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NieR:Automata Ver.1.1a Anime Season 2 Ending Theme “Ashes and Prayers” Single CD to include new renditions of classic YoRHa songs “Normandy” and “Guadalcanal”

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The Single CD for the NieR:Automata Ver.1.1a anime Season 2 ending theme, “Ashes and Prayers” (灰ト祈リ / hai to inori), will be released on Wednesday, September 4.

Pre-orders can be made from various venders here. There are several different versions that will be released as well, some with a companion blu-ray disc of the music video or without, plus there is also a limited edition version that comes with a bonus large CD jacket.

It will also be coupled with the songs “Normandy” and “Guadalcanal”, which Keiichi Okabe explains have been updated to include all GEMS COMPANY members rather than only Yukino Akaba & Mikoto Hase as in the 2019 version.

These songs were originally composed by Keiichi Okabe for the YoRHa stage play in 2014, and Yukino Akaba & Mikoto Hase from GEMS COMPANY covered them for the YoRHa Ver.1.3a stage play in 2019 and YoRHa Ver.1.3aa in 2020. Reina Tanaka also covered the song “Guadalcanal” at the YoRHa Ver.1.2 Musical in 2018.

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NieR Re[in]carnation Complete Guide

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I had entirely forgot about the announcement for this book, so here’s some of the details:

  • Title: NieR Re[in]carnation Complete Guide -The Story of “The Cage” and Prayers
  • Content: A memorial archive commemorating the conclusion of NieR Re[in]carnation. The book contains character visuals, weapon stories, and stories that had not been implemented in the game.
  • Release Date: August 28, 2024
  • Details: 464 Pages, B5 Size
  • Price: 4,950 yen (tax included)
  • Publisher: Dengeki Books
  • Link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4047337358/

464 pages seems like an awfully huge thing, but it will likely be similar to what they did with the SINoALICE book which was mostly a collection of weapon stories, although that was over 1,000 pages… This at lease sounds to contain more than just the stories, not to mention unreleased material, so that sounds super interesting.