I was really busy yesterday at Tokaigi and exhausted from being my usual socially awkward self (lol), so I wasn’t able to comment on the new illustrations that are coming out of the official NieR:Automata Twitter among other places. I thought this was a good chance to start covering this since I did something similar leading up to the release of Drag-on Dragoon 3 when it came out here in Japan. So, let’s start the countdown!!

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▲ This illustration is by Platinum Games character modeler, Funahashi Eiji (舟橋英志). He has been working on character modeling artist at Platinum Games for about 8 years since 2009. He has participated in special seminars at various locations such as the Osaka Information And Computer Science College (OIC). He worked on titles such as Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101.

Sources: NieR Official Twitter | Funahashi’s Twitter | PG Inside | Game Business | OIC