A new operation commences! The English dub of NieR:Automata Ver1.1a’s second cour officially comes to Crunchyroll with episodes releasing weekly from Friday, August 2.
The anime’s cast, who reprise their roles from the video game, for the English dub includes:
2B voiced by Kira Buckland
9S voiced by Kyle McCarley
A2 voiced by Cherami Leigh
Commander voiced by Colleen O’Shaughnessey
Pascal voiced by Alexis Tipton
Adam voiced by Greg Chun
Eve voiced by Ray Chase
Lily voiced by Erica Mendez
Based on the action RPG directed by Yoko Taro, developed by PlatinumGames, and distributed by Square Enix, the NieR:Automata Ver1.1a TV anime is directed by Ryouji Masuyama and features animation production by A-1 Pictures. Crunchyroll currently streams NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, and describes the story of the series as follows:
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.
