About Rekka Alexiel

Production manager, coordinator, writer/translator, motion/voice actor. Anime Expo 2022 Exhibitor. Since 2005, she has covered all things related to Japanese subculture with an added focus on Yoko Taro and his works, including the Drakengard and NieR series among many others. As the head of Fire Sanctuary, she has published a multitude of official reports on various topics such as Tokyo Game Show, gaming news, and multiple stage plays by Yoko Taro. She has also participated in many volunteer orchestras in Japan as a soprano vocalist.

NieR:Automata Doll by Dollfie Dream Available for Pre-order on October 20!

The previously announced 2B doll by Dollfie Dream will finally be available for pre-order on October 20! They have not mentioned anything regarding a doll for 9S, but since he’s also pictured on their site, I assume that both versions will be available at the same time!

These are the up-coming events where the doll will be on display:

  • September 17: NieR:Orchestra Concert
  • September 30: Doll Point Akihabara (one day only special display)
  • October 6: Hobby Land 20
  • October 20~: Displayed at select Volks DD stores.

Source: Dollfie Dream

Yoko’s signing CDs for this year’s TGS!

So, it seems like Yoko’s signing some CDs for this coming TGS…

…maybe it’s the new Orchestral Arrangement Albums…!?

…or maybe it’s the new NieR Music Concert -Memory of Dolls- CD?

………

……

…and here I go waiting in line from 5am…omg

Grimoire Weiss and Noir Necklaces Decoded!

For the most part, I’ve finished decoding and translating the angelic script that appears inside the new necklaces of Grimoire Weiss and Noir that are currently available for pre-order on the Square Enix e-STORE Web site.

Here’s a quick glance at what they look like. Click on the images to go directly to the product page of the e-STORE.

> Grimoire Weiss
     

> Grimoire Noir
     

So, you can see that there are two pages of angelic script. In the most recent livestream that showcased the NieR Orchestral Arrangement Soundtrack, we were shown a couple close-ups of the text that proved to be a godsend to even attempt to translate these before their release since the images on the SQEX e-STORE page were much too small to read.

Pictured below is the text that’s printed inside the boxes for the necklaces: Grimoire Weiss (left) and Grimoire Noir (right).

               

And here’s the tentative decoding / translation:

There are still several parts that I can’t figure out, so if you have any idea what any of the (?) parts are supposed to be, please let me know and I’ll update it! And I just noticed that there’s a line that I didn’t translate, so I’ll get on that shortly… orz

Lastly, when I was decoding the text for Weiss, Twitter user Riv helped me by pointing out that the last segment was actually…the words spoken by Weiss at some point… (spoilers). This made it much easier, then, to translate and locate the spoken line by Noir. Firen_hawk also helped me out with sending me some screenshots of the angelic script before I had a chance to watch the livestream (I couldn’t watch because I was performing in two separate concerts that weekend) and also reminding me that I hadn’t worked on this yet! Thanks a lot for getting me in gear! 😀

> EDIT: 09/07/2018 3:17:59 AM

As an added bonus, I just spent several hours decoding and translating the additional angelic script that is within the top cover of the NieR:Orchestral Arrangement Special Box Edition.

From an image that Goto Takanori shared earlier on Twitter, we knew that a portion of it said “from Beepy”… but I never imagined that there would be an entire alloquy, a prayer to those who have been lost…

There was some confusion regarding the fourth line,
but if you take a look at this page, you will see that the last
word of that line 「与えん」has the same meaning as「与えよう」.
It is not meant to be a negative but actually a positive,
“I shall give thee” sort of thing. 

Ishikawa Yui (2B) and Kadowaki Mai (Emil) to Act as MCs at the NieR:Orchestra Concert Evening Show!

According to the official concert Twitter account (as shown below), voices of 2B (Ishikawa Yui) and Emil (Kadowaki Mai) will act as MCs at the concert’s evening show!

Also, the evening show is available to watch online via NicoNico for 2,500yen.

Kimi Shi ni Tamou Koto Nakare ZERO -KAI- Stage Play

Updated: August 27, 2018 – 9:41:20 PM

Yoko Taro’s Kimi Shi ni Tamou Koto Nakare (Thou Shalt Not Die) ZERO stage play is coming back for a second run with an almost entirely new cast in a newly updated version “KAI”. This version will apparently showcase two separate endings (?): Black and Red.

Yoko will also be writing new parts and revising others, so this should be quite interesting to see what he changes this time.

Here’s a look at the cast and what previous Yoko play they appeared in:

Hakuji
Ueda Shinichirou (植田 慎一郎)
YoRHa Boys Ver1.0: No2

Sakura
Hanana Mio (花奈 )
YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2: No21

Botan
Shimizu Rin (清水 )
YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2: Marguerite

Usuki
Saito Naoki (斎藤 直紀)
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: No9

Kuchiba
Hinagata Ui (雛形 羽衣)
YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2: Rose

Mizukaki
Doi Yuuto (土井 裕斗)
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: No6

Tsutsuji
Kuroki Misako (黒木 美紗子)
YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2: Lily

Kouji
Shouji Masato (荘司 真人)
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: No3

Hajizome
Kaneda Ibuki (兼田 いぶき)
YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2: Yotsuba

Sumi
Hosokawa Akihiro (細川 晃弘
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: Ensemble

Chigusa
Murata Hisashi (村田 )
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: No21

Togusa
Masuda Tomoya (増田 朋弥
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: Lotus

Araigaki
Machida Naoki (町田 尚規)
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: Ensemble

Kurenai
Kadeno Sho (門野 )

Urumi
Matsukawa Takanori (松川 貴則)
Kimi Shini Zero: Araigaki

Akasumi
Maikawa Miyako (舞川 みやこ)
YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2: Commander

Susutake
Arai Manaka (荒井 愛花
YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2: Term Beta

Kariyasu
Ohno Megumi (大野
YoRHa Musical Ver.1.2: Ensamble

Suou
Oguri Ryo (小栗 )
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: No4

Shinbashi
Kikuta Daisuke (菊田 大輔)
YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0: Instructor

Ensamble
Umeda Shohei (梅田 祥平)

Ensamble
Oda Ryohei (小田 崚平)

Show Times

Thursday, November 29
Black End – 7:00pm

Friday, November 30
Red End – 7:00pm

Saturday, December 1
Red End – 1:00pm
Black End – 6:00pm

Sunday, December 2
Black End – 1:00pm
Red End – 6:00pm

Monday, December 3
Black End – 7:00pm

Tuesday, December 4
Red End – 7:00pm

Wednesday, December 5
Red End – 2:00pm
Black End – 7:00pm

Thursday, December 6
Red End – 7:00pm

Friday, December 7
Black End – 7:00pm

Saturday, December 8
Black End – 1:00pm
Red End – 6:00pm

Sunday, December 9
Red End – 12:00pm
Black End – 4:30pm

Location

Shibugeki (CBGKシブゲキ!!)
6th Floor in the The Prime building in Shibuya
JR Shibuya Station, Exit 1


Tickets

Premium Seat
Rows 1-5 (Including a souvenirs gift) – 9,800 yen

S Seat
Rows 6-12 – 7,800 yen

  • 1st Lottery Reservation – Begins September 2 via Confetti
  • 2nd Lottery Reservation – Begins September 17 via Confetti
  • Regular Admission – Begins October 14 via Confetti, CN Play Guide, etc.

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