Grimoire NieR: Revised Edition

Updated: 11/23/2021


The newly revised edition of Grimoire NieR was just released today, and let me say… it’s VERY nice!

I don’t have a lot of time to look at it closely or talk about it in depth right now, but you can find the table of contents below. One thing to note right off the bat, though… there’s a “hidden” novella on the inside of the cover sleeve. You can hop into the Discord to read my notes about it.


-Project Gestalt & Replicant System-
NieR Replicant Ver.1.22474487139… The Complete Guide

INDEX

GEDÄCHTNIS / 記憶 / MEMORY
Visual Works
Character Guide
Story Guide

NieR / ニーア
Playback NieR
システム解説 / System Explanation
ストーリ攻略 / Story Guide
15 Nightmares 攻略 / 15 Nightmares Guide
クエスト攻略 / Quest Guide
E End (hex) 攻略 / E Ending Guide

Ashes of Dreams
Investigation Report
The Abyss of NieR Project

EXPIATION
贖罪 (Atonement)

CONCEPT WORKS & EXTRA
Concept Works Ver.1.22…
Concept Works (Original)
Visual Works (Original)
Character Illustration & CG Model (Original)
The Memory of NieR Gestalt
Other Artworks
#NieR Art Gallery
Project “GESTALT” Outline
Weapon Story
Emil’s Survey Report
Diary and Log
Letters
Creator’s Interview (Original)
Creator’s Interview Ver.1.22…
Key Person’s Letters

SHORT STORIES: THE SECRET
And Then There Were None Ver.1.00
The Stone Flower Ver.1.00
The Red and the Black Ver.1.00
Little Princess Ver.1.00
The Magic Mountain Ver.1.00
Witches’ Sabbath Ver.1.00
The Little Mermaid Ver.1.00
Straight is the Gate Ver.1.00
Around the World in 80 Days Ver.1.00
The Lost World Ver.1.00
The Lost World Appendix ver.1.22474487139…

Creator’s Interview Ver.1.22…

This is a section that mirrors the interview in the original release of Grimoire NieR. It is between Producer Saito Yosuke, Creative Director Yoko Taro, Director Ito Saki, and composer Okabe Keiichi.

(Beware of potential spoilers below…)

There is a topic that deals with the Administrators in Ending E and Yoko is asked about what implications it may have for Automata.

  • Yoko talks about the uncanny likeness between the two Administrators and 2B & 9S, but he stops at giving a constructive answer because he wants people to imagine things on their own.
  • He says that if the creator comes out and explains everything, that dashes everyone’s ideas (whether they’re right or wrong), and he doesn’t want to do that.
  • He says that there IS a reason or meaning behind the two administrators looking like 2B & 9S, but he he’s not saying what it is.
  • He says that it’s really not important for the narrative of Replicant; he’s always said similar things to this, which is why he often uses other mediums, like novels and such, to give further details. These unanswered topics are also potential ideas for future games, manga, stage plays, etc., further down the road.
  • “It’s okay for somethings to be answered and others not.” – Yoko Taro

NieR Re[in]carnation – 28 Artists Illustration Campaign

Updated: April 3, 2021 – 3:09pm

Now that the NieR Re[in]carnation 28 artists illustration campaign is largely over (the giveaway portion is still ongoing), it’s time to gather everything together to showcase this amazing artwork!

This campaign is part of the 10 million downloads celebration in which 28 artists participated in illustrating characters from the game. The official NieR Re[in]carnation Twitter account began posting images several times a day from March 20-31. Those who follow and retweet the images are entered into a final giveaway contest in which 100 lucky winners will be given an illustration book that includes all of these images.

Below you’ll find a list of the participating artists. Click on a name to be brought directly to that artist’s illustration, or merely scroll down the page to view all images. Some artists currently have no additional information for them, but this will be added at a later date.

I’ve also included brief information on the artist and any personal/professional links they may have. You are also able to jump to the individual tweet where the artwork was originally posted.

[ TABLE OF CONTENTS ]

  1. List of Participants
  2. Images and Artist Details

[ LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ]

  1. Koda Kazuma
  2. Kazama Raita
  3. Nozaki Tsubata
  4. Sasaya Shusei (WACHAJACK)
  5. Maeshima Shigeki
  6. Iwasa Yusuke
  7. LAL!ROLE
  8. Taiki
  9. Kotatsu
  10. NAJI yanagida
  11. Gesoking
  12. PALOW
  13. coconut sablé
  14. Sevenzel
  15. TakuG
  16. Yoneyama Mai
  17. Nanase Miri
  18. Reoen
  19. ISSSAI
  20. SWAV
  21. Takagi Masafumi
  22. BUNBUN
  23. Momojiru
  24. daiki?
  25. Mochizuki Kei
  26. Nagai Yuya
  27. Matsuo Shogo
  28. Fujisaka Kimihiko

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NieR Re[in]carnation Live Broadcast #2

The NieR Re[in]carnation live broadcast #2 is scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 8:00 PM (JST).

Those scheduled to be in attendance are Hara Yumi (voice of Mama), NieR series producer, Saito Yosuke, and NieR Re[in]carnation director, Matsukawa Daichi (others not announced may also appear).

More information is available on the event page.

NieR Re[in]carnation Broadcast #0 – Live Reaction

Yesterday was the pre-release live broadcast for the next installment in Yoko Taro’s NieR saga, NieR Re[in]carnation. There were several segments of the broadcast, one of which gathered up a bunch of questions from fans who posted them on Twitter with the appropriate hashtags. The video below shows the moment a question similar to mine was read live:

We’ll get back to that in a little bit, but first the DETAILS in the question..


[QUESTION]
How much is NieR Re[in]carnation related to the previous games in the NieR Series? As long as it doesn’t spoil anything, I’d appreciate it if you could tell us!

[ANSWER]
Yoko: If I were to say whether it’s connected or not, I’d have to say that it is, but…
Saito: There’s not much you can say…
Yoko: Well, if you think about how NieR has its roots in the real world, I would say that it’s connected like today’s morning dramas are connected to NieR Replicant. It’s sort of connected to NieR like that.

So, basically…

NieR is to Asadora* as
NieR Re[in]carnation is to NieR.
* Japanese morning dramas/soaps

PLEASE NOTE:
This gets into some pretty heavy-duty speculation, so please keep that in mind. I have also not played the CBT of Re[in]carnation, so there may be things that are explained there that I don’t know about.

I’m not exactly sure what we can take away from this answer, but it could be something along the lines as my old speculation regarding Accord and the Dragons.

Basically, my idea is that Fio, the little girl character, is the Original Accord who exists to “set things right” within something similar to the Gestalt Terminal. Of course, if you’ve played OG NieR, you’ll know what that is, but I’ll try to be discrete and leave out the spoilers.

Simply, the Cage is actually the Gestalt Terminal that houses all the Gestalt data of humanity. It’s not just their DNA biological data but also copies of their soul and/or memories. So, by interacting with the Cage, Fio is able to access the “slumbering” memories inside. What becomes the main conflict is that even though the memories are not physical and yet they continue to exist within the Cage. It’s sort of like a living hell, where there is never salvation and they keep repeating their same mistakes over and over and horrible things keep happening. That’s where Fio steps in to try and change that for them…

Maybe.

But, in the end, that would make the Cage a sort of “limbo world”, one that doesn’t necessarily exist on the physical plain; it’s sort of separate to the real world. It can copy and make it seem like you’re in the real world, but they’re all just memories. They’re not real… Much like typical dramas or soaps are not real and yet they try to mimic real life. I think that’s what Yoko was trying to say in his answer. That the story is indirectly connected to the NieR series as a whole, but in bits and pieces, like the roots of a tree or the nerves stemming from your brain to connect to various areas of your body.


Now, going back to the live broadcast and the fan questions that were picked up to be answered during the program…

As you can see in the video above, I was visibly excited that a question close to mine was read aloud, but I knew the wording was different but the content was close to identical. Sometimes for events like this where fan comments and such are used, the presenter can and do make edits to make the wording more clear or to fit the context of the show better. This is what I imagined happened with my question.

As it turns out, it wasn’t necessarily my question that was used, and was actually posted by the following user about a day or two after mine:

So, sorry about that! It wasn’t my intention to “claim” the question as mine, I was just super excited to hear its answer more than anything else, but of course, we didn’t really get a clear answer out of Yoko anyway, so… xD

We have 15 more days until the Japanese release of the game, so be sure to check out the official NieR Re[in]carnation Twitter, who will be posting countdown illustrations until the release on February 18!

NieR Re[in]carnation Character Videos

Starting today, the official NieR Re[in]carnation Twitter account will be sharing character introduction videos with us, starting with the Girl in White today.

Please note that the video itself is not currently available on YouTube, so I will edit this post later when it is. In the meantime, you can take a look from their tweet.

I will continue to edit this post to add any additional character introductions.


Girl in White

Translation:
“Do you know a spell to have sweet dreams?”

An awakened girl, closed-off hopes.

Sacrifice.

What I saw in the “Cage” were nightmares, faded dreams.

“But why do I always have such nightmares, even though I’m doing this?”


The Black Monster

Translation:
“I do not understand human emotion.”

What is their true identity? Their purpose?

Their emotions? Their desires? Their mind?

UNKNOWN.

Hidden words, lost dreams.
The black monsters*.

I don’t care who you are. Just shut up and give me dreams. I don’t care if it’s a nightmare or whatever else.“**


Vagabond Boy

Translation:
“I couldn’t stop the chief… my father.”

An unbreakable light.
Obtainable at the end of this journey you’ve prepared for.

Citizens, resist.

With a noble wish.

An unbreakable will, a noble oath.

“I have little time left...


Hunter with Prosthetics

Translation:
“I will get stronger and stronger, and one day…”

A nation in the turmoil of war.
Two sisters living modestly.

Hatred…
Weapons…
Gear…
Annihilation…
Solitude…

The flame of revenge…
The pain…

Cruel hope, stopped time.

“Thus, I have nothing more to lose…”


Mechanical Soldier

Translation:
“I just kept waiting for the time my body would rust…”

Made as a weapon,
A boy and the wilderness.

Forgotten emotion,
Wells up in my chest.

I must protect it no matter what,
The light of animus.

“I don’t need to obey anyone’s orders anymore…”

A machine’s prayer, constraints of loyalty.


Assassin

Translation:
“This tattoo I’ve inherited is proof of the role I bear…”

A bloody swordsman.
A blooming May flower.

Hold your breath.
Slay the heart.

Who is afraid, of butterflies dancing in the rain?

“Only with a sword does my existence make sense.”

Quiet wrath, a proud, blooming flower.