S is shuttled back up to the Bunker for repairs (whether his memories are wiped again isn’t mentioned). Commander…
Belle Automata Game Review [Indie Spotlight]
Released: March Developer: Jellyfish Parade Genre: Sci-Fi, Otome, Amare, Romance Platform: Mac/PC/Linux TW: The full version of this game contains brief flashing and blinking background effects. If you have a sensitivity to these…
Belle Automata Game Review [Indie Spotlight]
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NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 09 – Into the Lion’s Den
It took four months, but we finally learn where 9S ended up: right in Adam’s clutches, as expected. The trap takes the form of an endless matrix of…
Tune of the Week(ish): Nier Automata ver1.1a’s Escalate
Aimer rarely misses, they just have that magic touch and this is no exception. The Tune of the Week is the opening theme to the series NieR:Automata Ver1.1a:…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 20 – Able to Protect
A2, Pod, and a motley crew of determined ML soldiers fight bravely side-by-side, and are able to buy enough time for Pascal to roll in with a minigun…
NieR Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 18 - A2 Holds Sword
A2 became the main character of this anime, so she has an artistic rendering in the end credits. 2B will come back. NieR Automata Ver1.1a - Episode 18
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 21 – Resistance is Futile
The previous episode’s sudden announcement that the cute post-credit puppet shows would cease was a telling sign that some serious shit was about to go down, and that’s…
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a – 02 – Blood and Lilies
In episode two, perspective shifts from the YoRHa in their pristine orbital headquarters to a battered but still operational Machine Lifeform (ML). Curiously, despite having apparently been created…