Updated: 2022.11.23 – 10:22 PM
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With the NieR:Automata Fan Festival coming up this weekend, I wanted to share a couple of helpful links that might be useful to everybody!
There are THREE shows of the NieR:Automata Fan Festival held in Tokyo, each with a talk and music portion, as well as a recitation drama section. Please be aware that not all sections of the event will be streamed live. It seems that the talk portions will be streamed for free, but the music concert will only be streamed once on Saturday night for 5,000 yen. The talk segment should include a brief talk session with the development staff followed by a recitation drama (朗読劇) by the voice cast.
Please see below for the details.
NieR:Automata Fan Festival 12022 壊レタ五年間ノ声
Pre-show
The pre-show kicked off with a “Driving DJ” segment in which a staff member drove from somewhere toward Tokyo through the rain. People suggested NieR related tracks throughout the whole thing until the next talk segment started around 8pm. Here’s an example of the view… IT’s basically someone driving for hours in the rain along to various themes from the NieR series. xD
Once the talk portion began around 8pm, we were joined by Yasumoto Hiroki (Pod042/Weiss (Replicant Ver.1.22)), Saito Yosuke, Okabe Keiichi, and Taura Takahisa.
They also showed off a couple of the items that will be available at the fan festival:
The Livestream ended with a Premium user segment in which they were mostly waiting for the kick off for the World Cup game with Japan.
NieR:Automata Fan Festival 12022 壊レタ五年間ノ声
Voices from the Verge 5th Anniversary
【 TALK STAGE 】
Development Staff Part
- Producer: Saito Yosuke
- Director: Yoko Taro
- Composer: Okabe Keiichi
- Senior Game Designer: Taura Takahisa
This is a sort of free talk of discourse by key figures of those who brought you NieR:Automata. They plan on discussing secrets that could only be discussed 5 years after the game’s release, as well as a report detailing the results of “☆ * △ × * 〇”.
Voice Actor Part
Friday, November 25
- Pod153: Akiyama Kaoru
- 2B: Ishikawa Yui
- Emil: Kadowaki Mai
- A2: Suwa Ayaka
- Yonah: Nonaka Ai
- Pod042: Yasumoto Hiroki
- Nier: Yusa Kouji
Saturday, November 26
- Pod153: Akiyama Kaoru
- Emil: Kadowaki Mai
- A2: Suwa Ayaka
- 9S: Hanae Natsuki
- Mama: Hara Yumi
- Pod042: Yasumoto Hiroki
- Nier: Yusa Kouji
This is a conversation between the voice actors who breathed life into the characters of the NieR series. You can enjoy an original recitation drama during the special project corner that will deliver “a slightly strange fantasy comedy” by all the performers.
The talk stage will also feature a give away segment in which participants can win a rare item that can only be obtained at the event.
Friday, November 25 – OPEN: 17:50 / START: 18:00
Saturday, November 26 – OPEN: 10:50 / START: 11:00
Saturday, November 26 – OPEN: 16:50 / START: 17:00
【 CONCERT STAGE 】
Saturday, November 26 – OPEN: 17:45 / START: 18:15
Price: 5,000 yen
Purchase Window: Friday, November 18 at noon through Sunday, December 11 at 8pm (JST)
Archived through: Sunday, November 27 at 6pm through Sunday, December 11 at 11:59pm (JST)
The introduction will include the following participants:
- Music: Okabe Keiichi
- Director: Matsuda Daiichi
- General Supervisor: Yoko Taro
The musical performance includes the following participants:
- Arrangement: Miyano Sachiko / Sasaki Hirofumi
- Vocal: Emi Evans / J’nique Nicole / KOCHO
- Performance: Iga Takuro / Goto Takanori / Suzuki Satoshi / Nozaki Megumi / Muroya Koichiro / Tokunaga Tomomi / Shimaoka Tomoko / Horisawa Masami
Recitation Drama Part
Friday, November 25
Between the Collapse (2B)
Performers:
- Ishikawa Yui – 2B
- Suwa Ayaka – A2
- Yasumoto Hiroki – Pod042
- Akiyama Kaoru – Pod153
- Yusa Kouji – Nier
- Nonaka Ai – Yonah
- Kadowaki Mai – Emil
- The devastated YoRHa Squadron and the cornered 2B. Preparing for her death, 2B arrives at a city she had never seen before and encounters A2. What will 2B’s choice be when she meets with an unknown brother…?
Saturday, November 26
Between the Collapse (9S)
Performers:
- Hanae Natsuki – 9S
- Suwa Ayaka – A2
- Yasumoto Hiroki – Pod042
- Akiyama Kaoru – Pod153
- Yusa Kouji – Nier
- Kadowaki Mai – Emil
- Hara Yumi – Mama
- 9S has lost the entire YoRHa squadron but also 2B. In despair, he awakens in a city he’s never seen before. With the abhorrent A2 and a disturbing shadow approaching, soon we shall witness the future 9S had envisioned.
There will also be another Emil truck driving around the concert hall, so if you take a walk around the area, you might see it driving by! This would be the 2nd Emil truck since the last one that went around various cities in Japan.
I perched outside for several hours to try and catch a glimpse of it driving by in Yokohama, and I was pleasantly surprised to spot it in the end!! Check the video below for more on that!
Official Links: